a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Mary) Timmons of Gonic; abrother, F. Maurice Varney of Harts Location; two sisters,Esther Varney of Durham, and Mrs. Henry (Barbara) St.Laurent of Keene; six grandchildren; nieces, nephews andcousins.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 23, at theWiggin-Purdy-McCooey-Dion Funeral Home, Dover Rev.David L. Slater, pastor, First Parish Church Congrega-tional, officiated. Burial followed in Pine Grove Cemetery.

Friends who wish may make donations in his memoryto the Barrington Emergency Medical Service, Barrington,NH 03825 or to the Shriners Hospital, Boston Unit, BektashTemple, P.O. Box 7252, Concord, NH 03301-7252.

1"uneral services will be held at 11a.m. Thursday at the Kent Funeral

. Home, 41 Exeter St., with the Rev.Shane Estes, pastor of the Newmar-ket Community Church, officiating.Spring burial will be in RiversideCemetery.

Calling hours will be from 10:30 to11 a.m. Thursday, prior to the ser-vice, at the funeral home...~---- .._-_._- -

Charles Varney

Evelyn Viens,;NEWMARKET - Evelyn (Hoyt) Viens, 71, of Ash

Swamp Road, died Monday, Feb. 20, 1995 at ExeterHealthciue.

Born June 1, 1923 in Haverhill, Mass., she was thedaughter of the late Earl H. and Ethel (Packard) Hoyt.

A graduate of Framingham (Mass.) Teachers College,she taught high school in West Bridgewater for several yearsand later was a librarian at the Concord Library.

Her husband, Roger Viens, died in 1986.Survivors include her adopted son, David of Concord,

Mass.; two brothers, Ralph Hoyt of Seattle, Wash. andJudson Hoyt of Goffstown; and a sister, Mrs. Wilbur (Helen)McCarthy of Newmarket.

Graveside services were held in the Riverview Cem-etery, Groveland, Mass.

Kent and Pelczar Funeral Home, Newmarket, was incharge of· arrangements.

NORTHWOOD - Charles L. Var-ney, 88, of 46 Lower Bow St., diedTuesday, Dec. 17, 1996 at his home.

He was born Aug. 7, 1908 in EastDerry, the son of George A. andEdith McClusky Varney.

Varney had lived in Northwood forthe past 43 years. ::-.i:f •..~ 0 II)

He -~~-a~-~ manager for the ~ ~ . ~ ~~ IMerrimack Farmers Exchange in 0 t:t:: "'.I:J ~ '5Goffstown and New Boston for many ; =.~~ ~:3years. He retired from the Hinman I::.g 5.I:J ~ ..=: I"on t ,. C . M' h' 11)"" C) '0 <l) Uv s rUC,lOn o. m ame, lavmg'" '0 II) C) ~

been a shovel and heavy equipment ~1$ 1:1 ~ 'E ..goperator. . C\l: 8 <l) .8

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Varney was a member of the East -:;;~ II [ ~O.S:Derry Congregational Church and of'~ ~ fr ~.....;c:: ~ ;;the Northwood Masonic Lodge. . ;> ~ c:: ~ gj Je ~'u

>.~ "'~QJ '0 <I) a §The family includes his wife Iso- ~ ee ~::c:'5 ~ II ::

bel (Seagers) Varney of North~ood; <t;::E'= z i-<two stepsons, William Cobban of Ro-chester and James Cobban of Keene-five grandchildren; great-grandchil-dren; and a brother, Basi! Varney ofNewmarket. .

