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Anna Alice Fanjoy
Anna Alice Fanjoy, 82, of Hampstead, New Hampshire died Sunday, July 23, 2006 at a daughter's home in Sandown, New Hampshire following a brief illness. She was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, on August 12, 1923 a daughter of the late William and Anna M. (Torstenson) Anderson. She was a recent resident of Hampstead, formerly living in Woburn for 79 years. She moved to New Hampshire in 2002 to be near her children and grandchildren. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Fanjoy was employed in the production of circuit boards for several companies including Sylvania. She enjoyed crocheting, shopping, gardening, reading her bible and donating to charitable causes. Her fondest love was her family. Her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren were very special to her and spending family time was most important to her,
She is survived by three daughters, Gail Driscoll of Kingston, New Hampshire, Shirley Weinelt and her husband Robert of Sandown, and Sally Fanjoy of Hampstead; a son, William Fanjoy and his wife Susan of Hudson, New Hampshire; 11 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two sisters, Lillian Patterson of Farmington, New Hampshire and Violet Fanjoy of Woburn; a brother, Robert Anderson of Billerica, Massachusetts; numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, William Fanjoy.
A funeral service was in the Peabody Funeral Home following the calling hours on Wednesday, July 26. Private burial took place in the Woodbrook cemetery in Woburn, Massachusetts. Memorial donations may be made to the Derry/Salem Home Health and Hospice Services, 1 E Commons Drive, Unit 31, Londonderry, NH 03053.
Derek Maxwell
Derek Maxwell, 49, of Litchfield died Thursday, July 20, 2006 at the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua.
He was born September 27, 1956 in Aberdeen, Scotland, son of John and Helen (Middleton) Maxwell of Scotland.
Derek was the husband of Sandra (Milne) Maxwell of Litchfield.
Mr. Maxwell was employed by Sun Microsystems for over 20 years, most recently in the Nashua and Burlington, Massachusetts area.
He enjoyed mountain biking around Manchester and Londonderry and was a computer buff and computer repairman. Derek was fond of collecting fountain pens and was very proud of his Scottish heritage.
Besides his loving wife and parents, survivors include two sons, Derek McLean of the United Kingdom and Neil Maxwell of Colorado; a daughter, Seren Maxwell of Litchfield; two grandchildren, Lachlan McLean and Ellie McLean, both of the United Kingdom; and a father-in-law, Alexander B. Milne of Scotland as well as many dear friends.
Visiting hours were held on Thursday in the Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Ferry Street, Hudson, with a Service of Remembrance that same evening. Those choosing to do so may make a donation in Derek’s loving memory to either the Triumphant Cross ALS Fund, C/O Matthew Gaug, 85 Orcutt Drive, Chester, NH 03036 or the Litchfield Fire Fighters Association, 257 Charles Bancroft Highway Litchfield, NH 03052.
Patricia (Noon) Smoyak
Patricia (Noon) Smoyak, 54, of Litchfield, died Monday, July 24, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua.
She was born August 8, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, a daughter of the late Thomas and Ismay (Braun) Noon.
Mrs. Smoyak was the wife of Frank Smoyak, Jr., of Litchfield.
Patricia received her Masters degree from Rivier College in Nashua and was previously employed by Wang in Lowell, Massachusetts and was also a freelance technical writer for Digital.
Mrs. Smoyak enjoyed listening to music and reading. Patricia especially loved her pets.
Besides her loving husband, Frank, Patricia is survived by two brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas and Francesca Noon of Sudbury, Massachusetts, and Raymond and Dorothy Noon of Queens, New York; one sister and a brother-in-law, Barbara and Anthony Baker of Larchmont, New York; two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Janice and Charles Rowinski of North Brunswick, New Jersey, and Gail and Lawrence McLaughlin of Charlotte, North Carolina, and several nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 27 Library Street, Hudson. All are asked to meet at the church. Viewing hours will be on Friday, July 28, at the Dumont – Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Ferry Street, Hudson from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that in Patricia’s loving memory donations be made to St. Joseph Hospital, Attn: Palliative Care Unit, 172 Kinsley Street, Nashua, NH 03061. The Dumont - Sullivan Funeral Home in Hudson is in charge of arrangements.
