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Edna T. (Pouliot) Paquin, 94, of Nashua, NH passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Manchester on February 20, 1928, to the late Edouard and Laura (Drapeau) Pouliot. Edna was raised in Manchester along with her seven brothers and sisters where they worked in their parent's restaurant "Eddie's Lunch" from the time they were young. When she was older, Edna also worked at the Manchester Country Club. On July 4, 1947, Edna married Maurice A. Paquin in Manchester and shared 47 years together before his passing on November 19, 1992. Together they raised 5 children, Claudette (Arthur) Brown, Joanne (Kim) Johnson, Michael and his wife...

Delma A. Langille, 96, died peacefully on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Lowell General Hospital. He was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on April 20, 1926, and was the son of the late Gordon and Mary C. (Hilchey) Langille. He attended schools is the Raymond School System and was a graduate of Raymond High School and continued his education at Keene State College, graduating with his bachelor's degree and attained his Master's Degree from Boston University. He proudly served his country in the United State Army during WWII until he was honorably discharged. He was employed as a teacher for Alvirne High School for a few years and later worked at Nashua High School for 32 years until his...

Lynn J. (Carbonneau) Filion, 63, died unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, March 31, 2022. She is the beloved wife of Daniel R. Filion with whom they shared 6 beautiful years of marriage. Lynn was born in Quebec, Canada on February 10, 1959 and is the daughter of Jeanne (Bergeron) Carbonneau of Nashua and the late Joseph Carbonneau. She was a graduate of St. Louis de Gonzague High School. For 32 years, she was employed by the United States Postal Service as a postal carrier until her retirement. In her free time, she was an avid reader and could read a book in a day especially next to her beloved wood stove. She loved any time spent on beach vacations, especially her yearly family trip...

Elaine F. Dionne, 76, of Chichester, NH passed away unexpectedly at her home in her sleep on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. She is the beloved wife of Normand Dionne with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. Elaine was born in Nashua, NH on March 18, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Norman and Claire (Lagasse) Blais. She received her education in the Nashua School System and graduated at the top of her class from St. Louis High School for Girls with the class of 1963. Elaine and her husband began raising their five boys in Nashua, NH until moving to Manchester, NH where they owned and operated a local grocery store, Goffes Falls Village Market located on Brown Avenue. Later in...

Elaine M. Dube, 65, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, November 27, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She is the beloved wife of Robert Dube with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Elaine was born in Manchester on August 12, 1956 and was the daughter of the late Roger Armand Cholette and Laurette Helen (Boucher) Dufresne. For most of her life, she was employed as a payroll specialist. In her free time, Elaine loved to spend time in the Word of God and shared her devotions. She also enjoyed puzzles and was an avid bird watcher. She loved taking trips to Lake Massabesic in Auburn, NH any chance she got. In her younger years, she also loved to take motorcycle rides with her...

Thomas A. Bolton, 83, died peacefully Saturday, September 25, 2021, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack surrounded by his loving family. He is the beloved husband of Ann Marie "Dee" (Desmarais) Bolton with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Tom was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on October 5, 1937, and was the son of the late Charlotte (Gagnon) and Nicholas Bolton. He received his associates degree from New Hampshire Vocational College. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force until he was honorably discharged. For 23 years, Tom proudly served as a New Hampshire State Trooper. Following his retirement, Tom became a Justice of the Peace and loved to...

Theresa G. (Gamache) Malone, 89, died with her three daughters by her side, on Monday, July 26, 2021, at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester. She is the beloved wife of the late Charles R. "Charlie" Malone with whom she shared 46 years of marriage prior to his passing in 2018. Theresa was born in Nashua on September 20, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Ida (Jean) and Leo Gamache. In her early years, she was employed by Doehla Greeting Card Company and later worked in the film reproduction department at Sanders for over 20 years until her retirement. In her free time, Theresa enjoyed shopping, making puzzles, and floral and vegetable gardening. Above all, she truly cherished her...

