New Hampshire Sunday News (Manchester, NH)
July 16, 2017CONCORD, NH -- Loretta Landry Kenison, with her sense of humor, joy in every day things, love of nature, warm smile and caring manner, passed away peacefully at her home in Concord on Friday, July 14, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.
She was just shy of her 104th birthday.Loretta, a first generation American, was born August 19, 1913, in Conway, New Hampshire, the third of four children and only daughter of Wilfred and Mary Conway Landry who immigrated to New Hampshire from New Brunswick, Canada and County Mayo, Ireland. Her parents met and married in Lincoln, New Hampshire and eventually settled in Conway. Wilfred and Mary created a simple but loving home for their children who all grew up with a great appreciation of music, nature and the outdoors.
Loretta was predeceased by her brothers Thomas Gerald, Leo (John) and Laurence and her husband Frank Rowe Kenison who was born in North Conway, N.H.
Loretta was raised in Conway and graduated from Kennett High School in 1931. After graduation she moved to Boston to attend the Chandler School. Upon graduation in 1933 she returned to Conway and worked in the offices of the Mears Heel Company.While growing up Loretta and her brothers enjoyed hiking and skiing in the White Mountains. They often played music together for various local groups with Loretta playing the piano. She was known for her beautiful singing voice and sang regularly in the church choir and performed as a solo vocalist for various groups in the Conway area.
On April 8, 1939 Loretta Landry and Frank Rowe Kenison were married in Conway and moved to Concord where he was the New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General. She returned to Conway in 1942 with their son Thomas while her husband served in the US Navy during World War II. After the war they lived for a short time at the Squantum Naval Air Station in Massachusetts, returning to Concord in 1946 where they eventually built a house and raised their children. From that time until her husband passed away in 1980, she was by his side as he served as New Hampshire Attorney General, as a New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice and for 25 years as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
A devoted and original member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Concord, Loretta enjoyed singing in its choir for many years. She was a loyal volunteer for the Visiting Nurse Association for 50 years. She was a member of the Concord Garden Club for over 40 years and a long-time volunteer for the Concord Flower Mission and the Concord Hospital Associates. She always enjoyed welcoming the newest members to the New Hampshire Bar Association at a coffee hosted annually by the N.H. Supreme Court and was a lifetime member of the N.H. Supreme Court Society.
Loretta lived independently in her own home after the death of her husband for over 30 years until she turned 100 at which time her oldest son moved to Concord to keep her company. She loved a good joke, a good prank and a good laugh. For many years she loved playing bridge and hosting bridge parties for her friends. She was a loyal Red Sox and Patriots fan, watching every game that she could. She especially loved gazing up at Mr. Chocorua from her perch overlooking Iona Lake and remembering her days hiking and skiing in the White Mountains. She loved New Hampshire and thought the White Mountains were the most beautiful place on earth.Above all else, Loretta loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. At 103 she sang and played Christmas carols on her piano for them. She discussed politics avidly and was a lifelong Republican but proud to have been able to cast a vote for a woman President.Loretta was a fun-loving and independent woman, so pleased that she could live in her own home. Her daily routine until a short time ago included completing the Concord Monitor crossword puzzle and taking a jaunt on her treadmill. She lived a full and happy life.
Loretta leaves behind her children Thomas Kenison of Concord, Mary Kenison of Manchester and Frank Kenison and his wife Pamela of Concord. She was a loving and devoted grandmother or "Nanny" to Jeremy Kenison and his wife Meghan (Piotrowski) and great-grandsons Carter and Tucker Kenison of Kailua, Hawaii; Benjamin Kenison of Boston MA, Erin Kenison of Lafayette IN and Ian Kenison of Washington DC.
seacoastonline.com
HAMPTON Doris L. Kenison, 88, of Lafayette Road, Hampton, died Jan. 23, 2002, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Kenison was born Oct. 24, 1913.
She was a former resident of Conway, N.H. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She also resided in the Boston area where she worked as a secretary and a bank clerk.
Mrs. Kenison was predeceased by her husband, Arthur E. Kenison Jr., who died in 1997.
She is survived by nieces and nephews.
The Hartford Courant (CT)
November 8, 1992Clyde W. Fuller, a former state representative, civic leader and longtime employee of Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., died Friday at his home. He was 84.
Born in Conneaut, Ohio, Mr. Fuller had lived in West Hartford for 60 years.
He was an officer in the pension department of Connecticut General, working for 41 years before retiring in 1970. The company was a corporate forerunner of CIGNA Corp.
