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Tina M. Cook, 65, of Myrtle Beach, SC. and formally of Jaffrey, died on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 in the comfort of her home with a loving family nearby.

Tina was born the daughter of Agnes (Field) and the late John Cook on June 16, 1956, in Winchendon, MA.

Tina was a longtime employee of Myrtle Beach Walmart.

She met Stewart Kirk in 1977 and they became a couple soon after. Sadly, Stewart passed on December 8, 2015, after being together for thirty-eight years.

Tina liked to play bingo, make puzzles and read the Bible. She was deeply loved by her family and friends. She was the glue that held her family together and the rock that founded them. She will forever be in our hearts as she is laid to rest with her belated husband in Keene NH.

Miss Cook is survived by three daughters; Sherry Cook of Jaffrey. Samantha (Kirk) Eudy of Albemarle, NC. Sonya Kirk of Myrtle Beach, SC. Her mother, Agnes Hautanen, and her husband, William of Jaffrey. Two sisters, Jane (Cook) McPhail and her husband, Matt of Myrtle Beach, SC. and Cathy (Cook) Labadie of Swanzey. Three brothers; Thomas Cook of Jaffrey, Robert Cook of Keene and Joseph Cook of Swanzey. In addition, she is survived by; twelve grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends. She is pre-deceased by a sister, Patricia Cook.

In keeping with Tina’s wishes, there are no calling hours. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 11 am. in the family lot at Monadnock View Cemetery, Park Ave. Keene, NH. 03431. Flowers will gladly be accepted. However, the family would prefer donations be made in memory of Tina M. Cook to:

American Cancer Society
2 Commerce Dr. Ste. 210
Bedford, NH. 03110.

All services are under the care of Cheshire Family Funeral Chapel and Crematories, 44 Maple Ave. Keene, NH. 03431. WWW.cheshirefamilyfh.com

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Morris L. Medvidofsky, 81, a long-time resident of Keene died on October 6, 2021. He passed peacefully while resting. Morris was a loving husband, a wonderful father, and a friend to many.

Morris was a native of Keene with deep family roots in this city dating back to the 1750s. He attended Keene High School and attained his college degree from Keene State College.

Morris was a well-known area businessman who started and owned Medoff Insurance for many years. He was on the board of directors for numerous local charity and non-profit organizations such as the American Cancer Society, the Y.M.C.A., and the Monadnock United Way.
Morris and Lynn met as teenagers in New York while attending school. They soon married and decided to settle and raise their family in Keene. The family was very important to him and he spoke with pride of every achievement of his sons and grandchildren no matter how large or small it was. With family gatherings not held as frequently due to the pandemic, he spoke glowingly about the ability to attend a “socially distant” birthday party for one of his great-grandchildren as recently as July. Many happy family events took place over the years at his and Lynn’s favorite gathering spot at Otter Brook Dam. His sons will remember the numerous antiquing road trips throughout New England with mom and dad that always included tracking down a delicious meal at an obscure restaurant.

Morris leaves behind his beloved wife of over 61 years Lynn, two sons David and Bill Medvidofsky, and their spouses Diana and Kathy, six grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. He will also be missed by his four siblings Leecia, Marcia, Leah, and Nathan, and their spouses. He was predeceased by two siblings Moreen and Don.

While no services will be held, Morris would have been very grateful and highly honored for any donations made in his name to the First Baptist Church at 105 Maple Avenue in Keene or the Y.M.C.A. at 200 Summit Road in Keene. All services are under the care of Cheshire Family Funeral Chapel and Crematories, 44 Maple Ave. Keene, NH. 03431. WWW.cheshirefamilyfh.com

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Nathan “Nate” A. Lehto, 31, a long-time resident of Troy and formerly of Keene died unexpectedly in the familiar surroundings of his home with the love of family near on Sunday, October 3, 2021.

Nathan was born the son of Tina A. (Wilson) Pike and Michael C. Lehto on July 10, 1990, in Keene. He was educated locally and attended schools in Keene.

Nate was employed by the Marlborough Greenhouse in the production department. Prior, he worked for G.S. Precision Co. in Keene as a machinist for 2 years and United Parcel Service in Keene as a deliveryman for a year.

He enjoyed playing video games and liked to tinker with various technologies. Time was also spent being with family and his son.

