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Ashley Bradley-Morin

from the February 23, 1998 issue of The Country Chronicle

Hartford, VT–Alyssa Marie Bradley-Morin, infant daughter of Robert J. Bradley and Christine M. Morin, died Saturday February 14, 1998 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She was born February 14, 1998.

Survivors include: her mother of Hartford; her father of Enfield; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Morin of Hartford; paternal grandparents, Lee F. and Delores “Dolly” Bradley of Enfield; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edlorad Dubee of South Royalton; paternal great-grandmothers, Lilla Bradley and Marion Couillard, both of Bradford, VT; and aunts, great-aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 21, at 11:00 at Hale Funeral Home in Bradford, with the Rev. Thomas Warner officiating.

Interment will be in the spring in Upper Plain Cemetery in Bradford.

Memorial contributions may be made to Alyssa Marie Bradley-Morin Fund, c/o Christine Morin, PO Box 754, White River Jct., VT 05001.

Helen R. Smith

from the February 23, 1998 issue of The Country Chronicle

Lebanon, NH–Helen R. Smith, 84, died Thursday morning February 19, 1998 at the Alice Peck Day Extended Care Facility in Lebanon, NH. She was born in Coram, NY November 28, 1913. She had been a resisdent of this area since 1985 having previously lived in Epson, NH and had been employed as a Registered Nurse at the McKerley Nursing Home in Concord, NH. She enjoyed gardening and collecting antiques.

Survivors include: a son, Lyell C. Smith, Jr., Orange, NH; a daughter, Madeline C. Steed, Alexandria, VA; 3 sisters, Marjorie Hawkins, Port Jefferson, L.I., NY, Mary Martin, Mastic Beach, L.I., NY, Savilla O’Brien, Oreland, PA; a brother, George K. Smith, Oreland, PA; and several nieces and nephews. Helen is preceded in death by a brother, Edward Smith; and a sister, Josephine Gehring.

Services will be held on Long Island, NY at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions in memory of Hellen may be made to: Organizations involved in the research of Parkinson’s Disease. Arrangements are under the directions of the Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon, NH.

Hazel C. Poland

from the February 23, 1998 issue of The Country Chronicle

Enfield, NH–Hazel Christine Poland, 97, died Wednesday, February 18, 1998 at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, NH. She was born in Lebanon, NH April 10, 1910, the daughter of the late George A. and Mary J. (Perrault) Gaudette. A lifelong resident of Enfield/Lebanon area, she was married to Glendon G. Poland, who died August 27, 1991. She had been a member of the Ernest Workers Club of Enfield Center; the Montcalm Grange of Enfield Center; and the American Legion Auxiliary of Enfield. She loved cooking and was always willing to try new recipes.

Survivors include: 3 sons, George G. Poland, White River Jct., VT, Richard W. Poland, Windsor, VT, William G. Poland, Enfield, NH; a daughter, Gail Poland Bowers, Woodland, CA; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Hazel is preceded in death by her husband, Glendon G., who died August 27, 1991. and a brother, William Gaudette, who died July, 1973.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, February 21 at 10 am in the Sacred Heart Church in Lebanon, NH. Burial will be in the spring in the Montcalm Cemetery in Enfield Center, NH.

Frances Helen Sears

from the February 23, 1998 issue of The Country Chronicle

Enfield, NH–Frances Helen Sears, 87, died Friday February 13, 1998 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. She was born in Springfield, NH, May 9, 1910, the daughter of the late George Alfred & Lottie Ellen (Osborne) Grace, Sr. She was married Oct. 30, 1941 to Joseph Hurshell Sears who passed away May 10, 1979. Frances had worked at the Smith Mica Shop in Canaan, NH; made flowers and sewed doll clothes at home; worked at H.W. Carter’s overall shop in Lebanon for 16 years; and sewed for the Hanover Inn and the Hanover Terrace. She loved gardening, painting pictures, making quilts, doing things for others; and she dearly loved her family. She was a warm, caring, loving person and never had a bad word to say about anybody.

Survivors include: a son, Joseph Hurshell Sears, Jr., Enfield; 2 daughters, Frances (Sears) Lassen, Enfield, Lottie (Sears) Shippen, Enfield; 4 brothers, Elmer Grace, Danbury, NH, Elwin Grace, Orange, NH, Donald Grace, Campton, NH, George Grace, Jr., Canaan, NH; 2 sisters, Doris Crate, East Plainfield, NH, Evelyn Bentley, Bradenton, FL; and many nieces and nephews.

