All Obituaries

     Bernard Lee Hughes 83, died at the Laconia Center on September 9, 2021 following a period of declining health. He was born in Plymouth on April 10, 1938, the son of Lawrence [Polly] and Gladys [Boynton] Hughes. Bernard was raised in Ashland where he attended Ashland Schools and was a 1956 graduate of Ashland High School.      Bernard was employed at the Record Enterprise for many years as a newspaper layout editor. He enjoyed researching...

Margaret Linda Moulton “Peggy”, 79, of Meredith, New Hampshire passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 while residing at Golden View Health Care Center after a period of declining health. Margaret was born in Danbury, Connecticut on June 24, 1942, daughter of Earl Van Wie Miller and Edith Estelle (Fowler) Miller. She was one of four children and graduated from Bethel High School in 1960.  She worked several years at American National Can in Danbury, Connecticut before...

Teresa Ann (Schofield) Steele, 65, died unexpectantly in her home on July 30, 2021. She was born in Plymouth on July 19, 1956. She was the daughter of Lucian Edward and Ethel Dell (Kelley) Schofield. Teresa was raised and schooled in New Hampton and attended the New Hampton Community School, Newfound Memorial High School and went on to Hesser College. Teresa married Lyndell Steele on June 3, 1978. Teresa was a member of the Ashland Methodist Church where she served as Treasurer. She was a...

     Sally B. Peters, 72 of Campton died suddenly at Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, on July 11, 2021. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 21, 1948; the daughter of Peter M. and Ann [Dixon] Benson.      Sally was schooled in Boston she attended the Park School and was a graduate of Rollins college in Florida.    She was employed for many years by Eastern Airlines.       She was a longtime...

     Sally B. Peters, 72 of Campton died suddenly at Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, on July 11, 2021. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 21, 1948; the daughter of Peter M. and Ann [Dixon] Benson.      Sally was schooled in Boston she attended the Park School and was a graduate of Rollins college in Florida.    She was employed for many years by Eastern Airlines.       She was a longtime...

Albert “Al” J. Daigle, 76, of Rumney, NH, passed away peacefully at his home July 4th, after a long battle with health issues. Al was born on November 25, 1944 in Lewiston, Maine to Omer and Eva (Dumond) Daigle and was one of 14 brothers and sisters. Al was proceeded in death by his wife, Florence Sue (Patterson) Daigle, great-grandson Donald Daigle, and his brothers Stanley, Maurice, Donald, Norman Daigle, and sisters Alice Vallaincourt, Priscilla Viens and Doreen Gagnon. Al...

Carleton Murray Abear 85 formerly of Ashland passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter Karen in Thornton on Saturday, June 12, 2021, with her and his dog Buffy was by his side. Carl or Pepe, as his family called him, was born in Ashland on May 31, 1936 to Martin and Lydia (Gamache) Abear.  He was the youngest of 6 children. Carl attended Ashland High School graduating in 1955.  Carl met his wife Patricia and they were married on February 11, 1956.  Patricia passed...

Oh, but to capture the impact of the most complicated soul, who saw a way to transform the lives she encountered in her earthly journey. And what a journey it was… Elaine Trudeau took an uncharacteristically quiet exit from our physical world on May 13, 2021. More important than how she departed from us is how she arrived to us. Elaine Trudeau Blank was born on November 19, 1943, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Elvena Brassard Blank. The journey begins… Trudeau went to Ursuline...

Muriel Neal was loved by so many!  Muriel was born in Barrington NH in 1937.  Her parents believing they were doing right by her had her admitted to the Laconia State School when she was young.    When the film “Lost in Laconia” came out she was proud to share her story so that others could learn from her life experiences.  Muriel moved to Ashland in the early 1970’s and at first shared a home with Gladys Sullivan; she shared many stories about this...

Ronald E Adams formally of Ashland NH passed away peacefully at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack on April 13, 2021 after a long battle with cancer.  Ron or Ronnie as he liked to be called was born and raised in Bristol and lived his entire life in the Rumney, Plymouth, Ashland area.  Ron loved to go fishing, camping and junking!  He was employed at Remcon North in Meredith for many years and before that he worked at Rochester Shoe Tree in Ashland.  Ron told great...