NEWMARKET - Ernest "Jum-bo" Gauvin, 71, of Great Cove Drive,died on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1984, athis home after a long illness.

He was born in Springfield, Mass.,on Jan. 1, 1913, and resided 25 yearsin Penacook and Concord beforemoving to Newmarket. He had livedhere the past 13 years.

In 1934, Mr. Gauvin held the NewEngland heavyweight boxing cham-pionship. He was a tractor-trailertruck driver for many years at WhiteBrothers Milk Co. and P.B. Mutrie,both of Manchester.

A well-known salt water fisher-man, Mr. Gauvin was a formermember of the Laconia Rod and GunClub and also was a former memberof the Fraternal Order of Eagles andthe Loyal Order of Moose, both inConcord. He was a communicant ofSt. Mary Church here.

Members of the family include hiswife, Rita Gauvin of Newmarket; astep-daughter, Mrs. Theodore (Rita)Cichon and a stepson, Larry Swee-ney, both of Newmarket; two daugh-ters; five grandchildren and severalbrothers and sisters.

A Mass of Christian burial will becelebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday in St.Mary Church. Burial will be in thespring in Calvary Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 4p.m. today and from 7 to 9 tonight atthe Brisson & Kent Funeral Home, 41Exeter St.

= ,41m.q_G~gneN~~~~~it; - ~;~~1r~~~:gne, 74, of Nichols

Avenue died last Wednesday at Goodwin's of Exeterafter a long illness. .

Born in Newmarket, Mrs. Gagne was a hfelongresident of this community. She was employed at SamSmith Shoe for 18 years.

Mrs. Gagne was a parishioner of St. Mary's Churchand a former member of the Pocahontas of thePocasset Tribe of Red Men and the Women's Auxiliaryof the Fraternal Order of Eagles. .

Family members include her husband, J. GeraldA. Gagne of Newmarket; three sons, Richard G.Gagne of Plaistow, Roger ~. Gagne of Salem andRaymond J. Gagne of Barnngton; a ~aughter, .Mrs.Gloria J. Hall of Newmarket; 10 grandchl1dren; a sIster,Miss Diane LaBranche of Newmarket, and a brother,Alcide LaBranche of Franklin.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Saturdaymorning at St. Marv's Church with t~e Rev. PhilipBruni, pastor, officiating. Burial was In the CalvaryCemetery.

Friends and relatives called Friday afternoon andevening at the Brisson and Ke~t Funeral Home.

EleanQr A. Gazda-'T:':: .. .. . . i'" " .".l r'QI-,s,.cnf::; i ;)'l.Jl~"iiS:;~'NEWMARKET - MrsfJ Eleanor A. Gazda, 60, of

Packers Falls Road, died Saturday, July 17, at Went-worth-Douglass Hospital in Dover.

Born Feb. 26, 1922, in Uniontown, Pa., the daughterof Joseph and Roselia (Clay) Selep, she had resided inNewmarket for the past 34 years.

She was a member of St. Mary's Church and wasformerly employed at Timberland Shoe, Newmarket.

Members of her family include her husband, WalterA. Gazda; two daughters, Marlene Gazda and RosannGazda; two sons, Robert J. Gazda and William W.Gazda, all of Newmarket; one grandchild, Chris Boyn-ton; one brother, William Selep and one sister, Mrs.John (Ruth) Kraynak of Uniontown, Pa.; and severalnieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Church, Newmarket, withthe Rev. Philip Bruni, celebrant. Burial will be in Cal-vary Cemetery, Newmarket.

Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.today at the Brisson and Kent Funeral Home, 41 ExeterStreet, Newmarket, Roy E. Kent, director.

The family suggests that contributions in her memorybe made to the Oyster River Visiting Nurse Associa-tion, Newmarket Road, Durham, 03824, to the Sea-coast Hospice, P.O. Box 237, Exeter, 03833, or to theNewmarket Ambulance Corps, Newmarket, O'Hc"~'-'1

e en GahanEXETER - Mrs. Helen M.

(Turner) Gahan, 80, died Tuesdaymorning, Nov. 13, 1984, at the Even-tide Nursing Home, where she hadresided for eight years.

Born June 9, 1904, in Orleans, Ind.,the daughter of Frank and Anna(Martin) Turner, she had lived inDurham for 48 years, where she andher late husband owned and operateda farm and the Durham school busesfor many years, and later moved toNewmarket.

She had cooked for several yearsat the Phi Mu Sorority in Durham.

She was a member of the PythianSisters of New Hampshire and an ac-tive member of the Newmarket Com-munity Church.

The widow of Arthur M. Gahan Sr.,who died in 1968, she is survived bythree sons, Arthur M. Gahan Jr. ofMadbury, Ernest E. Gahan ofBerwick, Maine, and Paul T. Gahanof Newmarket; two daughters, Mrs.Frank (AnnaBelle) McDowell ofGoldsburg, Ill., and Mrs. Corridon(Margaret) Trask of South Barre,Mass.; one stepbrother, John F.Turner of Orleans, Ind.; 17 grand-children; 27 great-grandchildren;and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at1:30 p.m. Friday at the NewmarketCommunity Church with the Rev.Shane Estes, pastor, officiating. Bur-ial will be in Durham Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Kent Fu-neral Home, 41 Exeter St., Newmar-ket.

The family suggests memorialdonations to the Eventide Home,Inc., 81 High St., Exeter, N.H. 03833

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EXETER - Miss Henlliette B.Gallant, 86, formerly of 25 Pine St.,died Monday, May 17, 1982, at ExeterHospital's Court Street Unit.

Born March 20, 1896, in Patterson,N.J., the daughter of Walter andHenriette (Bissette) Gallant, she hadresided in this community for 62years.

She was a graduate of RobinsonFemale Seminary and Skidmore Col-lege class of 1919.

Miss Gallant was a longtime activemember of the First Baptist Churchwhere she served on the advisoryboard, flower and music committees.

~e was an honorary member oftbe'Exeter Women's Club, a memberof the Exeter Republican Club, theExeter Hospital Guild and the Skid-more College Alumni Assn.

Family members include a sister,Eudora Durgin of Exeter; a brother,Albert Gallant of Lowell, Mass.; oneniece; four nephews; and severalgrandnieces and grandnephews.

The funeral service will be held at11 a.m. Saturday at the First BaptistChurch, Front Street, with the Rev.Jerry Miller, pastor, officiating. Bur-ial wm follow in Exeter Cemetery.

There will be no calling hours.Memorial contributions may be

made to the Memorial Fund of theFirst Baptist Church.

The Brewitt Funeral Home, 14Pine St., is in charge of arrang-ments.

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NEWMARKET-Mrs. AlmaGagne, 74, of 30 Nichols Ave. diedWednesday, July 20, 1983, atGoodwins of Exeter.

Born May 24, 1909, in Newmarket,she was the daughter of Gideon imdLea (Roy) LaBranche.

She was a member of St. MaryChurch.

A former employee of Sam SmithShoe Company for 18 years, she wasa former member of the Pocahontasof Pocasset Tribe of Redmen No. 45,and the Women's Auxiliary of theFraternal Order of Eagles of New-market.

Survivors include her husband, J.Gerard A. Gagne of Newmarket;three sons, Richard G. Gagne ofPlaistow, Roger H. Gagne of Salemand Raymond J. Gagne of Barring-ton; one daughter, Mrs. Gloria J.Hall of Newmarket; 10 grandchil-dren; one sister, Miss Diana La-Branche of Newmarket; one brother,Alcide LaBranche of Franklin; andmany nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will becelebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St.?lfary Church with the Rev. PhilipBruni, celebrant. Burial· will be inCalvary Cemetery, Newmarket.

Friends are invited to call from 2to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at theBrisson and Kent Funeral Home, 41Exeter St., Newmarket.

NEWMARKET -- Mrs. EleanorGazda, 60, of Packers Falls Roaddied Saturday, July 17,1982, at Went:worth-Douglass Hospital in Dover.

Born Feb. 26, 1922, in Uniontown,Pa., the daughter of Joseph andRoselia (Clay) Selep, she had resid-ed in Newmarket for the past 34years.

She was a member of St. Mary'sChurch and was formerly employedat Timberland Shoe, Newmarket.

Members of her family include herhusband, Walter A. Gazda; twodaughters, Marlene Gazda and Ro-sann Gazda; two sons, Robert J.Gazda and William W. Gazda, all ofNewmarket; one grandchild, ChrisBoynton; one brother, William Selepand one sister, Mrs. John (Ruth)Kraynak of Uniontown, P a.; and sev-eral nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will becelebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St.Mary's Church, Newmarket, withthe Rev. Philip Bruni, celebrant.Buri¥l will be in Calvary Cemetery,Newmarket.

Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Brissonand Kent Funeral Home, 41 ExeterStreet, Newmarket, Roy E. Kent, di-rector.

The family suggests that contribu-tions in her memory be made to theOyster River Visiting Nurse Associa-tion, Newmarket Road, Durham,03824, to the Seacoast Hospice, P.O.Box 237, Exeter, N.H. 03833,or to theNewmarket Ambulance Corps, New-market, 03857.

.~~~~D!~~bL.Gazda, 31, of MllcIW.do Drive, died

Aug. 27, 1986, at Maine, Portland, after a

19:H, in Rochester,Leo and Rita (Tur-she graduated from

School with thellved in Somers-

worth most her life, and had livedin Newmarket for four years prior to

to Barrington a year ago.She been employed for the

ilast 13 years as a case technieianwith the New Hampshire Division ofHuman Services at its regional officehi Rochester and Dover., Her family includes her husband,

William W. Gazda of Barrington; herLeo and Rita (Turmelle)of Somersworth; and aunts,

and cousins.of Christian burial will be

cel.eblrat!FJ{l at 1() a.m. Saturday at St.Somersworth. Burial

Cemetery,wm be inSomersworth,

Friends may can from '! to 9 thisevening and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9p.m. Friday at the Bernier FuneralHome, 49South St, Somersworth.

Marie Gamester Irq"t"\i~1 j.~.~\o...,,-.••..PORTSMOUTH - Marie L.

Gamester, 85, of 56 Salter St., diedSunday, Jan. 8, 1989, from injuriessuffered in a home fire.

Born Jan. 3, 1904, in Dover, thedaughter of Joseph and Eva (Yell)Jalbert, she had been a Portsmouthresident for the past 45 years.

She had retired from ClarostatCompany.

She was a communicant of theChurch of the Immaculate Concep-tion.

The widow of Walter W. Gamester,who died in 1965,she is survived by ason, John St. Hilaire of San Jose,Calif.; six daughters, Rose Demersand Doris Pohopeck, both of New-market, Alice Pat Weston of Green-land, Joanne Graves and NancyLeary, both of Portsmouth, andJackie Ouelette of Greenland; 22grandchildren; several great-grand-children; a great-great-grandchild;two brothers, Ernest Jalbert of Sene-ca Fans, N.Y., and Charles Jalbertof 'Tacoma, Wash.; a sister, IsabellMoore of Somersworth; and severalnieces and nephews.

A .Mass of Christian. burial will becelebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday inthe Church of the Immaculate Con-ception. Burial will be in HarmonyGrove Cemetery, Portsmouth.

Friends may can from 7 to 9 thisevening at the Farrell FuneralHome, 684State St., Portsmouth.

Memorial donations may be madeto St. Jude Research Hospital, 505North Parkway, Memphis, Tenn.38108,or to the Shrine of St. Anne de-Beaupre, P.Q., Canada.

NEWMARKET - Caroline Gazda,79, of Beech St., died Sept. 28, 1989, atExeter Health Care after a long ill-ness.

Born Aug. 31, 1910, in Chicopee,Mass., the daughter of John andMary (Rys') Lach, she was a 51-yearresident of Newmarket.

She was a communicant of St.Mary Church in Newmarket.

Mrs. Gazda was a member of thePolish Women's Circle and Newmar-ket Senior Citizens.

The widow of Frank Gazda, whodied in 1966, she is survived by two

I sons, John F. Gazda of WalnutCreek, Calif., and William D. Gazdaof Glendale, Calif.; three grandchil-dren; and a sister, Katherine Lach ofNewmarket.

Friends may call today from 2 to 4and 7 to 9 p.m. at Kent & Pelczar Fu-neral Home, 41 Exeter St.

A Mass of Christian burial will becelebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at St.Mary Church with the Rev. John Fin-nigan, pastor, officiating. Burial willbe in Calvary Cemetery.

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NEWMARKET - Mrs. Marie M. Gamester, 90, ofExeter Road died Friday, Nov. 25, at the Exeter Hospi-tal after a short illness.

A native of Newmarket, Mrs. Gamester was a life-long resident here. She was a member of St. Mary'sChurch.

She formerly worked at the Newmarket M.anufactu.r-ing Co. and later was employed in the shoe mdustry illNewmarket.

Members of the family include a step-son, JohnGamester Jr. of Portsmouth; a step-daughter, Mrs. Vir-ginia Brooks of New Castle; a step-granddaughter, andseveral nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held from the Brisson andKent Funeral Home, 41 Exeter St., Tuesday, at 9 a.m.A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Tuesdayat 10 a.m. from St. Mary's Church. Burial was in Cal-vary Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the NewHampshire Heart Association, RFD No.4, Box 337-B,Concord, 03301.

