Obituaries

May 28, 2021

Stratham, NH – Jean R Wark, 88, of Stratham, died at her home on May 28, 2021 with family present after a brief illness.

Jean was born in Lee, Massachusetts and graduated from Lee High School. She attended the Henry W. Bishop Memorial School of Nursing in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and graduated as an RN. She worked at...

May 26, 2021

Hampton, NH – Patricia ‘Patti’ (Swanson) Purdy, 78, of Hampton passed away after a long illness, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 with her family by her side.

She was born in Manchester, NH on March 1, 1943, daughter of Ester Concannon and John Swanson.  Patti was a graduate of St. Joseph High School.

Patti loved...

May 23, 2021

Dover, NH – Joseph A. Bailly, 86, of Dover, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021.

May 22, 2021

Newburyport, MA – Phyllis Rutherford, 72, of Newburyport, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 22, 2021.

May 21, 2021

Salem, NH – Virginia C. Grover, 82, of Salem, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 21, 2021.

May 20, 2021

Sanbornville, NH – Herbert Haake, 89, of Sanbornville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 20 ,2021.

May 20, 2021

York Beach, ME – Daniel M. Dacko, 74, of York Beach, ME since 1990, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on January 8, 1947 in Boston, MA a son of the late Michael “Babe” and Patricia M. (Burns) Dacko. He went on to marry...

May 18, 2021

Beloved husband of 53 years, father of two, and “Papa” to four grandchildren, Edward J. Henley of Hampton, New Hampshire passed away on May 18, 2021. A veteran of the United States Naval Construction Battalions, or “Seabees,” Ed was 75.

Ed grew up and spent the early part of his life in Lawrence, MA. After his military...

May 18, 2021

Hampton, NH – Jane Rejda, 66, of Hampton, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

She was born on June 21, 1954 in Beverly, MA a daughter of the late Ralph and Barbara Russell. Raised in Middleton, she graduated from Masconomet Regional High School with the Class of 1972.

Jane had a heart to care...

May 18, 2021

Kittery, ME – Karen Ida Peterson, 81, of Kittery, passed away on May 18, 2021 from natural causes.

Karen was actively involved in many literary, social and non-profit organizations in the York/Kittery area. Prior to moving to Maine she and her husband lived in New York City where they founded a market research company, Davidson Peterson Associates,...

May 16, 2021

Newcastle, NH – Rebecca V. Burke, 63, of Newcastle, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

May 11, 2021

Amesbury, MA – Stephen J. Wood, 58, of Amesbury, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.

May 9, 2021

Rochester, NH – Robert H. “Chip” Johnston, 80, of Rochester, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 9 th , 2021 after a brief illness.

Robert was born in Waterville, ME on August 23, 1940 and raised in Portsmouth, NH by his parents, the late Walter and Dorothy (Secord) Johnston.

He retired from the...

May 8, 2021

North Hampton, NH – Joan E. Farrell, 73, of North Hampton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 8, 2021.

Apr 27, 2021

Hampton, NH – Wilfred H. Kress Jr. 76, of Hampton, passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

Apr 26, 2021

South Hampton, NH – Franco-American playwright, actor, and prominent cultural advocate Grégoire R. Chabot died at home in South Hampton, N.H. on Monday, April 26, surrounded by his daughters, granddaughters, and four cats. He was 76.

Chabot, an award-winning and prolific author of dozens of plays, essays, and short stories examining Franco-American life and language, began writing...

Apr 25, 2021

Kingston, NH – Our dear Uncle Ben, Charles Benson Birdsall, slipped beyond the confines of this world on the  morning of April 25, 2021. He was 92 and was able to pass as he wanted at his home in Kingston.

He was born in Haverhill, MA to Dr. Clarence H and Elizabeth Pratt Birdsall. He...

Apr 25, 2021

Exeter, NH – JM Sahr, 48, of Exeter, passed away April 25, 2021

Apr 22, 2021

Rochester, NH – John O’Day Michael ”Jack” McGrath, 86, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2021 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease, at home surrounded by his family.

Born to parents Thomas Julian and Regina Vivian (O’Day) McGrath on December 30, 1934 in Cohoes, NY and graduated from Catholic Central  High School in Troy.  ...

Apr 22, 2021

Georgetown, MA – Valerie J. Meyers, 68, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 22, 2021.