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.

Peter R. Colcord, 71 of Manchester, died Feb. 13, 2025. He taught health and physical education and coached baseball and football at Memorial High School in Manchester for many years.  He and his wife raised and exhibited Pomeranian dogs, winning multiple best in shows and winning ribbons at the Westminster and National dog show, as well as AKC national championships. (Stockbridge Funeral Home)

Raymond Daniels, 91, of Deering, died Feb. 11, 2025. His wife, Kathleen Daniels, 86, of Deering, died four days earlier, on Feb. 7, 2025. A U.S. Army veteran, Raymond was Hillsborough road agent and then owned Daniels Construction Co. One of his many favorite projects was an upside-down tree next to a pond for folk singer Tom Rush. He was a volunteer firefighter and a lieutenant on the fire department. He was a member of the original rescue squad and was a member of the planning board and water commission. Kathleen was a nurse, and the couple eloped on Valentine’s Day in 1959.  (Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home & Cremation Services)

Dominic “Paul” DiMaggio Jr., 74, ofAtkinson, died Feb. 15, 2025. He joined his father in the family business, Delaware Valley Corp., and as CEO, successfully led the company until his passing. He served on the Atkinson Planning Board for more than 40 years.  (Goundrey Dewhirst Funeral Home)

Marjorie Marran Doan, 95, of Jefferson, died Feb. 16, 2025. She was an air hostess for Trans World Airlines after college and then taught second grade in Berlin. She served on the Jefferson Planning Board from 1985 to 1993, and on the Jefferson Conservation Commission from 1990 to 2007. She was secretary of the Jefferson Historical Society. (Bailey Funeral Home)

Myles J. Finnegan, 88, of Bethlehem, died Feb. 12, 2025. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service and was a timber sales administrator for the White Mountain National Forest, where he participated in many search and rescue missions. He also served on western forest fire teams until his retirement. (Legacy.com)

Beverly Ann Ford, 94, of Concord, died Feb. 16, 2025. She was an accomplished violinist and charter member with the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra. She also played with the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra in New Hampshire and the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra in Florida. (Legacy.com)

Vernis Marie Miller Jackson, 92, of Portsmouth, died Feb. 13, 2025. She served in many capacities over the years as a civil rights advocate as well as a teacher in the Portsmouth School District, from 1965 to 2000, teaching second through fifth grades. She taught at the former Lafayette School, Pease Elementary School, Wentworth School, and Little Harbour School. Her many accomplishments included co-founding the African American women’s organization, Kwanza, in Portsmouth. She and her husband Emerald served on the Salvation Army advisory board for 21 years. She served on the board of directors of the Portsmouth Athenaeum and was appointed in 2003 by former Portsmouth Mayor Evelyn Sirrell to the Mayor’s Blue-Ribbon Committee for the African Burying Ground Project, serving as chair. She served on the educational task force at Strawbery Banke and on a task force for the Currier Museum for a planned exhibition titled “African American Masters,” from the Smithsonian Museum. She co-founded the Seacoast African American Cultural Center, Portsmouth, and was president. She was presented the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Living the Dream Award,” in 2009 by the Lura Smith Fund and the Middlesex Community College Foundation. (J. Verne Wood Funeral Home)

Sean David Kemp, 54, of Concord, died Feb. 13, 2025. He partnered with friends and brought the “Walk for a Cure” to Concord, to help fund Type I Diabetes research, working with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, joining their board of directors and receiving the Cure Champion Award in 2015. He also helped create “Days Charity Events” to raise money for the foundation and hosted events with actors from the soap opera “Days of Our Lives.” He worked in health insurance and later became a part-time EMT. (Bennett Funeral Home)

John Edward Kreitler, 78, of Laconia, died Feb. 15, 2025.  A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was an attorney
who practiced for 35 years in Hartford, Conn. He was a choir member of the Congregational Church of Laconia, UCC, where he was also church treasurer and moderator. He was a member of The Power Chords and Pemigewasset Choral Society. He was a member of the Meredith Planning Board. (Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services)

