All Obituaries

  MANCHESTER – Manuel C. “Manny” “Phil” Phillips, 87, of Manchester, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Elliot Hospital surrounded by his loving family.   Born on May 13, 1932 in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Samuel and Julia (Rose) Phillips.   Manny was educated in the local schools and went on to proudly serve his country in the United States Air Force and NH Air National Guard where he worked in the Jet...

CONTOOCOOK- Mrs. Margaret F. “Peggy” Morrill, 94, a longtime resident of Contoocook, passed away peacefully at her son’s home on April 4, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born in Weymouth, MA, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn Vargus White and granddaughter of the late Flora and Oscar Vargus.  She was raised and educated in Rockland, MA before moving to New Hampshire in her early 20s, where she married Harold Darrah Sr. and had 8 children. Prior to her...

PEMBROKE - Dorothy E. (“Dot”) (Rondeau) Blais, 89 of Pembroke passed away at the Merrimack County Nursing Home on April 2, 2020. Born in Roxbury, MA, Dot was the daughter of the late Alcida and Emma (Poisson) Rondeau.  She attended St. John the Baptist Parochial School and Pembroke Academy.  She was raised and lived her entire life in Suncook/Pembroke.  In 2016, she was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Royal A. Blais. Dot is survived by her sister, Simone...

CONCORD- Mrs. Joann (Dryden) Pinto, 74, of Concord, formerly of Barnstead, passed away unexpectedly at home on March 30, 2020. Born in Charlestown, MA, Joann was the daughter of the late Floyd and Alice Dryden.  She was raised and educated in Charlestown and also lived in Somerville, MA before moving to Barnstead in 1984. Joann was employed in the factory industry in Charlestown, where she worked assembling picture frame easels.  She later worked as an inspector for Globe...

Carey Lockwood Adams, age 76 of Newport, TN. passed away quietly, surrounded by loved ones on March 29, 2020, after complications from an on the job automobile accident, as a commercial driver in November 2019. He died at the home of his son Keith J. and daughter-in-law Darleen M Adams, of Nashua, NH.  He leaves behind his wife Janine (Belair) Adams of 55 years of marriage at Blessed Sacrament Church in Manchester, N.H. Carey came into the world on March 8, 1944, in Concord NH,...

EPSOM- Mr. Robert A. “Bob” Hutchins, 65, of Epsom, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on March 29, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born in Rochester, Bob was the son of Evelyn R. (Chase) Hutchins and the late Fay A. Hutchins.  He was raised and educated in Pembroke and was a graduate of Pembroke Academy.  He resided in Pembroke for most of his life before moving to his home in Epsom in 1979. Bob partnered with his brother and...

CHICHESTER- Mrs. Brenda L. Ordway, 59, of Chichester, passed away peacefully at home with her husband by her side on March 28, 2020. Born in Franklin, Brenda was the daughter of Edna (Dutchy) Westerberg of Concord and the late David A. Boyce.  She was raised and educated in Concord. For over 30 years, Brenda was employed as an administrative assistant for the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Brenda enjoyed camping, snowmobiling, shopping and crafting.  She was a...

PEMBROKE- Mrs. Judith F. “Judy” (Goudreault) Coughlin, 82, of Pembroke, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on March 26, 2020. Born in Waterbury, CT, Judy was the daughter of the late Raoul and Adeline (Duprey) Goudreault.  She was raised and educated in Connecticut and been a resident of New Hampshire for the past 23 years. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as an assistant cook at the Animation Station. Judy and her husband were...

  PEMBROKE – Raymond P. Martin, 72 of Pembroke, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Concord Hospital following a period of declining health. Born on May 23, 1947 in Manchester, NH, he was the son of the late Alcide and Rose (Breton) Martin. Raymond was educated in the local schools and went on to proudly serve his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War where he earned a Bronze Star. He was employed for many years as a foreman for the Town of Pembroke,...

ALLENSTOWN- Mr. Emile A. Lacerte, Sr., 70, of Allenstown, passed away peacefully at home on March 26, 2020. Born in Manchester, Emile was the son of the late Bertrand L. and Irene J. (Gonthier) Lacerte.  He was raised and educated in Manchester and attended Manchester schools.  He enlisted in the United States Marines and served his country for four years. Prior to his retirement, Emile was the co-owner of Joe-Lee Last Co. for 18 years.  He later went to work with New...