Chadwick Funeral Service

Gregory Keith Fleury, age 66, has left this plane and drifted peacefully into the next with family and friends at his side. He died at Concord Hospital on March 2, 2025 due to respiratory failure. Greg was born in Frankfurt, Germany on April 27, 1958 to Keith G. and Patricia E. Fleury. He attended Wilmot Schools, and ran track at Kearsarge Regional High School, where he graduated in 1976. He was in an automobile accident in 1980, which left him physically disabled. While he was unable to speak, he had many other ways to communicate, including his smile and his bright blue eyes, which would light up a room. After 3 years of rehab, he moved to Manchester in 1983, where he lived...

Gregory Keith Fleury, age 66, has left this plane and drifted peacefully into the next with family and friends at his side. He died at Concord Hospital on March 2, 2025 due to respiratory failure. Greg was born in Frankfurt, Germany on April 27, 1958 to Keith G. and Patricia E. Fleury. He attended Wilmot Schools, and ran track at Kearsarge Regional High School, where he graduated in 1976. He was in an automobile accident in 1980, which left him physically disabled. While he was unable to speak, he had many other ways to communicate, including his smile and his bright blue eyes, which would light up a room. After 3 years of rehab, he moved to Manchester in 1983, where he lived...

Annie J. (Rayno) Gagnon, 89, of Gile Road, North Sutton, died Sunday, February 16, 2025 at her home. She was born in New London, NH on July 7, 1935 the daughter of Homer E. and Hazel M. (Seavey) Rayno. She graduated from New London High School in 1953. Years ago Annie worked for Williams Laundry in New London and retired from Sylvania in Hillsboro, NH in 1993 after 34 years of employment. She lived in Sutton all of her life. She was a former member of the Sutton Ridgerunners Snowmobile Club and was a member of the Sutton Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Annie was predeceased by her parents, a brother, Howard Rayno, her husband, Robert Gagnon and her son, Gerald Gagnon. She...

Shirley (Symons) Crepon, 100, of Fenwood Drive, died Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Summercrest in Newport where she had been staying for the past two years. She was born in Skowhegan, ME on February 20, 1924 the daughter of Leon W. and Anne Mayna (Gordon) Symons. She graduated from Skowhegan High School and from Becker College. In her younger years, Shirley lived in New York City and worked in an office for a CPA. She lived in Watertown, CT for 50 years before moving to New London, NH in 1997. She was a member of The First Baptist Church of New London, had been on the KREM (Kearsarge Regional Ecumenical Ministries) Board and The Friends of Colby-Sawyer Library Advisory Board. She...

Susanne "Sue" Oliver Hammond, 95, of Hilltop Place, died peacefully on January 24, 2025 at St. Teresa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Manchester, NH. Sue was born on May 28, 1929 in Scranton, PA the daughter of Alfred and Claire Oliver. She married Lieutenant John B. Hammond in Kyoto, Japan in 1951. Sue and John welcomed four sons into their home as an Army family moving worldwide. Her children remember her as a wonderful mother. Sue was accomplished at gardening and crafting hooked rugs. She was a gracious individual who loved opera and her friends and family. She is predeceased by COL John B. Hammond, her husband of 58 years and son, James Matthew Hammond. Sue is...

Kurt Heinrich Wunderli, 96 , formerly of Parkside Road, New London, NH, died Friday, January 24, 2025 at The Birches in Concord, NH where he had resided for the past four years. He was born in Thayngen, Switzerland on April 21, 1928 the son of Paul and Aline (Frei) Wunderli who had eight children. Kurt and Margrit were married for sixty eight years and raised three sons when they resided in Manchester, NH. Kurt was an electronic technologist for twenty years with Sanders-BAE. He served in the Swiss Air Force as a Korporal. He enjoyed growing vegetables, fruit and berries, hiking, mountaineering, sailing and swimming. Kurt was a deacon and member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in...

My beloved son and best friend, Dana Walter Reney left us to be with his Lifelong Friend, Jesus, December 13, 2024 at 3:27 A.M. at the age of 66. Dana was born on November 3, 1958 in Newport, New Hampshire. Dana's faith was at the center of his life. He became a Christian at the age of 1 1/2 years old after asking who was the Man in the picture on the bedroom wall. Dana's faith grew and he began teaching Sunday School at the age of 15 and he continued to teach for over 30 years. Dana also served on the Board of Christian Education at the First Baptist Church in New London. Dana was always interested in art and right after high school at age 18 he began his own business, Back Room...

