Friday , October 21 , 2016 The Colebrook Chronicle Page 15
Around The Region
This Saturday saw the Dragonfly Air Competition taking place at the Sherbrooke Airport , a series of three small plane events . This event was a first for the Sherbrooke Airport , typically taking place in northern Canada . Corey Bellam photo .
Obituaries
Edward W . MacKillop , Sr .
EDWARD W . MACKILLOP SR .
LANCASTER – Edward W . MacKillop Sr ., 79 , died peacefully Monday afternoon , Oct . 10 , 2016 at the family farm on North Road . His sister Cheryl was at his side .
Edward was born in Lancaster on Sept . 21 , 1937 , the son of Edward A . and Marguerite ( Kennett ) MacKillop . He served as an MP with the US Army in the mid 1950s and was married to the late Linda Mae Hinkley .
Edward was a former police officer and served for the towns of Lancaster and Whitefield . For many years he was employed as a foreman for N . H . Public Service . In the mid 1970s he moved to Florida and was employed as a consultant for a time with Florida Power and Light . He was a longtime resident of Hollywood , Fla . His hobbies included bingo , golf , hunting , alpine skiing , and casino gambling . One of Ed ’ s highlights of his many golf tournaments was when he had the opportunity to partner with Fred Couples in a Florida Power and Light Tournament . He returned home in August to be cared for by his sister Cheryl .
Surviving family members include his two children Edward W . MacKillop , Jr . of Lancaster , Teresa Porter and her husband Douglas of Nokomis , Florida ; three grandchildren , Joshua and Emily Porter of Nokomis ,
Fla ., Maci MacKillop of Whitefield ; five brothers , James MacKillop and wife Susan , John MacKillop and wife Sandra , Michael MacKillop and wife Jade , Tim MacKillop and Richard MacKillop all of Lancaster ; sisters Linda Hopps of Groveton , Cheryl MacKillop of Lancaster , Patricia Kipp of Tilton , Judith Paschal and husband Wayne of Berlin , Joyce Bean of Lancaster , Debra MacKillop of Stark and many nieces and nephews . He was predeceased by his parents and Linda ; a son Kenneth MacKillop ; two brothers , Robert MacKillop and Ronald MacKillop Sr . and a sister Peggy Brown .
Services will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family .
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 .
LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE
LITTLETON – Lorraine Champagne , 88 , of Littleton and formerly of Whitefield died peacefully on Oct . 14 , 2016 at the Lafayette Center in Franconia where she had been a resident since 2012 , after a lengthy illness .
Lorraine was born on September 2 , 1927 in Walden , Vt . a daughter of Charles Henry and Kate Alice ( Sanborn ) Kittredge .
Lorraine and her husband Roger owned and operated grocery stores in Dalton and Twin Mountain . She was a former member of the Sisters of the Skillet Club , and she loved cats .
She is survived by her daughter Betty Champagne of Smithfield , Penn .; son Truman Champagne and wife Marlene of Littleton ; two grandchildren , Brandon Warhurst and wife Marguerite and Kim Willey and husband Craig ; four great-grandchildren , McGowan Willey , Alana Willey , Gabriela Warhurst , and Marguerite " Gretel " Warhurst ; one sister , Anna McFarland of Lyndonville , Vt .; several nieces and nephews .
Lorraine was predeceased by her parents , her husband Roger Champagne , and two brothers , Kenneth Kittredge and Walter Kittredge .
A graveside service was held on Wednesday , Oct . 19 , 2016 at 1 p . m . in the Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery in Littleton with Sister Monique Couture officiating . Arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home in Groveton .
In lieu of flowers , memorial donations may be made in Lorraine ’ s name to either a children ’ s charity such as St . Jude ’ s Hospital or the Alzheimer ’ s Association .
For more information or to send the family your condolences via the online register book , please visit , www . armsrongcharronfuneralho me . com .
Roland A . Devost
ROLAND A . DEVOST
NORTON , Vt .– It is with great sadness that the family of Roland A . Devost announces his passing on Thursday , Oct . 13 , 2016 , in West Stewartstown . Roland joins his wife Rita who preceded him in her ascendance to heaven in June of 1999 .
For Roland and Rita Devost , there was nothing in life that they treasured more than the legacy of the family they raised together . That family includes four sons ; Andrew , Gerald , Ronald and his wife Francine , and
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