After a long and active life, John Pepper, 96, died at home in Jackson, N.H., on Nov. 10, 2021, surrounded by family.
John is survived by his wife of 54 years, Alice Pepper; and his daughter Sarah Isberg and her husband, Roger; and son Brian Pendleton and his wife, Darchelle Worley.
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