He was born in Manchester on November 24, 1926, the son of John J. and Alice (Fournier) Ranfos, Sr., and had been a lifelong resident of the city. He was a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran and served on the U.S.S. Caliente (AO 53). He worked for many years at Granite State Asphalt. He was a devoted husband, father...
Muriel (Benoit) Farnham, 77, of 3 Gleneagle Drive, Bedford died at her residence on April 4, 2001 after a brief illness. She was born in North Troy, VT on March 6, 1924, the daughter of Ovila and Jeanne (Roberge) Benoit and had lived in Manchester for many years prior to moving to Bedford two years ago. She was a self-employed...
She was born in Canada on March 22, 1946, the daughter of Albert and Jeannette (Viens) Bouchard and had been a Manchester resident for most of her life. She was employed at E&R Cleaners where she had worked for the past several years. Family members include her mother of Canada; two daughters, Linda Segebarth and Christine Ericksen, both of Manchester;...
Leo A. Fournier, Sr., 88, formerly of Manchester and currently of Port Charlotte, FL died April 3, 2001 at Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte. He was born in Lowell, MA on August 8, 1912, the son of Albert and Eugenie (Pelletier) Fournier. He lived in Manchester for over fifty years and had been a Florida resident since 1975. He was...
James R. Borthwick, 74, of Litchfield, died April 2, 2001 at IHS in Manchester following a long illness. He was born in Candia on August 18, 1926, the son of Ross and Florida (Belisle) Borthwick and had lived in Manchester before moving to Litchfield twelve years ago. He was a World War II Army Veteran and served with the occupation...
William J. Dircks, 77, of 467 Bridge St., died April 1, 2001 at Ridgewood Center in Bedford. He was born in New York City, NY on May 13, 1923, the son of William and Veronica (Royal) Dircks and had been a Manchester resident for the past thirty one years. He was a World War II Navy Veteran. For many years,...
Edgar Henry Rouleau, 79, of 43 Welch Avenue, died March 31, 2001 at Catholic Medical Center. He was born in Manchester on January 27, 1922, the son of Thedore and Alphonsine (Laventure) Rouleau and had been a lifelong resident of the City. He was a WWII Army Veteran. He was a carpenter for many years and belonged to the United...
Raymond J. Wike, 79, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2001, after suffering a long illness. He was born in Manchester on November 23, 1921, the son of Harry and Goldie Wike. He was a lifelong resident of New Hampshire, living first in Manchester, then in Hooksett for the last 46 years. During W.W.II he served in the U.S. Navy....
John ''Jack'' L. Canty, 82, of Bradford, NH died March 27, 2001, at Harborside Northwood Health Care, Bedford, NH after a long illness. He was born on August 14, 1918, in Boston, Ma., the son of the late P. Russell and Winona (Ferguson) Canty and resided in Manchester prior to moving to Bradford in 1985. Jack was a graduate from...
Joseph Adrien Mercier, 85, of 770 Howe Street, died at his residence March 27, 2001. He was born in Manchester on October 17, 1915, the son of the late Theophile and Marguritte (Berube) Mercier and had been a lifelong resident of the Queen City. He was a W.W. II Navy Veteran. Mr. Mercier owned and operated NH Parlor Frame Company...