InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column. The people listed here passed away during the previous week and have some public or charitable connection to their community. InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission. Click here or on the Obituaries tab at the top of our home page to learn more. And if you know of someone from New Hampshire who should be featured in this column, please send your suggestions to NancyWestNews@gmail.com.

Peter H. Warburton, 74, of Strafford, died April 14, 2023. The former superintendent of schools for SAU 53, comprised of the school districts of Pembroke, Deerfield, Epsom, Chichester, and Allenstown, he was also superintendent of SAU 39, which includes Amherst, Mont Vernon, and Souhegan Cooperative School Districts. He was a Peace Corps volunteer and taught English in South Korea. Earlier in his career, he taught English at Somersworth Middle School and became assistant principal at Northwood School, Kingswood Regional Middle School, and Londonderry Middle School. He then became principal of Barrington Middle School. He was a long-time member of the New Hampshire Council on the Arts and received the New Hampshire Art Educators’ Association Outstanding Service Award in 2017. (Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home & Crematory)

Mary Childers, 70, of West Lebanon, died April 13, 2023. She was a consultant who mediated conflict and provided discrimination prevention training for higher education and corporations. She had a Ph.D. in English literature and wrote her memoir, “Welfare Brat: A Memoir” (Bloomsbury, 2005), described on Amazon as an “intimate and frank memoir (that) tells the story of growing up in a family in which five out of seven children dropped out of high school and four different fathers dropped out of sight. With this lyrical and often humorous examination of how she became the first person in her family to attend college, Childers illuminates the causes of welfare dependence, generational poverty, and submission to a popular culture that values sexuality more than self-esteem and self-sufficiency.” (Knight Funeral Homes & Crematory)

Robert J. Nadeau, 61, of Boscawen, died April 16, 2023. Beginning as a teller for the Manchester Municipal Employees Credit Union (now Members First Credit Union), he progressed through the ranks to become president and CEO.  In 2005, he opened his own handyman business, RJ Nadeau’s Home Maintenance, then in 2019 joined the City of Concord’s Code Administration Department as a code inspector.  He was a wish granter for the Make-a-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire, served meals at the New Horizons Soup Kitchen, and organized blood drives for the American Red Cross. (Waters Funeral Home)

William E. Widmer, 68, of Amherst, died April 14, 2023. His obituary, which may be seen in full at the www.smith-heald.com website, refers to him as a “social influencer ahead of his time” who briefly considered a life in seminary before deciding he liked beer too much. He enjoyed a life of aimless wandering, then settled down for a 35-year career with BAE Systems. Called “an aspiring hoarder,” he collected life-long friends and a “vast wardrobe of clothes dating back to the 70s, including flannels, jeans, and socks that have arguably more ‘hole’ to them than they do sock.” In retirement, he paid special attention to his diet, which consisted of “Fosters beer and Fudgsicles.” He served as treasurer for the Amherst Conservation Commission and was passionate about conserving old-growth forest and planting new trees around Amherst. His obituary contained this sentence near the end: “Tragically, Bill’s sons inherited his tendency of thinking they are far funnier than they actually are, and as part of his last will, Bill requested his sons write an obituary in a style Monty Python would approve.” (Smith & Heald Funeral Home)

Margaret E. Louis, 75, of Portsmouth, and a former long-time resident of Raymond, died April 17, 2023. She and her husband lived at The Bean Tavern in Raymond for 40 years. She taught preschool and kindergarten for many years and owned the Shining Star Learning Center in Epping. She was involved in the Raymond Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and was a long-time Cubmaster for Pack 100. She was involved in Raymond’s 225th and 250th Anniversary celebrations and also spearheaded reestablishing a 4th of July parade and celebration. She was a former school board member. (Brewitt Funeral Home)

Kim A. Sullivan, 75, of Epping, died April 15, 2023. He was a major in the U.S. Army Reserves, serving in the Reserve for 28 years. He was employed as a comptroller and auditor for several companies including Tyco Industries, Kollsman Inc., and National Visa Passport Center. He was a member of the Epping Zoning Board of Adjustment and was a former selectman. (Brewitt Funeral Home)

Lynda O. Connolly, 76, of Temple, died April 14, 2023. She was a schoolteacher, hospital clerk, title search agent and co-owner of Main Street Title Services. She volunteered for Ladies Aid, Temple Fire Department Auxiliary, the Faith Food Pantry and served as a Supervisor of the Checklist. (Cournoyer Funeral Home and Cremation Center)

Linda May (Horne) Ayer, 93, of Nashua, died April 19, 2023. She was very involved in Nashua Theatre Guild and was seen in numerous productions over many years. Moving to Nashua in 1955, she served on many organizations, including the Newcomers Club, Broad Street PTA, Junior Women’s Club, Nashua Theatre Guild and N.H. Community Theater Association. She was also a substitute teacher in the Nashua school system. (Davis Funeral Home)

Anne Brooks Dodge, 89, of Center Sandwich, died April 13, 2023. She was an elementary school teacher in her native Hawaii and moved to California in 1941. After marriage, she and her husband lived in New Jersey, Maryland, and Michigan, eventually settling in New Hampshire when her husband Phil bought  White’s Garage, a Ford dealership in West Ossipee. She worked for SAU 2 in Meredith, retiring in 1999. She volunteered for the Sandwich Historical Society and the Sandwich Home Industries. She played the piano and the bass violin, performing with the orchestra at the Barnstormers Summer Theater. (Mayhew Funeral Homes)

Mary Elliott Argue, 94, of Gilmanton Iron Works, died April 14, 2023. The widow of Pittsfield’s Dr. John S. Argue, who died in 2007, she was the mother of 12 and a Third-Order Carmelite of the Carmelite Monastery in Concord as well as Mistress of the lay novices.  She served on the school board of Bishop Brady High School in Concord. (C.E. Peaslee & Son, Inc.)

David Avery Jr., 51, of Pelham, died April 16, 2023. He was a fire dispatcher with the Hudson Fire Department and had served as an on-call firefighter at the Pelham Fire Department for 20 years. (Pelham Funeral Home)

Robert William Dunn, 95, of Rye, died April 18, 2023. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, he owned and operated the Dairy Whiz ice cream stand in Malden, Mass., and pursued his passion for skiing starting as manager of Boston Hill Ski Area in North Andover, Mass., where he started the Bob Dunn Ski School. Later in his career, he became director of skiing at Bretton Woods. He lived in Rye for more than 60 years and was one of the first Jenness Beach surfers, circa 1965, and organized volleyball games and beach cleanups over the years. He contributed articles to Rye Reflections, a local online publication. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home – Crematory)

Mary Stokes Shuffleton, 99, of Brentwood, died April 17, 2023. A professional model and switchboard operator in her native California, she learned how to use a computer at age 85 and began researching a World War II-era  plane that was named Marinell in her honor. She found that it had been restored and was in England. (Her middle name was Anella and she went by the nickname Marinell.) She contacted the plane’s owner, visited England and was interviewed by local publications. She volunteered for the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society. (Stockbridge Funeral Home)

William C. Youngclaus, 82, of Exeter, died April 13, 2023. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he was a staff accountant at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells in Boston, then moved to North Hampton in 1971 and worked at Hampton National Bank as vice president and treasurer.  He founded William C. Youngclaus, CPA in Seabrook in 1976, now Youngclaus & Company, PLLC. He was a volunteer and coach in the North Hampton Youth Association and was a member of Hampton Rotary, Seabrook Rotary and Hampton Chamber of Commerce. (Stockbridge Funeral Home)

WORDS OF WISDOM: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882)