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.
David P. Bernard, 88, of Hooksett, died April 7, 2026. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served as a police commissioner in Hooksett for 13 years. He was past president of the Hooksett Youth Athletic Association (HYAA) and a member of the Hooksett Heritage Commission. (Legacy.com)
John Patrick Day, 87, of Manchester, died April 5, 2026. He entered the Jesuit Seminary and taught at St. George’s College in Kingston, Jamaica, from 1963 to 1966. He married and then devoted 28 years as an English teacher at Central High School in Manchester from 1969 until retiring in 1997. He was English Department chairperson from 1979 to 1989. He also was a drama coach. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)
Furmer H. Eaton Jr., 87, of Seabrook, died April 4, 2026. He was a member of the Seabrook Fireman’s Association and began his career as a volunteercall firefighter. In 1974, he became a permanent firefighter and EMT in Seabrook, retiring in 2000. He earned the rank of captain. He was also a plumber. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home & Crematory)
Seaver R. Gilcreast Jr., 93, of Peterborough, died March 31, 2026. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a science teacher in Southborough, Mass., and a photographer who listed assignments from several New England magazines including Yankee Magazine. He was president of a local Porsche Club. He joined a team that built a working replica of Jimmy Doolittle’s GeeBee racer for the Hartford, Conn., Air Museum. While living in Roxbury, he was a member of the town’s planning board and the historical society. He was a contributing editor to the monthly photographic journal Viewfinder published by the International Leica Society. (Compassionate Cremation Services of New Hampshire)
Delores May (Barnum) Gregory, 82, of Hanover, died April 2, 2026. She was a licensed practical nurse, the registered nurse at New London Hospital and several local nursing homes. She wrote the first CNA course in the state of New Hampshire, which was approved by the Board of Nursing and adopted by the American Red Cross in 1988. She was a member of Woman’s Aglow International and was ordained a minister and traveled the United States, Asia, and South America on missionary trips. (Newton-Bartlett Funeral Home)
Bernadette Komonchak, 92, of Durham, died Feb. 25, 2026. She was a UNH professor from 1975 to 2000 in the Spanish Department. She taught in the public school in her hometown of Nyack, N.Y., as well as in Madrid, Spain. She taught through Durham’s Active Retirement Association, lecturing on Islam, cubism, and the novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude.” For several years she and members of her parish, St. Thomas More in Durham, worked at the International Medical Equipment Collaborative, reconditioning American medical equipment to be sent to foreign clinics. (Legacy.com)
Karen Haskell Metcalf, 62, of Weare, died April 1, 2026. She was the children’s librarian at the Weare Public Library for the past 20 years. (French and Rising Funeral Home)
Andre R. Parent Sr., 62, of Manchester, died April 7, 2026. He dedicated 36 years to the fire service with more than 34 of those years in Manchester, retiring as the fire chief in 2022. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he started as a firefighter in Derry. He was a member of the American Legion Post, volunteered at the Liberty House in Manchester, and served on various boards and committees. He was an officer with Manchester Professional Firefighters Union, serving as vice president. His calling hours are Monday, April 13, 2026, from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Lambert Funeral Home, 1799 Elm St., Manchester. The funeral is Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Cathedral, 145 Lowell St., Manchester. Uniformed personnel from near and far are expected to form a “Sea of Blue” in fire class A uniform, starting on Pine Street near the intersection of Lowell Street and stretch south toward Concord Street. A procession of fire vehicles from Manchester and surrounding towns will pass by Station 7 on Somerville Street and past fire headquarters at 100 Merrimack Street after 11 a.m. on Tuesday. (Lambert Funeral Home)
Hazel (Goodwin) Poulin, 88, of Rochester, died April 4, 2026. She was known professionally as Cuddles the Clown and was a member of Granite State Clowns (Clown Alley), the New Hampshire Chapter of Clowns International, serving as president for several years. She was a member of the board of directors of the Somersworth International Children’s Festival. (Grondin Funeral Home)
William Frederich Nickerson, 79, of Pittsfield, died April 4, 2026. He started Northern Pine Millwork Corp. in the early 70s in Franklin, and in 1978 moved the business to Tilton, where he designed and built custom furniture and cabinetry for 36 years. He was a selectman for the town of Northfield, was a member of the Economic Development Committees for both Tilton and Northfield, and served as police commissioner for the Northfield Police Department. (Smart Memorial Home)
Linda Garrish Thomas, 78, of Manchester, died April 4, 2026. She was a registered nurse at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester until her retirement. She taught future nurses and nursing assistants through the American Red Cross. She served two terms in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Manchester’s North End. (Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center)
WORDS OF WISDOM: “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” ? Shannon Alder, inspirational author