Obituaries from The Rockingham News, Plaistow, New Hampshire, from November 9, 2001 http://www.seacoastonline.com Copyright retained by the newspaper. Permission received to include in the USGenWeb Archives. William C. Anderson WALTHAM, Mass. -- William Clifford Anderson, 65, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, in Deaconess-Waltham Hospital. He was born in Malden, Mass., the son of the late Norman and Florence (Hatch) Anderson Sr., and had lived in Lowell, Mass., and New Hampshire before moving to Waltham 25 years ago. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict. Mr. Anderson was employed by the Polaroid Corp. in Waltham for 34 years. He enjoyed swimming, diving, camping, hunting, fishing, boating and doing crossword puzzles. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla (Ayotte) Anderson; three daughters and their husbands, Traci and Martin Conlon and Teri and Steven Turner, all of Kingston, and Tami and James Simmons of Waltham; one son and his wife, Jay and Michelle Allen; five grandchildren; one sister, Jean Connor of Wilmington, Mass.; two brothers, Norman Anderson Jr. of Florida and Paul Anderson of Quincy, Mass.; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one sister, Brenda Potter. Graveside services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Forest Dale Cemetery, 150 Forest St., Malden, Mass. Memorial donations may be made to the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans, Dept. V, 17 Court St., Boston, MA 02108. Assistance with the arrangements was by the Brasco & Sons Memorial Chapel, Waltham. Robert A. Blair Sr. HAMPSTEAD -- Robert A. Blair Sr., 74, of Emerson Village, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Springfield, Vt., and raised in Everett, Mass. He had resided in the Lowell-Dracut, Mass., area, in Plaistow for many years and in Hampstead for eight years. He was a graduate of Everett High School and attended the Massachusetts Police Academy. He served with the Massachusetts State Guard and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II serving as a fireman until his discharge in 1950. Mr. Blair retired in 1978, from Western Electric Co. in North Andover, Mass., after 24 years of service, first as a security guard and then as supervisor of maintenance. He served with the Plaistow Police Department for 27 years and owned and operated the former R.A. Blair and Son Gun Shop on Main Street in Plaistow. He had previously served with the Everett Police Department from 1950 until 1955, serving as the city's first motorcycle patrolman. He was a member of Holy Angels Parish. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Marie C. (Kavanaugh) Blair; one son and his wife, Robert A. Jr. and Brenda Blair of Sandown; two daughters and their husbands, Karen and Paul Dumais of Pelham and Donna and Ray Marquis of East Kingston; four grandchildren; one brother-in-law; and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Thursday in Holy Angels Church. Memorial donations may be made to Rockingham VNA & Hospice, 137 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833 or to the Hampstead Fire and Rescue Association, 1 Little's Lane, Hampstead, NH 03841. Arrangements were by Brookside Chapel and Funeral Home, Plaistow. Virginia P. Clark BRENTWOOD -- Virginia P. Clark, 82, of North Road, formerly of Scotland Road, Kingston, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, at the Rockingham County Nursing Home after period of failing health. She was born July 15, 1919, in Lynn, Mass., the daughter of the late Harold and Bessie (Smith) Parker. She was raised in Lynn moving to New Hampshire in 1976, where she resided at Green Pastures Estates in Epping before settling in Kingston in 1990. She had resided at the nursing home since 1999. She was a graduate of a Lynn high school. Mrs. Clark was a secretary at Hoods Co. in Boston. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert L. Clark of Brentwood; and two brothers, Roger Parker and Malcolm Parker, both of Lynn. There are no calling hours. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Green Pastures Cemetery, Epping, with Virginia Morrison officiating. Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Epping. James H. Colton RAYMOND -- James H. Colton, 67, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, in Exeter Hospital. He was born in Worcester, Mass., the son of the late James and Mary Colton. He was a graduate of South High School, Worcester, received his associate's degree in tool engineering from Worcester Junior College and completed a five year apprenticeship as a toolmaker at Whitin Machine Works, Worcester. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict and later joined the Peace Corps and taught automotive mechanics in India, where he learned to speak Hindi. One of his favorite activities was to go to Indian restaurants in this area and converse with the staffs. Mr. Colton was a plumber/mechanic at Philips Exeter Academy for 30 years. He was known as the "bearded elf" who could fix anything. He previously worked on the Green Mountain Railroad. He was a member of the Church of the Transfiguration of Derry for more than 20 years. He was a member of the Quinsigamond Lodge of Worcester and Tucker Lodge of Raymond. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Linda A. Colton; one daughter and her husband, Debra A. and William LeClair; one grandson; one sister, Grace Smith; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. in Phillips Church, Main Street, Exeter. Memorial donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity. Thomas A. DeMarais PLAISTOW -- Thomas A. DeMarais, 62, of Sweet Hill Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001, at his home, after a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 22, 1938, in Haverhill, Mass., the son of the late Arthur and Eleanor (Getchell) DeMarais. and had resided in Hampstead and Plaistow for many years. