Colebrook News & Sentinel Obituaries, Colebrook, New Hampshire, from Wednesday, April 28, 2004

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NICOLE S. COTE
     Ms. Nicole S. Cote, 19, of Berlin, died unexpectedly on Saturday,
April 24, 2004 off Route 110 in Berlin.
     She was born on October 9, 1984, the daughter of Jean and Diane
(Frechette) Cote. A resident of Berlin and Milan all her life, Nicole was a
member of Good Shepherd Parish. She had been employed as a waitress at the
Yokohama Restaurant in Gorham. She was a graduate of Berlin High School,
Class of 2002, and had attended Newbury College in South Carolina.
     She is survived by her father, Jean Cote and his fiancée, Diane Rice
of Canaan and Milan; two sisters, Josee Robinson and her husband Roy of
Milan, and Celine Cote of Hampton; her maternal grandparents, Louis and
Emerentienne (Leclerc) Frechette of East Hereford; her paternal
grandmother, Pauline Cote of Stewartstown; two nieces, Adrianna Robinson
and Delaney Robinson of Milan; and several aunts and uncles.
     She was predeceased by her mother, Diane F. (Frechette) Cote, on June
9, 1998, and by her paternal grandfather, Oscar Cote, in 2000.
     The memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 1, at 10 a.m. at
St. Albert's Church in West Stewartstown, with interment at St. Albert¹s
Cemetery. There are no calling hours; family and friends are invited to
attend the memorial service. The Fleury-Patry Funeral Home of Berlin and
Gorham are caring for the arrangements.

ROGER I. GADWAH

     Roger Irving Gadwah, 52, of Revere, Mass., and formerly of North
Haven, Conn., died on Sunday, April 11, 2004 in Massachusetts.
     Born in Meriden on September 20, 1951, he was a son of Elizabeth
Dustin Gadwah of Wallingford, Conn., and the late Clement I. Gadwah. He had
been a resident of North Haven and Boston for many years until moving to
Revere several years ago, and was employed as a manager for the OCE
Business Services Company of Boston for several years.
     Besides his mother, Elizabeth, he is survived by his sister and
brother-in-law, Myrna and Harold Woodworth of Wallingford; his brother and
sister-in-law, Berkley and Velma Gadwah of Meriden; his three nieces,
Caroline (Kimball) Rojas, formerly of Canaan, and Jocelin and Cassie
Bernardi; his two nephews, Harold and Wallace Woodworth; two great-nieces,
two great-nephews; and his longtime companions, Joseph Duffy and William
Buckley of Revere.
     Funeral services were held on Friday morning, April 16 at the First
Congregational Church of Wallingford. Interment was at the In Memoriam
Cemetery in Wallingford. Mr. Gadwah's family request that gifts in his
memory may be sent to the Connecticut Children¹s Medical Center, 282
Washington St., Hartford, CT 06106. Arrange-ments were under the direction
of the Wallingford Funeral Home in Wallingford.

BRENDON GROVER

     Brendon A. "Benny" Grover, 71, of Red Hook, N.Y., died on Sunday,
April 25, 2004 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, N.Y.
     Benny was a self-employed crane operator in the logging industry. He
and his family moved to Red Hook 24 years ago from Pittsburg.
     A veteran of the Army, he was a longtime member of the American
Legion, and a member of the Free & Accepted Masons, having joined that
group in Nashua in 1969.
     Born in Columbia on December 11, 1932, he was the son of the late Glen
and Ruby (Clark) Grover. On June 14, 1952 in Canaan, he was married to Joan
(Day) Grover.
     In addition to his wife, he is survived by his five children, Veronica
Grover of Loudon, Richard, William and Peter Grover of Red Hook, and Cathy
Chapple of Dover; three brothers, Berkley Grover of Columbia, Bruce Grover
of Colebrook, and Barry Grover of Stewartstown; 10 grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
     Two brothers, Bradley and Brett Grover, predeceased him.
     Visitation will be private. Funeral services will be held at 11:30
a.m. on Wednesday, April 28, at Burnett & White Funeral Homes in Red Hook.
The Reverend Fred C. Cartier will officiate. Interment will be in Red
Church Cemetery, Tivoli. Memorial donations may be made in Benny's memory
to a veterans' organization of one¹s choice. Arrangements are by Kenneth G.
Giek, Burnett & White Funeral Homes, Red Hook.

LEORA HARTLEN

     Mrs. Leora H. (McKeage) Hartlen, 85, of Colebrook, died on Monday
evening, April 26 2004 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in
Lebanon.
     Funeral arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear in next
week's edition. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins
Funeral Home in Colebrook. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line
by going to www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net.

PHILIP YOST

     Philip James Yost, 42, of Hudson, died unexpectedly in Hudson on
Wednesday, April 21, 2004. He was born in Manchester, Conn., on January 22,
1962, a son of Patricia (Stephen) Yost of Epping and the late Richard Yost.
He had resided in the Hudson and Litchfield area for a number of years.
     Mr. Yost had been employed in the road construction industry for the
past 15 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting the outdoors and traveling to
the ocean. He was educated in Colebrook and was graduated from Colebrook
Academy.
     In addition to his mother of Epping, survivors include three brothers
and two sisters-in-law, Richard W. and Carrie Yost of Epping, Stanley J.
and Laurie Yost of Windham and Arman P. Yost of Acworth, Ga.; and two
nieces, Brittany and Marissa Yost of Windham.
     There are no visiting hours. Following cremation, a graveside service
was held in Cemetery On The Plain in Windham on Tuesday morning. The Davis
Funeral Home of Nashua is in charge of arrangements.