e-<strong>Ticker</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Claremont</strong>, <strong>Section</strong> B B10 Willing volunteers braved the rain on Saturday to plant flowers in the bullpen in Opera House Square in <strong>Claremont</strong>. Better weather bathed the City on Sunday, giving visitors to the downtown area a chance to see the beauty that was laid out the day before. Photos By Bill Binder
e-<strong>Ticker</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Claremont</strong>, <strong>Section</strong> B B11 Obituaries May Be Found On Our Website We post obituaries on our website to make them available in “real time,” as they are released by funeral homes. We will continue to publish them here weekly, as well, for your convenience if you wish to print out any <strong>of</strong> them. etickernews<strong>of</strong>claremont.com Dolores E. Lacroix, 62 ! !Dolores E. Lacroix, 62, <strong>of</strong> Orlando, FL, died Thursday (May 31, <strong>2012</strong>) at Florida Celebration Hospital in Celebration, FL, following a period <strong>of</strong> failing health.! ! !She was born in <strong>Claremont</strong>, <strong>NH</strong>, on October 21, 1949, the daughter <strong>of</strong> Lyle W. and Loretta (Lacroix) Kingsbury and had been a Florida resident for the past 20 years previously living in Hampton, <strong>NH</strong>. Dolores loved to sing and cut two records. She also had the opportunity to sing with Elvis Presley"s band in Nashville, TN. She loved her grandchildren, her family, and God"s green earth. She was predeceased by her mother, Loretta Members <strong>of</strong> her family include her life partner, Robert Trudeau, Orlando, FL; !three sons, Frederick L. Avery and his wife Jennifer, Laughman, FL; William L. Welker and his wife, Michelle, Bartow, FL; Gary A. Welker, Peoria, IL; 9 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, her father and Step-mother, Lyle W. and Helen (Mitchell) Kingsbury, Charlestown, <strong>NH</strong>; a brother, Gary L. Kingsbury, Berwick, ME; two sisters, Linda E. Poirier, Berwick, ME; Marie L. LaFlower and her husband, Wayne, Laconia, <strong>NH</strong> and several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. A Mass <strong>of</strong> Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Friday, <strong>June</strong> 8, at St. Mary"s Church with the Rev. Shawn M. Therrien, pastor, <strong>of</strong>ficiating. Interments will follow in St. Mary"s Cemetery. Friends may call at the Roy Funeral Home, 93 Sullivan Street, <strong>Claremont</strong>, <strong>NH</strong> on Friday morning from 9:00 a.m. until the time <strong>of</strong> the Mass. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110,Bedford, New Hampshire 03110. ! Arrangements have been entrusted to the Roy Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Bernard Wallace Towle, Sr., 86 Bernard Wallace Towle, Sr., 86, <strong>of</strong> Fairway Avenue, Newport, <strong>NH</strong>, died Thursday evening, May 31, <strong>2012</strong>, at Valley Regional Hospital. ! !He was born in Hanover, <strong>NH</strong>, on July 13, 1925, the youngest <strong>of</strong> 12 children, to Charles Gorden and Anne Jean (Hart) Towle. !Bernard had retired from Joy Manufacturing and had also worked for Sullivan Machine and Flock Fiber. !Bernie was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed playing horseshoes and cookouts with his family. He had the best sense <strong>of</strong> humor a person could have. He was a great handyman. !He is the widower <strong>of</strong> Mary K. (Conant) Towle whom he married on October 21, 1944, and she died in 1991. !The family includes six sons, Peter Towle, Terrence Towle, Martin Towle, Daniel Towle, Robert Towle and Bernard Towle II; three daughters, Kathleen Allard, Suzzane Gaumont and Mary Benware; 18 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. !He was preceded in death by an infant son, Steven Cedrick Towle. ! !At the request <strong>of</strong> Bernie, there will be no visiting hours or funeral services. Gifford O. Rossier, 83 Gifford O. Rossier <strong>of</strong> Ascutney, VT, passed away on <strong>June</strong> 1st, <strong>2012</strong>, at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center at the age <strong>of</strong> 83. ! !He was born on May 22, 1929, the son <strong>of</strong> Harvey and Viola (Owen) Rossier, in Sutton. Gifford graduated from Lyndon Institute in 1947. As a young man, he worked at the former Tap & Die in Lyndonville and as a foreman at Fairbanks Morse Scales in St. Johnsbury. !Gifford"s real passion was a hobby he started
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