Keene, NH Obituaries

Marie B. Jacques passed on June 18, 2026, at the age of 96. A complete obituary notice and funeral arrangements will be published soon.

Donna Fairbanks passed away on June 16, 2026. A complete obituary notice and funeral arrangements will be published soon.

Chandler "Chip" V. Fairbanks passed on June 16, 2026. A complete obituary notice and funeral arrangements will be published soon.

Peter Bissell passed on June 12, 2026, at the age of 78; born July 2, 1947, in Keene, New Hampshire, Peter lived in Surry, New Hampshire. An obituary will be posted at a later time, please check back...

Nancy L. Holmes, 79, passed away peacefully at the Cheshire Medical Center, on June 12, 2026. Nancy was born in Gardner, MA, on March 16, 1947, the eldest daughter of Clayton and Laraine (Chaput) H...

Helen Edna Wilson 86, a longtime resident of Marlborough, NH, passed away on June 12, 2026, at the Maplewood Nursing Home in Westmoreland, NH, after a period of declining health. Helen was born in La...

Pamela L. Davis 78, of Manchester, NH and a former resident of Keene, NH, passed away on June 9, 2026, at her home in Manchester. Her parents, John and Elinor (Haskell) Davis welcomed their daughter ...

Geraldine “Gerry” Phyllis (Peabody) Frye, born in Rochester, New Hampshire, on July 5, 1939, to Raymond B. Peabody and Carolyn (Hopkinson) Peabody, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026. She was pred...

Martha Ann Gregory (“Mickey”) passed away on May 26, 2026, in Port Hueneme, California, at the age of 91. Born on a farm in Macon, Missouri, on March 3, 1935, to Raymond Robey and Josephine Rissler, ...

Patricia “Pat” Provencher Skerry was born in Keene, NH on April 30, 1940, where she grew up and raised a family with her husband and best friend Henry “Hank” Wayne Skerry, Sr. Pat passed away on May 2...

Dr. Arthur William Simington, of Keene, NH, passed away on May 26, 2026. He was born in Danville, PA, on April 28, 1942, to William and Lillian Simington. He worked as a pediatrician in Keene, NH, fo...

Scott Wilfred Samson, 62, died on May 22, 2026 following a brief illness. Scott is the founder and president of Samson Manufacturing Corporation and SnF Finishing located in Keene, New Hampshire, w...

Leonard Francis Scarborough passed on May 19, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on June 11, 1936, in Salisbury, Vermont, Leonard lived in Winchester, New Hampshire. A full obituary will be posted at a lat...

William "Bill" Frank Jackson Sr., 78, of Swanzey, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 19th. Born on December 11, 1947, in Brattleboro, Vermont, he was the son of Winfred Jackson and...

David James Bailey, Jr., 98, of Westmoreland, NH passed peacefully on May 18, 2026. He was born in Ashuelot, NH, on January 20, 1928, the son of Xavina (Roy) and David J. Bailey. Educated locally, he...

Andrew G. Perra Jr. 92, a longtime resident of North Swanzey, NH, passed away on April 29, 2026, at Covenant Living in Keene, NH with family by his side. His parents, Viola Anna (Eurbin) and Andrew G...

Nancie E. Belden 73, a longtime resident of Keene, NH, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Keene on April 29, 2026. Her parents, Frank and Lura (Kathan) Kay, welcomed their daughter into the worl...

Nancy Lloyd Iosue, age 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, April 29, 2026, at Covenant Living in Keene, NH after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Nancy was born on October...

Beverly “Bev” A. Power, 79, of Stoddard, NH, passed away peacefully at home on April 28, 2026. Born Beverly Jean Arrington in Greenfield, MA, on November 13, 1946, she was the daughter of the late D...

Pierre Lyndon Bonneau, 78, died April 24, 2026 attended by his daughters. It was pneumonia, complicated by a multitude of well-managed, terminal health challenges that had left him immunosuppressed, t...

Frances M. Lovejoy, 96, of Marlborough, New Hampshire, passed away on April 23, 2026. She was the daughter of Edward and Frances Flanagan and raised in the Boston area. Frances was employed by Monad...

Gordon Oliver Wood, 82, of Keene, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at his home on April 23rd. He was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, to Leslie Oliver Wood and Olive Ellen Jensen. Gordon was predece...

On Monday, April 20th, 2026, after a long battle with COPD, Candyce L. Fulford (née Wright) went into the arms of the Lord, surrounded by family. Candyce, born June 29th, 1951 to Richard Wright and Ka...

Heidi M. Sprague 65, a longtime resident of Gilsum, NH, passed away at her home in Gilsum, on April 14, 2026, following a courageous battle with cancer. Her parents, Amy (Brown) and Arthur L. Duke, S...

It is with great sadness and love that we announce the passing of Raymond William Egan, Jr., 89, of West Chesterfield, NH at Cheshire Medical Center on Sunday, April 12, 2026 surrounded by his family ...

