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The following are obituaries of some of Hampton's most well-known citizens.

Charles Francis Adams: July 10, 1866 -- May 22, 1950; Founder of the Hampton Union newspaper

Harry V. Anderson: April 20, 1918 - September 30, 2006; Assistant superintendent of schools for SAU 21 in Hampton

Patricia Silver Aquizap: February 17, 1933 - February 27, 2008

Sarah Thayer Arnold: March 17, 1904 - November 19, 1995; Assistant librarian at the Lane Memorial Library

Michael J. Arundel: September 22, 1929 - October 20, 1999

Jean A. (Fitzreiter) Ashfield: July 16, 1925 - April 26, 1988
She was past president of the Friends of Lane Memorial Library in Hampton

Charles Brickett Bailey: March 19, 1911 - December 31, 1997
Longtime family doctor in Hampton and other area towns

Virginia Louise (Carpenter) Bailey: May 5, 1915 - April 19, 2009
Nurse and wife of Dr. Charles Brickett Bailey

Roland T. Barnaby: January 12, 1913 - April 8, 2001

Margaret T. Barry: March 28, 1913 - December 21, 2009
She was a 1931 graduate of Hampton Academy and a 1935 graduate of the University of New Hampshire.

Frederick R. Batchelder: December 4, 1883 - January 1, 1961
"A Beach Pioneer"

Horace M. Batchelder: January 31, 1909 - February 2, 1984; A 50-year member and past master of Oceanside Grange.

Lucille "Pete" Batchelder: June 14, 1922 - February 14, 2005

Philip P. Bennett: August 5, 1920 - November 8, 2004; A member of the Hamptons' American Legion Post 35

Hollis Blake: April 17, 1922 - September 29, 2007

Earl Blatchford: May 25, 1922 - August 17, 2009

Laura M. Blizzard: ca. 1919 - July 1, 2008

Peter Bogash: February 24, 1959 - October 2, 2007
Best known for his local rock band, Bogash, formed in the 1970s.

Leroy E. Bolduc: January 31, 1938 - September 2, 2000
Local barber and owner of Depot Barber Shop

K. Claire Bourque: July 4, 1928 - August 10, 2005; Lane Memorial Library volunteer

Carl Coburn Bragg: April 6, 1916 - February 5, 2005; Co-owner of Hampton Union

Doris S. Bragg: April 29, 1915 - February 23, 2004

Carolyn B. P. Brewster: August 13, 1923 - March 26, 1999
Secretary to Hampton Town Manager

Carroll M. Brown: May 7, 1928 - November 23, 2009
He graduated from Hampton Academy & High School, Class of '46 and is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of WW II

Hugh Brown: December 24, 1847 - November 29, 1920
Hampton Selectman, 1900-1901

Winthrop Marshall "Winnie" Brown: February 3, 1921 - February 6, 2007
A master plumber and electrician, began his own business in 1968, and is a Hampton Academy & High School graduate Class of '38.

Lucy E. Bume: April 20, 1918 - August 31, 2002
Long time employee of Lane Memorial Library

Lara Bunce: October 27, 1990 - June 12, 2008

Charles Burlington: August 25, 1931 - July 20, 2008
Hampton Public Works employee for 26 years and call firefighter

Robert P. Chamberland: January 25, 1930 - September 19, 2005
Member of Hamptons' American Legion Post 35

Frank J. Chiaramitaro Sr.: March 10, 1942 - May 16, 2006
Home builder and developer

Alfred Christie: August 22, 1924 - January 14, 2009
Former Hampton Playhouse owner/producer

Frederick C. Clews: August 27, 1915 - May 12, 2007
Hampton Beach furniture store owner and deputy fire chief

Vernon W. Colby: June 16, 1918 - February 9, 1990
Local Journalist

Anna May Cole: February 1865 - July 18, 1953; Hampton School Teacher

Ralph T. Colliander: July 30, 1923 - August 12, 2007
A member of Hamptons' American Legion Post 35

David F. Colt, Sr.: February 5, 1891 - August 29, 1954; Hampton businessman and photographer

Thelma (Norton) Cummings: June 17, 1906 - November 9, 2004; Hampton Centre School Teacher for 35 years.

George G. Cusack: May 16, 1931 - December 6, 1969
"Cusack Road" named in his memory.

Glendon C. Dalton: February 24, 1938 - April 8, 2008
A Hampton Academy graduate, Class of 1956 and a US Army veteran.

