Coos County Democrat Obituaries, Lancaster, New Hampshire, Wednesday, April 28, 2004

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Allegra T. Colborn
Secretary for the CIA

     LANCASTER Ñ Allegra T. ÒLeeÓ Colborn, 95, died on Monday morning April
26, 2004, at the Country Village Health Care Center, Lancaster.
     Mrs. Colborn was born in Chillicothe, Ill., on June 17, 1908, the
daughter of Charles and Mary (Topping) Truitt.
     Mrs. Colborn was a retired secretary for the Central Intelligence
Agency, Washington, D.C., and a former resident of Deerfield Beach, Fla.
     She was a 50-plus-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
     Family members include a son and daughter-in-law, John A. Colborn and
wife Nancy of Lancaster; three grandchildren, Janet Roberts of Lincoln,
Lynn Andrews of Meredith, and William H. Colborn of Lancaster; and nine
great-grandchildren. Her husband John A. Colborn Jr. died in 1978.
     There are no visiting hours. Services will be held at the convenience
of the family.
     Arrangements are under the direction of the Bailey Funeral Home,
Lancaster.

Nicole S. Cote

Berlin High grad

     BERLIN Ñ Nicole S. Cote, 19, of 416 Burgess St., Berlin, died
unexpectedly on Saturday, April 24, 2004 off of Route 110 in Berlin.
     She was born on October 9, 1984 in Berlin, the daughter of Jean and
Diane (Frechette) Cote.
     A resident of Berlin and Milan all of 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 also had attended Newbury College in South Carolina.
     Family members include her father, Jean Cote and his finacee Diane
Rice of Canaan, Vt. and Milan, N.H.; two sisters, Josee Robinson and
husband Roy of Milan, and Celine Cote of Hampton; maternal grandparents,
Louis Frechette and Emerentienne (Leclerc) Frechette of East Hereford, PQ,
Canada; paternal grandmother, Pauline Cote of West Stewartstown; two
nieces, Adrianna Robinson and Delaney Robinson of Milan; and several aunts
and uncles.
     Her mother, Diane F. (Frechette) Cote died on June 9, 1998. Her
paternal grandfather, Oscar Cote, also died previously.
     A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 1, at 10 a.m. at the
St. AlbertÕs Church in W. Stewartstown. Interment will be at St. AlbertÕs
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
final arrangements.

Joan L. Grattage

     Was nurse in WomenÕs Army Corps
     LANCASTER Ñ Joan L. Grattage, 69, of Page Hill Road, died on Saturday,
April 24, 2004, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon.
     She was born in Pittsfield, on June 19, 1934, the daughter of Clayton
and Viola (Zanes) Frenette.
     Joan was raised in Pittsfield and later moved to Jefferson in her
youth.
     During the Korean Conflict she served as a nurse with the WomenÕs Army
Corps. Returning home she continued her nursing career at Beatrice D. Weeks
Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. She was later employed at the Kent Nursing
Home, Lancaster, through the transition to Country Village Health Care
Center and Genesis Eldercare for a combined total of 25 years until her
health forced her to retire. For several years after she continued on as a
volunteer.
     For many years she taught Sunday school and served five years as a
Girl Scout Leader. She was a Charter Member of the WomenÕs Memorial in
Washington, DC. Knitting hats at home was one of her favorite pastimes.
     Family members include her husband, Stanley H. Grattage of Lancaster;
two sons, Roger Grattage of Florida, and Glen ÒBuddyÓ Allin of Manchester;
three daughters, Amber Curtis of Manchester, Wendy McKinnon of Haverhill,
and Joanie Johnson of Pelham; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
and a brother, Charles ÒSqueakÓ Frenette of Lancaster. Her two sons, Stan
W. Grattage and Kenneth C. Grattage, and a brother, Clayton Frenette died
previously.
     Visiting hours were held on Tuesday, April 27, at the Bailey Funeral
Home, Lancaster. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday morning
(today) at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will
follow in the Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster.

Signe Laurhammer

Mother, grandmother

     BERLIN Ñ Signe (Paulson) Laurhammer, 96, formerly of 8 Granite Street,
died on Saturday evening, April 24, 2004 at the Androscoggin Valley
Hospital.
     She was born in Berlin on December 8, 1907, the daughter of Martin and
Johanna (Swenson) Paulson and had lived in the North Country most of her
life.
     The family includes a son, Einar Laurhammer of Jefferson and El Paso,
Tex.; a daughter, Shirley Gagnon of North Wales, Penn.; five grandchildren,
Steven, Ingrid, Carla, Eric and Faith; two nieces, Gloria Orr and June
Jensen; two nephews, Melvin Johnson and Philip Jensen; and several cousins.
     Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Interment will be in
the Old City Cemetery.
     The Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Charles E. Manchester