Mark E. Thompson, 76, Dad, Grampa, Friend, passed away peacefully at the Concord Hospital on November 15, 2024 with his family, friends and companion at his side. Mark was raised and lived in East Andover throughout his lifetime. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1966. He married the love of his life, Sandra Rayno, of Franklin. Mark and Sandra had three sons and they have married and had families. Mark started his own business, Mark E. Thompson Excavating Inc., and was soul owner and operator for 57 years! He was such a hard working, dedicated man who took pride in all his work! He worked right up until the last week of his life. Mark was a volunteer on the East Andover...

George Vernon West of North Sutton, NH and Manchester, NH passed way ever so peaceful in his sleep October 26, 2024 at his home with his loving wife Kristine at his side. George was born in Lewiston, Maine, July 8, 1934 to Vernon Frank West and Mary True Nims. He was raised in North Sutton, NH where his father ran the Vernondale Store and George clerked there along with pumping gas for the customers and renting out his boat to the summer residents at Kezar Lake. He enjoyed ice skating on Kezar Lake in the winter months. He graduated with third honors in 1952 from New London High School. In 1953 he joined the United States Air Force where he was stationed in Thule Greenland and three...

Janice Louise Beal (Boucher), 86, passed away on October 18, 2024, at Pleasant View Center in Concord, NH. She was born on March 16, 1938, the daughter of Ena and Wilfred Boucher. After graduating from Westbrook High School, she married Roger H. Beal of Windham, Maine. Together, they raised five children in Concord, NH, and enjoyed a 63-year marriage before his passing in 2020. Janice was a member of the Unitarian Church, chairing several committees and singing in the choir for 20 years. She also worked part-time as a pharmacy technician and was a proud Girl Scout and Brownie leader for several years, a role she shared with her close friend, Al Sinotte. When Janice and Roger's children...

Gisela Walker, of Newbury, NH passed away peacefully on 15 Oct 2024 after a brief illness at Concord Hospital. She was 86 years old. She was born in 1938 in Kiel, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1958 with her husband CMSgt James A. Walker. She was a talented hummel and French porcelain restorer, painter, crafts maker and seamstress. As a young woman Gisela survived harrowing events in war-torn Germany and would tell of stories of her times as a young girl. After the war, she worked in various locations to support herself and her family. It was in Landstuhl Germany where she met her husband, Jim, while at a USO dance. As the military took the family all over the world and the...

Gisela Walker, of Newbury, NH passed away peacefully on 15 Oct 2024 after a brief illness at Concord Hospital. She was 86 years old. She was born in 1938 in Kiel, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1958 with her husband CMSgt James A. Walker. She was a talented hummel and French porcelain restorer, painter, crafts maker and seamstress. As a young woman Gisela survived harrowing events in war-torn Germany and would tell of stories of her times as a young girl. After the war, she worked in various locations to support herself and her family. It was in Landstuhl Germany where she met her husband, Jim, while at a USO dance. As the military took the family all over the world and the...

Gisela Walker, of Newbury, NH passed away peacefully on 15 Oct 2024 after a brief illness at Concord Hospital. She was 86 years old. She was born in 1938 in Kiel, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1958 with her husband CMSgt James A. Walker. She was a talented hummel and French porcelain restorer, painter, crafts maker and seamstress. As a young woman Gisela survived harrowing events in war-torn Germany and would tell of stories of her times as a young girl. After the war, she worked in various locations to support herself and her family. It was in Landstuhl Germany where she met her husband, Jim, while at a USO dance. As the military took the family all over the world and the...

Gisela Walker, of Newbury, NH passed away peacefully on 15 Oct 2024 after a brief illness at Concord Hospital. She was 86 years old. She was born in 1938 in Kiel, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1958 with her husband CMSgt James A. Walker. She was a talented hummel and French porcelain restorer, painter, crafts maker and seamstress. As a young woman Gisela survived harrowing events in war-torn Germany and would tell of stories of her times as a young girl. After the war, she worked in various locations to support herself and her family. It was in Landstuhl Germany where she met her husband, Jim, while at a USO dance. As the military took the family all over the world and the...

