obituaries

Oct 31, 2025

Raymond P. Robbins, 89, died October 31, 2025 surrounded by family at Kendal in Hanover, NH. Ray was born October 16, 1936 in Framingham, Massachusetts, the 5th and youngest child of Grace and Walter Robbins, and was raised in Hopkinton, MA.  He attended Hopkinton High School where he was student government president, valedictorian, and a three-sport captain. Ray attended...

Oct 18, 2025

Etna, NH / Ocala, FL

Christopher Parke Patch Sr., 68, passed away suddenly on October 18, 2025, in Orlando, Florida, after enjoying a wonderful beach vacation with his wife Jane.

Chris was an entrepreneur through and through. Known affectionately as the "Hanover Handyman" to his New Hampshire friends and neighbors, he also founded K9 Quencher,...

Oct 13, 2025

William C. Scott passed away quietly on October 13, 2025 in the presence of his wife and children. Known to family and friends as Bill, he is survived by his wife Mary Lyons; his son Charles Scott (Virginia Scott); his daughters Ellen Delaney (Joseph Stanovich) and Alice Paik (David Paik); and six grandchildren: Caitlin Delaney; Lily, Eddie, and Sophie...

Oct 10, 2025

James Arthur Lawrence, son of Arthur Paul Lawrence and the late Janet Higgin Lawrence of Hanover NH, passed away in palliative care at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital on October 10 from complications of chronic kidney failure and cerebral hemorrhage. He was 47 years old. Although James had lived most of his life in Ann Arbor, Michigan he had a...

Oct 9, 2025

Mark Jay Schneider, age 70, died October 9, 2025 in Bradford, VT. I was born in Bridgeport, CT Nov. 19, 1954, to Leon L. and Lillian L. (Stein) Schneider. I grew up in Shelton, CT, SHS class of 1972 and received a BA in both biology and psychology at the University of Bridgeport (CT). After a 2-year stint at...

Oct 6, 2025

I. Thomas Stone died October 6, 2025 in Hanover, NH.

Of all the titles Tom Stone wore, which could seem as plentiful as the countless miles he walked, none got more use than the simple word friend. There was his wife and best friend, Sally; his children and grandchildren; his academic colleagues and students, and those who...

Oct 5, 2025

Norwich, VT - Martha Hooven Richardson, who passed on October 5, 2025, was born in 1939 in Dayton, Ohio. She went to Oakwood High School, where she sang tenor in the Fortunettes barbershop quartet. In 1957, she took the train across the country to attend Colby College, where she majored in math and sang acapella with the Colbyettes. In...

Oct 1, 2025

Harry Clinton Connington died on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born on May 6, 1961, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, the son of Richard Dewey Connington and Florence Christina Kerber. Born with spina bifida, Harry entered the world at a time when life was not easy for children with disabilities, but he faced...

Sep 25, 2025

Lebanon, NH – Alice Fridlund Hance (Lou), 88, passed peacefully with her son and daughter by her side at the DHMC Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care on September 25, 2025.

Lou grew up in Tenafly, NJ, with her father Hilmer Maurice and Edith St. John Fridlund, sister Elaine Truitt Lester and brother Norman "Tex"...

Aug 16, 2025

Canaan, New Hampshire

William "Will" David Colao born February 11th, 1958 died August 16th, 2025 as a result of a homicide. He was born in New York City and was the eldest of three children to Rudolph Colao and Camila (McRoberts) Colao.

He attended school at St Hilda's and St Hugh's school in Manhattan until  ...

Aug 14, 2025

Anne Wagner Silberfarb passed away on August 14,2025  in her beloved home in Norwich, Vermont.

Anne was born in New York City on April 18, 1940, the daughter of Dorothy and Edward Wagner.  Her early years were spent in Darien, Connecticut, where she attended grammar school. Anne struggled with schooling throughout her early years. Fortunately, she was...

Aug 10, 2025

Richard David Brannen, living in Etna, NH, passed away on August 10th, 2025, after fighting an infection. He was comfortable and with family at his side.

Richard was born on April 29, 1936, in Brookline, MA. He grew up primarily in Hanover NH and spent time in Texas.  He attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy at...

Aug 10, 2025

Hanover, NH

P. Jack Hoopes passed away peacefully on August 10, 2025 at home with his wife and daughter by his side after a year of battling cancer. In just a few days, Jack would have celebrated his 74th birthday.

Jack was born on August 13, 1951 to Paul Jack Hoopes, Sr. and Virginia Bixby...

Aug 6, 2025

Hanover, NH - Robert Hall Weatherill, 98, formerly of Cape Elizabeth and Orr's Island, ME, died on August 6, 2025 in Hanover, NH. He was born to Philip and Elizabeth Hall Weatherill in Portland, ME.

A member of the Bowdoin College class of '48 and the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, his college years were interrupted by wartime...

Aug 6, 2025

Francis X. (Frank) Dolan passed away from Glioblastoma at the Jack Byrne Center at Dartmouth Health on August 6, 2025, with his beloved closest family nearby and surrounded by love. If you knew Frank, you know how much he was loved and adored.

Frank was born in 1943 to Victoria M. Salem and Francis Xavier Dolan and...

Aug 5, 2025

Jamie passed away at DHMC on Tuesday August 5th, 2025 after a brief, yet devastating, battle with heart failure.

Jamie was born in Fort Kent, Maine on January 21, 1987, and spent her early years in the close-knit town of St. Francis—a place she always carried in her heart as "home." The Upper Valley became her forever...

Jul 19, 2025

It is hard to put into words what it is like to lose someone who meant everything. Daniel Christopher Henggeler, known by many as Dan, passed away suddenly on July 19th, 2025.

Dan was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, but spent the majority of his life in Torrance, California, where he raised his family along with his loving wife, Laura. In...

Jun 26, 2025

Mary Ann Holbrook, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to so many, passed away unexpectedly on June 26, 2025. She was 88 years old.

Born on February 7, 1937, she was raised in Baltimore, MD by her parents George and Stella (Sepanski) Manz. She graduated from Bon Secours Hospital School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins. Eager...

Jun 20, 2025

Christopher Eric Simpkins (1974-2025)

We are deeply saddened to share that Christopher Eric Simpkins, 51, of Hanover, NH, died suddenly on June 20, 2025.

Chris grew up in Gainesville, Florida, where he graduated from Gainesville High School and spent many years playing American Legion baseball. He went on to attend the University of Florida, proudly...

May 21, 2025

Hanover, NH

David Hammond Bradley, age 89, of Hanover, NH, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025.

Born on May 8, 1936, Dave was the fifth child of Homer Samuel Bradley, Sr. and Alice Isabel (Proctor) Bradley. He grew up in West Swanzey and attended elementary school there before graduating from Keene High School where,...