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.

Raymond Paul Carter, 86, of Concord, died Sept. 2, 2024. He was a registered land surveyor and a registered professional engineer in New Hampshire and Maine. His 42-year career included working as a project engineer for Carter and Towers Engineering Corp. in Swampscott, Mass.; project manager for Whitman and Howard of Boston; chief environmental engineer for the City of Manchester; and administrator of the Water Quality Bureau for the N.H. Department of Environmental Services. (Legacy.com)

Henry “Hank” Joseph Dougherty, 92, of Canterbury, died Aug. 31, 2024. A U.S. Army veteran, he was executor director of the N.H. Dental Society before his retirement. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was chairman of the Canterbury Fair. (Bennett Funeral Home)

John L. Forrestall, 78, of Concord,died Aug. 31, 2024. A U.S. Army veteran, he served as an officer in the Corps of Engineers and qualified as a U.S. Army Ranger. He had a 30-year career with the City of Concord, serving as highway superintendent, assistant director of water works, director of water works, and director of water resources. (Waters Funeral Home)

Darren Michael Garnick, 56, of Amherst, died Aug. 30, 2024.  He was an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, journalist and writer. He worked as a newspaper reporter at small weeklies and dailies and wrote the “Working Stiff” business column for the Boston Herald. He also wrote the “Culture Schlock” pop culture column for The Nashua Telegraph. At Boston-based AWARD Productions, he wrote and produced several political documentaries for PBS. His work on the aviation history film, “Beyond Kitty Hawk” earned him and his colleagues a 2004 Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Documentary Program.” He recently worked as content director for PTC/Onshape, writing about the latest technologies in product design and manufacturing. (Davis Funeral Home)

William E. Leber, 91, of Andover, died Sept. 1, 2024. He served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force  and retired with the rank of major.  He was deputy director of the N.H. Aeronautics Commission for 20 years, retiring in 1994.  He served four terms as a N.H. state legislator beginning in 1996. Active with the Andover Lions Club since 1974, he was past district governor for District 44N from 1987-1988 and was president of the Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation.  He was past president of the Andover Historical Society and helped obtain the cabooses at Potter Place.  He was a fire commissioner and also active in the Boy Scouts organization. (Chadwick Funeral Home)

Charles J. “Chuck” Mack, 83, of Hampstead, died Aug. 29, 2024. A U.S. Army veteran, he was past executive officer, vice president and president of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Local 370, of Flint, Mich.  He was the past Grand Knight of the St. Maximian Kolbe Council 9058, of the Knights of Columbus, in Hampstead, a 4th  Degree member of the Bishop Peterson Assembly 0641 in Salem, and a member of American Legion Post 115, in Danville. (Carrier Family Funeral Home)

Arlanda “Pete” Rice, 62, of Manchester, died Sept. 3, 2024. A native of Pensacola, Fla., he moved to New Hampshire to play baseball for the Nashua Pirates professional minor league baseball from 1980 until 1989. He also played for the Tigers organization. When his baseball career ended, he worked in sales, then operated his own trucking company until retiring in 2023. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)

Bruce Salsbury, 85, of Hopkinton, died Aug. 29, 2024. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he worked for IBM for 30 years. And was president of the Hopkinton Rotary Club and board member of the Hopkinton Historical Society. (Bennett Funeral Home)

Roger H. Soderberg, 88, of Hanover, died Aug. 25, 2024. He was a professor in the chemistry department at Dartmouth College, where he taught from 1962 until his retirement. He helped plan the construction of Burke Hall Science Complex and taught general chemistry courses. (Rand-Wilson Funeral Home)

Paul M. Soucy, 79, of Manchester, died Aug. 29, 2024. He established an electrical contracting company, Soucy Electric Inc., in 1976, growing it from a small residential business into a thriving company that served commercial, industrial, and government organizations across New England.  (Lambert Funeral Home and Crematory)

Henry L. Stevens, 86, of Wilmot, died Aug. 29, 2024. He served in the National Guard and the Army Reserves. He was a member of the Wilmot Volunteer Fire Department from the age of 16 and a forest fire warden for many years. He helped design, plan and build the Wilmot Volunteer Firehouse on Route 11. He had been a member of the Grange since the age of 14. He was caretaker of Ridgeback Acres owned by Glenn and Gail Matthews in Wilmot, in charge of property maintenance and caring for livestock. (Chadwick Funeral and Cremation Service)

Priscilla S. (Schlusemeyer) Thompson, 94, of Epsom, died Sept. 1, 2024. She co-founded the Epsom Food Pantry with her daughter and was instrumental in the formation of the Epsom Elderly Housing complex. She and her husband founded Thompson Real Estate in Epsom. She was a member of the Capital Region Board of Realtors and Realtor of the Year in 1994. She was a Supervisor of the Checklist for more than 40 years and was named Epsom Citizen of the Year in 2015. (Roan Family Funeral Home – Still Oaks Chapel)

WORDS OF WISDOM: “I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” – Winston Churchill, former prime minister of Great Britain, Nov. 30, 1874, to Jan. 24, 1965