All Obituaries

ALLENSTOWN – Alphonse A. Champagne, 84, of Allenstown, formerly of Pembroke, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, September 28, 2020. Born on September 4, 1936 in Manchester, he was the son of the late Lucien and Yvonne (Biron) Champagne. Alphonse was educated in the local schools and went on to serve his country in the United States Marine Corp until his honorable discharge in 1956. He worked for many years as a Welder and later doing maintenance for Lavallee...

CONCORD- Mr. Michael J. O’Donnell, 51, of Concord, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep at home on September 28, 2020. Born in Manchester, he was the son of Elizabeth “Betty” (McQuade) Meade and the late Dennis O’Donnell.  He was raised and educated in Manchester. Mike was employed in the construction industry for many years.  An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, camping and working on cars.  He could fix anything mechanical. In addition to his...

BARNSTEAD – Lindy Eugene Foss, 92 of Barnstead, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 27, 2020. He was born on January 19, 1928 in Barnstead, son of the late William and Grace (Drake) Foss. Lindy was educated in the local schools and went on to proudly serve his country in the United States Army until his honorable discharge. Following his time in the Army he was employed by Granite State Volkswagen for over 20 years. He was a clock smith and owned his own clock...

EPSOM- Mr. Frank L. Swett, Jr., 78, of Epsom, passed away at Concord Hospital on September 26, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born and raised in Newton, MA, Frank was the son of the late Frank L. Swett, Sr. and E. Jean (Brown) Swett.  An honorably discharged Veteran, Frank proudly served during the Vietnam War era as a POL Specialist at Cape Cod Air Force Station fueling Air Force One.  He later moved to Warner and became a Police Officer for the City of Concord. ...

LOUDON- Barbara Jean Merrill, 83, of Loudon, passed away at the Epsom Healthcare Center on September 25, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born in Concord, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Keyes.  She was raised in Suncook and spent most of her live in the Pittsfield and Loudon area. In earlier years, Barbara worked in the local shoe shop and during the summer months, she also worked in the canning factory and picked potatoes for Guy Clark in Barnstead. Barbara was a 37...

  EPSOM – Hans Peter Strack, 68 of Epsom, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at his residence following a period of declining health. Born on December 13, 1951 in Marl, Germany; he was the son of the late Otto Edi and Edith (Brinkman) Strack. Hans came to the United States in 1997 and became a US Citizen in 2006. He resided in Derry and Candia before moving to Epsom in 2017 where he remained. Hans was employed by Gillette in Boston for over 20 years in...

EPSOM – Betsy Mill, 56 of Epsom, formerly of New Mexico, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at her residence in Epsom, surrounded by her family. Born on July 6, 1964 in Boston, she was the daughter of Noel (Lundy) Sicinski and Robert J. Mills. Betsy was educated in the local schools and in 2009 she moved to New Mexico where she lived for 11 years. She received her certificate and worked as a Dental Hygienist while in New Mexico. She was a master knitter; she could make just...

SWANZEY – Richard Racine, 87 of Swanzey, formerly of Florida, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at the Applewood Nursing Home in Winchester following a period of declining health. Born on February 6, 1933 in Concord, NH; he was the son of the late Oliver and Dorothy (Moody) Racine. Richard worked for many years as a salesman for Bisk Total Tape until his retirement. He enjoyed watching Nascar and had several favorite drivers, boating with his buddies on Lake Okeechobee in FL,...

ALLENSTOWN- Deborah J. Boulet, 62, of Allenstown, passed away on September 21, 2020 at Concord Hospital. Born in Concord, Deborah was the daughter of Janet F. (Seigars) Bickford and the late Ulmont W. Bickford, Jr.  She was raised in Pembroke and was a graduate of Pembroke Academy. Deborah was employed as a seamstress for many years and worked alongside her mother.  She was a past member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the American Legion Post #28 in Suncook.  She enjoyed...

ALLENSTOWN- Mr. Benjamin E. Fontaine, Jr., 92, of Allenstown, passed away unexpectedly at home on September 15, 2020. Born in Jefferson, MA, Ben was one of nine children of the late Benjamin E. and Ella R. (Tatro) Fontaine.  He was raised and educated in Gardner, MA and was a graduate of Gardner High School Class of 1946.  He then enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served his country during World War II in Austria until his honorable discharge as a Corporal in...