Robert H. Danelson: April 12, 1911 - February 12, 2009
Member of Hamptons American Legion Post No. 35 and active Mason

Lucy Eleanor (Manix) Dawson: January 31, 1917 - May 31, 2002

Randolph A. DeLancey: 1819 - June 25, 1894

Thomas E. Donaldson: October 8, 1931 - April 9, 2004
Trustee of Lane Library

Louis E. DuBois: September 15, 1922 - December 6, 2003

Col. Stebbins H. Dumas: February 1830 - February 10, 1902
Early Hampton Beach Hotelier

Alzena R. (Leavitt) Elliot: April 5, 1907 - September 29, 2004

William I. Elliot: April 28, 1905 - January 3, 2007; Those who remembered him as an operative Mason,
police officer, concert singer, poet, actor and a Scoutmaster.

Robert O. E. Elliot: December 20, 1902 - July 28, 2002
Author of fishing books and writer for the Hampton Union newspaper

James F. Fallon Jr.: August 2, 1924 - February 15, 2005
Hampton selectman and budget committee member

Hazel P. Fanning: June 23, 1907 - May 23, 1995
She owned and operated the Greenlands Cabins in Hampton for 50 years.

Dustin Lancy Farnum: May 27, 1874 - July 3, 1929
Was an American singer, dancer and an actor in silent movies during the early days of motion pictures, born at Hampton Beach, NH

Richard C. Fitts: October 6, 1927 - August 25, 2005
HFD Call Firefighter, 1955 to 1970

Francis H. "Frank" Fitzgerald: 1925 - December 5, 2009
A U.S. Navy WWII veteran

Robert Webster Fitz: May 19, 1932 - September 15, 2003
Hampton Fire Chief

Marilyn Emma Berard Flynn: September 30, 1929 - February 6, 2010

Clara (Seward) Gale: July 20, 1899 - March 4, 2002

Vernon F. Gauron: May 14, 1924 - March 16, 2008
Businessman, fishing boat owner, general contractor and long-time member of Hamptons' American Legion Post 35

Thomas J. "Tom" Gillick, Jr.: November 20, 1921 - August 17, 2007
State Representative, Hampton Selectman, acting Town Manager and Planning Board member.

Helen C. Gilmore: November 4, 1909 - December 10, 2005; In 1950, she built the Hampton Beach Marina with her brother, George Smith.

Norman Louis Grandmaison: July 10, 1929 - August 30, 2008
Hampton says farewell to former Ashworth by the Sea owner and Hampton Beach icon.

Marie A. (Mahar) Graves: March 16, 1938 - August 31, 2005

Richard R. "Dick" Grenier: October 15, 1926 - October 6, 2003

George F. Hardardt: January 16, 1926 - December 15, 1994; Hampton Public Works Director and Selectman

Helen Worledge Hayden: May 19, 1902 - November 11, 1998; Hampton Town Clerk and Selectman

Eugene Alfonso Heal, Jr.: September 16, 1928 - October 9, 2003

Ted Herbert: December 18, 1915 - May 27, 2006; Ted Herbert's Big Band played at Hampton Beach for many years in the 1940s & 1950s.

Nancy J. Higgins: October 21, 1935 - September 14, 2007; Founder and matriarch of The Old Salt Eating & Drinking Place at Hampton Beach

Susan (Benedict) Fairfield Hill: November 15, 1836 - September 25, 1898
Writer and poetess who lived at North Beach

Horace Eastow Hobbs: September 13, 1899 - July 7, 1999

Stillman Moulton Hobbs: April 11, 1903 - June 7, 1988
Educator, Local Historian

Mark W. Holman: March 21, 1959 - May 6, 1981
He served in the Army as a military policeman in Germany from 1977 until 1980 and was employed as a cook at the Galley Hatch Restaurant.
Constance ('Connie') Holman: July 23, 1934 - July 8, 2009
Connie's most rewarding career was as an educational associate in the Hampton school system, retiring in 1999. She was an active volunteer in the community, church and schools.

George E. Hosker: September 29, 1930 - June 26, 2008
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War
and a member of the Exeter Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Gloria H. Hosker: October 13, 1930 - July 14, 2005; Hampton School system Librarian Assistant for 25 years.

Rita G. Palmer James: February 23, 1918 - February 14, 2002
WWII Prisoner of War For 3 Years

Frank H. Jellinek Jr.: May 30, 1945 - January 24, 2006; Chairman emeritus of Fisher Scientific International in Hampton

Helene T. Joiner: December 31, 1930 - January 16, 2009
Former Trustee of Lane Memorial Library.

