Colebrook News & Sentinel Obituaries, Colebrook, New Hampshire, from Wednesday, December 8, 2004

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ADAM BROOKS

     Lance Cpl. Adam R. Brooks, 20, died Nov. 28, 2004, following an
explosion near his Humvee in Baghdad.
     He was born in Manchester on June 17, 1984, the son of Rose (Brooks)
Marois and Robert Dubois. He was related to the Brooks family of Colebrook
and surrounding towns.
     He was a graduate of Manchester Central High. He served in the 2nd
Marine Expedition Force in Iraq. He enjoyed bike riding, drawing, and
basketball, but his true passion was being a Marine. Family members include
his wife, Ashley (McDonald) Brooks; his mother, Rose Marois; two sisters,
Teri Nordstrom of Manchester and Charlene Reynolds of Lancaster; a
grandmother, Nettie Brooks of Guildhall, Vt.; and several aunts, uncles and
cousins.
     Calling hours were held Sunday at J.N. Boufford & Sons Funeral Home,
110 Bridge St., Manchester. A Mass of Christ-ian burial was celebrated
Monday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Manchester. Burial was in Mount
Calvary Cemetery.
     Memorial donations in Lance Cpl. Adam Brooks' name may be made to the
Manchester Community Resource Center, 177 Lake Ave., Manchester 03103.

ZANE FULLER

     Mr. Zane L. Fuller, 84, of Stewartstown, died on Tuesday morning,
December 7, 2004 at the Coos County Nursing Hos-pital in West Stewartstown.
     Mr. Fuller was born on February 12, 1920 in Canaan, son of the late
Frank A. and Lula M. (Wright) Fuller.
     In 1935 he moved with his family to Whitefield, and was graduated from
Whitefield High School in 1939. He worked in the Whitefield and Lancaster
area after school, working as the projectionist at the Rialto Theater until
being drafted into the Army Air Corps in December, 1942.
     He was honorably discharged in December, 1945 and moved to Lancaster,
where he made his home for five years, returning to the Rialto Theater. He
later moved to North Haven, Conn., and worked for Pratt & Whitney for more
than 30 years, retiring in 1982.
     After retirement he returned to Canaan, where he lived until he bought
his home in West Stewartstown in 1996. He was a member of the Northland
American Legion Post 47 of Canaan, and a past member of the Lake Wallace
Association of Lake Wallace.
     Mr. Fuller is survived by three sisters, Juanita Shearer of Bradford,
Vt., Beatrice Hankins of Coca, Fla., and his twin sister, Jane Stevens of
Canaan. Mr. Fuller is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
     There will be no calling hours. A private family graveside service
will be held in the spring at the Alice Hunt Cemetery in Canaan.
     Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins Funeral Home
of Colebrook. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to
www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net.

ROBERT KEIR

     Robert G. Keir, 81, died on Sunday, December 5, 2004 surrounded by his
family. He was born on April 23, 1923 in Whitefield, N.H., the son of
Harold and Elsie (Berry) Keir. He was a graduate of Whitefield High School,
class of 1941. He also attended Cornell University.
     He was married to Gladys Gemmell in Colebrook on June 10, 1944. Bob
and Gladys made their home in Canaan, Vermont in the 1940s and 1950s. They
and their three children moved to Salisbury and then to Bennington in the
1960s. In 1967, they moved to Roxbury, where they lived for 33 years. In
2000, they moved to Huntington to reside near their son.
     Throughout his long career with the Vermont Fish and Game Department,
Bob worked at the state fish hatcheries in Canaan and Salisbury, and was
manager at the Bennington and Roxbury hatcheries. He advanced to management
positions in the main office in Montpelier, where he worked until his
retirement in December of 1984.
     Bob was active in many church activities and offices wherever he
lived. In Canaan he was Town Constable, Civil Defense Chief, school board
member and high school basketball coach, and in Bennington he coached youth
baseball for many years. As a resident of Roxbury, he was fire chief and a
selectboard member and trustee at the Congregational Church. First and
foremost, Bob loved to be with his family. He especially loved hunting,
golfing, sugar-making and gardening, and was an avid Red Sox fan.
     Survivors include his devoted wife of sixty years, Gladys of
Huntington; three children and their spouses, James and Patty Keir of
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Robin and Bill James of Pownal, Vt., and Duncan and
Megs Keir of Huntington; also six grandchildren, Bryan and Kristin Keir,
Bill and Scott James, Miranda and Jane Keir. He was predeceased by three
brothers.
     There are no calling hours. A celebration of Bob's life will be held
on Friday, December 10 at 11 a.m. at the Roxbury Cong-regational Church in
Roxbury. Burial the following day will be at the Maple Wood Cemetery in
Huntington, Vt. Donations in his memory may be made to Richmond Rescue,
Richmond, Vt 05477 or to The Visiting Nurse Assoc., Colchester, Vt 05446.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Kingston Funeral Home of
Northfield.

