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Olida Doris Miliner
ROCHESTER - Olida Doris Miliner, 79, of 22 Tamarack Lane, died peacefully at her home on Monday, May 20, 2002, in the presence of loving family members. Her death came at the end of a long period of declining health.
Olida was born on Jan. 6, 1923, in Salmon Falls, now known as Rollinsford. She was the eldest child of Joseph and Mary Jane (Duchano) Soucy, and was born at home.
In 1924, the family moved to Sanbornville, where Olida would spend the bulk of her life. She attended local schools in that community and Nute High School in Milton. She graduated in 1941.
After high school, she undertook training as a registered nurse at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Nashua. She completed her training in May 1944, and was awarded her diploma and her white nurse's cap, which she proudly wore for the next 35 years. Her first job took her to Saint Claire's Hospital in New York City, where she worked in the nursery. This would prove to be the beginning of a long love affair with pediatrics and birthing.
She took the entrance exam to enter the Navy Nursing Corps in 1945. But, before she could be inducted, the war ended.
She returned to New Hampshire and worked at Saint Louis Hospital in Berlin.
On Jan. 19, 1946, she was married to Vinton Miliner, at Saint Anne's Church in Berlin. Following a honeymoon in New York City, she and Vinton moved back to Sanbornville, where she did some private-duty nursing until February 1947, when she stopped to give birth to the first of five sons. She remained at home, and in December of 1948 gave birth to her second son.
In September of 1950, she went to work as a registered nurse at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, working mostly in the pediatric area, which she dearly loved. During her years at Huggins, she was privileged to assist in the births of two generations of children for many families, often assisting in a birth as the grandmother, whom she had helped into the world, looked on. She always spoke very fondly when recalling the thousands of births she had been present for.
She remained at Huggins Hospital for 30 years, taking off only enough time to give birth to three additional sons and to care for her aging parents when they became ill. She was forced to retire from nursing in September 1980 due to arthritis and health problems associated with her years of service as a nurse. She was, at that time, a head nurse in the maternity department.
In 1988, she and Vinton sold the house they had built in Sanbornville and moved to Cocheco River Estates in Rochester, where she would live out her remaining years surrounded by family and many wonderful and caring neighbors.
Olida was of the Roman Catholic faith and, until her illnesses limited her mobility, was very active in her faith. She continued to be a devout Catholic, in spite of the current problems, right up to the time of her death.
Olida spent her life in service to others: her family, extended family, friends and neighbors. As evidence of the depth of her commitment, it should be mentioned that two weeks prior to her death, she enjoyed a very special reunion with three of her surviving classmates from nurses training some 60 years ago. She was a person who always took the mantle of nursing very seriously, continuing to wear the starched white uniform and starched cap until her retirement. Many who knew her referred to her as "a very special lady." She will be sadly missed by all of us.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband Vinton in 1993.
Olida is survived by her five sons, James W. and his wife, Sandra, of Rochester, Dwight E., who for the past year made his home with and provided loving care for her until her death, Gary L. and his wife, April, of Sanbornville, David V. of South Berwick, Maine, and Paul A. and his wife, Lorrie, of Sanbornville; her sister, Irene Letourneau and her husband, Albini, of Rochester; her brother, Oscar and his wife, Grace (Rusty), of Milton; her grandchildren, Tina Miliner and her friend, Kevin Lapointe, of Milton, Ranee Topliffe and her husband, Jeffrey, of New Durham, Danny Miliner and his wife, Chris, of Florida, Jodi Walker and her husband, Paul, of Raymond, Charlie and Catie Miliner of Sanbornville, Ryan, Sarah Danielle, and Mariah Miliner of South Berwick, and Andrew, Beth and Cassie Miliner of Sanbornville; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Brian and Alex Topliffe of New Durham, and Davin Walker of Raymond; as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her great-granddaughter Keanna in 1997.
Olida was a loving mother, mother-in-law and "Grammy/Memere," a devoted sister and friend, and a caring person. Those of us who were privileged to have known her will miss her dearly.
MILINER - Olida D. Miliner, 79, of Rochester, died May 20, 2002. At Olida's request, there will be no calling hours. Interment will be at Saint Anthony's Cemetery in Sanbornville, N.H. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held in the near future. The family requests that there be no flowers. Those who wish may donate to the Visiting Nurses Association, 178 Farmington Road, Rochester, NH 03867; or to the charity of one's choice. Olida was also a great proponent of organ donation for those who may wish to consider that gift. Arrangements are in the care of C.E. Peaslee and Son Funeral Home, 32 Central St., Farmington, NH 03835.
