The Rockingham News Obituaries, Rockingham, New Hampshire, from Friday, May 30, 2003

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Stephanie Gagnon Doyle

     EXETER - Stephanie Rae Gagnon Doyle, 39, of 40 Hampton Road, C12, died
Thursday, May 22, 2003, at her home after a sudden illness.
     She was born April 19, 1964, in Lynn, Mass., the daughter of Robert S.
and Sharon R. (Doucette) Nichols of Raymond.
     She was educated in Kinsgton schools and was a 1982 graduate of
Sanborn Regional High School. She completed her training as a hairdresser
at the Barbizon School of Beauty in Lawrence, Mass. Simply for enjoyment,
never working in a salon, she was always willing to provide haircuts for
family and friends.
     Mrs. Gagnon Doyle was a homemaker at the time of her death and had
previously been a bookkeeper for several firms throughout the area.
     She was an avid cook and baker; was a motorcycle enthusiast and was a
member of the Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club. She enjoyed knitting and
excelled with her computer, entering many computer contests. She enjoyed
traveling, especially to New York City and Florida. She was instrumental in
raising monies for many New Hampshire veterans. Through corporate and
private donations, she raised countless dollars for Liberty House in
Manchester.
     She was a former member of St. James Episcopal Church, Amesbury, Mass.
     In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Thomas C.
Doyle of Exeter, one son, Andrew R. Gagnon; one sister, Renee Burke of
Kingston; one brother, Robert of Raymond; her maternal grandparents, Harold
J. and Ruth Doucette of Fremont; two stepdaughters, Amber and Leah Doyle of
Dover; one uncle, George Nichols of Gloucester, Mass.; and several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
     She was predeceased by her first husband, Carroll R. Gagnon, who
drowned in 1991 in the Lakes Region while canoeing; one son, Christopher R.
Gagnon, who died at birth in 1984; and her paternal grandmother, Jane
Nichols Manning.
     Funeral services were held Monday in the Robert K. Gray Jr. Funeral
Home, Hampton, followed by burial was in Village Cemetery, Fremont.

Priscilla I. Gaskill

     HAMPSTEAD - Priscilla I. "Pinky" (Davis) Gaskill, 90, died Tuesday,
May 27, 2003, at her daughter’s home following a lengthy illness.
     She was born in Hampstead and was the oldest living native-born
citizen of the town.

She attended local schools.

     Mrs. Gaskill retired from the former Western Electric Co. in No.
Andover, Mass., in 1977. She was previously employed at Emerson Shoe Shop
in Hampstead.
     She was a member of Hampstead Congregational Church and was a former
member of the choir. She was a member of the C.W.A. and the Telelphone
Pioneers of America.
     The widow of Daniel L. Gaskill, she is survived by one daughter and
her husband, Carol and Richard Garcia of Hampstead; three grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; her longtime companion, Howard C. Hamel of
Hampstead; two nieces and one nephew.
     Memorial services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Brookside Chapel
& Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow. Burial will be in Lakeview
Cemetery, Hampstead.
     Memorial donations may be made to Rockingham VNA & Hospice, 137 Epping
Road, Exeter, NH 03833.

Susan A. Robinson

     HAMPSTEAD - Susan A. (Griffin) Robinson, 52, died Monday, May 26,
2003, in Parkland Medical Center, Derry, after a sudden illness.
     She was born Nov. 20, 1950, in Haverhill, Mass., the daughter of
Lorraine F. (Smith) Hill of Georgetown, Mass. She had resided in Kingston
before moving to Hampstead 25 years ago.
     She was educated in Groveland, Mass., schools and was a graduate of
Pentucket Regional High School, West Newbury, Mass.
     Mrs. Robinson was the manager of Supercuts, Shaw’s Plaza, Plaistow.
     In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Alan L.
Robinson of Hampstead; one daughter, Erika L. Robinson of Hampstead; one
son, Zachary D. Pepin of Bedford; two sisters, Judith L. Lambroukos of
Lowell, Mass., and Patricia A. Griffin of Orlando, Fla.; three brothers,
Gerald E. Hill of Groveland, Mass., David G. Hill of Bloomfield, Conn., and
Richard A. Hill of Haverhill; and several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the C. Frank
Linnehan & Son Bradford Funeral Home, 52 Salem St., Bradford, Mass. Burial
will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Groveland, Mass.
     Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 20
Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701-4688 or to the N.H. SPCA, P.O. Box 196,
Stratham, NH 03885.

Marcella A. Rubchinuk

     MIDDLETON, Mass. - Marcella A. (Hebb) Rubchinuk, 80, died Thursday,
May 15, 2003, in Beverly Hospital.
     She is survived by three sons, and two daughters-in-law, Robert and
Lois Rubchinuk of Oklahoma, Mark and Cindy Rubchinuk of Middleton and
Timothy Rubchinuk of Danvers, Mass.; four daughters and three sons-in-law,
Diane and Gerald Leblanc of New Hampshire, Linda and George McCarthy and
Lisa Singh, all of New Jersey, and Kimberly and Steven Byrnes of New
Hampshire; two sisters, Eliza Stark of Maine and Patricia Rogers of New
Hampshire; 22 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.
     She was predeceased by one daughter, Ann Williams; one
great-granddaughter, Allysia Byrnes; and three brothers, Robert, Horace and
Albert Hebb.
     Arrangements were by the Peterson O’Donnell Funeral Home, Danvers,
Mass.

Marcia C. Sanborn

     DANVILLE - Marcia C. Sanborn, 91, of Beach Plain Road, died February
26, 2003, in Exeter Hospital.
     She was born Oct. 25, 1911, in Buckfield, Maine, the daughter of
Charles B. and Marion (Clark) Conant. She was raised in Maine and Kingston
and had resided in North Danville for 69 years.
     She was a 1931 graduate of Sanborn Seminary, Kingston.
     Mrs. Sanborn was employed by Keezar Manufacturing in Plaistow for many
years, retiring in 1968. She had previously worked for F.W. Woolworth in
Exeter for several years.

She enjoyed crocheting.

     The widow of Melton R. Sanborn, who died in 1998, she is survived by
four daughters, Jean Kerr of Yuma, Ariz., Barbara Byrne of North Danville,
Sylvia Milbury of New River, Ariz., and Dotty S. Emilio of East Kingston;
one son, Butch Sanborn of Raymond; six grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and
nephews.
     She was predeceased by one daughter, Muriel Sanborn.
     Burial services will be held Sunday, June 1, at 2 p.m. in Old
Meetinghouse Cemetery, Danville.

Walton W. St. John

     HAMPSTEAD - Walton W. "Wally" St. John, 60, of East Hampstead, died
Tuesday, May 27, 2003, in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston,
following a brief illness.
     He was born in Haverhill, Mass., and was educated in Haverhill schools
and Pinkerton Academy in Derry.
     Mr. St. John was an equipment operator for Covanta in Ward Hill,
Mass., for the past 12 years. He had previously been employed as a
production supervisor at the Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Salem for 28
years.
     He was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed woodworking.
     He is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Dooley) St. John; one son and
his wife, Walton W. "Wally" and Laurie St. John of Hampstead; two
grandchildren; one brother, William St. John of Haverhill; one aunt; and
many nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Brookside Chapel
& Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow. Burial will be in West Hampstead
Cemetery.
     Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice.