Obituary Listing

May 4, 2017

Haverhill: Richard J. "Dick" Tellier, 71, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and loved ones on May 4, 2017 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House.

Born on November 30, 1945, her was the son of Helen (Nichols) (Tellier) (Chagnon) Willett and the late Norman Tellier, Sr.

He...

May 4, 2017

Plaistow: James L. Hickey, Jr., 58, a resident of Plaistow since 2009, and a former longtime resident of Haverhill, MA, died suddenly, May 4, 2017 at his home.

Born, raised and educated in Malden, MA, son of the late James and Barbara (Grover) Hickey, he was a member of the Malden High School Class of 1976.

May 2, 2017

Haverhill, MA:  Americo "Rico" Alvarado, of Haverhill and formerly of Jersey City, NJ and Lynn, MA, died peacefully with his wife by his side at the Hannah Duston Long Term Healthcare Center, Haverhill on May 2, 2017 at the age of 92.  Rico was born on June 22, 1924 in Salinas, Puerto Rico, relocated to the United States in...

May 1, 2017

Haverhill, MA: Lewis C. Burton, 90, the retired Fire Chief of the City Of Haverhill and a former Mayor, died Monday evening, May 1, 2017 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton.

Born, raised and educated in Methuen, son of the late Thomas and Eva (Drouin) Burton, he attended the Howe Street School and was a...

Apr 30, 2017

Sylvia Mary (Jodoin) (Rival) Gird, 84, of No. Chelmsford and formerly of Haverhill, MA and Plaistow, NH, died on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at the Lifecare Center of Merrimack Valley in Billerica, MA.

Born, raised and educated in Whitefield, NH, she was the daughter of the late Hector and Eva (Bergeron) Jodoin.   She moved to Haverhill as...

Apr 28, 2017

Kingston, NH:  Elaine M. (Coddaire) Yurik, 80, of Kingston, NH and formerly of Haverhill, MA, died unexpectedly on April 28, 2017 at the Exeter Hospital, Exeter, NH.

Born in Haverhill, MA, the daughter of the late Harvey and Margaret (Trainor) Coddaire, she attended schools in Haverhill and in England.  Primarily a housewife and homemaker, she...

Apr 26, 2017

Karl E. Matey, 47, of Atkinson, died on Wednesday, April 26, 2017.  Karl was born at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC on December 3, 1969 and was the son of George and Alice (Zacharias) Tombarello.  He attended the Calvary Christian School in Derry and Timberlane High School in Plaistow.  Karl currently worked as a carpenter for George...

Apr 24, 2017

Cecile Marie Jean McKinney, 79, of Kingston NH, daughter of the late Almiry and Blanche (Levesque) Dauteuil of Quebec CA, and Methuen MA passed away peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer's at Aurora Senior Living in Derry NH on April 24, 2017.  Born May 12, 1937, Cecile attended Sacred Hearts School in Lawrence and St. Mary's Catholic High...

Apr 24, 2017

Anita Ouellette, 94, of Plaistow NH, daughter of the late Louis Flory and Cordelia (Perrin) Flory of New York City NY, and Lowell MA passed away peacefully, with her caregivers from Wingate at Haverhill by her side. Anita lived with her grandson Steve Ouellette, and his wife Kathy in their home, prior to her passing on April 24, 2017. ...

Apr 19, 2017

Edo Crescentini, 89, of Kingston, passed away on April 19, 2017 at VA Medical Center in Manchester, from complications due to pneumonia. He was born in Somerville MA on June 1, 1927 and in 1948 married his childhood sweetheart, Phyllis (Reidy) Crescentini. During their marriage they enjoyed many things including travel to Europe, Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. He...

Apr 18, 2017

Boxford, MA: Joseph C. Zaryski, 72, of Boxford, MA, passed away April 18, 2017 at Beverly Hospital in Beverly, MA, after a brief illness.

Born in Oswego, NY, he was the son of the late Bronislaw Joseph and Mary Alice (McCarey) Zaryski.

Throughout Joe's life journey, he crossed many people's paths and...

Apr 16, 2017

Plaistow: Ryan T. Sawyer of Plaistow, NH, passed away on April 16th, 2017 at 26 years old.

Ryan was born in Exeter, NH on December 8,1990.

He graduated in 2010 from the Timberlane Regional High School, where he was a member of the Wrestling and Softball teams. He was employed as a carpenter at Rousseau...

Apr 16, 2017

Haverhill: Rita J. (Langlois) Desmarais, 77, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died April 16, 2017 at Merrimack Valley Hospital, Haverhill.

Daughter of the late Leonard and Anna (LaPierre) Langlois, she attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1958. She was employed in the local shoe industry...

Apr 16, 2017

Sharon Cronk, 59, of Methuen MA, daughter of the late William and Dorothy (Dodge) Cronk of Haverhill MA, passed away at Holy Family Hospital due to complications with Multiple Sclerosis, on April 16, 2017.  Born July 22, 1957, Sharon attended Sanborn Regional High School, and graduated Class of '75. She attended Northern Essex and earned her Associates degree, then...

Apr 13, 2017

Kingston, NH: Robert M. "Bob" Wilbur, 77, of Kingston, died April 13, 2017.  Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, son of the late Howard and Bernice (Morrison) Wilbur, he was educated in the Haverhill Public Schools system and attended the former Haverhill Trade School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal from 1959 until 1964 and was...

Apr 12, 2017

Methuen: Shirley D. Lowell, 91, a lifelong resident of Methuen, died suddenly on April 12, 2017 at her nephew's home in Atkinson, NH.

Born in Methuen, daughter of the late Clarence and Grace (Chateneuf) Lowell, she graduated from Tenney High School with the Class of 1943.

Miss Lowell was a longtime secretary for Bolton-Emerson Co....

Apr 12, 2017

PLAISTOW, NH: Kathryn G. (Meehan) Berrett, 98, formerly of Belmont, NH and Plaistow, died April 12, 2017 at Penacook Place in Haverhill, MA.

Born in Stoneham, daughter of the late John and Annie (Mosley) Meehan, she graduated Stoneham High School with the Class of 1935. She served in the U.S. Navy as a Yeoman, 2 nd Class...

Apr 10, 2017

Atkinson, NH:  Robert H. Dahlquist, 77, of Atkinson, NH died on Monday, April 10, 2017, at Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA.

Born in Worcester, MA, the son of Thure and Margareta (Wennerstrom) Dahlquist, he was raised and educated in Holden, MA, graduating from Wachusett Regional High School with the Class of 1957. He attended the Wentworth Institute...

Apr 10, 2017

Haverhill: Stanley E. Yawnitz, 70, a longtime Haverhill resident, died April 10, 2017, surrounded by his loving family, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

Born in Haverhill, son of the late Edward S. and Idella  (Corthell) Yawnitz, he was raised and educated in Plaistow. He was a member of the Haverhill Trade School Class of 1965...

Apr 9, 2017

Haverhill:  Richard G. Jegorow, 71, a resident of Haverhill for the past fifty-six years, died peacefully on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Krakow, Poland, son of the late Jakub and Josefa (Majka) Jegorow, he moved to Australia at the age of thirteen before immigrating to...