Junkins Family: Obituaries of Ernest (1934), Margaret M. (1989),
Ernest Jr., (1979) and Seth M. (1994) Junkins

John J. "Jack" Kelley: October 14, 1925 - September 13, 2009
He was a member of Hamptons' American Legion Post 35

Willliam "Bill" R. Kennedy: March 5, 1927 - October 9, 2006; Hampton Beach Restaurateur

Rosetta G. Keohane: August 8, 1900 - May 18, 1974
Willim D. Keohane: November 27, 1898 - February 20, 1978; William and Rosetta Keohane owned and managed the Blue Spruce Cottages at Hampton Beach for 30 years.

Shannon Kiernan: January 16, 1978 - February 12, 2006; Teacher at Winnacunnet High School, Hampton, New Hampshire

William J. "Bill" Kutlowski: April 4, 1958 - February 12, 2005

Charles P. Lamie, Sr.: July 18, 1939 - September 20, 2002

Howard Garland Lane: December 14, 1869 - July 11, 1957; Hampton businessman, politician and donor of the original Lane Memorial Library building

Joshua A. Lane: November 1, 1831 - May 2, 1908; For whom the Lane Memorial Library was named.

Lydia A. Lane: March 16, 1837 - December 9, 1931; District school teacher; Wife of Joshua Lane above.

Wheaton Joshua Lane: November 13, 1902 - November 29, 1983; Retired Historian, Educator, and benefactor of the Lane Memorial Library

Judge Thomas Leavitt: September 29, 1832 - November 3, 1920,
Retired Judge of Rockingham County Probate Court

Dorothy M. Little: December 23, 1913 - August 24, 1987,
Lane Memorial Library Trustee

John Pierce "Jack" Little: August 26, 1915 - June 1, 2005
Member of Lane Memorial Library Building Committee

Jeremiah (Jerry) J. Lonergan: May 29, 1923 - July 7, 2008
U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, member of Hamptons' American Legion Post 35 and Library Trustee

Carl M. Lougee: May 8, 1910 - June 2, 1969
Hampton businessman and politician

Gertrude Nelson Lougee: October 25, 1909 - December 30, 2004

John N. MacInnes Jr.: April 25, 1920 - April 11, 2008
World War II vet and member of American Legion Post 35, where he served as Chaplain.

Kenneth W. Malcolm: December 30, 1920 - March 11, 2008
Hampton Representative to the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1983 to 1998.

George "Connie" Mannix: October 4, 1939 - February 21, 2008
Winnacunnet Athletic Director

Celestina T. Marelli: July 12, 1890 - November 19, 1983
Luigi Marelli: October 28, 1883 - November 9, 1959
Co-owners of Marelli's Market

Margaret 'Peg' J.C. Melbye: June 5, 1909 - September 28, 1994
Library Volunteer

G. Ernest Mills, Sr.: August 22, 1908 - February 8, 2006

Roger R. Moreau: January 22, 1938 - March 15, 1999
A3C USAF - 1955-58

Hilda G. Morse: July 18, 1902 - February 1, 1995

Earl Taylor Newman: May 18, 1926 - April 27, 2004
Hampton Barber

Ashton J. Norton: September 6 1920 - September 14, 2005
Hampton Selectman
Member of Hamptons' American Legion Post 35

Bill Oakes: April 16, 1944 - October 2, 2005; An artist, illustrator, art educator, inventor,
children�s book author, publisher and community activist

Frances Swift Olney: October 6, 1913 - August 9, 2003

Leo Pacheco: November 16, 1923 - May 18, 2008

Howard Currier Page Jr.: January 22, 1927 - January 9, 2003

Roland W. Paige: January 16, 1911 - September 15, 1990

Bernice G. Palmer: January 4, 1899 - September 8, 1985

Charles H. Palmer: October 6, 1883 - August 22, 1946
Hampton Fisherman and Restaurant Owner

Geraldine Lynch Palmer: July 9, 1920 - October 31, 2003

Gertrude F. Palmer: August 1, 1909 - September 12, 2001

Leonore L. Paneyko: May 6, 1907 - October 30, 2002

Belle G. Perkins: September 4, 1876 - June 22, 1972; Hampton Baptist Church choir director.