Vatistas of Rollinsford and PeterNicholas J. Vatistas Vatistas of Newmarket; a daughter,

MADBURY - Nicholas J. Vatis- Leona Duda of East Rochester;tas, 76, of Durham Road, died Mon- seven grandchildren; two brothers,day, Feb. 10, 1997 at the Wentworth- Thomas Vatistas of Dover and PeterDouglass Hospital, Dover. Vatistas of Rollinsford; nieces, neph-

Born in Biddeford, Maine on May ews, and cousins.13,1920, he was the son of John N. The funeral service was held Feb.and Leona (Kargakos) Vatistas. 13 at the Greek Orthodox Church of T.homas J. Vatistas

Nick graduated from Dover High the Annunciation, Dover. Rev. DOVER _Thomas John Vatistas,School and McIntosh College. Arthur Athans officiated. 74, of 304 Washington St., died

He served in the U.S. Army Air Burial followed in the Annuncia- Thursday, May 8, 1997 at his resi-Corps during World War II. He was tion Cemetery. dence with his family.a member of the Christie-Drouin Those who wish may make me- Born May 13, 1922 in Biddeford,Post No. 752 Veterans of Foreign morial donations to the Greek Or- Me., he was the son of John N. andWars, and Bellamy Chapter No.5 thodox Church of the Annunciation, Leona (Kargakos) Vatistas.Disabled American Veterans. P.O. Box 851, Dover, NH 03820. Tom operated Sweetland Restau-

For more than 50 years, Nick rant and Spartan Hotel in Doverworked in the family business, the Herbert Varney since 1945. Everyone in Dover knewSweetland Restaurant and Spartan r~"c A ,/15' Ji-" \ \ '~E;(", that whenever you were a customerH t 1 d f'th NEWMARKET - Herbert L. Var-o e , an was one 0 e owners at Sweetland Restaurant, Tomn h' riney, 88, of Goodwin's of Exeter, for-unl IS re Hement severa .rears merly of Newmarket, died Monday Vatistas was there to greet you.ago. morning, Jan. 27, 1986, at the nursing He was a man like no other, de-

Nick was a member of the Moses home after a long illness. voting his life not only to his busi-Paul Lodge No. 96 of Masons, the Born Sept. 29, 1897, in Alton, the ness but also to his loving family.ScottishRiteBodiesValleyofPorls- son of Charles and Kate (Hall) VaT- Tom was a member of the DAV,

ney, he had lived in Newmarket B II Ch N 5 dmouth and Dover, and the Dover e amy apter o. , an a mem-some years, had resided in Cameron, beLodge of Elks No. 184. Mont., for 50years and then returned r of the American Legion, Dover

He was a member of the Greek to live several years in Newmarket. Post No.8.Orthodox Church of the Annuncia- He had spent the past four years at A veteran, he served in the Unitedtion and a member of the Order of the nursing home. States Navy during \Vorld War II.Ahepa. He was a graduate of Newmarket Tom was a member of the Greek

He was predeceased by a son, Pfc. High School and had been a U.S. Orthodox Church of the Annuncia-Dennis N. Vatistas, who died in Vi.let- Navy veteran of World War 1. tion and a member of the Order ofFamily members include anam in 1970. brother, J. Winfield Varney of De- Ahepa.

He is survived by his wife of Leon Springs, Fla.; a sister, Miss Survivors include his wife of 50more than 50 years, Nicolletta Lucy Varney of Hampton; and five years, with whom he recently eel-(Carab~as)\Tatistas; two sons, John nieces and eight nephews. ~~(lte.d..the~~.sOt~:':d~n,~ a~~ver-

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He was predeceased by a son,Richard Varney.

Robert M. Vidler,4<" n,!~enftVlo~~a67, SUl;cumbs l}\lISLAND PARK, IDAHO - Mrs. Irene 'Fran'

Vlodica, 61, of Island Park died Friday, June 3 in SimiValley, Calif.

Born Nov. 30, 1922, in Lynn, Mass., the daughter ofTheodore and Irene (Frances) Allen, she was a 1940graduate of Newmarket High School and had lived inNewmarket for many years before moving to SimiValley, Calif., in 1962 and later to Idaho.

The widow of William Vlodica, she is survived byfour sons, Michael Vlodica of Newmarket, JohnVlodica of Simi Valley, Peter Vlodica of Clackamas,Ore., and Larry Vlodica of Lake Tahoe, Calif.; onedaughter, Mrs. Gail Swanson of Morgan Hill, Calif.; sixgrandchildren; and her mother, Mrs. Irene Allen ofNewmarket.