Mr. Fuller was the state representative for the 19th House District in West Hartford from 1970 to 1971. He also served as past president of the Kiwanis Club of Hartford, past president of the West Hartford Senior Job Bank, and a board member of the Central Area Agency on Aging in Hartford.
Mr. Fuller leaves a daughter, Harriot F. Dyer of West Hartford, six grandchildren and four great-grandsons.
42988. John Newman Haskell Jr.
The San Diego Union,
August 20, 1988HASKELL John Newman Jr., Died August 18, 1988 at home. Born July 31, 1912, La Jolla, CA.
Husband of Barbara Freeman Haskell for 52 years. Father of Barbara and John. Brother of Harriett Haskell, Jean Haskell and Katherine Baker.
He was a San Diego State Alumnus, Epsilon Eta Fraternity member, WW II veteran, past president Balboa Credit Union, teacher and counselor in the Mtn. Empire School District and at Pt. Loma High School for 23 years.
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: John N Haskell Jr
Birth Year: 1912
Race: White, citizen (White)
State of Residence: California, Limited Service or Panama Canal
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 9 Jun 1943
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of college
Civil Occupation: Clerks, general
Marital status: Married
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: John Haskell
Gender: Male
Death Date: 18 Aug 1988
SSN: 553102069
Enlistment Date 1: 9 Jan 1943
Release Date 1: 26 Mar 1946
New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester, NH)
January 27, 2016BRIDGEWATER -- Dolores Inez Haskell, 82, of River Road, Bridgewater, died suddenly at her home on Jan. 24, 2016, after a brief illness.
Dolores was predeceased by her husband, Edward Lincoln Haskell.
Doroles is survived by her daughter, Catherine E. Comeau and her husband David of Bridgewater; her sons, Edward L. Haskell Jr. and his wife Tanya of Rumney, William P. Haskell and his wife Kathleen of Bristol, and Michael J. Haskell of Bridgewater; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; her sisters, Martha Walker of Dorchester, Esther O'Mara of Wentworth, Lucy Potter and Doris Wolley, both of Bridgewater; and many nieces and nephews.
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Mayhew Funeral Home
David Alan Comeau, 70, of Bridgewater, died May 2, 2023, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital, in Lebanon.
Born in Woodsville, New Hampshire on May 27, 1952, he was the son of Theodore and Dorothy (Hinkson) Comeau.
David resided in the Ashland and Bridgewater area for many years. He was a graduate of Ashland High School.
David owned and operated Comeau's Trucking for many years, until his retirement in 2012.
David was a US Army veteran and had served during the Vietnam war. He was a member of the Dupuis Cross Post 15, in Ashland for many years.
David is survived by his wife Catherine E. (Haskell) Comeau of Bridgewater, 2 sons, David A. Comeau II of Lovely KY., Edward T. Comeau and his significant other Shannon, of Bridgewater, grandchildren, Chante, Addison, Mataya, Ely, Mia, Matthew, great grandchildren Kinsley, Addlyn, 2 brothers, Forrest Comeau and his wife Carol of Maine, Robert Comeau of Rumney, 2 sisters, Lillian Coursey and her husband Pat of Rumney, Pearl Young and her husband Richard of Dorchester, many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Jolliffe Funeral Home
Michael Joseph Haskell, 64, of Bridgewater, died December 19, 2021, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH.
Born in Plymouth, NH on September 1, 1957, he was the son of Edward Lincoln and Dolores Inez (Alden) Haskell.
He has been a lifelong resident of Bridgewater and a graduate of Newfound High School, in Bristol. Michael worked for many years at A.W. Sewell, and as a maintenance technician for the NH Division of Emergency Services, Laconia 911 Center, both in Laconia, NH.
Michael is survived by his sister, Catherine Comeau and her husband David of Bridgewater, brothers, Edward Haskell, and his wife Tanya of Rumney, William Haskell and his wife Kathleen of Bristol, 6 nephews, 1 niece, 4 aunts, 3 uncles, and several great nieces and nephews, and his very close friends, Bruce and Debbie Cheney of Laconia.
Concord Monitor (NH)
April 4, 2006Ft. MYERS, Fla. -- Bertha S. Haskell, 91, formerly of Newfound Lake in Bristol, died Friday, March 31, 2006.
She was born Aug. 3, 1914, in Haverhill, a daughter of the late Fred I. and Mary E. Stevens, she worked at the New Hampshire Savings Bank for many years. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed wood carving and playing cards.
