New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947
Harold E. Mooney, PELHAM
Tuesday, November 2, 1999
PELHAM - Harold E. Mooney, 79, of Pelham, died Friday at home.
He was born in Pelham, the son of Louis and Gladys (Giles) Mooney.
He attended South Eastern Louisiana College, and received his Vocational Teacher's training at Fitchburg State College after World War II.
He served in the Leominster School district for 32 years and was the recipient of several awards, such as the Massachusetts Teachers Association District Service Certificate, the Outstanding Service Award from the Leominster Trade School Home Building Program and the Suesse Chalet Outstanding Teacher Award. He was also a member of the Retired Educators Association of Massachusetts.
He also received a Certificate of Appreciation from the town of Pelham as a volunteer for the realization of Pelham High School.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corp as a Master Technical Sergeant during World War II.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary (Koehler) Mooney of Pelham; a daughter, Carol Bennett of Claremont; a son, Harold Mooney of Townsend; and four grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours.
The funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Pelham Funeral Home, 11 Nashua Road, Pelham. Committal service will be private.
Donations in his memory may be made to the First Congregational Church of Pelham, Main Street, Pelham 03076 or the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell Hospice Care, 336 Central St., P.O. Box 1965, Lowell, Mass. 01853.
The Pelham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Gloria Gammons, ASHLAND
Monday, November 1, 1999
ASHLAND - Gloria Rosa Gammons, 76, of Highland Street, died yesterday at Concord Hospital of complications from diabetes. She lived with the disease for 63 years.
Gammons was born in South Ryegate, Vt., the daughter of Louisa (Valesschi) and Eugene Rosa. She lived in Ashland for 43 years.
She graduated from Woodsville High School and attended Burdette College in Boston, Mass. She was a longtime employee of the National Bank of Newbury in Wells River, Vt., and was past town treasurer in Ashland.
She was also past treasurer of the Green Grove Cemetery Association.
She was an active member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and enjoyed many hobbies, including rug hooking, decorative painting and needlework.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Philip Gammons Jr.; a son, Philip Gammons III of Holderness; two daughters, Suzanne Shevenell of New Castle and Diane Pelchat of Concord; two sisters, Dantina Sherman of Yarmouth, Maine and Louise Rowden of Wells River, Vt.; and many nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. She was predeceased by two brothers, America and Dante Rosa, and two sisters, Alice Rosa and Alba Cromwell.
Graveside services will be held at the Hillside Cemetery in South Ryegate, Vt., on Wednesday at 11 a.m. There are no calling hours.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Mark's, c/o Shirley Splaine, Winona Road Box 158A, Ashland 03217. Dupuis Funeral Home in Ashland is in charge of arrangements.
Hazel P. Hilton, BOW
Tuesday, November 2, 1999
BOW - Hazel P. Hilton, 92, of Bow, died Monday in her son's home in Wesley Chapel, Fla.
She was born in Wellesley, Mass., the daughter of Aaron and Rebecca (Macquare) Sabean.
She was a longtime resident of Contoocook prior to moving to Chichester. She lived with her son in Bow and Florida since 1990.
She was predeceased by her husband, William Hilton Sr.
She is survived by two sons, William Hilton Jr. of Bow and James Hilton of Concord; a daughter, Barbara Grady of Columbus, Ohio; nine grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday in the chapel at Waters Funeral Home. Friends and relatives may call from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to the services. The Rev. John Johnson will officiate.
Burial will be in Evans Cemetery, Bow.
The Boutwell & Hussey-Wiren Funeral Service of Concord is in charge of arrangements.
Gertrude L. Crawford
Tuesday, November 2, 1999
Gertrude L. Crawford, 83, of Concord, died Sunday at Concord Hospital.
She was born in Newport, the daughter of Leonard and Florence Rowe.
She graduated from Towle High School in 1935 and trained as a telephone operator.
She worked for Bryant Chucking Grinder Co. during World War II, and was in charge of Red Cross solicitation.
She also worked at Colonial Mica in Newport and spent 15 years working for the state of New Hampshire for the library and the New Hampshire Retirement Division of the Department of Revenue before retiring in 1980.
She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Concord.
She was predeceased by two brothers, John Rowe and Irving Rowe; and two sisters, Marion Daimont and Beatrice Hitchcock.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, G. Henry Crawford of Concord; a son, John Crawford of Concord; a daughter, Susan Woods of Concord; three grandchildren; and two nieces.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Church Street Chapel at the Bennett Funeral Home, 209 N. Main St., Concord.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the funeral home with the Rev. David Jones, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Blossom Hill Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the New Hampshire Arthritis Foundation, 24 Beacon St., Concord 03301, the Bektash Temple Shrine Circus, P.O. Box 1123, Concord 03302-1123, or the Professional Fire Fighters, Landmark Crossing, 25 Nashua Road, Londonderry 03053.
