All Obituaries

CONCORD – David W. Varney, Sr., 62, of Concord, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 19, 1958 in Lewiston, ME, he was the son of the late Charles Varney, Sr. and Rae (Stanhope) Varney. David was educated in Salem, NH schools and went on to serve his country in the United States Navy until 1983. He worked for over 20 years for the Northeast Resource Recovery Association as a Weight Manager until his retirement....

LOUDON- Mrs. Maureen J. (Chase) Smith, 67, of Loudon, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 27, 2021 in the care of the Granite VNA Hospice House. Born in Concord, Maureen was the daughter of the late Patricia (Hayes) DePriest.  She was raised and educated in Penacook and attended Merrimack Valley High School. Maureen was a well-known waitress in the Concord area for over 30 years.  She owned and operated a few antique/thrift stores in the area as well. She was...

  HOOKSETT – Gabriel Sky Paré got his angel wings on July 22, 2021. He was loved by his parents, Sean and Sarah (Nixon) Paré of Hooksett; siblings, Nixon, Elijah and Kyde; Paternal Grandfather, Eric Paré and his wife Tamara of Morgan, VT; Paternal Grandmother, Sandra Tweed of Newport, VT; and Maternal grandparents, Nik and Mamie Nixon of Warner as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins from New Hampshire to California and places in between.   There...

CHICHESTER- Mr. Theodore G. “Ted” Bailey, 91, of Chichester, passed away peacefully at home on July 21, 2021 after a period of declining health. Born in Pittsfield, Ted was the son of the late Merton and Helen (Zurek) Bailey.  He was raised and educated in Chichester and remained a lifelong resident.  Ted enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1951 and proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict. Upon returning from the war, Ted went on to work as a...

BARNSTEAD- Anne P. (Loiselle) Peters of Barnstead, NH passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on July 20, 2021. Anne was born in Westford, Massachusetts on March 7, 1957 to Theresa Loiselle and the late Charles Loiselle. Anne had a passion for arts- whether she was painting, crafting or dancing the night away- creativity was always her forte. She loved to travel and has many memorable stories from her trips to Florida, weekends in Maine and Portsmouth and the annual...

  PITTSFIELD – Todd M. Drew, 54, of Pittsfield, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on September 9, 1966 in Concord, he was the son of the late Bertrand T. Drew, Sr. and Dorothy J. (Lawton) Drew. Todd was educated in the local schools and went on to follow in his fathers’ footsteps as a truck driver, he later went on to find his calling as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic holding...

Services-Memorial calling hours will be held Sunday, July 25th from 2-4pm in the Still Oaks Funeral & Memorial Home, 1217 Suncook Valley Highway, Epsom, NH.  A Masonic service will be observed at 2pm and an Eastern Star Service will be observed at 3pm.    A memorial service will be held Monday, July 26th at 11 AM at the First Congregational Church, 24 Main Street, Pittsfield, NH.  Interment with military honors will be at 2pm at the Floral Park Cemetery,...

CONCORD – Amy R. Cashman, 54, of Concord, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 16, 2021 at her residence. Born in Manchester on February 7, 1967, she was the daughter of Laurence and Eileen (White) Cashman. Amy was educated in the local schools, a graduate of Manchester High School West and went on to take some courses in nursing. She was employed for many years as a Taxi Driver in both Concord and Manchester. She enjoyed crafting, being on her computer and going sightseeing to...

GILMANTON- Mrs. Priscilla A. (Browning) Plourde, 93, of Gilmanton, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 16, 2021. Born on October 3, 1927 in Auburn, NH, she was the daughter of the late George and Marion Browning. Priscilla worked in many office management positions with a number of companies until retiring from the Secretary of State Corporate Division on March 21, 1991.  She enjoyed life and was happiest spending time with her children, grandchildren, cousins and friends...

PITTSFIELD- Ms. Judith A. Dufield, 64, of Pittsfield, passed away on July 13, 2021 at the Pleasant View Center in Concord after a period of declining health. Born in Lebanon, Judy was the daughter of Josephine (Lower) George of Epsom and the late Roy Dufield.  She later moved to California where she attended business school and became a certified nurse’s assistant.  She later returned to New Hampshire, where she remained for the rest of her life. Judy enjoyed traveling and...