Leo H. Carten
Leo H. Carten, 77, of Litchfield, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at his residence.
Mr. Carten was born on March 2, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, son of the late Leo A. Carten and Della (Reid) Carten.
Mr. Carten was the husband of Yvette (Brideau) Carten of Litchfield, and together shared 29 loving years of marriage.
Leo was a carpenter for many years and enjoyed gardening.
Besides his loving wife Yvette, Leo is survived by a son and a daughter-in-law, Leo J. and Karena Carten of Litchfield; a brother, John Carten of New Brunswick, Canada; two sisters, Anne Berguren of Nebraska and Ruth Decoste of Florida; two grandchildren, Leo Michael Carten and Caleb Hale Carten, both of Litchfield, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were private. The Dumont - Sullivan Funeral Home in Hudson was in charge of arrangements.
H. Donald Spalding
After living with cancer bravely and well for several years, H. Donald "Don" Spalding died in his Rye, New Hampshire home on Sunday, July 9, 2006. He was 88 years old, born on December 6, 1917 in Nashua, the son of Louis (Lovejoy) and Ada (Nutbrown) Spalding. Don was predeceased by his beloved wife Dorothy (Johnson), his son Dean Harris Spalding, and his brother John "Jake" Spalding of Los Alamos, New Mexico. He is survived by his daughter Pat Spalding, also of Rye, and by many nieces and nephews.
A pattern maker by trade, Don graduated from the Wentworth Technical Institute of Boston and founded and operated the State Pattern Co. of Hudson, New Hampshire where he spent most of his working career. After selling that business he continued to work part-time from his various home workshops constructing patterns for the Nashua Foundry up until a few months before his death.
Don was a doer, a builder, and a tinkerer who approached projects with a sense of playful curiosity. An inventive man of various talents and interests, he built and renovated furniture and houses and enjoyed an active life of hiking, biking, canoeing, and skiing -- well into his eighties. He liked music, played the piano, and was a table-top drummer with a good sense of rhythm. Latching onto the disco craze of the 1970s, he and his wife Dot took disco dance lessons and spun each other across the kitchen dance floor. Following in that free-spirit tradition this past winter, before signing up with Hospice, he and his daughter Pat took ballroom dance lessons together and spent Sunday afternoons waltzing at the Rockingham Ballroom.
When he no longer had the energy to dance, Don found instructions for making Nantucket-style baskets at the library and constructed five beautiful baskets, each a different original shape and size. In the last month of his life he perused books of small-house plans with his daughter suggesting suitable designs for a cabin which she may build on a back lot he owned on Nubanusit Lake in Hancock, New Hampshire.
He was a politically liberal conservative, a man of some contradiction who figured out and stuck to his own principals. With wit, humor, and Yankee doggedness, Don remained a registered Republican for his whole life even though Dwight D. Eisenhower was the last Republican presidential candidate he could bring himself to vote for. A true New Hampshirite, he was uncomfortable with the state's motto "Live Free or Die" and much preferred the slogan "Live and Let Live" which was the guiding principle of his life. Don was never without a project or a blueprint for one. With an open-minded ability to reinvent himself, he was always mulling over the next plan. As Dot often used to say, "He never fails to surprise me." Throughout his life Don Spalding never failed to surprise and delight his many friends and loved ones.
An informal Open House Honoring Celebration of his life was held on Thursday, July 20, at Pat's home at 441 Brackett Road, Rye, NH 03870. A graveside Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m. at the Hills Farm cemetery, Derry Road, Route 102, Hudson, followed by a Story-Sharing Reception in the function hall of the Community Church of Hudson, 19 Central Street, Hudson. All are welcome.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations may be made to Rockingham VNA & Hospice, 137 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833 or to the Rye Public Library, 581 Washington Road, Rye, NH 03870.