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NEWMARKET - Walter A. Gazda, 66, of PackersFalls Road, died Saturday, March 10, at the MaineMedical Center in Portland after a short illness.

He was born in Newmarket and had lived here all hislife .. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.He was a graduate of the Western PennsylvaniaHorological Institute, class of 1947, Pittsburgh, Pa.

He was a communicant of St. Mary Church; a mem-ber of the Robert G. Durgin Post 67, American Legion;a lifelong member of the American Citizens Club ofPolish Descent, and a member of the WatchmakersInstitute of America.

He was owner and operator for many years of theWalter A. Gazda Watch and Jewelry Store. He also wasan employee of the Locust Street Plant of Kidder Pressof Dover for five years. He was a tool and cutter-grinder at Shop 31 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Gazda had repaired and maintained the Newmarkettown clock for 36 years. He was the ~idower of EleanorA. (Slepe) Gazda, who died in 1982.

Members of the family include two daughters,Marlene Gazda of Manchester and Rosann C. Gazda ofNewmarket; two sons, Robert J. Gazda and William W.Gazda, both of Newmarket; a grandson; two brothers,Stanley J. Gazda of Newburyport, Mass. and EdwardF. Gazda of Dudley, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Richard,(Bertha) Noiles of Portsmouth and Mrs. John (Mary)Maziarz of, Middletown, Conn.; several nieces andnephews.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Tuesday at'bc;\;;g 10 a.m. in St. Mary Church, Newmarket. The Rev.vegi Philip Bruni was celebrant. Burial will be .in the spring

in Calvary Cemetery, Newmarket. The Bnsson & KentFuneral Home, 41 Exeter St., Newmarket, was incharge of arrangements.

Contributions in his name may be made to the New-market Ambulance Corps, care of Mrs. Stanley Jarosz.Candace Lane, Newmarket 03857.

Helen Gahan ~ t~EXETER - Mrs. Helen M. (Turner) Gahan, 80, died

Tuesday morning, Nov. 13, at the Eventide NursingHome, where she had resided for eight years.

Born June 9 1904, in Orleans, Ind., the daughter ofFrank and A~na (Martin) Turner, she had lived in

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Durham for 48 years, where she and her late husbandowned and operated a farm and the Durham schoolbuses for many years, and later moved to Newmarket.

She had cooked for several years at the Phi Mu Sor-ority in Durham.

She was a member of the Pythian Sisters of NewHampshire and an active member of the NewmarketCommunity Church.

The widow of Arthur M. Gahan, Sr., who died in1968, she is survived by three sons, Arthur M. Gahan,Jr., of Madbury, Ernest E. Gahan of Berwick, Maine,and Paul T. Gahan of Newmarket; two daughters,Mrs. Frank (AnnaBelle) McDowell of Goldsburg, Ill.,and Mrs. Corridon (Margaret) Trask of South Barre,Mass.; one stepbrother, John F. Turner of Orleans,Ind.; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; andseveral nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Friday atthe Newmarket Community Church with the Rev.Shane Estes, pastor, officiating. Burial was in DurhamCemetery.

The Kent Funeral Home, 41 Exeter St., Newmarket,was in charge of the arrangements.

The family suggests memorial donations to theEventide Home, Inc., 81 High St., Exeter, N.H. 03833.

{?k)" Caroline Gazda TV''''''''~--l~\NEWMARKET - Caroline Gazda, 79, of Beech St., died

Sept. 28, 1989, at Exeter Health Care after a long illness.Born Aug. 31, 1910, in Chicopee, Mass., the daughter

of John and Mary (Rys') Lach, she was a 51-year residentof Newmarket.

She was a communicant of St. Mary Church inNewmarket.

Mrs. Gazda was a member of the Polish Women's Cir-cle and Newmarket Senior Citizens.

The widow of Frank Gazda, who died in 1966, she issurvived by two sons, John F. Gazda of Walnut Creek,Calif., and William D. Gazda of Glendale, Calif.; threegrandchildren; and a sister, Katherine Lach of Newmarket.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Saturday at10 a.m. at St. Mary Church with the Rev John Finnigan,pastor, officiating. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.

Ernest E. GagnonMANCHESTER - The Rev. Msgr. Ernest E. Gagnon,

92, of Mt. Carmel Home, Manchester, died Wednesday,Aug. 17, 1994 after a long illness.

The son of George and Eugenie (Laprise) Gagnon, Msgr.Gagnon was born March 13, 1902 in Nashua.

He earned his bachelor of arts degree from the Houseof Philosophy in Montreal, and attended the Grand Semi-nary, Montreal. . .. .

He was ordained a Roman Cathohc pnest III the DIO-cese of Manchester on June 2, 1928, at St. Joseph Cathe-dral in Manchester by the Most Rev. George A. Guerin,D.D.

In the year following his ordination, his ~ssi&nmentsincluded parish work at Immaculate Conception III Troyand St. Edmund and St. Marie, both in Manchester.

From 1928-45, he served parishes in Hillsboro, Littleton,Berlin and Nashua.

Msgr. Gagnon served as pastor of St. Catherine,Charlestown, from 1945-64. He was then transferred to St.

John the Baptist, Suncook, where he remained until he re-signed from pastoral duties in 1971.

After that, Msgr. Gagnon served as chaplain at St.Charles Home in Rochester, retired in 1985, and lived atSacred Heart in Manchester until 1987, when he moved toMt. Carmel Home. .

In 1961, Msgr. Gagnon was appointed to the DiocesanAdministrative Council, where he served for six years.

In 1962, he was appointed to the Diocesan Board ofExaminers of the Clergy. After his elevation to DomesticPrelate in 1965, assignments included Diocesan Consultorin 1965, 1967 and 1969, and Dean of the Concord Dean-ery in 1969 and 1971.

He was also a member of the Catholic Order of Forest-ers.

Survivors include a sister, Estelle (Mrs. Robert) Loiselleof Newmarket; nieces and nephews.

Msgr. Gagnon was predeceased by a brother, Fr. AlbertGagnon, and a sister, Sr. Florentine. Gagnon, CSc.

The Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Johnthe Baptist Church on Monday, Aug. 22 by the Most. Rev.Leo E. O'Neil, Bishop of Manchester. Burial followed inSt. John the Baptist Cemetery, Suncook.

"The Petit Funeral Home, Pembroke, was in charge ofarrangements.

Born Feb. 22, 1918 in Milton, Vt., she was the daughterof Alfred and Rosalie (Quintin). Barry. .

She lived in Penacook for fIve years, and III Concord,- for 10 years before moving to Newmarket 24 years ago.::, She was a seamstress and had worked at William TheS,Tailor in Concord and also did work in her home.

71\ Her husband, Ernest 'Jumbo' Gauvin, died in 1984:J) Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Theodore (RIta)

Cichon of Newmarket; five grandchildren, Kim Cichon ofOhio Kelly Lawrence of Newmarket, Shawn Sweeney,Timo'thy Sweeney, and Terry Lynn Sweeney, all of Camden,Del.; a great-grandchild; a brother, Rob~r! Barry ofBurlington, Vt.; two sisters, Mary!owne of Bl1hngs, Mont.and Betty Philbrick of New MeXICO.

A son, Larry, died in 1992.A Funeral Prayer Service was held Tuesday, Oct. 11 at

the Kent and Pelczar Funeral Home, Newmarket, followedby graveside services in Calvary Cemetery, Newmarket.

Richard GallantPORTSMOUTH - Richard 'Dick'

Gallant, 71, of 40 Merrimac St., No.1, a longtime resident and friend tothe city of Portsmouth and the Sea-coast, died Wednesday, Oct. 23,1996 of pneumonia at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital after a courageousyear-long battle with brain cancer.

Born in Boston, Mass. on Sept.23, 1925, he was the son of WalterB. and Charlotte H. Gallant.

He attended schools in Lowell,Mass., Emerson School in Exeter,Northwood School in Lake Placid,N.Y. and the University of NewHampshire. He was a veteran ofWorld War II, having served in theAir Force but not in combat.

He is survived by his devotedwife and business partner, Jill A.(Tuttle) Gallant; his grateful and lov-ing children, stepdaughter ShawnaA. Murphy of West Hartford, Conn.and daughter, Karen Reuter of Chip-ping Norton, England; sons, Peter ofPortsmouth and Paul and daughter-in-law, Diane of Lee; daughter-in-law, Kimberly Gallant of Stratham;grandsons, Jeffrey, John Scott andChristopher and granddaughter,Laura; brothers and sisters-in-law,Walter and Lee Gallant of Strathamand Thomas and Dee Gallant ofWilmington, N.C.; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Kathleen andRoland Tuttle of Dover; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James andSusan Tuttle of North Conway;many nieces, nephews, cousins, andmore friends than he could imagine.

Dick spent most of his adult lifein the textile business, owning andoperating Gallant ManufacturingCo., Newmarket. After closing thebusiness, he purchased the buildinghousing the Oar House Restaurantwhich he founded and operated from

1975-93, retiring to enjoy sailing hisboat and his passion for the sea.

His affiliations in Portsmouth andthroughout the state were many, in-cluding the Rockingham CountyWoodland Owners Association;Stratham Planning Board; Newmar-ket Industrial Commission. He wasalso a commodore and member ofKittery Point Yacht Club, instrumen-tal in moving the club to the NewHampshire side of the river.

Dick was a member of the Alba-core Board of Directors; presidentof the executive committee for theSeacoast Council on Tourism; Mari-time Citizen of the Year; a memberof the city of Portsmouth's Trafficand Safety Committee; MaritimeHeritage Committee; and founderand chairman of the Portsmouth Jazz

Festival.More recently, his affiliations in-

cluded the New Hampshire TImber-land Owners Association, havingserved on the board at one time;Gundalow Advisory Board at Straw-bery Banke Museum, also servingas the Gundalow's captain and tugfor many years; and as a member ofthe board of directors for the Pro-peller Club, Port of Portsmouth.

Dick had his N.H. broker's li-cense, and was a limited partner withMoody Point at Great Bay.

He was a member of the NationalMaritime Society; advocate of Ports-mouth Music Hall; member ofLam-prey River Watershed Association,Portsmouth Water Squadron, SAPLand a member of SDM. He also wasinvolved in the Waterfront Beautifi-cation and Land Improvements atCeres and Market Street and foundedthe Ceres Street Wine Merchantsnow owned and operated by David

Campbell.On Oct. 16, he was awarded a

Lifetime Achievement Award by theGreater Portsmouth Chamber ofCommerce for his many contribu-tions to the community.

Per his wishes, Dick will be cre-mated and his remains scattered atsea.

A memorial service to celebratehis life and accomplishments is at 5p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Rye BethanyChurch, Washington Road, Rye.

Family flowers only. The familyis accepting visitors at their home,40 Merrimac St., No.1, Portsmouth.

Contributions may be made in hismemory to the Gundalow Project atStrawbery Banke Museum, P.O. Box300, Portsmouth, NH 03802 or thePortsmouth Music Hall RestorationFund, P.O. Box 112, Portsmouth, NH03801-1112.

Arrangements are by J. VerneWood Funeral Home, Portsmouth.

J. Gerard GagneNEWMARKET - J. Gerard A.

Gagne, 83, of Nichols Ave., died Sat-urday, August 7, 1993 at his home inNewmarket.

Mr. Gagne was born in Rollinsford,N.H. on Nov. 2, 1909 and was the sonof Augustin and Celenese (Legasse)Gagne.

He had lived in Newmarket since1936:

He was an electrician in Shop 07 atthe Portsmouth Naval Shipyard andretired in 1973.

A communicant of St. Mary'sChurch, he was also a member of theLamprey Aerie No. 1934 F.G.E., thePolish Club, and the Newmarket Sen-ior Citizens, all of Newmarket.

Mr. Gagne attended the Newmar-ket Meal Site and delivered mealsfor the Rockingham County NutritionProgram.

His wife, Alma (LaBranche)Gagne, died in 1983.

Survivors include: three sons,Richard G. Gagne of Plaistow, RogerH. Gagne of Salem, and Raymond J.Gagne of. Barrington; a daughter,Mrs. Glona J. Hall of Newmarket;10 grandchildren; two sisters, IdaTardiff of Exeter and Georgiana

, Gagne of Phoenix, Ariz.; severalnieces and nephews; and a closefriend, Mildred Scott of Durham.

Friends and relatives are invited to call 011Tuesday from 2-4!lnd 7-9p.m. at the Kent andPelczar Funeral Home,41Exeter St., Newmar-ket. Eagle Services will be held at 7:30p.m. atthe funeralhome.

A Mass of ChristianBurial will be celebratedOilWednesday at 10lI.m. from St. Mary's Church.

Burial will followin Calvary Cemetery,New-market.

Flowers lire acceptable or should friends de-sire, memorial dODationsmay be made toSeacoastHospice,9HamptonRoad, Exeter, N.H.03833,or to Share Fund, 183N. MainSt., Roches-ter. N.H. 03867 __

Stanley GazdaNEWMARKET - Stanley Gazda,

81, of Elm Street, died suddenlyThursday, June 2, 1994, at ExeterHospital.

Stan was born Dec. 31, 1912, inNewmarket, N.H., and was the son ofJohn and Julia (Puchlopek) Gazda.He was a lifelong resident of New-market and was a graduate of New-market High School, Class of 1933.

