obituaries

Drewry Estes Logan

Drewry Estes Logan

Feb 28, 2021

Drewry Estes Logan94, of Hanover, NH, died on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Kendal at Hanover, following a short illness. She was born November 16, 1926, in Martinsville, Virginia, and raised on a tobacco farm in Cascade, Virginia. She was the daughter of Bettie Starling Estes and James Dabney Estes. She graduated from St. Mary's School in Raleigh, North...

David S. Hagerman

David S. Hagerman

Feb 11, 2021

David S. Hagermanage 75, son of Elizabeth (Eames) and Donald S. Hagerman, died on February 11, 2021, in Hanover, NH. Born in Marion, MA on July 18, 1945, he was a graduate of Holderness School Class of 1963, Deerfield Academy Class of 1964, and The University of New Hampshire Class of 1968 where he was enrolled in ROTC. Having...

Jean Schermerhorn Watson

Jean Schermerhorn Watson

Feb 5, 2021

Jean Schermerhorn Watsonof Keene, NH, died on February 5th, 2021 after a brief illness, at the age of 93. Jean is survived by her son, Douglas of Francestown, NH, her daughter Amy of Keene, NH, and her granddaughter Amanda of Walpole, NH. She is predeceased by her husband Hugh Watson, and her sister Frances Sherley. A graduate of Glens...

John W. Wilson

John W. Wilson

Jan 4, 2021

John W. Wilson71, died Monday, January 4th at his home in Hanover. John was born on May 10, 1949, in Hanover, the son of Dr. William Wilson and Beverly (Chamberlin) Wilson. John grew up in Hanover and graduated from Hanover High School in 1967. He enlisted in the Navy and became a Naval Corpsman during which time he served...

Donald Kivell

Donald Kivell

Dec 25, 2020

Donald Kivelldied December 25, 2020 at Kendall at Hanover. Born in 1927 in Chicago, IL, he responded to a Protestant altar call in Ocean Grove, NJ in 1936, followed by several summers at a Quaker camp near Litchfield, CT. Don sang in the choir at Christ Church, Bronxville, NY and unexpectedly experienced God while walking the dog one October...

John J. Cawley, Ph.D.

John J. Cawley, Ph.D.

Dec 14, 2020

John J. Cawley, Ph.D.88, of White River Junction, Vermont, died peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Valley Terrace Assisted Living. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann (Welch) Cawley; they were married on June 9, 1956 in Brighton, MA. John was born September 18, 1932 in Somerville, MA. He was the son of the late James...

Margaret Patricia (Pat) Sellers

Margaret Patricia (Pat) Sellers

Dec 13, 2020

Margaret Patricia (Pat) Sellersdied on Sunday, December 13th, 2020, at the Hanover Terrace Nursing Home, after a prolonged bout with Alzheimer's disease. Pat was born on Feb 27th 1938, in Dublin, Ireland. Her mother, Margaret died when she was very young and her father, John Sharkey, had gone to England to find work, so she spent her early years...

Rodney Fiske Du Bois

Rodney Fiske Du Bois

Dec 11, 2020

Rodney Fiske Du Boislongtime resident of Hanover, NH passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, December 11th, while recovering from surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Rod was 84. Rod was born in Goshen, NY to Floyd and Hilda Du Bois. The oldest of three siblings, Rod lived with his family in Bogota, Columbia...

Eleanor Burdon Rand

Eleanor Burdon Rand

Dec 3, 2020

Eleanor Burdon Randdied Thursday, December 3, 2020 in Indianapolis. She was born November 22, 1928 in Ware, Massachusetts, the second of four children of the late Reverend Harold C. Burdon and Dorothy (Wheet) Burdon. Eleanor grew up in Newington, Connecticut and spent summers in Naples, Maine. She graduated from Newington High School and Teachers College of Connecticut. During the...

Walter Chapin Griggs, M.D.

Walter Chapin Griggs, M.D.

Dec 1, 2020

Walter Chapin Griggs, M.D.died on December 1, 2020, aged 96 years. He was born on June 30, 1924, the second son of Elsie and Charles Wesley Griggs of Albany, NY. A resident at the Kendal at Hanover retirement community during his final years, he was a long-time resident of the Upper Valley, having moved to Norwich, VT in 1962...