Alan James Lorandeau Sr., 82, a longtime resident of Winchester, NH, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2026, with his family at his side. Alan was born May 27, 1943, to Earl and Florence (Lewis) L...

John “Jack” Beal passed away peacefully at Cheshire Medical Center following a brief illness, with his loving family by his side. In his final weeks, he was surrounded by those closest to him. Jack wa...

Dianne L. Paulson 70, a longtime resident of North Swanzey, NH and Keene, NH, passed away on April 9, 2026, at the Keene Center Genesis, Keene. Her parents, Harry and Olive (Martin) Manning welcomed ...

Carolyn "Connie" McAnney Reade passed away peacefully on April 6, 2026. Born on Oct 30 1937 in Randolph VT to parents Raymond and Otelia (Jacobson) Smith, Connie graduated from Randolph High School an...

Kelly Anne Torrey, age 67, of Charlestown, New Hampshire passed away on April 3, 2026, Good Friday, at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Born on April 27, 1958 in Bellows Falls, Vermont...

Marcia Garrison Elshout, resident of Keene, NH and originally of LaPorte, IN passed away surrounded by love on Friday, April 3, 2026. She was born in November, 1939 in LaPorte to Harriet and Raymond G...

Margaret Mary Freihofer, 89, lifelong resident of the Keene area, passed away peacefully at the Maplewood Nursing Home, April 1, 2026. Margaret was born to Alessandro and Mary (Infusino) Grossi, Jun...

Leslie Ann (Zagrubski) Crossmon died on March 27th, 2026 and is now at peace after living with pulmonary fibrosis a short while. Born October 16th, 1947 at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital she was the da...

Janet Findlay (Paige) Hurley passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of Friday, March 27th, 2026, at the age of 79. She was born on May 22nd, 1946, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and im...

William “Bill” George Trepsas Jr., 83 of Leominster, Massachusetts passed peacefully on March 25, 2026. Bill was born on October 3,1942 in Boston, MA. Later, obtaining a BA in Business Administrati...

Ely Joseph Chabot, born April 19, 1954, in Connecticut to Raymond and Marie Chabot, passed away on March 24, 2026. Ely moved to Keene as a child with his parents when they purchased the Christmas Tree...

Barbara N. Pierce 76, a longtime resident of Keene, NH, passed away on March 17, 2026, at the Cheshire Medical Center Dartmouth Hitchcock, Keene. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 29, 1949, and gr...

Deborah J. Croteau 85, a lifelong resident of Keene, NH, passed away with family at her side on March 19, 2026, at her home in Keene. Her parents, Maurice and Beatrice (Jolly) Waling welcomed their ...

Deborah Jean Croteau passed away on March 19, 2026, at the age of 85. Born on June 1, 1940, in Keene, New Hampshire, Deborah lived in Keene, New Hampshire. A complete obituary notice and funeral serv...

The community of Alstead, NH and many others are at a great loss with the tragic passing of Josiah Michael Dwinell 13, on March 12, 2026. At the time of his passing, Josiah was in the seventh grade a...

John H. Northcott 94, of Water Street, Keene, NH, passed away peacefully at his home in Keene on March 16, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. His parents, Thomas N. and Charlotte (Stevens) Northcott...

Richard Raymond Richards Jr, “Dick,” 68 of Chesterfield, NH, died peacefully on March 16, 2026, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Dick, also known as RRR, was born on April 21, 195...

On March 11, 2026, Caroline Elaine Driscoll passed away peacefully in her home with family at her side. She was 96 and a half years young, the daughter of Raymond and Eva (Hodgkins) Wheeler, and a pr...

Nicholas “Nick” Martin Stampalia Jr., 92, formerly of Union City, New Jersey, and longtime resident of Keene passed away following a brief illness on March 9, 2026. Mr. Stampalia was born on January...

Our community is at a great loss with the passing of Ernest E. Kirouac 84, of Swanzey, NH, a longtime member of the forest fire service and area fire departments, on February 26, 2026, at the Alpine H...

William Nixon Prigge 85, died on March 4, 2026, at his home on Lower Troy Road in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, surrounded by family. This is where he was most at peace. Known as Bill to most of the peo...

Our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, John C. Gerken, 62, a lifelong resident of Swanzey, NH, will be greatly missed with his sudden passing on March 1, 2026. John was born on February 7, 1964, in K...

The Cunningham family is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Jane B. Cunningham 83, of Keene, New Hampshire after a brief but brave battle with cancer. Jane passed away peacefully at home with ...

Jeanne Detenbeck, 94, residing most recently at Langdon Place of Keene, NH, and formerly a long-time resident of Shelburne, VT, passed away at Cheshire Medical Center on February 23, 2026, with her da...

Shawn Michael Wiggin, 54, born on September 1, 1971 to Michael K. Wiggin and Sandy S. Wiggin passed away peacefully on February 20, 2026. Shawn was a proud graduate of Keene High School, Class of 199...