Fred Elias Perkins: November 22, 1874 - May 25, 1938
Hampton farmer, teamster and Road Commissioner

Harold G. Perkins: October 1, 1899 - September 11, 1980
Hampton farmer and plumber

John G. Peterson: June 12, 1908 - December 15, 1988

John J. Ratoff: June 5, 1926 - October 26, 2007
He owned and operated Tobey's Drug Store in Hampton for 20 years.

Jeannie Marelli Raynes: September 29, 1922 - November 21, 2007

Catherine Louise Redden: April 12, 1949 - September 26, 2008
Lane Memorial Library Director for 15 years, 1993-2008.

Byron E. Redman: July 22, 1890 - March 29, 1981

Philip G. Richards: December 1, 1933 - September 5, 2004; Hampton Town Manager

Lemuel Churchill Ring: October 26, 1855 - October 5, 1933

Lloyd Churchill (Pat) Ring: July 18, 1910 - October 16, 1975

Michael R. Robidas: March 22, 1956 - June 4, 1996; Store Manager at Super Shop 'N Save in Hampton

Weston Stimson Root: January 26, 1917 - October 16, 1998

Albert A. Ross: October 31, 1926 - June 21, 2007
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Joseph A. Roy: October 12, 1930 - January 13, 2009
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the Pacific.

Jean F. Sawyer: November 23, 1932 - September 5, 2005
A substitute teacher and teacher�s aide at the Centre School in Hampton in recent years.

Samuel Bruce Scaggs: May 21, 1925 - January 26, 2003
World War II U.S. Navy veteran

Edward S. Seavey, Jr.
: May 6, 1914 - June 16, 1963

Simeon Albert Shaw: August 23, 1856 - April 6, 1944
Hampton Librarian, 1881-1931

Caroline Campbell (Lamprey) Shea: September 1860 - April 25, 1933
Local historian and writer

Eloise Lane Smith: June 1, 1899 - January 16, 1965

Elton B. Smith: March 3, 1918 - April 14, 2008
He was vice principal of Winnacunet High School in Hampton

Henry Albert St. Germain: July 23, 1922 - May 2, 2003

Howard W. Stickney: June 18, 1934 - January 7, 2006
Hampton Fire Chief, retiring in 1980, after 27 years of service.

William P. Stickney: October 9, 1894 - July 19, 1982
Hampton fire fighter and police officer

Ruth Geneve Stimson: November 17, 1919 - July 14, 2004
Rockingham County educator,
Community Leader, Environmentalist & Lane Library Trustee

Robert B. Stockbridge: February 4, 1926 - May 4, 2004

Mildred Brown Stowe: October 8, 1886 - August 24, 1973

Marie A. Sullivan: May 21, 1934 - July 9, 2006

Michael J. Tinios: April 10, 1925 - July 12, 1994
Owner of Galley Hatch Restaurant

Herbert L. Tobey: September 22, 1878 - January 4, 1959

Philip M. Toppan: May 23, 1917 - December 2, 2005
Hampton School Board member

Samuel Albert Towle: August 13, 1904 - December 30, 1988
Mr. Towle was a Hampton Postmaster for nine years.

Judge William Wardwell Treat: May 23, 1918 - January 10, 2010
Judge Treat was a retired diplomat, banker, and judge who lived in Stratham, N.H., and Naples, Florida.

Ruth S. True: November 3, 1904 - November 28, 1997
She was a former trustee of the Lane Memorial Library in Hampton.

Baroness Martha Von Blomberg: March 1, 1896 - April 9, 1972
Baroness von Blomberg traveled more than one million miles through 120 countries and worked together with over 100 missionary societies and churches.
She was received all over the World by royalty, nobility, government and ecclesiastical heads.

Allen Howard Walker: May 17, 1922 - December 2, 2006

George R. Warren: December 1, 1931 - June 23, 2004

John H. Weatherby: April 2, 1921 - January 4, 2007

Robert S. ("Bobby") Webber: October 16, 1929 - September 12, 2005
He was an antique dealer and long time member of Hamptons American Legion Post 35 and served as Commander of the Post.

Dr. Claudius Buchanan Webster: December 10, 1815 - September 7, 1902

Alan B. Weeks: June 6, 1931 - October 18, 2002

Ernest L. White: November 10, 1881 - December 15, 1956

Sally V. Wholley: February 29, 1912 - September 22, 2003

Barbara Garland Woods: March 2, 1929 - October 14, 2009

Rose Yameen: March 9, 1905 - December 17, 2005

Philip Yeaton: died March 19, 1917
early Hampton Beach hotel proprietor