On Monday, October 14, 2024, Leslie D. Carney loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully at the age of 81. Leslie was born on April 19, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York to Doris (Deemler) Voigt and Woodrow Voigt. She was pre-deceased by her husband and best friend of 58 years, Gerald Carney. Leslie met Gerald at Nassau Community College, and they married on April 5, 1964, settling in Baldwin, NY. Five years later Gerald, Leslie, and their two daughters moved to Hanover, NH where Gerald had built their lakefront home. In 1978 they built a home in Rowell Hill, New London, NH. Leslie returned to school in 1979 and graduated Suma Cum Laude from Colby-Sawyer College...

George Avard Edmunds of 48 Old Centre Road, husband of Lorraine Frances Landers Lebel Edmunds, passed away on October 5, 2024. Born in New London on Jan. 17, 1934, he was the son of Edwin Frothingham Edmunds Sr. and Gladys Ethel Lyon Edmunds. Although the focus of his professional life was on journalism and public information, he was most happily occupied when near his family, working in the out-of-doors and in a rural environment. Cherished days of his boyhood included those spent fox hunting with his grandfather, John Henry Edmunds; assisting his uncle, Ervin P. Edmunds, with minor tasks when racing harness horses at country fairs; and accompanying his father, who coached basketball and...

Craig Belcher Mackenzie passed away recently at his beloved residence in Newbury, New Hampshire. Craig was the son of his late parents Edward W. Belcher and Helen J. Belcher Whitelaw of Latham, New York. He was the step- son of the late Edward J. Whitelaw also of Latham. Craig was born in Albany, New York in 1953 and grew up in Latham, New York. He was educated and graduated from The Albany Academy in 1971. He continued his studies at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1975. Craig was a construction industry professional and small business owner for over five decades. He worked on several projects throughout New England building new...

Joyce B. (Daughen) Austin Thomas, 93, passed away on September 10, 2024 at the Belknap County Nursing Home in Laconia, NH. She was born in Danbury, NH on July 13, 1931 the daughter Vincent and Eleanor (Hamilton) Daughen. She graduated from Andover, NH High School in 1949. She folded stockings for the Manchester Hosiery Mill and then managed a trailer park in Concord. Joyce and her husband, Albert Austin, managed the Sandy Beach Campgroud in Belmont, NH and worked for Tram in Winnisquam for a couple of years. She worked for Northern Tel in Concord, NH for 20 years. Joyce had been employed by the NH State Office of Emergency Management for eight years retiring in 1998. She went back to work...

William E. Leber, 91, of Salisbury Highway, died Sunday, September 1, 2024 at Presidential Oaks in Concord, NH. He was born in Cockeysville, MD on Dec. 5, 1932 the son of Harry S. and Helen C. (Wineholt) Leber. He graduated from Clarksville, MD High School and then enlisted in the US Air Force and attended night school for 12 years. Bill earned his degree from the University of Omaha while in the Air Force. He spent 20 years in the military and retired with the rank of Major. He moved to Andover in 1972 and worked for the State of NH Aeronautics Commission as Deputy Director for 20 years retiring in 1994. Bill worked for the Veteran's Administration for a short time during those years....

Henry L. Stevens, 86, formerly of Jewell Road died Thursday, August 29, 2024 at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen. He was born on July 28, 1938 the son of Ralph W. Stevens and Audrey (Atwood) Stevens Patten. He was a native and lifelong resident of Wilmot. He graduated from Andover High School in 1957 and was a member of the baseball team which went to the finals his senior year. He worked for the town of Wilmot and he also worked for Les Shaw and Wayne Atwood. Henry was a talented carpenter and woodworker and he spent many years building houses for Wesley B. Woodward & Son throughout northern New England, as well as his own house. In 1985 he became the caretaker of...

Carolyn Jourdan Reynolds, who was known by her childhood nickname "Candie," passed away on July 31, 2024. Candie and her husband, Dr. Nicholas Chester Reynolds, Jr., (known as "Chet") were active in the communities of Andover, Massachusetts, where they lived from 1967 to 1986, and New London, New Hampshire, where they moved in 1986. Carolyn Jourdan Nichols was born on February 3, 1936 to Etheldria Jourdan Nichols and the Reverend Fessenden Arenberg Nichols of the Bronx, New York. Carolyn was raised alongside her two sisters, Marjorie Grace Nichols and Catherine Palmer Nichols, in the Bronx and Suffern, New York. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1957, and then worked for Trinity...