Frances is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Hurshell Sears; her father George Alfred Grace, Sr.; her mother, Lottie Ellen (Osborne) Grace; a grandson, Jody Sears, Sr.; 3 brothers, Alfred Grace, Wesley Grace, Howard Grace; 2 sisters, Bertha Withington and Hazel Reed.

Burial will be in the spring at the Wells Cemetery in Canaan, NH. Arrangments were made by the Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon, NH.

Joseph Robert Bosley

from the February 9, 1998 issue of The Country Chronicle

Enfield, NH–Joseph Robert Bosley, 79, died Sunday January 18, 1998 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Jct., VT. He was born in Dalton, MA July 22, 1918, the son of John and Evangeline (Goddard) Bosley. He attended schools in Dalton, MA and Torrington, CT. He spent 2 years in the Civil Conservation Corps in Palisades, CO working on a dam on the Colorado River. He was married to Laura (Chapman) on June 1, 1941 in Meriden, NH. They went to Litchfield, CT to live where he was a foreman on a large dairy farm. He served in the Army with the 20th Armored Division in the European Theatre during WWII. Following his discharge he settled in Meriden. He spent 2 years in the Agriculture School in West Lebanon while he was building up his poultry farm. He produced about 40,000 broilers per year. Later he changed to laying hens from which he produced eggs for the Re & White stores in NH, VT, and MA. He set up the first cage layer outfit in NH which housed 12,000 birds in one building. He was an avid coon hunter and fisherman and a good sportsman.

Surviors include: his wife of Lebanon; a son, David R. Bosley of Plant City, FL; a sister, Olive Anstette of Torrington, CT; a brother, John Bosley of Floral City, FL; 3 granddaughters, 2 grandsons and 10 great-grandchildren. Joseph is preceded in death by his father, John Bosley; his mother, Evangeline (Goddard) Bosley; his youngest son, Thomas Bosley who died in 1965, 4 sisters and 5 brothers.

Burial will be in the spring in the Mill Cemetery in Meriden, NH. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to: Shaker Recreation Facility, c/o Jane Plumley, PO Box 756, Enfield, NH 03748.

Vera A. Olsen

from the November 2, 1998 issue of The Country Chronicle

Enfield, NH–Vera A. Olsen, 82, died Saturday Oct. 24, 1998 at the Lebanon Center of Genesis Elder Care in Lebanon, NH She was born in Canaan, NH Sept. 25, 1916, the daughter of Solon B. and Elize (Johnston) Hardy and was a lifelong area resident. She attended Enfield High School and later Lebanon College. She was a member of the Enfield United Methodist Church, and was a president of the United Methodist women for over 10 years. She had been employed by the Baltic Mills for 12 years. She had been a substitute teacher in the Enfield school system for over 20 years teaching kindergarten and grade levels 2, 3 & 4 prior to her retirement. She was a member of the Relham chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Enfield, and was past Noble Grand of the Mt. Lebanon Rebekah lodge. Vera was pre-deceased by her first husband Archie “Tom” Sawyer. She was married on December 20, 1963 to Sten O. Olson in Enfield, NH.

She was an accomplished artist of early-American style painting and stenciling. She also enjoyed making original decorations and dried or pressed flower arrangements and notepapers.

There were no calling hours. A memorial service was held Tuesday morning at 11 am in the Enfield United Methodist Church with the Rev. Patricia Williams officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Enfield, NH.

The family includes her husband, Sten O. Olson of Enfield, two stepsons , Robert Olson of Leadville, CO and Bruce Olson of White River Jct., VT. A sister, Verna Shurtleff, of KS, two grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Olson was pre-deceased by a brother, Clyde Hardy and her first husband Archie “Tom” Sawyer.

Memorial contributions in memory of Vera may be made to: Enfield United Methodist Church, PO Box 463, Canaan, NH 03741.

Arrangements are under the direction of Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon.

Richard Duane Mulherin

from the November 23, 1998 issue of The Country Chronicle

Enfield, NH–48, formerly of Enfield, NH, died October 16, 1998 following a long illness. Richard was born in Lebanon, NH and attended the Enfield and Mascoma Valley Schools, graduating with the Class of ’67. He majored in English at Beloit College in Wisconsin 1967-1971. Richard resided in Boston, MA for 19 years, working in the garment/fashion supply industry, before moving to Seattle in 1990. There he worked for Aldus/Adobe and the Colbalt Group, Inc. before retiring in 1997. He was predeceased by his father, John Mulherin of Enfield, NH; is survived by his mother, Dorothy Mulherin of Enfield, NH; sister, Diana Goluke of Seattle, WA; brother, Nathan Mulherin of Rumney, NH. A celebration of Richard’s life will be Friday, October 23, 7 pm at Evergreen-Washelli Funeral Home in Seattle, WA.

