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The Colebrook Chronicle
Friday, May 6, 2016
Obituaries
Dan’s memory 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.
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Rene spent many years racing
both at Riverside Speedway in
Groveton and on the ACT circuit.
During these years, he established many lifelong friendships.
When he hung up his helmet, he
enjoyed the sport as an avid fan
and attended numerous events
with his racing companion and
niece, Kelly.
In his “spare time”, Rene
enjoyed taking Elaine for a ride
on his Harley. For many years,
they attended the Americade in
Lake George, N.Y. for a mini
getaway.
He is survived by his loving,
dedicated, wife and business
partner of 28 years, Elaine R.
LaLumiere; his mother, Janice
N. LaLumiere of Whitefield; his
daughter Nicole L. Santaw and
her husband, Timothy G. Santaw, Sr. of Swanzey; two brothers, Michael W. LaLumiere and
his companion Lucy Weeks of
Whitefield and Lance A. LaLumiere and wife, Kelly, of Berlin;
one sister, Ronni-Lynn Simmons
of Hood River, Oregon; four
grandchildren, Renee Morse of
Quincy, Mass.; Hunter Morse of
Rockport, Maine; Timothy, Jr.
and Ella Santaw of Swanzey;
brothers-in-law Kevin Rines and
wife Cindy of Gorham; Bill Rines
of Twin Mountain; John Silver,
Sr. and wife Peggy of Jefferson;
nieces and nephews: Esther Simmons of Hood River, Or.; Isaiah
and Evana Simmons of Hood
River, Oregon and Raylene
LaLumiere of Bethlehem; Kelly
(Rines) Eggleston and husband,
Joe of Randolph; Kyle Rines of
Berlin; Kaitlyn Rines of East
Lansing, Michigan; Amanda
Rines of Quincy, Mass.; Logan
Rines of Twin Mountain; Tami
(Silver) Celso and husband, Darren of Intervale; John Silver, Jr.
and wife, Cindy, of Jefferson;
Kathi (Silver) Stebbins and husband, Craig of W. Burke, Vt.,
special and devoted friend, Shannon E. Ingerson of Jefferson;
many great-nieces and greatnephews, numerous extended
family and valued friends.
He was predeceased by his
father, William O. LaLumiere,
brother Chance C. LaLumiere,
half brother, Roger W. Provencal
and sister-in-law, Carol F. Rines.
All those who really knew
Rene, admired his quick wit, his
magnetic personality, his sense
of humor, welcoming smile and
strong work ethics and will be
greatly missed by all.
Visiting hours will be held
Friday evening May 6, from 7-9
p.m. at the Bailey Funeral Home
in Lancaster. A graveside service
with military honors will be held
Saturday at 2 p.m. in Forest Vale
Cemetery, Jefferson. Reverend
Dean A. Stiles, pastor of the
Jefferson Christian Church, will
officiate.
Please go to www.baileyfh.net
for more information or to send
an online condolence.
Daniel Wells
DANIEL WELLS
COLUMBIA–Daniel I. Wells,
53, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, May
2, 2016, while at work in Berlin.
He was born in Concord on
July 26, 1962, a son to Irving C.
and Barbara H. (Kelsea) Wells.
He was raised in Pembroke and
graduated from Pembroke Academy in 1980. On his summer
vacations, Dan worked for his
uncle, Lawrence Kelsea, in Colebrook, on the family dairy farm.
Danny moved to the North Country, which he loved, in 1982.
For more than 25 years, Dan
worked the farm with his uncle.
Although later in life, he worked
many different jobs, his passion
had always been working the
farm. He also took great pride
and spent countless hours at his
Christmas tree farm every year.
Dan enjoyed woodworking and
he loved to call his friends and
neighbors to chat about politics
and the issues of the day. He was
an all-around good Samaritan
who would drop whatever he was
doing to help someone else. He
also cherished time spent with
his children and his grandson.
Dan served his community as
an elected member of the Columbia school board and also on the
Columbia planning board.
He leaves behind his wife and
partner of 36 years, Jennifer
(Ladd) Wells of Columbia; a son,
Bruce Wells of Columbia; his
daughter Whitney Wells of Colebrook; his mother, Barbara Wells
of Antrim; a brother, Douglas
Wells and wife Jane of Pembroke; his sister, Diane Nijensohn and husband Sam of
Sheffield, Vt.; one grandson,
Maynard Wells; very special
cousins, Debbie Brooks, Janet
Culver and Jimmy Kelsea; as
well as numerous other nieces,
nephews and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his
father, Irving C. Wells, Jr., in
1992.
Calling hours will be on Monday, May 9, 2016, from 2 to 4
p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Jenkins and Newman Funeral Home
in Colebrook. A Celebration of
Life to honor Danny will be held
at a later date of which notice
will be given. Danny’s final resting place will be in the Keach
Cemetery in Columbia.
Expressions of sympathy in
Paul L. Gagne
PAUL L. GAGNE
ERROL—Paul L. Gagne, 64,
of Errol, passed away on Tuesday
morning, May 3, 2016, at the
Coos County Nursing Hospital in
West Stewartstown, with his
wife by his side and after a long
period of poor health.
He was born on Aug. 29, 1951,
in Norwalk, Conn., a son to Gilbert Gagne and Lucille (Fredette) Gagne. He was raised in
Connecticut and was a graduate
of the Abbott Technical School in
Danbury. He also attended
Keene State College and the
Danbury Vocational Technical
Institute. Paul served his country during the Vietnam era in the
U.S. Navy, and later he served
20 years in the Army National
Guard, retiring at the rank of
Sergeant.
Paul was a machinist by
trade, and he worked at many
different places in the area,
including Barden’s Machine
Shop, the Berlin Machine Shop,
and he taught the vocational
program at Berlin High School.
He also worked for James River
Paper Corp., and for D and E
Screw in Colebrook. Paul was a
former selectman of the town of
Errol.
In his spare time, Paul loved
to hunt and fish, and he loved to
travel to Montana with his special buddy, Casper Cafolla from
Connecticut, for the hunting and
fishing there.
Paul leaves behind his wife,
Donna (Lombardo) Gagne of
Errol; his mother, Lucille Gagne
of New Fairfield, Conn.; a
brother, Robert Gagne of Berlin,
and Donald Gagne (Mary Ellen)
of Wallingford, Conn.; a sister,
Denise Kurpiewski (Stan) of New
Fairfield; as well as several
nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his
father, Gilbert Gagne, and a
brother, Maurice Gagne.
There are no public calling
hours. A graveside commital
with military honors will be later
in the summer in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Berlin, and
notice will be given.
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