Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH
Serving Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH
Donald J Carr
Jul 24, 2012
Somersworth-Donald J. Carr passed away on July 24th, 2012 at Wentworth -Douglass Hospital after a period of ill health. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, son of Emil & Anne Carr. He was a graduate of LaSalle College H.S. and St. Joseph's University, PA. For 20 years he served his country as a pilot in the USAF. Upon retirement he...
Joanne Cheryl Pelkey
Jul 22, 2012
Rochester: Joanne C. Pelkey, 48, former Rochester resident, died July 22, 2012 in Bedford, N.H. She was born in Rochester September 24, 1963 the daughter of Robert K. and Juliet (Roy) Dewing. Joanne attended Spaulding High School and prior to being disabled Joanne took great pride in her work helping to make quality shoes in local shoe shops. Members of...
Daniel R Vachon
Jul 5, 2012
Somersworth Daniel R. Vachon, 64, a lifelong resident of Somersworth died July 5, 2012. He was born July 13, 1947 to Leo and Lucille (Berube) Vachon. A 58 year polio survivor, Dan faced his everyday challenges with humor, courage and dignity. He was a source of inspiration and encouragement to so those fortunate enough to know him. He graduated suma...
Pauline Desharnais
Jun 29, 2012
Somersworth: Pauline Desharnais, died the day after her 85th birthday at The Inn at Deerfield. She was the daughter of Jean and Lena (Toussaint) Fournier. Pauline was the widow of Paul Desharnais who died February 21, 2006. Members of the family include her sons, Donald of Kennebunk, Steve of Somersworth and James of Kittery Point, also 4 grandchildren and 4...
Bertha Phyllis Honkala
Jun 26, 2012
Bertha Phyllis Honkala, 74, a longtime Somersworth resident, died June 26, 2012 at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. Born October 14, 1937 she was the daughter of Waino and Bertha (Dreinczyk) Honkala. Phyllis was retired from the electronics industry where she had worked in various capacities manufacturing computers. She was a devout member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah s Witnesses in Dover....
Aime "Joe" Poulin
Jun 19, 2012
Newmarket: Aime Joe Joseph Poulin Jr,, 74, USAF Ret, Vietnam Veteran, son of Aime J. Sr. and Ida Poulin and darling husband of Rosemary M. Poulin, passed away at home on June 19, 2012. Wise, independent and enthusiastic, Joe spent much of his retirement shooting pool and riding his motorcycle. A trusted car salesman to many and a loveable rogue...
Romeo L. "Moe" Alonzi
Jun 13, 2012
Romeo L. Moe Alonzi, 76, of Somersworth, died June 13, 2012 at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital following a period of ill health. He was born July 1, 1935 in Berlin, N.H. the son of Amedeo and Mamie (DiPucchio) Alonzi. Romeo was the husband of Christina (Landers) Alonzi. He was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church. He retired as District Manager from...
Laurianna J Gagnon
Jun 8, 2012
On June 8th 2012, Mrs. Laurianna (Perreault) Gagnon, surrounded by her loving family, passed away at the Hyder Hospice House after a brief illness. The daughter of Eva (Perrault) Nedau, Laurianna was born in Lowell, MA on September, 21 1918 and was raised by her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Perreault. She lived in Somersworth, NH for her entire life....
Robert H Gagnon
May 26, 2012
Robert H. Gagnon Robert H. Gagnon passed away at Portsmouth Regional Hospital on May 26, 2012. Bob was born on July 25, 1924 in Sanford, Maine, the son of Edgar and Lea (B gin) Gagnon. He was a resident of Somersworth, NH for most of his life and a communicant of St. Martin Church. He graduated from St. Martin Academy...
Doris L Dechene
Apr 19, 2012
Doris L. (Bernier) Dechene, 79, of Somersworth died April 19, 2012 at her home following a period of failing health. Doris was born in Salem, MA December 5, 1932 the daughter of William and Suzanne (Leblanc) Bernier. Family was the number one priority in Doris life. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Henry Dechene. This fall, they would...