Mr. Lehto is survived by his son, Aiden M. Lehto of Troy. His mother, Tina A. Pike, and her significant other, James Gero of Troy. His father Michael C. Lehto and his wife, Debbie of Swanzey. A sister, Hannah A. Wilson, and her fiancee’ Ash Koch of Swanzey and a sibling from a combined marriage, Kyle Moody of Keene. His grandmother, Pamela J. Michelson of Troy. His significant other, Ashley Misiaszek of Jaffrey. In addition, he leaves; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Calling hours will be held in the funeral chapel on Sunday, October 24, 2021, from 5 to 7 pm. A private graveside service will be held in the family lot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Keene. Flowers will gladly be accepted. However, the family would prefer donations be made in memory of Nathan A. Lehto to:

Granite Recovery Centers
6 Manor Parkway
Salem, NH. 03079.

All services are under the care of Cheshire Family Funeral Chapel and Crematories, 44 Maple Ave. Keene, NH. 03431.

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Kelley Douglas Wood, 63, died unexpectedly July 26, 2021, at the Medstar Washington (DC) Hospital of sudden heart failure. Kelley was born July 3, 1958, in Windsor, Vermont to Janet Post Hall Wood and Douglas Eldon Wood. While living in Interlachen with her second husband, Carl “Jeffy” Jefts, his mother developed lymphoma.

Kelley’s family moved from Windsor to West Swanzey, NH. in 1968. Douglas Wood and his second wife, Myrna still reside in West Swanzey.

Kelley earned his Eagle Scout and Order of the Arrow ranks, the first member of his Monadnock troop to do so. He graduated from Monadnock Regional High School in 1976. Following high school, he joined the U.S. Army, serving with the Military Police in the K-9 division. While stationed at Walter Reed Hospital with his dog Zeke, he was awarded a commendation medal for thwarting a knife attack by a patient against hospital personnel. After his military service, Kelley was a harness maker at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY, where he began making artistic carvings in leather.

Kelley then moved to Keene, where he was a manager at the Henry David’s restaurant and the Hon Dynasty. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Antioch New England, and then a master’s degree in Business Administration in 1999. He moved back to Windsor to provide care for his grandmother, Helen R Hall, employed at EFI in Lebanon, NH as a Senior Support analyst. While working full-time, Kelley pursued a PhD in Business Administration from Fielding University, completing his degree in January 2007. He fulfilled his life-long dream when he was hired as a professor at Trinity College, Washington DC in August 2007. He was respected by the faculty and beloved by his graduate students at Trinity, who posted many kind comments about him over the next fourteen years.

Kelley had a deep love of learning, taking immense pride in his academic degrees. He loved riding his bicycle for long afternoon rides, often 30 or more miles, around the College Park and DC area. Kelley had a passion for the arts, expressed in drawing, poetry, playing guitar, writing music, and creating and preparing healthy meals. He enjoyed hiking and was an avid photographer. Kelley was known for his gentle manner, his generosity, kindness, and loyalty to his family and friends, especially to his nephew Tom Wood, Jr to whom he was an important mentor.

Kelley is survived by many close relatives. In addition to his father and stepmother, Kelley is survived by his two brothers: Thomas J Wood, Sr. of Keene, NH. and Robert N. Wood of Canaan, NH. and his uncle Robert R. Hall of Nantucket. His extended family includes Tom Wood’s partner, Sandy Lydon, former wife Beth Croteau, their son, Thomas J. Wood, Jr., and stepdaughter, Holli Beth; Robert Wood’s wife, Patricia and stepdaughter, Kiahna Estes, former wife, Lori Moeykens and their daughter, Nicole Dermody, husband, Kurt and infant daughter and son Evan Wood, his wife Savannah and daughter; stepsiblings Kevin Jefts and Lori Jefts Metcalf; and his uncle Robert R Hall’s wife Valerie and children Emily Abid and Jay Hicks.

Services will be held Saturday, October 23, 2021. at 10 AM. there will be a private family service at the Oak Hill Cemetery in West Swanzey, where his uncle will play taps. At 11 AM. Kelley will receive full military honors at a second service for friends and family at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Keene. The service will be live-streamed on Kelley’s Facebook page. Following the second service, family and friends are cordially invited to the Cheshire Family Funeral Home in Keene for a chance to meet and talk. The family is looking forward to meeting Kelley’s friends. Light refreshments will be served. All Services are under the care of Cheshire Family Funeral Chapel and Crematories, 44 Maple Ave. Keene, NH. 03431. WWW.cheshirefamilyfh.com

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Thomas “Tim” M. Antrim Jr., 77, a long-time resident of Roxbury and formerly of Keene died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. He passed quietly in the familiar surroundings of his home with the love of family near.