Henry B. Rypma
EPPING - Henry B. Rypma, 77, of 54 Pleasant St., died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Born Oct. 15, 1924, in Revere, Mass., he was the son of Theodore and Bertha (Harmsen) Rypma. He resided in Epping for many years.
During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed on various subMarines.
Henry was a master electrician and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
He was a member of the Emerson-Hovey VFW Post 168 in Portsmouth, the Frank Booma American Legion Post No. 6 in Portsmouth, the Polish American Club in Newmarket, and Lamprey Aerie No. 1934 FOE in Newmarket.
He was the husband for nine years of Paula (Eaton) Rypma of Epping.
In addition to his wife, survivors include his daughter, Deborah Miller of Maryland; one sister, Jennie Yurashek of Revere; two nieces, Linda Black and Kathy McCarthy; and a stepson, Larry April of Newmarket.
He was predeceased by a sister, Marjorie Bandoni.
RYPMA - Henry B. Rypma, 77, of Pleasant Street, Epping, died May 21, 2002. Friends and relatives are invited to call at the Kent and Pelczar Funeral Home, 77 Exeter St., Newmarket, from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday. American Legion services will be held at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Flowers are acceptable, or should friends desire, memorials may be made to Massachusetts General Hospital or to the charity of one's choice. For directions, to send a condolence or to sign an online guestbook, please visit www.kentandpelczarfh.com.
Virginia D. Hoffman
NEWMARKET - Virginia "Ginny" Dawn (Welter) Hoffman, 35, of 10 Stevens Drive, died at Exeter Hospital following the stillbirth of her son, Ryan Alan Hoffman, on Wednesday, May 22, 2002.
She was born in Winchester, Mass., on Feb. 20, 1967, a daughter of Richard A. and Bonnie L. (Moomjian) Welter of Hudson. A resident of Newmarket for the past two years, she had previously lived in Atlanta, Ga., and Hudson.
She was the wife of Ralph A. Hoffman, whom she married Nov. 30, 1991.
She was employed as a landscape architect with Land Plus in Atlanta, Ga. She continued to work with that firm after moving to New Hampshire.
She also held membership in the American Society of Landscape Architects.
She enjoyed water sports, boating and outdoor activities such as hiking. She also enjoyed being with her family and friends.
While living in Hudson, she attended the Church of the Good Shepherd in Nashua.
She graduated from Alvirne High School in Hudson, Class of 1985. Following her graduation she attended Louisiana State University, where she received a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture in 1990.
In addition to her parents and her husband of 10 years, survivors include her daughter, Sydney Louise Hoffman of Newmarket; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Cindy and Jeff Given of Lakewood, Colo., and Sandy and Chris Gagnon of Nashua; a niece, Nicole Gagnon; a nephew, Steven Gagnon of Nashua; an aunt and uncle, Ronald and Marilyn Welter of Cheshire, Conn.; her paternal grandparents, Ralph and Agnes Welter of Meriden, Conn.; her mother-in-law, Louise Hoffman of Baton Rouge, La.; and her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Donnie, Sheryl, Gail, Carol, Johnny, Barbara, David and Mark.
HOFFMAN - Virginia "Ginny" Dawn (Welter) Hoffman died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, in Exeter; her son was stillborn on May 22, 2002. Visiting hours will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the Davis Funeral Home, One Lock St., Nashua. A funeral service in their honor will be held at eight o'clock on Friday evening at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 214 Main St., Nashua. The Rev. Robert W. Odierna will officiate. Interment will be private. Arrangements are in the care of Davis Funeral Home, One Lock St., Nashua.
Dr. Herbert W. Jackson
EXETER - Dr. Herbert W. Jackson, 91, of Riverwoods of Exeter and a former resident of Durham, died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at Riverwoods.
Born Jan. 5, 1911, in Durham, he was the son of C. Floyd Jackson and Alma Irene (Drayer) Jackson.
He attended Tabor Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1934. He received a Ph.D. from Cornell Graduate School in 1939.
For 12 years he taught as an associate professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va. From 1949 to 1950 he was a consultant with the Rockefeller Foundation in Mexico.