Raymond A. Pelkey
Raymond A. Pelkey, 84, of Greene, New York and formerly of Hudson, New Hampshire, died July 15, 2006 at the home of his daughter where he resided.
Mr. Pelkey was born on June 4, 1922, in Nashua son of the late Charles and Laura (Duprey) Pelkey.
Raymond was the husband of the late Trinidad (Benavidez) Pelkey who died in 1995.
Mr. Pelkey held numerous memberships in organizations throughout the community. He was a Head Stewart at the American Legion, Post 48 in Hudson for twenty years and a former police officer in Hudson. Raymond also was involved with the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, #5791 in Hudson, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the American Defenders of Bataan and Gorregidor.
Raymond was also active in the Knights of Columbus in Hudson and a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus with the Prince of Peace Assembly in Nashua. Mr. Pelkey was also a member of AARP, the Hudson Seniors, and the Nashua Seniors.
Mr. Pelkey retired to Prescott, Arizona from 1975 until 1995, returning upon the death of his wife. In 1998, Raymond then moved to Greene, New York to reside with his daughter and son in law, Linda and Bill Pygon.
Besides his parents and his wife, Trinidad, Mr. Pelkey was predeceased by a son, Anthony Pelkey who died in 2002, a daughter, Juanita Flahive who died in 1996, and two grandsons, Christopher Pelkey who died in 1996, and Rob Lawton, who also died in 1996.
Survivors include two sons and two daughters in law, Robert and Diane Pelkey of Hudson, and Dean and Claudia Pelkey of Wilton, New Hampshire; two daughters and a son-in-law, Linda and William Pygon of Greene, New York, and Doreen Pelkey of Milford, New Hampshire, a brother and a sister-in-law, Thomas and Beverly Pelkey of Rescue, Virginia, 15 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 27 Library Street, Hudson. All are asked to meet at the church. Viewing Hours will be on Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Dumont – Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Ferry Street, Hudson. Burial will be in St. Patrick cemetery, Hudson. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that in Raymond’s loving memory, donations may be made to the Rob Michael Lawton Memorial Scholarship, c/o Linda Pygon, 154 Echo Lake Road, Greene, NY 13778. The Dumont - Sullivan Funeral Home in Hudson is in charge of arrangements.
Lorraine A. Bonney
Lorraine A. Bonney, 73, of Londonderry, died Monday, June 4, 2007 in the Elliot Hospital in Manchester. Mrs. Bonney was born in Auburn, Maine, on June 28, 1933, a daughter of the late William J. and Maria G. (Thibodeau) Asselin. She was a resident of Londonderry since 1971, formerly living in Yarmouth, Maine. Mrs. Bonney was a graduate of Edward Little High School in Auburn in 1951. She had been employed for St. Joseph’s Community Services in Manchester, and was a communicant of St. Jude Parish in Londonderry.
She is survived by her husband, Orvis W. Bonney, Jr., of Londonderry; two sons, Orvis W. Bonney, III of Manchester, and Kevin Bonney of Bedford; three daughters, Debra Turnbull of North Adams, Massachusetts, Lynn Cavedon of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, and Karen Bonney of Hudson; eight grandchildren, Sarah Turnbull, Joshua Turnbull, Emily Cavedon, Peter Cavedon, Sam Bonney-Liles, Max Bonney-Liles, Sawyer Bonney, and Lidia Bonney; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call on Sunday, June 10 from 1 – 4 p.m. in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Road, Londonderry. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Jude Parish, 435 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, with cremation following. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Parish Building Fund, 435 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH 03053.
Lucy Ida Braccio
Lucy Ida Braccio, 90, of Manchester, formerly of Malden, Massachusetts, and Hudson, died Sunday, June 24, 2007, at Hanover Hills in Manchester.
