By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Summer 2009 and Revised 11 May 2009
1. Albert "Jake" Prentice may have been b. c. 1905-1912 at an unknown location. In 2007 he was living in Franklin, NH.
He m. Vernice Keyster c. 1973. She was b. 8 Oct 1912 in Brookfield, MA, and d. 11 Jun 2007, Franklin, NH, at Lakes Region General Hospital. Her obituary reads as follows:
- Vernice G. Prentice: Worked at the Daniel Webster Inn
Monitor staff, June 13. 2007 8:00AM
FRANKLIN - Mrs. Vernice G. Prentice, 94, of Franklin, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at Lakes Region General Hospital. She was born in Brookfield, Mass., on Oct. 8, 1912, the daughter of Lewis and Gertrude (Foster) Keyser.
Mrs. Prentice lived in Franklin most of her life. Several years ago, she worked at the Franklin shoe shop and later at the former Daniel Webster Inn in West Franklin.
Surviving family members include her husband of 34 years, Albert "Jake" Prentice of Franklin; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leslie "Bozo" Keyser and Chet Keyser, both of Northfield; a half-brother, Bobby Keyser of Sanbornton; two sisters, Audrey Jurta of Franklin and Lorraine Keyser of Connecticut; and nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Russell Marsh, and by her five children, Annie Nault, Gertrude Spinner, Esther Douglas, Lawrence "Sonny" Marsh and Rose Burpee.
Calling hours will be held tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. at Thibault-Neun Funeral Home, 143 Franklin St. in Franklin. Memorial services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Franklin Cemetery. Visit http://www.neunfuneralhomes.com.
Albert and Vernice may not have any children since none are mentioned in her obituary and she was about 61 at the time of her marriage to Albert in about 1873, perhaps as a 2nd marriage.
Investigation is continuing.
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