PHANEUF Funeral Home & Crematorium
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Our Obituaries
Phoebe B. Jensen
September 14, 1919 - March 8, 2014
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Barbara S. Stevens
July 8, 1944 - March 6, 2014
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Joseph M Filipowicz
March 26, 1931 - March 6, 2014
Joseph M. Filipowicz
Joseph M. Filipowicz peacefully passed away in March 6, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 26, 1931 in Bellows Falls, VT to the late John and Helen (Koronkiewicz) Filipowicz.
Joseph was raised and educated in Manchester, NH. As a child, he attended McDonald School and then graduated from St Joseph High School for Boys before enlisted in the...
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Mary LaClair Audette
December 9, 1955 - March 5, 2014
DALTON, NH – Mary (LaClair) Audette, 58, died suddenly on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was born December 9, 1955 in Boston, MA to the late Marion Dearden (LaClair). She graduated from Dorchester High School and later worked as a nurse while raising two sons, Jason Audette of Boston, MA and Christopher Audette of Littleton, NH.
After moving to...
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Gertrude S. Wells
July 15, 1925 - March 4, 2014
Gertrude "Trudy" Smart Wells, 88, of Concord, NH, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's disease.
She was born in Dover, NH, the only child of the late Forrest H. and Elizabeth (Batchelder) Smart of Durham, NH on July 15, 1925. Trudy graduated from Dover High School in 1943 and attended the University of NH in the late 1940's. She married the late Ralph D. Wells...
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David L. Courchaine
December 29, 1940 - March 2, 2014
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Clement J. Lavigne
October 25, 1942 - March 1, 2014
Clement J. Lavigne, age 71, passed away after fighting courageously through many years of failing health on March 1st, 2014. Clement was adored by his family and beloved by all he met.
Born on October 25th, 1942, in Woburn, Canada, Clement was the son of the late Edouard and Emelia (Fortin) Lavigne. At the age of 9 Clement moved to Pinardville until marrying Lucille (Dubuc) Lavigne, his...
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Cecile M. Lampron
January 13, 1930 - March 1, 2014
Cecile M. (Chaput) Lampron, 84 (48) of Manchester, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2014 at her home surrounded by her children, after a brief battle with cancer.
She was born in Manchester on January 13, 1930, the daughter of the late Leopold and Beatrice (Blais) Chaput. She was devoted to her family whom she treasured every moment of her life. Her passions were bingo and traveling. She...
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Debra E. Levesque
June 24, 1954 - March 1, 2014
Candia - Debra E Levesque, 59, died March 1, 2014 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a brief illness.
She was born on June 24, 1954 in Portsmouth, NH the daughter of Curtis and Florence (Farrell) Bell.
Debra worked as a clerk for the department of motor vehicles.
She was adored by many, & was loved for her sense of humor, quick wit & contagious smile. She was a member...
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Diane "Chickie" Riley
May 18, 1932 - February 24, 2014
Diane D. "Chickie" Riley, 81, of Bedford, passed away on February 24, 2014 at Exeter Hospital.
Born in Manchester on May 18, 1932, she was the daughter of Stanley and Helen (Klardie) Wyskiel and had been a Bedford resident for the past 70 years. She was a 1950 graduate of Manchester High School Central. She worked for Public Service Company of New Hampshire for 25 years and had been the...
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Derek Sean Hutchings
April 21, 1997 - February 22, 2014
Manchester - Derek S. Hutchings, 16, died unexpectedly February 22, 2014 at his home.
He was born on April 21, 1997 in Derry the son of Heather (Lewis) Vitali and his step father, William Silveria of Manchester and his father, Mark Hutchings of Dennis, MA.
Derek was a freshman at Memorial High School and worked for E&R Cleaners.
He was a sports fan and enjoyed fishing. Derek loved...
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Marjorie Minkle
March 10, 1927 - February 19, 2014
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Barbara M. Richardson
February 25, 1922 - February 18, 2014
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Patricia E. Carmichael
November 12, 1941 - February 18, 2014
Patricia E. Carmichael, 72, of Penacook passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 following a period of declining health.
Patricia was born in Concord November 11, 1941, the daughter of Ernest J. and Muriel E. (Eastman) Cross. After graduating from Stevens High School in Claremont, Patricia attended Houle's Cosmetology School in Manchester. She spent 27 years of her hairdressing career at Cora...
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Roland H. Lessard
July 29, 1928 - February 18, 2014
Roland H. Lessard, 85, of Manchester, passed away after a brief period of declining health on February 18, 2014, while surrounded by his family at Elliot Hospital.
He was born in Manchester on July 29, 1928, to Charles and Bella (Blais) Lessard.
