Our Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and Friend, Thomas Clifton Naylor Jr passed away at his home in Dublin, NH Thursday morning, April 15, 2021, at the age of 89. He passed away from complications brought on by advanced age and a fractured hip. Thomas was born February 28, 1932, the middle of three children and only son of Thomas and Rosanna Naylor. He was longtime resident of Dublin, NH, having spent his childhood there, then permanently settling after moving to Dublin in 1960. He had many different occupations throughout the years. He enjoyed working with his hands and did everything from owning a snack bar, running a catering business, and creating and running a company to do...

Irene E. Caouette 91, of New Ipswich, NH died April 11, 2021, in Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on November 2, 1929 in Waltham, MA to Mitchell Ouellette and Edwilda (Chevrette) Ouellette. Mrs. Caouette worked for 20 years at Warwick Mills where she met her husband of 57 years until his death in 2005. She also worked for Millipore Corporation for 20 years until she retired in 1990. She received her Associates Degree from NH Technical College at the age of 60. She loved to Read, Garden and Travel with her family. Mrs. Caouette was a member of the LeClair-Caron-Pelletier American Legion Post 13 Auxiliary in Greenville, NH. The family includes her two sons,...

Irene E. Caouette, 91, of New Ipswich, NH died April 11, 2021, in Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on November 2, 1929 in Waltham, MA to Mitchell Ouellette and Edwilda (Chevrette) Ouellette. Mrs. Caouette worked for 20 years Warwick Mills where she met her husband of 57 years until his death in 2005. She also worked for Millipore Corporation for 20 years until she retired in 1990. She received her Associates Degree from NH Technical College at the age of 60. She loved to Read, Garden and Travel with her family. Mrs. Caouette was a member of the LeClair-Caron-Pelletier American Legion Post 13 Auxiliary in Greenville, NH. The family includes her two sons, Thomas...

Laura K. Esty, 70, a lifelong Jaffrey resident, passed away on Saturday morning, April 3, 2021, after a period of declining health. She was born on March 14, 1951, the daughter of Franke and Olivette (Dionne) Kersevich. She was a 1969 graduate of Conant High School. She married Wayne M Esty on May 27, 1972. She worked as a Typist and proofreader for the Monadnock Ledger for may years, as well as a substitute teacher at the Jaffrey Grade School. She and her husband were owners of the Peterborough Camera Shop and they both spent a great deal of time working there, cultivating the relationships and developing the memories of friends, and neighbors. She enjoyed being with her family,...

at the Applewood Rehabilitation Center in Winchester, after a period of declining health. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and have been entrusted to the Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center (www.cournoyerfh.com), 33 River St. Jaffrey, NH 03452

Albion "Skip" Lane, 72, went home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Peterborough, NH on December 2, 1948, son of the late Albion and Betty Lane, and was a 1967 graduate from the former Peterborough High School. Skip worked locally for Honeywell at first before joining the Jaffrey Police Department and becoming a certified police officer. He later worked for the towns of Peterborough and Dublin before becoming the Chief of Police for the town of Greenfield. He retired in 1989 and soon began working at Walmart in Rindge, where he remained for the past 27 years. Skip enjoyed sports at all levels. He was an avid Yankees and Green...

David B. Koski, 66, of Rindge, NH died suddenly after a medical event at his home on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. David was born May 18, 1954 in Fitchburg, MA, the son of the late Harold Koski and the late Lorraine (Boucher) Koski. He attended schools in Fitchburg and later received his GED. David went to school for his journeyman electrician license and kept his license up to date by attending code classes every 4 years. He worked as an Industrial Electrician for Munksjo Paper in Fitchburg, MA for over 37 years. After Munksjo closed the manufacturing division David worked for the City of Leominster Schools until he retired in 2018. David loved just about anything car, truck and...

Robin Spicher, 55, of Peterborough, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Mass General Hospital in Boston after a period of failing health. She was born on December 15, 1965 in Keene, NH, the daughter of Gary R. and Jean (Sanborn) Spicher. She was a 1984 graduate of Con-Val High School in Peterborough and had worked for many years at NEBS as well as Brookside in Wilton where her daily interactions with her customers were her favorite part of her day. Robin grew up in Peterborough where she was a part of the brownies troop for many years. She then moved around a bit ending up in Milford for some time and then back to Peterborough to take care of her mother and then her sister...

