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.

Arthur Joseph Bergeron Jr., 89, of Berlin, died Jan. 15, 2026. He was a U.S. Army veteran and owned and operated Bilodeau Insurance and was president and owner of Kelley’s Auto Parts. He was a member of the Ryan-Scammon Post 36 American Legion in Berlin and served as head of the assessing department in Berlin. (Bryant Funeral Home)

Renald Joseph Cote, 85, of Epping, died Jan. 20, 2026. A U.S. Navy veteran, he and his wife ran a small convenience store at the Derry Village Road Plaza. He lived in Epping for 40 years and was a selectman. He also worked for the town’s water and sewer department and highway department. In addition, he was owner and operator of R.J. Cote Construction. (Brewitt Funeral Home)

Philip Joseph Ferdinand, 69, of Derry, died Jan. 16, 2026. He was known around town as “Farmer Phil” and owned with his brothers the multigenerational family farm, J&F Farms, Inc. He opened a roadside stand at Blue Seal Feed on Crystal Avenue and establishing the retail farm market on Route 102, selling sweet corn,  strawberries and other farm products. He was a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation since the 1970s and was president of the Rockingham County Farm Bureau. He frequently spoke before the state legislature. In 2000, he received the Farm of Distinction Award. He was a member of the Derry Conservation Commission for many years. (Peabody Funeral Homes & Crematorium)

William Friedrich, 90, of Nashua, died Jan. 15, 2026. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was an aviator aboard aircraft carriers stationed off the coast of North Vietnam. He was a member of the Naval Reserves after active duty and then transferred to the Army National Guard, where he was a helicopter pilot. He retired with more than 30 years of combined active, reserve and Army National Guard service with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He also had a career in civilian commercial aviation, working for Piper Aircraft Corporation and two airlines. He flew out of Hanscom Field in Massachusetts as a senior research pilot. He retired from the FAA as an operations safety inspector. (Davis Funeral Home)

Scott Warren Hale, 71, of Franklin, and Barefoot Bay, Fla., died Jan. 17, 2026. He was a baseball coach in Londonderry as well as for the Londonderry Basketball Club. He was an American Legion baseball coach and also served as a Lions Club member, Cal Ripken League commissioner, and treasurer for the Sons of the American Legion. A longtime resident of Londonderry, in 2006, he was presented with the Robert W. Lincoln award in recognition of his years of dedicated volunteer service for the youth of Londonderry. He was a track design engineer for TK Dyer and later was the owner of Eagle Eye Painting. (Carrier Family Funeral Home)

Leila “Nonnie” Darlene (Leonard) Hemming, 79,of Rye,died Jan. 14, 2026. She was a member and former president of the Rye Lions Club and the Rye Women’s Association, and she was president of the Our Town Committee, which planned events for the Rye community. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home)

Jane Ann (Hurley) Hopps, 83, of Groveton and formerly of Stark, died Jan. 18, 2026. She and her husband were founding members of the Stark Improvement Fund. She served as a member for more than 35 years. While living in Stark, she was a school board member for 21 years. She also served on the planning board, was a ballot clerk, and member of the Stark Church Pew Owners Association. She was also treasurer for SAU 58 for five years. (Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home)

Walter Wheeler King, 92, of Hanover, formerly of Canaan, died Jan. 17, 2026. He was the last of his family to operate the King family dairy farm at the Black Hill 4 Corners, selling in 1965 and going to work for Split Ball Bearing. In 1970, he started as a transportation inspector for the Public Utilities Commission and was the state’s sole railroad inspector. He inspected the Cog Railway each summer, with one child “assisting” on each trip, as well as rail lines in the state.  He retired from the Department of Transportation in 1993. He was a Master Mason in in Cheshire Lodge No. 23 in Cornish Flat, and affiliated as a dual member with Social Summit Lodge No. 50 in Canaan in 1976. While a resident of Canaan, he was a selectman and served on other town committees. He was moderator for school and town meetings. (Ricker Funeral Home)

Robert Odias Longchamps, 86, of Manchester, died Jan. 18, 2026. He worked his way up as a journeyman, foreman and estimator at JJ Reilly Co. over 17 years and then started his own business in 1974, operating as Longchamps Electric, now one of the state’s largest commercial/industrial electrical contractors. He retired in 2015. He was also co-owner of the Executive Health and Sports Center. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)

Patricia Headland Radway, 99, of Hanover, died Jan. 18, 2026. She moved to Hanover in 1950 when her husband, Laurence Radway, was hired by Dartmouth College in the government department. She was involved in Democratic Party politics and hosted national candidates in her home, including both Bill and Hillary Clinton and John Glenn.   From 1966 to 1973 she was a Supervisor of the Checklist, and from 1973 to 1980 she was the Hanover Town Clerk. (Rand-Wilson Funeral Home)

WORDS OF WISDOM: “I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.” Mark Twain, Nov. 30, 1835 to April 21, 1910