Roland served in both the U.S. Navy and the Army National Guard of NH. He was a 20-year veteran of the Manchester Fire Department where, in addition...
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Aaron St. Pierre
July 30, 1970 - February 17, 2014
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Simone M. Houle
January 11, 1937 - February 15, 2014
Manchester - Simone Marie Houle, 77, died suddenly and unexpectedly of natural causes Saturday, February 15th at CMC in Manchester.
She was born in Loudon, NH on January 11, 1937. She was the third of six children of Richard A. and Gertrude (Tremblay) Houle. Simone lived for more than 45 years at 883 Union St. and recently was living at Evergreen Place an assisted living facility, where the...
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John G Morin
July 28, 1962 - February 14, 2014
John G. Morin
John G. Morin peacefully passed away in February 14, 2014, at his home. He was born on July 28, 1962 in Manchester, NH to Paul G. and Doris H. (Croteau) Morin.
John was a lifelong resident of Raymond. He was educated in Exeter and graduated from Exeter High School in 1980. He attended NH College in Manchester, and honorably served his country in the United States Air Force....
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Joel Alan Katz
April 19, 1951 - February 14, 2014
Joel Alan Katz, age 62 of Manchester New Hampshire, passed unexpectedly on February 14, 2014. It is only fitting that a man with a heart of gold would pass on Valentine's Day, a day of love.
Joel was born on April 19,1951 in Dorchester Massachusetts, the son of Jack Katz and Phyllis Levey. He grew up in Hull Massachusetts and graduated from Hull High School. He was a commercial tractor...
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James L. Strickland
November 10, 1943 - February 13, 2014
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Sam Boyce
June 14, 1945 - February 13, 2014
Sam Boyce
Concord- Sam Boyce, 68, of Concord, passed away at home, Thursday, February 13, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Woodsville, NH, Sam (Marilyn) was the daughter of the late Carleton and Marjorie (Bennett) Boyce. She was raised and educated in Concord, NH where she graduated from Concord High School in 1963. For 36 years, she worked as a technician for Lockheed...
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Lucille I. Rochette
August 19, 1938 - February 9, 2014
Lucille I. Rochette, 75, of Manchester died suddenly February 9, 2014 at her home.
Born on August 19, 1938 in Manchester the daughter of the late Antonio and Alma (Guevin) Rousseau. She was raised, educated and lived in Manchester for most of her life.
Lucille worked at Security Heel for years and later worked at RCD Electronics.
She liked bowling, going to the beach and enjoyed...
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Dorothy Ellen Stone
August 24, 1922 - February 8, 2014
Dorothy E. Stone, 91 of Manchester died peacefully at home on February 8, 2014 after a brief illness.
Dorothy was born in Townsend, Massachusetts to Gilbert and Lillian Estes. She was educated in the Townsend school system and following high school attended business college.
Following her marriage, she moved to Manchester. She was employed for almost 40 years at New Hampshire Insurance...
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Richard E Gregoire
April 5, 1943 - February 6, 2014
Richard E. Gregoire
Richard E. Gregoire passed away on February 6, 2014, after a courageous battle with COPD, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 5, 1943 in Manchester, NH, to the late Maurice and Irene (Richard) Gregoire.
Richard was a lifelong resident of Manchester, where he was also educated. After honorable serving his country in the Army, he went on to start a...
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Richard "Bugz" Lemire
October 25, 1954 - February 4, 2014
LITTLETON, NH -- Richard (Bugz) James Lemire, 59, passed peacefully on February 4, 2014 at the Lafayette Center in Franconia, N.H. after a long courageous battle. He was accompanied by his daughter, Megan Lemire and close family friend, Whitney Jewett.
He was born on October 25, 1954 in Littleton to Anthony P. and June W. (Gearwar) Lemire. Richard graduated from Littleton High School in 1972....
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Christopher L. Gagnon
June 21, 1991 - February 3, 2014
Christopher L. Gagnon, 22, of Manchester, passed away on February 3, 2014 in Manchester.
He was born in Manchester on June 21, 1991, the son of Lucien and Lisa (Cote) Gagnon, Jr. He was a 2009 graduate of Manchester High School West. He worked for his father's company, LG Installations. Chris enjoyed working on cars, snowmobiling, riding ATVs and mud truck racing.
Family members include his...
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Shanna Plouff
June 5, 1979 - February 1, 2014
Shanna M. Plouff, 34, of Loudon, passed away at Concord Hospital on February 1, 2014.
She was born in Lynn, MA on June 5, 1979. She was a loving wife, mother and daughter. She was passionate about spending time with her family, especially at her summer camp on Lake Ossipee where she enjoyed swimming, camping, fishing and socializing with the camping community.