During World War II he worked atthe Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

He worked for various local con-tractors doing painting, plulubingand carpentry, retiring in 1978.

Stan enjoyed gardening and wood-working.

He was· a communicant of St.Mary's Church and a member of theAmerican Citizen's Club of PolishDescent.

Stan was predeceased by his wifeCecelia "Tillie" (Ross) Gazda whodied March 17, 1974.

He is survived by three daughters,Mrs. Donald (Barbara) Pelletier ofNewmark~_J)iane Whiles of

Danvers, Mass., and Mrs. John(Donna) Patterson of Amherst,N.H.; two grandchildren, Mrs. Rich-ard (Kelly) Gingras of Stratham,and David Pelletier of Newmarket;one sister, Mrs. Stephanie Miller ofNewmarket; several nieces andnephews.

Friends and relatives are invitedto call onSun-day from 2-4and 7,9p.m. at the Kent & PelczarFuneral Home,41Exeter St.,Newmarket.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebratedMondayat 11a.m. from St. Mary's Church,fol-lowedby burial in Calvary Cemetery,Newmar-ket.

Shouldfriendsdesire, memorialsmay be madeto Lamprey Health Care, 207.South !I~aillSt.,Newmarket,N.H.03857.

NEWMARKET - Rita R. Gauvin,76, of Great Cove Drive, died Satur-day, October 8, 1994 at Exeter Hospi-tal.

Born February 22, 1918 in Milton,Vt., she was the daughter of Alfredand Rosalie (Quintin) Barry.

She lived in Penacook for fiveyears, and in Concord for 10 yearsbefore moving to Newmarket 24years ago.

She was a seamstress and hadworked at William The Tailor in Con-cord and also did work in her home.

Her husband, Ernest "Jumbo"Gauvin, died in 1984.

Survivors include: a daughter,Mrs. Theodore (Rita) Cichon of New-market; five grandchildren, KimCichon of Ohio, Kelly Lawrence ofNewmarket, Shawn Sweeney, Timo-thy Sweeney, and Terry Lynn Swee-ney, all of Camden, Del.; a great-grandchild; a brother, Robert Barryof Burlington, Vt.; two sisters, MaryTowne of Billings, Mont. and BettyPhilbrick of New Mexico.

A son, Larry Sweeney, died in 1992.

Visilillghourswillbeheld tonightfrom6-8 p.m.at the Kentand Pelczar Funeral Home,41ExeterSt.,Newmarket.

A Funeral Prayer Service will be at 11 a.m.Tuesdayat the funeral home, followedby grave-sideservicesin CalvaryCemetery,Newmarket.

Arthur M. Gahan, Jr.Durham resident with

Madbury/Newmarket tiesDURHAM - Arthur M. Gahan,

Jr., 76, of Church Hill Road, diedSunday, Feb. 15, 1998 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover.

Born June 15, 1921 inPaoli, Ind.,he was the son of Arthur M. andHelen M. (Turner) Gahan, Sr. Helived in Madbury and Durham formost of his life.

Arthur worked as a welder at thePortsmouth Naval Shipyard. At thetime of his retirement he was aleadman welder.

He was a member of the UnionCongregational Church of Madbury.

He was also a member of RisingStar Lodge 47 F&AM in Newmar-ket, the Scottish Rite Valley ofNashua, B{:~~ash ~emple~OMS,

and Ducks UnlimIted.Active in Madbury and Durham

community affairs, he was a formermember of the Durham VolunteerFire Department.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing andgardening.

Survivors include his wife of 56years, Helen L. (Thompson) Gahanof Durham; four children, Gary A.Gahan and his wife, Gail M. Brahaneyof Merrimack, Nancy L. Williamsonand her husband, Charles E. Williamsonof Durham, N.C., Scott W. and hiswife, Lauren B. Gahan of Dover, andLisa D. Wood and her husband,Mitchell G. Wood of Spotsylvania,Va.; eight grandchildren, Patricia A.Barry of Brooklyn, Conn., MichaelM. Gahan of Worcester, Mass., EricaK. Schultz of Greensboro, N.C.,Christopher M. and Corey M. Wood,both of Spotsylvania, Va., Debbie,Derek and Dakala Gahan, all ofDover; two great-grandchildren,Colin P. and Hannah Barry, both ofBrooklyn, Conn.; two brothers,Ernest E. of Berwick, Me. and PaulT. of Newmarket; two sisters, Mrs.Frank (Anne-Belle) McDowell ofGalesburg, Ill. and Mrs. Corridon(Margaret) Trask of Barre, Mass.;several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held onThursday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. from theKent & Pelczar Funeral Home, withRev. Linda Gray officiating. Burialwill be in the spring in the DurhamCemetery.

Flowers are acceptable, or shouldfriends desire, memorials may be

made to the Union CongregationalChurch of Madbury, Town HallRoad, Madbury, NH 03820.

Richard Gallant, Portsmouthbusinessman and civic leaderPORTSMOUTH - Richard "Dick"

Gallant, 71, of 40 Merrimac St., No.1, a long-time resident and friend tothe city of Portsmouth and theseacoast, died Wednesday, Oct. 23,1996,of pneumonia at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital after a courageousyear-long battle with brain cancer.

Born in Boston, Mass. on Sept. 23,1925,he was the son of Walter B. andCharlotte H. Gallant.

He attended schools in Lowell,Mass., Emerson School in Exeter,Northwood School in Lake Placid,N.Y. and the University of NewHampshire. He was a veteran ofWorld War II, having served in theAir Force but not in combat.

He is survived by his devoted wifeand business partner, Jill A. (Tuttle)Gallant; his grateful and loving chil-dren, stepdaughter Shawn a A. Mur-phy of West Hartford, Conn. anddaughter, Karen Reuter of ChippingNorton, England; sons, Peter Gal-lant of Portsmouth and Paul Gallantand daughter-in-law, Diane Gallantof Lee; daughter-in-law, KimberlyGallant of Stratham; grandsons, Jef-frey, John Scott and Christopher Gal-lant and granddaughter, Laura Gal-lant; brothers and sisters-in-law,Walter and Lee Gallant of Strathamand Thomas and Dee Gallant of Wil-mington, N.C.; his. mother-in-lawand father-in-law, Kathleen and Ro-land Tuttle of Dover; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James and Su-san Tuttle of North Conway; manynieces, nephews, cousins, and morefriends than he could imagine.

Dick spent most of his adult life inthe textile business, owning and op-erating Gallant Manufacturing Co., ---------------Newmarket. After closing the busi- Per hiswishes,Dickwillbecrematedandhisness, he purchased the building hous- remainsscatteredat sea.ing the Oar House Restaurant which Amemorialservicetocelebratehislifeandac-he founded and operated from 1975- complishmentsis at 5 p.m.Saturday,Nov.2 at93, retiring to enjoy sailing his boat RyeBethanyChurch,WashingtonRoad,Rye.and his passion for the sea. Familyflowersonly.Thefamilyis accepting

His affiliations in Portsmouth and visitorsat theirhome,40 MerrimacSt.,No.1,throughout the state were many, in- Portsmouth.cluding the Rockingham County Contributionsmaybe madein his memorytoWoodland Owners Association; theGundalowProjectat StrawberyBankeMuse-Stratham planning board; Newmar- um,P.O. Box300, Portsmouth,N.H.03802 or theket Industrial Commission. He was PortsmouthMusicHallRestorationFund,P.O.also a commodore and member of Box1112, Portsmouth,N.H.03801-1112.Kittery Point Yacht Club, instrumen- Arrangementsby J. Verne WoodFuneraltal in moving the club to the New Home,Portsmouth.

He was retired from the Ports-mouth Naval Shipyard where he wasemployed as a molder in the foun-clary and had also been a sales man-ager at BroGks Motor Sales for manyyears.

He attended the Church of the Im-maculate Conception.

He was a member of the Ports-mouth Elks and a former member ofthe Wentworth Fairwaj's.

Family members include onedaughter, Josephine Varrell of Ports-mouth; two grands()_ns; .'Ind one sis-

Hampshire side of the river.Dick was a member of the Al-

bacore Board of Directors; presidentof the executive committee for theSeacoast Council on Tourism; Mari-time Citizen of the Year; a memberof the city of Portsmouth's Trafficand Safety Committee; MaritimeHeritage Committee; and founderand chairman of the PortsmouthJazz Festival.

More recently, his affiliations in-cluded the New Hampshire Timber-land Owner's Association, havingserved on the board at one time;Gundalow Advisory Board atStrawbery Banke Museum, alsoserving as the Gundalow's captainand tug for many years; and as amember of the board of directors forthe Propeller Club, Port of Ports-mouth.

Dick had his N.H. broker's license,and was a limited partner with Moo- .!dy Point at Great Bay.

He was a member of the NationalMaritime Society; advocate of Ports-mouth Music Hall; member of Lam-prey River Watershed Association,Portsmouth Water Squadron, SAPLand a member of SDM. He also wasinvolved in the Waterfront Beautifi-cation and Land Improvements atCeres and Market Street and foundedthe Ceres Street Wine Merchantsnow owned and operated by DavidCampbell.

On Oct. 16, he was awarded a Life-time Achievement Award by theGreater Portsmouth Chamber ofCommerce for his many contribu-tions to the community.

John Gamester" . ,PORTSMOUTH -- John R. "Red"

