New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947
Thomas French Jr.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - Thomas E. French Jr., 87, of Goose Rocks Road, Kennebunkport, formerly of Rocky Hill, Conn., and Amherst, Mass., died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at the Kennebunk Nursing Center after a brief illness.
Mr. French was born in East Hartford, Conn., on Jan. 11, 1915, a son of Thomas E. and Claudia Cushman French Sr. He graduated from Wethersfield (Conn.) High School.
Mr. French was employed by the Colt Industries of Hartford, Conn., as a supervisor and as a skilled metal polisher for 10 years.
Mr. French was married to Georgia E. Perkins in 1948 in Springfield, Mass. In the early 1950s, Mr. and Mrs. French were co-owners of Lily Bay House and Cabins on Moosehead Lake, Maine. Then they moved back to Springfield where he was employed by Spaulding Sporting Goods in Chicopee, Mass. Next, they moved to Amherst, Mass., where he was also employed by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst as a supervisor in the maintenance department for 20 years. Upon his retirement, he and his wife moved to Kennebunkport in 1985.
He was a former member of the Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst where he and his wife were youth church leaders in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member and former deacon of the First Congregational Church of Kennebunkport.
Mr. French was a 63-year member and past master of the Stepney Lodge of Wethersfield and Rocky Hill, Conn., and member and chaplain of the Arundel Lodge 76 of Kennebunkport, Maine. He served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment in Kennebunkport for several years.
Mr. French was a former certified Maine Guide. He was an avid gardener, fisherman and all-around outdoorsman.
Mr. French had just proudly completed four years in the pulmonary exercise program at the University of New England in Biddeford.
He was predeceased by his twin brother, Howard French; two sisters, Hope French and Carol Signorelli; and a brother, Paul French.
He is survived by is wife of 54 years, Georgia P. French of Kennebunkport; a daughter, Mrs. Douglas (Jan French) Dicey of Exeter, N.H.; four sisters, Hazel Patterson of Pittsburgh, Pa., Ethel Lombardo of Middletown, Conn., Jeanne Creighton of Tavares, Fla., and Paula Lattanzio of Rockville, Conn.; three goddaughters, Kathy Byce of Arizona, Christine Bouchard Brown of Sturbridge, Mass., and Jennifer Chartier of Westfield, Mass.; three step grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and several great nieces and nephews.
The Masonic services and Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Kennebunkport Emergency Medical Services, P.O. Box 460 B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046 or to the Kennebunkport Public Health and Nurse Services, P.O. Box 367, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, or to the Masonic Home and Hospital, P.O. Box 70, Wallingford, CT 06492-9984, or to the Arundel Lodge No. 76, P.O. Box 228, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, or a charity of one’s choice in Mr. French’s memory.
Arrangements by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunkport, Maine.
Madeline McInnes
PORTSMOUTH - Mrs. Madeline E. (Cole) McInnes, 82, of 114 South St., passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover.
She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 13, 1919, the daughter of the late Everett and Ida (Schwartz) Cole.
Mrs. McInnes enjoyed her many friendships, yard sales, gardening, animals and was a lover of music.
Besides her husband of 58 years, Andrew McInnes, survivors include a daughter, Jeanne McInnes of Portsmouth; two nieces, Eileen Bellomo and Patrice Bellomo, both of New York City; two nephews, Alan McInnes and Ronald McInnes; a sister-in-law, Sue McInnes; two cousins, Reginald Courtney and Rosemary Courtney; and several other cousins.
A memorial service will be held at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad Street, Portsmouth, Tuesday at 11 a.m. Friends are invited. No visiting hours. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to Cocheco Valley Humane Society, 262 County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820.
James Ewing, 85, former Keene Sentinel co-owner, dies
KEENE - James D. Ewing, 85, co-owner of The Keene Sentinel for nearly four decades, died Monday at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene after a brief illness.
During his tenure as publisher, the newspaper successfully campaigned for a wide range of causes including land-use planning, freedom of information and public services for the needy.
After leaving day-to-day newspapering in the mid-1980s, he helped launch the International Center for Journalists, a Washington-based training institute for journalists around the world.
Mr. Ewing, a native of St. Louis, grew up in New Jersey and the Bronx. Following graduation from Princeton in 1938, Ewing studied at Harvard Law School, but left after his first year to teach Latin and Greek at Taft School in Watertown, Conn.
In 1941, he moved to Washington where he became a mediation officer for the National War Labor Board. He enlisted in the Navy in 1943 after marrying Ruth Dewing of Cambridge, Mass., a civilian mediator on the board.
Following the war, the Ewings and a friend bought the daily Bangor Evening Commercial in Maine. Among other things, the Commercial helped launch the career of Edmund Muskie, a Democrat in a predominantly Republican state who went on to become governor, U.S. senator and secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter. But the community was not big enough to support the Commercial and the Bangor Daily News. The Ewings closed the Commercial in 1954, and in partnership with another friend, bought The Keene Sentinel. In 1993, the Ewings sold the Sentinel to a nephew, Thomas M. Ewing.
