Keene, NH Obituaries

Kevin Richard Beal passed on November 4, 2026, at the age of 60. Born on July 24, 1966, in Keene, New Hampshire, Kevin was also a resident of Keene, New Hampshire. An obituary will be posted at a lat...

With the heaviest of hearts, we announce the passing of Sean Patrick Cavanaugh, who passed away peacefully at home on October 28, 2026, shortly after his 56th birthday, surrounded by memorabilia from ...

Joan L. Zecha, 92, passed away on October 28, at Merrimack County Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Joan was born on September 12, 1934 in Keene, NH, daughter of Lillian an...

Jean Theresa Proulx passed on October 31, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on February 20, 1947, in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Jean lived in Swanzey, New Hampshire. An obituary will be posted on a late...

John Francis Foley, 89, a longtime resident of Keene, NH, died at his home in Keene on October 28, 2026, with his family by his side. John was born in Boston on November 24, 1936, the oldest of five ...

Fred Robert Iosue, age 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, October 27, 2026, at Covenant Living in Keene, NH after a brave battle with cancer. Fred was born on May 7, 1932, in Boston, MA...

Wayne D. Guyette of Spofford, NH, passed away on October 27, 2026, after a long battle with brainstem cancer. He was born on December 19, 1953, the youngest son of Ronald “Buddy” Guyette and Arlene (B...

Kenneth A. Woodward, age 82 of San Tan Valley, AZ, and formerly from Chesterfield, NH, went home to be with the Lord on October 22, 2026. He was born in Dorchester, MA, on April 4, 1944, the son of ...

Sumner P. "Bud" Fisher 93, a lifelong resident of Keene, NH, passed away on October 21, 2026. He was welcomed into the world on June 2, 1933, the son of Priscilla (Muchmore) and Sumner P. Fisher, Sr....

Gary Course, longtime resident of Parma, Ohio and short-term resident of Keene, NH passed away October 21, 2026. He was the beloved son of Edward and Margaret Course, of Chicago, IL, devoted father t...

Carol Ann (Behrman) Davis, 93, of Winchester, NH, passed away on October 19, 2026 in Winchester, NH. Born in Brooklyn, New York on February 19, 1933, she lived her first 22 years there before marryi...

Verne Christian Greene 86, a lifelong resident of Keene, NH, passed away at her home in Keene on October 18, 2026, with her family by her side. Her parents, Theron J. and Dorothy (Rowe) Christian wel...

Oreste "Rusty" Chester Carbone Jr., 65, longtime resident of Orange, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2026. Rusty was born to Oreste and Shirley Carbone (Bell) on December 5, 196...

Stephen James Hall of Swanzey, NH, died peacefully at home on October 10, 2026, at 80 years old. As John Muir expressed, “The mountains are calling and I must go.” Steve was born in Malden, MA, on Fe...

Janet Marie Courchene, 92, of Woodstock, Georgia, died October 10, 2026. Janet was born on September 30, 1934, in Peterborough, New Hampshire, to Earl W. Wyman and Jennie (Murphy) Wyman. She graduate...

John Joseph Furlone, 86, of Keene, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2026. Born in Keene on June 29, 1940, he was a lifelong resident of the Monadnock region and a proud graduate of ...

William Klinker “Bill” Zabko, 83, of Keene, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2026. Born on June 27, 1943, at Greenfield Hospital in Greenfield, Massachusetts, Bill grew up in South...

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend, John M. Ernst Sr., passed away peacefully on October 6, 2026. Jack was born in New Jersey to Robert and Gladys Ernst and raised i...

Nancy Jane Shenkle Lucas, 87, of Division Street, Bennington, VT, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on October 2, 2026, at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH. Born September 29, 1939, in DuB...

Mary "Mary Jo", "MJ", Joanne Fisher 81, a lifelong resident of Keene, NH, passed away on September 28, 2026, at the Applewood Care and Rehabilitation Center in Winchester, NH. Her parents, Wallace an...

Anita G. Hall 89, of Keene, NH, and formerly of Winchester, MA, passed away on September 27, 2026, following a period of declining health. Anita was born on September 25, 1937, in Winchester, MA, to ...

It is with heavy hearts we share the passing of Karen Ashley Almquist Bowen, 86, born on February 4, 1940, in Keene NH to Dr. Frederick and Lois (Whitaker) Almquist. She was a beloved wife, mother, ...

Richard A. Gonyea, Sr. 89, of Dublin, NH, and formerly of Colchester, VT, passed away on September 27, 2026, at the Covenant Living in Keene, NH. His parents, Kenneth and Bessie (Sheldon) Gonyea welc...

Dale Emerson Pryor, 85, of Keene, formerly of Bridgewater, Maine, passed away on September 22, 2026.Dale was born on May 14th, 1941 to Ralph and Dora (Crane) Pryor. Dale had a lifelong appreciation f...

Dean Rhoades, of Keene, New Hampshire, passed away on September 19, 2026, at the age of 81. Dean was a loving and caring husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to ma...