Gamester Jr., 67, of Sagamore Ave-. died Thursday, Feb. 6, 1986,.at

~~~tsmouth Hospital after a long 111-

ne~~rn Aug. 6, 1918, in t:0rtsmouth,the son of the late Jonn H. andJosephine (Coffey) Ga.mester, hehad been a lifelong reSIdent of thecity.

ter, Mrs. Virginia Brooks of News Castle.

The funeral will be held Mondaymorning from the Farrell FuneralHome, 684 State Street, Portsmouthfollowed at 10 a.m. by a Mass ofChristian burial to be celebrated attl:fe Church of the Immaculate Con-

c~ption: Friends are invited. Burialwill.b.e.illCalvary Cemetery.

VlSltmg hours will be from 2 to 4and Ho 9 p.m. Sunday.

Exp~es~ions of sympathy may bemade In hIS memory to the AmericanCancer Society, care of John and Ei-leen Foley, 39 Sunset Road, Ports-mouth, N.H. 03801.

Arthur Gahan Jr. --.DURHAM - Arthur M. Gahan

Jr., 76, of Church Hill Road, diedSunday, Feb. 15,1998at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover.

Born June 15, 1921in Paoli, Ind.,he was the son of the Arthur M. Sr.and Helen M. (Turner) Gahan. Helived in Madbury and Durham formost of his life.

Arthur worked as a welder at thePortsmouth Naval Shipyard and atthe time of his retirement, he was aleadman welder.

He was a member of the UnionCongregational Church of Madbury.

He was also a member of RisingStar Lodge No. 47 F&AM in New-market, the Scottish Rite Valley ofNashua, Bektash Temple AANOMS,and Ducks Unlimited.

Active in Madbury and Durhamcommunity affairs, he was a formermember of the Durham VolunteerFire Dept.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing andgardening.

Survivors include his wife of 56years, Helen L. (Thompson) Gahanof Durham; four children, Gary A.Gahan and his wife Gail M. Bra-haney of Merrimack, Nancy L.Williamson and her husband,Charles E. Williamson of Durham,N.C., Scott W. Gahan and his Wife,Lauren B. Gahan of Dover, N.H.,and Lisa D. Woodand her husbandMitchell G. Wood of Spotsylvania:Va.; eight grandchildren, PatriciaA. Barry of Brooklyn, Conn.Michael ~. Gahan of Worcester;Mass., ErIca K. Schultz of Greens-boro, N.C., Christopher M. Woodand Corey M. Wood, both of Sport-sylvania, Va., Debbie Gahan, DerekGahan, and Dakata Gahan, all ofDover; two great-grandchildrenColin P. Barry and Hannah Barry:both of Brooklyn, Conn.; two broth-ers, Ernest E. Gahan of BerwickMaine and Paul T. Gahan of New~market; two sisters, Mrs. Frank(Anne-Belle) McDowell of Gales-burg, Ill. and Mrs. Corridon (Mar-garet) Trask of Barre, Mass.; sever-al nieces and nephews.

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NEWMARKET - Napolean H. (Jeff) Gelinas, 75, of 3Pond St., died last Wednesday at the Seacoast HealthCare Center in Hampton after a long illness.

Mr. Gelinas was born in Haverhill, Mass., wasgraduated from Haverhill High School and operated hisown barbershop in Railroad Square in Haverhill formore than 40 years. He was the former president andan organizer of the Haverhill Barber's Union,. playedsemi-pro baseball for the Shamrocks Athletic Clubteam in Haverhill and was a communicant of St. JosephChurch in Haverhill. Mr. Gelinas resided in Bradford,Mass., before moving here several years ago. He wasthe widower of Beatrice (Godbout) Gelinas.

Members of the family include a daughter, Lynda A.Criss of Newmarket, with whom he resided; a son,Phillip P. Gelinas of Haverhill, Mass.; a sister, FloridaB. La Valley of Haverhill, Mass.; five grandchildren andtwo great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 8 a.m.Saturday in St. Michael Church, E~~ter.

John W. Gentile Jr. !'iNEWMARKET - John W. Gentile Jr., 21, of Newmarket

died suddenly after a landscaping accident on Saturday,April 23.

He lived in Medford, Mass. all his life until moving toNewmarket three years ago.

A 1990 graduate of Medford High School, he was ac-tive there in basketball, football and softball. He also at-tended Pinkerton Academy in Derry for two years.

For the last four years, Mr. Gentile worked in landscap-ing and was currently employed by Magado Brothers. Healso had a position with Roto Rooter.

He was the beloved husband of Theresa (Hodges) Gen-tile and the loving father of Jacklyne Elizabeth. He is alsosurvived by his parents, John W. Gentile of Medford andBetty (Melaragni) Gentile of Malden; grandparents John andlillian Gentile of Medford, and Albert and Leona Melaragniof Woburn; many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

A funeral was held at the Gaffey Memorial FuneralHome, 43 High St., Medford Square on Thursday, April28 followed by a funeral mass in 8t. Francis of AssisiChurch, Medford. .

Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.

Beatrice B. GendronNEWMARKET - Beatrice B. Gendron, 75, formerly of

Lamprey River ParK died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1994, atthe Odd Fellows Ho:Ue, Concord, after a long illness.

Born March 8, 1919 in Pittsburgh, N.Y., she was thedaughter of Joseph and Eva ~Lavalley) Maryea.

She lived in Stratham, Eppmg, and Newmarket for manyyears and had lived at the Odd Fellows Home for the pastthree years.

Mrs. Gendron was a member and Past Noble Grand ofthe Fern Rebecca Lodge in Epping.

Her husband, Joseph William Gendron, died in 1976.Survivors include: three sons, Donald W. Gendron of

Bedford, George R. Gendron of Manchester, and RichardN. Gendron of Tennessee; a daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Theres.a)Pinnette of Dover; nine grandchildren, 10 ¥reat-gr.andchIl-dren; a sister, Elsie Maryea of South BerWIck, Mame; sev-eral nieces and nephews.

Graveside services followed in Calvary Cemetery, New-market. .

Memorial donations may be made to the Patient ActIv-ity Fund, c/o IOOF Home, 200 Pleasant St., Concord, NH03301.

George GendronNEWMARKET - George Gendron, 84, formerly of

Exeter Street, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 1995 in ChateauManor in .Shelby, Miss.

Born Sept. 29,1910, the son of Joseph and Lida (Bruno)Gendron he had lived in Newmarket for many years.

He w~s a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S.Army, and was a 51-year me~ber and'past commander ofthe Robert G. Durgin Amencan LegIOn Post No. 67 ofNewmarket.

While in Newmarket, he was a communicant of SacredHeart Church in Newfields, and he also attended Immacu-late Heart of Mary Church in Houston, Miss.

His wife, Yvonne (Demers) Gendron, died in 1978 ..Survivors include his sister, Emma Pease of HaverhIll,

Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. .Graveside services were held Monday, Sept. 18 III Cal-

vary Cemetery, Newmarket. The Kent and Pelczar FuneralHome, Newmarket was in charge of local arrangements.

rl, .M~Sp/1~r¥C;eOitge-tEE- Mrs, Mary EHzabeth

'~ George, 82, widow c(Henry Clin·0- ton George, died at the Wentw-- orth-Douglass Hospital, Dover

Saturday after a short illness.She was born in Newmarket, thedaughter of the late James A.and Ellen (Collins) Sharples.

Mrs. George was a member ofthe Lee Women's Club and was

I'! librarian at the Lee Library for~! the past 12 years.~.: Survivors are three daughters,:'t! Mrs. Samuel (Cynthia) Taylor oftt, Lee, Mrs. William (Ellen) Griff-, ...t.~ ith of Ellicott City, Md., and. rVlrs. Fred (Margaret) Gotsch of

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••..Lutherville, Md.; three brothers,.' 'FFrank V. Sharples of Saddle Ri-

ver, N.J.; Carl G. Sharples of'J' Pearl River, N. Y., and Wilbur1 .sharPles of.l'!ewmarl~et; a sis~

.,.Jer, Mrs. WIlham J. OConnor of. Dracut, Mass., eight grandchil-

. dren; and six great-grandchil-c~ dren; and several nieces and

, nephews.~. Funeral services will be held.~ Tuesday afternoon at 2 at the~ kee Congregational Church, withr~ev. Marshall Stevenson offi-R dating.

,'; cT Friends and relatives may call''1) at the Brisson and Kent Funeral

'Il Home, Newmarket, Mondayfrom 7 to 9 pm.

In lieu of flowers donationsmay be made to the N. H. HeartAssociation, 18 School St.. Con-cord.

Beatrice GendronNEWMARKET - Beatrice B. Gen-

dron, 75, formerly of Lamprey RiverPark, died Wednesday, September14, 1994, at the Odd Fellows Home,Concord, after a long illness.

Born March 8, 1919 in Plattsburgh," .. .;.~~,~.;.":o~~~'~---'-"" •.••••••

N.Y., she was the daughter of Josephand Eva (Lavalley) Maryea.

She lived in Stratham, Epping, andNewmarket for many years and hadlived at the Odd Fellows Home forthe past three years.

Mrs. Gendron was a member andPast Noble Grand of the Fern Rebec-ca Lodge in Epping.

Her husband, Joseph William Gen-dron, died in 1976.

Survivors include: three sons, Don-ald W. Gendron of Bedford, GeorgeR. Gendron of Manchester, and Rich-ard N. Gendron of Tennessee; adaughter, Mrs. Elmer (Theresa)Pinnette of Dover; nine grandchil-dren; 10 great-grandchildren; a sis-ter, Elsie Maryea of South Berwick,Maine; several nieces and nephews.

Friends and relatives are invited to call Fridayfrom 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Kent and PelczarFuneral Home, 42Exeter St., Newmarket.

A Funeral Prayer Service will be held at thefuneral home on Saturday at 10 a.m. with Msgr.Roland Tancrede, officiating.

Graveside services will follow in Calvary Cem-etery, Newmarket.

Family flowers only. Should friends desire, me-morial donations may be made to the Patient Ac-tivity Fund, c/o IOOF Home, 200 Pleasant St.,Concord 03301.

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. NEWMARKET - Lillian E.Girouard, 79, formerly of 8 South St.,died on Monday, June 10, 1985 in theRockingham County home in Brent-wood,

She had been a resident there forthe past two years.

Mrs. Girouard was born on Dec.30, 1905 in Newmarket, the daughterof David and Lumina (Bergeron)Morrissette. She was a 1925 graduateof Newmarket High School and hadresided here most of her life.

She was a clerk at the Sands andKingman's Rexall Store and was acommunicant of St. Mary's Church.

She was the widow of LeonGirouard.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.William (Laurette) Sweet of Wichita,Kan.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Eric(Louise) Aspen of New Castle andIrene Wojnar of Jefferson City, Mo.;two stepsons, Leon Girouard of New-market and Raymond Girouard ofRollinsford; three grandchildren; sixstep-grandchildren; two sisters,Merina V. Morrisette of Exeter andMrs. Arthur (Regina) Emond ofNewmarket, and several nieces andnephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will becelebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday atSt. Mary's Church. Burial will be inCalvary Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 4p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. onWednesday at the Kent FuneralHome, 41 Exeter St.

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NEWMARKET - Alice C. Gillis,91 formerly of Granite Street, diedS~ndaYi Nov. 22, 1987, in the Merri-mack County Nursing Home in Bos-cawen after a short illness.

Born Jan. 2, 1896, in Boston, thedaughter of Joseph and Bri~get(Malone) Christopher, she had lIvedin Newmarket for 50 years and was aformer member of the Robert G.Durgin American Legion Auxiliary67of Newmarket and a former mem-ber of the Lamprey River Grange.

The widow of Walter A. Gillis, oneof Newmarket's most highly decorat-ed veterans, who died in 1970, andthe mother of New Hampshire StateTrooper Francis Gillis, who died in1949, she is survived by a daughter,Mrs. William (Trudy) Stickney ofConcord; a grandson, John Gielar ofTroy; a granddaughter, Mrs. NancyEaton of Madbury; a great-grand-son; a great-granddaughter; andseveral nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will becelebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday inSt. Mary Church, Newmarket, withthe Rev. John Finnigan, pastor, ascelebrant. Burial will be in CalvaryCemetery, Newmarket.

Calling hours are from 9 to 10:30a.m. Wednesday at the Kent FuneralHome, 41 Exeter St., Newmarket.

Donations may be made to theMerrimack County Nursing HomeResident Activity Fund, 325 DanielWebster Highway, Boscawen, 03303.

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~~1.;~"v Sarah A. GilbertNEWMARKET - Mrs. Sarah A. Gilbert, 80, of Elm

Court, died Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Exeter Hospitalfollowing a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Gilbert was born in Stoneham, Maine, on Feb.20, 1902, the daughter of Asa and Susan (McKeen) Gil-bert, and she had made her home in Newmarket for thepast 48 years. She was a member and former deaconessof the Newmarket Community Church. She was also alife member of the Robert G. Durgin American LegionAuxiliary No. 67 of Newmarket. She was the widow ofthe late Ozzie E. Gilbert.

She is survived by three sons, Ralph W. Gilbert,Hudson, Richard A. Gilbert, Newmarket and WesleyE. Gilbert, Nashua; two daughters, Mrs. Charles(Hazel) Cambron, Chandler, Indiana, and Mrs. Ray-mond (Janet) Bedard, Dover; one brother, Glen Kenis-ton, Norway, Maine; twenty grandchildren, nine greatgrand~hildren and several nieces and nephew~.

Funeral services were held last Tuesday, Sept. 14,from the Newmarket Community Church with Rev.Shane Estes officiating.

Bearers were Richard Law, Richard A. Gilbert, Jr.,Roland Reynolds, Rick Cambron, Brian Hull andDavid Kuhr. Dorothy Hilton served as organist. Memo-rial services were also conducted last Monday by theRobert G. Durgin American Legion Auxiliary.

Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery, Newmarket.Flowers were acceptable and memorial contributionsin Mrs. Gilbert's memory may be made to the Com-munity Church memorial fund. Arrangements wereprovided by Brisson & Kent Funeral Home, 41 ExeterSt., Newmarket.

