Obituary Listing

Jan 7, 2017

Boxford, MA:  Thomas Devlin, 65, Boxford, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2017 after a brief illness.  Tom touched countless lives during his time including family, close friends, neighbors and co-workers.  His kind, generous and gentle spirit will be deeply missed by all.  For over 30 years, Tom worked at Partners Health helping patients with cancer treatment.  He excelled...

Jan 7, 2017

Sandown, NH:  David I. Drowne, 67, a lifelong resident of Sandown, died on January 7, 2017 at the Parkland Medical Center, Derry, NH.

Born in Derry, the son of the late Fred L. and Dorothy (Love) Drowne, he was raised and educated in Sandown and attended Sandown Central School, Pinkerton Academy and graduated from Timberlane Regional High...

Jan 5, 2017

Danville, NH: Stephen J. Lavallee, Sr., 63, a resident of Danville for the last six years, died peacefully on January 5, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle with pulmonary disease.

Born in Methuen, Massachusetts, son of the late Louis and Nancy (Martino) Lavallee, he was raised...

Jan 1, 2017

Sharon Ann Lay (Mitchell), 72, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones January 1, 2017.

Born January 26, 1944 in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Howard and Rita Mitchell, Sharon was in Haverhill High's graduating class of 1961.

She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Charles D. Lay of Phoenix, Arizona;...

Jan 1, 2017

Haverhill: Beatrice Rose (Lacerte) (Roger) Deveau, 98, a former longtime resident of Bradford, died on January 1st, 2017.

Born and raised in Manchester, NH daughter of Hormidas and Florida (Gagnon) Lacerte, she attended Manchester schools and was a member of St. Josephs Parish in Haverhill, and worked as a Bench Hand at Western Electric for 20 years...

Jan 1, 2017

Plaistow, NH: Russell L. Sargent 82, a resident of Plaistow for most of his life, died, January 1, 2017 at Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill, after being stricken at his home.

Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, son of the late Lewis and Avis (Sargent) Sargent, he was raised and educated in Plaistow. He attended the Pollard School and...

Dec 28, 2016

Haverhill: Robert A. Boulay, 93, a lifelong resident of Haverhill and owner of Boulay's Sandwich Shop, died peacefully following a long illness,  on December 28, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, son of the late George and May Rose (Girard) Boulay, he attended local schools and was a member...

Dec 28, 2016

Haverhill: Francis X. Kelly, 88, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill and a former member of the Haverhill City Council, died December 28, 2016 at The Oxford in Haverhill, following a long illness.

Raised and educated in Haverhill, the son of the late James F. and Mary (Lavallee) Kelly, he attended Saint Gregory's School, and was...

Dec 27, 2016

Hampstead, N H: Jeffrey T. Plouff, 36, of East Hampstead, died December 27, 2016 in Hampstead.

Born in Exeter, NH, he was the son of Donald Plouff and Pamela Giles and was raised in Hampton and Londonderry, attending Londonderry High School. He was employed as a salesman for a local flooring contractor. He enjoyed jet-skiing, camping, canoeing...

Dec 26, 2016

North Andover, MA:  Elizabeth J. (Breidenthal) Droste, 93, a resident of the Edgewood Retirement Community for the last fifteen years, died December 26, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Born, raised and educated in Louisville, Kentucky, daughter of the late William and Ethel (Gordon) Breidenthal, Libby graduated from the local high school as the...

Dec 24, 2016

Haverhill: Grace R. (Thibault) Martin, 80, a longtime resident of Haverhill, died peacefully on December 24, 2016, at Wingate at Haverhill, surrounded by her loving children.

Born and raised in Haverhill, daughter of the late Antonio and Virginia (Bean) Thibault, she attended local schools and was a member of All Saints Parish and the former...

Dec 24, 2016

Haverhill: Jeremiah F. Sullivan died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, December 24 th at home in Haverhill, MA at the age of 74.

Born in Lawrence, son of the late James and Barbara (Mallon) Sullivan he attended Lawrence public schools before moving to Methuen with his family.

Jeremiah is survived by his children, Shawn...

Dec 22, 2016

Plaistow: Thomas J. Vinci, 70, a resident of Plaistow for the last forty years, died December 22, 2016, at his home.

Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, son of the late Joseph and Irene (Archambault) Vinci, he graduated from Haverhill High School with the Class of 1965 and attended the University of New Hampshire.

Mr....

Dec 19, 2016

Haverhill: Americo V. "Mecco" Colleto, age 72, a retired Haverhill Police Officer and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died Monday, December 19, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, following a long illness.

Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, son of the late Antonio and Evangeline (Fisette) Colleto, he graduated from the former Haverhill Trade School in 1963...

Dec 18, 2016

Plaistow: Shirley A. (Cook) Sawtell, 55, of Plaistow, died December 18, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital, after a brief illness.

Born in Cambridge, daughter of John F. and Shirley (Marshall) Cook, she was raised in Cambridge, Billerica and Plaistow and attended Pollard School and graduated from Timberlane Regional High School.

Shirley was trained as a...

Dec 16, 2016

Portsmouth, NH: Richard Sebastian Malagodi, 87, of Portsmouth, NH, died on December 16, 2016, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Richard was born July 2, 1929 in Somerville, Massachusetts, the son of Louis Charles and Katherine (Fuccione) Malagodi. He grew up working in the family business, the North End Fruit Market, until graduating from Somerville High School. Following...

Dec 16, 2016

Kingston, NH: Paul J. "Bean" Ortins, 60, of Kingston, died December 16, 2016 at Exeter Hospital.

Born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of the late Arthur and Nancy (Liberty) Ortins, he was raised and educated in Peabody, attended Bishop Fenwick High School and graduated from Peabody Veterans' Memorial High School.

Mr. Ortins was employed in...

Dec 16, 2016

Portsmouth, NH: Richard Sebastian Malagodi, 87, of Portsmouth, NH, died on December 16, 2016, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Richard was born July 2, 1929 in Somerville, Massachusetts, the son of Louis Charles and Katherine (Fuccione) Malagodi. He grew up working in the family business, the North End Fruit Market, until graduating from Somerville High School. Following...

Dec 14, 2016

Robert A. Palmeri, 81, a longtime resident of Haverhill, died December 14, 2016 at Hannah Duston Health Center following an extended illness.

Born in Wareham and raised and educated in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Doris (Borghi) Palmeri. A graduate of Holy Family High School in 1953, Mr. Palmeri...

Dec 13, 2016

Derry, NH: John W. "Jack" Walsh Jr. 63, of Derry NH passed away unexpectedly on December 13, 2016. Jack was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 27, 1953.  He lived most of his life at 28 Main Street in Plaistow NH and attended local schools. He graduated from Cardinal Cushing Academy in West Newbury MA in 1971 and attended...