Page 16 The Colebrook Chronicle Friday , March 31 , 2017
Obituaries
In Memoriam
PAUL B . BELANGER 07 / 16 / 65-03 / 31 / 14
In life we loved you dearly , in death we love you still . In our hearts you hold a place no one could ever fill . If tears could build a stairway and heartache make a lane , we ’ d walk the path to heaven and bring you back again . Our family chain is broken , and nothing seems the same . But as God callus us one by one , the chain will link again .
Never forgotten ,
Your loving family , Mother Jeannette Belanger , Sister Linda B . Crete & Real ,
Luc , Eric , Melissa , & Liza Crete , And Brother Pierre ( Peter )
Belanger and his son Brett-Andre
WE E-FILE ALL OUR RETURNS AT NO CHARGE .
( Continued from page 15 ) Concord ; special cousins Beth-
Ann Willey of Barre and Paul Family members include her Lunnie of Concord and two dogs ,
sister Lorraine Petersen Purcell Scoobie-Doo and Tripper . of Indian Harbor Beach , Fla .; Visiting hours will be held nieces Laura Petersen , Sharon Friday , March 31 , from 4 to 6 Petersen , Cathy Butler ; a p . m . at the Bailey Funeral Home , nephew James Petersen ; and
Lancaster . A graveside service eight great-nieces and nephews . will be held in the Concord Center Cemetery in the spring .
Visiting hours were be held Saturday afternoon , March 25 ,
Please go to www . baileyfh . net from 2-4 p . m . at the Bailey for more information or to send Funeral Home in Lancaster . A an online condolence .
Memorial Mass will be celebrated in the spring at St . Francis Xavier Church followed by a burial in St . Francis Cemetery , Groveton . An announcement will be made at that time .
Please go to www . baileyfh . net for more information or to send an online condolence .
David R . Lunnie
DAVID R . LUNNIE
CONCORD , VT .– David R . Lunnie , 64 , of Lunnie Farm Road , died of a sudden illness in Gilman on Thursday , March 23 , 2017 .
David was born in Concord on July 5 , 1952 , the son of Paul W . and Beverly ( Folsom ) Lunnie . Following his father ’ s career he and his family resided in several parts of New England including Maine , Southern New Hampshire and Connecticut .
For most of his own career David had worked as a radio disc jockey . He was employed at many radio stations including WOKQ , WSTJ , and Magic 97.7 . He also worked for various stations in Boston , Philadelphia and New York . He has done voice overs for documentaries , video games , and Governor John Sununu .
David held other jobs locally including bus driver for the Concord School , mail carrier , website builder , and attendant at the Bethlehem Landfill . For a time he served on the Concord Planning Board . He was a member of the Top of the World ATV Club .
Family members include his wife Star ( Morton ) Lunnie of Concord ; two sons Douglas Lunnie of Eliot , Maine , Robert Lunnie and wife Leisha of Great Falls , Montana ; a brother Daniel Lunnie of Lebanon , Maine ; ten grandchildren ; step-sons Harold Heath , Joseph Heath , and Tim and Liz Heath and family , close grandson Tristan Therrien , all of
Charles Reginald Zanes
CHARLES REGINALD ZANES
LANCASTER – Charles Reginald Zanes , age 78 , passed away on Tuesday , March 28 , 2017 . “ Reg ” was a recent resident of the Country Village Nursing Home , Lancaster , New Hampshire , but had had made his home in Lancaster , on Pleasant Street , for over 50 years .
Reg was born Feb . 5 , 1939 , in Concord to Charles William Zanes and Evelyn Sherburne Zanes . His family had lived in the Lakes Region and the N . H . Seacoast area since the 1600 ’ s . World War II brought Reg ’ s family north , first to Groveton and then Stratford , where his father made his career in the paper industry .
A graduate of Groveton High School in 1957 , Reg worked locally as a mechanic before entering military service in the US Army in 1962 . Stationed at Fort Knox , Kentucky , Reg was a diesel mechanic in the armored division . He returned to New Hampshire following his service and worked for many years as a skilled mechanic , with much of his career being in the Woodlands Division for the Groveton Paper Board . He then worked for Scrub Benoit until retiring in 2003 .
Reg was married in 1964 to Patricia Connary of Lancaster . They made their home in Lancaster with their family until her death in 1991 . In 1997 , Reg married Anna Caouette of Groveton . They would have been married 20 years this August .
His friends and family knew Reg to be a talented craftsman who was happiest in his garage or in the woods – wherever he could tinker and whistle while he worked . He loved music , the outdoors , northern logging history , and restoring antique farming tractors .
Reg is survived by his wife , Anna , of Whitefield ; his children : Holly Zanes , of Burlington , Vt .; Travis Zanes , of Concord ; Trent Zanes , of Concord ; and Chad Zanes , of Lancaster ; and six grandchildren : Cole , Madeleine , and Charlotte Khamnei , of Burlington , Vt .; Elizabeth Zanes of Hopkinton ; Kaelyn Zanes of Concord ; and Julia Zanes of Lancaster . He is survived by his brother , William Zanes , of North Stratford . Reg is also survived by his stepchildren and their families , his cousins , nieces and a nephew .
A memorial service will be held Sunday , April 2 , at 2 p . m . in St . Paul ’ s Episcopal Church , Lancaster . Burial will be in the spring in Summer Street Cemetery . In lieu of flowers , donations are kindly suggested to the Lancaster Emergency Medical Service , 19 Mechanic St ., Lancaster , NH 03584 .
Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home in Lancaster . Please go to www . baileyfh . net for more information or to send an online condolence .
MARY E . KEAZER
COLEBROOK – Mary Emily Keazer , 102 , passed away on Thursday morning , March 23 , 2017 , at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown .
She was born on Feb . 19 , 1915 , in Berlin to Albert and Laura ( Blake ) Peabody , the youngest of their four children .
Mary attended Keene State College and graduated from its three-year Junior High course of studies in June , 1935 , and returned for one year of elementary school training in 1936 . Mary moved to Colebrook and taught at the Harvey Swell School for five years and at the South Columbia School for a year .
She married James “ Bill ” C . Keazer , Jr ., on July 18 , 1941 . They had two sons , Bradley and Robert . They resided at the home farm , becoming owners in 1951 . They received numerous milk quality awards and were recognized in 1963 with the N . H . State Grange “ Century Farm ” Award . Mary helped with the daily farm chores and the drove the field truck well into her late 80s . She was married to Bill for 62 years until his death in 2003 .
Mary was a member of the Kidderville Community Church for 35 years , holding church offices and she was president of the ladies ’ group “ The Social Workers of Kidderville .” She also was one of the church organists . She was very active in the local PTA in the 1950s and 1960s .
Mary was a loving wife and mother , and she enjoyed her family , always the teacher , spending hours reading , playing board games , doing puzzles with her children , grandchildren , and great-grandchildren . Her family meant all to her . She was a talented knitter and made hundreds of sweaters , mittens and
( Continued on page 19 )