obituaries

Fred Pillsbury Carleton, Jr.

Fred Pillsbury Carleton, Jr.

Aug 23, 2015

Fred Pillsbury Carleton, Jr.84, died peacefully Sunday, August 23. 2015 surrounded by his family at Kendal of Hanover. He was a longtime resident of the Upper Valley with family roots going back to Henry G. Carleton in early 1800s Newport. He was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1930 where he grew up with 4 siblings Frank, John, Joe and...

Michael John Callanan

Michael John Callanan

Jul 30, 2015

Michael John CallananSt. Johnsbury, VT native and adopted son of Hanover, NH, passed away July 30, 2015 at home in his sleep. He was born January 29, 1943, son of Theodora Laughlin Callanan and Joseph Callanan of St. Johnsbury, VT. Mike graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1961. He received a teaching degree from Lyndon State in Lyndonville, VT...

Gloria M. Goldfarb

Gloria M. Goldfarb

Jul 17, 2015

Gloria M. Goldfarb70, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 of cancer. She was a loving wife, mother, and friend to the sick and injured. There will be no calling hours. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 18th at 1:00 PM in the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. Burial will follow at the Pine Knoll...

Mieko Tahara Griffin

Mieko Tahara Griffin

Jun 29, 2015

Mieko Tahara Griffinof Hanover, NH, died peacefully at Wheelock Terrace on Monday, June 29, 2015. She was 85. Mieko was born in 1930 to Akio and Nobuko Tahara and spent her childhood in Niimi, Japan, with her seven sisters and brothers. She lost her mother at the age of 6, and as a young girl, lost a brother in...

Henry Glen Marsh

Henry Glen Marsh

Jun 20, 2015

Henry Glen Marsh75, of Lyme, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at his home. He was born May 28, 1940 in Orford, NH son of Glen Marsh and Verna (Hibbard) Marsh. He is survived by his wife, Wanita (Balch) Marsh. Daughter Deborah Hadlock and son-in-law Roger from Orford. Granddaughters, Kristina Jones and her husband Kenneth Jones of Piermont....

Joseph A. Mcdonald

Joseph A. Mcdonald

Jun 4, 2015

Joseph A. McDonald78, West Lebanon, New Hampshire, formerly of Rumford, Maine, husband of Julie Irish McDonald, passed away June 4, 2015 in Warner, New Hampshire after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Joe was born March 8, 1937 in Mexico, Maine to Delia (Rodrique) and John McDonald Sr. A 1954 graduate of Mexico High School, he served in the...

Helene C. Chase

Helene C. Chase

May 20, 2015

Helene C. Chaseage 97, died at Kendal at Hanover, NH on Wednesday, May 20th. She was born Helene Giannina Cosenza on April 13, 1918 in New York City to Dr. and Mrs. Mario Cosenza. Her father, a noted classics and renaissance scholar, was also Dean of the Faculty at Brooklyn College, the first American of Italian descent to hold...

Jean Louise (Dent) Ward

Jean Louise (Dent) Ward

Apr 29, 2015

Jean Louise (Dent) Wardof Fairlee, VT passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Valley Terrace Assisted Living in Hartford, VT surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Ward was born in Hanover, NH on June 14, 1926 which was also her mother's birthday. The eldest child of Thomas Johnstone and Ellen (Carter) Dent, she attended school in Hanover...

Lois Jacobsen Doner

Lois Jacobsen Doner

Apr 20, 2015

Lois Jacobsen Doner93, died peacefully in her sleep Monday, April 20 at Harvest Hill in Lebanon, NH, where she had lived since 2001. Born in 1921 in Yokohama, Japan, to two adventurous parents who met there, Lois returned to the States at age two and spent her childhood intermittently in Plainfield, New Jersey, and outside Pierre, South Dakota, on...

Patricia Ann (Orr) Burnham

Patricia Ann (Orr) Burnham

Apr 15, 2015

Patricia Ann (Orr) Burnhamof Hanover, New Hampshire, died on Wednesday, April 15 at the Kendal Retirement Community where she lived. She was 81. Pat was born in Omaha, Nebraska and lived in several Midwestern towns until her family moved to Illinois where Pat started the 8th grade. She attended University High School, and was awarded the Outstanding Alumni award...