T\(}..AA.~i~AliceGillis I £u...,_. !er~?'NEWMARKET - Alice C. Gillis, 91, formerly of Granite

Street, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 1987, in the MerrimackCounty Nursing Home in Boscawen after a short illness.

Born Jan. 2, 1896, in Boston, the daughter of Joseph andBridget (Malone) Christopher, she had lived in Newmarketfor 50 years and was a former member of the Robert G.Durgin American Legion Auxiliary 67 of Newmarket anda former member of the Lamprey River Grallge.

The widow of Walter A. Gillis, one of Newmarket's mosthigWy decorated veterans, who died in 1970, and themother of New Hampshire State Trooper Francis Gillis,who died in 1949, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs.~illiam (Trudy) Stickney of Concord, a grandson, JohnGlelar of Troy, a granddaughter, Mrs. Nancy Eaton ofMadbury; a great-granddaughter, and several nieces andnephews.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 11 a.m.Wednesday in St. Mary Church, Newmarket, with the Rev.John Finnigan, pastor, as celebrant. Burial is in CalvaryCemetery, Newmarket.

Callin~ hours were from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday atthe Kent Funeral Home, 41 Exeter Street, Newmarket.

Donations may be made to the Merrimack County Nur-sing Home Resident Activity Fund, 325 Daniel WebsterLr:._'- D ~~~_~___ n,... ...•.•.....,."

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NEWMARKET - Yvonne L. Girouard, 63, ofNewmarket Plains, died Tuesday, April 2, at ExeterHospital.

Born in Rochester, March 2, 1928, she was the daughterof Napoleon and Sarah (Winkley) Picard. A formerlongtime resident of Rochester, she moved to Newmarket19 years ago.

She was a homemaker.Survivors include: her husband, Leon H. Girouard of

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DEDICATED IN MEMORY of Newmarket Fire Department Captain Albert Gilbert, a new flagpole now stands adjacent tothe Newmarket Fire Station. Dedication ceremonies were held Nov. 2, and were attended by, from left, Anita Gilbert, DebbieGilbert, Karen Gilbert, and Kathy Gilbert. Also present were Newmarket assistant chief Richard Butler, Captain Charles Clark,and Deputy Chief Robert Pratt. The flag flown after the ceremony had previously flown over the U.S. Capitol, a gift of USFirst Congressional District Representative Bob Smith. (Richardsoll Photographic Service) N'

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Digital employee fo~' ~~~e}~~a~~~~ff~:~~:V~~~,~:~: __~ Li 'HanE Gn.n;·i[b~XlardHUDSON-Ralph W. Gilbert 61, of Shirley Hamilton, both of Lewiston, ~~~RKET _ Liiiian E. Gi:o;~rd, 79, formerly of

95 Highland St., died Tuesday, April Maine, and Mrs. Edward (Rose) 8 South St., died Monday, June 10, in the Rockingham12, 1983, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Stratton of Mesa, Ariz.; and 10Nashua. grandchildren. County home in Brentwood where she had been a patient

Born Oct. 14, 1921, in Auburn, Funeral services will be held at 10 for two years.Maine, the son of Ozzie and Grace a.m. Friday at the Newmarket Com- Born in Newmarket, she had resided here t;Iost of her(Swift) Gilbert, he had lived in Hud- munity Church, with the Rev. Shanes life and was a 1925 graduate of Newmarket HIgh School.son for one year, previously living in Estes, pastor, and the Rev. Harold Mrs. Girouard was employed as a clerk by the Sands andMerrimack, Exeter and Newmarket. Small, pastor of the Fellowship in Kingman's Rexall Store and was a communicant of St.

He was an Army veteran of World Christ Church, Fremont, officiating. Mary Church. She was the widow of Leon Giroua,rd,'--- -- -- Organist will be Anna Small. Burial h M W 11

War II and the Korean Conflict. will be in the family lot in Riverside Family members include a daug ter, rs. I lamHe was a member of Robert G. Cemetery, Newmarket. (Laurette) Sweet of Wichita, Kan.; two stepdaughters, Mrs.

Durgin Post 67, American Legion, Friends and relatives may call Eric (Louise) Aspen of New Castle and Mrs. Irel!e Wo-and the Polish American Club, both from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday jnar of Jefferson City, Mo.; t~o stepsons, L~on GIrouardof Newmarket, and the International at the Brisson and Kent Funeral of Newmarket and Raymond GIrouard of Rolhnsford; threeOrder. of Electrical and Electronic Home, 41 Exeter St., Newmarket. grandchildren, six step-grandchildren; two sisters, N.1issEngineers. Robert G. Durgin Post 67, Ameri- MerI'na V. Morrisette of Exeter and Mrs. Arthur (Regma)At the time of his death, he wasemployed with Digital Corp. in Lit- can Legion, will hold services at 7 Edmond of Newmarket; several nieces and nephews.tieton, Mass. p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated last Thursday

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Flowers are acceptable, or dona- in St. Mary Church. Burial took place in Calvary Cemetery.Waltina (Polchlopek) Gilbert of Hud- tions in his memory may be made to . The Ke!1t Funeral Home, 41 Exeter St., Newmarket,son; five daughters, Miss Rachel Gil- the American Cancer SocietY'handled arranl~erne!lts.bert and Miss Robin Gilbert, both of-------,----Hudson, Mrs. Richard (Rebecca)Wenger of Claremont, Mrs. David(Rosalie) Piecuch of Newmarket andMrs. Charles (Sheryl) Wright ofDexter, Maine; one son, Wayne Gil-bert; four brothers, Richard Gilbertof Newmarket, Wesley Gilbert ofNashua, DaviQRElttengiU o.LMesa,

NEWMARKET - A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebra-ted for Leon Girouard, 75, of 8South Street, Newmarket, onWednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m.from St. Mary's Church withRev, Philip Bruni celebratingand Mrs. Cecelia IlIingsworthorganist. t17~

The ceremony wasfoIIowedby a burial in Cavalry Ceme-tary with Rev. Philip Bruniconducting the committalprayers.

Bearers were Remee Beau-det, Edward Camire, DavidBaillargeon and Henry Pelle-tier. Honoarary bearers wereErnest Hamel, representingthe MacaIIen Company andHarold Hood, representingthe Kingston-Warren Corp.

Mr. Girouard was born inNewmarket on June 12, 1901,the son of Leon and Nellie(Camaire) Girouard. He wasemployed at the MacaIIenCompany for the past elevenyears and formerly in the shoeindustry.

He is survived by his wife,Mrs. Lillian E. (Morrissette)Girouard of Newmarket, twosons, Leon H. Girouard ofNewmarket and Raymond B.Girouard of South BerwickMe; Three daughters, .Mrs:Louise Aspen of Newcastle,Mrs. Irene Wojnar of Jeffer-son City, Missouri, and Mrs.Laurette Sweet of WichitaKansas and eight grandchild~ren and several cousins.

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NEWlV.•ARKET - Leon Girouard, 75,of 8 South St., died early this morning atthe EXETER Hospital after a sudden illness.

He was born in Newmarket, June 12,1001, the son of Loon and Nellie (Camire)Girouard. He was a lifelong rE sident ofNewmarket.

He was employed as a watchman atMacAllen Co. and was a member of St.Mary Church.

Survivors indude his wife, Mrs. LillianE. (Morrissette) Girouard of Newmarket;two oons, Loon H. Girouard of New-market, and Haymond B. Girouard of Ber-wick; three daughters, Mrs. Louise Aspenof Portsmouth, Mrs. Irene Wojnar of Jef-ferson City Missouri, and Mrs. LauretteSweet, of Wichita, Kansas; eight grand-childm and several consins.

A mass of Christian burial will be cele-brated Wednesday at 10 a.m. in S1, MaryChurch. Burial will take place in CalvaryCemetery.

Friends may call at the Brisson andKent Func".?' H"T'"1.e, 41 E:l!"~ter ~t.. New-market,

Brisson & Kent FuneralHome, 41 Exeter Street, New-market conducted the ar-rangements.

Clifford B. Giddensbrother of Newmarket woman

KEENE - Clifford B. Giddens26, of Main Street, died Sunday, Jan:18, 1998 from injuries sustained inan automobile accident on CourtStreet.

Giddens was born in Portsmouthon May 26, 1971.At age two, he wasbrought into the family of Robertand Barbara Belcher.

He attended elementary schoolsin East Kingston, Exeter Junior HighSchool and graduated from ExeterArea High School in 1991. He latercompleted a two-year program withJob Corps of Vermont and lived inthe Keene area for several years.

Giddens was employed by FlockFiber in Charlestown.

S~rvivOl:s, in addition to his par-ents If ChrIstmas, Fla., include twobrothers, Robert Belcher, Jr. of EastKingston and David Hall of Exeter'three sisters, Priscilla Shaw of New:market and Terry Barbin and Kath-leen Scuturo, both of Christmas; sev-eral aunts, nieces, nephews andcousins.

Wesley GilbertMOULTONBORO - Wesley E

Gilbert, 63, of Route 109 South, diedsuddenly Wednesday evening, Oct.7,1998, at Lake Regional Hospital inLaconia.

Born Nov. 13, 1934 in Newmarkethe was the son of Ozzie E. and Sarah(Keniston) Gilbert. He lived inNashua for 15 years before movingto Moultonboro 14years ago.

For the past 14years, he had beenemployed as a driver at RemconNorth in Meredith.

He was a member of the Knightsof Pythias.

Wesley served in the Dover Bat-tery of the National Guard for eightyears.

He is survived by his wife of 43years, Alice (Gervais) Gilbert ofMoultonboro; a brother, Richard A.

Gilbert of Newmarket; a sister,Hazel Cambron of Chandler, Ind.;several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by two broth-ers, Ralph W. Gilbert and Albert D.Gilbert.

Visiting hours are Friday from 24 and 7-9p.rn. at the Kent and Pelczar Funeral Home, 41Exeter St., Newmarket.

The funeral service is Saturday at 1 p.m.from the Newmarket Community Church,with Rev. David Wuori, officiating.

Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery,Newmarket. Flowers are acceptable or shouldfriends desire, memorial donations may bemade to the N.H. Heart Association, 20 Merri-mackSt., Suite 1,Manchester,NJL 03101·2244.

Golden Year Reception'ollows Church Service,

NEWMARKET - Mr. andMrs. Amedee (Ed) Gilbert of 11Mt. Pleasant st. renewed theirmarriage vows in observance oftheir 50th wedding anniversary.

The ceremony was performedin St. Mary Church by the Rev.Henri L. BelleFleur of LacMegantic, Can., Mrs. Gilbert'snephew, assisted by the: Rev.. J.Nasmar Dalton of Durham.Attending the couple were Mrs.Emielene Caouette of Mystic,Conn., Mrs. Gilbert's sister, whowas maid of honor at thewedding 50 years ago, andBernard Dennis of Rumford,Maine.

ReceptionFollowing the church cere-

mony, 200 friends and relativesgathered to congratulate theGilberts at an anniversaryreception in Moose Hall, Dover.Hosting the affair were theirson and daughter-In-law, Mr.and Mrs. Edward Gilbert. A'buffet luncheon was served andthe guests of honor receivedmany cards and gifts, includinga money tree.

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert weremarried July 26, 1926, inMadison, Maine, and have madetheir home in the Newmarketarea for the past 40 years. Inaddition to their son, they havethree grandchildren and onegreat granddaughter. .,

Both Mr. and Mrs. Glloert are{~ommun1cants of St,Church. Mrs. Gilbertformer Miss Odora Roy.j\!o\retired. Mr. Gilbert wc:.s 'plDyed by the Kingston. 1M ~ .'Manufacturing Co.

NE'vY::-.IARKET- Odora (Roy)Gilbert. 9·L formerly of MountPlI:~asant Street, died Monday, July13, 1998 at St. Ann Home, Dover,after a long illness. Arrangementsare incomplete and will beannou: . - -' \..... 'h~ lrE'!!t and PelczarFuner .../l£ :\ewma6::~t.

Odc~f'aGilbertNEWMARKET - Odor a (Roy)

Gilbert, 94, formerly of Mt. PleasantStreet, died Monday, July la· '~_ ,t

St. Ann Home, Dover, after a longillness.

Born March 30, 1904in St. Cecile,Canada, the daughter of Philias andMarie (Vallee) Roy, she lived inNewmarket for over 50 years andhad resided at St. Ann Home for thepast seven years.

Mrs. Gilbert was a stitcher in var-ious shoe shops in Newmarket.

She was a communicant of St.Mary's Church, Newmarket, and amember of The Ladies of St. Ann.

She was a former member of theNewmarket Senior Citizens.

Her husband, Amede Edward J.Gilbert, died in 1976.

Survivors include a son, EdwardC. Gilbert of Rollinsford; a grand-son, Guy J. Gilbert of Brea, Calif.;two stepgranddaughters, JoAnnVachon and Mary Frances Keefe,both of Somersworth; a great-granddaughter, Jeanelle Gilbert ofBrea, Calif.; a step great-grand-daughter, Rebecca Blaisdell ofRochester; a stepgreat-grandson,Ryan Keefe of Somersworth; manynieces and P81JDews.

Mrs. leaN"EWMARKET Mrs, Lea

Goudreau, 81, of Packers Falls ,Road, died this morning at a iConcord hospital after a longillness.

Mrs. Goudreau was born inCa1iada March 23. 1891, and hadi'esided in Newmarket for thepast 70 years. . .

She was the daughter of thelate George and Adrien ParadiseLaRochelle.

She was a member of St.Mary's Church, the Catho';2Daughters of .America! and theAmerican LegIon AUXIlIary,Umt67, all of Newmarket.

She is survived by four sons,Edward .J. Goudreau of Exeter,Robert J. Goudreau, Louis. J.Goudreau and WaIter..J •Goudreau, all of Newmar~et:two daughters, Mrs. A II c eThompson of Newmarket" andMrs. Doris Gillis of San Dl~$(),Calif.; seven grandchildren, flvegreat-grandchildren, and severalnieces and nephews.

William Goudreau I

NEWMARKET - William J. f

Goudreau, 78, died at his homeon Packers Falls Road yester-day .

H~ was born in Lincoln,Maine, July 27, 1386, to the late!Zephriam and Diana (Belanger) IGoudreau. I

He lived in this town for 65years, and he was a member ofthe Lamprey Aerie, Fraternal IOrder of Eagles, for 52 years;the Catholic Order of Foresters,Court of JolIiet; and a memberof St. Mary Church.

