Notable NH Deaths: A Social Worker And Former Firefighter, Both Of Concord; A Nun From Manchester

By InDepth NH

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Charles “Charlie” Grant St. Clair, 76, of Laconia, executive director of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association and a state representative, died Aug. 22, 2026, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Ohio. His calling hours are Sept. 9, and a couple of events are planned for Sept. 10, including Charlie’s last ride through Weirs Beach in a car and motorcycle procession starting at Opechee Park at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, ending at Union Cemetery. The Weirs Beach Drive-In will honor Charlie with a special 8 p.m. showing of “The World’s Fastest Indian and Turbo,” and the day will conclude with fireworks over Weirs Beach at 10 p.m. Early in his career, he taught elementary and high school in Colorado and Boston, drove a cab, and more recently was the owner of the Laconia Antique Center downtown in an old converted supermarket. He began working with the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association in 1981 and opened the Colorado Club restaurant, eventually turning his full-time attention to Motorcycle Week. He was the executive director of the association for more than three decades. The Laconia rally is one of the three largest motorcycle events in the country, billed as the nation’s oldest motorcycle rally. He was en route to the Sturgis, S.D., rally on Aug. 4, a trip he had made 50 times, when he was mortally injured in Ohio from a crash caused by a blown tire. He was mayor of Laconia for five months from 2025 to 2026 and served on the Laconia Planning Board, Downtown Laconia TIF Advisory Board, Heritage Commission, and Amtrak Customer Advisory Board. He was co-host of the public access program, Today in Focus, and he worked for Atlas Fireworks. (Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services)

Patricia Anderson, 92, of Wolfeboro, died Aug. 18, 2026. She and her husband owned Arey’s Marina in Ambrose Cove in Moultonborough. They sold the marina in 1984, and completed a transatlantic crossing from Gran Canaria to Guadeloupe, FWI. They provided charter excursion from St. Barts, and in 1987 sailed to Bucks Harbor, Maine, where they continued to charter until trading the boat for a condominium in South Carolina in 1993. She volunteered for the Center of Hope, Aide Response Seacoast (ARS), Child Advocacy Center, Lakes Region Humane Society and Cornerstone Christian Academy. (Lord Funeral Home)

Charles Barry, 89, of North Haverhill, died Aug. 19, 2026. He followed in his father’s footsteps and became a N.H. Fish and Game conservation officer, eventually during his 28-year career rising to lead the agency. He served in the N.H. National Guard and started his career in Errol, living in a small camping trailer while patrolling northern New Hampshire. He was executive director at Fish and Game for eight years. He also served as chair of the Law Enforcement Committee of the International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. He was instrumental in the development of Barry Conservation Camp in Milan and served for 15 years as Grafton County sheriff. He served for 25 years on the board of trustees of Cottage Hospital. (Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation Care)

Jeffrey B. Cyr, 68, of Concord, died Aug. 20, 2026. He started as a fire explorer with the Bloomfield Center (Conn.) Fire Department, retiring as captain after 22 years. He joined the Pembroke Fire Department in 2001, where he worked for 22 years, retiring as captain in 2023. He also worked as the mechanical section chief for the N.H. State Fire Marshal’s Office, where he was also instrumental in starting Amelia’s Law, a 2006 law that requires licensing of gasfitters in the state. It was named after a young girl who died in a gas explosion in Moultonborough in 2005. He was also an EMT for the Loudon Fire Department. (Roan Family Funeral Home)

Anthony J. DeFrancesco Jr., 56, of Dover, died Aug. 21, 2026. He was a captain with the Somersworth Police Department. (Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory)

Dr. Joan Marie Eversole, DMD, 68, of Meredith, died Aug. 22, 2026. She owned her own dental practice in Plymouth and was a prominent figure in the canine community. She dedicated much of her time to dog shows, participating as a breeder, owner, exhibitor, and an AKC licensed judge. (Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services)

Arline Karpinski Marro, 100, of Claremont, died Aug. 22, 2026. She worked as a registered medical technologist at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover. She organized community events including the annual sports nights, parish picnics, bazaars, and the St. Joseph Church 50th anniversary celebration. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America for 82 years. She was founder of the Claremont chapter of the Junior Catholic Daughters. She volunteered for the Well Baby Clinic, American Red Cross Blood Drive, and cancer drives. She was a volunteer at the Sullivan County Nursing Home for more than 34 years. She was a member of the City Council Committee on Youth, member of the School Health Education Committee, Competency Program, Curriculum Steering Committee, and several PTA offices. (Stringer Funeral Home)

Dr. William Dufford Moyle Jr., 92, of Ashburn, Va., and formerly of Keene, died Aug. 18, 2026. He was a retired surgeon and long-time resident of Keene. After practicing briefly in Silver Spring, Md., he served at the Keene Clinic and Cheshire Medical Center from 1971 to 1998. He was president of the Keene Clinic and was on the board of directors for both the Keene Clinic and Cheshire Medical Center. He was a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He served on Hundred Nights, Habitat for Humanity, and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. He was a member of the boards of Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services, the Keene Chorale, and the Monadnock Volunteer Center, and Keene Pops Choir. (Cheshire Family Funeral Home)

Gail Page, 78, of Concord, died Aug. 23, 2026. She was a social worker for the State of New Hampshire providing guardianship and conservatorship for mentally disabled persons, and helped found The Office of Public Guardian. After retiring, she taught English to refugees, volunteered at a winter homeless shelter, and was a member of the Concord Trails Committee. (Legacy.com)

Felix Palomba, 95, of Pittsburg, died Aug. 21, 2026. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a chemist for both Anheuser-Busch and Pfizer Pharmaceutical. He was science teacher at Pittsburg School in grades 7-12 from 1968-70 and in 1970, taught science at Stevens High School in Claremont, where he was also assistant football coach. He was a department head at Claremont General Hospital and volunteered for AARP as a tax aide. He and his wife were members of the Pittsburg Historical Society. (Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home)

Sister Jacqueline Verville, CSC (Sister Mary Colombe of Portugal), 90, of Manchester, died August 23, 2026. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Holy Cross in 1955 and pronounced her final vows in 1962. After teaching in New England schools as well as Notre Dame College in Manchester, she founded in 2010 the Holy Cross Family Learning Center on Manchester’s West Side. For eight years, she administered a program for immigrants and refugees. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher, May 11, 1895, to Feb. 17, 1986

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