Ruth Owens Merriman

Ruth Owens Merriman

Apr 12, 2015

Ruth Owens Merriman88, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NH. She had been a resident at the Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth NH for six years. Ruth was born on March 13, 1927 in South Poultney, Vermont, the daughter of Harry Owens and Sarah Roberts Owens. She graduated from Poultney High School in 1945...

Peter Rothenberg

Peter Rothenberg

Apr 11, 2015

Peter Rothenberg74, died peacefully Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Hanover, NH. A respected attorney and enthusiastic youth soccer coach with a sharp intellect and witty sense of humor. Beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY, son to Alfred and Elsie Rothenberg. Survived by wife, Dr. Gladys Frankel Rothenberg, sister Marilyn Selman, son Eric and Edith Rothenberg,...

Margaret "Peg" Council

Margaret "Peg" Council

Apr 3, 2015

Margaret "Peg" Councilof Brookfield, Vermont, passed away on April 3, 2015 at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction, with two of her sons by her side. She was 85. Peg was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. She met and married William Council (Sr.) in the mid-1950's and they had three boys together. Wanting to raise her kids...

Beverly Ann (Snelling) Balch

Beverly Ann (Snelling) Balch

Mar 29, 2015

Beverly Ann (Snelling) Balchpassed away peacefully on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015, in her home in Lyme Center. Her quiet grace and steadfast faith, supported by the love and prayers of family and friends carried her through her courageous battle with cancer for nearly two years. Beverly was born on September 27, 1944, in Biloxi, Mississippi, to Lawrence and...

Elizabeth Hopkins Colt

Elizabeth Hopkins Colt

Mar 17, 2015

Elizabeth Hopkins Colt86, of Hanover, NH, died March 17, 2015, at Kendal at Hanover. Betsy was born in Boston, MA, on September 5, 1928, grew up in Wellesley, and graduated from Wellesley High School in 1946. She attended Vassar College, where she served as class president. Following graduation from Vassar in 1950, she worked at the Ford Foundation in...

Vida Ginsberg Deming

Vida Ginsberg Deming

Mar 11, 2015

Vida Ginsberg Demingdied at home Wednesday, March 11, 2015 surrounded by family. She was born in New York City on August 17, 1920 and attended the Lincoln School and Bennington College where, working in summer stock, she met Quentin Deming with whom she spent the next 75 years of her life. She had a long, inspired and inspiring career...

Janine Johnson Weins

Janine Johnson Weins

Mar 10, 2015

Janine Johnson Weinspassed away early in the morning of Wednesday, March 10th at Alice Peck Day Hospital in Lebanon New Hampshire. Having battled Addison disease for almost 40 years, she succumbed to a pulmonary embolism while being treated for pneumonia. Born June 3rd, 1940 in New York City, the family moved to Lyme, New Hampshire in 1942 while her...

Gysgt. Henry R. Schramm, (Ret.) Sr.

Gysgt. Henry R. Schramm, (Ret.) Sr.

Mar 7, 2015

GYSGT. Henry R. Schramm, Sr. (Ret.)88, of Dover, NH died peacefully at home in Dover on March 7, 2015. The Gunny was born June 9, 1926 in New Haven, CT; son of the late Henry A. Schramm and Anna Whitney Schramm. He attended Hillhouse High School. At age 17 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served...

Helen Kellogg Cogbill

Helen Kellogg Cogbill

Mar 7, 2015

Helen Kellogg Cogbillaged 99, died at Harvest Hill in Lebanon N.H. , on Saturday March 7, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass. on Christmas Eve 1915. She raised her family in Pittsfield and moved to Wellesley, Mass. in 1964. In 1995 she and her husband returned to Pittsfield to her mother's house (the house...

Irving Ligeti

Irving Ligeti

Mar 4, 2015

Irving Ligetidied peacefully at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after a brief illness on Wednesday, March 4th, 2015. He was 94 years old. He was born, as he liked to say, in the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge, in Brooklyn, New York. His parents, Arman and Ilona Ligeti were Hungarian immigrants and naturalized U.S. citizens. Irving attended NYC public...

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