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November 20, 2009

George Shakin

George Shakin, 99, of Atherton Common, Amherst, NH, died November 12, 2009 at Pheasant Wood Rehabilitation and Care Facility in Peterborough, NH. He was born in New York City, NY on March 5, 1910. Mr. …

John R. Noel

John R. Noel, 63, of Bethlehem, New Hampshire died on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. He was born on November 9, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts a son of the late Wallace King and Marion Jean (Richardson) Noel. …

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November 19, 2009

Anna A. Fredette

Anna A. Fredette, 87, of Liberty Lane in Merrimack, widow of Frank V. Fredette, died at her home, Tuesday morning, November 17, 2009 after a period of declining health. …

Viviane A. Lajoie

Viviane A. Lajoie, age 70, of Port Charlotte, FL, entered eternal rest on Monday, November 16, 2009. Viviane was born on October 6, 1939 in Nashua, NH before moving to Springfield, MA to raise her family and finally retiring to Port Charlotte, FL with her husband of 50 years, Richard J. …

George Shakin

George Shakin, 99, of Atherton Common, Amherst, NH, died November 12, 2009 at Pheasant Wood Rehabilitation and Care Facility in Peterborough, NH. He was born in New York City, NY on March 5, 1910. Mr. …

November 18, 2009

Comedian, actor Ken Ober dies, 52

LOS ANGELES – Ken Ober, a comedian and actor who as host of MTV’s “Remote Control” in the 1980s guided the raucous question-and-answer trivia contests on the irreverent cable TV game show, was found dead Sunday at his home in Santa Monica. He was 52. Lee Kernis of Brillstein Entertainment Partners, who represented Ober, confirmed the death but said the …

Lawrence M. Biondi

Mr. Lawrence M. Biondi, 87, of Merrimack, and a resident of NH Veterans Home, died at Franklin Regional Hospital on Nov. …

Elouise Bell

Elouise Simpson Bell, 83, resident of Nashua, NH, died November 12, 2009 at her home. She was born in Traphill, NC on September 7, 1926, a daughter of the late Charlie & Lucy (Dowell) Simpson. Mrs. …

John Wallace Tisdell (‘Jack’)

Lt. Col. John Wallace Tisdell (“Jack”), 89, of Nashua, NH, formerly of Swampscott, and Worcester, MA; passed away on Monday, November 16, 2009 in Nashua, NH. …

Barry A. Billings

Barry A. Billings, 71, of Hampton, formerly of Nashua, died Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Exeter Hospital surrounded by his family, after a courageous struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Boston, MA on June 25, 1938, a son of the late Warren D. …

Gail McKenna

Gail McKenna born February 29, 1952 in Newton MA, received her angel wings on October 29, 2009. The daughter of the late Herman and Grace Krosschell, Gail graduated from Newton High School and went on to attend Boston State College. She moved to Nashua in 1977 and was employed by the local Visiting Nurse Association. …

Alison A Demers

Alison A Demers, 31, of Danville, California died unexpectedly on Nov 8, 2009. She was born September 20, 1978, in Nashua NH, and attended elementary school in Peterborough NH. She graduated The Forman School in Litchfield, CT in 1998 where she served as class president. …

Alexander ‘Ike’ James Booth Jr.

Alexander “Ike” James Booth Jr., the husband of Helen (Salamon) Booth, died at home after a period of failing health on Nov. 16, 2009. …

William Donald Hobden

William Donald Hobden, 84, of Valatie, N.Y., died Monday, November 16, 2009 after a long illness. …

November 17, 2009

Olimpia B. Suva Viola

Olimpia Beltran Suva Viola, 83, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH. She was born in the Philippines on December 17, 1925, daughter of the late Arturo and Angelina (Ligon) Beltran. …

November 16, 2009

John A. S. Gagnon, Sr.

John A. S. Gagnon, Sr. …

Ruth Doris (Duerschmidt) Rome

Ruth Doris (Duerschmidt) Rome, 85, of Nashua died at St. Joseph Hospital, on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 following a brief illness. She was born on July 12, 1924 in Milford, NH, a daughter of the late Oscar and Flora (Granz) Duerschmidt. …

November 15, 2009

Marcella A. Moquin

Marcella A. Moquin, 77, of Hudson, NH, died Friday, November 13, 2009 in the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. Mrs. …

Edward F. Bell

Edward F. Bell, 73 of Brookline, NH, longtime resident of Dracut, MA, died Wednesday evening, November 11th, at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, NH. Born in Lowell, MA October 23rd, 1936 he is the son of the late James J. …

Marc C. Soares

Marc C. Soares, 37, of Francestown died November 12, 2009 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston after a sudden illness. He was born in Manchester on March 5, 1972, the son of the late Philip Soares and Dolores Cutting. …

November 14, 2009

Barbara P. Rivers, RN

Barbara Porter Rivers, RN, 89, of 23 Geremonty Drive in Salem and formerly of Nashua, died early Thursday morning, November 12, 2009 at Salemhaven in Salem, NH, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Rivers was born in Noank, Connecticut on August 12, 1920. …

Georgianna Simoneau

Georgianna “Georgie” Simoneau, 92, lifelong resident of Milford, NH, died November 13, 2009 at Crestwood Care & Rehabilitation Center, Milford. She was born in Milford, NH on December 23, 1916, a daughter of the late George & Angelina (Bianchi) Calderara. A graduate of Milford High School, Class of 1934, she served on many class reunions. …

Martha R. Tighe

Martha R. Tighe, 68, resident of Wilton, NH, died November 11, 2009 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH. She was born in Nashua, NH on January 1, 1941, a daughter of the late Lawrence A. …

William J. Sanford

William J. Sanford, 79, of Port St. John, FL, formerly of Nashua, died on November 10th at the Wuestoff Hospital in Rockledge, FL. …