Friday, December 2, 2016
The Colebrook Chronicle
Around The Region
Santa made an early stop at the St. Isidore de Clifton Co-op Hardware Store, visiting with Laurianne
and Eleonore from Montreal, at left, and Louisa from Toronto, at right. Corey Bellam photos.
Obituaries
Warren L. Robichaud
WARREN L. ROBICHAUD
ERROL–Warren “Buster” L.
Robichaud, 82, of Errol, passed
away at his home on Saturday
afternoon, Nov. 26, 2016, after
a long battle with cancer and
with his family by his side.
He was born in Methuen,
Mass., on March 25, 1934, a son
to the late Ernest J. and Persis
Evelyn (Lawson) Robichaud.
He was raised and educated in
Methuen.
For most of his adult life he
was a talented carpenter by
trade, and Warren worked in
farming and later for several
construction companies. He
had a passion for horses, and
was a proud trainer and harness-horse racer in East Derry.
He loved to train and race the
horses. He also enjoyed hunting
and fishing, as well as tending
to his garden. He and his wife
moved to the north country in
1993 and became well known
and loved in Errol. Buster was
a member of the Errol Fire
Dept., and he also served on the
Errol Planning Board for a time.
He loved to help others, he loved
his community and was a great
friend to many.
Buster leaves behind his
beloved wife of 63 years, Elizabeth
“Betty”
(Chapron)
Robichaud of Errol; two sons,
Warren Robichaud, Jr., and
Steven Robichaud and his wife
Heather, all of Derry; two
daughters, Pamela Robichaud
of Titusville, Fla., and Suzanne
Kachuck and her husband
Eugene of Manchester; two brothers, Richard Robichaud of Lawrence,
Mass.,
and
Robert
Robichaud of Nevada; three sisters, Lorraine Ciradello of Salem;
Shirley Barros of Derry, and Sandra Perrout of Hampstead; 15
grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; as well as numerous
nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by a
son, David in 1982, and a daughter
Deborah in 2010; two brothers,
John and Ernest, Jr.; and a sister,
Norma LaBelle.
There will be no public calling
hours. A memorial service was
held at the Errol Congregational
Church on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016,
at noon with Pastor Cindy Grassi
officiating. Interment in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Derry, will
occur at date in the spring of 2017.
Expressions of sympathy in
memory of Robichaud may be
made to the Two Rivers Ride for
Cancer, c/o R. Mulliken, 53 Spring
St., Colebrook, NH 03576.
Condolences may be offered to
the family online by going to
www.jenkinsnewman.com.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Jenkins and
Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.
Jean was born in Melrose,
Mass., on Dec. 19, 1955, a daughter of the late Alphonse and
Georgette (Benjamin) Luciano,
Sr.
Jean spent her younger years
in Hudson, where she worked for
various companies, including at
the Nashua Trust as a collections
manager, and later she worked
in the security department at
Digital. When Digital went out
of business, Jean and her husband moved to Colebrook, where
they had thought about only a
camp; but the two of them built
their home for the next 25 years
together. In the North Country,
Jean had been employed as an
office clerk at LaPerle’s IGA.
She enjoyed snowmobiling and
riding ATVs, and she was a horse
lover.
Jean is survived by her loving
husband of 35 years, Richard
Archambeault of Colebrook. She
is predeceased by two brothers,
Alphonse Luciano, Jr., and
Arthur Luciano.
At her request, there are no
public services. Condolences may
be offered to the family online by
going
to
www.jenkinsnewman.com.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Jenkins
and Newman Funeral Home in
Colebrook.
Jean M. Archambeault
JEAN M. ARCHAMBEAULT
COLEBROOK–Jean
M.
Archambeault, 60, of Colebrook,
passed away at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital early on
Friday morning, Nov. 25, 2016,
after a long period of failing
health.
Sue-Ann Simpson
SUE-ANN SIMPSON
GUILDHALL, Vt.–Sue-Ann
Simpson, 69, of Route 102, died
suddenly at her home Saturday,
Nov. 26, 2016.
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