Jon L. Breen

Jon L. Breen passed away on September 14, 2017 at Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover. A Dover native born November 28, 1935, Jon was a Marine and then a journalist. He worked in the editorial department of the Nashua Telegraph and Foster's Daily Democrat, retiring in 2010.

Jon loved the politics of New Hampshire. He worked with Congressmen James Cleveland and Louis Wyman, as well as with the Gerald Ford campaign. In 1980, during his time with the Nashua Telegraph, he moderated a presidential debate. As a youth, he raced cars and remained a life-long fan of the New York Yankees. He was a past president of Temple Israel in Dover.

He is remembered by his loving family: wife Sally of Rochester, NH, stepson Bradley Collette and his wife Judy Silva of Allenstown, stepson Joseph Collette and his partner Joseph Miele of Candia, grandson Jeremy Collette of Worcester, Mass., granddaughter Michelle Collette and great-grandson Matthew Collette of Hampton. He was predeceased by stepson Victor Collette and leaves his daughter-in-law Judy Collette and granddaughter Katie Collette of Rumford, Maine. He was also predeceased by his mother Goldie and his father Ambrose Breen.

SERVICES: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hyder Family Hospice House,285 County Farm Rd, Dover, NH 03820 or the Cornerstone VNA, 178 Farmington Rd, Rochester NH 03807. A celebration of life will be held at 11 AM on October 7, 2017 at the clubhouse at Tara Estates in Rochester, NH.