Born in an East Andover farmhouse
Carroll Durgin Colby, 99, born on June 8, 1917 in farmhouse in East Andover, passed away on September 23, 2016 in Lacey, Washington. He was the son of Lydia P. and Clifton D. Colby. He was raised by his mother in the household of Joseph H. and Maria P. Perry, his grandparents, in Worcester, Massachusetts. […]
Ruth Irmela Dorrit Rosen Fopiano went to be with the Lord on October 23, 2016. She was born in Tallinn, Estonia on May 8, 1927. She moved with her family to Sweden as refugees near the end of World War II. In Stockholm, she studied biology at the University of Stockholm, where she met Paul […]
Mother of Raymond Smith and former Andover resident
Lisa Kelley-Smith, 55, of Sutton, died on October 10, 2016 at her home. She was born in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on December 3, 1960, the daughter of Warren R. and Barbara A. (Hallett) Kelley. Lisa graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. She had lived in Sutton since July of 2014, previously residing in Bradford and Andover. Lisa […]
Virginia Ellen (Mussey) Clemens, 88, passed away peacefully at the Belknap County Nursing Home, Laconia on October 14 with her daughter Martha and son James by her side. Virginia was born July 14, 1928 in Salisbury, the daughter of Ralph K. Mussey and Mildred (Tucker) Mussey. She moved to Connecticut, where she met her husband […]
Step-mother of Bonnie Wesley
Barbara Jane Bredthauer, 85, of Gilbertville, Massachusetts, died on the afternoon of October 13 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after a long struggle with cancer. She was surrounded by family at the end, as they shared with her greetings from members of her church, the Triparish Community Church of Hardwick, New Braintree, and […]
Ann P. (Emken) Meier, 79, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on September 28, 2016, at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen. She was born on January 29, 1937 in Queens, New York, to Ella (Shoreys) Emken and James Edward Emken, Sr. Jointly falling in love with New Hampshire and wishing to raise their children […]
Andover High School Class of 1951
Nellie Phelps Clay, 83, born on September 4, 1933, to Robert M. and Ester (Broadley) Phelps, went to her heavenly home on September 17, 2016. She was predeceased by her husband of 54 years Kenneth A. Clay Sr.; their daughter, Kathryn Ann Gelinas; her sisters, Virginia Trevena of Port Perry, ON, Rena Larkin of Bristol; and her brothers, Robert […]
Raised in Andover
Robert J. Downes Sr., 70, of Franklin, died at his home on September 12, 2016. He was born in Hanover on April 20, 1946, the son of Phillip and Daisy Belle (Sawyer) Downes. Mr. Downes was raised in Andover and resided in Franklin for several years. He was employed by Stanley Tools in Franklin for […]
Mother of Linda Downes
Mrs. Beatrice K. Hackett, 95, of Franklin, died on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Hospice House in Concord. She was born in Kittery, Maine on September 1, 1921 the daughter of John E. and Elsie (Sheldon) Riley. Mrs. Hackett was raised in Maine and resided in Northfield for 55 years where she farmed and helped her husband […]
Brother of Melissa Thompson
William “Bill” E. Hurd, 55, a lifelong resident of Franklin died at his home on August 18, 2016. Bill died peacefully in the surroundings of his home that he so enjoyed over the years with family and friends. Born in New London on March 18, 1961, Bill was the son of Charles E. and Marilyn (Hazen) […]