He celebrated his 50th wed-ding anniversary in June 1960.,He served as mail messenger in'Newmarket for 33 years, andmore recently was employed atthe Macallen Co. as a nightwatchman.

Members of the family in-clude his wife, Mrs. Lea (Laro-chene) Goudreau; four sons,Edward Goudreau of Exeter,Robert J. Goudreau. LouisGoudreau and Walter J. Goud-reau, all of Newmarket; twodaughters, Mrs. Frank Thomp-son of Warren, Mich., and Mrs.Doris Gillis of San Diego, Calif.;two sisters, Mrs. Donald Dec-tuccio of Miami, Fla., and Mrs.Joseph Porier of Po~tland,Maine; s eve n grand?hIldren,and four great-grandchIldren.

Jon GoodrichNEWMARKET - Jon D. Good-

rich, 35, of Main Street, a retiredcomputer consultant, died Thursday,Jan. 24, 1991, at Hospice at MissionHill, Boston, Mass., after a long ill-ness.

Born March 2, 1955, in Boston,Mass., lle wa! the son o!J:t()bert E.

and Irma (Hurwitz) Goodrich. A 1973graduate of Exeter Area HighSchool, he resided in New Hampshirefor most of his life, most recently inNewmarket.

He worked at Shaw's Supermarketfor 10 years. Later, he was· self-em-ployed as a computer consultant,forming his own business, Independ-ent Consultants, in North Hampton.Due to ill health, he retired from hisbusiness, and went on to become oneof the state's foremost AIDS activistsand educators.

A former member of the board ofAIDS Response of the Seacoast, hecontinued to be an active supporterof ARS. He was also a member ofPositive Action, a N.H. network forpeople living with HIV infection andAIDS.

He was appointed to the first statetask force on AIDS, under the direc-

t tion of the governor and the state'sHealth and Human Services commis-sioner. He was the first person livingwith AIDS to serve in such a capaci-ty.

Mr. Goodrich was also an educatoron AIDS and HIV infection, speakingto high school and University of NewHampshire students, teachers, andadministrators. He spoke beforemany public and private organiza-tions, and was a key speaker at theState of New Hampshire's first AIDSUnity conference. He also participat-ed in print, television, and radio me-dia helping to educate the publicabout HIV and AIDS.

Survivors include his parents ofStratham; a daughter, Freja LynnStock of Portland, Maine; two broth-

NEWMARKET Walter ,J."Yogi" Goudreau, 71, of PackersFans Road, died Saturday, August21, 1993 at the Exeter HospitaL

Walter was born in Newmarket onMarch 4, 1922, the son of William J.and Lea (Larochelle) Goudreau.

He attended Newmarket schoolsand was a lifelong resident of New-market.

He served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II and Korea.

During his life, he worked in con-struction and was a member of theInternational Laborers Union LocalNo. 976.

He was a member of the LampreyAerie No. 1934 F.O.E., the Robert G.Durgin American Legion Post No. 67,and the American Citizens Club ofPolish Descent, all of Newmarket.

He was also a member of theV.F.W. Post 168 in Portsmouth, andB.p.a.E. Lodge 184 in Dover.

He was a member of st. Mary'sChurch, Newmarket.

Survivors include: three brothers,Edward Goudreau of Dover, RobertGoudreau and Louis Goudreau ofNewmarket; a sister, Mrs. DorisGillis of San Diego, Calif.; an aunt;several nieces and nephews.

Friends and relatives are invited to call onMonday from 2-4 and 7-9p.m. at the Kent andPelczar Funeral Home, 41 Exeter St., Newmar-

LeaGO~~~NEWMARKET - Lea

Goudreau, 81, of Packers FallsRd., Newmarket, died this moming in Concord after a long ill-ness. Mrs. Goudreau was bornMarch 28, 1891 in Canada and hasresided in Newmarket for thepast 70years.

She is the daughter of the lateGeorge and Adrien (Paradise)LaRochelle. She is a member ofSt. Mary's Church and the Cath-olic Daughters of America andthe American Legion AuxiliaryUnit No. 67of Newmarket.

She is survived by four sons,Mr. Edward J. Goudreau of Exe-ter, Mr. Robert J. Goudreau,Mr. Louis Goudreau, and Mr.Walter J. Goudreau, all of New-market; two daughters, Mrs. Al-ice Thompson, Newmarket; andMrs. Doris Gillis of San Diego,Calif.; seven grandchildren; fivegreat-grandchildren; and sever-al nieces and nephews.

A mass of Christian burial willbe held Saturday at 10 am at St.Mary's Church, Newmarket,with burial in Calvary Cemetery.Friends and relatives are invitedto call at the Brisson and KentFuneral Home, Newmarket, Fri-day 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

Robert E. GoernerNEWFIELDS - Robert E. Goer-

ner, 75, of Old Lee Road, died April3, 1997 at Portsmouth RegionalHospital.

Born Sept. 17, 1921 in Peterson,N.J., he was the son of Henry andLouise (Sherer) Goerner. He had re-sided in Newfields for 46 years.

During World War II, he servedin the U.S. Navy.

Goerner was a lineman with Pub-lic Service of New Hampshire, re-tiring in 1984 with 33 years service.

He was a 50 year member ofOcean Lodge 142 AF & AM inWells, Me., attended Rising StarLodge 47 AF &AM in Newmarket.He was a member of the ScottishRite Bodies in the Valley of Ports-mouth-Dover, and the NH Con-sistory Valley of Nashua.

For 27 years he has been a mem-ber of the Robert G. Durgin Ameri-can Legion Post 67 in Newmarketwas an honorary member of the

Miss, Mary A. GordonNEWMARKET - Miss Mary

A.Gordon, 76, of 33 SpringSt., died today in ExeterHospital aftH a long illness.

She was born in Newmarket,Feb. 13, 1892.. daughter of thelate John A. and ,Julia (Long)Gordon, and was a member ofSt.Mary's Parish.

GORDON- Miss ]',1ary A. Gar··don. 7G, of Newmarket, passedawav Dec. 31 at the ExeterHospital <~ftera short illness.Rosary will be recited at 10a.m. on Fri., at the Brissonand Kent Funeral Home,Newmark(:i:, followed by ahigh Mas,; of requiem at 11a.m. at St. Mary's Church,Newmarket. Burial in the

in Cemetery.and are in-

vited to call Wed., 7-D p.m.,and Thurs., 2-4, 7-9 p.m., atthe funeral home.

For many years· she was apianist for silen! films at the.Newn1'lrkct Star Theatre and'played the piano for severalorchestras in the area.

For the past 27 years shewas librarian for the to'wn'spu¥ic library and ~vas.~ mem-ber of the local Hls,toncal So-ciety.

Memters of the family includetwo sisters, Mrs. Katherine G.ROdrigues of Newmarket 8ndMrs. lvTagdalene Lee of Berlin;-SeVeI'D!'njece~ and nephews,grand-nieces and gr~l1d-l1ephewsand great-grand-meces andgreat-grand-nephews.

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NEWMARKET - Karol 'Charlie' Gonet, 67, of DameRoad died Sunday, Dec. 15 at the Veterans Hospital inJamaica Plain, Boston.

Born Oct. 4, 1918, in Lawrence, Mass., the son of JohnJ. and Julia (Wilusz) Gonet, he had resided in Newmarketfor 66 years.

He had owned and operated the Gonet Farm Dairy formany years. After reti..-ement, he had been employed atKingston-Warren Manufacturing Co. of Newfields, theExeter Machine Parts and the Milliken Co. of Exeter andthe Essex Co. of Newmarket.

An Army veteran of World War n, he was a memberof the Robert G. Durgin American Legion Post No. 67 ofNewmarket and a member of the American Citizens Clubof Polish Descent of Newmarket.

He was a communicant of St. Mary Church of Newmar-ket.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Theresa (Pratt) Gonetof Newmarket; one son, Charles H. Gonet of Durham; twodaughters, Mrs. Colan (Shirley) White of Germany andMrs. Gerard (Linda) Hamel of Newmarket; two grandchil-dren; a sister, Mrs. Walter (Sophie) Zwiercan of Newmar-ket; and two nieces and a nephew.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Wednesday,Dec. 18 at St. Mary Church with the Rev. John Finnigan,pastor, as celebrant. Burial will be in the spring in Cal-vary Cemetery.

The family suggests donations in his memory to theAmerican Cancer Society, N.H. Division, 686 Mast Road,Manchester, N.H. 03101.

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NEWMARKET - Karol "Charlie"Gonet, 67, of Dame Road died Sun-day, Dec. 15, 1985, at the VeteransHospital in Jamaica Plain, Boston.

Born Oct. 4, 1918, in Lawrence,Mass., the son of John J. and Julia(Wilusz) Gonet, he had resided inNewmarket for 66 years.

He had owned and operated theGonet Farm Dairy for many years.After retirement, he had been em-ployed at Kingston-Warren Manufac-turing Co. of Newfields, the ExeterMachine Parts and the Milliken Co.of Exeter and the Essex Co. of New-market.f An Army veteran of World War IIhe was a member of the Robert G:Durgin Americn Legion Post No. 67of Newmarket and a member of theAmerican Citizens Club of Polish De-scent of Newmarket.

He was a communicant of St. MarvChurch of Newmarket. "

Survivors include his wife, Mrs.Theresa (Pratt) Gonet of Newmar-ket; one son, Charles H. Gonet ofDurham; two daughters, Mrs. Colan(Shirley) White of Germany andMrs. Gerard (Linda) Hamel of New-market; two grandchildren; a sister,Mrs. Walter (Sophie) Zwiercan ofNewmarket; and two nieces and anephew.

A Mass of Christian burial will becelebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday atSt. Mary Church with the Rev. JohnFinnigan, pastor, as celebrant. Buri-al will be in the spring in CalvaryCemetery .

Friends are invited to call from 2to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at theKent Funeral Home, 41 Exeter St.,Newmarket, where the Robert G.Durgin Post will hold an AmericanLegion service at 7:30 p.m.

The family suggests donations inhis memory to the American CancerSociety, N.H. Division, 686 MastRoad, Manchester, N.H. 03101

Walter GoudreauNEWMARKET - Walter J. 'Yogi' Goudreau, 71, of

Packers Falls Road, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1993 at theExeter Hospital.

Walter was born in Newmarket on March 4, 1922, theson of William J. and Lea (Larochelle) Goudreau.

He attended Newmarket schools and was a lifelong resi-dent of Newmarket.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War nandKorea.

During his life, he worked in construction and was amember of the International Laborers Union Local No. 976.

He was a member of the Lamprey Aerie No. 1934F.O.E., the Robert G. Durgin American Legion Post No.67, and the American Citizens Club of Polish Descent, allof Newmarket.

He was also a member of the V. F. W. Post 168 in Ports-mouth, and B.P.O.E. Lodge 184 in Dover.

He was a member of St. Mary's Church, Newmarket.Survivors include: three brothers, Edward Goudreau of

Dover, Robert Goudreau and Louis Goudreau of Newmar-ket; a sister, Mrs. Doris Gillis of San Diego, Calif., an

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Henry GorskiNEWMARKET - Henry P. Gors-

ki, 73, of New Road, died Thursday,Nov. 12, 1998, at his home in New-market.

Born Jan. 9, 1925 in Exeter, theson of John and Josephine (Matick)Gorski, he had lived in Newmarketfor the past 52 years.

He attended St. Michael's andgraduated from Exeter High School,class of 1943.

During World War II, he served inthe U.S. Army.

Henry worked as a stone masonwith LaPerle Construction for manyyears. He later worked, for 12years,as a pipefitter in Shop 56 at thePortsmouth Naval Shipyard, retir-ing in 1988.

Survivors include his wife of 52years, Alice (Luther) Gorski ofNewmarket; a son, Richard Gorskiof Somersworth; a daughter, NancyCurran and her husband, David ofBiddeford, Maine; two granddaugh-ters, Karen Gorski and KristineGorski; two grandsons, Kevin Gors-ki and Jeffrey Blanchette; fourbrothers, Alex Gorski, Steve Gorski,Joseph Gorski and Edward Gorski,all of Exeter; three sisters, MarySanborn of Stratham, JosephineGrochmal of Exeter and ValerieTortual of Philadelphia, Penn.; sev-eral nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours are 10 a.m .. 12 noon fol-lowed by the funeral service.

Funeral services are 12 noon Saturday atthe Kent and Pelczar Funeral Home, 41Exeter Street, Newmarket, with Rev. RobertGorski, officiating. Burial following in River-side Cemetery, Newmarket.

Flowers are acceptable or should friendsdesire memorials may be made to SeacoastHospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, N.H.03833.

Lydia GrandmaisonNEWMARKET-A sol e m n

high Mass of requiem was heldat SL Mary's Church today forMrso Lydia P. Grandmaison,Newmmket's oldest resident,who died Friday at the ageof 96. d, ao::TLW,. 1'16'1

She had been a patient inthe County Home at Brentwoodfor thte past three and one-halfyears.

She was born in St. .Anacle,!P.Q., Nov. 24, 1870, daughter

IOf the late Anthime and Olivene(Cote) 8L Laurent, and had re-

i sided ill Newmarket for the past167 years. iI She was a member of theI Ladies of SL Anne and the

Iwomen;s Catholic Order of For-esters, a former member of

Ithe Robert G. Durgin AmericanII Legion Auxiliary No. 67, anda member of St. Mary's parish.

I Mem'bers of her family in.Ielude OJTIe son, Eli Grandmaison1ofDurham; two daughters, Mrs.IAlice Ellison of? Shrewsbury,,Mass .. and Mrs. Hector Huard! of Nor,vich, Conn.; three grand-i childreIJ; four great-grandchil-Idren, and two great-great-grand-'I childreJ~; a b:-other,. Charles St.[Laurent of Rlmouskl,P.Q.; and

Iseveral nieces and nephews.The Rev. Leo Nadeau cele-

r brated . today's Mass, assistedi by the< Rev. Donald Massie, I.

I deacon, and the Rev. John Fin- i

inigan, subdeacon. Father Na-Ideau rncited the Rosary at thei funeral home last night.

A deilegation attended fromthe Ladiies of 8t. Anne.

Beare;rs were Arthur Mon- Igeon, Amedee Pratt, Zephirin I

!Lestage, Harry D 0 U c e t t e , Ii Archinor Bissonnette and Ar-,mand LePage. . 'I'

. Burial will be in Calvary'Cemetet'y i~.!he spr~g"- __. I

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NEWMARKET - Rita M. Gro-chmal, 70, of North Main Street, diedTuesday, January 28, 1992, at herhome in Newmarket.

