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.
Marc J. Beaulieu, 57, of Manchester, died July 22, 2024. He was a master electrician and owned and operated Beaulieu’s Market on the West Side of Manchester for decades. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)
Robert G. Gamlin, 100, of Londonderry, died July 18, 2024. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he was a self-taught botanist who holds the patent on an iris of European and Siberian specie named the “Gamlin Blue Iris.” He retired after 42 years with T.C. Edwards & Co., P.C., Public Accounting Firm where he was the managing partner. He was also owner of Gamlin Christmas Tree Farm, and in 2006 he donated 127 acres of his land in Groton, Mass., to the Groton Conservation Trust. The area is now named the Gamlin Crystal Spring Conservation Area. (Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium)
George R. Hamilton, 89, of Henniker, died July 18, 2024. He spent 35 years working at New England College in Henniker as the director of athletics, professor of kinesiology and coach of many sports. (Legacy.com)
Gary Paul Hermsdorf, 79, of Hooksett, died July 21, 2024. He was a pharmacist who retired in 2010 and also worked as a pharmaceutical salesman for Abbott Labs. (Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center)
John J. Lowy, 90, of Durham, died July 19, 2024. He was a U.S. Army veteran who taught in New York City schools for several years, and in 1972 became principal of Mast Way Elementary School in Lee. After retiring in 1995, he was a hospice volunteer for the Squamscott Home Care & Hospice Agency and at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, volunteering in the gardens and orchards to prepare them for winter and also as a guide. He was a member of the board of directors of Community Partners. (Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home & Crematory)
Victor St. Cyr, 68, of Dalton, died July 18, 2024. He served as a Dalton Planning Board member and selectman for more than 19 years. (Bailey Funeral Home)
WORDS OF WISDOM: “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” – Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady, Oct. 11, 1884, to Nov. 7, 1962
