Friday, October 28, 2016
The Colebrook Chronicle
Obituaries
Methodist Church, Lancaster,
with Reverend Richard Boyden,
pastor, officiating. Burial will
follow in Summer Street Cemetery.
Donations may be made in his
memory to a charity of one’s
choice.
Please go to www.baileyfh.net
for more information or to send
an online condolence.
George J. Heald
Kenneth F. Fraser Jr.
GEORGE J. HEALD
COLEBROOK–George
J.
Heald, 60, of Colebrook, died
tragically on Friday afternoon,
Oct. 21, 2016, in Dixville, as a
result of injuries sustained in an
automobile accident.
George was born in Exeter on
Jan. 22, 1956, a son to George
G. and Elsie (Currier) Heald. He
was a 1974 graduate of Colebrook Academy.
Following
high
school,
George attended the Limerick
School in Maine where he
attained his certification as an
aircraft mechanic. He then
worked for short time at the
Lebanon Airport in Lebanon,
and then he enlisted in the U.S.
Army and worked as an aircraft
mechanic.
After his military service,
George returned to the North
Country and worked at several
different jobs, including for a
time at Campbell Stationery,
and the Bose sound factory. He
later worked for many years as
a machine operator at the
Beecher Falls Division of Ethan
Allen. Upon being laid off from
there, he returned to school at
the White Mountain Community College and was proud to
have earned an associate’s
degree as a diesel mechanic. For
the past few months, he had
been working on various construction crews in the area.
He was a lover of the outdoors, and loved to ride his
motorcycle, go bow hunting and
kayaking, and will be remembered by all as quite the “collector.” George was an avid reader
and he also loved to dance. He
enjoyed time with his friends,
and didn’t have an enemy in the
world.
George is survived by his
three sons, George J. Heald II
and wife Amanda of Colebrook;
Matthew Heald and wife Ann of
Ashland, Va., and Tyler Heald
of Breckenridge, Colo.; his
father, George G. Heald of Colebrook; and his brother, Charles
R. Heald of Derry. He is predeceased by his mother, Elsie
Heald in 2003.
The family held a celebration
of George’s life on Thursday,
Oct. 27, 2016, at the Cedar
Lounge in Colebrook.
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.
KENNETH F. FRASER JR.
LANCASTER–Kenneth
F.
Fraser Jr., 77, of Garland Road,
died Sunday morning, Oct. 23,
2016 at Weeks Medical Center in
Lancaster after a lengthy illness.
He was born in Lancaster on
Jan. 7, 1939 the son of Kenneth
F. Fraser Sr. and Georgia I.
(Libby) Fraser.
Ken was a lifetime resident of
Lancaster. On Feb. 18, 1956 he
married Linda Emerson of Lancaster. As a young man his early
employment included Galbraith
Dairy, Nate Beecher Tractors on
Main Street, and Tom Parks Construction. He then worked for a
time at Thompsons Manufacturing where he had an opportunity
to make the cogs for the Cog
Railway. In 1966 he started working at Groveton Paper and retired
there in 1998 as a shift millwright.
He was a member of the Christ
United Methodist Church where
he served as a 20 year trustee of
the church. At one time he
replaced the motor for the
church’s pipe organ and saved on
costly repairs. He was also a member of the Guildhall Flyers and
the Kiwanis Club. Ken enjoyed
pontoon boating and fishing,
trains, wildlife, collecting Fenton
glass shoes and most of all spending time with his grandchildren.
Surviving family members
include his wife of 60 years Linda
(Emerson) Fraser of Lancaster; a
son Kenneth E. Fraser and wife
Marlene of Lancaster; grandchildren, Kenneth E. Fraser II and
wife Heather of Lancaster, Franklin J. Fraser of Lancaster, Abigail
Whittier of Colorado Springs,
Colo., Kathryn Broe of Groveton,
Leon Bernard and wife Polly of
Bow, Sara Bernard of Tampa,
Fla.; great-grandchildren, Dannika, Lily, Elizabeth, Andrew,
Connor, Sabrina; three brothers,
James O. Fraser and wife Linda
of Concord and Florida, Allen R.
Fraser and wife Val of Hill, Donald R. Fraser and wife Chris of
Lancaster; two sisters, Marilyn
Fraser Ayer of Arizona, May E.
Fraser Sampson and husband
Paul of Lancaster; sisters-in-law
Myra Emerson, Ann Emerson;
and many nieces and nephews. He
was predeceased by an infant
daughter Kathryn Fraser; a
daughter-in-law Mildred Fraser
and brothers and sister-in-laws.
Visiting hours were held
Wednesday evening, Oct. 26, from
4-7 p.m. at the Bailey Funeral
Home in Lancaster. A funeral
service was held on Thursday at
11 a.m. at the Christ United
Paul Savage
PAUL SAVAGE
BLOOMFIELD,
Vt.–Paul
“Turkey” E. Savage, 88, of
Bloomfield, Vt., passed away on
Sunday morning, Oct. 23, 2016,
in the very same home in which
he was born on Feb. 12, 1928, a
son to the late Harry E. and
Stella (Ramsey) Savage.
While growing up in Bloomfield, Paul served as a page in the
Vermont legislature while his
mother served her state as an
elected representative; and he
also worked with his father in
the family business, H.G. Savage
and Son, as a carpenter, building
many of the homes in the area.
In 1946, Paul joined the U.S.
Navy and traveled the world.
Following his military service, he
returned to the north country
and made his home in North
Stratford. He married Helen
Gowitzhe and together they had
two children who survive him,
Harry Paul Savage of Venice, Fl.,
and Cindy Jane Elkins of Pittsburg.
For many years, Paul served
his community as a school board
member in North Stratford.
Later in life he helped to build
many bridges around the area,
and he mentored many young
men in the building trades, many
of whom have remained his closest and best friends for life. After
retiring, he taught his trade to
his grandson, Rusty, and did odd
small construction jobs for
friends and family.
Paul enjoyed fishing and
hunting with family and friends,
and he enjoyed life to the fullest.
He made many friends while
turkey hunting in Missouri, and
he loved to spend time on his
front porch visiting with whoever
stopped by, telling tall tales (but
every one true), inspecting a
hunting trophy, or debating politics with his neighbors. Paul
was very proud to be a Republican. He would wish to be remembered by his friends with his
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