All Obituaries

Mildred “Millie” Poor, 97, of Littleton, MA passed away on January 15, 2020, at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley after a brief illness. Born in Derry, NH on April 13, 1922, she was the daughter of Joseph N. and Anne (McCarten) Bertrand. She grew up in Manchester, NH where she attended St. Anthony School, graduated from Manchester Central High School, was married and raised her family. In 1983 she moved to Royalston, MA, and then to Littleton, MA in 2017. After high school,...

James passed peacefully on January 15, 2020 after a period of declining health in Nevada. He was born January 7, 1942 in Winchester, MA to John and Alice Butler (Bennett). He graduated from Winchester High School in 1960. James was inducted into the army in 1963 where he was stationed in Fort Gordon, Georgia as a Personnel Clerk. He was honorably discharged in 1965 and started a career as an industrial engineer. James moved to Londonderry, NH with his wife Susan Butler (Leland) to raise...

Bedford - Irene T. (Dalton) Newell, 92, of Bedford NH passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020, with her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson by her side. Irene was a lifelong Bedford resident, born in Bedford on October 20, 1927. She attended Bedford schools and was a graduate of Manchester High School West, class of 1945. Irene worked 30 plus years for Travelers Insurance Corporation, retiring in 1990. Irene was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed walking and spending time...

John O’Keefe, age 74, passed away, with his loving family by his side, on January 11th, 2020 in Manchester, NH.  John was born October 27th, 1945 in Wayland, MA to Thomas and Madeline O’Keefe.  He graduated from Wayland High School in 1964 and then continued his education at Nathaniel Hawthorn College, graduating with a Bachelors degree in English.  Shortly after graduating, John opened his first pub in Claremont, NH. From there he went on to own and operate over...

Rita Anna Neal (Fiebelkorn), 94, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2020 surrounded by her loving family after a period of declining health. Rita entered this world in the Roaring Twenties and almost a century later decided it was time to move on. Born in Cambridge, MA on May 26, 1925, she was the daughter of Otto and Frieda Fiebelkorn. In 1955, she married her husband Stanley Neal, and together they raised two daughters, Sharon McConnell and Michele McSmith. Rita was an avid reader...

Manchester- Warren O. Whittemore, 82, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2020. He was born in Concord NH, the son of Leroy and Margaret (Mobbs) Whittemore. Warren was educated in the Concord NH school system.  He spent many years in the construction and paving industries and he retired from the NHDOT. He enjoyed camping, square dancing, country music, wrestling and tinkering in his workshop. He was widely known and loved for his sense of humor. He was predeceased by his wife of 46...

Muriel S. Binns, age 85, died peacefully on December 16, 2019 in Manchester, New Hampshire, after a long struggle with dementia. She was born in Bridgeport Connecticut on January 10th, 1934 to the late Abe and Rachel (Kelman) Schoenberg. Muriel attended Bassick High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut, graduating in 1951, as well as the University of Miami and University of Massachusetts, and went by the nick name of Micki during those early years. Muriel was married to John Raymond Binns...

At 94 years young, Philip R. 'Phil' Jacobs passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019, after a valiant battle with cancer at home surrounded by all 4 of his children. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 2, 1925, to Carlton D. and Elise Darby Jacobs, he was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Anne Stedfast Jacobs, his brother, Peter Jacobs, Palm Desert, California and his sister, Darby Ellis Sturm, Kokomo, Indiana. He is survived by his children, Leslee Doherty Hughes and...

Louise Dorothy Blais, age 96, died on December 3, 2019, at the Hillsborough County Nursing Home.  She was born in Franklin NH on June 1, 1923, to Martha (Davis) and Bernald Cook.  She graduated from Franklin High School in 1941 and she married Victor Currier in 1942 shortly before he left to serve in WW2.  Their first two children were born while living in Bristol and their last two children after they moved to Manchester in the 1950s.  They were active members of...

Jane S. Tibbetts, age 87, went to be with the Lord on November 19, 2019 after a short illness.  Jane was born in Salem, MA on September 19, 1932 to the late Leonard and Zillah Savage.  She moved to Manchester in 1945. She graduated from Central High School and was the Miss NH Basketball Cheerleading winner in 1950 and went on to attend Hesser Business College.  She married Donn Tibbetts on January 20, 1951 and was married 47 years before Donn’s passing in 1998. Family...