Elizabeth Ann Robblee, 71, of Rindge, NH died peacefully on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Alliance Healthcare Center in Baldwinsville, MA. 'Bette' was born on February 12, 1950 in Reading, MA, daughter of the late Raymond and Mary (Campbell) Dulac. She was a graduate of Nashua High School in Nashua NH and later graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire. She continued her education towards her master's degree and enjoyed many summer education institutions. Bette was a public-school educator for most of her working life in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Most recently Bette worked as the Technology Director for the Marlborough Public School System in...

Hans Kaufhold, 93, of Peterborough, died peacefully at his home in his sleep on March 23, 2021. Hans was born on Easter Sunday, April 17th, 1927 in Hamburg, Germany. He was the third of five children born to Harry and Lina Kaufhold. From a young age Hans learned the trade of stonecutting, and started his apprenticeship at fourteen at a monument company nearby. When WWII started air raids and bomb cellars became a common thing in his life. The Kaufhold's house was badly damaged in the summer of 1942. Later the entire house was burnt to the ground in the largest bombing of Hamburg during WWII. In January of 1944, at sixteen, Hans was reluctantly drafted into the German army. On April 16,...

Joanne F. Kaarto, 59, of New Ipswich, NH passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 22, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. Jody was born in Peterborough, NH on April 4, 1961, daughter of the late William and Patricia (Toko) Thayer. She was a 1979 graduate of Cushing Academy in Ashburnham MA, and later earned her nursing degrees from Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State University. Jody had been a Registered Nurse for over 30 years, beginning her career at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH before eventually moving into the executive and educational sides of nursing. For the past eight years, Jody had worked for Anthem as...

Barbara C. Whitney, 85, of Hancock, NH died peacefully on Monday, March 22, 2021 at the Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a period of failing health. Barbara was born in Peterborough, NH on July 2, 1935, daughter of the late Ira and Bernice (Cass) Codman. She had been a resident of Peterborough, NH for 48 years before moving to Jaffrey. Barbara and her husband Al lived there for 7 years before moving to Hancock in 2015. Through the years, Barbara had worked at Yankee Magazine and at the American Guernsey Cattle Club. She always enjoyed bowling and solving word search puzzles, spending time with her family and watching her children and grandchildren grow up. She also...

John Dexter Field, 87, of Jaffrey, NH died peacefully on Monday morning, March 22, 2021 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a period of failing health. He was born in Jaffrey, NH on January 17, 1934, the son of the late John W and Agnes M (Baldwin) Field. He left High School before graduation to join the US Army. After an honorable discharge from the 11th Airborne Division, he returned to Jaffrey and completed his studies at Conant High School. He was a lifelong resident of Jaffrey. He was a dedicated and hard worker, often holding more than one job. He had worked at WW Cross for 13 years as well as for New England Telephone for over 26 years before his retirement. He...

Rhoda Alice Elizabeth (Somero) Holombo passed from death to life on March 17, 2021 in Concord, NH. She was born June 24, 1940 in Calumet, MI, the daughter of Edward Somero & Anna Toivonen Somero. Rhoda was the youngest of 10 children. She graduated high school in 1958 and went on to attend Suomi College in Hancock, MI. She graduated with a secretarial degree June 5, 1959 and married Douglas Holombo on November 18, 1961. They went on to have eight wonderful children. In addition to her parents, Rhoda was predeceased by her husband Doug of 17 years on January 22, 1979, as well as her siblings Ellen, Arne, Everett, Reino, Mildred, Harold, Rita, Ruth and Rose. Surviving are her children...

