Obituaries

Greenville – Carolyn A. Turner, 86, of Greenville, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family with love on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Southern NH Medical Center in Nashua, NH. Born on August 26, 1936 in Omer, MI, she was the daughter of the late Donald V. and Dorothy A. (Smith) Gray. Carolyn was the true definition of matriarch to her family, she was a strong, independent and loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend to so many. She truly cherished her...

EPSOM- Mr. Glen D. Booth, Sr., 84, of Epsom, passed away at home surrounded by his family on March 17, 2023 after a period of declining health. Born in Milton, VT, Glen was the son of the late Donovan and Doris (White) Booth.  He was raised and educated in Springfield, VT, was a graduate of Springfield High School and would spend the majority of his life in the Pittsfield, Chichester and Epsom area. An honorably discharged Veteran, Glen enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in...

Pittsfield – Paul F. Fruci, 68, of Pittsfield, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at Concord Hospital. He was born on February 4, 1955 in Manchester, New Hampshire to the late Joseph and Roseanna Fruci (Belmer). Paul could be described as the worlds most enthusiastic sports fan. Whether he had a date or a special occasion coming up it did not matter if there was going to be a “good game” playing – and to Paul all the games were “good games”. When Paul...

LACONIA - Bryce Adam Sanborn, 18, was born in Concord, NH on May 12, 2004 and passed away suddenly on March 13, 2023 in Concord, NH. He was the beloved son of Amy (Schlottmann) Sohlman and Anthony Sanborn. Bryce attended school during his earlier years at Barnstead Elementary before moving to Laconia where he attended Laconia Middle School and Laconia High School. Bryce loved and excelled at sports and played baseball, basketball, soccer and later football. He enjoyed snowboarding with his...

CHICHESTER – Michael J. Phillips, 62, of Chichester, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Granite VNA Hospice House in Concord following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born on November 6, 1960 in Rochester, he was the son of the late Nelson W. Phillips and Doris I. (Molton) Garland. Michael worked for many years with Walmart as a Material Handler until his health declined. He was the kind of man that would give you a hard time but also give the shirt off his back. A gentle...

SUNCOOK- Mrs. Elaine M. (Laforge) Letendre, 81, passed away on March 8, 2023 at the Concord Hospital after a period of declining health. Born in Manchester, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Louise (Schmalfuss) Laforge.  She was raised and educated in Manchester and was a graduate of Central High School. Elaine remained home for most of her life to raise her family and later went to work for Globe Manufacturing, where she remained for over 15 years before her...

PEMBROKE – Pauline L. Rainville, 85, of Pembroke, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2022 at Epsom Manor following a period of declining health. Born on May 2, 1937 in Manchester, she was the daughter of the late Lucien and Charlotte (Gagnon) LaPlante. Pauline was very involved with her children and her church community; she spent years working with the scouts both girl scouts and boy scouts as well as the Catholic Committee of scouting. She was a large supporter of the La Salette...

DEERFIELD- Mrs. Gale I. (Lucia) Preston, 65, of Deerfield, passed away on March 6, 2023 at the Elliot Hospital after a period of declining health. Born in Littleton, NH, Gale was the daughter of the late Robert and Priscilla (Bryant) Lucia.  She was raised and educated in both Littleton and Wakefield, MA and had been a resident of Deerfield since 1996. In earlier years, Gale ran a small housecleaning business before remaining home to raise her children.  She was very involved in...

MANCHESTER – Billy D. Boardman, 57, of Manchester, formerly of Colebrook, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023 at Lahey Clinic Hospital in Burlington with his sister Dotty holding his hand. Billy was born on June 9, 1965 in Stewartstown, son of the late Maurice G. Boardman and Eleanor (McDonald) Creon. He enjoyed sports of all kinds, cheering for the Patriots and even catching up on his Nascar races. Going for rides on his Harley, fishing or just being outdoors. Billy shared the love...

EPSOM – Shawn J. McLaughlin, 62, of Epsom, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family after a 29 month battle with GBM brain cancer on March 4, 2023. Born June 28, 1960 in Haverhill, MA, Shawn was the son of Louis and Lucille (Lowes) McLaughlin.  He was raised and educated in Haverhill and was a 1978 graduate of Haverhill High School. Prior to his illness, Shawn was employed as a manager for Jackson Lumber. Shawn was an avid outdoorsman. He was affectionately known...