Peter Henry Roberts, N.H. State Police Retired, 85, of Chickwolnepy Road, Milan, N.H., passed away peacefully Saturday Aug. 14, 2021, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H., after bravely and persistently battling a terminal illness.
He was born in Hollis, N.H., July 3, 1936, the only son to Henry C. (Chick) and Mary C (Szlosek) Roberts.
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