In addition to his wife, Ewing is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Cobelo of Taos, N.M. and Tsultrim Allione of Pagosa Springs, Colo.; a son, Thomas S. of Leverett, Mass.; a brother, George, of Canandaigua, N.Y.; nine grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Althea Berry
BARRINGTON - Althea Dorothy Berry, 91, of 35 Winkley Pond Road, and formerly of Rochester, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at the Sunbridge of Rochester after a period of failing health.
She was born in Barrington, May 6, 1910, the daughter of Warren W. and Eva M. (Mattox) Berry.
Miss Berry was a graduate of the Durham Junior High School, in Durham; a graduate of Dover High School, Class of 1929; and was a graduate of McIntosh Business School.
She was employed by the Rochester Welfare Dept., for 48 years, and worked a few years there after her retirement. She was a member of the Barrington Historical Society; she was also a past master of the Madbury Grange; and a member of Crown Point Grange 65; and a member of the Eastern N.H. Pomona Grange 2, for over 65 years.
She enjoyed reading the daily newspapers, National Geographic Magazine, and poetry. She liked the outdoors, sports, and animals, especially cats.
She is survived by two sisters, Barbara B. Berry, of Rochester and Christine F. Borodavchuk and her brother-in-law, Vladimir (Chuck) Borodavchuk, of Barrington; two nephews, Fred G. Ward Jr. of Portsmouth, and Warren R. Ward of Stratham; one niece, Shirley Peatfield of Danbury, Conn.; several grandnephews, grandnieces, great-grandnephews, great-grandnieces; and several cousins. She is also survived by a long-time friend, Sarah E. Jones.
Funeral services will be held at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad St., Portsmouth, Thursday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. A visiting hours will be from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Friends invited. Family flowers only.
Donations in memory of Miss Berry may be made to the Barrington Historical Society Building Fund, c/o Margaret Harty, Treasurer, PO Box 28, Barrington, N.H. 03825; or to the Alzheimer’s Association, N.H. Chapter, 10 Ferry St., Suite 419, Concord, N.H. 03301
Roger Boske III
FARMINGTON - Roger L.A. Boske III, 21, of Elm Street, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, at home after a long illness, lung cancer.
Born Oct. 1, 1980, in New Haven, Conn., he was the son of Roger L.A. and Ellen (Wargo) Boske Jr. He had resided in Farmington for most of his life and was a graduate of Farmington High School, Class of 2001, where he was involved with J.A.G., Jobs for America’s Graduates.
A communicant of St. Peter’s Church in Farmington, he had served as an altar boy. He was an avid collector of baseball cards. He was the recipient of a president’s award from the 500 Boy’s Club and a sportsmanship award from the Babe Ruth League. He also received several other local trophies for his involvement in sports.
A good cook, he had worked at La Contadina Restaurant in Farmington. He enjoyed camping, hiking and mountain biking.
He is survived by his parents, Roger L. A. and Ellen Boske Jr. of Farmington; paternal grandmother, Evelyn M. Boske of South Windsor, Conn.; a sister, Amber L. Boske; a brother, Frederick G. Boske, both of Farmington; his fiancee, Melissa K. Bacon of Farmington; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at C.E. Peaslee and Son Funeral Home, 32 Central St., Farmington.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Church, 90 Central St., Farmington, with the Rev. Eddy Bisson, pastor as celebrant.
David Butland
ROCHESTER - David A. Butland, 39, of 21 Kendall St., died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover after a brief battle with cancer.
Mr. Butland was born in Cambridge, Mass., on July 5, 1962, the son of Robert and Marcelle (Bergeron) Butland and had been living in Rochester since 1990, moving from Milton.
He was predeceased by his wife, Diana Marie (Devereau) Butland, who died in 1996; his father, who died in 1995; and a brother, James Butland, who died in 1967.
He was employed at Erie Scientific in Portsmouth and was the proprietor of D&D Decks in Rochester. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Post No. 7 in Rochester.
He is survived by his mother of Williston, Vt.; two daughters, Christiana Marie Butland and Valerie Ann Butland, both of Rochester; three brothers, Robert Butland and his wife, Laura, of Cambridge, Peter Butland and his wife, Becky, of Lynn, Mass., and Bruce Butland of Williston; two sisters, Nancy Parker and her husband, Ed, of Port Arthur, Texas, and Gloria Jones and her husband, Richard, of Grandville, N.Y.; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the H. J. Grondin & Son Funeral Home, 177 North Main St., Rochester.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Rosary Church in Rochester.
Burial will be in the spring at Holy Rosary Cemetery, Rochester.
Stacy Cook
ROCHESTER - Stacy Lynn Cook, 33, of 363 Portland St., died unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002.
