Event included a meeting, food, and fun
The descendants of Gilman & Hannah Hersey gathered for their 123rd annual Hersey Reunion on August 1, 2020 at the East Andover home of Bob and Rita LaPlante Norander. Due to COVID-19, it was thought best not to meet at the Newfound Lake home of Helen LaPlante Duchesne. Helen, age 91, is our oldest member, […]
Visit their farm stand at 72 Main Street
When Malora Moore and Joe Rice, the proprietors of Crow Tree Farm, were looking for a new home two years ago, they were looking for more than a place to start their business. What they were looking for, and what they ended up finding here in Andover, was a place where they could live off […]
Dave Grover served in Iraq after September 11
THE EMPTY CHAIR In our home we have a tradition Whenever we gather there, We count the table settings But always add an empty chair. We speak of love and life together And take some time to share, Remembering those who are missing And thus the empty chair. It’s an act of solidarity And a […]
Cherry Fenton helped to publish the earlier Beacon
The good natured joke in the front office at AE/MS used to be that the school should put Cherry Fenton on the payroll. This fond memory comes from Gail Parenteau, former Administrative Assistant, as she related other memories about the woman she knew as someone who was completely dedicated to her family. “Her family was […]
Fran M. Manginot, 71, passed away peacefully at her home with her daughter by her side on July 11, 2020. She was born on November 26, 1948 in Saint Die, France to the late Michael and Yvette Manginot. Fran was born and raised in France, and moved to the United States by herself at 18. […]
Charles “Chuck” Hoheisel, 91, died peacefully in his home in Andover on July 22, 2020. Chuck was born on May 6, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio to Felix and Elizabeth Hoheisel and grew up with his older sister Beth in his parent’s home in Plymouth, Michigan. He graduated from Plymouth High School June 1946 at the […]
Clara L. Foucher 84, of Derry, died Monday July 6, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Clara was born in Danvers, Massachusetts on February 24, 1936, a daughter of the late Adrian and Isabelle (Boudreau) Perreault. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Foucher in 2000. She had resided in Derry for […]
A Graveside service for Victor M. Stewart will be held on July 26 at 1 PM at the Bunker Hill Cemetery, on Bunker Hill Road in Wilmot. It will be followed by a celebration of life at our home at 658 North Wilmot Road. Due to recent events face coverings are recommended, and please be […]
Robert “Rob” A. Sprague died peacefully at The Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care on June 21, 2020 in Lebanon at the age of 64, following a courageous battle with cancer. Rob was born in New London to Ann Marie and Gerald Sprague, Sr. He attended New London Elementary school and graduated from […]
Jane (Cherry) Howard Fenton died peacefully on June 22, 2020 following a brief illness at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital at the age of 81. She was born March 24,1939 in Concord to Woodbury and Jane (Graves) Howard. She attended Concord High School and following school worked for Stephen Winship publishing the New Englander Magazine until she […]