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 weeks 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.
Dr. Arnold A. Adams, 91, of Laconia, died Jan. 19, 2024. He began his career as a student teacher at Lebanon High School and was business education teacher in Littleton. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in Maryland schools, retiring as supervisor of adult education in 1982, when he returned to New Hampshire. He taught at New Hampshire College and New Hampshire Vocational College in Laconia. With others, he compiled 13 volumes of birth, death, and marriage records for the towns of Tilton, Northfield, Sanbornton, Belmont, Franklin, Laconia, Gilford, and Bristol. (Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services)
Stephen J. Colburn, 79, of Grafton, died Jan. 22, 2024. He was a general contractor and carpenter who built area homes. He served on the Grafton Police Department, the Grafton Ambulance and the Fire Department. (Chadwick Funeral and Cremation Service)
Marlene Davis, 88, of Jaffrey, died Jan. 19, 2024. She volunteered at the Rindge Swap Shop four days a week and at the Jaffrey Swap Shop for 15 years. She also volunteered at Helping Hands in Troy and helped plan the first Scarecrows on the Common event in Jaffrey. She collected food baskets for the holidays for 20 years and was a member of Santa’s House, coordinating wrapping events for children’s presents. She was an auxiliary member and past president of the VFW Auxiliary Post 5613 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 38 in Fitzwilliam and past president of Jaffrey’s Unit 11 in 1994. She was one of the first four women inducted into the original Jaffrey-Rindge Lions Club. (Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center)
Donald N. Desrosiers, 90, of Mont Vernon, died Jan. 17, 2024. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and worked for the Nashua Fire Department as a driver and eventually as chief inspector. He was commander of the American Legion J.E. Coffey Post 3 in Nashua, as well as director of Boys State. (Rochette Funeral Home and Cremation Services)
Robert A. Dugas, 88, of Manchester, died Jan. 18, 2024. He built hundreds of homes in the Manchester area and was a past member, director and treasurer of the Manchester Home Builders Association. He was the association’s 1983 Builder of the Year. He was a past member and president of the Pinardville Lions Club. He also owned RE/MAX Professionals in Manchester during the eighties and was associate broker with RE/MAX Property Specialists Group in Bedford. (Legacy.com)
Bradley W. Eldridge, 63, of Errol, died Jan. 17, 2024. He joined the West Ossipee Fire Department in 1976 and became fire chief in 1988. He retired in 2011 and moved to Errol, where he joined the Errol Fire Rescue Department in 2017 and was appointed fire chief in 2020. He was also the town’s program coordinator of the food pantry. (Lord Funeral Home)
Sr. Germaine C. Goyette, CSC, (Sr. Rose Germaine), 94, of Manchester, died Jan. 18, 2024. She was a Sister of Holy Cross for 73 years, entering the congregation in 1950 and pronouncing her final vows in 1957. She was a teacher and principal for many years in parochial schools in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. She also taught English for two years at Notre Dame International School in Rome, Italy and for several years supervised student teachers at Notre Dame College, Southern New Hampshire University and Rivier University. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)
Robert Clark Guyotte, 77, of Holderness, died Jan. 23, 2024. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he achieved the rank of staff sergeant. He and a partner established Glidden & Guyotte Construction Co. in 1972 and worked as president for 51 years until 2023. (Dupuis Funeral Home)
Robert M. Hallisey Sr., 87, of New London, died Jan. 20, 2024.He was a commissioned officer in the Public Health Service stationed in Bethesda, Md. He served 20 years and retired with the rank of captain. He was Massachusetts’ Director of Radiation Control for 22 years and taught medical radiological safety at Tufts University. He was a member of Winchester’s Glee Club, Staff & Key, and St. Mary’s choir. He volunteered at New London Hospital, the historical society and driving others to medical appointments for the Kearsarge Area Council on Aging. (Chadwick Funeral and Cremation Service)
Mary Clifton “Clif” (Griswold) Horrigan, 92, of Portsmouth, formerly of Durham, died Jan. 16, 2024. She was a chemist at the Jimmy Fund doing cancer research in Boston. After moving to Durham in 1966, she earned a Master’s Degree in Hydrology from UNH and worked there as a computer systems analyst and database engineer at the academic computing department, retiring in 1996. She was active in the Save Our Shores (SOS) movement in 1974 to stop Aristotle Onassis from building an oil refinery off the New Hampshire seacoast. She volunteered as a UNH marine docent, a docent at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, and at the Great Bay Discovery Center in Greenland. (J. Verne Wood Funeral Home – Buckminster Chapel)
