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1944
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2025
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Donald Silver Obituary
Tilton, NH - Donald Vernon Silver, Jr. was born on November 17, 1944 to Donald V. and Marguerite P. Silver. He spent most of his life in Boscawen, NH, moving to Franklin, NH in 2013. He passed away peacefully at the NH Veterans Home on April 14, 2025 surrounded by loving family and staff.
At the age of 12-18 he helped raise wolfs and deer with his Grandmother Helennette Silver. Don proudly served in the US Army and was deployed to Vietnam. He spent most of his life working with oxen, pulling at the fairs, logging in the woods, even making ox yokes. He also worked in construction. He loved snowmobiling, motorcycling, etc. as long as it was outdoors.
He is preceded by his son Donald V. Silver, III, parents Donald and Marguerite Silver, Sr. and Sisters Barbara Michaels and Geraldine Ordway. He is survived by a brother Gerald Silver and sister Judith Jones as well as their families and numerous cousins and friends.
A Memorial Gathering will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM at the Cremation Society of New Hampshire, 172 King Street, Boscawen. Burial will immediately follow at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Hwy, Boscawen at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Merrimack County Oxbows, care of Jo Hewes, 548 North Road, Danbury, NH 03230 or Toys for Tots, Concord VFW, 6 Court St., Concord, NH 03301 care of Paul. To view Donald's online tribute, send condolences to the family, or for more information, visit https://csnh.com.
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Memories and Condolences
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Dianne Goodwin
May 7, 2025
Good memories of Don while being with his sister, Judy. He always had a nice smile and funny stories to tell. He will be missed by many, and thought of by lots of friends.... Donnie was really a nice person.
Mike and Beth Holmes Kennebunk ME
May 1, 2025
Don and I had a few "Adventures " while becoming friends. We met when he worked for the Veterinarian on
Loudon Rd. In concord.
Don was a truly honest person and said what needed to be said, sometimes with diplomacy and sometimes not so diplomatic and sometimes funny as hell.
Every time I drive by the little house he built on Water St. I think of something we did together and have to laugh. Like the ride up Mount
Kearsarge in a VW bug in the winter. We did make it!
For Don´s family, you have our most sincere condolences and thoughts, you are in our prayers.
Roy Cilley
April 30, 2025
Sarah Stanley
April 25, 2025
I really enjoyed talks with Don and always smiled when I saw him coming down the hall at the New Hampshire Veterans Home with his fun hat. To his loving family: our thoughts are with you. Thank you so much for sharing him with us! He is truly missed.
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Memorial Gathering
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cremation Society of New Hampshire - Boscawen172 King Street, Boscawen, NH 03303
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