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Gordon Wesley Casey, Jr.

Gordon Wesley Casey, Jr.

Feb 15, 2017

Fremont, NH: Gordon Wesley Casey Jr., 87, of Fremont, NH, and formerly of Sandown and Rochester, New Hampshire, died Wednesday February 15, 2017, at his home in Fremont NH. Born in Rochester NH, he attended Spaulding High School, and graduated with the Class of 1947. Gordon was employed as a Pipefitter at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth NH,...

Shirley T. (Abate) (Cascone) Lavanga

Shirley T. (Abate) (Cascone) Lavanga

Feb 15, 2017

Haverhill, MA:  Shirley T. (Abate) (Cascone) Lavanga, 80, of Haverhill, MA died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at the Penacook Place Nursing Home, Haverhill.

Born and raised in Lawrence, MA, the daughter of Thomas and Albina (Cronin) Abate, she attended St. Laurence O'Toole School and Lawrence High School.  She worked as a Home Health Aide for Merrimack...

Albert "Spike" Lapinskas

Albert "Spike" Lapinskas

Feb 11, 2017

Plaistow, NH: Albert "Spike" Lapinskas, aged 90, formerly of Plaistow, NH, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2017 in Santa Fe, NM.

He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on January 4, 1927, son of the late Mary (Macksvitis) and Alex Lapinskas. He is preceded in death by his wife Barbara (Bayek) Lapinskas, whom he married on September...

Ursula L. (Sinotte) Couture

Ursula L. (Sinotte) Couture

Feb 11, 2017

Haverhill: Ursula L. (Sinotte) Couture, 81, a native and former longtime resident of Haverhill, died peacefully February 11, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family.

The daughter of the late Ambrose and Rose (Lajeunesse) Sinotte, she attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson. A member of the Haverhill High...

Kathleen A. (Dwyer) White

Kathleen A. (Dwyer) White

Feb 10, 2017

Hampstead: Kathleen A. (Dwyer) White, 68, of Hampstead, died peacefully in her home on February 10, 2017, following a long period of declining health.

Born in Haverhill, MA, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Mary V. (Sheahan) Dwyer. Raised in Haverhill and Atkinson, NH and educated at Saint James Grammar School, she was...

Paul R. "Bampy" Poley

Paul R. "Bampy" Poley

Feb 10, 2017

Plaistow, NH: Paul R. "Bampy" Poley, 84, a resident of Plaistow for the past forty-six years, died February 10, 2017 at Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill.

Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, son of the late Kenneth and Florida (Goudreault) Poley, he attended Haverhill Public Schools and Haverhill High School.

A retired...

Arthur J. Dufour

Arthur J. Dufour

Feb 7, 2017

Haverhill: Arthur J. DuFour, 95, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died February 7, 2017 at Wingate at Haverhill.

Known to many of his friends as "Bruise" or "Bruce" he was the son of the late Gilbert and Laura (Cote) DuFour, and attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and Haverhill High School.

Mr. DuFour served...

Emile J. Baillargeon

Emile J. Baillargeon

Feb 6, 2017

Plaistow, NH:  Emile J. Baillargeon, 83, of Plaistow and formerly of Haverhill, MA and Methuen, MA, died on Monday, February 6, 2017, at his home.

Born and raised in Methuen, MA, son of the late Henry L. and Adeline F. (Salois) Baillargeon, he attended grammar school in Methuen and graduated from...

Ralph E. Johnson

Ralph E. Johnson

Feb 2, 2017

East Hampstead, NH: Ralph E. Johnson, 96, a resident of East Hampstead, all of his life, died February 2, 2017 at the Exeter Hospital.

Born in East Hampstead, son of the late John Johnson and Bertha (Ckaulbach) (Johnson) Sargent, he attended local schools. He served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during W.W.II and was a...

Eddie C. Thurnquist

Eddie C. Thurnquist

Feb 1, 2017

Kingston, NH:  Eddie C. Thurnquist, 88, a resident of Kingston since 1940, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at his home.

Born in Boston, MA, the son of the late Carl and Gunhild M. (Johnson) Thurnquist, he was raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Ringe Technical High School.  He served as a Private First Class in...

