Obituaries

CONCORD – Debra Calkins, 68 of Concord, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 following a period of declining health. Born on March 24, 1954 in Brattleboro, VT, she was the daughter of the late Stuart G. Bailey and Louise E. (Runnells) Brooks. Debra worked for many years in housekeeping for Pleasantview until her retirement. She loved to cook and sew as well as visiting the ocean with trips to the beach. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband William Calkins in...

Kristin was born in Newburyport, MA on August 24, 1971 to Dennis and Nancy (Lancaster) Murphy. She grew up in Merrimack NH. Kris worked as an ICU/CCU RN at CMC for over 25 years then at the cardiac cath lab at Elliot. She not only loved art but making it too. Kristin was an avid traveler, you could find her traveling to some of her favorite places like Disney World, Aruba, Puerto Rico, and Ireland. She especially loved Pittsburg,...

PITTFIELD - Mr. Hubert C. Mask Jr., 74, of Pittsfield, NH passed away on August 08, 2022, in Epsom, NH.  Born in Little Rock, AR, Hubert was the son of Hubert C. Mask Sr. and Julia Mask (Smith).  He was raised in DeValls Bluff, AR.  In his early years, Hubert earned the honor of being an Eagle Scout through the BSA and later served in the United States Air Force, Sergeant (VIETNAM).  Hubert attended Purdue University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree and then...

EPSOM – Nicholas B. Bussiere, 25, of Epsom, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022.  Born on January 31, 1997 in Concord, he was the son of Susan (Lea) Bussiere and family friend Gary Yeaton of Epsom and Michael Bussiere and his wife Gisele of Bow.   Nick was an outdoors person, he enjoyed riding dirt bikes, snowmobiles and snowboarding. Anything he could do working with his hands, he did mechanics and loved being a heavy equipment operator. His family and friends he...

EPSOM- Mr. Jon R. Thomas, 79, of Epsom, NH passed away at The Courville - Manchester, NH on August 6, 2022 after a lengthy, courageous battle of declining health.  Born in Jamestown, NY, Jon was the son of the late Edgar L. and Ruth (Ewald) Thomas.  He was raised in Westfield, NY where he graduated from Westfield Academy and Central School, Class of 1960.  Jon attended the University of Buffalo where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree...

CENTER BARNSTEAD- Mrs. Virginia Ruth (Day) Pearson, 78, of Barnstead, passed away suddenly at home on August 6, 2022.    Born in Stoneham, MA, Ginnie was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Alice H. (Sedgley) Day.  She was raised and educated in Reading, MA and was a graduate of Reading Memorial High School Class of 1961.    Prior to her retirement, Ginnie was a longtime employee of the Internal Revenue Service, primarily working out of their Boston...

PEMBROKE – Kristopher R. Kelley, 43, of Pembroke, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Born on May 4, 1979 in Concord, he was the son of Ray Kelley of Barnstead and Florida and the late Charlene (Mitchell) Kelley. Kris worked for many years alongside his father for Ray Kelley and Son Painting. Above all else he cherished his children and the time he spent with them. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and driving fast cars. He lived life by his own rules. Besides his father and step...

CONCORD – Michael F. Warren, Sr., 80, of Concord, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 less than a week after learning of his leukemia diagnosis. Born on January 28, 1942 in Laconia, he was the son of the late Frederick and Kathlyne (Vinton) Warren. Michael worked for many years with McLane Distributors of Hopkinton until his retirement in 2009. Mike learned the joy of skiing later in life but he made up for it with his family during numerous trips north to ski every winter. He...

EPSOM- Geraldine V. (Nagle) Massicotte, 77, of Epsom, passed away suddenly at home on July 26, 2022. Born in Stoneham, MA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Cecilia (Tangredi) Nagle.  She was raised and educated in Malden, MA and was a graduate of Malden High School. Prior to her retirement, Gerry was employed as a Human Resource Administrator, most recently at Riverwoods, where she worked for over 8 years. Gerry enjoyed her craft room, making decorations for her family...

EPSOM - Petra T. Baker, 58, of Epsom passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, New Hampshire surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer.  Born on April 17, 1964 in Stuttgart Germany, she was the daughter of Dieter and Helga (Schairer) Armbruster.  As a young girl, Petra loved to play tennis, was a swimmer on a swim team, and enjoyed ice skating, all while learning multiple languages, including German, English,...