Nicholas Dalphonse, 93, of Cascade-Gorham, passed away on Saturday January 23, 2016 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born on September 20, 1922 the son of Camille and Mary (Dimattio) Dalphonse and was a lifelong resident. After High School, he served with the US Marine Corps during World War II and had been at the Battles of Iwo Jima, Tinian and Saipan. Nick loved hunting and was a caring and compassionate hunter, he was an excellent fisherman and taught many how to fish and he enjoyed going to the family camp in Dummer. He had been employed by James River Corp and was a member of Holy Family Church, the White Mountain Post #2520 VFW, The American Legion Post #82 in Gorham and the Fourth Marine Division Association.
Family includes his wife Margaret (Marcou) Dalphonse of Gorham, NH; daughter Diane White and husband Gery of Raymond, NH; sons Daniel Dalphonse and wife Jane of Concord, NH and David Dalphonse of Columbia, KY; grandchildren Brenda Lee Fells, Joshua White, Danielle White, Zachary White and Ben Dalphonse; great grandchildren Austin Fells and Maxwell Fells; nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his first wife Elizabeth Marcou Dalponse in 1968, sisters Elsie Marcou and Anna DePaolo and brothers Joseph, Luigi, Lawrence, Sylvio and Sam.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday January 27, 2016 at 10 AM at Holy Family Church. Interment will be in the Holy Family Cemetery in the spring. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 1 Promenade St., Gorham on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 PM.