Born September 9, 1921 in Law-rence, Mass., she was the daughterof Frank and Margareta (Arivella)Dandreta and had lived in Newmar-ket for 46years.

In 1971, she retired from GeneralElectric, where she had worked for18years.

She was a communicant of St.Mary's Church, Newmarket.

Survivors include: her husband of46 years, John (Jack) Grochmal ofNewmarket; a daughter, JacquelineCushing of Somersworth; two grand-daughters, Gina Cushing of Roches-ter and Julie Cushing of Somers-worth; a brother, Charles Dandretaof Lawrence, Mass.; several aunts,uncles, nieces and nephews.

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Born March 25. 1923, in New Ha-ven, Conn., the son of Edward E. andMarion J. (Cronin) Griswold, he wasa GO-year resident of Newmarketamd graduated from NewmarketHigh School in 1941.

He worked 20 years as servicemanager for Wentworth Motors, Ex-eter.

From 1962 to 1983, he worked as aninside machinist in Shop 31 of Ports-mouth Naval Shipyard.

He was formerly a 20-year mem-ber of the Newmarket Fire Depart-ment.

Mr. Griswold was founder and firstpresident of Newmarket Hand TubAssociation and also the NewmarketHistorical Society.

He was chairman for seven yearsof the Newmarket Planning Board;an member and formerchairman of the town budget com-mittee; and held master plumberand master electrician licenses.

He was co-owner and operator for22 seasons of Jen's Ocean Manor atHampton Beach. Mr. Griswold wasalso co-owner of Jen's Real Estate ofNewmarket for 20years.

He was a communicant of St. MaryChurch, N,"wmarkeL

Survivors include his wife, JennieS. (Polyott> Griswold of Ne'Nmarket;a son, Ronald Griswold of Lee; adaughter, Mrs. Edmund (Gail)Wasiewski of Newmarket; twograndchildren; three great-grand-children; his mother, Mrs. MarionGriswold of Newmarket; two broth-ers, Charles Clifford Griswold ofGroton, Conn. and Kenneth P.Griswold of Orlando, Fla.; andnieces and nephews.

Friends may call Thursday from 2to 4 and 7 to 9 p,m. at Kent and Pelc-zar Funeral Home, 41 Exeter St.

A Mass of Christian burial will becelebrated Frida),' at 10 a.m. at St.Mary Church, Newmarket, with theRev. John Finnigan, pastor, officiat-ing. Spring burial will be in CalvaryCemetery, Newmarket.

Memorial donations may be madeto Newmarket Ambulance Corps, incare of Candice Jarosz, Langs Lane,Newmarket 03857.

Thomas GrayNEWMARKET - Thomas H. Gray

III, 80, of Bay Road died Wednesday,OcUO, 1990at Exeter Hospital aftera sudden illness.

Born April 6, 1910 in Walpole,Mass., he was the son of Thomas H.Gray Jr., and Lillah C. Bearse Gray.

Raised in Brookline, Mass., he wasa graduate of Roxbury Latin Schooland the Boston Museum School ofFine Arts.__lIe studied sculpture in Paris and

Fontaibleu, France for three yearsbefore .serving as a medic in the U.S.Army In World War II in North Mri-ca and Anzio,.!!!ll~ HE!did post grad-

uate work at the Rhode Island Schoolof Design and had studios in Bostonand Rockport, Mass.

Mr. Gray was a professor of sculp-ture at Mass. College of Arts until1963.

He farmed in Bell Buckle, Tenn.for 10 years before retiring in 1973to .his winter home in Naples, Fla., andhas spent the past 32 summers onGreat Bay in Newmarket.

He was past president of New Eng-land Sculpture Association, and pastpresident and member of the CollierCounty Audobon Society, Naples,Fla.

He is survived by his wife of 38years, Marion (Compris) Gray, ofNewmarket and Naples, Fla.; threedaughters, Margo Agabon of Los An-geles, Calif., Kendall Gray of Brook-line, Mass., and Natalie Gray ofWaynesville, Ohio; a son, James S.Gray of Whitefish, Mont.; a step-son,Eric Forsbergh of Reston, Va.; threegrandchildren; three nieces andthree nephews.

There are no calling hours.Funeral services will be held on

Saturday at 3 p.m. from the New-market Community Church withRev. Alexius Lopez, pastor, officiat-ing.

Family flowers only and memorialdonations may be made to the Na-tional Audobon Society, 9503rd Ave.,New York, N.Y., 10022.

Kent and Pelczar Funeral Home,41 Exeter St., Newmarket, is incharge of arrangements.

NEWMARKET - Rita M. Gro-chmal, 70, of North Main Street, diedTuesday, January 28, 1992, at herhome in Newmarket.

Born September 9, 1921 in Law-rence, Mass., she was the daughterof Frank and Margareta (AriveUa)Dandreta and had lived in Newmar-ket for 46 years.

In 1971, she retired from GeneralElectric, where she had worked for18years.

She was a communicant of St.Mary's Church, Newmarket.

Survivors include: her husband of46 years, John (Jack) Grochmal ofNewmarket; a daughter, JacquelineCushing of Somersworth; two grand-daughters, Gina Cushing of Roches-ter and Julie Cushing of Somers-worth; a brother, Charles Dandretaof Lawrence, Mass.; several auntsuncles, nieces and nephews. '

Friends and relatives are invited to call onThursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m, at the Kentand Pelczar Funeral Home, 41 Exeter St., New-market.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on I

Friday at 10a.m. at St. Mary's Church,Burial will be in the spring in Calvary Ceme·

tery, Newmarket.Instead of flowers, memorial donations may he

made to Seacoast Hospiee, 9 Hampton Road, Ex·eter, N.H. 03833.

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NEWFIELDS - Herbert A~rant, 74, of Piscassic Roaddied Friday, May 16, at Exeter Hospital.

He was born in Melrose, Mass., on July 13, 1911, theson of Leonard and Elizabeth (Tilton) Grant. He had re-sided in Newfields for 37 years and previously lived inAmesbury, Mass.

He was employed for 19 years by the Baily Co. of Ames-

bury.One ofthe founders of what is now the Kingston-WarrenCorp. of Newfields, Mr. Grant wa.s involved in develop-ment of the roll forming product line. He eventually be-came actively involved in sales and general managementand was president of the corporation from 1965 to 1975.He was appointed chairman of the board from 1975 to thepresent.An active member of the Warren Lodge F&AM of Ames-bury, he served on several town committees in Amesbury

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and Newfields, on the advisory board for American Mu-tual for four years, and was an active member of the Holo-vell Lake Association, Sanbornville.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Iva Colby Grantof Newfields; one son, Herbert A. Grant Jr. of Greenland;one daughter, Mrs. (Barbara) William Chick of Newfields;six grandchildren and fOUfgreat-grandchildren; one brother,Leonard Grant, formerly of Exeter; and one sister, Mrs.(Dorothy) George Cunha; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial services were held Friday, May 23 at the Kings-ton-Warren facility on Route 87 in Newfields. Gravesideservices were held at the convenience of the family in theLocust Grove Cemetery in Newfields.

The family requests memorial donations be made to eitherthe Newmarket Ambulance Corps in care of Mrs. CandiceJarosz of Langs Lane, Newmarket, 03857, or to the New-fields Community Church, Main Street, Newfields, 03856.

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2 p.m.Officating

Rev. Everett GassettBurial

Riverside CemeteryNewmarket, N.H.

George Griswold 19&1NEWMARKET - George E. Griswold, 66, of South

Main St. and Greenland, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, atWentworth-Douglas Hospital, Dover, after a brief illness.

Born March 25, 1923, in New Haven, Conn., the sonof Edward E. and Marion J. (Cronin) Griswold, he wasa 60-year resident of Newmarket and graduated fromNewmarket High School in 1941.

He worked 20 years as service manager for WentworthMotors, Exeter.

From 1962 to 1983, he worked as an inside machinistin Shop 31 of Portsmouth Naval shipyard.

He was formerly a 20-year member of the NewmarketFire Department.

Mr. Griswold was founder and first president ofNewmarket Hand Tub Association and also the NewmarketHistorical Society.

He was chairman for seven years of the Newmarket plan-ning Board; an eight-year member and former chairmanof the town budget committee; and held master plumberand master electrician licenses.

He was co-owner and operator for 22 seasons of Jen'sOcean Manor at Hampton Beach. Mr. Griswold was alsoco-owner of Jen's Real Estate of Newmarket for 20 years.

He was a communicant of St. Mary Church, Newmarket.Survivors include his wife, Jennie J. (Polyott) Griswold

of Newmarket; a son, Ronald Griswold of Lee; a daughter,Mrs.-Edmund (Gail) Wasiewski of Newmarket; two grand-children; three great-grandchildren; his mother, Mrs.Marion Griswold of Newmarket; two brothers, CharlesClifford Griswold of Groton, Conn., and Kenneth P.Griswold of Orlando, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangement were handled by Kent and PelczarFuneral Home, 41 Exeter St.

A Mass Christian burial was celebrated at St. Mary'sChurch, Newmarket, with the Rev. John Finnigan, pastor,who officiated. Spring burial will be in Calvary CemeteryNewmarket.

Memorial donations may be made to Newmarket Am-bulance Corps., in care of Candice Jarosz, Langs Lane,Newmarket 03857.

•DURHAM - Bruce G. Grant, 67, of 15 Cowell Drive,

died Wednesday, June 20, 1990, at Massachusetts GeneralHospital in Boston after returning from a visit to Sweden.

Born July 26, 1922, in Dover, the son of John andMadeleine (Clark) Grant, he was a Durham resident formany years. He attended Mt. Herman School, was agraduate of Dover High School and received a bachelorof science degree from the University of New Hampshirein 1945. He received letters in hockey and lacrosse at UNH .

Mr. Grant was a founder of Durham's Downtown Ath-letic Club. He was a longtime supporter of UNH athleticprograms.

He was the former proprietor of Grant's Restaurant onMain Street in Durham.

He served as a Naval aviator in World War II and lateras an instructor for the Navy's OCS program at NewportNaval Station in Rhode Island.

He taught Naval ROTC at Brown University. Whilethere, he started and coached the university's first lacrosseteam. He retired as a lieutenant commander in 1958, after16 years service.

Mr. Grant was a member of Robert G. Durgin AmericanLegion Post No. 67 of Newmarket.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Drowns) Grant of._------ ._._~ ..,.-_._-------_ .._---- ----"

Durham; a son, Robert Grant of Stockholm Sweden- twodaughters, Mrs. Ron (Martha Ann) Piro of West Ne~tonM?ss., and Carol Grant of Alexandria, Va.; five grand~chIldren; an~ a brother, retired Army Co!. John C. Gr tof Alexandna, Va. an

George GriswoldNEWMARKET - George E. Griswold, 66, of South

Main St. and Greenland, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, atWentworth-Douglas Hospital, Dover, after a brief illness.

Born March 25, 1923, in New Haven, Conn., the sonof Edward E. and Marion J. (Cronin) Griswold he wasa 60-year resident of Newmarket and graduat~d fromNewmarket High School in 1941.

He worked 20 years as service manager for WentworthMotors, Exeter.

From 1962 to 1983, he worked as an inside machinistin Shop 31 of Portsmouth Naval shipyard.

He was formerly a 20-year member of the NewmarketFire Department.

Mr. Griswold was founder and first president ofNewmarket Hand Tub Association and also the NewmarketHistorical Society.

.He was chairm~ for seven years of the Newmarket plan-mng Board; an eIght-year member and former chairmanof the town budget committee; and held master plumberand master electrician licenses.

He was co-owner and operator for 22 seasons of Jen'sOcean Manor at Hampton Beach. Mr. Griswold was alsoco-owner of Jen's Real Estate of Newmarket for 20 years.

He was a communicant of St. Mary Church, Newmarket.Survivors include his wife, Jennie J. (Polyott) Griswold

of Newmarket; a son, Ronald Griswold of Lee; a daughter,M~s. Edmund (Gail) Wasiewski of Newmarket; two grand-chIldren; three great-grandchildren; his mother, Mrs.Marion Griswold of Newmarket; two brothers, CharlesClifford Griswold of Groton, Conn., and Kenneth P.Griswold of Orlando, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangement were handled by Kent and PelczarFuneral Home, 41 Exeter St.

A Mass Christian burial was celebrated at St. Mary'sChurch, ~ewmarket, with the Rev. John Finnigan, pastor,who offiCIated. Spring burial will be in Calvary CemeteryNewmarket.

Memorial donations may be made to Newmarket Am-bulance Corps., in care of Candice Jarosz, Langs Lane,Newmarket 03857.

John C. Grant~LEXANI?RIA - Co!. John C. Grant, U.S. Army

retired, 61, dIed Saturday, Sept. 18 1993 in AlexandriaV "a.

He was born July 26, 1932 in Dover, N.H. and was theson of John and Madeleine Grant.

~e was a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Army. He was anative of Durham, a 1950 graduate of Dover High Schooland a 1955 graduate ?fthe University of New Hampshire.

Co!' Grant was an mfantry officer, whose service includ-ed two combat tours in Vietnam.

He was also the Army's chief of public affairs in NewYork City.

His last assignment before retirement in 1985 was as ex-ecutive officer coordinating activity for historical obser-vanc~s. In that ~apacity, he was the primary planner forthe hIg~ly acclaImed 40th anniversary commemorative ofD-Day III Normandy, France in June 1984.

His decoratio1!S igclu,<le<!the .....Qistinquished Ser~ice

Medal, three Legions of Merit, Bronz~ Star for Valor,Meritorious Service Medal and the Vietnam Cross ofGallantry. .

He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fratermtyat the University of New Hampshire. . ..

