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.

Leo T. Abbott, 88, of Claremont, died Oct. 23, 2025. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he was a dentist who in 1976 opened Claremont Family Dentistry on Myrtle Street in Claremont. He practiced until April of 2025. He was a lifelong supporter of the U.S. Marine Corps and assisted the Toys for Tots program for more than 30 years. (Stringer Funeral Home)

Commander David Allen Benson, M.D., 49, of Lee, died Oct. 21, 2025. He was an emergency physician who served as a flight surgeon with the U.S. Navy. He was deployed for wartime service in Afghanistan and later retired from the Navy Reserves. He was a Lee selectman, a member of the Lee Advisory Budget Committee, and vice chairman of the Lee Democratic Committee. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home)

Raymond R. Boissoneau, 87, of Laconia and formerly of Bedford, died Oct. 28, 2025. He served in the Army National Guard in New Hampshire and New Jersey and was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 1 in Laconia. He owned and operated printed circuit board manufacturing companies in New Hampshire, Quebec, Ontario and United Kingdom, under the company name of Electropac Co., Inc. He also managed his own auto gallery called Autopac Gallery in Laconia. (Rivet Funeral Home)

William J. Cavanaugh Jr., 74, of Manchester, died Oct. 21, 2025. He started his career with the Salem Police Department and in 1982 was hired by the Manchester Police Department, where he rose through the ranks for 25 years. He was a patrolman, juvenile detective and eventually sergeant. He served in the Crime Prevention/Community Policing Divisions and was a resource officer in the D.A.R.E. program. He was known as Officer Friendly in Manchester schools. A musician since a young age, he played guitar in local bands and volunteered with thePolice Athletic League, co-founding the all-police band “Friends in Blue,” performing across the community and in schools. In retirement, he worked for the Manchester VA Medical Center Police Department, rising to the rank of lieutenant. He also worked as a part-time police officer with the Auburn Police Department from 2004 to 2007. He retired after a 20-year career with the VA Police Department in 2023.(Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)

David Jerome Chase, 88, of Durham, died Oct.22, 2025. He was commissioned in the Army Reserve in 1958 and served 14 years on active and reserve duty in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer and helicopter pilot, principally with the 101st Airborne Division. He was a real estate developer on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Among his projects was the restoration of downtown Newburyport, Mass. He served on the boards of South Shore Hospital, South Shore Visiting Nurses Association, Cohasset, Mass., police and fire station renovation committee, among other charitable endeavors. He was a lifelong supporter of UNH, specifically the Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory –
School of Marine Science. (Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home & Crematory)

Samuel Carlton Farrington, 83, of Albany, died Oct. 23, 2025. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he attended  Seton Hall Law School in New Jersey and worked for the Legal Aid Program in East Orange, N.J. He worked for Vermont Legal Aid in Rutland, Vt., and managed the Legal Assistance Program in New Hampshire. While living in Lancaster, he was the Clerk of the Superior Court in Lancaster.  He was also the Clerk of the Superior Court in Carroll Country from 1991 to 2004. (Stringer Funeral Home)

Peter R. Flynn, 82, of Henniker, died Oct. 26, 2025. He was the adoptive father of nine and grandfather of nine who was well-known in many New Hampshire towns, including Pelham, where he served as a selectman, town administrator, and state representative; Henniker, where he lived and was town administrator, selectman, and president of the local Rotary Club; in New Boston and Deering, where he served as town administrator; and in Warner and Hillsborough, where he was welfare administrator. Early in his career, he operated Peter Flynn Travel Service, with offices in Lowell and North Chelmsford, Mass. While living in Pelham, he was active in the Knights of Columbus, Little League as an umpire, and volunteered with the Pelham Fire Department. (Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home)

Robert Gahan, 76, of Barrington, died Oct. 27, 2025. Known professionally as Bobby Gahan, his racing career spanned nearly 50 years, earning him close to 500 feature wins across New England, as well as in Florida and Virginia. In 1998, he was crowned the NASCAR New England Regional Champion in Nashville, Tenn. In 2017, he was inducted into the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame. (Purdy Memorial Chapel)

James Goe Gottling, 92, of Sunapee, died Oct. 29, 2025. He was a professor of electrical engineering at  The Ohio State University for 30 years. Upon moving to Sunapee in 1995, he helped fund the new Abbott Library, served on the board, and was an avid patron. (Chadwick Funeral Home)

Richard H. Hartung, 79, of Hampstead, died Oct. 24, 2025. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a computer programmer who served the town of Hampstead for many years as a member of the zoning board of adjustment, planning board and board of selectmen. He was a member of Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church in Salem, serving on the church council and as a member of the Bread of Life Food Pantry Committee for many years.  He was a member of Future Farmers of America, Sunset Lake Association and Hampstead VFW Post 11254. (Goundrey Dewhirst Funeral Home)

Richard W. Latimer, 93, of Hampton Falls and formerly of Narragansett, R.I., died Oct. 21, 2025. He was a veteran of the Air Force Reserve, then served as Peace Corps director of the newly created Job Corps. He dedicated 25 years with the Environmental Protection Agency as a laboratory director, from which he retired in 1990. His career with the EPA took him to Fairbanks, Alaska, where he served as director during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, ensuring that the project met environmental protections in its earliest stages. He was later called to Washington, D.C. to testify after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home)

Georgette “Georgie” Lyons, 80, of Pittsburg, died Oct. 20, 2025. She worked as a nanny for former Boston Mayor Kevin White while attending Burdette Secretarial School and later became a paralegal at Ropes & Gray. She worked as an executive assistant at Hitchiner Manufacturing in Milford and Norden United Technologies in Merrimack. She also worked for Nashua mayors Jim Donchess and Rob Wagner, and former Gov. Hugh Gregg. After retiring, she and her husband John moved from Amherst to Pittsburg and founded Bear Tree Cabins and Murphy’s Steakhouse. (Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home)

Elaine T. Rendo, 97, a lifelong resident of Derry, died Oct. 24, 2025. She served on the Derry Budget Committee in the 1950s and was the first president of St. Thomas Aquinas PTO. She served as past president of both the Junior Woman’s Club and the Tabernacle Society of St. Thomas. She was a trustee and incorporator of the Alexander Eastman Foundation and a trustee of the East Derry Taylor Library. (Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium)

Gloria J. Timmons, 72,of Nashua, died this week. A veteran of the U.S. Army, she was alderman-at-large in Nashua, previously serving on the Nashua Board of Education. She also served as chairman of the board of directors of the Greater Nashua Area Branch of the NAACP. A statement from Nashua Mayor James Donchess’ office noted, “Alderwoman-at-Large Timmons was a huge contributor to our city and served our country in military service as well. This is a great loss for Nashua.” (Nashua Mayor’s Office)

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Most people will tell you growing up means you stop believing in Halloween things – I’m telling you the reverse. You start to grow up when you understand that the stuff that scares you is part of the air you breathe.” ? Peter Straub, American novelist and poet,March 2, 1943, to Sept. 2, 2022