Gail Eva Blouin, 58, of Jaffrey NH passed away Tuesday March 9, 2021, at the Alpine Healthcare Center in Keene NH after her courageous battle with cancer. Gail was born in Peterborough, NH on January 27, 1963, the daughter of Roland and Margaret (Buzzell) Blouin. She was raised in the Monadnock region and attended local schools. Gail worked as a waitress at the Country Caf? in Jaffrey for many years where she enjoyed serving her local customers. Gail enjoyed going for afternoon rides with her good friend Mark Taylor. She also loved spending time with her family, watching the New England Patriots and cooking. Gail is survived by her son, Ross Blouin and wife Shannon of Jaffrey, her...

Robert "Bob" P. Grippardi, 74 of New Ipswich, died on Sunday, February 28, 2021 in the comfort of his home, after a period of declining health. He was born in Newark, NJ, on September 15, 1946, the son of Peter and Lenda (Masti) Grippardi. He graduated from Irvington High School and went on to also graduate from the Stevens Institute of Technology. After graduation, he traveled all over the US as well as to Mexico and Brazil working for various Nuclear Power Companies as a Nuclear Engineer, eventually finding himself in New Ipswich, working between both Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant and Vermont Yankee Power Plant. He married his wife Wendy Archambault on August 13, at the New Ipswich...

Mark Bussiere, 69, died peacefully at home from heart disease. He was born in Fitchburg, MA on June 10, 1951, the son of Leonard and Louise Bussiere. After graduating from Fitchburg High School, Mark was drafted into the Army. He served in Vietnam as a Ranger with the 101st Airborne Division. He received many medals including a Silver star and three Bronze stars and was honorably discharged in 1972. After returning to the states, he met Linda, his wife to be. After a whirlwind courtship, they married on August 18, 1973 and made their home in Revere, MA. In 1975 they moved to Rindge and bought the oldest house in town, built in 1750. Before his health declined, he was a cabinet...

Amanda Lynn Lewis, 35 of Jaffrey, died on Thursday, February 18 at the UMass Medical Center in Worcester, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Jaffrey on Sunday evening, January 31, 2021. She was born in Peterborough, on October 16, 1985, the daughter of William C Welch of Henniker and Joy M Newcombe of Jaffrey. She attended area schools and worked at many area markets and fuel stations. Amanda loved to cook, and that love showed in her cooking. She also loved her children, and that showed in their love of her. Spending time with her family was her greatest joy. She also enjoyed gardening. She is survived by her mother: Joy M Newcombe of Jaffrey; her father: William C...

Martha "Marty" (West) Price, 90, formerly of Peterborough, NH, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the Alpine Healthcare Center in Keene, NH. Marty was born on April 24, 1930 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of Robert Dudley and Janet (Sill) West. She graduated in 1947 from Classen High School in Oklahoma City, and went on to pursue her passion for fashion while attending Stephen's College in Columbia, MS, where she earned a two-year certificate. On moving to New York City, she worked as a fashion model for several agencies. Marty married her lifelong partner, Bob, in New York City on September 8, 1951. They lived in Surrey, UK and Manhattan before settling for many years in...

Michael A. Jackman, 24, of New Ipswich, died unexpectedly at his home on February 15, 2021. Michael was born on June 27, 1996 in Southbridge, MA, the son of Charlie and Irene Jackman. His family had lived in Woodstock CT for 10 years before moving to New Ipswich, NH where he graduated with the Class of 2016 from Mascenic Regional High School. Michael was a hard worker and became a business owner early. He saw the value in recycling and began M & J Junk Car Removal in New Ipswich with his fianc? Jennifer Caruso. They made a great team with their business and beyond with their family. Michael loved snowmobiling and working on cars with his dad, Michael also enjoyed attending NHRA...

Joseph W. Cournoyer, 76, of Temple, NH died Saturday, February 13, 2021. 'Joe' was born in Janesville, WI on June 18, 1944, son of the late Wilfred and Mary (Ryan) Cournoyer. He was a 1962 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and earned his Bachelor's in education from Keene State College in 1966. Soon after, he married Margaret 'Peggy' Willard in Temple, on June 12, 1966, and they enjoyed almost 55 years of marriage. Joe went on to serve his country in the US Army from 1966 to 1968 and was stationed in Germany, then continued his education, earning his Master's in 1974. He and his family had moved to North Woodstock, NH where Joe taught and coached in the Lin-Wood School...