Patricia Bolger McMahon of Stoddard, NH, died at home of natural causes in the early hours of September 16, 2026, at the age of 95. She was alert and comfortable to the end, surrounded by the love and...

Sandra Anne "Sam" "Sandy" Mispel 83, passed away on September 13, 2026, just as she lived—on her own terms in her own home, hitting every high and low note, surrounded by her family, friends, and belo...

Tahneen A. Blackstock 54, of Southern Pines, NC, passed away unexpectedly at her home on September 9, 2026. She was born in Methuen, MA on April 10, 1972, the daughter of Marie R. (Matson) Blackstock...

Gary Ronald Oke, 74, of Westmoreland, NH, formerly of Stoddard, NH, passed away on September 10, 2026. Gary was born to Charles and Annie (Finch) Oke in Wellesley, Massachusetts. In the early 1980s, ...

Constance “Connie” Swanson Boyd, 78, of Harrisville, NH, passed away at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH, on September 2, 2026. Her devoted husband, Max, was at her side where he was a...

May 18, 1936 - August 16, 2026 Peter Gammans, 90, of Keene, after a period of failing health, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Peter was born at home, on the south coast of E...

Philip “Phil” Donald Tacy, 78, a longtime resident of the Keene and Lebanon area, most recently of Swanzey, passed away unexpectedly at his home August 11, 2026. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on Jun...

Charles "Chuck" Nolan, 62, of Stoddard, N.H, passed away unexpectedly on August 6, 2026. Born on November 3, 1963, in Keene, NH, to Gilbert "Joe" and Margaret Nolan. Chuck lived a life marked by rem...

Sylvia Mae (Wilbur) Makinen, 84, of Westmoreland, NH, passed away on August 7, 2026. She was born on February 20, 1942, and was raised in Surry, NH. Sylvia enjoyed cooking, gardening, cruises, riverb...

To her family, Sally was affectionately known as the “Flying Nurse,” riding her motorcycle to work each day so her children could have the family car. It was just one of the many ways she quietly put ...

Joyce A. LaFontaine died peacefully at Langdon Place on August 6, 2026, after spending her last weeks with her children and grandchildren. She was born in Keene, NH, on December 1, 1942 to Richard an...

Alisan Buckley Henderson, 94, passed away on August 1, 2026, in the very capable, loving care of the nurses, aides, Hospice care-givers and fellow residents in the Memory Care Wing of Langdon Place, K...

Earl Douglas Nelson, 68, longtime resident and community leader, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Marlborough, NH, on July 28, 2026. Earl was born to Earl C. and Mary (Cheney) Nelson, Septemb...

John Roderick McIntyre, 85, of Saginaw passed away on July 17th, 2026, after a heart attack. He was born on a farm near St. Charles, Michigan, and had a long life filled with love for family, friends,...

We are heartbroken to announce that the sun has gone dark and we are lost in the woods after the sudden, short, and brutally unfair illness and death of the heart and soul of our family, Frank Peter L...

Richard A. Treem passed on July 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Richard was a resident of Keene, New Hampshire. An obituary will be posted at a later time, please check back.

Jeanie M. (Ramsey) Hickox, of Marlborough, NH, passed away on July 16th. She was born on January 23, 1944, the eleventh of twelve children born to George Ramsey and Sarah (Wood) Ramsey. She was raised...

Jeanie Marquiete Hickox passed on July 16, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on January 23, 1944, in Keene, New Hampshire, Jeanie lived in Marlborough, New Hampshire. An obituary will be posted at a later...

Jodi M. Labukas, beloved daughter of Frank A. Valenti and Veronica A. Valenti (née Moore), passed away surrounded by the love of her family. She was the devoted wife of the late John C. Labukas. Jodi ...

Willis C. Fogg 88, a longtime resident and business owner in Rindge, NH, passed away on July 11, 2026, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. His parents, Newell R. and Annie E. (Nyl...

John Joseph Williams 85, of Keene, NH, died peacefully after a period of illness while surrounded by his family on July 10, 2026. Born on August 19, 1940, in Ferndale, MI, to John Williams, a carpen...

Masha Zaitzeff 80, of Keene, NH, died on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at her home in Keene. She was born Maria Petrovna Arhipova on May 21, 1946, in Moscow, Russia, one of four sisters and daughter of Pi...

Lisa (Byrne) Blodgett, 61, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Genesis Keene Center, on July 8, 2026, where she had resided for the past 9 years. She was formerly a longtime resident of Swa...

Robert “Bob” E. Brockmann, 89, of Chesterfield, NH, passed away peacefully July 4, 2026, in the comfort of his home. Bob was born September 3, 1936, to H. William and Elsie (Borchers) Brockmann, in ...

Andre E. Villeneuve 87, a longtime resident of Keene, NH, passed away at his home in Keene on July 1, 2026. His parents, Joseph and Marguerite (Caron) Villeneuve welcome their son into the world on N...