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.

Donald S. Gelinas, 96, of Hooksett, died Sept. 13, 2024. He served two years in the Army National Guard, then 38 years in the U.S. Army Reserves. He owned and ran the Union Bluff Hotel and Driftwood lounge in York, Maine, for many years. He was also a licensed insurance agent for Metropolitan life and continued as a private broker through his mid-80s. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)

Carol Anne Gillis, 79, of Littleton, died Sept. 14, 2024. She taught English and art at Daisy Bronson Junior High School in Littleton and Littleton High School beginning in 1969.  She was adviser for debating team and Future Teachers of America.  After teaching, she became a counselor leading breast cancer patients and survivors and bereavement support groups.  She trained hospice volunteers and created the Starfish Fund at Littleton Regional Healthcare to help patients pay their bills.  (Ross Funeral Home)

Martha Mary Hardiman, 76, of Whitefield, died Sept. 15, 2024. She taught in the Whitefield School System for many years and also served as a Whitefield selectwoman. (Ross Funeral Home)

Norman A. Lambert, 86, of Jaffrey, died Sept. 14, 2024. He taught social studies for many years, both locally and across New Hampshire, retiring at the turn of the millennium. He played keyboard and sang in several local bands for more than 50 years and was choir director at St. Patrick Church in Jaffrey for more than 40 years. He volunteered for the Jaffrey Fire Department for more than 14 years. (Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center)

T. Richard Latham, 94, of Plaistow, died Sept. 13, 2024. He was a firefighter and former chief of the Plaistow Fire Department. He helped form the Plaistow Rescue Squad. He was nominated for and received the prestigious Goodyear National Award for Water Conservation in Plaistow and was read into the minutes of the U.S Congress in recognition of the honor. He served for 25 years under four sheriffs as a certified part-time deputy sheriff in Rockingham County. He was a member of Gideon Lodge in Kingston and a member of the Orders of Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templar. He served on several Plaistow town committees including Budget, Plaistow First, Old Home Day, and Highway Safety. The Plaistow annual report was dedicated to him in 2007. (Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home)

Philip George LePage, 73, of Savannah, Ga., and formerly of Newmarket, died Sept. 13, 2024. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force as an air traffic controller and was co-owner of the Boston Educational Network.  He was a board member of the Newmarket Historical Society and served as president and  treasurer.  He was elected to the Newmarket Town Council and served as chairman for two of his three terms. He was a 48-year member of the American Legion Post  67, Newmarket. (Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home & Crematory)

Gary Richard Melanson, 70, of Littleton, died Sept. 16, 2024. He was an English teacher and coach, including at Lisbon Regional High School from 1982 to 1984, Littleton High School from 1984 to 2017, and  North Country Charter Academy from 2017 to 2023.  He coached girls varsity basketball at Lisbon and was assistant football coach for JV Softball at Littleton High School. He was defensive head coach for the Berlin Gladiators Football/Independent Football League of New England. (Ross Funeral Home)

Barbara Elaine (Smith) Messer, 93 a longtime resident of Westmoreland and Keene, died Sept. 14, 2024. She was a secretary to Dr. Lloyd Young at Keene State College, a librarian at the Westmoreland Town Library, and a cook at the Westmoreland Elementary School for 20 years. She was also a Westmoreland Supervisor of the Checklist. (Cheshire Family Funeral Home and Crematories)

Barry Scherr, 79, of Norwich, Vt., a longtime professor at Dartmouth College, died Sept. 12, 2024. He joined the Dartmouth faculty in 1974, serving in the Russian Department, then during his 38 years at Dartmouth in several administrative positions, including associate dean for humanities and, for eight years, provost. He wrote the book “Russian Poetry: Meter, Rhythm, and Rhyme.” His funeral will be at the Roth Center, which he helped create as president of the Upper Valley Jewish Community from 1991-1994. (Rand-Wilson Funeral Home)

Roland P. Vigneault, 98, of Manchester, died Sept. 12, 2024. He taught at Milford High School from 1959 to 1962 and then taught accounting and macroeconomics at Manchester High School West from 1962 to 1988. He was yearbook advisor, assistant tennis coach, freshman basketball coach, and supervisor of teacher recertification. He was Teacher of the Year for the 1984-85 school year. He was summer office manager at Camp Fatima in Gilmanton for 15 years. (J.N. Boufford & Sons)

Walter Leo Zimmermann, 82, of Manchester, died Sept. 14, 2024. He worked at Southern New Hampshire University (formerly New Hampshire College) for more than 40 years, first as registrar and then as a full- time professor of psychology. He and his wife Christine both created scholarships in their names at SNHU.  (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)

WORDS OF WISDOM: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney, American animation pioneer, Dec. 5, 1901, to Dec. 15, 1966