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Ruth W. Munroe, 82, died Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, one of two daughters of Herbert and Barbara (Kimball) Wiezel. Ruth was born in Philadelphia PA but spent her childhood in West Hartford, CT. Her high school years were spent in Newton Lower Falls, MA and she graduated from Newton High School. Ruth earned her Bachelor of Education from UMASS Amherst and went on to work for various school districts, ending her career with the Pelham schools. Working as a long-term substitute allowed Ruth the freedom to focus on raising her children and keep her hand in the education field. In addition to the traditional classroom setting,...

Barry W. Wingate, 76, died suddenly at home, Sunday, April 3, 2022. He was born and raised in Winchester, MA, the son of Walter and Grace (Edwards) Wingate. Following graduation from Winchester High School, he enlisted in the US Air Force where he trained as a vehicle mechanic. He was honorably discharged after four years of service. Shortly after discharge, he was hired on as a patrolman for the town of Bristol. This was the beginning of a 50-year career in law enforcement. Three years after he was hired, Barry was promoted to Chief of Bristol Police Department where he served until his retirement in 2007. He then continued his career as a Sheriff Deputy with the Grafton County...

David W. Swanberg, 76, died Sunday, March 20, 2022 at home. He was born in Plymouth, MA the son of Frank and Velma (Thomas) Swanberg. David grew up in the Plymouth Area and attended Whittman High School. An avid musician, he was known in the area for his singing, guitar playing and music jam sessions. David went on to establish and operate, Pudding Brook Farms, where he grew cranberries for Ocean Spray. Living on the Cape, David had a love of the ocean and taking his family saltwater fishing. He even set lobster traps off the coast. David lived in Pembroke, MA, before moving to New Hampshire. He enjoyed four wheeling and long drives. He will be fondly remembered by many for his...

Jeffrey A. Richardson, 64, died Friday, February 18, 2022 at his home after a period of declining health. He was born in Franklin, the son of Philip and Natalie Ella (Shaw) Richardson. Jeff was raised in Hill and for a while served as the town's road agent in 1980. He later moved to Alexandria and then Danbury. For a number of years, he worked plowing snow and as a heavy equipment operator for the towns of Bristol and Danbury, Newfound Rubbish/Bomor Construction, and RP Williams. Jeff enjoyed hunting and fishing, gardening and keeping a small farm. He would buy and sell livestock, fix old cars and enjoyed country music. Family members include his significant other of 24 years,...

Bristol, NH formerly of Raynham-Marjorie L. O'Brien, 91, died Monday, January 3, 2022, at the Morton Hospital in Taunton. Born in Taunton on March 7, 1930 the daughter of Walter "Duke" and Ethel M. (Hathaway) Wilbur. She married "Bill" O'Brien of Raynham in 1948. She worked at the Paul A Dever State School as an attendant for 10 years and 9 years as an LPN. She and Bill moved to Alexandria, NH from Raynham in 1985. On July 4, 2004 they moved to Bristol, NH and on May 18, 2005 her husband died due to a hip infection. She belonged to the Baker Pemi Senior Club in Plymouth, NH for 29 years and the Newfound Senior Center in Bristol which she enjoyed very much. She leaves three children:...

Gerald "Jerry" James Lauther of Hebron, NH, January 2, 2022. Born in Parkland, PA, Jerry earned a degree in Criminal Justice at Camden County Community College and in 1964 joined the NJ State Police, 19 years with the Bureau of Narcotics. As Lieutenant, he supervised the Central Region of the Narcotics Bureau and later oversaw the Southern Unit of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Jerry received the State Police Distinguished Service Medal for risking his life in a raid on a major meth lab during which a Narcotics detective was fatally shot. He retired from the State Police in 1991 and subsequently worked for a pharmaceutical...

NEW HAMPTON, NH-Louis Gnerre, Jr, 86, died Monday December 13, 2021 at Concord Hospital. He was born in Cambridge, MA the son of Louis and Althea (Musetti) Gnerre , Sr. Lou, grew up in Cambridge, graduated from Cambridge Latin High School. He was a gifted athlete and went on to Boston University, where he played catcher for the baseball team and defensive back for the football team. He graduated with a Masters degree in Mathematics. Following graduation in 1957, he took a position at New Hampton School as a teacher and coach. Lou was born to coach baseball and the teams excelled under his leadership. During his career at New Hampton he served as head of the math department, dean of...