He was an active participant in the Northern Vlrgmlasenior softball program. . . .

Survivors include: a son, WIlham Grant of Sturbndge,Mass.; a daughter Lynne Mary Seufert of Burke, Va.; andtwo grandchildren. .

Burial with full military honors were held at ArhngtonNational Cemetery on Thursday, Sept. 23.

Ruth H. GrantEPPING - Ruth H. Grant, 81, of 60 St. Laurent St., died

Thursday, Aug. 18, 1994 at the Rockingham County NUTs-iJ1gHome, Brentwood, after a period of f~iling h.ealth.

Mrs. Grant was born April 30, 1913 III Ossipee, thedaughter of the late Wilbur and Addie (Templeton)Hitchcock.

She lived in Epping since 1948. Her husband, HenryGrant, died in 1979.

Survivors include two sons, Ronald of Newmarket andClayton of Port Townsend, Wash.; a daughter, BettyDimond of East Rochester; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; severalnieces and nephews.

Private funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 22 atBrewitt Funeral Home. The Rev. James Sterling officiated.Burial was in Prospect Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Epping Am-bulance Association.

.' dm · .' kttJ4<~~Ell C. Gran al~p~\({ £;s,-NEWMARKET - Eli C. Grandmaison, 9~, formerly of

South Main Street, died Sunday, Dec. 1, m the ExeterHospital. "d d

Mr. Grandmaison was born m Nashua, reSI e manyyears in Newmarket and lived in J?urham, Exeter, and mostrecent in the Rockingham Nursmg Home, Brentwood.

He owned and operated Cy's Restaurant for many yem.-sand was later employed at the Royce Shoe Co., both 10

Newmarket.Mr. Grandmaison was a U.S. Army veteran of~or1d

War I. He was a life member of the Robert G. Durgm Postot'the American Legion and a member of the Chateau-Thierry Barracks of World War I Veteans.

He was a communicant of St. Mary Church of Newmar-ket and a member of the Newmarket Polish Club. For 12years he was a trustee of trust funds of Newmarket.

The family includes a sister, Mrs. Maryanna Huard ofNorwich, Conn.; a niece and a nephew.

Funeral services were held Dec. 3 at St. Mary Church.Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Marion J. GriswoldNEWMARKET - Marion J. Gris-

wold, 94, formerly of South MainStreet, died Monday, Feb. 24, 1997in Groton, Conn.

Born April 14, 1902 in JamaicaPlain, Boston, Mass., she was a resi-dent of Newmarket for 58 years.

Her hUsband,Edward E. Griswold,a Newmarket businessman, died in1958.

Mrs. Griswold was a communi-cant of S1, Mary's Church in New-market, a charter member and FirstGrand Regent for the Court HectorBenoit Catholic Daughters ofAmer-ica, Newmarket, a past member ofthe ,Lamprey River Grange, pastpreSident of the Newmarket PTAanda member of the Newmarket Hous-ing Authority.

Mrs. Griswold retired from theUniversity of New Hampshire wherefor 12 years she was a resident housemother at Alexander Hall and theLambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.

She is survived by two sons,Charles C. of Groton, Conn. andKenneth P. of Orlando, Fla.; eightbeloved grandchildren; and fivegreat -great -grandchildren.

Her son, George E., died in 1989.Mass of Christian Burial was cel-

ebrated Feb. 28 at S1, Mary'sChurch, Newmarket. Burial will bein the spring in Calvary Cemetery,Newmarket. Memorial donationsmay be made to the NewmarketAmbulance Corps.

lillian GrondinEXETER - Lillian E. (Kerr)

Grondin, 83; of Epping Road, diedMonday, December 27,1993, at Rock-ingham County Nursing Home,Brentwood.

Born October 19, 1910, in Epping,the daughter of William and Helen(Morse) Kerr, she had resided inDurham before moving to Exeter 49years ago.

The widow of William Grondin whodied in 1983, her survivors include:two sons, Alfred Grondin of Exeterand William J. Grondin of Somers-worth; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Stella Keltyof South Berwick, Maine; and aniece, Frances Plante of Somers-worth.

Private serviceswillbe held at the BrewittFu-neral Home,14Pine Street, Exeter, withtheRev.WalterSteensenoftheBaptistChurchofficiating.

Springburial will be in Pille GroveCemetery,..Barrington.

Marion GriswoldNEWMARKET Marion J.

Griswold, 94, formerly of South MainStreet, died Monday, Feb. 24, 1997 inGroton, Conn.

Born April 14, 1902 in JamaicaPlain, Boston, Mass., she was a long-time resident of Newmarket for 58years.

Her husband, Edward E. Griswold,a Newmarket businessman, died in1958.

Mrs. Griswold was a communicantof St. Mary's Church in Newmarket,a charter member and First GrandRegent for the Court Hector Benoit

Catholic Daughters of America,Newmarket, a past member of theLamprey River Grange, past presi-dent of the Newmarket P.T.A., and amember of the Newmarket HousingAuthority.

lVII's. Griswold retired from theUniversity of New Hampshire wherefor 12 years she was a resident housemother at Alexander Hall and theLambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.

She is survived by two sonsCharles C. Griswold of Groton, Conn:and Kenneth P. Griswold of OrlandoFla.; eight beloved grandchildren.'nine great-grandchildren; and fiv~great-grea t-grandchildren.. Her son, George E. Griswold, diedIII 1989.

Visitinghours are 4-8p.m. Thursday at Kentand Pelczar Funeral Home,41Exeter St., New-market.

i AMassofChristianBurialwillbe celebratedati 11a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Church,Newmar-!keto. Burial will be in the spring in Calvary Ceme-tery, Newmarket.

In lieu of flowers,memorial donationsmay bemade to theNewmarketAmbulanceCorps.,-.

\~ Anna Gula 4:Je \9trNEWMARKET - Anna N. Gula, 80, of25 North Main

St. died Tuesday, May 28, at the Elliot Hospital in Man-chester after a short illness.

Born June 26, 1904, in Rzcszou, Poland, the daughterof Peter and Agnes (Czepiel) Gula, she had lived inNewmarket for the past 49 years, formerly living in Pat-terson, N.J. and Pawtucket, KI.

She came from Poland in 1922 and worked as a weaverin Pawtucket, later was a silk weaver in Patterson and mov-ed to Newmarket in 1936 where she worked as a silkweaver at the Grant Silk Mill. She was employed in theblacksmith shop at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard duringWorld War II.

She opened the Two Corners Grocery Store in 1953 andoperated it until she retired in 1978.

For many years, she was a member of the AmericanCitizen's Club of Polish Descent and the Polish Women'sCircle and was recording secretary for the Polish NationalAlliance group. She was a member of the NewmarketSenior Citizens.

She was a member of St. Mary Parish.Family members include two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Mar-

chwicka and Mrs. Amelila Skawieska, both of Poland, andtwo brothers, Frank Gula and John Gula, both of Poland.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated last Saturdayat St. Mary Church, with the Rev. John Finnegan, pastor,celebrant. Burial took place in Calvary Cemetery.

The Kent Funeral Home, 41 Exeter St., handled thearrangements.

Memorial donations may be made to the NewmarketSenior Citiz~l1s,J'k~market 03857. .. _

Iva B. GrantEXETER - Iva B. Grant, 83, of 7

Riverwoods Dr., died June 29, 1997at the Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro.

Born Sept. 18, 1913 in Haverhill,Mass., she was the daughter of HarryW. and Grace (Foisy) Colby.

Mrs. Grant lived on PiscassicRoad, Newfields for many years,before moving to Marshall Farms inExeter and most recently at River-woods.

She devoted her life to her fam-ily, and the family operated business,The Kingston-Warren Corp. in New-fields.

She was a member and devotedpatron of the Newfields CommunityChurch.

Her husband, Herbert A. Grant,died in 1986.

Survivors include her son, Her-bertA. Jr. of Rye; her daughter, Mrs.William (Barbara) Chick of New-fields; six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; a brother, RobertColby of Haverhill, Mass.; a sister,Charlene Bradley of Miami, Fla.;and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by threebrothers and one sister.

At the request of Mrs. Grant,there will be no visitation or service.Burial will be private and at the con-venience of the family.

Should friends desire, memorialsmay be made to the Newfields Com-munity Church, PO Box 187, New-fields, NH 03856.

The Kent & Pelczar Funer'"Home, Newmarket.. ;c :•• vuarge "farrangementc

Mrs. Marv Guillemetteds-~ J9{,;,S-NEWMARKET - Funeral

services for Mrs. Mary Guil-lemette, 86, a SG-year residentof this town. were held fromBrisson and Kent Funeral Homethis morning.

The Rev. Eugene Dumas cele-brated a high Mass of requiemat SL Mary's Church.

The Rev. Roland Tancredeconducted committal services atExeter Cemetery.

Bearers were Louis Guille-mette, Paul Dumas, John Evansand Herbert Foote,

Mrs. Guillemette died Mon-at SL Ann Home, Dover

Po where she had residedfor six, years.

She was born in Sf. Thomas,Canada, May 10, 1878, daughterof the late Cyprien and Florida(Fournier) Labonte.

Mrs. Guillemette is survivedby three sons, TreffIe of New-market, Ernest of Concord andGeorge of SOl1lersworth; twodaughters, Mrs. Peter Liangosof Worcester, Mass., and MissAnita Guillemette of Dover; abrother, .Joseph Labonte ofTaunton, Mas s., 15 grand-dren and 12 great-grandchildren.

~Aary Cuill~metteMrs. Mary GUillemette, 86,

passed away at St. Ann's Home inDover, on April 5, after a shortillness. l,~i;';"

She '>Vas born in St. Thomas,Canada, May 10, 1878, and hadbeen in St. Ann's home for 6years, naving formerly resided inNewm arket for 50 years.

Sht~ was the daughter of thelate I':;yprien and Florida (Fourn-ier) LaBonte.

She is. survived by three sons,Treffle of Newmarket, Ernest G.of C ~:mcord and George of Som-ersw Jrth; two daughters, Mrs.Pete r Liangos of Worcester, Mass.and Miss Anita Guillemette ofDm,er, and a brother, Joseph La-:Bonte of Taunton, Mass.; 15grandchildren and 12 great-grand-children.

Funeral services were held lastThursday morning from the Bris-son and Kent Funerall Home,followed by a High Mass of Re-quiem at St. Mary's Church. Rev.Eugene Dumas officiated.

Fernande~Guimond77Ji.,~ . 'i d;.,j;',· j(/&7

NEWMARKET -,,1' Fernande C.Guimond, 50, of Route 152, died Mon-day, July 6,1987, in Nottingham ..

Born Oct. 11, 1936, in Lewiston,,Maine, the daughter of Medely andCecil (Lyott) Clavette, she had previ-ously resided in North Carolina for'eigh~ years, in Dover for two yearsand 111 Newmarket for the past three

.years.

She worked as a chambermaid atthe Holiday Inn in Portsmouth.

Mrs. Guimond was a communicantof St. Catherine Church in Ports-mouth.

Survivors include two sons, JamesK. Guimond of Newmarket andTech. Sgt. Mark K. Guimond, sta-tioned in Japan; two daughters, Mrs.I!arold (Karen) Goforth of Kannapo-lIs, N.C., and Mrs. Nancy Schivone ofMeriden, Conn.; five grandchildren'two sisters, Mrs. Marcel (Norma)Thibedeau of Newington, Conn., and~rs. Roger (Roland) Kelting of En-fIeld, Conn.; and several nieces andnephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will becelebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday fromSt. Catherine Church, Portsmouth.Burial will follow in Harmony GroveCemetery, Portsmouth.

Visiting hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Fri-day at the Kent Funeral Home, 41Exeter St., Newmarket.

Karl I Gilbert

(September 3, 1940 - October 25, 2011)

Newmarket - Karl I. Gilbert, 71, died peacefully on October 25, 2011, surrounded

by his family and close friends, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born September 3, 1940 in Brentwood, NH, Karl was the son of Lloyd and Ethel

(Stackpole) Gilbert, and lived most of his life in Newmarket. He graduated from

Winnacunnet High School, Class of 1959, and served in the US Air Force from

1960 – 1964. He was a 41 year member of American Legion and Newmarket

Historical Society.

Karl began his career in law enforcement in the 1960s, working to the rank of

Sergeant with the Newmarket Police Department. He then became Chief of

Police in Greenland until his retirement in 1992. After retirement he worked with

the United States Customs service and the University of New Hampshire Police

Department. He was a proud member of the Retired Police Chief’s Association.

Karl was very active in local government serving on the Budget Committee, Town Council, Cemetery Trustees, Veteran’s

Memorial Trust Committee, and for many years serving on the School Board. He volunteered as a Boy Scout Leader,

worked at the Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, and served as State Representative for several years.

Karl enjoyed genealogy and raising homing pigeons. He talked often about his many big game hunts out West. He always

loved trying new hobbies and jobs, retirement was not in his vocabulary. Karl’s passion for life, learning, service to

community, friends and family fulfilled him.

He is survived by Doris (Vermette) Gilbert, his beloved wife of 48 years; three children, Scott and wife Kathy of Loudon,

Richard and wife Maryellen of Newmarket, Katherine and husband Ken Jones of Newmarket; his treasured

grandchildren, Sarah, Kelley, Henry, Katelyn and fiancé Graham Chaffe, and Rebecca; brothers and sister, David, Robert,

Joella and Lloyd.

Visiting hours will be held on Friday, October 28, 2011 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, 77 Exeter

Street, Newmarket.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.

Private burial will take place at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen.

Should friends desire memorials may be made to the N.H State Veteran’s Cemetery, Boscawen, NH or the Hyder Family

Hospice House in Dover, NH.