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James Sysyn
November 11, 1942 - January 29, 2014
James Sysyn, 71, of Candia, passed away on January 29, 2014 at Catholic Medical Center after a period of failing health. He was surrounded by family.
Born in Manchester on November 11, 1942, he was the son of Michael and Anna (Overchalk) Sysyn and had been a Candia resident for over thirty years. He was a United States Army Veteran. He worked at Summit Packaging for twenty-two years, as a...
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Pauline T. Morley
April 18, 1923 - January 29, 2014
Pauline T. (Briere) Morley, 90, of Manchester, passed away at the Laurel Center in Bedford on January 29, 2014.
She was born in Manchester on April 18, 1923, the daughter of Ludger and Claudia (Fortin) Briere. She was the widow of Jeremiah Morley.
Family members include her daughter, Suzanne Loeper of Portland, OR and a grandson, Christopher Loeper.
A private burial will take place at Mt...
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Veronica Sommer
August 3, 1919 - January 26, 2014
Veronica was born on August 3, 1919 and passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2014.
Veronica was a resident of Penfield, New York.
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Ryan Talbot
March 28, 1991 - January 25, 2014
Ryan Talbot, 22 of Manchester died on January 25, 2014. Ryan is survived by his loving parents, Krystina and Grover
his brothers Michael and Shaun, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Weilbrenner and Mr. and Mrs. Skwierz. He was also survived by many, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
SERVICES – A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Phaneuf Funeral Home and Crematorium, 243...
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Marie Primene Guirand
January 23, 1929 - January 23, 2014
She was born in Lacolline, Haiti the daughter of Feneus and Genela (Michaud) Guirand. Marie worked as a seamstress and loved sewing. She was very proud of her family and their accomplishments in life. Family members include her son, Alcinto Guirand of Alaska; 2 daughters, Emelyne Pompee of Manchester and Micheline Guirand of Spring Valley, NY, 9 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and her...
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Melecio Hernandez Flores
May 20, 1931 - January 22, 2014
Melecio H. Flores, M.D.
Born - May 20, 1931 in San Fernando, La Union, to Melecio D. and Maria Hernandez Flores. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas, School of Medicine, Manila, in 1957. Melecio served a one-year internship at St. John's Hospital, in Lowell, MA where he met his wife, Helen. They were married and blessed with the birth of their daughter, Rebecca.
He went on to...
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Claire Beatrice (Blondeau) Vachon
June 24, 1924 - January 21, 2014
Goffstown, NH – Claire B. (Blondeau) Vachon, 89, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Hillsborough County Nursing Home in Goffstown.
Born in Manchester, NH on June 24, 1924, the daughter of the late Edward and Yvonne (Daneault) Blondeau. She was educated in Bedford. Claire had lived in Merrimack for over 20 years before moving to Manchester. Most recently she resided in Goffstown for several...
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Robert C. Black
December 21, 1925 - January 21, 2014
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Anita G. Roy
July 25, 1930 - January 21, 2014
Anita G. (Gagnon) Roy, 83, of Manchester, passed away at the Elliot Hospital on January 21, 2014.
She was born in Manchester on July 25, 1930, the daughter of Ernest and Yvonne (Janelle) Gagnon and had been a lifelong resident of the City. She worked as a waitress for many years at the Bean Pot and then at Chez Vachon Restaurant. For the last two year she had been a resident of Courville at...
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Anne Davis
July 14, 1928 - January 19, 2014
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Isabel Marie Anne Bitel
December 10, 1926 - January 18, 2014
Isabel Bitel (Albert), 87,of Londonderry, NH formerly of Madawaska, Maine, passed away on January 18, 2014.
She is survived by her loving family: her husband Frank of Londonderry, NH, her son Matthew and his wife Lisa of Manchester, NH, her son Vince and his partner Benjamin Newbold of West Newbury, MA, her granddaughter Morgan Bitel of Smithfield, KY, and many loving relatives who were very...
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Deborah Goss
September 7, 1953 - January 17, 2014
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June Harriett Widrig
June 14, 1936 - January 17, 2014
June Widrig, 77, of Bedford, NH formerly of Kansas passed away on January 17, 2014.Harriett June (McDaniel) Widrig was born on June 14, 1936 in the small town of Essex, Missouri to James and Gladys McDaniel. She grew up on a farm near there and graduated from Gray Ridge High School. She left southeast Missouri to attend McPherson College in central Kansas where she met her future husband Don...
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Raymond Donald Bouvier
April 16, 1955 - January 13, 2014
Raymond Donald Bouvier, 58, of Bedford, passed away on January 13, 2014 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack.