James "Red" Graham

James "Red" Graham

Feb 1, 2017

Kingston, NH: James "Red" Graham, 92, a resident of Kingston since 2001, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at his home.

Born in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, son of the late James and Sarah (McCreedy) Graham, he worked as a young man in Birmingham, England at the British Small Arms Co. and endured nightly bombing raids by...

Robert Joseph Gablosky

Robert Joseph Gablosky

Jan 30, 2017

Haverhill: Robert Joseph Gablosky, 88, passed away peacefully after a battle with cancer on  Monday, January 30, 2017, surrounded by his family.  "Bob" was born September 12, 1928 in Westville, NH, the son of the late Arthur J. and Blanche (Lavoie) Gablosky Tremblay.  He was raised in Westville, NH, but was a proud, lifelong resident of Haverhill.

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Patrick J. Robinson

Patrick J. Robinson

Jan 29, 2017

Sandown, NH:  Patrick J. Robinson, 28 of East Falls, Pennsylvania, and a former  resident of Sandown for twenty-three years, died Sunday, January 29, 2017 at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia after a lifelong and courageous battle with Cystic Fibrosis.

Born in Dover, NH, son of Timothy W. and Rhonda (Ducharme) Robinson, he moved to...

Paul J. Sweeney, Jr.

Paul J. Sweeney, Jr.

Jan 28, 2017

Hampstead, NH - Paul J. Sweeney Jr., 72 passed away peacefully in bed at his home in East Hampstead, after a heroic struggle with cancer.

Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on December 15, 1944 to the late Paul J. Sweeney and Ellen Joan (Herring) Sweeney, he attended Saint James Grammar School and graduated Saint James High School in...

William D. "Bill" Steinhoff

William D. "Bill" Steinhoff

Jan 21, 2017

William D. "Bill" Steinhoff, 63, a resident of Newton since 1974, died Saturday evening, January 21, 2017, surrounded by his loving family, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Woburn, MA, son of Margaret (Anstey) Steinhoff and the late Duaine Steinhoff, he was raised and educated in Sandown NH. He...

Ernest L. Goff

Ernest L. Goff

Jan 19, 2017

Ernest L. Goff, 94, a resident of Brentwood, died January 19, 2017, at the Rockingham County Nursing Home.

Born in Orono, Maine and raised and educated in Skowhegan, son of the late William and Ada (Nadeau) Goff, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps before enlisting in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II....

Maria Belmira Tavares

Maria Belmira Tavares

Jan 19, 2017

Haverhill:  Maria Belmira Tavares, 89 of Haverhill, died January 19, 2017 at the Lawrence General Hospital, following an extended illness.

Born, raised and educated in Sao Miguel, The Azores, Portugal, daughter of the late Manuel Padeiro and Maria Tavares, she came to the United States in 1966 and settled first in the Boston area and later moved...

James H. "Jim" Baker

James H. "Jim" Baker

Jan 18, 2017

East Hampstead, NH: James H. "Jim" Baker 52, a resident of East Hampstead since 1999, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from natural causes, at his home.

Born, raised and educated in Methuen, MA, son of the late Earl A. and Charlotte A. (Hutton) Baker, he graduated from Methuen High School with the Class of...

Richard A. Clarke

Richard A. Clarke

Jan 18, 2017

Kingston, NH – Richard A. Clarke, age 86 passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Colonial Poplin Nursing Home in Fremont, early Wednesday morning, January 18, 2017.

Born July 4, 1930 in Haverhill, MA he was one of eight children of the late James Clarke Sr. and Rose (Gamache) Clarke. Raised and resided in Haverhill...

Alma R. "Cookie" (Dodier) Blinn

Alma R. "Cookie" (Dodier) Blinn

Jan 17, 2017

Haverhill: Alma R. "Cookie" (Dodier) Blinn, 75, of Haverhill and formerly of Plaistow, died January 17,2017 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen.

Born in Haverhill, daughter of the late Levis and Alma (Dodier) Dodier, she attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1959. She later attended...

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