She was born April 2, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Frank and Josephine (Nazziota) Braccio. She was also predeceased by two brothers, Joseph Braccio and Vincent Braccio.
Lucy lived in Malden for over 70 years, prior to moving to New Hampshire in 1994. For many years she was employed with Sylvania Electric in Malden. She enjoyed knitting and reading and loved to spend time with her family.
Survivors include a nephew and his wife, Kenneth J. and Nancy Braccio of Hudson; a niece and her husband, Donna and Robert Fournier of Hudson; and a niece, Darlene Parent of Hudson; as well as several grand nieces and grand nephews.
All services were held in the Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home in Hudson with burial in Holy Cross cemetery in Malden.
Theresa A. Candela
Theresa A. Candela, 96, of Hudson, died at home Saturday, June 2, 2007. She was born in Natick, Massachusetts, October 15, 1910, daughter of the late Philip and Mary (Pandiscio) Quatrale. She was the widow of Louis Candela.
Mrs. Candela ran a poultry farm with her husband and she had her own egg route. She retired to Cape Cod in l968 and in 1985 she moved to Hudson. She was an excellent baker and was known for her homemade Italian dishes. Besides cooking she enjoyed bird watching and all outdoor activities. Her family was very important to her. She was at one time active with the Nashua Seniors.
Survivors include her daughter and son in law Flora and Thomas Gallant of Hudson, a brother and sister-in-law Philip and Mary Quatrale of Florida, a sister Nancy Tommassini of Pennsylvania; three grandchildren Janet Eaton and her husband Jeffrey of Maine, Carole Shapiro and her husband Albert of Massachusetts, Mary Chang and her husband Ted of New York, seven grandchildren, Carla, Collin and Cody Eaton, Andrea and Stephanie Shapiro, Kevin and Eric Chang.
Donations may be made to Souhegan Home and Hospice Care, 4 Budway Suite 2, Nashua, NH 03060. Burial was in the Sagamore cemetery Bourne, Massachusetts. The Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home in Hudson was in charge of arrangements.
May Yen Chin
May Yen Chin, 76, a resident of Hudson for 22 years, died suddenly Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family.
May was born September 12, 1930 in Boston, daughter of the late Goly and Hom Yen. She moved to China at age five, survived the Japanese occupation of World War II, and returned to America in 1948. She loved gardening, cooking, and shopping.
May was the beloved wife of Thung Y. Chin of Hudson with whom she was married
for 53 years. She was the loving mother of two sons, Thomas Chin and David Chin, both of Hudson; a daughter and a son-in-law, Joanne and Tim Blake of Merrimack; two sisters, Ida Lee of Winthrop, Massachusetts, and Anne Leong of Cranston, Rhode Island; and also many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
All services were held in the Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home in Hudson.
Donna Cicero
Donna Cicero, 58, formerly a 23 year resident of Hudson, died on Monday June 11, 2007 after a long illness at her son’s home in Michigan where she has resided for the past year.
She was born September 30, 1948, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Donald and Alice Vail.
Donna loved her job at Crown Uniform and Linen Service in Nashua.
When not working, she loved her trips to Foxwoods, enjoyed dinner at Kay’s Restaurant every Thursday, night with her friends, Sunday Breakfast at Cookies Chuck Wagon and shopping. Most of all, her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, John, Jr., and JoAnn Shepard of Brockton, Massachusetts, Marke and Jillian Cicero of Ortonville, Michigan; a daughter and a son-in-law, Dawn and Paul Bator of Salisbury, Massachusetts; as well as six grandchildren; two brothers, Daniel Vail of Brockton, and Harry Johnston of Sandown, and a sister, Pauline Vargas of Nashua.
Visiting Hours will be on Saturday, June 16 from 9 a.m. – noon with a Prayer Service in the funeral home at 11:30 a.m. All services will be held in the Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Ferry Street in Hudson. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Hospice Advantage, 2753 South Milford Road, Suite B, Highland, MI 48357.