Memorial services were held June 9 at the IslandPark LDS Chapel. Burial was in Ashton;"Idaho.

NEWMARKET - Mr.Robert M. Vidler, 67, ofBeech Street, Newmarketpassed away after a sud-den heart seizure at theExeter Hospital on Mon-day, Aug. 25. . .

A Mass of chrIsttanburial was celebrated onThursday, Aug. 28, at 10a.m. from St. Mary'sChurch, Newmarket withRev. Philip Bruni as cele-brant. Burial was inCalvary Cemetery,Newmarket.

Bearers were FrancisPiascik, Jr., Fred Edgerly,Jerome Mitchell, EmileRindfleisch, LawrenceBrownell and WalterLevesque. The organistwas Barbara LaBram;hewith Elmer Bailey, soloist.

The Senior CitizensGroup of Newmarket h(fldservices at the FuneralHome with ArthurLaBonte, Chaplain. '

Mr. Vidler was born inNew Haven, Conn. onJune 14, 1913, the son ofGilbert and Mary-Ann(Welsh)VTdler. --He hadresided in Newmarket forthe past 35 years and had'been employed at theDavidson Rubber, Co. ofDover for the past tenyears and previously atthe Gallant Manufac-turing Co. of Newmarket.

Mr. Vidler alsooperated the New Villa~eGrocery Store illNewmarket and was, amember of St. Mary'sChurch.

He is survived by hiswife, Mrs. Irene (Leves-que) Vidler of Newmar-ket· one son, Martin A.Vidler of Salem; a cousin,,Mrs. Theresa Sullivan ofTorrington,' Conn.; alongwith several nieces andnephews.

The Brisson and KentFuneral Home of New-market conducted thefuneral arrangements.

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Woman dies 'from ini~riesin accident,..

last SaturdaySTRATHAM .- A Newmarket

woman died early Friday morning atBeth Israel Hospital in Boston f~ominjuries sustained in a motor vehicleaccident on Portsmouth Avenue Sat-urday.

Marie Valliere, 66, of 5 Bay Road,Newmarket, died at 2:15 a.m. Fri-day. A hospital spokeswoman wo~dnot comment on the nature of the m-juries, but state police said Ms. ,:al-liere was taken to the Boston hospitalby Med-Flight from Exeter Hospitalafter suffering a broken neck.

Also injured in the accident wasMs. Valliere's sister, Bertha Pel-letier, 73, of 4 New Road, Newmar-ket. She was discharged from Exet~rHospital Tuesday after being admit-ted with multiple trauma. Ms. Pel-letier was driving a 1991Oldsmobilesedan.

Also involved in the accident wasRobert Wickham, 51, of 9 WindingBrook Drive, Stratham. He was driv-ing a 1990 Lincoln Continental andwas not injured.

The accident occurred at 9:18 a.m.in front of the SPCA in Stratham. Ac-cording to state police, both carswere traveling east when the Pel-letier vehicle hit the Rickham vehi-cle in the rear. The Rickham vehiclehad stopped to make a left turn ontoEmery Lane, and the Pelletier ve~-cle did not adequately reduce Itsspeed, police said. .

Ms. Valliere was a passenger. mthe right front seat of the Pelletiervehicle.

Stratham and Greenland police re-sponded to the scene, as did theStratham and Exeter ambulancesand Stratham Fire Department per-sonnel.

NEWMARKET - M. Irene Val-liere, 66, of Lamprey River Park,died Friday, September 27, 1991, atBeth Israel Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Born May 6, 1925 in Newmarket,she was the daughter of Israel andSarah (St. Cyr) Demers, and was alifelong resident of Newmarket. Sheattended Newmarket schools.

She was employed for severalyears at the Sam Smith Shoe Co.,Newmarket, and was recently em-ployed at Phillips Exeter Academy.