RICHARD LAFLAMME

     Richard G. Laflamme Sr., 80, of Route 16, died on December 1, 2004, at
Country Village Health Care Center in Lancaster.
     Born May 8, 1924, in Berlin, he was the son of George and Georgia
(Howard) Laflamme. He was a lifelong resident of the area.
     Mr. Laflamme was an Army veteran of World War II.
     Prior to retirement in 1981, he was employed by Brown Co. and James
River Corp.
     Mr. Laflamme was a member of St. Kieran Church, now known as Good
Shepherd Parish, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, White Mountain Post 2520,
American Legion, Ryan-Scammon Post 36, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
     The family includes his wife of 57 years, Elaine L. (Lemelin) Laflamme
of Milan; a daughter, Elaine S. Laflamme of Errol; three sons, Richard
Laflamme Jr. of Readville, Mass., Arthur and Michael Laflamme, both of
Berlin; 12 grandchildren; three brothers, George Laflamme of Milan, Raymond
Laflamme of Florida, and Maurice Laflamme of Berlin; three sisters,
Jeannette Theriault and Doris Laflamme, both of Berlin, and Irene Savard of
Florida; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
     Calling hours were held Friday at Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside
Ave., Berlin.
     The funeral was held Saturday in the funeral home chapel, with
interment following at St. Kieran Cemetery.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Berlin Health Department Nursing
Program, City Hall, 168 Main St., Berlin, NH 03570.

EDWARD NASH

     Edward (Eddie) Frank Nash, 68, died after a brief illness early Friday
afternoon, Decem-ber 4, 2004, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in
Colebrook.
     He was born on August 17, 1936 in Stewartstown, the son of Frank and
Gertrude (Gleason) Nash. He attended local schools in Kidderville and
Colebrook Academy, after which he served for three years in the Army,
mostly in Korea.
     Mr. Nash was married to Shirley Purdham on May 24, 1958. After his
discharge from the military he worked at the North Stratford Paper Mill,
then worked his own dairy farm for several years, until he started selling
used farm equipment in the early 1970s. Working seven days a week, he
expanded his business tremendously and soon he was dealing in construction
equipment, logging equipment and heavy equipment of all types.
     Presently Nash Equipment has over 20 employees and does business all
over the United States, Canada and as far away as Alaska and Belgium.
     Mr. Nash helped a lot of people all over New England for the past 30
years get started in business, financing machinery to them, giving many
people a chance to make it on their own. He enjoyed his business, and
frequently traveled around the country buying equipment mostly at auctions
and private sales, which he enjoyed tremendously.
     His latest venture was to a huge equipment auction in Mississippi,
with his son Scott. In the middle of all the equipment he purchased was his
pride and joy, a Model A Ford.
     His numerous business dealings brought him extensive publicity, both
good and bad; however, Mr. Nash believed that all publicity was good
publicity. His motto was "Once you find a job you like you never have to
work again"
     Mr. Nash enjoyed listening to his equipment advertisement on the
radio, and taking his friends and customers to local establishments to make
deals and listen to polka music.
     Mr. Nash is survived by his wife, Shirley, of Colebrook; two
daughters, Susan Nash and Andy Grondin of Colebrook, and Mrs. Dana
(Melanie) Lynch of Columbia; two sons, Scott Nash and wife Helene of
Colebrook and Chris and wife Karen of Concord; a sister, Mrs. Joseph
(Bonnie) Buhay of New Mexico; and eight grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Patricia Desrosiers and by
his parents. Calling hours will be held Thursday, December 9, 2004, from 2-
4 & 7-9 p.m., at the Newman Funeral Home, 141 Main Street, Colebrook, NH
03576.
     Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. Friday, December 10, at
Trinity United Methodist Church in Colebrook. Burial will be in Colebrook
Village cemetery.
     Those wishing to make donations in memory of Edward F. Nash may give
to the American Cancer Society, or a local cancer organization of their
choice.