Mary E. (Desmarais) Castonguay, 89, died peacefully on July 13, 2021. She is the beloved wife of the late Henry P. Castonguay. They married on August 20, 1955, in St. Patrick Church in Nashua. He preceded her in February of 2016 after 61 wonderful years of marriage. Mary was born in Nashua, NH, on June 21, 1932, and is the daughter of the late Grace (Dalton) and Edward L. Desmarais. She was educated in the Nashua School System and was a graduate of Nashua High School with the class of 1950. For over 22 years, Mary was employed at Energynorth, Inc (formerly Gas services, Inc., now known as AmeriGas) until her retirement in 1994. Following her retirement, Mary volunteered at the Nashua...

On the morning of July 4th, 2021, Therese Jeanne Morin (Houle), passed from this earth into eternal rest after a long and fulfilled life at the age of 96. She was a lifelong resident of Nashua, a devout Roman Catholic, and leaves behind a loving and growing, immediate and extended family. Born Therese Houle, she was predeceased by her parents Amedee and Florida (Bouchard) Houle, who raised 7 children: the oldest Gerard, Mildred, and (predeceased) Annette, Gloria, Rita and Amedee (Junior). She married Robert Joseph Morin (1917- 1993) in 1960, and together raised 9 children. She had 6 boys in 6 years, Roland and wife Linda, Paul (1962-2014), Roger and wife Joan, Marc and wife Sonia,...

Anthony "Tony" J. Mandile, 90, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester after a brief illness. He is the beloved husband of the late Wanda (Romanszkiewicz) Mandile with whom he shared 55 years of marriage prior to her passing in 2007. Tony was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on April 10, 1931, and was the son of the late Joseph and Maria (Zanka) Mandile. He proudly served his country during the Korean War enlisted in the United States Airforce until he was honorably discharged in December of 1950. In his free time, he was an avid outdoorsman and nature lover, enjoying hunting, fishing, and taking pride in being a conservationist. Around his home,...

Laurie (Lavallee) Gould unexpectedly left our earthly tether, but her laughter, kindness and loving spirit enriched the lives of all that knew her and continues to buoy our souls. Laurie is lovingly remembered by her adoring soul mate, Andrew Gould (or "Drew" as only she called him) and her "beyond their years mature" two sons, Zackery & Joshua Gould, all of Nashua, NH; her nurturing parents, Normand & Mary Lavallee of Nashua, NH; her supportive, little sister, Sharon Pecoraro and her husband Stephen Pecoraro of Nashua, NH; her hardworking, wise brother, Matthew Lavallee and his wife, Dora Lavallee of Rancho Cucamonga, CA; her resilient Mother in law, Cecile Gould, of Bedford, NH...

Robert L. Coutu, 87, died peacefully on December 4th. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen (Marquis) Coutu who predeceased him in 2016. Robert was born in Manchester, NH on November 25, 1933 and was the son of the late Albert and Irene (Auclair) Coutu. Robert returned home from his Army deployment in Germany during the Korean war to enter a career in delivery and sales. For many years, he was employed at HP Hood and then Bouyea Fassets Bakery until his retirement. In his free time, he enjoyed trips to the beach and the White Mountains as well as sports including playing golf. He was an avid baseball and football fan. Robert also loved to play cribbage. Above all, his most...

Mar-Mar Rogers, 69, died peacefully Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston with her husband by her side. She is the beloved wife of Michael P. Rogers with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Margaret-Mary was born in St. Helens, United Kingdom, on June 12, 1951 and was the daughter of the late Kevin Heneghan and Dorothy (Crimp) Heneghan. She received her education at Lowe House Catholic school in St Helens, and at the Royal Air Force nursing school in Wendover Big sister, loving wife and mother, devoted grandmother, and "Fairy Grandmother" to young children who came into her orbit, Mar-Mar cared for and was loved by four generations of children! In addition to her...

Steven L. Pelletier - Nashua, NH Bartlett, NH and Homer, AK - The family of Steven (58) is very sad to confirm that he has passed on suddenly on the beautiful land he owned in Alaska. Known by many as Uncle Steve, Stevie and Papa he was a true friend, confidant, mountain man, instigator of pranks and grand adventurer. Steve was an inspiration and wonder to many people. His presence was huge, he was full of enthusiasm and had a passion for chasing BIG IDEAS. His strong spirit was infectious and had a way of inspiring others. While he has left us far too soon, we will never forget his constant encouragement to think bigger, take risks and to focus on our dreams. As a native of Nashua, NH he...

