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Therese M. (Metz) Beckshaw

Therese M. (Metz) Beckshaw

Jun 24, 2015

Haverhill: Therese M. (Metz) Beckshaw, 84, formerly of Janet Road, Haverhill and Lyons Mouth Road in Amesbury, died June 24, 2015 at Wingate at Haverhill, following a long illness. Born in Epfig, France, daughter of the late Henri and Adrienne (Weber) Metz, she was educated in French Schools before moving to the United States at the age of 19. She...

Barbara L. (Middleston) Muise

Barbara L. (Middleston) Muise

Jun 14, 2015

Haverhill, MA: Barbara L. (Middleston) Muise, 83, a resident of Haverhill since 1995 and a former longtime resident of Methuen, MA from 1961 to 1995, died on June 14, 2015 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House. Born in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Neal and Roseanna (Christian) Middleston, Mrs. Muise was raised and educated in Nashua, NH. She graduated...

Jean M. (Turgeon) Spinella

Jean M. (Turgeon) Spinella

Jun 8, 2015

Kingston, NH: Jean M. (Turgeon) Spinella, 88, a resident of Kingston since 1953, died on June 8, 2015 at Wingate Nursing Home in Haverhill. Born in Groveton, NH, daughter of the late Ezra and Ann (Cody) Turgeon, Mrs. Spinella moved to Medford as a child and graduated from Medford High School. She attended Secretarial School in Boston and received her...

Richard P. Paquette

Richard P. Paquette

Jun 8, 2015

Haverhill, MA: Richard P. Paquette, 85, of Haverhill, died June 8, 2015 at Lawrence General Hospital, with his loving family by his side. A native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, he was the son of the late Charles and Lydia (DeViller) Paquette. He attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1947....

John Alden Palmer

John Alden Palmer

Jun 2, 2015

Plaistow, NH: John Alden Palmer, Jr, 83, a lifelong resident of Plaistow, died on June 2, 2015 at his home. Born in Portland, ME, and raised and educated in Plaistow, son of the late John and Loleta (Moore) Palmer, he attended the Pollard School and graduated from Sanborn Seminary in Kingston with the Class of 1944 where he was a...

Lois E. (Crockett) Chase

Lois E. (Crockett) Chase

Jun 1, 2015

Plaistow, NH: Lois E. (Crockett) Chase, 84, a lifelong resident of Plaistow, died on June 1, 2015 at Rockingham County Nursing Home in Brentwood, NH. Born in Haverhill and raised and educated in Plaistow, daughter of the late Charles M. and Vivian (Landman) Crockett, she attended Pollard School and graduated from Haverhill High School with the Class of 1948. Mrs....

Vincent J. "Bud" Dowd

Vincent J. "Bud" Dowd

May 31, 2015

Atkinson, NH: Vincent J. "Bud" Dowd, 77, of Atkinson, died Sunday evening, May 31, 2015 at his home, following an extended illness and period of declining health. Born in Worcester, MA, son of the late Edmund F. and Margaret F. (Bradshaw) Dowd, he moved to Methuen as a child, attended local schools, and was a member of the Lawrence Central...

Edward T. Steinbauer

Edward T. Steinbauer

May 14, 2015

East Hampstead: Edward T. Steinbauer, 65, a resident of East Hampstead for the past twenty years, died May 14, 2015, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House. Born in Hoboken, NJ, son of the late Edward F. and Helen (Presto) Steinbauer, he was raised and educated in Franklin Lakes NJ and graduated from Ramapo High School with the Class of 1968....

Benjamin Allard Waters

Benjamin Allard Waters

May 12, 2015

Danville, NH: Benjamin Allard Waters, 35, a resident of Danville since 2012 and formerly of Hampstead, NH, died on May 12, 2015, at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, of natural causes, following an acute illness. Born, raised, and educated in Hampstead, son of Daniel L. Waters Jr. and Pamela A. Allard, he graduated from Pinkerton Academy with the Class of...

Charles P. "Buddy" Menza

Charles P. "Buddy" Menza

May 12, 2015

Plaistow, NH: Charles P. "Buddy" Menza, 74, a resident of Plaistow for forty years, died on May 12, 2015 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Born, raised, and educated in Everett, MA, son of the late William and Louise (Norton) Menza, he graduated from Everett High School and went on to attend East Coast Aerotech. Mr. Menza served in...