He was born in Manchester on April 16, 1955, the son of Marcel and Stella (Therriault) Bouvier and had been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a United States Navy Veteran and was a master electrician by trade. He was an avid hunter, gun enthusiast and enjoyed participating...
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Rebecca Jean Collins
November 5, 1967 - January 12, 2014
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Elizabeth Ann LaFlower Hoffman
November 2, 1964 - January 12, 2014
Elizabeth A. LaFlower Hoffman, 49, of Merrimack passed away January 12, 2014 at her home in Merrimack with her family by her side.
She was born on November 2, 1964 in Bronx, New York the daughter of Rosemarie Pantore of Margate, FL and the late William LaFlower. She was raised and educated in New York and attended Lehman College in the Bronx.
Liz worked as a postal clerk in Nashua on...
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Joy Bartlett
August 8, 1926 - January 10, 2014
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Judith Ruth (Irons) Lizotte
July 20, 1960 - January 10, 2014
Judith R. Lizotte, 53, of Allenstown died Friday, January 10, 2014 at the Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover with her family and friends by her side following a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born on July 20, 1960 in Dover the daughter of Joseph and Evie (Givens) Irons. Judy was raised in Dover, graduating from Dover High School. She was a resident of Allenstown for many years.
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Joyce E. Sorrell
May 9, 1943 - January 9, 2014
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Rose A Hoyt
June 15, 1926 - January 9, 2014
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Maureen Sullivan Bissonnette
August 28, 1931 - January 9, 2014
Maureen Sullivan Bissonnette, 82, of Manchester and Moody Beach, ME died on January 9, 2014 at home.
She was born in Detroit, MI on August 28, 1931, to Michael J. and Mary J. (O'Connor) Sullivan. She spent her early years in Portsmouth and graduated from Portsmouth High School. She graduated from Mount Saint Mary Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing receiving her RN. She continued her...
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Kathleen "Kitty" M. Davis
December 17, 1930 - January 9, 2014
Kathleen "Kitty" M. Davis, 83, of Concord died January 9, 2014 at the Concord Hospital in Concord.
She was born on December 17, 1930 in Concord the daughter of the late John E. and Helen (MacMillan) Quimby. She was raised and educated in Concord.
Mrs. Davis worked at National Fence and Granite and later for the State of NH.
She enjoyed summers at Newfound Lake for the past 60 years....
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Louise May Steele
December 26, 1927 - January 8, 2014
Louise M. Steele, 86, of Epping died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Hanover Hill Healthcare in Manchester with her daughter, Emily by her side.
She was born on December 26, 1927 in Marblehead, MA the daughter of Karl and Bessie(Thorner) Wendell. She grew up in Marblehead and attended Essex Agricultural Institute.
She was a resident of Epping for many years.
Louise enjoyed knitting,...
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Sophie Daigneault
January 14, 1928 - January 6, 2014
Sophie B. Daigneault (Burpos) 85, of Manchester. Sophie was born at home in Goffstown on January 14, 1928 daughter of the late Apostles and Helen (Zarkadas) Bourpos. She was the wife of the late Arthur J. Daigneault.
Sophie had a love for reading, crafts, swimming at the YMCA in Goffstown but most especially loved spending time with her family and attending Greek family reunions. Sophie's...
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Emile P. St Cyr
May 20, 1925 - January 6, 2014
Emile P. St. Cyr, 88, of Manchester, passed away at his residence on January 6, 2014.
He was born in Chicopee, MA on May 20, 1925, the son of Arthur and Helen (Gagnon) St. Cyr and had been a Manchester resident for most of his life. He was a World War II Army Veteran, serving in the Pacific Theatre. He had been a firefighter for the Manchester Fire Department for 27 years, retiring in 1979....
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Roland Onil Raiche
April 29, 1927 - January 5, 2014
Roland Onil Raiche, born to Antoinette and Onil Raiche on April 29, 1927, died peacefully at home in Hooksett surrounded by family on January 5, 2014 after a long illness. A graduate of Central High School in Manchester, Roland served in the United States Navy during World War II. He married the love of his life, Marilyn Gail Hastings, in 1948 and they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary...
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Marion Campilio
December 3, 1923 - January 5, 2014
Marion Campilio, 90, the wife of the late Frank J. Campilio of North Reading, died peacefully on January 5th at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading Mass.
She was born on December 3rd 1923 in East Boston, and raised in Stoneham, Mass to the late Ralph and Emma Petto. She spent over 20 years in North Reading before moving to Goffstown, NH 26 years ago.
She worked 22 years up at St. Anselm's...
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