He was born on Feb. 2, 1968, in Tennessee, the son of Elton Thomas Cook and Francis (Boyd) Cook.
He is survived by his mother of Tennessee; two children, Stacy Jr. and Roxanne Cook and their mother, Roxanne Hartford; two children, Anthony and Jeremy Cook and their mother, Michelle Potvin; and two children, Kyle and Jasmine Cook and their mother, Tina LaPanne; seven siblings, Lori, Debbie, Rochelle, Anna, Mary, Danny and Tim Cook, all of Tennessee.
He worked for Tom Collins as a construction worker.
He loved his children and was a good father. He loved being an outdoors person and was a good friend who would help anybody. He had several good "bros."
Friends may call Wednesday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the H.J. Grondin & Son Funeral Home, 177 North Main St., Rochester.
Services will be held Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Arnold, pastor of the Nute Bible Chapel, officiating.
For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to Tina LaPanne, c/o Grondin Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1806, Rochester, NH 03866.
Muriel Grenier
EAST ROCHESTER - Muriel Esther Grenier, 83, of 20 Mill St., died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital after a period of failing health.
She was born June 15, 1918, in West Lebanon, Maine, the daughter of Orsmby and Mable (Chamberlain) Hayes.
She has resided in this area most of her life, attending West Lebanon and Rochester schools.
She worked many years at Hubbard Shoe Company.
She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and sang in their choir. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting.
She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Roland Grenier, who died in 1986.
She is survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
There will be no visiting hours.
The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of the R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., Rochester, with the Rev. William Powell officiating.
Burial will be in Cold Spring Cemetery, East Rochester, in the spring.
David Hoag
ROCHESTER - David Hoag, 73, of 42B Chamberlain St., died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester after a brief illness.
He was born June 1, 1928, in New London, Conn., the son of the Rev. William D. Hoag and Harriet (Hayward) Hoag.
He was a graduate of Old Lyme High School in Old Lyme, Conn., and attended New London Junior College.
Mr. Hoag was a radio announcer for many years for WWNH of Rochester. After retirement, he was a film projectionist for several movie theatres in the area.
He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, and his pug dogs. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Geraldine (Hersom) Hoag; sons, Stephen Hoag and John Hoag; daughters, Jennifer Bennett and Rebecca Hoag; grandchildren, Cody, Andrea, Michael, Lucas, Alec and Nicholas Bennett, all of Rochester; a brother, Stephen Hoag of Old Lyme; a sister, Deborah Ames of Old Lyme; and several nephews.
He was predeceased by his son, Michael Hoag.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., Rochester, with the Rev. Wayne Nelson officiating.
Burial will be in Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, in the spring.
Edith Marsh
ROCHESTER - Edith J. Marsh, 83, of 10 Cross Road, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at her home after a sudden illness.
Born June 27, 1918, in Littleton, she was the daughter of Sherman and Katherine Chamberlain.
Mrs. Marsh has lived in Rochester most of her life. She worked as a stitcher at various shoe shops in Rochester until her retirement in 1981.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rochester.
She enjoyed knitting and cooking.
She is survived by her son, William H. Marsh and his wife, Cory of Rochester; a grandchild, Shawn Marsh of Strafford; his brothers, Carl Chamberlain of Lancaster and Robert Smith of Connecticut; a sister, Eleanor Coty of Farmington; nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by her husband, Wilson Marsh; a grandchild, Tracy "Bill" Marsh in 1992; and a sister, Margaret Lucus.
Calling hours will be held Thursday from 9 to 11 with a funeral service to be held at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., Rochester.
Burial will be in the New Cold Spring Cemetery in the spring.
Frederick Marston
SOMERSWORTH - Frederick W. Marston, 82, of Somersworth, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at his residence.
He was born Aug. 21, 1919, in Newfield, Maine, the son of William and Nellie Knight Marston. He was a graduate of Windham High School.
Mr. Marston served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II as a blind flight instructor in Marianna, Fla.
He worked seven years for the former Saco Lowell Manufacturing Co. as a time keeper/auditor.
He moved to Waterboro, Maine, in 1951 and worked as a maintenance supervisor for the former Davidson Rubber Co. in Dover, retiring in 1984.
He was a past member of the Limerick Masonic Lodge. He was currently a member of the Strafford Masonic Lodge No. 29 AF&AF of Dover.
He enjoyed playing the organ. He played for many lodge functions. He also enjoyed woodworking.
He is survived by his sons, Lincoln P. Marston of Springvale, Maine, Walter N. Marston of Ervin, Tenn., and Wayne M. Marston of Rochester; his sisters, Eleanor Pidluska of Lyman, Maine, and Mary Ridley of Springvale; and eight grandchildren.
Relatives and friends may call Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Heald Funeral Home, 580 Main St., Springvale, where a Masonic service will be held at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
A funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