Susan M. Killam, 76, died Sunday, November 7, 2021 at home after a lengthy battle with senile dementia. She was born in Wareham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Norman and Ruth (Cummings) Welch. She grew up on the Cape in Sandwich, graduating from Sandwich High School and went on to earn a BS in English from UNH in 1967. A week after graduation she married Jonathan Killam and moved to Okinawa where Jon was stationed. When they returned from overseas, they settled in Londonderry for 28 years. Susan taught kindergarten there and humanities and public speaking at the former New Hampshire College (now SNHU). She later went on to work as an insurance broker with Fernandes Insurance in...

Bridgewater, NH formerly of Beverly Hills- Lawrence "Larry" H. DeLangis 79, died Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a period of declining health. Larry was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan one of nine children of Maurice & Eva (Rogers) DeLangis. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the US Army and served during the Vietnam Conflict. After his discharge, he enrolled in Los Angeles Harbor College of the University of California, earning a Bachelor's Degree. He went on to establish LaMaison Interiors & Design in Beverly Hills and later opened a branch in New Hampshire. His talents were widely recognized and his business was well...

- Beverly Ann Wood "Bebe", of Bristol, passed on August 14, 2021, at the age of 95. She was born in Salem, Massachusetts on June 10, 1926. She spent her childhood in Marblehead, Massachusetts with her parents, Samuel and Margaret Walker, her older late sister Pricilla "Skip" Lane of Bar Harbor, Maine, and her late twin brother Ben Walker of Bellevue, Idaho. Beverly graduated from Colby College in New London, NH in 1946. She remained head agent and reunion chairman for many years. Bebe truly enjoyed her time there and the lifelong friendships! After school she traveled to Sun Valley Idaho and became a "Ski Bum" for 4 years. Bebe skied with the best of the bums, even making it into...

Bristol, NH formerly of E. Greenwich, RI, 94, died Aug. 4, 2021. Meredith was born in Providence, RI on April 19, 1927. She grew up in the Edgewood section of Cranston and was a 1945 graduate of Cranston High School. After graduation, Meredith worked for many years as a bookkeeper for Citizens Bank. In 1950, Meredith married her husband, Willard R. Sweet, Jr. and they raised their family in East Greenwich. In 1985, with their own children grown, Meredith and Willard moved to Bristol, NH. Meredith's family was the center of her world and her love and understanding were felt by all. In 2017, Meredith and her husband Willard moved to The Golden Crest Assisted Living Facility in Franklin,...

Joseph Campbell Rogers, 95, died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at the Granite VNA Hospice House in Concord. He was born June 13, 1926 in Concord the son of William J. and Agnes (Graham) Rogers. Growing up the family lived in Deerfield and Pittsfield before finally settling in Loudon. Joe went to work at a young age, logging with horses and farming. Early on he established his own construction company, J.C.Rogers Corporation and later New Hampshire Concrete Corporation running the businesses during good weather and plowing for the State during the winters. He later worked for Merrimack Pools, retiring as a rural route mail carrier for Pittsfield. During World WW II he served in the US Army....

Bret W. Desmarteau, 39, was murdered as a result of a road rage incident Thursday, May 27th in Washington, DC. He was born in Manchester, NH, the second of two children of Paul and Kathleen (Kathy) (Hemeon) Desmarteau. He attended Gossler Elementary School and Park Side Middle School. The family moved to Alexandria as Bret entered his freshman year and he graduated from Newfound Regional High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the US Army and served with the intelligence units during the global war on terrorism. After leaving the service he earned his Associates Degree and was currently pursuing his Bachelor's Degree in Business. He has maintained the highest honors throughout...

Richard R. Wood, 66, died suddenly on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his home. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, one of five children of Floyd and Edna (Holbrook) Wood. He grew up in Chelmsford, MA and graduated from Nashoba Valley Technical High School in Westford Ma. He went on to work as a software Engineering Manager for Digital Equipment Corporation which later became Hewlett Packard in Nashua, NH. He lived in Hudson, NH for a number of years before moving to Londonderry and most recently to Bristol, NH. Richard spent many years married to the love of his life Betsy. The two were inseparable. They loved spending time together, vacationing in the Caribbean, enjoying good food, and...

