Colebrook News & Sentinel Obituaries, Colebrook, New Hampshire, from August 20, 2003 Copyright retained by the newspaper. Permission recieved to include in the USGenWeb Archives. RUSSELL BOYCE JR. Russell N. Boyce Jr., 60, of Lancaster, died on August 12, 2003 at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, following a battle with cancer. He was born on August 27, 1942 in Norwood, Mass., the son of Russell and Ethel (Wagner) Boyce Sr. He resided in Newport, Vt., for more than 20 years and then moved to New Hampshire, where he spent seven years in North Stratford and his last year in Lancaster. He was a meat distributor in Massachusetts and Newport for many years, and for the past several years he owned and operated R.N. Boyce Computers in North Stratford. He was a resident of the Northwoods Future Millionaires, a micro credit group. He was a member of the Androscoggin Valley Railroad Association. He was a train buff and loved the railroad, including model trains. Family members include two brothers, Richard Boyce of Whitman, Mass. and Robert Boyce of Brockton, Mass.; a companion, Drusilla "Dru" Ayers, of Lancaster; and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life will be held on August 31 in Lancaster. Family members may be contacted for details. The Cremation Society of New Hampshire is in charge of arrangements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RONALD "GUS" CLERMONT SR. Ronald V. "Gus" Clermont Sr., 60, of Pittsburg, died after a sudden illness early on Saturday, August 16, 2003 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. He was born on May 29, 1943 in Lowell, Mass., the son of Noe and Agnes (Lepore) Clermont. Mr. Clermont attended school in Lowell, and worked as an apprentice mason until joining the Army in 1963. After serving two years as a tank turret mechanic, he was discharged in 1965. He then returned to Massachusetts, where he was employed as a demolition man by John J. Duane Company. Mr. Clermont moved to Pittsburg in 1972. He owned an operated Lake View Cabins until 1985. He then helped his wife manage Nicky's Country Kitchen from 1986 until 2003. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing cards, especially cribbage. Mr. Clermont was a former member of the American Legion and the Local #429 Laborers Union in Lowell, Mass. He will be missed by family, friends and all the people at Robbie's. He is survived by his wife, Nicole Clermont; a son, Ronald V. Clermont Jr., of Colebrook; a daughter, Mrs. Barry (Paula) Pierce, of Fort Pierce, Fla.; a brother, two sisters, three grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Ronald Clermont may be sent to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Calling hours will be held on Friday, August 22 from 3-6 p.m. at Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. Services will be held at the funeral home immediately after calling hours, officiated by the Reverend Albert Bellefeuille. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN STRATTON John L. Stratton, 56, of Manchester, died on August 15, 2003 at Catholic Medical Center. He was born in Manchester on March 27, 1947, the son of Leon Stratton and Anne Marie (Hebert) Stratton of Manchester. He had been employed as the chief engineer at the Ramada Inn. He was a parishioner of St. Raphael Church. He loved to fish and barbecue. Family members, in addition to his mother, include his wife of 35 years, Constance (Richard) Stratton; five sons, John Stratton Jr., Alan Stratton, Adam Stratton, Christopher Stratton and Brian Stratton, all of Manchester; four daughters, Elizabeth Carney of Clarksville, Samantha Stratton, Jennifer Stratton and Tabitha Stratton, all of Manchester; 11 grandchildren; four brothers, Archie Stratton, Richard Stratton, Paul Stratton and Marcel Stratton, all of Manchester; three sisters, Claire Britton, Claudette Kohier and Helen Villiard, all of Manchester; and many nephews, nieces, uncles, aunts and cousins. Calling hours were held at Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium in Manchester on Tuesday, followed by a Mass of Christian burial. Burial was in St. Augustin Cemetery.