Susan (Susie) Waterous Wagg

Susan (Susie) Waterous Wagg

Nov 28, 2020

Susan (Susie) Waterous Waggdied at her home in Hanover, New Hampshire on November 28, 2020. Susie was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 26, 1938, to Virginia Frances (Stillman) and Chester Harding Waterous. She moved to Pepperell, Massachusetts, when she was two and remained there until she left for her junior and senior year at Abbot Academy in...

Gerald P. Madden, Phd

Gerald P. Madden, Phd

Nov 24, 2020

Gerald P. Madden, PhD Born December 17, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Edward I. and Helen R. Madden. Died November 24, 2020 in Lebanon, NH due to pancreatic cancer. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Everything Has Its Time Dr. Madden or Jerry as he was known to friends and family traveled extensively as he pursued his career teaching finance at...

Marion Fried Kummel

Marion Fried Kummel

Nov 15, 2020

Marion Fried KummelBorn November 17, 1926 in New York to Natalie and Walter Fried. Died Sunday, November 15th, 2020 just 2 days shy of her 94th birthday. Youngest sister of Ellen (Fried) Kaufman and Virginia (Fried) Walters. Married since 1966 to Herb Kummel. Mother of Tamar Kummel. Marion went to Temple University's Tyler School of Fine Arts and continued...

John "Jack" Francis Fitzgerald

John "Jack" Francis Fitzgerald

Nov 13, 2020

John "Jack" Francis Fitzgeralddied peacefully in his sleep on Friday, November 13, 2020, at the home of his brother Dan Fitzgerald, West Lebanon, NH. He was 72 years old. Born in Detroit, Michigan on June 6, 1948, Jack was the eldest son of Maurice Francis "Frank" Fitzgerald and Nancy Nutter Fitzgerald. He grew up in Waterville, Quebec, and Hanover,...

Charles A. Fenton, Jr.

Charles A. Fenton, Jr.

Nov 13, 2020

Charles A. Fenton, Jr.passed away suddenly on November 13, 2020. He was born August 19, 1951 in New Haven, CT the son of Charles A. Sr and Gwendolyn (Ross) Fenton. He grew up in Madison, CT. Charlie served in the U.S. Army and was part of the 82nd Airborne Division. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Quinnipiac...

Evelyn Isabella Reid (Nee Roseborough)

Evelyn Isabella Reid (Nee Roseborough)

Nov 12, 2020

Evelyn Isabella Reid (nee Roseborough) 1924-2020 Passed away peacefully on November 12th at her home in The Woodlands, Lebanon, New Hampshire. Daughter to Lorne and Enid Roseborough, wife to Robert Arthur Reid 1920-2010, mother to Margaret Stacey (Greg), Robert Reid(Joanna) and Marilyn Ibey, grandmother to Adrienne (Hans), Laurel (Billy), Eleanor (Moose), Anne (Steve), Stephanie (Brendan), Meredith (Jason), Rob (Angela),...

Christina Testa Hurst

Christina Testa Hurst

Nov 5, 2020

Christina Testa Hurstage 95, passed away on Thursday, November 5th, at home, surrounded by family. She was born on September 21, 1925, in Washington, D.C. Chris loved life, people, giving, and most of all - her family. Our family joke was, "just give her 5 minutes with a person and she will know their life story." Odds were that...

Caroline Marcia Freeman Jacobson

Caroline Marcia Freeman Jacobson

Sep 29, 2020

Caroline Marcia Freeman Jacobsonage 91, died on September 29, 2020 in Hanover, New Hampshire. Born on May 21, 1929 in Middlebury, Vermont, she was the second of three children of Stephen Albert Freeman and Ruth Hayden Freeman. Her parents were avid world travelers, and took their children on remarkable journeys of exploration, including a North African desert adventure by...

Irene Dorothy "Dottie" Pushee

Irene Dorothy "Dottie" Pushee

Sep 22, 2020

Irene Dorothy "Dottie" Pusheewas born on July 26, 1939 on Pinnacle Hill in Lyme, NH to her parents, David Pushee Jr. and Florence DeGoosh Pushee. She died at her home on the N. Thetford Road in Lyme with her husband, Fred and family, on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Dottie's early life was spent growing up with six brothers and...

The Rev. Dr. Avery Denison Post

The Rev. Dr. Avery Denison Post

Sep 7, 2020

The Rev. Dr. Avery Denison Postdied peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2020 at the Kendal Retirement Community in Hanover, NH. Prior to his retirement in 1989, he was General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, serving for 12 years. During his tenure, he traveled widely and worked to solve some of the world's most difficult political...

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