Tim was born the son of the late Dorothy (Corbin) and Thomas M. Antrim Sr. on October 12, 1943, in Scranton, PA. He was educated at the Wyoming Seminary High School in Kingston, Pa. class of 1961. Tim went on in his studies attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Humanities 1965. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Literature.

On January 30, 1965, he exchanged vows with Carolyn Erma House at Owego Methodist Church in Owego, New York. They were married with family and friends in attendance and have been married for fifty-six years.

Tim taught English for forty-two years at Keene State College as an English Professor, retiring in 2010. Students enjoyed his classes, particularly those on JRR Tolkien and on Homer’s Odyssey because his lively reading invited them into the material, and his extensive research and questioning ushered in compelling conversation. His life-long appreciation of DH Lawrence led him to a Fulbright in Derbyshire, England, and two sabbatical journeys in Lawrence’s footsteps, in Italy and in the American West.

Outside of teaching, Tim will be remembered most as a dancer. Until a foot surgery ended his ability to do it, Tim was a Scottish Country dancer of great skill, who gracefully and joyfully engaged in that elegant form of dancing. Not content with only one form of dancing, Tim became an elegant English dancer, an enthusiastic contra dancer in the Ralph Page school, and a skilled international dancer. Until his final illness, he could be found dancing in Keene, Peterborough, Whatley, East Putney, Greenfield, Nelson, Amherst and Dummerston in all three forms. Although dancing was his crowning joy, Tim participated in community and college theater productions, taught himself to play the pennywhistle and the concertina, and kept up a life-long absorption in scientific discovery, particularly in astronomy and Mesozoic biology. A fascinated philologist, he undertook scholarly language study—particularly in Ancient Greek, Modern Italian, and Tolkien’s Elvish and its antecedents in Finnish. In his leisure time, Tim could be found taking long walks, reading science fiction novels, and he always loved a good game of chess.

Tim was above all a family man. His children remember fondly his many forays with them into Robin Hood Park in Keene, whether for explorations in the woods, skating on the pond, or kamikaze sledding runs down the hills. At least once a year he rounded up the family to climb Mount Monadnock, exploring its many trails and routes to the summit, as well as the views along the climb. These climbs continued into Tim’s seventies and grew to incorporate grandchildren as well. Tim always loved to play with children, and joined in their games unreservedly, be they feats of imagination, or games of chess, which, his children and grandchildren suspect, he let them win. Tim’s skill as a reader meant that bed-time stories were not only a fond memory from childhood, but, like the climbs up Mount Monadnock, continued to be loved and appreciated by his family, who would gather around the living room to listen to dramatic readings of Captain Hornblower, Satanstoe, and of course, Lord of the Rings.

Dr. Antrim is survived by his wife, Carolyn H. Antrim of Roxbury; his children, Adrienne Antrim Major and her husband, Stephen Major of Westminster West, VT.; Ingrid Antrim Serafini and her husband, Joseph Serafini of Williston, VT.; Samuel E. Antrim and his wife, Sophie Bowater Antrim of Middlesex, VT.; and Benjamin T. Antrim and his wife, Renee DeGraw Antrim of Bow, NH. In addition, he is survived by eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, cousins, extended family, and friends.

In keeping with Tim’s wishes, there were no calling hours. A private graveside service was held on Saturday, October 16, 2021, in the family lot at Nye Burying Ground, Middletown Rd. Roxbury, NH. 03431. Donations in Tim’s memory can be sent to the National Audubon Society. https://act.audubon.org/a/memorial-gift?ms=digital-fund-web-website_nas-memorial-formquestions_20201200

A memorial service is being planned with dates and times to be published at a later date in the Unitarian Universalist Church, 69 Washington St. Keene, NH. 03431. All services were under the care of Cheshire Family Funeral Chapel and Crematories, 44 Maple Ave. Keene, NH. 03431. WWW.cheshirefamilyfh.com