Bette Jean (Fogg) Lessard, 74, of Hampton, died Jan. 23, 2024. She and her husband John “Jack” Lessard owned Scott Pontiac in Hampton. They donated thousands of Teddy bears to children in hospitals in Boston, at Dartmouth in Lebanon, and to any family in need. (Remick and Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory)
Rhys H. (Chip) Llewellyn III, 80, of Hooksett, died Jan. 20, 2024. A U.S. Army, veteran, he joined the family business, the R.H. Llewellyn Co., stationers in Manchester, and later was director of development at the N.H. Easter Seal Society. He conceived the N.H. Snowmobile Association Easter Seal Ride-In that exists to this day, helping raise $3 million for handicapped children and adults. He was a member of the Hooksett Conservation Commission. (Legacy.com)
Beverly A. “Lal” (Mackenzie) Meuse, 90, of Windham, died Jan. 21, 2024. She was an accountant at Harvard University Press, Salem Building Supply and Donabedian Brothers. She and her husband later owned P.S. Meuse Construction then Island Pond Mobil in Derry. (Carrier Family Funeral Home)
Dr. Joleen Mary Minear, 81, of Salem, died Jan. 20, 2024. She was principal of Franklin Elementary School in Keene, then principal for the Green Mountain Union High School in Vermont. She owned a Huntington Learning Center in the Plymouth, Mass., area. (Carrier Family Funeral Home)
Charles L. Mobilia, 71, of Keene, died Jan. 15, 2024. He was a systems and security administrator at Keene State College for more than 25 years. He was also a drummer for the bands Version 6 and The Boom Box Band in the Keene area. He coached many youth teams, was a soccer referee, classroom aide at Fuller School, and volunteered at Hundred Nights homeless shelter, where he was chairman of the board of directors. (Foley Funeral Home)
Christopher Owen Roma, 37, of Thornton, died Jan. 17, 2024, while hiking in the White Mountains. He worked for a North Hampton motorcycle dealer until an accident, then attended the Dhamma Dhara Vispassana Meditation Center in Massachusetts. He worked for Burndy in Lincoln and ran a guide business called NorthEast Trekking Co. He helped develop and raise money for the Lincoln Skateboard Park and worked with the ADAPT program encouraging youth to get outside. (Ross Funeral Home)
The Rev. Mark A. Rundzio, 72, of Berlin, died Jan. 13, 2024. A native of, Poland, he was ordained a priest in 1981 and served as associate pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Manchester; St. Michael Parish, Exeter; St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Derry; Parish of the Resurrection, Nashua; and Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, Salem. He served as administrator, then pastor of St. Stanislaus, Winchester and as pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Center Ossipee and Holy Family Parish, Gorham. (Bryant Funeral Homes)
Robert Scagliotti, 88, of Zephyr Cove, Nev., died Jan. 15, 2024. Originally from Rochester, N.H., he was the son-in-law of Nackey and William Loeb, the former publishers of the New Hampshire Union Leader. He was an architect who started his career at age 25 by designing Holy Rosary Church in Rochester. He owned his own architectural firm in Salem, Mass., where he was chairman of the Salem Historical District Commission. He volunteered at the Salem Boys & Girls Club, where he taught children English as a Second Language. (Legacy.com)
Nicholas William Stadtfeld, 86, of Wolfeboro, died Jan. 18, 2024. He was a ski instructor at Gunstock, raced sailboats on Winni and Great East lakes, and dove for milfoil on Balch Lake as one of the founders of the Balch Lake Improvement Association. He and his friend Hugh Rogers created the Marshmallow Man Triathlon, which has continued for 36 years. (Lord Funeral Home)
Michael Joseph Welsh, 84, of Manchester, died Jan. 22, 2024. A U.S. Navy veteran, he worked for the Manchester Police Department, retiring in 1989 as deputy chief of police. He was a 65-year member of the Manchester Elks Lodge and served as Exalted Ruler, state president, and District Deputy GER. (Legacy.com)
Patricia A. Wellington, 82, of Lee, died Jan. 22, 2024. She was a teaching assistant at Mast Way Elementary School and owned and operated the Lee Hill Village Store for decades. She also assisted with the Wellington Apple Orchard. She owned Wellington Camping Park. (Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home & Crematory)
Leonard John Willis, 68, of Exeter, died Jan. 19, 2024. He was a well-known yoga practitioner for 28 years and life coach for Balance Life Coaching for the past seven years. He studied at Yoga Life Institute in Exeter to complete a 200-hour teacher training program. A memorial celebration is planned to honor him Saturday, Jan. 27, at 5:30 p.m. at the Exeter Area YMCA. (Remick and Gendron Funeral Home)
Ruth J. (McNeill) Zimmerman, 91, of Keene, died Jan. 19, 2024. In her early years, she was a vocalist with the Allan Kendall Orchestra of Keene. She was office manager and executive secretary to the president of Engineering, Planning and Management, a nuclear engineering firm in Framingham, Mass. She was soprano soloist at St Bernard’s Church in Keene, St. Denis Church in Hanover and St. Zepherin’s Church in Wayland, Mass. (DiLuzio Foley And Fletcher Funeral Homes)
WORDS OF WISDOM: “Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this.” — Céline Marie Claudette Dion, Canadian singer, born March 30, 1968