John Thomas "Coach" Fagula, 73, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua. John was born on March 31, 1947 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and was predeceased by his parents John Edward and Dora Marie (Corriveau) Fagula. He graduated from Laconia High School as an all-star athlete and Hiram Scott College in Scottsbluff, Nebraska where he played baseball. John began his history teaching career in 1970 until he retired from Elm Street Junior High in Nashua, in 2004. Along with his teaching career he was best known as "Coach". John had a legendary coaching career ranging from boys high school basketball and football as well as girls high school...

It is with sadness that we lost our mom Noella (Jean) Ouellette at the age of 101 on Wednesday, July 22 at the Fairview Nursing Home. She died very peacefully with family by her side after a long illness. She left us to join her husband Laurent in heaven. Noella was born in Nashua, NH one December 19,1918 to Joseph and Alexandra (Pellerin) Jean. She was the fourth child of 13...ten sisters and 3 brothers. She lived in Nashua all of her life. Noella attended the local schools and loved learning math. Noella often talked about the Crown Hill Fire and remembered how her family lost a beautiful home and some animals. They moved to a farm on Dunstable Road and she worked with her dad on the...

Lucille M. (Morey) Ham, 78, of Hollis, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 21, 1941, in Nashua, a daughter of the late Noel and Marie (Levesque) Morey. She was the loving wife of Donald Ham of Hollis. Lucille had been employed by Nashua Corporation for eleven years prior to raising her children, then started Word Movers Business Services. She loved knitting, sewing, gardening, and competitive canning at local fairs. She was a communicant of St. John Neumann in Merrimack, NH. Besides her husband, Lucille is survived by two daughters; Danielle Baxter and her husband Scott of Thornton, NH and...

Stephen Wayne Fish SR, 65, died peacefully Friday, June 26, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He is the beloved husband of Germania (Vasques) Fish. Stephen was born in Lebanon, NH on November 26, 1954 and was the son of the late Robert and Beatrice (Sunn) Fish. For many years, he was employed as a carpenter for various companies. In his younger years he worked for Vermont Clogg and Heals as a shoe repairer in White River Junction. Split Ball Bearing in Lebanon NH for many years and Maple Leaf Construction Nashua NH. In his free time, he absolutely cherished time with his family, his in-laws, close friends, and especially his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. For...

Alice Rose (Labbe) Landry, 86, of Nashua, NH passed away June 9, 2020 at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. Alice was the beloved wife of the late George M. Landry who predeceased her on November 22, 2009. Alice was born on June 12, 1933, in Lowell, MA. to the late Arthur and Blanche (Cote) Labbe. Due to current public health and safety concerns, funeral services for Alice will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family. To view Alice's Full obituary, please go to WWW.ANCTIL-ROCHETTE.COM and leave a message of condolence. Arrangements have been entrusted to ROCHETTE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES; 21 Kinsley St, Nashua, NH.

Obituary, Robert Nelson Bates Robert Nelson Bates, 79, a long-time resident of Nashua, NH, passed into eternal peace on Friday, June 5, 2020 at home surrounded by loved ones. He was born November 20, 1940, in Ashfield, MA, son of Lewis Edward Bates and Dorothy Louise (Nelson) Townsley. Bob attended Ashfield public schools, graduating from Sanderson Academy in 1959. He attended Northeastern University in Boston. Bates worked for 44 years in the electronics industry, the last 38 of which as an Industrial Engineer at Sanders Associates and its successor companies, Lockheed Sanders and BAE Systems. Among his achievements, Bob developed TIME, the computer system that Sanders used to estimate...

Effie E. Hall passed away at age 99 on May 31, 2020 as a result of a fall. Born in Natick, MA on 12/10/20, Effie was the daughter of Sven and Ester Erickson. She was predeceased by her husband, George who died in 2005 and son, Stanley E. who died in 2016. Primarily a homemaker, Effie worked as a bookkeeper in the Financial District in Boston for years and then for the Telephone Company. After moving to Merrimack, NH she continued working as a bookkeeper part time and volunteering at Merrimack Valley Home Health Care and the Red Cross. After moving to Nashua, she began volunteering at Southern NH Medical Center and recently completed her 13th year at the hospital. Effie is survived by two...