Mrs. Haskell is survived by her brother, Fred Stevens of South Berwick, Maine; her sister, Helen M. Stevens of Newfound Lake in Bristol; her granddaughters, Kendra and Tracey, and her daughter-in-law, Beverly Haskell, all of Bar Harbor, Maine; and her two great-grandchildren.
Bertha was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth; her son, Kenneth Jr.; four sisters; and two brothers.
72249. Kenneth Stevens Haskell
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Kenneth S Haskell
Death Age: 57
Birth Date: 23 Jan 1941
Death Date: 5 Apr 1998
Cemetery: New Hampshire State Cemetery
Notes: A1C US AIR FORCE VIETNAM
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Kenneth Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Jan 1941
Death Date: 5 Apr 1998
SSN: 001300380
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 5 Oct 1959
Release Date 1: 4 Oct 1963
New Hampshire Sunday News
December 30, 1990BOSCAWEN Melvin H. Haskell, 72, of 43 Queen St., died Dec. 28, 1990, at the Concord Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Haskell was born in Alexandria and had lived in Bristol and East Concord before moving to Boscawen 30 years ago. He worked as a salesman for Sears Roebuck Co. for 12 years and had previously worked for Allied Leather Co. of Penacook for many years. He was a member of the Horace Chase Masonic Lodge 72 F&AM.
The family includes his wife, Jane (Brownell) Haskell of Boscawen; four sons, Bruce Wyatt and Scott Wyatt, both of both of Loudon, and David Wyatt and Robert Wyatt, both of Concord; a daughter, Donna Preve, of Hopinton; 12 grandchildren; four brothers, Kenneth Haskell, of Bristol, Royce Haskell of Littleton, Glen Haskell of Abington, Mass. and Milton Haskell of Merrimacm; and several nieces and nephews.
Phaneuf Funeral Home
Jane A. Haskell
August 13, 1928 April 13, 2024Jane A. Haskell, 95, died peacefully on Saturday April 13, 2024, at Merrimack County Nursing Home.
She was born in Dover, NH, the daughter of Amy (Towle) and Harold Brownell. She was a graduate of Dover High School. While in high school she excelled in academics and sports; enjoying basketball, field hockey, tennis, and volleyball. After starting a family, she moved to Boscawen, where she lived for 60 years.
She worked for the Merrimack Valley School District for 33 years, mainly in the middle school where she enjoyed chaperoning many Washington D.C. trips.
Jane was a lifelong member of the Girl Scouts and a Girl Scout leader for many years in Boscawen. She was a leader for the senior canoe team for the Swiss Water Girl Scout Council, where they won many accolades, and a member of the NH Merrimack Valley Extension. She was an active member of the Penacook Historical Society and the former Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, where she taught Sunday School and was involved in the youth group. She also loved attending local and annual events in the Concord area with friends and family.
Her love of sports as a young woman continued throughout her entire life. She enjoyed hiking, kayaking, biking, and the outdoors. She hiked most of the mountains in NH. Well into her seventies and eighties, she did yoga, Strong Living, and traveling through Always an Adventure group.
Jane was also known for her love of traveling. For over thirty years she traveled all over the world, visiting many different countries. Some of her favorite countries she explored were Switzerland, Italy, and Costa Rica. She also traveled extensively across the United States, visiting Alaska and Hawaii many times.
She was predeceased by her husband Melvin Haskell, her sisters Barbara Sleeper and Beverly Allaire, both of Dover, NH, and her close nephew Robert Wyatt of Concord.
She leaves her four children, son Bruce Wyatt and his wife Lynn of Loudon, daughter Donna Preve and her husband Paul of Hopkinton, son David Wyatt and his wife Martha of Concord, and her youngest son Scott Wyatt and his partner Kathy of Loudon. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and 2 great great children.
Varnum Funeral Home
Sturbridge - Joyce L. (Haskell) Holton, 97, formally of Plymouth, died on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in West Brookfield.
She leaves two daughters, Deborah J. Richt of Sturbridge, and Betsey L. Wheeler of Worcester; one son, Barry P. Holton and his wife Kimberly of Port Charlotte, Florida; a daughter-in-law Karen Holton of Orlando; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Alton D. Holton in 1994, her son Donald in 2015, and her son-in-law Peter Richt, as well as seven brothers and two sisters.
Joyce was born in Alexandria, NH, daughter of the late Paul R. and Pearl (Bailey) Haskell. She lived in Quincy for 27 years, prior to moving to Plymouth where she lived for over 40 years.