Dr. Jackson was chief biologist at the U.S. Government Public Health Headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, for 22 years, retiring in 1972. During this time he also published 25 technical papers.
He held membership in St. John's Lodge No. 1 F&AM in Portsmouth and was a past master of Hunters Lodge No. 156 F&AM in Blacksburg.
He was listed in the 1970 edition of Who's Who and was a member of the American Fishier Society, the Water Pollution Control Federation, N.E. Estuarine Research Society, and the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.
Upon returning to Durham, he became very active in the community he loved. He was a member of the Durham Historic Association, former trustee of the Trust Funds, former Durham Cemetery trustee, past president of the Great Bay Estuary System Conservation Trust, and member of the Community Church of Durham and the Silver Squares of Durham.
Later in life he became active in the Shoal Marine Laboratory Co-op at Cornell and the University of New Hampshire. He held the title Commodore of the Barnacles. The Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, located at Adams Point in Durham, was named after his father.
While living at Riverwoods he remained active and enjoyed spending time in the wood-working shop, which he helped design.
His wife of 49 years, Muriel (Andrews) Jackson, died in 1986. Herb later married Helen Shimer of Durham and Wakefield. She died in 1994.
Survivors include his daughter, Paulina Adams of Tacoma, Wash.; two grandchildren, Betsy Adams and Ken Adams; stepson, Charles P. Shimer of Richmond, Va.; and close friend, Cecilia Van Voorhis of Riverwoods.
JACKSON - Dr. Herbert W. Jackson, 91, of Riverwoods of Exeter and formerly of Durham, died May 19, 2002. A memorial service will be held on Sunday at 1 p.m. from the Great Bay Room at Riverwoods. Burial will be private, in the Durham Cemetery. Rather than flowers, memorials may be made to the Professor C. Floyd and Mrs. Jackson Memorial Scholarship Fund, Marine Program, c/o UNH Alumni Center, Durham, NH 03824; or the charity of one's choice. To sign an online guestbook, or for more information, please visit www.kentandpelczarfh.com. The Kent and Pelczar Funeral Home, 77 Exeter St., Newmarket, is assisting with arrangements.
Ellen A. H. Durgin
LACONIA - Ellen Augustine Hoyt Durgin, 86, of 102 Court St., died peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2002, at her daughter's home on Alden Lane in Eliot, Maine, after a period of failing health.
Born in Laconia on Aug. 12, 1915, she was a daughter of Oscar L. and Rose M. MacKay Hoyt and attended local schools.
She and her husband, the Rev. Charles L. Durgin, were married for 45 years. Her role as a pastor's wife was very important to her; supporting her family and her church were paramount. She enjoyed hosting the many speakers and missionaries who had visited each of the parishes they served, as well as teaching Sunday school and Vacation Bible School.
As an accomplished pianist and organist, she shared her talent and her love of music with each of their parishes and the Rochester True Memorial Church in Rochester, as well as a number of students who were also very important to her.
She and her husband lived in and served the communities of Freedom and North Conway for 10 years each and Rangely, Maine, for over 20 years, where she was very active in the community, serving as president of the PTA, as a Girl Scout leader and attending community sports events. For the last 25 years, her home was in Laconia.
She also enjoyed membership in the Christian Business Women's Association, attending meetings monthly in Alton Bay. She owned and operated Elm Shade Rooms in Laconia for over 25 years.
She lived and shared her strong faith with those around her. She enjoyed her family, especially her active grandchildren, attending many of their events.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Jane and Glenn Robbins of Eliot, Maine; a sister, Viola Daniels of New Jersey; and her grandchildren, Jaime, Stephen, Kelly and Ginger Robbins.
She was predeceased by her husband in 1979 and her daughter Rose E. King in 1994.
DURGIN - Ellen Augustine Hoyt Durgin, 86, of 102 Court St., Laconia, died peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2002, at her daughter's home in Eliot, Maine, after a period of failing health. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today from the South Baptist Church in Laconia. Arrangements are entrusted to Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home in Laconia.
Dorothy B. Wright
RYE - Dorothy Battles Wright, 101, widow of Guier Scott Wright, of 795 Washington Road, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at the Webster at Rye nursing home.
