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Frances Demers
MANCHESTER - Frances (Bussiere) Demers, 89, died June 4, 2001, in Mount Carmel Nursing Home, Manchester, after a period of failing health.
Born in Canada on Aug. 29, 1911, she was the daughter of Elphege and Anna (Comeau) Bussiere. She lived for a time in Newport, Vt., Bethel, Conn., and South Daytona Beach, Fla., before moving to Manchester in 1998. She attended schools in Canada and Newport, Vt.
Before retiring, Mrs. Demers worked many years as a dietitian for Fairfield Hills Hospital, Newtown, Conn.
She enjoyed reading, crocheting and gardening.
She was married to George Demers, who died June 11, 1949.
Family members include three daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Jeannine T.) Haney of Manchester, Mrs. Harold (Mary E.) Nault of Norwalk, Conn., Mrs. Joseph (Helen D.) Kisella of East Windsor, Conn.; seven sons, Leo R. Demers of Whitefield, John C. Demers of Worcester, Mass., Richard A. Demers of Killingworth, Conn., Fernand Demers of Bethel, Conn., Albert G. Demers of Lancaster, Raymond Demers of Brookfield, Conn., and George P. Demers of Canterbury; 25 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Lucille) Anderson of Port Orange, Fla., and Mrs. George (Pauline) Theriault of Stoneham, Mass.; nieces, nephews and cousins.
William F. Hardwick
CONCORD - William F. Hardwick, 85, died June 2, 2001, in the Odd Fellows Home, Concord.
Born in Waltham, Mass., he was the son of William and Myrtle (McCaul) Stoddard. He moved from South Yarmouth, Mass., to Barnstead in 1980.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy.
Mr. Hardwick worked many years as an electrical engineer for AT&T.
He was past president and a former member of the Barnstead Night Hawks senior citizens group.
He was married to Violet (Crowder) Hardwick, who died in 1988.
Family members include two sons, Stoddard H. Hardwick of Massachusetts, and Philip F. Hardwick of Northfield; a daughter, Elizabeth Hardwick of Barnstead; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Edith Preston
AUBURN - Edith (Baine) Preston, 92, formerly of 369 Bunker Hill Road, died June 4, 2001, in Hanover Hill Health Care Center after a brief illness.
Born in Massachusetts on Aug. 15, 1907, she was the daughter of John and Abby (Hodges) Baine. She lived more than 60 years in Auburn.
Mrs. Preston was the former treasurer of the town of Auburn for many years. In addition, she worked for the Auburn school lunch program.
She was a member of Longmeadow Congregational Church and a member of the ladies auxiliary of the church.
Mrs. Preston was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Auburn Fire Department and formerly affiliated with the Massabesic and State Grange Association.
She was married to Miner L. Preston, who died in 1999.
Family members include a son, Cedric E. Preston of Meredith; three daughters, Rena Dubois of Deerfield, Theda Burgess of Pembroke, and Veneta Cleary of Auburn; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Frances Adrienne Bisson
LACONIA - Frances Adrienne Bisson died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on July 29, 2001, the eve of her 89th birthday anniversary following a short illness.
She was born in Laconia, the only child of Charles and Agnes (McLeod) Shastany, on July 30, 1912.
Mrs. Bisson was a longtime communicant and member of the Ladies Guild of St. Joseph Church in Laconia.
She attended St. John Parochial School and graduated from Laconia High School with the Class of 1930; then she studied nursing at the Laconia Hospital School of Nursing and later became a Corporator of that hospital (now Lakes Region General Hospital) and of the Taylor Home.
On Sept. 14, 1936, she married Reginald Bisson, also of this city. During their early years of marriage, she and her husband lived briefly in Berlin and Manchester. During World War II she remained in Laconia while her husband served as an Army Officer overseas. After the war, they stayed in Laconia to raise their growing family.
Adrienne and Reg flew with the Belknap Aero Club in the mid 1930s. During World War II she was active in the "Yule Do" Club, making Christmas presents for overseas GIs or their families. As her children grew, she wholeheartedly supported their activities, ranging from being a Cub Scout den mother to being an active booster for the Laconia High School debate team, newspaper, marching band, science club and yearbook. While her children were growing up her home was filled with living things, many of them collected by her children such as dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, squirrels, white mice, guinea pigs, snakes, tadpoles - and an array of plants, all of which thrived under her gentle nurture. During the past 25 years, she loved to take long scenic rides with her husband and family, and took great pleasure in never returning home by the same road that they had departed upon. She had a lively curiosity about the world, and natural phenomena were an endless source of delight for her - clouds, thunderstorms, autumn colors, rainbows, butterflies, snowflakes. "I’ve never seen such a beautiful sunset!" was often her favorite expression at the end of the day.
