Obituaries from The Rockingham News, Plaistow, New Hampshire, from January 12, 2001
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Mary C. Ammells

     NEWTON -- Mary C. (King) Ammells, 85, of 14A Packer Meadows, died
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001, in Exeter Hospital.
     She was born April 28, 1915, in Haverhill, Mass., the daughter of the
late William and Della (Jellison) King.
     Mrs. Ammells was an embosser for Goralmick & Swartz for most of her
life.
     She is survived by two granddaughters, Maureen Blake of Haverhill and
Anne Haley of Sneads Ferry, N.C.; one grandson, Paul L. Kneeland of
Mountain Top, Pa.; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Elwood King and
Lionel King, both of Haverhill; five sisters, Loretta Merrick and Margaret
Chapinski, both of Haverhill, Anna Eaton of North Hampton, Arlene Warren of
Acton, Maine, and Joanne Valley of Haverhill; and many nieces and nephews.
     She was predeceased by her only son, Baron L. Kneeland, who died
Thanksgiving Day in 1999.
     Private spring graveside services will be held in Maplewood North
Parish Cemetery, Haverhill.
     Memorial donations may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road,
Exeter, NH 03833.
     Arrangements are by the Paul C. Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, Haverhill.

Russell A. Hodgdon

     ROWLEY, Mass. -- Russell A. Hodgdon, 61, of 134 Hillside St., died
Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, in Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, Mass.
     He was born May 11, 1939, in Melrose, Mass., the son of the late
Albert A. and Ida (Lane) Hodgdon.
     He was a 1957 graduate of Malden High School and attended Mass Radio
and Electronic Institute, Northeastern University and Wentworth Institute.
     Mr. Hodgdon retired from Dynamac Research Corp., No. Andover, Mass.,
in 1997. He had previously worked at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology as a technician on the Apollo program and at Charles Stark
Draper Labs in Cambridge where he worked on the design system for the
Trident Missile.
     He was a constable and a former shellfish constable in Rowley; a
member of the Rowley Planning Board; a member of the Massachusetts
Constable Association; the Charles C. Dame Lodge AF&AM of Georgetown; and a
32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason.
     He enjoyed bowling and fixing cars.
     He is survived by his wife, Joyce E. (Douglass) Hodgdon; two daughters
and their husbands, Deborah and Edgar Bolton of Newton and Kimberly and
Thomas Zuk of Barnstead; two grandchildren, Benjamin Bolton and Cynthia
Zuk; a brother-in-law, Howard Topping of Malden; and one niece and nephew.
     He was predeceased by one sister, Carolyn Topping.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Frank S. Roberts and Son
Funeral Home, Rowley. Burial was in Main Street Cemetery, Rowley.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Rowley Fire or Police
Departments.

Norman R. Rollins

     EPPING --Norman R. Rollins, 69, of Pleasant Street, died Saturday,
Jan. 6, 2001, in Exeter Hospital.
     He was born June 27, 1931, in Epping, the son of the late Clifton A.
and Addie Belle (Remillard) Rollins and resided in Epping and Raymond.
     He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.
     Mr. Rollins retired from Newbury Trucking in 1993 after 10 years of
service. After his retirement he was a security guard for Errco until his
death.
     He was a member of the Maple Wheadon Post No. 4479 Veterans of Foreign
Wars in Raymond and the Richard A. Mitchell Post No. 51 American Legion of
Epping.
     He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Annette R. (Bernier) Rollins
of Epping; two sons, Norman L. Rollins of Tamassee, S.C., and Ricky R.
Rollins of Epping; two daughters, LuAnn C. Boyanowski and Sheila D.
Ebitson, both of Raymond; and six grandchildren.
     Graveside services were held Wednesday in New Pine Grove Cemetery,
Raymond, with the Rev. Ronald Corriveau officiating.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Epping Ambulance Department,
Main St., Epping, NH 03042.
     Arrangements were by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Epping.

Ramona Stevens

     RAYMOND -- Ramona Stevens, 79, of 4 Francesca Drive, died Thursday,
Jan. 4, 2001, in Elliot Hospital, Manchester.
     She was born June 16, 1921, in Epping, the daughter of the late
Wallace and Myrtle (True) Illsley and had resided in Raymond since 1956.
     Mrs. Stevens taught school in Fremont, Brentwood and Deerfield
retiring from the George B. White School in Deerfield after 32 years of
teaching.
     She was president of the Raymond Historical Society; a member of the
Maple Wheadon Post 4479 Ladies Auxiliary; and a founding member of the
Raymond Boosters Club.
     She was active in town politics and was former chairman of the Raymond
School Board.
     She was an avid golfer.
     The widow of Paul Stevens, who died in 1990, she is survived by one
daughter and her husband, Linda and Fred Richard of Raymond; three
grandchildren,Aangela Richard, Fred Richard Jr. and Peter Richard; two
great-granddaughters, BEcky Stilkey and Nicole Richard; one sister-in-law,
Eunice Illsley of Epping; and several nieces and nephews.
     She was predeceased by two sons, Perry Stevens and Peter Stevens.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Brewitt Funeral Home,
Raymond, with the Rev. J. Chandler Newton officiating. Burial was in New
Pine Grove Cemetery, Raymond.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Raymond Historical Society,
Depot St., Raymond, NH 03077.