Karen Lynn (Huntoon) Chevalier, 58, a resident of Largo since 2017, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at her home, after a courageous battle with cancer, and surrounded by her loving family. Born in Laconia, NH, daughter of Harlene (Howe) Huntoon and the late Bernard Huntoon, she was raised and educated in Bristol and graduated from Newfound High School in 1980. She received her Associates Degree in Accounting from New Hampshire Technical Institute and later completed courses to obtain her degree in Banking. Karen was employed as a teller for thirty years at the Franklin Savings Bank in Bristol. She lived in Bristol all of her life until moving to Largo three years ago. Karen...

Richard W. "Rick" Wyman, 64, a resident of Plaistow for the past fifteen years, died peacefully on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his loving family and following an extended illness. Born in Lynn, MA, son of the late Arthur H. Wyman and the late Arlene (Hanley) (Wyman) Snow, he was raised and educated in Georgetown, MA, and was a member of the Georgetown High School Class of 1974, where he was the goalie for the Varsity Hockey Team. As a young man, he was a volunteer firefighter for the Town of Georgetown Erie 4. He later joined the U.S. Air Force and trained as a firefighter before his discharge. Rick was employed as a network engineer for twenty-six years at J.P....

Floyd A. Gates, 87, a resident of Plaistow for most of his life, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday December 22, 2020, with his loving and devoted wife by his side. Born in Haverhill, son of the late Austin and Grace (Haigh) Gates, he was raised in Plaistow, attending the Pollard School, and was a member of the Haverhill Trade School Class of 1952. Following his marriage to Shirley M. Fitts, in 1952, they moved to East Hampstead for several years. He served in the U.S. Army from March of 1953 until November of 1954, and was honorably discharged as a corporal and was a recipient of the Army of Occupation Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. Mr. Gates...

Sandown, NH: Duane J. Butts, 80, a resident of the Town of Sandown since 2005 and a former longtime resident of Pelham, died peacefully on December 8, 2020, at his home in Sandown, surrounded by his loving family. Born, raised and educated in Utica, NY, son of the late Perry and Lorena (Wilbur) Butts, he graduated from St. Francis de-Sales High School, with the Class of 1958 where he was a diver on the varsity Swim Team. He then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served until 1962, and was honorably discharged as a Lance Corporal. Mr. Butts attended Northeastern University in Boston and was first employed at Honeywell Corporation for ten years, and later was employed for thirty years at...

Diane Marie Rockwell, 71, passed away on August 5, 2020 at High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill, MA after an extended battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Diane was born on April 20, 1949 in Groveland, MA to Ruth Sharkey. She was a 1967 graduate of Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury, MA. Diane and Ruth resided with her grandparents, Charles and Gertrude Sharkey, for many years. They had a very special relationship with Diane and played a large part in her upbringing. Diane cherished her childhood memories of the weekend excursions she shared with her many cousins, aunts and uncles. They enjoyed many picnics, dinners, and beach trips together. Her cousins were like brothers and...

Hampstead, NH: Lawrence R. Pellerin, Jr., 51, of Merrimack, NH, formerly of Pembroke, NH, passed suddenly on Friday July 24, 2020, at his summer residence in Hampstead. Born in Manchester, NH, Larry was the son of Diane (Duval) and the late Lawrence Pellerin, Sr. He graduated from Goffstown High School, Class of 1986. After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he met his wife, Arlene. Once they were both finished with the military, they settled down in Pembroke and Larry worked as a warehouse supervisor for Burndy, LLC, in Londonderry, NH. An avid boater, Larry enjoyed spending time at the summer camp at Sanborn Shore Acres. But it wasn't just at camp that he was the...

John "Jack" O'Connor, 84, died on May 9, 2020, after a brief illness at his home in Hampstead, NH. Jack was born to John and Katherine (nee Sheehan) on September 19, 1935 in Fitchburg, MA. He was predeceased by his only daughter Kathleen Shutt as well as his sisters Betty, Mary Jean and Katherine. He is lovingly survived by his wife of 58 years Eileen (nee O'Sullivan). He is also survived by his four sons and their wives, Sean and Tammy (Scituate, MA) and their children Margaret, Jack, Finbar and Maeve; Patrick and Colleen (Hopkinton, MA) and their children Keira, Bridget, Quinn and Mairin; Michael and Mollie (No. Andover, MA) and their children Madelyn and Brendan; and Brendan and...

Elisabeth "Betsy" (Norris) Sanders, 74, a longtime resident of Danville, died Saturday, March 21, 2020, at her home, with her husband by her side, following a period of declining health. A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at 1:00 PM at the Meetinghouse Cemetery, 470 Main St., Danville, NH. Arrangements are under the direction of Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow, NH. For the full obituary or to leave a condolence for the family, please visit our website at www.brooksidechapelfh.com.

Elisabeth "Betsy" (Norris) Sanders, 74, a longtime resident of Danville, died Saturday, March 21, 2020, at her home, with her husband by her side, following a period of declining health. Born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Clayton and Margaret (Tomb) Norris, she graduated from Stuart Hall and later received her Bachelor's Degree in Business from Southern New Hampshire University, and did further studies at Williams College and Rutgers University. Betsy worked for many years for Bank of New England and retired as a Senior Vice- President. She later worked as a banking computer systems consultant in Bermuda, Jamaica and Barbados. Betsy served six terms as a State...

