Robin V. Chase, 75, of Boscawen passed away on March 4, 2015 in the company of her loving family. Robin was born in Concord on August 24, 1939 to John McKenzie and Laurene (Montgomery) Zukowski. She grew up in Concord and was educated in local schools. A loving and hardworking mother, Robin raised three sons […]
Marie A. (Poaletta) Bourdon, 84, wife of the late John F. Bourdon, died on March 24, 2015 at the Merrimack Hospice in Concord. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 16, 1930, a daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Mello) Poaletta and lived in Tewksbury and Billerica before moving to Dacula, Georgia, and most recently to […]
A gift for her husband during World War II
It was 1944. My husband Hal was on an island in the south Pacific helping Americans win the war against the Japanese. I lived in Edgewood, just outside of Providence, Rhode Island, with my mother, her twin sister, and her son, Dick. We had moved there from Laconia. I had tired of my non-defense job […]
Could be biggest fundraiser for 11th year
For 91-year-old Frank Haley, the 12th annual 3K walk hosted by the New Hampshire Association for the Blind (NHAB) begins in a car. Anne, Frank’s wife of almost 50 years, drives him from place to place visiting old friends, making new ones, and collecting donations for the annual 3K walk for sight. They begin their […]
Geography Bee at Keene State on March 27
Britta Johnson, an Andover Elementary/Middle School eighth grade student, was named National Geographic State Bee Semifinalist by the National Geographic Society. Britta is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2015 New Hampshire National Geographic State Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The contest was held at Keene State College on March 27. […]
Pio (Pete) Shamney, of Barefoot Bay, Florida, died on March 16, 2015 at age 68 after a prolonged illness. He was born in Franklin but grew up and lived most of his life in Andover. He was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Linda Shampney; his nephew, Daniel Hallman; and his niece, Jenifer […]
Elinor (Heath) Plant, 84, passed away on March 5, 2015, in her home in Hopkinton. There will be a graveside service later this year in her longtime home of Belchertown, Massachusetts. Elinor (Lin) was born in Westfield, Massachusetts to Lloyd and Lila (Atwood) Heath on November 27, 1930. She graduated from Belchertown High School. Lin […]