She was a communicant of St.Mary's ChurCh., Her husband, Robert A. Valliere,died in 1978.

Survivors include: four sons, PeterW. Valliere of Orlando, Fla., Paul R.Valliere of Poquoson, Va., Mark L.Valliere of Barrington and John B.Valliere of Anchorage, Alaska; 10grandchildren; three brothers,Wilfred Demers, Henry Demers andRaymond Demers, all of Newmar-ket; six sisters, Eva CarmichaelPlourde, Rose Dionne, and BerthaPelletier, all of Newmarket; BlancheDube of Ossipee, Alice Fieldson ofExeter and Florence Levesque ofEpping; and many nieces and neph-ews.

1Robert Vaughan

NEWMARKET - Robert K.Vaughan, 63, of 9 Granite St., for-merly of Portsmouth, died Friday,Sept. 21, 1990,at his home.

Born May 12, 1927, in Newbu-ryport, Mass., the son of Patrick J.and Nina (Alvery) Vaughan, he at-tended schools in Portsmouth.

,He served in the U.S. Navy in thePacific during World War II.

He had worked as a machinist forAmesbury Specialty Co.

He was a member of ImmaculateConception Church in Portsmouth.

He is survived by his wife, Eleanor(Larrabee) Vaughan of Newmarket;his mother, Nina Fuller of Ports-mouth; two brothers, James E.Vaughan of Exeter and GeorgeFuller of Auburn; a sister, ArleneStuart of Farmington; and severalnieces and nephews.

Friends may call Sunday from 2 to4 p.m. at the Wilson-Cooper FuneralHome, 21 Rogers Road, Kittery,Maine.

A Mass of Christian burial will becelebrated Monday at 10 a.m. fromImmaculate Conception Church inPortsmouth. Burial will be in Mt.Pleasant Cemetery, Eliot, Maine.

Donations may be made to either 'Seacoast Hospice, 9 Hampton Road,Exeter, 03833,or the American Can-cer Society, 52 Federal St., Bruns-wick, Maine, 04011.

I Kenneth Varney,, state park supervisor.

a 1'i['l,rt<'NEWMARKET - Kenneth M. Varney,

68, of 7 Gerry Ave. died early thismorning after a sudden illness at hishome.

Born Aug. 10, 1911, the son of ArthurP. and Marion Priest Varney, he grad-uated from the University of NewHampshire in 1933 and served as a firstlieutenant in the Civilian ConservationCorps.

He was formerly employed at theNewmarket Post Office and was later asalesman of college textbooks for theAmerican Book Co. He owned and oper-ated the Colonial Luncheonette in New-market, was a teacher and guidancecounselor in Newmarket and Eppingschools and retired in 19.75 after 10years as supervisor of New HampshireSeacoast State Parks.

He was a member of the NewmarketHistorical Society.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs.Harriet Carpenter Varney of New-market; two daughters, Mrs. Roger(Jan) Philbrick of Rye and Mrs. Jo-seph (Jaquelyn) Walsh of Newmarket;two sons, Kenneth M. Varney Jr. ofMadbury and Ronald Varney of Lam-pasas, Texas; a half sister, Mrs. Rich-ard (Marilyn)Dame of Alton; his step-mother, Mrs. Mildred Varney of Alton'11 grandchildren; and several niece~and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. Saturday at the Brisson and KentFuneral Home, 41 Exeter St., New-market.

Friends and relatives may call from7 to 9 Friday evening at the funeralhome.

Ronald Varney?:~rLAMP ASAS, Texas - Ronald Car-

penter Varney, 59, of Lampasas,Texas, died Thursday in a local hos-

~ pita!. Varney was born Oct. 21, 1934in Dover, N.H., and had lived inLampasas County. for more than 30years. He married Pamela Hugheson Feb. 19, 1956in Kempner. Varneywas a professional jockey and train-er from 1959 to 1962. He was alsovery well-known as a masterful woodcraftsman working on the restora-

tion of the courthouse, jail, Catholicchurch, Cauthen House, drive-inbank, and many of Lampasas' histor-ical homes. He was a cabinet maker-refinisher, and was a veteran of theU.S. Armv and attended the FirstBaptist Church in Lampasas.