Andrew M. Plante, 35, a longtime resident of Hampstead, died January 25, 2020 at Falmouth (MA) Hospital, after a long struggle with opioid addiction and mental health issues. He was born in Manchester, NH, son of Philip C. and Theresa (Clark) Plante of Hampstead and was raised and educated in Hampstead, and was a member of town recreation sports teams. Andrew was a member of Pinkerton Academy Class of 2002 and attended Northern Essex Community College. He was employed as a sales representative at Sig Sauer of Portsmouth. Andrew was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed camping, hunting, swimming, hiking and traveling. Andy loved to make people smile. He had a quick wit and excellent ability to...

Leo V. Jezierski, 76, of Sandown and a former resident of Hampstead, died January 15, 2020 at his home from natural causes. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Leo J. and Martha (Majewski) Jezierski, he was also the step-son of the late Adele Strobel-Jezierski, and was raised and educated in Independence, Ohio. He graduated from Independence High School in 1961 and attended Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, OH, where he studied music and played tuba and string bass. Mr. Jezierski enlisted in the United States Army in 1966, during the Vietnam War and served overseas as a member of the 4th USA Artillery Battalion Battery B. He rose to the rank of Captain and was honorably discharged in...

Raymond Ernest Lieber, Jr., 89, of East Hampstead, passed away on November 5, 2019 at home surrounded by family. He was born on May 18, 1930 in Haverhill, M.A. to the late Dorothy (Hammond) and Raymond E. Lieber, Sr. Ray grew up in Haverhill, M.A. where he attended Smiley School. He graduated from Haverhill High School and Haverhill Trade School where he was trained as a sheet metal worker. After graduating, he entered the Air Force. He served from 1951-1955, during the Korean War. Ray was a Special Forces soldier and a sharp shooter with the 1009 special weapon's squadron, where he reached the rank of staff sergeant. He was stationed in Alaska and Key West, FL. After his service, Ray...

Rosalie D. "Dee" (Noel) Schmidt, 73, a former Haverhill, MA and Plaistow, NH resident, died October 14, 2019 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Canaan, NH. Born in Haverhill, MA, daughter of the late Herbert and Ruby (Huntley) Noel, she moved to Plaistow as a child and attended the Pollard School. A resident of Haverhill for many years until moving to Dorchester ten years ago, Mrs. Schmidt had worked in child care and elder care and was also employed by Union Mission Nursing Home and later Penacook Place. More recently she worked as a cashier and manager of the Toy Department at Wal-Mart in Plaistow until her retirement. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church...

Matthew K. Dunn, 35, of Ashland, NH and formerly of Plymouth, Epping and Deerfield, died on October 5, 2019. Born in Beverly, MA, the son of Kevin J. Dunn and the late Katherine T. (Andrews) Dunn, he was raised in Atkinson, NH and attended Timberlane Regional High School, Plaistow and Franklin High School. Matt was employed as a licensed H.V.A.C. Technician for Total Climate Control and previously owned and operated Dunn Refrigeration, Plymouth, NH. A former member of Holy Angels Church of St. Luke the Evangelist Parish, Plaistow, Matt enjoyed writing, music, playing his guitar, dirt biking and kayaking. Matt will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his son, Christopher Dunn of...

Roy W. Jeffrey, 96, of Plaistow NH passed away Tuesday, October 01, 2019 after being a resident at Kirkwood Corners Assisted Living Facility, Lee NH. Born in Walpole, NH, on May 22, 1923, he was the son of the late George W. Jeffrey and Percie L. (Roy) Jeffrey, and one of eight siblings. He was predeceased by his wife Carolyn (Lang) Jeffrey. Roy graduated from Walpole Academy and attended Keene Teachers College before entering the US Navy as an Apprentice Seaman. Roy served as a Pharmacist First Mate with the 3rd Marine Amphibious Corps when they landed on Okinawa in 1945. He was a recipient of the World War II Victory Medal, The American Area Medal and The Asiatic Pacific Area Medal...

Robert G. "Bob" Dean, 51, of Newton, NH and formerly of Dover, died on September 9, 2019 at Lahey Medical Center, Burlington, MA., with his loved ones by his side. Born in Saugus, MA, the son of Bernice (Erekson) Dean and the late Robert H. Dean, he was raised and educated in Lynn, MA, graduating from Lynn Vocational & Technical Institute with the Class of 1986. He was employed at Krohne, Inc., Beverly, MA as an electro-mechanical assembler and also previously worked for sixteen years for Bostik Co. Middleton, MA and as a younger man as a certified auto mechanic at the Mobil Station in Wyoma Square, Lynn, MA. In his spare time, Bob enjoyed repairing small motors, cars, and electrical...

Raymond E. Barnum, 86, of Sandown, NH, passed away on January 3, 2019 in Auburndale, FL. Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, MA, son of the late Leroy and Marjorie (Smith) Barnum, he attended Haverhill High School. In 1952, Raymond married the love of his life, Edna Senter, and after he proudly served in the United States Army, they settled in Plaistow, NH. Raymond began working as a heavy equipment operator but, for most of his career he was a petroleum truck driver, retiring from Georgia Pacific. In his younger years, Raymond enjoyed raising vegetables in his garden and snowmobiling with his wife, Edna. More recently, Raymond found an interest in antique tractors. He enjoyed going...

Elaine Irene (Tourville) Mailloux, 83, passed away on July 11, 2018 at Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born and raised in Haverhill, daughter of the late Victor and Mary (Pullen) Tourville, she attended St. Joseph's Grammar School and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1952. Elaine started her career with Anthony Brooks Insurance for two years, then worked for the Internal Revenue Service for twelve years, and lastly with Raytheon for eleven years before retiring in 1995. She was a member of St. James Parish for over fifty years. She was an avid reader, a sports fan of the Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins, and thoroughbred horse racing, but most of all she loved and...