Veteran, active in Scouts

     GROVETON Ñ Charles ÒChuckÓ E. Manchester, 62, of Brown Road died on
April 24, 2004 at Weeks Medical Center after a sudden illness.
     Born on June 16, 1941 in Lawrence, Mass., he was a son of Harry E. and
Dorothy Mar (Butler) Manchester.
     He had been a resident of Groveton since 1992, coming from Allenstown.
He was raised in Podunk, Mass., and was graduated from Wakefield High
School, class of 1958. He was a veteran of the Air Force, and was in the
non-active reserves for 10 years.
     Chuck was very active in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts when his sons
were younger. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He played cribbage on
the Internet with people from all over the world and had some very high
scores.
     The family includes his wife of 20 years, Shirley (Robinson)
Manchester of Groveton; his children, Jeffrey, Julie, Janelle and Chuck;
grandchildren, Dylan, Keegan, Nikita, Kaden and Cera; his brother Gary and
wife Cheryl; nieces and nephews.
     Calling hours were held on Monday, April 26 at the Main-Armstrong
Funeral Home in Groveton. A funeral service followed at the funeral home
with the Rev. Peter Parent, pastor of the Groveton United Methodist Church
officiating. Burial followed in the Northumberland Cemetery.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Charles Manchester Memorial
Fund, c/o Berlin City Bank, 2 State Street, Groveton, NH 03582.
     To send the family your condolences via the online register book, go
to www.legacy.com.

Warren Lloyd Tippitt

Army veteran, window washer

     GROVETON Ñ Warren Lloyd Tippitt, 81, of Spring Street, Groveton, died
on April 21, 2004 at the Morrison Nursing Home in Whitefield after a
lengthy illness.
     Born on August 30, 1922 in Groveton, a son of Robert G. and Ellen
(Morgan) Tippitt, he lived his whole life in Groveton.
     He was an Army veteran, who served in France during World War II.
     Warren worked for 27 years for Groveton Papers, then started his own
window cleaning business and washed windows for 35 years from Twin Mountain
to Groveton until he had to stop due to health reasons.
     The family includes his son, Lloyd and his wife Timonee Tippitt of
Northumberland; two daughters, Mary Ellen and her husband Mark Coffer of
Lawton, Okla., and Anna Marie and her husband Daniel Harrison of Groveton;
nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Doris Tetreault,
Lorraine Tetreault and Evelyn Miller, all of Groveton; one brother, Robert
Tippitt of Stark; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
     Four sisters, Alice Decuna, Lucy Allin, Sarah Newton and Matilda
ÒVernieÓ LeMay died previously.
     Services will be held on Saturday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at the Jehovah
Witnesses Kingdom Hall, Route 3, Lancaster, with Br. John Goedecke
officiating. Burial will follow in the Northumberland Cemetery.
     For directions to the service or to send the family your condolences
via the online register book, go to www.legacy.com.
     Main-Armstrong Funeral Home in Groveton is assisting the family with
the arrangements.

Committals

Bernice A. Lefeuille

     STRATFORD Ñ Bernice A. ÒSisÓ Lafeuille, 62, of Route 3, died on
Monday, February 9, 2004 at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster after a brief
illness.
     Born on June 13, 1941 in Lancaster, the daughter of Raymond M. and
Bernadette M. (Defosse) Deyette, she had lived her whole life in the
Stratford-Groveton area.
     Bernice was a graduate of Groveton High School, class of 1959. She was
a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Stratford.
     Committal services will be held on Saturday, May 1 at 12:30 p.m. at
the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery on Brown Road in Groveton.
     Memorial donations may be made in BerniceÕs name to the Cohos
Historical Society, c/o Tim Brooks, P. O. Box 242, North Stratford, NH
03590.
     For directions to the service or to send the family condolences via
the online register book, go to www.legacy.com.

Joseph F. Roberts

     PHOENIX, Ariz. Ñ Joseph F. Roberts, 51, of Phoenix, Ariz., died on
December 21, 2003 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
     He was born on February 5, 1952, the son of Julius and Estella
(LaBelle) Roberts.
     The family includes two sisters, Charlotte Whitaker of Brunswick, Vt.
and Maureen LaLonde of Lakeland, Fla.; two brothers, Harold Roberts of
Goshen and John Roberts of Fairlee, Vt. His parents and a brother, Michael
died previously.
     A committal service will be held on Wednesday, May 5 at 2 p.m. in the
Mt. Olivet Cemetery in White River Junction, Vt.
     Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction is in charge of
arrangements.

Memorial services

Phylis M. Hartshorn

     LANCASTER Ñ A memorial service for Phyllis M. Hartshorn, 82, who died
on April 7, 2004, will be held on Saturday morning, May 1, at 11 at the
Christ United Methodist Church, Lancaster. The Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Bentum,
Pastor, and the Rev. Curtis W. Smith will co-officiate the service. Burial
in Summer Street Cemetery will be held at the convenience of the family.
     Arrangements are under the direction of the Bailey Funeral Home,
Lancaster.