Obituaries from The Rockingham News, Plaistow, New Hampshire, from December 28, 2001
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Maxine A. Chamberlain

     KINGSTON -- Maxine A. (DeShon) Chamberlain, 77, of 32 Hunt Road, died
Monday, Dec. 24, 2001, in Exeter Hospital after a lengthy illness.
     She was born April 7, 1924, in Orrs Island, Maine, the daughter of
Maxwell and Iola (Linscott) DeShon. She came to New Hampshire 50 years ago
and had resided in Kingston for 30 years.
     She was a graduate of Yarmouth (Maine) High School.
     Mrs. Chamberlain was a member of the Newton Junction Baptist Church
and a former Sunday school superintendent at Main Street Baptist Church,
Newton, for many years.
     She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Alfred R. Chamberlain Sr.
of Kingston; one son, Alfred R. "Pete" Chamberlain Jr. of Temecula, Calif.;
one daughter, Margaret Cramer of Blythe, Calif.; four grandchildren; one
sister, Marie Hall of Gardner, Maine; and several nieces and nephews.
     She was predeceased by one grandson, Scott Chamberlain, who died in
1978.
     Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in Newton Junction
Baptist Church with the Rev. James Melencoff officiating. Burial will be in
Hillside Cemetery, East Kingston.
     In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Newton
Junction Baptist Church, Main and Whittier Streets, Newton Junction, NH
03859.
     Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter.

Kenneth G. Crowell

     KINGSTON -- Kenneth G. Crowell, 51, of New Boston Road, died Sunday,
Dec. 23, 2001, in Exeter Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.
     He was born Nov. 16, 1950, in Lynn, Mass., the son of the late George
and Pauline (Mistkowski) Crowell. He was raised in Sandown and had resided
in Hampstead before moving to Kingston 18 years ago.
     He attended Sanborn High School and Timberlane High School.
     Mr. Crowell was an auto mechanic for several local shops and was the
road agent in Plaistow for 15 years.
     He was an auxiliary member of the Kingston Veterans Club and a
lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

     He is survived by his wife of nine years, Angie Crowell of Kingston;
two daughters, Chelsea Ann Crowell and Kyleigh Faye Crowell, both of
Kingston; one brother, Stanley Crowell of Waltham, Mass.; and several
nieces and nephews.
     He was predeceased by one brother, George Crowell Jr.
     Graveside services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Greenwood
Cemetery, Kingston.

Flowers are acceptable.

     Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter.

Claire L. Florence

     PLAISTOW -- Claire L. (Moran) Florence, 69, of 83 Main St., died
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001, at her home.
     She was born in Somerville, Mass., was raised in Wilmington, Mass.,
and had been a resident of Plaistow for 16 years.
     She was a graduate of Wilmington High School and graduated from the
operating room technician program at Northeast Regional Technical High
School in 1971.
     Mrs. Florence was an operating room technician at Choate Memorial
Hospital, Woburn, Mass., for 10 years. She was later a secretary at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
     She was a member of Holy Angels Parish.
     She is survived by one son, Robert W. Florence of Rockwood, Maine; one
daughter and her husband, Ruthann "Randi" and Robert Connolly of Plaistow;
three grandchildren; one great-grandson; three sisters, Rita A. Cullinane
of Plaistow, Lois A. Mullin of Lehigh Acres, Fla., and Margaret E. Coakley
of Ft. Myers, Fla.; one brother, Charles L. Moran of Plaistow; and several
nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Brookside Chapel
& Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Route 121A, Plaistow. Friends may call on
Friday from 8:30 a.m. until the hour of the service at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Plaistow Cemetery.

Alice L. Philbrick

     FREMONT -- Alice L. Philbrick, 75, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001, in
Concord Hospital after a lengthy illness.
     She was born Sept. 13, 1926, and was a longtime resident of Fremont.
     Mrs. Philbrick loved animals and enjoyed knitting.
     The widow of the former Fremont Fire Department Chief, Clarence
Philbrick, she is survived by her caretakers for the last eight years,
Susan and Ralph Bourdeaux of Loudon.
     Graveside services were held Wednesday in Village Cemetery, Fremont,
with the Rev. John Barner officiating.
     Arrangements were by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Raymond.