Survivors are his wife, PamelaVarney, of Lampasas; one son.Shane Varney and wife Crystal; two

, daughters, Stacia Varney; SabrinaAngermann and husband Tim, all ofLampasas; his mother Harriet Var-ney, Newmarket, N.H.; a brother,Ken Varney Jr" Dover; two sisters,Jan Philbrick, Rye, N.H.; JacquelynWals~,-2'Jewm~rket,--_ N.H.; four

grandchildren, :lane Varney, BritniVarney, Ronni J a Varney and SheneAngermann, all of Lampasas'mother-in-law, . Saba Hughes, ofLampasas and a number of niecesnephews, aunts and uncles. '

Robert VarneyBARRINGTON - Robert (Bob) W.

Varney, 83, of 218 Rte. 9, diedWednesday, October 20, 1993at Fris-bie Memorial Hospital after a periodof failing health.

Born September 12, 1910 in New~market, he was the son of Fred M,and Mary Abbie (Durgin) Varney.

He was a Dover High School grad-uate, cl~ss o~1929, and a graduate ofthe Umverslty of New Hampshire,class of 1933. He was a resident ofBarrington since 1946. .

He was employed with the custodhal departme~t at the University ofNew HampshIre, retiring in 1974.

Bob was a member of the First·Congregational Church of Barring-ton. He was a member of the MosesPaul Lodge 32 Scottish Rites' Bek-tash Tem~le; A.A.O.N.M.S.;' Nort-ham Colomsts; and Barrington His-torical Society,

He served as treasurer of the Barr-ington Fire Department for 37years;was a member of the Senior Centerof Rochester; the James FarringtonO.E.S. No.7; was a former memberof John Williams O.E.S. No. 53; wasa member of the Simadi Shrine Club'Consistory; Centennial and Grang~No. 185; Eastern N.H. Pomona.Grange No.2; State and NationalGrange; Past Master of CentennialPomona; Gener.al Whipple MilitaryL.D.; .two campmg groups, NationalCampmg Travelers Inc. and GoodSam Road Runners; 1st N.H. MilitiaCompany, Newmarket· and the NewHampshire Farm Mus~um.

Survivors include: his wife of 54years, Janet McCrone Varney ofBarr.ington; a son, Bruce lVI.Varneyof MIlford; a daughter, Mrs. Richard(Mary) Timmons of Gonic' abrother, F. lVIaurice Varney of HartsLocation; two sisters, Esther Varneyof Durham, and 1\lrs. Henry (Barba-ra) St. Lau~ent of Keene; six grand"~hlldren: meces, nephews and cous~ms.

Friendsr;:ay.callfrom2-4and7-9p.m.Fridayat the \\ Iggm-Purdy-McCooey-DionFuneralHome,655 CentralAve .. Dover.

Funeralserviceswillbeheldat 1p.m.Satur-dayat thefuneralhomewiththeRev.DavidU~S.Iater,pastor,First ParishChurch,Congrega'-tlOnalofficiating.BurialwillfollowinPineGroveCemeterv.

Familyflowersonlyare requested.Friendswhowish.maymakedonationsinhismemorytothe BarrmgtonEmergencyMedicalServiceBarrington,N.H.03825or to theShr.nersHospi:tal,BostonUnit,BektashTemple.p:: ~x i252.Concord,N,H.03301-7252. .

M. Irene Valliere \~q(NEWMARKET - M. Irene Valliere, 66, of Lamprey

River Park, died Sunday, Sept. 27 at Beth Israel Hospital,Boston.

Born on May 6, 1925 in Newmarket, she was thedaughter of Israel and Sarah (St. Cyr) Demers, and wasa lifelong resident of Newmarket.

She attended Newmarket schools and was a communi-cant of St. Mary's Church.