She was born in Brockton, Mass., on Sept. 8, 1900, the daughter of the late Nahum Owen and Rebecca Sarah (Sabin) Battles. Dorothy was a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., and was co-director of Miss Wright's School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., where she taught Latin and German.
Survivors include her two daughters, Dorothy W. Davis of Newcastle, Maine, and Patricia W. Hume of Londonderry; her son, Guier Scott Wright Jr. of Summit, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Victor C. Rasmussen
FLORIDA - Victor C. Rasmussen, of Florida and formerly of Exeter, N.H., died Monday, May 13, 2002.
He was born July 29, 1931, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Jean Forsyth Rasmussen; three daughters, Vicki-Jean Chojnicki of Exeter, N.H., Heidi Kosarik of Georgia, and Lisa Butler of Hampton, N.H.; two sisters, Inger Holmes of Texas and Lillian Hougaard of Florida; and two grandchildren, Kelly and Adam Kosarik.
RASMUSSEN - Victor C. Rasmussen of Florida, formerly of Exeter, died May 13, 2002. A Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Star of the Sea, Salisbury, Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Lung Association.
James A. deRochemont Jr.
PORTSMOUTH - A memorial service for James A. deRochemont Jr., 71, of 5 Frontier St., were held from the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel, Portsmouth, on Thursday, with graveside services at the Newington Cemetery. Father Michael Bradley, rector of St. George's Episcopal Church in Durham, officiated. A reading was offered by Mr. deRochemont's granddaughter, Corinne M. deRochemont.
In attendance were representatives from the town of Newington and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 97 in Portsmouth.
Words of committal were given by Father Bradley, assisted by Mr. deRochemont's sons, Scott B. deRochemont and Donn E. deRochemont.
Azalea Cutter
KITTERY POINT, Maine - Azalea Cutter, 83, of Kittery Point, died Friday, May 24, 2002, at York Hospital. Arrangements are pending and a full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Portsmouth Herald. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson-Cooper Funeral Home, 21 Rogers Road, Kittery.
Kathleen V. Fraser
EPPING - Kathleen V. Fraser, 80, of Nottingham Square Road, died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at the Sunbridge Rehabilitation Center in Exeter, N.H. after a period of failing health.
She was born on Dec. 31, 1923, in Everett, Mass., daughter of the late Robert and Lucille (Goodwin) Richardson.
Mrs. Fraser grew up in Somerville, Mass. where she graduated from high school. She spent 30 years in Kingston, N.H. with her husband of 50 years, and later moved to Epping where she has been for the last seven years.
In her spare time she enjoyed sewing.
Mrs. Fraser was predeceased by her husband, Hersey G. Fraser, who died in 1995.
She is survived by three sons, Robert W. Fraser of Kingston, Thomas H. Fraser of Lawrence, Mass., and James K. Fraser of West Cliff, Co.; one daughter, Janet R. Lechnir of Stratham; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Isabel Dunn of Weymouth, Mass.
FRASER - Kathleen V. Fraser, 80, of Nottingham Square Road, Epping, died May 23, 2002. A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at the Kingston Congregational Church. Rev. Wendell Irvine will officiate. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833. Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter, is handling the arrangements.
Nanci C. Godfrey
CONCORD, N.H. - Nanci C. (Haughton) Godfrey, 92, of Christian Avenue, died Thursday, May 23, 2002.
She was born in Hampton, July 30, 1909, the daughter of Victor and Jane (Hodges) Haughton. She graduated from St. Mary's High School, Peekskill, N.Y. and from New York University, New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Godfrey lived in Princeton, N.J. after graduating from college. She married Gordon Godfrey in 1962 and they resided in Woodbridge, Conn. until retiring to New London, N.H. She had been an artist and ceramics teacher for Miss Fines School, Princeton, N.J., and the Foote School in New Haven, Conn. for 35 years.
Mrs. Godfrey was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, New London. She enjoyed travel, ceramics, and children.
She was predeceased by her husband, Gordon Godfrey, in 1992.
She is survived by three stepchildren, Jonathan Godfrey of Perth, Western Australia, Nancy Godfrey of Mill Valley, Calif., and Peter Godfrey of Bethesda, Md.; and nieces and nephews.
GODFREY - Nanci C. Godfrey, 92, of Christian Avenue, Concord, N.H., died May 23, 2002. Graveside services will be held in High Street Cemetery, Hampton at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Rye, NH 03870. Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, N.H. is in charge of arrangements.
