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Abstract Paintings & Tribal Masks Exhibition At New Hampshire Antique Co-Op
Now on view through May 31, 2020
Congregational Church Stays Connected
During the suspension of in-person activities in light of the Covid-19 situation, the Congregational Church of Amherst, UCC has a variety of ways for members and others to connect with church programs. This is especially important during April as Holy Week and Easter are on the horizon.
The most up-to-date information about church activities can be found on the church’s website (ccamherst.org) or by calling the church office at 673-3231. Sunday services are broadcast on FacebookLive and recorded for later on-line viewing. Services are followed by a Virtual Fellowship Hour. Links for these and other events can be found on the website.
The church’s Facebook page is another source of information, including updates and video messages from the pastors. Pastors Maureen Frescott and Kate Kennedy are available to provide pastoral care during this time, and the church welcomes community members to connect with this loving, serving, open and affirming community of faith.
Lorraine Alice Hamilton
AMHERST – Lorraine Alice Hamilton of Amherst, New Hampshire, Beach Haven, New Jersey and Rancho Mirage, California died June 14, 2020 from pancreatic cancer at her home in California. She was 73 years old and a participant in the trial of a new cancer drug at NYU Langone in New York City since April 2019. She hoped that results from the trial would improve care for other patients who develop this cancer. She was with her family when she died and was
Donald Richard Haaker
Donald Richard Haaker, 80, born June 2, 1940, son of Carl E Haaker and Jeanne LaRochelle Haaker of Fitchburg, MA, son, brother, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, peacefully passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, MA.
Don, as he was affectionately referred to by friends, and Dad or Grandpa by family, was a proud veteran, avid fisherman, former business owner, collector of “As Seen On TV” gadgets, and
Obituary
James Moore Eldridge, Sr., age 91, of Amherst, died peaceably at home
AMHERST – James, who went by Jim, was born in Bentonville, AR on 26 February 1930 to Granville Erasmus and Kathryn (Moore) Eldridge. He was a graduate of Bentonville AR High School. Following graduation, he attended the University of Arkansas receiving a BS Degree in Industrial Management in 1952.
He went to work for Western Electric, a subsidiary of AT&T, in Burlington, North Carolina, staying there until the fall of 1957, when he was transferred to the new Teletype
plant in Little Rock, AR.
A job transfer in 1969 took him to Elk Grove Village, IL, where he stayed for four years, returning to Little Rock in 1973. Jim retired from a thirty-five-year career in manufacturing engineering with AT&T in 1988.
While in NC, he married his high school sweetheart, Genevieve Sue Morgan in August 1952. They were married for 67 years and had three children. She preceded him in death in March 2020.
During retirement his interests and activities included church ministry, family history and traveling.
Family members include daughter Genevieve and husband David Moore, Magnolia, DE; daughter Susan Eldridge, Amherst, NH; and son, James Eldridge, Jr. and wife Kimberly, Lyndeborough, NH; eight grandchildren, Erin Wright, Katye Moore, Gloriana Moore, James Eldridge and wife Maria, Daniel Eldridge and wife Storm, Matthew Eldridge and wife Sara, Abigail and husband Dylan Lundy and Gracie Eldridge; four great grandchildren, Brooklyn, Audrey, Alex and Atlas.
Funeral services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim’s memory may be made to his hospice provider through Amedisys Foundation, 8 Commerce Dr, Suite 101, Bedford, NH 03110 or to your favorite mission organization. Arrangements are in the care of Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford, NH. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please go to www.smith-heald.com.