Leonard Sylvester Sawyer of Plymouth, NH and New Hampton, NH, passed away peacefully at his home in Plymouth on January 12, 2021. Born June 14, 1925 to Rose V. (Egan) Sawyer and Howard S. Sawyer of Woodstock, NH, he was an only child, and lived a full life of caring and service to others. During his childhood he invented many imaginary companions out of necessity of not having a lot of close friends his age. He also immersed himself in the outdoors, starting a lifelong love of hiking, bird-watching, and mountain climbing. His closest childhood companion was his older first-cousin Elinor Sawyer who lived on nearby Fern Hill Farm. His parents never owned a car, nor learned to drive, and the...

Joan Sullivan, 91, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Speare Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. She was born in Medford, MA the daughter of Wilfred and Esther (Strout) Marchand. She graduated from Medford High School, met and married the late John Sullivan, raised her family and worked at ET Wright's shoe factory in Rockland MA.. The family summered in Bridgewater, NH on Newfound Lake and in 1979, she moved permanently to the lake. Before retiring she worked at Hitchner's Manufacturing in Plymouth, NH. In her free time she enjoyed gardening, growing both veggies and flowers and time spent with her family. She is survived by two sons: Mark (Barbara) Sullivan of...

Wallace P. Judd, 97 of the Borough Rd., died Sunday, December 20. He was born in Thetford, VT one of five children of Watson and Eleanor (Swift) Judd. He was raised in Thetford and worked on the family farm before enlisting in the US Army. He served in the 43rd Infantry at Guadalcanal where he earned a life saving award and the Purple Heart. While he was serving, the family moved to Bartlett, NH and it was there that he returned and met his wife Mary (Ainsworth). In 1958 they moved to Hill and began their family. Wallace was a hard working man always making sure to provide for his family. He build the families first home from the ground up, himself. He was a carpenter doing...

BRISTOL, NH formerly of Norwood-Dorothy "Dottie" M. O'Hara, 77 died Friday, November 6, 2020 at her home after a brief illness. Services-To assist in conforming to the latest COVID rules, family only will have calling hours from 5-6pm on Wednesday, November 11th followed by the public from 6-8pm at the Emmons Funeral Home, 115 South Main St., Bristol, NH. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated by Fr. Leo LeBlanc, Thursday, November 12, at 9am at Our Lady of Grace of Holy Trinity Parish, 2 West Shore Rd, Bristol, NH . Burial will follow at Homeland Cemetery. A gentle reminder to those attending that masks, social distancing and contact tracing are required. Due to current...

John O'Donovan Byrne, 75, of Hartford, CT and Bridgewater, NH, passed away on September 9, 2020. John was born on May 9,1945 and grew up in Larchmont, NY. He was the son of the late Audrey Speicher and William Deininger Byrne. John will be remembered and cherished by his wife of 52 years, Karen Byrne. He leaves a lasting and loving legacy to his daughter Catherine Deininger Byrne, his son-in-law, Edward (Ted) O'Brien and his two adored grandchildren, Audrey Grace O'Brien and John William O'Brien. John also leaves his oldest brother, William Byrne and his wife, Patricia, his dear sister-in-law, Geri and her husband, Michael Zuber, his sister-in-law, Mary Margaret Byrne and many neices,...

WAYLAND: John M. Kilgallen, 73, died peacefully at his summer home in Bristol, NH after a period of declining health. He was born in Boston and grew up in Hyde Park, the son of John E. R. and Frances (Lawler) Kilgallen. John graduated from Cathedral High School in Boston and attended Northeastern University before moving to southern California. He returned to Framingham and began working his way up the ladder of Howard Johnson's which later became a part of Marlborough Realty. He retired as Director of Operations. In 1977, he married Mary (Plunkett) and they settled in Wayland. In 1981 their first son Michael was born and a year later their second son Brian arrived. In 1985 John and...

Wayland-John M. Kilgallen, 73, died August 10, 2020. Devoted husband of Mary (Plunkett) Kilgallan; father of Michael & Brian; grandfather of Shaun, James, Desmond, Liam, Aiden; brother of the late Walter & Donald Kilgallen and Jane Richardson. Born in Boston, raised in Hyde Park, graduate of Cathedral High School long time resident of Wayland. Retired Director of Operations at Marlborough Realty. John loved his family and his summers on Newfound Lake. Memorial wake Sunday August 16 from 4pm to 7 pm at John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Rd, Wayland. Memorial Mass Monday August 17, 10:30 St. Anslem Church 18 Landham Rd. Sudbury. Masks and social distancing will be...