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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 2003
Page
8
A long obituary column lists deaths of Joyce N. Coburn Minnie Crane Russell Mer rill Paul Nowell David Record Evelyn Rogers Bud Sillsby Harriet Varney Gracie Cloutier and others with funeral details. The notices include dates June 2003 sites in Hampton New Hampshire Exeter York Derry and Fairhaven and arrangements by Remick Gendron J S Pelkey and Peabody funeral homes.
Joyce N. Coburn, 59, of 495 Exeter Road Hampton, died June 16 2003 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston. She was born Jan 9 1944 in Nashua. married 37 years to George F. Coburn. Ruth Leyden Healey, 83, former Russell Sage College professor emerita, died June 12 2003 in Portsmouth after a life in art and education. memorials to Massachusetts College of Art.
Russell P. Merrill 80 of 5 Kensington Road died June 16 2003 at Exeter Health Care Born February 27 1923 in Newburyport MA he owned R P Merrill & Son General Store and served as postmaster and NH hunting and fishing license agent A WWII Army Air Corps veteran 20 years Naval Reserve and local service included state representative firefighter and various clubs He was predeceased by his wife Mary Elkins Merrill and survived by Betty Furneaux Merrill three sons a daughter and extended family
Gracie Cloutier 81 of 7 Dearborn Ave. died June 16 2003 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital after living in Hampton since 1985 and earlier in Rye and North Hampton. Born October 7 1921 in Dummer to Edward C. Griffin and Grace Bruso, she was a domestic worker for years and with Cahill family since 1960. She was a member of United Methodist Church of Hampton and Dummer. Survived by son Norman E. Cloutier Hudon two daughters Alden G. Cloutier Bloomington Ind. Dolly Shumate Rockbridge Baths Va nine grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and one great great grandson.
David Record 63 of Margate Florida died June 16 2003 at Conway Medical Center Conway South Carolina after a long illness He was born March 24 1940 in Derry New Hampshire son of the late Robert G Record and Louise Gidcomb Record A U S Navy Seabee veteran he served two tours in Vietnam and was 100 percent VA disabled He lived in Margate ten years and previously resided in Arizona He also served at Gitmo Cuba and Rota Spain He devoted his life to caring for his disabled younger brother Daryl He is survived by brother Robert G Record Jr sister Katherine Record Marshall sister in law MaryAnn Record and many nieces and nephews He was predeceased by two brothers Delton and Daryl Record and sister Pauline Record.
Evelyn Rogers of Fairhaven Massachusetts died June 16 2003 at Sacred Heart Home New Bedford aged 79. She was the widow of Andrew R. Rogers and had lived in Fairhaven and Cocagne Island. Robert Stanley Bud Sillsby 77 of Kittery Maine died June 15 2003 after a long health decline. He served in WWII, lived in Kittery Point, enjoyed sailing and woodworking, and is survived by Eunice Seaward Sillsby and eight grandchildren.
Harriet Varney 92 of 39 Exeter St Newmarket died June 14 2003 at Exeter Hospital. Born January 26 1911 she was the daughter of Jessie and Anne Carpenter a Newmarket High School and UNH graduate. She and her late husband Kenneth ran Colonial Luncheonette in Newmarket from the 1940s to mid 1960s later worked in the Newmarket school lunch program. She was the last resident at Odiorne State Park Rye. Survived by son Kenneth M Varney Jr and his wife Shirley of Madbury daughters Jan Philbrick and Roger of Rye Jacquelyn Walsh of Newmarket daughter-in-law Pamela Varney of Lampasas TX 13 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren two great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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