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.

Dorothy Mae Gibe Bothwell, 97, of Keene, died Jan. 20, 2025. She was a registered nurse who with her husband Paul dedicated themselves to philanthropy and volunteer work. They were founding members of the Kiwanis Club of Keene and spent more than 30 years as active members. They also participated each semester in the Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL) program at Keene State College, attending classes every Friday for 30 years. (Legacy.com)

Bruno Alexander Boudreau, 95, of Nashua, died Jan. 16, 2025. He worked as a loom fixer in the textile mills and in 1955 joined the Nashua Police Department, retiring as captain 25 years later. He then worked at Anheuser Busch in Merrimack for 15 years before retiring. (Farwell Funeral Home)

M. Joan Grant Garipay, 88, of Hanover, died Jan. 11, 2025. She worked as a kindergarten teacher in Lebanon, then was director of Follow Through, and principal in Plainfield. He was selected Principal of the Year for the state in 1989. She was a member of the Hanover Planning Board. (Rand-Wilson Funeral Home)

William F. Hill, 83, of Nashua, died Jan. 15, 2025. He played baseball semi-professionally for the Nashua Dodgers and coached youth baseball for Nashua South Little League. He served as a Nashua Police Officer for 23 years, retiring as a detective, and then served another 18 years with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. (Davis Funeral Home)

James David Hillier, 77, of Westmoreland, died Jan. 17, 2025. He taught science at the Claremont Vocational Technical College and worked summers at Pine Grove Springs Country Club in Spofford. He eventually became the major shareholder of the country club and worked to improve the course over his 37-year career. He was active in the N.H. Golf Course Superintendents Association, serving as president. He was instrumental in setting up the NHGCSA scholarship. He was president of the Westmoreland Boosters Club and coached the Westmoreland girls’ softball and basketball teams. He was president of the Westmoreland Lions Club and sang in the Westmoreland United Church choir. (DiLuzio, Foley and Fletcher Funeral Homes)

Constance E. (St. Laurent) Kretschmar, 90, of Rochester, died Jan. 20, 2025. She was a secretary at Somersworth High School in the vocational department and then the vice principal’s office. She volunteered with the American Red Cross, Project Bridges, Girl Scouts of America, Frisbee Memorial Hospital’s Ladies Auxiliary, planning committee for the Somersworth Millenium New Year’s Eve Celebration and Pride Week, as well as the 250th Celebration of the City of Somersworth. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Somersworth Chamber of Commerce in 2001. (J.S. Pelkey and Son Funeral Home)

James Leo McQueeney, 78, of Manchester, died Jan. 20, 2025. He was a biology and physical education teacher for 38 years at Manchester West High School. He was founding leader of the Alternative Learning for Freshman (ALF) program and retired in 2006. He coached a variety of sports at West High and St. Joseph Regional Junior High. (Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center)

Ann Bewley (Miles) Morse, 93, of Alton Bay, died Jan. 19, 2025. She was a dietitian at New England Baptist Hospital and Huggins Hospital, then served as lunch director at Alton Central School. She volunteered with the Alton Flower Club, N.H. Blueberry Growers Association, Ladies Fellowship of Community Church, Alton Historical Society, and N.H. Retired Teachers Association. (Peaslee Alton Funeral Home)

Mary Lillian Pellegrini, 61, of Franklin, and Kensington, Md., died Jan. 19, 2025. She was a Russian cryptologic linguist for the U.S. Air Force for 21 years, serving in Greece, Laurel, Md., Texas, and Honolulu, Hawaii. She became a private contractor specializing in communications in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. She was admitted to the Foreign Service in 2013 and served in  Columbia,  Pakistan, Australia, and Russia. (Thibault-Neun Funeral Home)

Susan Rand Pullen, 63, of Plainfield, died Jan. 19, 2025. She was a licensed clinical social worker in private practice and at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Boston City Hospital. She was a teacher at Plainfield Elementary School. (Knight Funeral Home, White River Junction, Vt.)

J. Lindsay Shearer, 77, of Manchester and formerly of Auburn, died Jan. 7, 2025. She worked for Ramsey Clark’s U.S. Senate campaign in New York, and after moving to New Hampshire, founded Shearer & Connelly Consulting Services. She worked for Healthsource, later Cigna Healthcare. She volunteered for  Kids Voting New Hampshire, N.H. Commission on Child Care & Early Childhood Education, Federated Arts of Greater Manchester-New Hampshire, the Women’s Business Center, Business for Social Responsibility-New Hampshire’s board, and the United Way of Greater Manchester-New Hampshire board. (Britton-Wallace Funeral Home,  Auburn, Mass.)

Janet Doris Brooks Spear, 80, of Mason, died Jan. 20, 2024. She served on the Jaffrey ambulance crew and was a member of the Greenville American Legion Auxiliary. She was president of the Greenville Lioness Club. (Michaud Funeral Home)

Rodney E. Tenney, 83, of Concord, died Jan. 6, 2025. A U.S. Army veteran, he managed several gubernatorial and presidential campaigns, including George Romney’s New Hampshire presidential primary campaign in 1968. He was appointed by Gov. Walter Peterson in 1968 as the first state budget director and later became the first professional administrator for Merrimack County. He served on the Concord City Council (1976-1979) and later on the Concord School Board (1991-1997) including as chairman. He helped found the New Hampshire Public Risk Management Exchange, now known as Primex, and retired as chief financial officer in 2006. He was a charter board member of New Hampshire Public Radio, which he helped establish. (Legacy.com)

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill, former British prime minister, Nov. 30, 1874, to Jan. 24, 1965