Coos County Democrat Obituaries, Lancaster, New Hampshire, Wednesday, August 11, 2004

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Priscilla Kimball Foster Bush
Last member of Springer family

     GROVETON -- Priscilla Kimball Foster Bush, 93, died on Tuesday morning
August 3, 2004, at the Country Village Health Care Center, Lancaster. She
was the last of the Springer family of Riverton.
     Mrs. Bush was born in Riverton on September 9, 1910, the daughter of
John and Nicena (Boutwell) Springer.
     She was raised in Riverton but had resided in Groveton for 51 years of
her life. For a time she worked for the Groveton Paper Company and later
Gilman Paper, Gilman, Vt., for many years. She was also a homemaker who
enjoyed crocheting. She had resided at Country Village since 1998.
     Priscilla had been a member of United Methodist Church of Groveton
since 1946.
     Family members include her son Richard C. Kimball of Groveton; three
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Thelma Morton and
Harriet Howe, died previously.
     There are no visiting hours. A graveside service will be held on
Saturday morning, August 14, at 10 in the Summer Street Cemetery,
Lancaster. The Rev. Peter Parent, pastor of the United Methodist Church of
Groveton will officiate.
     Arrangements are under the direction othe Bailey Funeral Home,
Lancaster.

Robert Dale Gonyer

Family man, friend

     GROVETON -- Robert "Robby" Dale Gonyer, 40, of Groveton, died on
Wednesday August 4, 2004, as the result of an untimely accident.
     Robby was born on February 28, 1964 in Lancaster, the son of Robert
Clyde and Zelda (Nadeau) Gonyer. He was graduated from White Mountains
Regional High School in 1982 and from Berlin Vocational Technical College
in 1984 with an associateŐs degree in accounting.
     He was employed with the State of New Hampshire Department of
Transportation as a foreman of Patrol Shed 104 based in Groveton.
     Robby was a member of the American Legion Post #17 in Groveton. He
coached his sonŐs Knights of Columbus baseball team; he was a member of the
Col. Town Adult Softball Young Guns team; and enjoyed playing darts with
the Kaching team. He was an avid outdoor sportsman enjoying hunting,
fishing, and camping with his sons, father, and brothers. He enjoyed NASCAR
racing and his yearly trips to Loudon.
     Carpentry and working with wood were also favorite pastimes. He was
skilled in finish carpentry and recently completed his own camp on Page
Hill Road with the help of his brothers, sons, and several special friends.
He also enjoyed working on the family sawmill.
     Robby was a responsible, caring, thoughtful man who was devoted to his
wife of 12 years and his young sons. He was fortunate to have many
friendships in the surrounding communities. He will be greatly missed by
all his family and friends.
     Family members include his wife, Cassanna (Hill) Gonyer of Groveton;
three sons Benjamin, nine, Zachary, eight, and Hayden, eight, all of
Groveton; his parents, Robert and Zelda Gonyer of Lancaster; his two
brothers, Steven Gonyer of Lancaster, and Kirby Gonyer of Groveton; his
niece Separta of Lancaster; an aunt, Irene Nadeau and her husband, Robert
Decker of Guildhall, Vt., his mother- and father in-law, James and Merry
Hill of Lancaster; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Jeff and Joyce Ball, and
Clarence and Michelle Dingman, all of Lancaster, and Barbara McLaughlin of
Berlin; eight nieces and nephews. His beloved cousin, Benjamin Nadeau, died
in
1991.

     Visiting hours were held on Sunday afternoon and evening August 8,
from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A
funeral service was held on Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Christ United
Methodist Church, Lancaster, with the Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Bentum, pastor,
officiating. Burial followed in Northumberland Cemetery, Groveton.
     In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Robert
D. Gonyer Memorial Fund, 1 Middle Street, Lancaster, NH 03584, for the
future needs of his sons; or to the Groveton Ambulance Corps, Groveton, NH
03582.

Hazel E. Jonah

Born in Bloomfield

     BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Hazel E. Jonah, 92, formerly of Essex Jct. and
Laconia, N.H., died at the Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington on
Wednesday, July 28, 2004. She was the widow of Harley H. Jonah who died in
1986.
     Mrs. Jonah was born July 7, 1912 in Bloomfield, the daughter of
Christopher C. and Blanche Belle (Lurvey) Graham. She was a former resident
of Barre, and had formerly lived in Connecticut and was employed by Pratt &
Whitney.
     Family members include two sisters and two brothers, Harriette
Barriteau of Long Island, N.Y., Carmelita Lang of E. Hartford, Conn.,
Reginald Graham of Burlington and Edmund Graham of Colchester; and many
nephews and nieces.
     In addition to her husband, her sisters and brothers, Marion Scott,
Charlotte Cook, Elsina LaFontaine, Thomas Graham and Earl Graham died
previously.
     There will be no calling hours.
     A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, August 11 (today), at 2
p.m. at the family lot in Fairview Cemetery, Old Mill Rd., Stratford, N.H.
     Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant St.,
Laconia, N.H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to
view an online memorial, go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.