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.

Robert Norman Bisson, 92, of Rollinsford, died Jan. 21, 2026.A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a member of the Rollinsford Fire Department and was fire chief for several years. He worked in local auto dealerships and started his own automotive repair shop, Bisson Auto Service, in Rollinsford. (McIntire-McCooey Funeral Home)

Raymond R. Brule Jr., 66, of Goffstown, died Jan. 26, 2026. He worked in the communications division for 35 years at the Goffstown Police Department, answering calls for help. He was named employee of the year three times and received dozens of letters of excellence from multiple chiefs of different agencies throughout his career. (Legacy.com)

David Hodge Coleman, 83, of Nashua, died Jan. 22, 2026. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he worked for the Nashua School District for more than 35 years, as a teacher and a coach. He coached baseball, football, and basketball. (Davis Funeral Home)

Robert S. Crowell, 73, of Keene, died Jan. 20, 2026. He joined the Keene Fire Department Men’s Auxiliary in 1970 and later the Deluge Hose Company. He was named a permanent member of the Keene Fire Department and became a captain and acting deputy. He retired in 1999. He was a fire instructor, incident commander, instructor at the N.H. Fire Academy and taught classes at area high schools. He was a member of the Meadowood County Area Fire Department and Training Center, serving as chief.  He was also a member of the Swanzey Fire Department, Fitzwilliam Fire Department, and Troy Fire Department. He was a charter member and past commander of the Gordon Bissell Squardron 4 Sons of the American Legion. (Foley Funeral Home)

Robert Joseph Dever, 85, of Meredith, died Jan. 20, 2026. He joined the Navy Reserve while  a student and went on active duty with the U.S. Navy Seabees after graduation. He worked for the Meredith Post Office for 28 years, and when his father died in 1989, he took over the family business and later founded his own venture, R. Joseph Dever Services. He was a member of the Meredith Inter-Lakes Alumni Association for 62 years, serving as president, vice president, and treasurer. He was a member of the Meredith Parks and Recreation Commission. (Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services)

Jonathan G. Flagg, 73, of Rindge, died Jan. 26, 2026. He volunteered with the Rindge Fire Department and the Meadowood County Area Fire Department in Fitzwilliam. He was a forest fire warden for 25 years and was deputy chief and interim fire chief for the Town of Rindge from 1998 to 2000. He worked for the Rindge Highway Department as an equipment operator for 3 years, then joined the N.H., Department of Transportation,  where over a 35-year career he was a laborer, grader operator, truck driver, assistant patrolman, and retiring as patrolman in 2008. (Cournoyer Funeral Home)

Lee Roy Herrington III, 79, of Bow, died Jan. 22, 2026. He founded the Herrington Catalog in 1980 and ran it for more than 30 years. The Herrington Catalog was his vision for a mail-order shopping experience that harkened back to the days before malls. (Mayhew Funeral Homes)

Norman V. Krukonis, 90, of Hampton, died Jan. 22, 2026. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was an equipment installer for New England Telephone and Telegraph, and he and his wife Gloria started and ran several hospitality businesses at Hampton Beach, including The Drift Motel, The Voyager Motor Lodge, Patriot’s Corner and The Cookie Hut. They later expanded with The Hampton Falls Motor Inn, Ocean Suites Hotel in Cocoa Beach, Fla., and The Hampshire Inn and Conference Center. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home)

Paul David Morency, 76, of Epsom, died Jan. 21, 2026. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and for decades was master of ceremony at Epsom Old Home Days. In 2023, he was chosen Epsom Citizen of the Year. He coached youth soccer and assisted with EYAA events. Paul was a longtime performer in the Odd Fellow’s Variety Shows. He was employed at Cambion in Pittsfield, Freudenberg NOK, and at Home Depot for the last 20 years. He was a Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus and taught religious education at St. Joseph Church in Northwood. (Roan Family Funeral Home – Still Oaks Chapel)

Peter Edward Newman, 89, of Warner, died Jan. 23, 2026. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a commissioner of the Warner Village Water District for 32 years and represented the district on the town budget committee for many years. He was a board member of the Warner Historical Society and worked part time at the Warner Transfer Station. (Chadwick Funeral Home)

Conrad A. Perreault, 91, of Hillsborough, died Jan. 19, 2026. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and earned a doctorate in education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1972. His 37-year career in education included teaching at Hopkinton High School, New England College, Nathaniel Hawthorne College, Lyndon State College, and Keene Junior High/Middle School. He retired in 1997. He was commander for four years of the Keene VFW Post 799. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion, most recently with Keene Post 4. He was also a member of AMVETS, Keene Elks Lodge, Knights of Columbus, and the Monadnock and state retired teacher associations. He founded the N.H. Korean War Veteran Association Chapter 320 in 2010 and served as commander and secretary/treasurer until 2025. (Foley Funeral Home)

Theodore Shiepe, 86 of Salem, died Jan. 22, 2026. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard and was invited to sing with the U.S. Army Orchestra in Fort Sill, Okla. He sang at the dedication of St. Basil’s Seminary in Methuen, Mass., in 1954 and served at St. Basil’s as assistant rector and rector on men’s Cursillo weekends. He was a member of the Bay State Choral Society, the Salem Choral Society, a charter member of the Voices of Hope Choir formed after 911, and the Franco-American Male Chorus. He took over the reins of their family business, Shiepe’s Window Decorating, moving from Lawrence, Mass., to Salem. He was a member of the board of directors for Lazarus House Ministries, a shelter in Lawrence. He was a lifetime 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council 4442 Salem, cubmaster for Pack 160, and a Little League coach. (Cautadella Funeral Home)

Joan (LeJeune) Virga, 63, of Derry, died Jan. 24, 2026. She was music teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas School and Stepping Stone Pre-School in Derry, and also offered private piano and flute lessons. She served Saint Anne’s Parish in Hampstead as organist, choir director, and youth minister. (Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home)

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” — Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer, Sept. 9, 1828, to Nov. 20, 1910