James T. Connell – May 8, 2023 

James T. Connell – May 8, 2023 

James T. Connell of Andover passed away unexpectedly in New London on May 8, 2023 at the age of 67. He was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, to Martha Merriman (Bitler) and Daniel Connell. Jim graduated from Kearsarge Regional High School in 1974. During Jim’s senior year in high school the KRHS tennis team was State […]

Captain Marshall T. Slayton, USN

Captain Marshall T. Slayton, USN

Captain Marshall T. Slayton, USN (Ret) of Portsmouth, Rhode Island died on May 27, 2023 at Webster at Rye, Rye, NH. Marsh was born on May 1, 1931 in Manchester, NH. He was the son of Howard D. Slayton and Marian (Marshall) Slayton. He graduated from High Mowing School in Wilton, NH in 1948. He […]

Diane Montgomery Rice – June 19, 2023

Diane Montgomery Rice died at home in New London on June 19, 2023. Diane was born in 1942 in Exeter, daughter of Dr. Willard and Mrs. Clara Montgomery. She graduated from Abbot Academy, Wellesley College, and Middlebury College Language School. Diane was good at everything she did: student, wife, mother, friend, and teacher. Diane married […]

Peter Kimball Smyrl – May 9, 2023

Peter Kimball Smyrl – May 9, 2023

Peter Kimball Smyrl, 76, of Candia, New Hampshire, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Granite VNA Hospice House in Concord. He was born on September 13, 1946 in Manchester, the son of Albert W. Smyrl and Dorothy Kimball Smyrl. Peter married his high school sweetheart Dayle Rojek Smyrl on June 22, 1969 in Manchester. He […]

Shirley Henderson Currier – May 5, 2023

Shirley Henderson Currier – May 5, 2023

Shirley Henderson Currier, 87, left this life surrounded by family at Concord Hospital on May 5,  2023. Shirley was born on December 19,1935 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, to Perley Henderson Sr. and Elsie (Hanson) Henderson. The family moved to New Hampshire in 1938, settling on Tucker Mountain Road in East Andover. She graduated from Andover […]

Daniel L. Ross – May 14, 2023

Daniel L. Ross – May 14, 2023

We are saddened to announce the loss of our father, Daniel L. Ross. “Danny” passed peacefully at his home of 55 years in Granby, Connecticut, a wish he had all his life. He was born July 4, 1934 in Hartford, son of the late Louis and Kathleen (Lucy) Ross. For most of their lives together, […]

Lorraine Fanelli Christy – April 28, 2023

Lorraine Fanelli Christy – April 28, 2023

Lorraine Fanelli Christy, 65, passed away peacefully at her home in Andover, with her husband and children by her side on April 28, 2023. She was born on May 5, 1957 in Poughkeepsie, New York, to her loving parents Joan (Pink) Fanelli and Daniel Fanelli; she was their only child. Lorraine grew up in Pleasant […]

Verne E. Barrett – May 19, 2023

Verne E. Barrett – May 19, 2023

Verne E. Barrett, 88, of Scythe Shop Road, Elkins, died Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Concord Hospital. He was born in New London on November 20, 1934, the son of Harry and Florence M. (Hunt) Barrett. Verne graduated from New London High School in 1953, and earned an Associate’s Degree from Bentley College in […]

Johneric Wickstrom – April 23, 2023 

Johneric Wickstrom – April 23, 2023 

Johneric Wickstrom, 88, resident of Tilton since 2006, passed away at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen on Sunday, April 23, 2023 after a long illness. He was born in Bollnas, Sweden on April 24, the son of the late Erik and Hilda (Larsson) Wickstrom. Johneric served as a Pastor in Sweden for 13 […]

Family and Friends Grieve the Passing of William (Bill) Bardsley

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By Nils Bardsley
Family and Friends Grieve the Passing of William (Bill) Bardsley

William (Bill) Bardsley, 93, of Andover died March 20 due to complications associated with congestive heart failure. Bill was born August 19, 1929 in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of William and Doris Bardsley. He graduated from William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia prior to attending Princeton University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts […]