Colebrook News & Sentinel Obituaries, Colebrook, New Hampshire, from Wednesday, June 30, 2004

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ROGER COOPER

     Roger D. Cooper, 51, of Bangor, Maine, died on June 26, 2004 in
Millinocket as a result of an accident on Mt. Katahdin.
     He was born on November 25, 1952 in West Stewartstown, son of the Rev.
Herbert and Bertha (Smith) Cooper. He was graduated from Noble High School
in Berwick, Maine, in 1971. In 1975 he was graduated from Rutgers
University, Cook College, with a bachelor of arts degree in forestry, and
received his master's degree from the University of Maine in Agricultural
Economics.
     Roger spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, and
another year working with the Honduras government. He was an employee of
Bangor Hydro-Electric Company for approximately 15 years.
     He is survived by his wife, Lori (Fineberg) Cooper of Bangor; a sister
and her husband, Laurice and David Jackson of Berwick; three brothers and
their wives, Joseph and Irene Cooper of Chesterfield, N.H., Col. Charles
Cooper, Retired U.S.A.F. and Beverly of Springfield, Va., Nathan "Dick" and
Kelley Cooper of Westport, Mass.; special niece and nephew Kathleen and
Kenneth Jackson; and several other nieces and nephews.
     A service of remembrance will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at
Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor, with the Rev. Irving Koelker
officiating. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to Manna
Ministries, PO Box 2763, Bangor, ME 04402-2763.

ARTHUR DAUPHINAIS

     Arthur O. Dauphinais, 91, of Laconia, died on June 23, 2004 at the St.
Francis Home, following an extended period of failing health. He was born
in Fitchburg, Mass., on February 8, 1913, the son of William and Rosalie
(Bedard) Dauphinais.
     He was raised in Enfield, N.H., one of fifteen children in his family,
and served in the Army during World War II. After the war he settled in
Laconia, and was employed as a machinist by Scott and Williams until his
retirement in 1975.
     Mr. Dauphinais was a quiet and devoted family man who loved to read
and tend to his garden. He was a long time parishioner of Sacred Heart
Church in Laconia.
     His wife, Margurite-Dunn Dauphinais, died in 1959. He was also
predeceased by a son, Francis, in 1975.
     Family members include two daughters, Estelle Lyons and her husband
Earl of Laconia, and Madeline Dauphinais, also of Laconia; two sons, Eugene
Dauphinais of Laconia and Philip Dauphinais of Colebrook; five
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lena Dauphinais
of Laconia, Theresa Lozeau of Enfield and Regina Dauphinais of Cheshire,
Conn.; a brother, Wilfred Dauphinais of Enfield; and many nieces and
nephews.
     A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on June 26, with burial
following at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Laconia. Donations in memory of
Arthur Dauphinais may be sent Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Ave., Laconia,
NH 03246.

FREDERICK SNARE

     Frederick Snare III, 81, of Dorset and Averill, Vt., died on Tuesday
June 22, 2004.
     He was born in Englewood, N.J., son of Edith Dulles and Frederick
Snare Jr. He attended the Taft School and Wesleyan University before
joining the Marine Corps to serve in the Pacific during World War II. He
lived in Wilton, Conn., and New York City while a partner at F.I. DuPont.
He moved to Bedford, N.Y., when he was remarried to Sally Schoellkopf and
worked with Renwick Realty. He moved to Dorset in 1995 at the time of her
death.
     The Snare family has had a camp in Averill since 1927, following years
of fishing at Quimby Country.
     He leaves a son, Derick, and granddaughter, Audrey, of Somerville,
Mass.; three step-sons, Rick Kelley of Seattle, Wash., Philip Kelley of
Stowe and Peter Kelley of Rutland, Vt.; two sisters, Dorothy Warner and
Margorie Chapman of Dorset; a brother, William Snare of Colorado Springs,
Colo.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
     A memorial service was held on Tuesday, June 29 at the United Church
of Dorset. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the United
Church of Dorset, PO Box 263, Dorset, VT, or the National Kidney
Found-ation, 11 Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 105, Norwood, MA 02062.