Violet M. Fernandez, GILMANTON IRON WORKS
Wednesday, November 3, 1999
GILMANTON IRON WORKS - Violet M. Fernandez, 80, of Mountain Road, died Saturday at her home following a long illness.
She was born in South Boston, Mass., the daughter of Jesse and Grace (Nolan) Ferman. She lived in Boston for 42 years and moved to New Hampshire 20 years ago.
She worked many years as a clerk at the First National Bank of Boston.
She was a member of the St. Joan of Arc Church in Alton.
She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Fernandez.
She is survived by four sons, Edward Fernandez of Wollaston, Mass., Brian Fernandez of Gilmanton Iron Works, Gerard Fernandez of Sqantum, Mass., and Steven Fernandez of Weymouth, Mass.; a daughter, Patricia Powers of Scituate, Mass.; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, James Ferman of Kisseemee, Fla., and Robert Ferman of Alabama; and a sister, Mary Kiley of Hampton.
There are no visiting hours. A graveside service will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Riverview Cemetery, Parade Road, Barnstead.
The Perkins Funeral Home of Pittsfield is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Weightman, NEW LONDON
Wednesday, November 3, 1999
NEW LONDON - Dorothy Weightman, 82, of Lakeside Road, died on Sunday at her home.
She was born in Kelly Township, Pa., the daughter of Carl and Mary (Kreisher) Millward.
She graduated from Bucknell University in 1939.
She worked in marketing research with Proctor & Gamble in Philadelphia from 1939 to 1941.
She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi national sorority, and a member and past president of Pi Beta Phi Alumni Association. She had also been on the board of directors of the Packwood House Museum in Lewisburg, Pa.
She was a member of the Bucknell Campus Club, the Bison Century Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Terré Ann Weightman; and a brother, William Millward.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Dr. Joseph Weightman of New London; three daughters, Wenda Nolin of Sunapee, Linda Zepp of Windham, and Liz Manning of Springfield; a son, John Weightman of Nottingham; eight grandchildren; a sister, Kathryn Tyson of Lewisburg, Pa.; nieces and nephews; and a friend, Dorothy Riley.
There will be no calling hours. Services in her memory will be held on Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church of New London with the Rev. John Wall, pastor, officiating, and on Nov. 12 at 1:30 p.m. at the Rooke Chapel at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice at Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association, P.O. Box 2209, New London 03257, or to Evangelical Hospice, One Hospice Dr., Lewisburg, Pa. 17837.
Chadwick Funeral Service of New London and John H. Shaw III Funeral Home of Lewisburg, Pa. are in charge of arrangements.
Donald R. Kehr, MANCHESTER
Wednesday, November 3, 1999
MANCHESTER - Donald R. Kehr, 66, died Monday at Elliot Hospital in Manchester following a brief illness.
He was the son of Julius and Mathilda (Trefzer) Kehr.
He graduated from Flushing High School in Flushing, N.Y., and moved to Manchester in 1965.
Until his retirement, he was a manager at Disogrin Industries, where he worked for more than 40 yeas.
He was a lifelong Missouri Synod Lutheran and active in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Manchester, having served as a deacon and an elder of the congregation. He was also active in the meat ministry of the Assembly of God Church in Manchester and a contributor to numerous charities and organizations.
He was a staff sergeant in the Army Intelligence Service during the Korean War, based primarily in Japan. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, served on the board of managers of the New Hampshire Society, and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
He was predeceased by his wife of 42 years, Marion Kehr.
He is survived by two children, Thomas Kehr and Kristen Kehr Biron; four grandchildren; and numerous extended family members.
There are no calling hours. A memorial service will be held on Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church at the corner of Huse and Weston roads in Manchester.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Marion Kehr Founders' Fund of Immanuel Christian School, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Huse and Weston Road, Manchester, 03103.
The Cate & Johnson Funeral Home of Manchester is in charge of arrangements.
Nicholas Neary
Wednesday, November 3, 1999
Nicholas Neary, 80, of Royal Gardens, died Saturday at his home after a sudden illness.
He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, the son of George and Mary Neary.
He had worked at New Hampshire Hospital for 32 years.
He was a longtime member of the Eagles Club of Concord.
There are no known survivors.
There are no calling hours or services. Burial will be at Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord at a later date.
The Waters Funeral Home of Concord is in charge of arrangements.