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. DeMarais owned and operated Tom Demarais Co. Inc., for more than 30 years. He enjoyed boating, fishing and snowmobiling. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Anne (Hartford) DeMarais of Plaistow; one daughter and her husband, Candence and Carl DeLoi of Newton, Mass.; one son and his wife, Michael and JoAnn DeMarais of Derry; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Diane Fowler of Winter Haven, Fla., and Marilyn Cornell of Fort Orange, Fla., and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Riverview Cemetery, Groveland, Mass. Memorial donations may be made to the N.H. SPCA, P.O. Box 195, Stratham, NH 03885. Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter. Richard H. Gauvin PLAISTOW -- Richard H. Gauvin, 73, of 6 Rutledge Place, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, in Hale Hospital, Haverhill, Mass. He was born Jan. 26, 1928, in Haverhill, the son of the late Lester and Marjorie (Rowe) Gauvin and had resided in Plaistow since 1978. He was a graduate of Haverhill High School and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Gauvin was a technician with New England Telephone and AT&T in Haverhill, retiring in 1984, after 40 years of service. Following his retirement he was associated with McDonald Telephone Sales and Service Co., Haverhill, for eight years. He was a former member of the Haverhill Auxiliary Police Force and was a member of the IBEW, Telephone Pioneers of America. Mr. Gauvin was a member of St. James Parish, Haverhill. He was an avid sportsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Dorothy A. (Herring) Gauvin of Plaistow; two daughters, Dawn M. Gauvin and Dianne M. May and her husband, Mark, all of Plaistow; four sons and their wives, Richard H. Jr. and Nancy Gauvin of Merrimac, Mass., David A. and Linda Gauvin of Sandown, Daniel L. and Paula Gauvin of Tuftonboro, and Dennis W. and Carol Gauvin of Bradford, Mass.; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one sister, Janice G. Fowler of West Newbury, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday in the C. Frank Linnehan & Son Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill, followed by a Mass of Christian burial in St. James Church, Haverhill. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Haverhill. George H. Harmon KINGSTON -- George H. Harmon, 78, of 12 Marshall Road, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, in Exeter Hospital. He was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Dracut, Mass., the son of the late Victor H. and Ida (Brown) Harmon. He was raised in Lexington, Mass., and moved to Kingston in 1952. He was a graduate of Lexington High School and Tufts College, Boston. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Harmon was an electrical engineer at Western Electric for many years. He attended First Congregational Church of Kingston. He was past president of the National Microfilm Association; a Little League and Pony League coach; a member of the committee for the 300th celebration for the town of Kingston; and an active member of the Kingston Lions Club. He was an avid genealogist. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary C. (Holmes) Harmon of Kingston; two sons, William E. Harmon of McKinney, Texas, and Richard J. Harmon of Nashua; one daughter, Catherine B. Douglas of Nottingham; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Victor Harmon of Windham and Kenneth Harmon of Sudbury, Mass.; one sister, Lillian Hampton of Dunstable, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one son, Charles K. Harmon, who died in 1979. There are no calling hours. Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in First Congregational Church, 8 Church St., Kingston. Memorial donations may be made to the Kingston Volunteer Firemen's Association, P.O. Box 302, Kingston, NH 03848 or to First Congregational Church, P.O. Box 203, Kingston, NH 03848. Arrangements are by the Stockbridge Funeral Home, Exeter. Mary T. Paine EXETER -- Mary Page Teele Paine, 98, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, at The Eventide Home of Exeter. She was born Aug. 1, 1903, the daughter of Arthur P. and Winifred (Whittemore) Teele. She had resided in Waltham and Belmont, Mass., for 50 years, and in Kingston before moving to Exeter in 1985. She was a 1925 graduate of Radcliffe College. As a young adult Mrs. Paine was a social-service caseworker in Boston, a librarian with Boston's Kirstein Business Library and an administrative assistant at Columbia University. She was an active volunteer in church and community groups, including the International Institute in Boston. She was a travel enthusiast and studied Latin, French, German, Italian and Russian. She was an accomplished pianist, a writer of publicity articles for community groups and was a Girl Scout leader for many years. She served on the steering committee for the Appalachian Mountain Club Echo Lake Camp in Acadia National Park. She volunteered at Exeter Hospital and drove for the Rockingham Nutrition Meals on Wheels program. Mrs. Paine coordinated Radcliffe Class of 1925 published news and had helped to plan class reunions since 1950. An illustrated feature of her memoirs and original snapshots of her summer vacations at the grand hotel on Appledore, Isles of Shoals, from 1910 to 1914, written by her daughter appeared in Seacoast Newspapers in September. The widow of David Paine, MD, her husband of 56 years who died in 1991, she is survived by one daughter and her husband, Lucy Paine and Randall A. Kezar of Kingston; two grandchildren; one niece and nephew; and 12 grandnieces and grandnephews. She was predeceased by one son, Paul Mayo Paine, who died in 1943. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. in the Unitarian Church, Elm Street, Exeter. A reception will follow in the parish hall. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements were by the New Hampshire Cremation Society.