She is survived by and sorely missed by her husband; her four children, William Bisson of Portland, Maine, Elizabeth Kingsley of Saugus, Mass., Robert Bisson of Alexandria, Va., and John F. Bisson of Laconia; also six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Calling hours will be 7-9 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5, in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, at St. Joseph Church, Laconia. The Rev. Gary Kosmowski, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Lambert Cemetery.
Donations in her name will be welcomed by the St. Francis Home Activities Fund, 406 Court St., Laconia, NH 03246 or the Holy Trinity Endowment Trust, c/o Paul Normandin, PO Box 575, Laconia, NH 03247-0575.
Frederick E. Goheen
DOVER - Frederick E. Goheen, 85, of 6 Hawthorn Rd., died Monday, July 30, 2001, at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
Born in Richwood, W.V., on April 21,1916, the son of Martin E. and Mamie E. (Donahoe) Goheen, he moved to Dover in 1945.
He was veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Prior to his retirement he was a longtime employee of the former Miller Shoe Company.
Mr. Goheen was a member of St. Joseph Church. For 13 years he was active in the Rev. Joseph Maguire’s healing ministries.
He is survived by his wife whom he married in 1945, Alberta G. (Labbe) Goheen; a daughter, Kathleen M. Glover of Moultonboro; two grandchildren, Shawn Tebbetts of Gilmanton Iron Works and Michelle Currier of Manchester; and five great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Relatives and friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Tasker Funeral Home, 621 Central Ave.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, 150 Central Ave. Burial will follow in St. Mary New Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater New Hampshire, 10 Ferry St., Suite 419, Concord, NH 03301.
Almy G. Rowson
LACONIA - Almy G. Rowson, 87, of 19 Overland St., Laconia, died on July 30, 2001 at Lakes Region General Hospital after a brief illness.
Mrs. Rowson was born on Oct. 23, 1913, in Fall River, Mass., the daughter of the late Alexander and Mabel (Shovelton) Phillips. She graduated from New Bedford High School in 1931 and then attended Truesdale School of Nursing in Fall River, Mass., where she graduated in 1935. She worked as a registered nurse for 50 years doing mostly private duty in the New Bedford area.
Mrs. Rowson had been a resident of Laconia since 1996.
Mrs. Rowson was a member of the Acushnet Wesley United Methodist Church. She was a member of the United Methodist Woman’s Club and was extremely active in other church activities.
She enjoyed spending her summers at Lake Shore Park in Gilford which she did for many years.
Family members include two sons, J. David Rowson of Laconia and Allen P. Rowson of Gilford; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Wendell Phillips of White River Junction, VT.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, John F. Rowson in March of 1997.
There will be a Memorial Service on Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. at Acushnet Wesley United Methodist Church on Main Street in Acushnet, Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Laconia Senior Center, Church Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
The Cremation Society of New Hampshire is in charge of arrangements.
Sylvia M. McKay
NASHUA - Sylvia Marie (Soucy) McKay, 66, of 76 Heather Court, Nashua, died Monday evening, July 30, 2001 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. McKay was born in Nashua on July 9, 1935, daughter of the late Roger and Jeanette (LaRose) Soucy. She was a lifelong resident of Nashua and also lived at her summer home on Lake Winnepesaukee in Gilford.
She is the wife of Richard H. McKay of Nashua, whom she married in Nashua on Nov. 24, 1955. They had celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary.
Mrs. McKay attended local schools in Hollis and Nashua and was a graduate of Nashua High School. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family.
She was predeceased by a son, Kevin S. McKay, who died in 1965 at the age of 6.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons and their spouses, Michael C. and Nancy McKay of Nashua, and Christopher J. and Connie McKay of Hudson; two daughters and their spouses, Sharon "Shay" and Brian Johnson of Manchester, and Susan and Stephen Marchesano of Merrimack; ten grandchildren, Michael, Sean and Andrew McKay, C.J. and Francesca McKay, Timothy and Christopher Burns, Matthew and Jeffrey Marchesano, and Kevin Johnson; two step-grandchildren, Eric and Brooke Johnson; two brothers, Stephen Soucy of Hudson, and Peter Soucy of Portland, Maine; two sisters, Patricia Ravenelle of Burke, Va. and Brenda Anastasoff of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; also several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held at the Farwell Funeral Home, 18 Lock St., Nashua, on Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Joseph Church, 777 West Hollis St., Route 111, Nashua, Friday morning at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery in Hudson. Memorial donations may be made to The American Cancer Society, Memorial Processing Center, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701, or to the Community Hospice House, 210 Naticook Road, Merrimack, NH 03054.
The Farwell Funeral Service, 18 Lock St., Nashua, is in charge of arrangements.