Clyde Thomas Linsley Jr., 82, of Nashua, died Feb. 14, 2025. He was a reporter and disc jockey for WBNC Radio in North Conway, then worked on the public relations staff for Winthrop Rockefeller’s campaign for governor of Arkansas. He was director of radio and television for the Republican National Committee from 1967-1969, then was a reporter for the Hartford Times in Hartford, Conn. He was an information specialist with the U.S. Department of Transportation in Virginia, then managing editor of AAA World magazine, developing it for 2 million AAA members. He was a freelance writer and editor, publishing five mystery novels and many short stories. (Legacy.com)

Clifton “Tink” Roy Marsh, 90, of Meriden Village, died Feb. 16, 2025. A U.S. Army veteran, he operated a  dairy farm in Meriden Village and worked at Kimball Union Academy. He branched out to logging, excavation, and construction. He operated Marsh Construction and built more than 250 homes in Plainfield and the Upper Valley area. (Ricker Funeral Homes & Crematory)

Alvin N. Mears, 85, of Newton, died Feb. 10, 2025. He was a tax accountant who served the town of Newton as baseball coach, animal control officer, town administrative assistant, grant writer for middle school construction and founder of the town beach, as well as president of Country Pond Fish and Game Club.  He also operated a farm stand. (Paul C. Rogers Family Funeral Home, Amesbury, Mass.) 

Allen C. Mello, 90, of Amherst, died Feb. 14, 2025. A U.S. Army veteran, his first career was as a firefighter for the Chelmsford, Mass., Fire Department, achieving the rank of captain before retiring in 1978. His next career reflected his passion for automobiles, partnering with a friend to operate Buttonwood Motors in Chelmsford. He opened Allen Mello Auto in North Chelmsford, then purchased Manzi Dodge in Nashua and renamed it Allen Mello Dodge. He opened Contemporary Chrysler Plymouth Dodge in Milford and then purchased Milford Ford. He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of the former William North Masonic Lodge, now known as the Pentucket Lodge in Lowell, Mass. He was a Shriner, member of the Chelmsford Minute Men, and member of the Chelmsford Lodge of Elks. (Smith & Heald Funeral Home)

John Panteledes, 79, of Rochester, died Feb. 14, 2025. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he managed Lum’s restaurant in Somersworth, then worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, retiring in 2009. He was a Rochester Sports Hall of Fame inductee in 2011 and coached youth basketball (1981-86). He was Booster Club president for Spaulding Boys Basketball (1988-1991) and donated more than 40 years in many roles at Roger Allen Park in Rochester. (R. M. Edgerly and Son Funeral Home)

Jack F. Scheiner, 88, of Litchfield, died Feb. 11, 2025. He was a sergeant in the 37th Infantry Division of the National Guard and was a professional engineer. He was a Litchfield selectman and a coach in town for youth baseball, basketball, and soccer teams, as well as performing duties as an umpire and referee. He served in Litchfield’s Parks and Recreation Department. (Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home)

Wally Louise (Hacker) Sullivan, 97, of Exeter, died Feb. 14, 2025. She was a member of the Lawrence General Hospital Guild and St. Michaels Guild. She and her husband Daniel hosted parties for political candidates including then-Sen. John F. Kennedy. They later attended his inaugural ball. (Brewitt Funeral Home) 

William Carl Tebo, 97, of Newfields, died Feb. 17, 2025. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a submariner with many honors as well as stories he told his family. The Major General John Sullivan Lodge No. 2 in Epping presented him with his Seventy Year Membership Certificate, in appreciation for his Masonic service, in 2023. He was an electrician at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and retired after 37 years as a technical branch head and supervisory division head. He was a charter member of the Newfields Youth Athletic Association and served on the school board and as a selectman. (Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home & Crematory)

Florence Elizabeth Wiggin, 92, of Stratham, died Feb. 14, 2025. She was a hairdresser who sat on numerous town committees and volunteered with the Stratham Community Church. She played a key role in Stratham’s 250th anniversary celebrations in 1966, organizing the Stratham Carnival which led to the creation of the Stratham Fair. She was also involved with Stratham’s 300th anniversary in 2016. She was a longtime member of the Stratham Community Church Choir and sang with the Rockingham Choral Society. (Stockbridge Funeral Home)

WORDS OF WISDOM: “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’.” – Erma Bombeck, American humorist, Feb. 21, 1927, to April 22, 1996