Richard "Babe" Dusseault
Mar 30, 2012
Richard J. Babe Dusseault, 83, of Winter Street died March 30, 2012 at the Hyder Family Hospice House. He was born in Somersworth, May 16, 1928 the son of Cleophas and Lena (Lemieux) Dusseault and raised by the Joseph Tanguay family. Babe was a US Army veteran, having served during the Korean War. After his military service, he worked in...
Miranda Lynn Medeiros
Mar 17, 2012
Somersworth: Miranda Lynn Medeiros, born on March 17, 2012, at the Wentworth Douglas Hospital, shortly passed from ARPKD peacefully in her mother's ever-loving arms, Alicia Medeiros. "She was our beautiful little angel." She was surrounded with great love by her surviving grandparents, Sandra Hanscom and Thomas Medeiros. ("Mema and Poppy") Also present and surviving was her uncle, Nicholas Medeiros, mother's...
Dolores S. Evans
Mar 1, 2012
Dolores S. Evans, 74, of Plaza Terrace, died March 1, 2012 at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital following a period of failing health. Born in Berlin, N.H. September 24, 1937 Dolores was the daughter of Felix and Rose (Boutin) Morin. She has lived here since 1952 and had attended the Chandler School. Dolores was the widow of Placide J. Nadeau and Brackett...
Raymond A. Charbonneau
Feb 17, 2012
Raymond A. Charbonneau, 79, of Somersworth died February 17, 2012 at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital following a period of failing health. He was born in Dover, November 29, 1932 the son of Damase and Olivine (Soucy) Charbonneau. He lived in Dover until 1958 Ray took great pride in having served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He was a communicant...
David A. Cantin
Jan 27, 2012
David A. Cantin, 52, formerly of 154 Blackwater Rd. Somersworth, died January 27, 2012 at Concord Hospital following a period of declining health. He was born in Rochester June 13, 1959 the son of Albert and Patricia (McGlone) Cantin. David was developmentally challenged and had lived foster care most of his life. His parents preceded him in death. David was...
George Tsakiris
Jan 19, 2012
GEORGE TSAKIRIS E. Rochester, NH---George Tsakiris, 91, passed away on Jan. 19, 2012, at the VA Home in Tilton, NH after a period of declining health. He was born on August 30, 1920 in Boston, MA, the son of Nicholas and Maria (Orpharius) Tsakiris. He was raised and educated in Cambridge, MA. He worked as a waiter and chef in...
Wilmer "Bud" J.L. Morneau
Jan 13, 2012
Somersworth: Wilmer J. L. Morneau Bud , 85, of Somersworth entered into eternal rest on Friday January 13, 2012 at the NH Veteran s Home. Bud was born January 7, 1927 in Holyoke, MA to Wilmer and Irene Morneau. Bud joined the Navy after graduation and served on the USS Fall River during the end of World War II. Settling...
Roland T Nadeau
Jan 13, 2012
Roland Thomas Nadeau Roland Thomas Nadeau died peacefully at his home on Main Street on Friday, January 13, 2012 surrounded by his children. Roland was born on December 12, 1927 in Somersworth to Alma Gagnon and Thomas Nadeau and raised by his loving grandmother, Dorila St. Pierre, at 191 Main Street. He attended St. Martin s School and completed two...
George J Brown
Jan 12, 2012
Somersworth: George J. Brown, 70, of Green St. died January 12, 2012 at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital following a period if failing health. He was born July 23, 1941 in Brentwood, NH to Joseph and Gertrude (Fecteau) Brown. George proudly served his country in the Air Force. Prior to retirement, he was a sheet metal fabricator at Goss in Dover. He...
Mary R. Brundage
Jan 8, 2012
SOMERSWORTH: Mary R. Brundage, 92, died January 8, 2012 at her home following a period of failing health. She was born in Saugus, Ma. December 1, 1919 the daughter of Joseph and Adamina (Ploharski) Wesolowski. Mary was a member of the First Parish United Church in Somersworth, the Somersworth Women s Club and the Somersworth Garden Club. She was the...

