Grafton High School Alumni Obituaries

Bill Paape of Westfield WI passed away on December 19 2025 at Aurora Hospital in Grafton surrounded by family and friends. He was 83 years old. Born February 9 1942 on Northwoods Road in Port Washington Wisconsin to Loyal and Irene Zuelsdorf Paape. Bill worked his family farm milking cows picking st...

Charles “Chuck” Norman, of Port Washington, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at his home. He was 80 years old.Chuck was born on August 25, 1945, in Port Washington, the son of Clarence and Agnes (née Becker) Normann. He grew up on the family farm in Grafton, where he learned the...

Helen M. Peace passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026. She was 89 years old.She was born on May 24, 1936, in Troutville, Pennsylvania to parents Lee and Hazel (nee Reiter) Muth. She attended high school in Sykesville, Pennsylvania.Helen was united in marriage with Maurice Peace on June 1, 1957, in T...

Lynn Fredrickson 72 a lifelong resident of Drayton ND passed away with his loving wife Renae by his side on Wednesday December 3 2025 in Rochester MN. Lynn Bruce Fredrickson was born in Drayton ND on January 30 1953 to Elwood and Ann Andersen Fredrickson. He grew up on the family farm with his Grand...

Born April 29 1951 in Grafton North Dakota Neil was the second youngest child of Edythe and Leonard Christenson. He spent his early years on the family farm north of Bowesmont building a foundation of hard work loyalty and community that guided him throughout his life. Neil graduated from Drayton Hi...

Roger Beatty age 66 passed away on Thursday January 1 2026. A graduate of Midview High School Roger was a longtime resident of the Grafton and Elyria area. Roger was a man of immense talent and resourcefulness. A skilled machinist by trade he worked for Parker Hannifin AJ Rose DuPont Hy Production S...

John F. Bicknell III 76 of Gorham Maine and formerly of Rangeley Maine transitioned through the challenges of metastatic prostate cancer and passed forward peacefully on December 2nd 2018 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough Maine. Born July 5th 1942 in Worcester MA John was the son of J...

A Celebration of Life for Betty J. Anderson will be held on Saturday January 3 2026 at 200PM at the Badger City Hall in Badger MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior. Betty Jean Anderson formerly of Warroad and most recently of Roseau was born on January 3 1941 to Lorman and Bess Halverson in Gr...

Brigid Pauline McNulty nee Sheerin 91 of Lebanon NH passed away peacefully on Dec. 03 2025 listening to Irish music surrounded by her children. PaulinePollyGrandma was born June 29 1934 in Foxford County Mayo Ireland. She grew up in Carrigart County Donegal Ireland surrounded by farmland and the sea...

James M. House 82 of Woodsville a dedicated community member and devoted husband father and grandfather passed away peacefully on December 28 2025 at the Jack Byrne Center at Dartmouth. Born on August 9 1943 in Hanover NH he was the son of Dr. Reginald K. House and Florence Hartshorn House. James gr...

Lebanon NH Sandra Grace Sandy Dickau 75 died on Wednesday December 10 2025. Sandy was born in 1950 the daughter of Raymond and Ester Dickau. She attended Parkersburg High School Parkersburg Iowa. From an early age Sandy knew she wanted to be a nurse. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nur...

Joseph Alfonso Mora 81 of West Lebanon New Hampshire passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on the evening of January 9 2026 after a courageous battle with a debilitating illness. Born on October 22 1944 in the small village of Murla Spain to Jos Mora and Rosario Sirera Mora Joseph emig...

Bernadette Audrey Charbono 81 of Canaan New Hampshire passed away peacefully at her home on January 7 2026 after a courageous and graceful acceptance of a terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis. She was born to George and Marion Bill both deceased on July 9 1944 in Hanover New Hampshire and lived a ha...

Franklin NH Philip E. Anderson Sr. formerly of Canaan New Hampshire went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday December 4 2025 at the age of 98 years. He was born and raised in Brockton Massachusetts. Mr. Anderson was a 1945 graduate of Brockton High School then served in the U.S Navy for 27 m...

Beverly Breed Balch of Hanover New Hampshire passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on December 10th 2025 after a 22month battle with glioblastoma. Beverly was born on December 17th 1959 in Billings Montana to Charlie and Marilyn Breed. She moved to Hanover at age 5 where she spent ...

Fay Lorraine Colburn Rogers 91 of West Lebanon NH peacefully passed away on Thursday December 18 at the Genesis Lebanon Center after a long battle with dementia. Fay was born in Roxbury VT on March 30 1934 to Franklin and Ida Cook Colburn the seventh child of eight. Her parents eventually moved from...

Canaan NH Theodore Lawrence Occhi 91 passed away in the comfort of his home on Saturday December 20 2025. He was born to the late Ementore Theresa Grasso Occhi on new years Eve 1933. He grew up in Berlin CT and graduated from E.C. Goodwin Technical High School where he lettered in baseball. He the...

West Lebanon NH Mary Ann Munn 95 passed peacefully at her home in West Lebanon on Sunday January 11 2026. She had lived a long wonderful life and was surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Enfield NH on November 14 1930 to the late Elsie May Wallace and James Edward Stewart. She graduate...

Plainfield NH Nancy Lee Henry 68 passed away while surrounded by her family on Wednesday December 17 2025. She was born to the late Walter Norma Ferren Freeman. At the age of 15 she moved to the area from Fullerton CA and graduated from Hartford High School class of 1975. She met her husband at th...

Nick James Coronis 64 of Plainfield NH passed away suddenly at home on December 17 2025. He was a loving father Papou son brother and friend. He will be deeply missed. Nick was born on June 10 1961 in Newport NH to his parents James and Lorraine Coronis. He had four brothersJohn Charles Ted and Timo...

Finnegan Thomas M. November 25 2020. Beloved husband of Robin L. nee Grafton Finnegan. Loving father to daughter Amy nee Finnegan Bogansky soninlaw Michael Bogansky and son Ryan Finnegan and daughterinlaw Nina nee Ross Finnegan. He will also be missed by his 6 grandchildren Connor Andrew Brendan Nor...

Marshall Mark Riley age 69 of Tionesta PA formerly of Bradford Woods PA died on Friday November 7 2025 at his home in Tionesta. He was born on May 21 1956 in Sewickley PA son of the late James Frederick and Regina Dare Morrow Riley. He was named after his greatgrandfather Marshall Riley a renowned s...

Angela Dodge Currier Sayers 52 passed away unexpectedly on November 8 2025. Angela was born in Randolph VT on January 5 1973 to parents Hubert Bent and Patricia Locke Mahon She attended school at the Chelsea Public School after high school she furthered her education becoming a Licensed Nursing Assi...