All Obituaries

William M. “Billy” O’Connor, 57, of Strafford, formerly of Northwood, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Born on March 13, 1961 in Concord, he was the son of Sandra (Lawrence) O’Connor of Rochester, step-son to Gloria O’Connor of Chichester and son of the late John “Jack” O’Connor. Billy worked for many years as a truck driver, owning J.W. O’Connor until 2008. He was known as a modern day...

PEMBROKE – Nancy Parker, 54 of Pembroke, passed away unexpectedly following a brief illness on Friday, July 6, 2018 at her residence. Born on August 28, 1963 in Plymouth, MA she was the daughter of Roderick and Anne (McGowan) Boucher of Chelmsford. Nancy was educated in the local schools, later moving to Lowell and Manchester before settling in Pembroke for the last 16 years. She was employed by BAE Systems in Nashua for over 15 years as an Electronics Assembler.  She enjoyed...

Nathan J. Holmes, 29 of Pembroke, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 5, 2018 while on the road with his job. Nathan was born on August 25, 1988 in Concord, son of Donald Noel of Concord, Elizabeth “Lisa” (Roberts) Noel and her significant other, Chris Taylor of Concord and Russell Holmes and his wife Ruth Holmes of Littleton. Nathan was educated in the local schools and later went on to work for Dreamland Amusements which later became Forever Young Amusements where he...

LOUDON- Mrs. Esther Mabel (Mitchell) Rowell, 80, of Loudon, passed away on July 5, 2018 in Concord Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a period of declining health. Born in Chichester, Esther was the daughter of the late Richard and Frances (Willey) Mitchell. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a housekeeper, working at the Brick Tower Hotel in Bow, The NH State Hospital and Concord Hospital. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her son, John Mitchell,...

PEMBROKE – Rita “I’m Fine” Kierstead, 81 of Pembroke, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at her residence, surrounded by family. Born on February 14, 1937 in Nashua, NH she was the daughter of the late Albert and Blanche (White) Charpentier. Rita attended Nashua High School and at the age of 19 married the love of her life Thomas Kierstead. Rita loved spending time with her family, going out to eat, traveling to the Beach or to see the Nubble...

Mariette Brissette, 84, of Suncook, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Concord Hospital following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born on October 13, 1933 in Burlington, VT, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Simone (Fay) Brissette. Mariette held many titles over the years from being a receptionist for Dr. Cullerot, a local Suncook dentist for many years, and later as an Inventory Controller for Goffstown Auto Parts. She was involved in her local church community...

NEW DURHAM- Mr. Calvin Davis, 69, of New Durham, passed away on June 28, 2018. Born in Rochester, he was the son of the late Calvin and Hilma Davis. For many years, he worked as a mechanic in the auto body industry. Calvin enjoyed antique cars and motorcycles.  He was well known for making purple doors found throughout the Rochester area.  A free spirit, he enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. He is survived by three children: Steven Fryou, Shannon Foster and Sierra...

Robert H. Dandy, 86, of Bow, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville NH after a recent stay at The Birches of Concord. Born on August 18, 1931 in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late George H. and Concetta (Simonelli) Dandy. Bob was a graduate of Concord High School and UNH. He proudly serve his country in the United States Air Force. Bob was employed by Sprague Electric for many years before moving on to manage several for IPC/Freudenberg NOK where he...

Epsom - Mr. Richard W. "Dick" LaFramboise, 63 of Epsom, passed away suddenly in his sleep, on June 23, 2018 in Minnesota while on  a motorcycle trip.  Born in Woonsocket, RI, Dick was the son of the late Frederick and Helen (Buzzell) LaFramboise.  He was raised and educated in Rochester and was a graduate of Spaulding High School.  He worked in construction for a short time before entering the NH Air National Guard in 1975, which marked the beginning of his 32...

  Lorne E. Cook, 86 years old, born 1931 in Springfield, MA, passed away reluctantly, but peacefully in Concord Hospital, NH. He is survived by sons Kurt Cook, Erich Cook, and daughter Gudrun Stanton. Lorne is a veteran of the Korean War having served in theater at the age of 17 until separating from the Air Force in 1952. After completing college in Massachusetts, he became a Washington, DC police officer until the late 1960’s where he started with Bank of Americard, retiring...