The Rockingham News Obituaries, Rockingham, New Hampshire, from April 12, 2002

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Kenneth R. Kjerulf

     PLAISTOW -- Kenneth R. Kjerulf, 18, of 4 Ingalls Terrace, died April
8, 2002, in Merrimack Valley Hospital, Haverhill, Mass.
     He was born in Exeter and had resided in Plaistow all of his life.
     He attended Sweethill Nursery School, Pollard School and was a senior
at Timberlane Regional High School. He was planning on attending Johnson &
Wales University in Providence, R.I., in the fall.
     Kenneth was a member of student council at Timberlane and was a
recipient of the adviser award in grades 11 and 12. He was a member of the
yearbook committee; Students of Service; the winter track team; and
Mealey's Meals Program.
     He had played baseball for the Plaistow Recreation League and was a
member of the Travel All Star team in 1998. He was an accomplished sailor
and held a black belt in karate.
     He was a member of Holy Angels Parish, Plaistow, and attended the
Catskill Mountain Christian Camp.
     He was a kitchen helper at Primo Pasta in Plaistow and worked in
construction with his father in the southern Connecticut area.
     He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Carolann (Sargent) and
James Silva of Plaistow; his father, Ronald Kjerulf of East Haven, Conn.;
three brothers, James A. Silva Jr., Matthew J. Silva and Tyler M. Silva,
all of Plaistow; his stepmother, Joyce Clabaugh of East Haven; one
stepsister, Lyesa Hamar of East Haven; his grandparents, Daniel and Lucy
Nugent of Milford, Conn., and Ronald and Marion (Torrey) Sargent of North
Berwick, Maine; his great-grandmothers, Mechelina Lauricella of Milford,
Conn., and Mary Sargent, Arlene Sargent and Beatrice Hall, all of
Haverhill, Mass.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
     Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 a.m. in Brookside Chapel &
Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow followed by a Mass of Christian burial
at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Church, Plaistow. Burial will be in Plaistow
Cemetery.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Kenneth R. Kjerulf Scholarship
Fund, c/o Banknorth, Plaistow Road, Route 125, Plaistow NH 03865.

David N. Welch

     CONCORD -- David N. Welch, 28, died Monday, April 8, 2002, in Brigham
& Women's Hospital, Boston, after a lengthy illness.
     He was born April 11, 1973, in Exeter, the son of Neal and Inez
(Smith) Welch of Raymond, and was raised in Raymond.
     He was a 1991 graduate of Raymond High School where he played baseball
and basketball, and a 1993 graduate of Stratham Technical College with a
degree in drafting.
     Mr. Welch was a computer draftsman at Meggitt Avionics for five years.
     He was an avid fly fisherman and an accomplished fly tier. He enjoyed
golf, hiking, skiing and mountain biking. He played in men's basketball and
hockey leagues and had a brown belt in karate. He enjoyed nature and
animals.
     In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 11 1/2
years, Melynie (West) Welch of Concord; one sister, Alison LaCasse of
Raymond; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
     Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Raymond
Congregational Church, on the Common, Raymond, with the Rev. Neil Iverson
officiating. Burial will be in New Pine Grove Cemetery, Raymond.
     In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Patients and
Family Discretionary Fund, c/o Cynthia Medeiros, LICSW, 44 Binney St.,
Boston, MA 02115 or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 495 Old
Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701.
     Arrangements were by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Raymond.