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.
Linda K. Cardone, 72, of Manchester and formerly of Concord, died March 29, 2023. She taught high school English and drama in Queens, N.Y., for three years, then worked in membership projects at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in Manhattan for eight years. She was director of the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce and organized Jumping in the Clouds, an equestrian event. She founded Card One Communications in Concord and won awards for her publishing work. (Roan Family Funeral Home)
Arvid John Dahlbloom Jr., 67, of Nashua and formerly of Auburn, died March 30, 2024. He owned and operated a chain of pet stores in New England and worked to match animals with people. From an early age, he rescued animals, including snapping turtles stranded near Salmon Brook in Nashua. He raised tadpoles in a bathtub for the N.H. fish hatchery, and lost and stray dogs and cats seemed to find their way to his home. He and his family had a seven-acre farm in Auburn. He brought animals to nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout the Nashua area. He visited schools and participated in events in New Hampshire and the Boston area. (Farwell Funeral Service)
Sandra Jane Darling, 80,of Peterborough, died March 30, 2024. She taught in Athens and Catskill, N.Y., as well as in Brookline She was president of the Brookline Teachers Association and member of New Hampshire Association of Police Chief Wives, a member of the Hollis Woman’s Club, Hollis Garden Club, and senior warden at her church, CASA volunteer, member of the Gate City Striders and Wadleigh Library volunteer. (Smith & Heald Funeral Home)
Fred A. Glidden Jr., 85, of Dover, died March 28, 2024. He and his wife did contract work for the Trust for Public Land and lived at Lake Tarleton in Piermont, working as property superintendent of 5,200 acres (Lake Tarleton Land Management). He was farm manager of the New England Selective Breeding Association in Woodbridge, Conn., and farm service superintendent at UNH, in charge of the university’s farmland, machinery and livestock. (R.M. Edgerly and Son, Inc.)
Theodore Joseph Janusz Jr., 81, of Raymond, died March 30, 2024. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served on the Raymond Budget Committee and Conservation Commission. He was a founding member of the Raymond Republican Town Committee. He worked as an electronics technician and retired in 2003. (Brewitt Funeral Home)
Philip J. Mulkhey, 86, of Loudon, died March 31, 2024. He was co-owner of B&M Plumbing as well as the Yankee Country Store in Loudon. He served as postmaster for the Loudon Post Office. He was a builder and carpenter, building many homes around Locke Lake while working for RC Foss. (Legacy.com)
Sister Muriel Pelletier, (Sister Marie Christilla), 97, of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, Manchester, died March 30, 2024. She made her religious profession in 1951 and served in the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary for 73 years. She was a high school principal and taught at various high schools in New Hampshire as well as at Rivier University. She was secretary to the Diocesan Pastoral Council, the Senate of Priests and the Council of Laity. She was treasurer for the Presentation of Mary Sisters in Castel Gandolfo, Italy and served as secretary to the rector of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, Italy. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)
William A. Proskow, 81, of Stratham, died March 28, 2024. He was a microwave engineer for Raytheon and Sanders Associates, joined the U.S. government’s Redstone Arsenal as part of the President’s Executive Exchange Program and later became a certified financial advisor and chief investment officer for Merchants Bank in Manchester. He became president of Bank East in Manchester, then moved to the Chicago area and was senior vice president for Northern Trust. He founded W.A. Proskow, LLC, managing the portfolios for wealthy individuals. He was a business and finance instructor at Rivier College in Nashua and a board member and treasurer of Family Service. (J. Verne Wood Funeral Home & Buckminster Chapel)
Robert Francis Ross Jr., 69, of Londonderry, died April 3, 2024. He was involved in Londonderry civic events and the recipient of the 2000 Civic Volunteer of the Year award. He coached baseball and basketball and was a past president of the Londonderry Friends of Music. He was a 2016 inductee into the Londonderry High School Hall of Fame. He worked for General Electric in Lynn, Mass., for 43 years . (Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium)
Louis A. Sillari, 108 , a lifelong Concord resident, died March 27, 2024. In 2014, when he was 99, Bishop Brady High School in Concord awarded him a long-awaited diploma. He worked as a machinist for more than 40 years and was recognized in April 2022 by Christ the King Parish as its oldest parishioner. He walked five miles a day well into his 100s. (Waters Funeral Home)
Starr P. Todd, 88, of Hampton, died March 29, 2024. A U.S. Army veteran, he spent his retirement managing Todd Farm Antiques Flea Market. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory)
John E. Upton Jr., 64, of Merrimack, died April 2, 2024. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he was general manager for Sage Laboratories in Hudson. He and his wife owned Crawford Notch Campground, a 100-acre campground in the White Mountains. (Rivet Funeral Home)
Barbara Ann Van Sickle, 82, of Holderness, died March 29, 2024. She and her husband owned and operated Van’s Paint and Hardware in Morristown, N.J., then owned Riveredge Marina in Ashland. (Dupuis Funeral Home)
Faustina “Faustie” (Dean) Wood, 101, formerly of Pelham and Dracut, Mass., died March 31, 2024. She worked for Raytheon Corp. in Lexington, Mass., for 24 years, serving as executive secretary to the company’s first president, Charles Francis Adams IV. She was an active member of the Dracut, Chelmsford, and Pelham senior centers and the lead trustee for the Hanson Trust, a trust fund for the Worthy Poor of Lowell, Mass. (Dracut Funeral Home, Dracut, Mass.)
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