Employed for several years at the Sam Smith Shoe Com-pany of Newmarket, she was recently employed by PhillipsExeter Academy.

She was predeceased by her husband, Robert A. Valliere,who died in 1978.

Mrs. Valliere is survived by four sons, Peter W. of

Orlando, Fla., Paul R. of Poquoson, Va., Mark L. of Bar-rington, and John B. of Anchorage, Alaska; three brothers,Wilfred Demers, Henry Demers. and Raymond Demers,all of Newmarket; six sisters, Mrs. Eva CarmichaelPlourde, Mrs. Rose Dionne, and Mrs. Bertha Pelletier, all

,of Newmarket, Mrs. Blanche Dube of Ossipee, Mrs. AliceFieldson of Exeter, and Mrs. Florence Levesque of Epp-ing; ten grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated yesterday,Sept. 30 from St. Mary's Church. Burial followed inCalvary Cemetery, Newmarket.

Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, 41 Exeter St. ,Newmarket was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to: Newmarket Senior Citizens,Beech St. Extensions, Newmarket, NH 03857.

Robert Vaughan ---NEWMARKET - Robert K. Vaughan, 63, of 9 Granite

St., formerly of Portsmouth, died Friday, Sept. 21,1990,at his home.

Born May 12, 1927, in Newburyport, Mass., the son ofPatrick J. and Nina (Alvery) Vaughan, he attended schoolsin Portsmouth.

He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during WorldWar II.

He had ;,vorked as a machinist for Amesbury Specialty

He was a member of Immaculate Co'nc\cption Church inPortsmouth.

}-1e is survived his wife, Eleanor Vaughanhis Nina Fuller of POILtsrnOllth;two

'1aughan of Exeter and George Fuller. a ';Isier Arlene Stuart of Farmin~~ton: and

"'unera] Home. 21 Road,of arrangements.burial was celebrated last Monday

from Immacuiale Conception Church in Portsmouth. Burialwas in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Eliot, Maine.

Donations may be made to either Seacoast Hospice, 9'{ampton Exeter, 03833, or the American CancerSoci~ty, 52 Federal St., Brunswick, Maine, 04011.

Mr. Varney was born in Alton, lived some years in New-market, resided for 50 years in Cameron, Mont., and thenreturned to live several years in Newmarket. He had spentthe past four years in the nursing home.

He was a graduate of Newmarket High School. He wasa U.S. Navy veteran of World War 1.

Family members include a brother, J. Winfield Varneyof DeLeon Springs, Fla.; a sister, Miss Lucy Varney ofHampton; five nieces and eight nephews.

Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 30 at the KentFuneral Home in Newmarket. The Rev. Shane Estes, pas-tor of the NewmarketCornmunity Church, officiated.Spring burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.

Ronald C. VarneyLAMPASAS, Texas - Ronald Carpenter Varney, 59, of

Lampasas, Texas, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 1993 in a localhospital.

Mr. Varney was born Oct. 21, 1934 in Dover, and hadlived in Lampasas County for more than 30 years. He mar-ried Pamela Hughes on Feb. 19, 1956 in Kempner.

Mr. Varney was a professional jockey and trainer from1959 to 1962. He was also very well known as a masterfulwood craftsman, working on the restoration of the court-house, jail, Catholic church, Cauthen House, drive-in bank,and many of Lampasas' historical homes. He was a cab-inet maker-refinisher, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.He attended the First Baptist Church in Lampasas.

Survivors are his wife, Pamela Varney, of Lampasas;one son, Shane Varney and wife Crystal; two daughters,.Stacia Varney and Sabrina Angermann and husband Tim,all of Lampasas; his mother, Harriet Varney, of Newmar-ket; a brother, Ken Varney, Jr., of Dover; two sisters, JamPhilbrick of Rye and Jacquelyn Walsh of Newmarket; fourgrandchildren, Zane Varney, Britni Varney, Ronni Jo Var-ney and Shene Angermann, all of Lampasas; his mother-in-law, Saba Hughes, of Lampasas; and a number of nieces,nephews, aunts and uncles.

