All Obituaries

Robert “Bob” E. Nowak of Manchester, NH died on Sunday, June 21st at Catholic Medical Center. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 2, 1943, to John and Adele Nowak.   Bob was a graduate of Walt Whitman High School in Huntington, NY, and Adelphi University. He served his country for two tours of duty in the Vietnam war as a United States Marine. Bob was employed by Mobil Oil Corporation for thirteen years before his entrepreneurial spirit kicked in. He spent the...

Mildred "Millie" (Bovarnick) Eisman passed away quietly on June 1st, just shy of her 97th birthday. The youngest of 6 children, she was born on June 10, 1923, in Boston. Millie graduated from nursing school and worked at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. In 1947, she married Morris Eisman, the love of her life, and moved to Auburn, where she raised her family and was active in local affairs. Millie spent many years as a member of the Auburn School Board and was recently the proud...

Manchester, NH – Ethel Muriel (Nye) Lesko, age 90, passed away May 29, 2020, at the Mount Carmel Nursing Center. Ethel was born on June 4, 1929, in Manchester, NH, to George and Flora Nye and lived in Manchester and at the age of nine moved to Auburn. She graduated from Central High School in 1948. On December 4, 1951, she married Edward Lesko. Edward was in the Navy. Ethel and the children lived along the east coast wherever he was stationed. Ethel enjoyed bowling, knitting, and...

James W Simon, 87, passed away peacefully May 29, 2020, at Catholic Medical Center after an extended illness and complications from COVID-19.   James (Jim) was the son of the late Herman & Evelyn (Thiem), Simon. He was predeceased by his brother, Emile Thiem. He leaves behind 5 children, Laurie (James) Waterman of Tucson AZ, Ann (Thomas) Otton of Naugatuck CT, Kenneth Simon of Candia, Margery (Freddie) Hillhouse of Goffstown and Alan (Gia) Simon of South Jordan, UT. Jim is also...

Jean P. Anderson, age 80, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester from a long battle with chronic health issues. Jean, known as Dr. J, was born on May 16, 1940 in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Philip and Freda (Engstrom) Anderson. Jean attended York High School in Elmurst, IL. Jean received her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Minnesota in Kinesiology. She was a graduate of Wheaton College and Northeastern University. Jean lived in various...

Dorothy (Sue) Goodwin died peacefully in York Maine on May 20, 2020, at the age of 81.  Sue was born on June 26, 1938, and lived most of her life in the Manchester NH area.  She graduated from Central High School in 1956 and was married to her high school sweetheart Dave Goodwin in 1958.  The Goodwin’s soon started a family with Sue’s main focus being on raising her three children while Dave pursued and met his goal of becoming a pilot with Delta airlines. ...

Barbara E. Stone, age 86, died late Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Elliot Hospital in Manchester from complications after a heart attack. Mrs. Stone was born on June 11, 1933, in Laconia, NH, the daughter of the late Arthur and Kathryn (McAuley) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Gilford, where among her many activities she was an accomplished member of Dick Binnette’s water skiing group. She attended the University of New Hampshire where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority, Queen...

Auburn, NH-Sharon R. (Marcoux) Davis, 70, passed away peacefully at home in Auburn, NH on Saturday, March 28, 2020, after a lengthy illness with Alzheimer's disease surrounded by her loved ones. Sharon was born in Hampstead, NY on March 9, 1950, to Louis J. Marcoux and Irene (Boily) Marcoux.  Being a part of a military family, Sharon lived in many places with her parents, older sister Sandra, and younger brother Gregory within the United States including Alaska, California,...

On Tuesday, March 17th, 2020, Jane Anita (Rivet) Mason, passed away in the comfort of her home at the age of 76.     Jane was born August 26, 1943 to Raymond and Aurore Rivet at Notre Dame Hospital in Manchester, NH. Shortly after high school, she married Bruce Mason Sr, on May 5th, 1962. Together they raised two children, Bruce and Penny, in their Auburn, New Hampshire home.     She was a former member of the Auburn Lioness Club, the Auburn Historical Association...

On Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, the Honorable Arthur E. Bean, Jr., was born in Concord, NH, where his monumental legacy serving his country and state began. The son of Arthur E. and Beulah (Sargent) Bean, Sr., Bean graduated from Concord High School in 1936, went on to attend UNH, then enlisted with the United States Army Air Corps as a flying cadet in the 1940s, serving active duty for seven years. During World War II, he led the 8th Air Force on a raid of Berlin, Germany and due to...