Frieda Mae Clifford

from the November 30, 1998 issue of The Country Chronicle

Canaan, NH-Frieda Mae Clifford, 89, died Saturday, November 14, 1998 in West Canaan.

She was born in Enfield on Sept. 28, 1909, a daughter of Frank and Stella (Bouck) Leach. She attended school in Lockehaven in the one room schoolhouse and later graduated from Lebanon High School. She was a resident of Enfield and Canaan all her life.

She was married to Charles L. Clifford on Dec. 18, 1931. They purchased the Woodlawn Farm on South Rd in West Canaan, which they operated as a vegetable farm, and delivered fresh vegetables throughout the area for 54 years. Following Mr. Clifford’s death on July 5, 1993, Mrs. Clifford continued to garden and can vegetables.

Mrs. Clifford was a member of the United Methodist Church in Enfield and the former Wayside Chapel in West Canaan, and was a member of the farm bureau. Her life was devoted to bringing up her large family on the farm, cooking, canning and freezing vegetables.

She also was predeceased by a sister, Alice Neily.

Survivors include five sons, Robert L. Clifford of Rutland, MA, James R. Clifford of W. Canaan, Donald E. Clifford of Newport, NH, David F. Clifford of Cornish and Thomas P. Clifford of Lebanon; three daughters, Louise A. Clifford of W. Canaan, Gail E. Lemere of Allen, TX, and Nancy D. LaCourse of W. Thornton, NH; two sisters, Doris Buzzell and Verna Dunn, both of W. Canaan; 23 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2 pm at the Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Canaan FAST Squad Ambulance Fund, Canaan, NH 03741.

Roger L. Remnacle Sr.

from the January 4, 1999 issue of The Country Chronicle

Residence: Remacle Block, Canaan, NH

Died: 12/28/98 at Canaan, NH

Age: 82 years

Date of Birth: April 8, 1916

Birth Place: Gilly, Belgium

Father: Victor Remacle, deceased

Mother: Alberta (Demunter) Remacle, deceased

Marital Status: Widowed

Employment: Landlord, Real Estate, Self-employed

Additional Information: He came from Belgium to New York at the age of 4 and moved to Canaan in the 1940’s. He owned and operated Mascoma Lumber Company in Canaan for many years before returning to New York State in the 1950’s to work in the lumber industry. He was married to Polly LaVersey who died in 1966. In 1967 he moved back to Canaan and in 1973 was married to Charlotte Beede who died in 1996. In 1988 he purchased a number of properties in Canaan including the Remacle Block in Canaan which he managed at the time of his death. He was a member of Social-Summit Lodge F. & A.M. in Canaan, a charter member of the Canaan Lions Club, served on the Canaan Fire Dept, the Planning Board, and was town’s Building Inspector for many years. He had also been a land surveyor in this area for several years.

Friends called at the Ricker Funeral Home on Route 4 in Enfield on Friday night from 7-9.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday at 11:00 am at the St. Mary’s Church in Canaan with burial in the Wells Cemetery in Canaan. Ricker Funeral Home of Enfield was in cahrge of arrangements.

Survivors include:

Son, Frank C. Remacle, Candagua, NY

Son, Frederick V. Remacle, Virginia Beach, VA

Son, William J. Remacle, Silverdale, WA

Daughter, Michele T. Clark, North Haverhill, NH

Brother, Camille Remacle, Rochester, NY

Brother, William J. Van den Heuvel, New York, NY

Sister, Jennie Hoechner, Morrisville, NC

16 grandchildren – 10 great-grandchildren – many nieces and nephews

Preceded in death by:

Son, Ralph C. Remamcle

Son, Roger L. Remacle Jr.

Linda “Lyn” Strobel

from the January 4, 1999 issue of The Country Chronicle

St. Cloud, MN–Linda “Lyn” Strobel, 50, a resident of St. Cloud since July, died at St. Cloud Hospital.

She was born Nov. 17, 1948 in Greenfield, MA, a daughter of Edward and Estelle (Vysocky) Marine and grew up in Canaan.

In 1968, she moved to Tulsa, OK, and in 1988 to Fredericksburg, VA. Where she lived for 10 years and was campus coordinator at Strayer University for five years. She also received her degree in business at Strayer.

Survivors include two sons Tony Makres and Kevin Makres of Tulsa. Her mother and stepfather Robert Monroe of Canaan, 2 brothers Robert Marini of Franklin and Ronald Monroe of Boston, 2 sisters, Angela Rakotz of St. Cloud and Teresa Bolduc of King Goerge, VA and 3 grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lyn Strobel Scholarship Fund, Strayer University, Fredericksburg, VA.