Jean L. (Donovan) Smith

Jean L. (Donovan) Smith

May 8, 2015

Plaistow, NH: Jean L. (Donovan) Smith, 85 of Plaistow, died on May 8, 2015 at Boston Medical Center, from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident in Newton, NH earlier in the week and was predeceased one day earlier by her beloved husband of sixty-five years, Glenn W. Smith. Born, raised and educated in Somerville, MA, she was the daughter...

Carol F. (Gagnon) Moats

Carol F. (Gagnon) Moats

May 8, 2015

Salem, NH: Carol F. (Gagnon) Moats, 79, died May 8, 2015 at Rockingham County Nursing Home in Brentwood. Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts and raised and educated in Salem, MA., she attended the Woodbury High School. For the last twenty five years, Mrs. Moats was employed as a mutual teller at Rockingham Park in Salem. She had also previously worked as...

Glenn W. Smith

Glenn W. Smith

May 7, 2015

Glenn W. Smith, 88, a resident of Plaistow for the last forty-six years, died Thursday evening, May 7, at Boston Medical Center, from injuries he received in an automobile accident in Newton, NH, earlier in the week. Born in Wakefield, MA, and raised and educated in Malden, he was a member of the Malden High School Class of 1944. A...

Reginald E. Pepin

Reginald E. Pepin

May 5, 2015

Sandown, NH: Reginald E. Pepin, 96, a former resident of Sandown from 1976 until 1987, died May 5, 2015 at Life Care Center of The Merrimack Valley, North Billerica, Massachusetts. Born in Barnet, Vermont, son of the late Ernest and Winnie (Dionne) Pepin, he attended local schools and graduated from Fairbanks Vocational High School. He served as a Staff Sergeant...

Carol (Vose) Grant

Carol (Vose) Grant

May 4, 2015

Atkinson, NH: Carol (Vose) Grant, 72, died peacefully Monday evening at her home, with her loving husband by her side. Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, MA, daughter of the late Ralph and Edith (Smith) Vose, she was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1961. A former member of the Rainbow Girls, she was employed for twenty-nine...

Adrienne M. (Cormier) Hession

Adrienne M. (Cormier) Hession

May 2, 2015

Adrienne M. Hession (Cormier) of Epsom, NH passed away on May 2, 2015 at the Concord VNA Hospice House in Concord, NH from kidney cancer. She was born on December 24, 1944 in Boston, MA to Vivian (Dorin) and Frederick Cormier. She grew up in West Roxbury, MA attended St. Theresa's elementary school and graduated from St. Mary's High School...

Melvin E. Sands

Melvin E. Sands

Apr 28, 2015

Melvin E. Sands, age 84, of Atkinson, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Maplewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Amesbury, MA following a period of declining health, with his wife, Sally and his daughter, Diana by his side. He was born on August 7, 1930 in Newark, NJ the son of the late, Emory W. and Virginia...

Adele I. (St. Cyr) (Maddocks) Tragiou

Adele I. (St. Cyr) (Maddocks) Tragiou

Apr 24, 2015

Epping, NH: Adele I. (St. Cyr) (Maddocks) Tragiou, 78, a resident of Epping for the past fifteen years, died on April 24, 2015 at Exeter Hospital. Born, raised, and educated in Haverhill, MA, daughter of the late Joseph and Alina (Fournier) St. Cyr, she attended St. Joseph Grammar School and Haverhill High School. As a young woman, Mrs. Tragiou worked...

John B. Goodwin

John B. Goodwin

Apr 24, 2015

Atkinson,NH: John B. Goodwin, a resident of Atkinson for the past thirty years, died Friday, April 24, 2015, in Boston. Born and raised in Ft. Pierce, Florida, son of the late Bascom and Desmarais (Allen) Goodwin, he attended the Bowlles School and the University of Miami at Coral Gables. He later attended Dalcroze School of Music in Manhattan, NYC, and...

Bolex A. "Bo" Lesiczka

Bolex A. "Bo" Lesiczka

Apr 19, 2015

Haverhill, MA: Bolex A. "Bo" Lesiczka passed away peacefully on April 19, 2015, at the age of 99, following a brief illness. Bo was born on February 18, 1916, the fifth of nine children, to Anthony K. and Anna (Wieczerzak) Lesiczka. In 1939, he married his sweetheart, Helen Winter, with whom he shared sixty-six years of marriage and together they...

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