Robert W. VarneyBARRINGTON - Robert (Bob) W. Varney, 83, of218

Rt. 9, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1993 at Frisbie MemorialHospital after a period of failing health.

Born Sept. 12, 1910 in Newmarket, he was the son ofFred M. and Mary Abbie (Durgin) Varney.

He was a Dover High School graduate, Class of 1929,and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Classof 1933. He was a resident of Barrington since 1946 .

He was employed with the custodial department at theUniversity of New Hampshire, retiring in 1974.

Bob was a member of the First Congregational Churchof Barrington. He was a member of the Moses Paul Lodge32 Scottish Rites; Bektash Temple; AAONMS; NorthamColonists; and Barrington Historical Society.

He served as treaSurer of the Barrington Fire Departmentfor 37 years; was a member of the Senior Center ofRochester; the James Farrington OES No.7; was a formermember of John Williams OES No. 53; was a member ofthe Simadi Shrine Club; Consistory; Centennial and GrangeNo. 185; Eastern N.H. Pomona Grange No.2; State andNational Grange; Past Master of Centennial Pomona;General Whipple Military L.D.; two camping groups, Na-tional Camping Travelers Inc. and Good Sam Road Run-ners; First N.H. Militia Company, Newmarket; and theNew Hampshire Farm Museum.

Survivors include: his wife of 54 years, Janet McCroneVarney of Barrington; a son, Bruce M. Varney of Millford;

Marion Clock Varney

(June 24, 1917 - October 25, 2011)

Dover – Marion (Clock) Varney, 94, formerly of Jensen’s Park and previously of Hersey Lane, Newmarket, died

October 25, 2011 at Riverside Rest Home in Dover.

Born June 24, 1917 in Exeter, she was the daughter of Herman A. and Bessie (Dearborn) Clock.

Marion and her husband Basil opened their own Laundromat in Newmarket.

They owned and operated Varney’s Laundry for several years. Marion and

Basil later became very valuable friends and helpers and a special part of the

Douglas Wheeler Family of Durham. She worked for the family from 1977 –

2000, retiring at the age of 83.

She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, George “Basil” Varney who

died in 2005, 5 sisters, and 2 brothers.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews.

A Graveside Service for Marion & George “Basil” Varney will be held on

Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 2 p.m. in Holbrook Cemetery, Candia.

Allen “Mike” Vlodica

Allen “Mike” Vlodica, 65, of Langs Lane, died October 29, 2011 at Oceanside of Hampton.

Born December 31, 1945 in Exeter, NH, he was the son of William and Irene Frances (Allen) Vlodica. He lived most of his

life in Newmarket.

Mike received his engineering degree in California, and was employed at the Portsmouth

Naval Shipyard as a Mechanical Engineer for many years.

At the age of 21 Mike ran as a write in candidate for Town Selectman and won. He also

served on the Town Council and as a member of the ZBA.

Mike enlisted in the National Guard and his Unit was mobilized and he served in

Vietnam. He was a member of the Robert G. Durgin American Legion Post #67.

Mike loved his grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them. He liked to spend

time outdoors, hunting, fishing and walking.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Alice (Dziedzic) Vlodica; 2 daughters, Michele

McNeil and her husband Patrick and his son Quinn, Jill Krunklevich and her partner Bob

Hoelzel and his son Zachary; three grandchildren, Justin and Aidan Gehly and David Krunklevich; his mother-in-law, Rita

Dziedzic; brothers, Larry and Peter Vlodica; sister, Gail Swanson; and several nieces and nephews.

Per Mike’s wishes there will be no services.

The family would like to thank the staff at Oceanside for the care given to Mike while he was there. Rather than flowers

memorials may be made to Newmarket Fire Rescue, 4 Young Lane, Newmarket, NH 03857, or Newmarket Fishing Derby,

C/O Richard Heidt, 74 Schanda Drive, Newmarket.