Martha Elizabeth Kasper

Martha E. Kasper, 86, of Londonderry, NH, departed this world on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Pleasant Valley Nursing Center in Derry, NH. With her daughter and loved ones at her side. Martha, a natural beauty with striking blue eyes, was born in Derry on August 11, 1923, the daughter of Jesse G. Alexander and Henrietta (Coons) Alexander. She was educated in the Derry School System, moving to Londonderry, NH in 1948. She possessed a sharp intuitive mind and a spiritual young-at-heart personality. Her many passions included family genealogy, hand-made Teddy Roosevelt teddy bears, designing and creating exquisite clothes for her antique dolls, to name but a few. She was a superb cook, providing her family and friends with wonderful memories. She relished her years in the 1960's working with close friends packing small bags of apples at Mack's Apples. Most of all, Martha thoroughly enjoyed many years as a successful Flea Market dealer, making many friends along the way. She was the first person to arrive at your yard sale on Saturday morning and the first person to set up at the market the following morning. With her husband Joe, she shared a fervor for gardening, Her many flower gardens provided a carnival of color and showplace beauty throughout the growing season, complementing Joe's bounteous vegetable gardens. Martha loved to travel and some of her fondest memories were her trips to California, visiting family members from L.A. to San Francisco. An avid past member of the Londonderry Senior Citizens, she traveled with friends to Maine, Nova Scotia and NYC. She was predeceased by a daughter, Jeanne Oschner of Hidden Valley Lake, CA, who died unexpectedly in July; two sisters, Henrietta Michaud of Salem, NH and Marion Warren of Derry, NH; and four brothers, Lloyd Alexander of Derry, NH, lost in the battle of Normandy during WWII, Jesse Alexander of Chester, NH and Ellsworth, ME, Roy Alexander of Los Angeles, CA, and David Alexander of Melbourne, FL. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Joseph A. Kasper of Londonderry; a daughter, Elizabeth A. Dubay and her husband David of Londonderry; a son, John Kasper of Vallejo, CA; two sisters, Edna Leighton of Raymond, NH and Lola Ballard of Winston-Salem, NC; two granddaughters, Cherilyn Ponton of Nashua, NH and Tammy Huckins of Hidden Valley Lake, CA; four great grand children and many nieces and nephews. Inurnment will take place at Pleasantview Cemetery at the convenience of the family.