Jacob J. Feenstra
Aug 23, 2016
Haverhill: Jacob J. Feenstra, 86, a resident of Haverhill since 1960, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House. Born, raised and educated in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, he was the son of the late Bouke and Renske (Jongedyk) Feenstra. Mr. Feenstra received his degree in Electronics and was employed by IBM as a Sales and Maintenance Representative...
Carla F. (Gueli) Berube
Aug 22, 2016
Carla F. (Gueli) Berube, 63, a lifelong resident of Haverhill, died unexpectedly, August 22, 2016 at her home, from natural causes. Born and educated in Haverhill, daughter of the late Francis A. and Nella (Giolito) Gueli, she attended Haverhill Public Schools and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1970. Mrs. Berube was employed for forty-two years...
James Thomas Doucette
Aug 20, 2016
Plaistow, NH: James Thomas Doucette, III, 27, of Plaistow passed away on August 20, 2016 at his home of an accidental heroin overdose. Born on March 1, 1989 in Lawrence, MA, son of Dawn M. (Peters) Brown and James T. Doucette, Jr., he was raised in Haverhill and attended Haverhill High School. James was employed as a cook for local...
Meredith E. "Bub" Reynolds
Aug 14, 2016
Atkinson, NH: Meredith E. "Bub" Reynolds, 88, a resident of Atkinson for all of his life, died August 14, 2016, after an extended illness, at Wingate at Haverhill. Born and educated in Atkinson, son of the late Elgin E. and Beatrice E. (Pettengill) Reynolds, he graduated from Atkinson Academy in 1946 and went on to attend The Tilton School in...
George P. Moulaison
Aug 12, 2016
Newton, NH: George P. Moulaison, 69, died on Friday, August 12, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his family after a long illness. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised and educated in Nahant and Lynn, he was the son of the late Grant and Theresa (Daley) Moulaison. He graduated from Lynn Classical High School with the Class of 1966 and...
Larry W. Demaine
Aug 10, 2016
Danville, NH: Larry W. Demaine, 64 of Danville, died on August 10, 2016 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, following an extended illness. Born in Exeter and raised and educated in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, Larry was employed for many years as a machinist at UFP Technologies in Georgetown. An avid sportsman and Red Sox fan, he enjoyed archery, fishing, camping,...
Helen M. (Natalino) Ratte
Aug 9, 2016
Groveland, MA: Helen M. (Natalino) Ratte passed away in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. Helen was married for fifty-nine years to the late Elmer R. Ratte, Jr. and was presently residing in Groveland, MA. She was born in Haverhill and lived there for approximately seventy years. Helen leaves one surviving brother,...
Walter M. Morse
Aug 8, 2016
Plaistow: Walter M. Morse, Jr., 85, a resident of Plaistow for the last fifty-eight years, died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born and raised in Newton Junction, NH, son of the late Walter M. and Rachel (Willis) Morse, he graduated from Sanborn Seminary with the Class of 1948 and was a member of the Varsity...
George E. "Mac" Macdonald
Aug 8, 2016
Chester, NH: George E. "Mac" MacDonald, 89, of Chester and formerly of Hampstead, NH, died on August 8 at Colonial Poplin Nursing Home in Fremont. Born in East Boston, son of the late Joseph W. and Bella (MacGillivray) MacDonald, Mr. MacDonald was raised and educated in Nova Scotia, Canada and served in the Royal Canadian Army during World War II....
J. Wilfred "Frenchie" Leblanc
Aug 4, 2016
Amesbury: J. Wilfred "Frenchie" LeBlanc, 90, a resident of Amesbury since 1961 and a former resident of Bradford, died Thursday, August 4, 2016, at his home, with family by his side. Born in Haverhill, son of the late Mitchel and Mary (Saulnier) LeBlanc, he attended schools in Haverhill and Nova Scotia. He served as a coxswain in the U.S. Navy...
Richard L. "Smitty" Smith
Jul 31, 2016
Atkinson, NH: Richard L. "Smitty" Smith, 80, a resident of Atkinson since 1978, died following a long illness on July 31, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born on July 19, 1936 in his mother's bed at their home in Lynn, MA. Son of the late Lloyd and Evelyn (Powell) Smith, he was raised and...
Albert L. "Bert" Lynn
Jul 30, 2016
Newton, NH: Albert L. "Bert" Lynn, Jr., 56, of Newton died on July 30, 2016 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Methuen, MA on April 11, 1960, son of the late Albert L., Sr. and Janice (Ronan) Lynn, Bert was raised in Newton and graduated from Sanborn Regional High School with the Class of 1979,...
Edith M. (Tift) Davis
Jul 28, 2016
Haverhill, MA: Edith M. (Tift) Davis, 85, of Haverhill died on July 28, 2016 at Benchmark Senior Living at Haverhill Crossings. Born, raised, and educated in Haverhill, daughter of the late William "Ike" and Evelyn (Johnston) Tift, Mrs. Davis graduated from Haverhill High School with the Class of 1948 and attended the Chandler School of Business. Mrs. Davis was employed...
Marion (Patrikas) Olsen
Jul 27, 2016
Plaistow, NH: Marion (Patrikas) Olsen, 86, of Plaistow died on July 27, 2016 at Berkeley Nursing and Retirement Center in Lawrence. Born, raised, and educated in Lynn, daughter of the late George and Catherine (Asotatis) Patrikas, she graduated from Lynn Classical High School with the Class of 1948. Mrs. Olsen was employed for a brief time at the IRS but...
Ellena Y. (Payette) Rowe
Jul 25, 2016
Ellena Yvette (Payette) Rowe passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on July 25, 2016, in Walpole, MA. She was 94. A lifelong resident of Haverhill, she was born on December 20, 1921 to Alfred and Leonide (Sicard) Payette. She married Oran Rowe on May 3, 1941, and they had three children: David, Susan, and Alan. Ellena was practical, determined, focused,...
Katherine A. Lesiczka
Jul 25, 2016
Katherine A. Lesiczka, 70, of Haverhill died on July 25, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House. Born in Haverhill on December 21, 1945, daughter of the late William K. and Helen (Drabik) Lesiczka, Kathy attended St. James Grammar School and graduated from St. James High School with the Class of 1963. She went on to attend St. Anselm's College....
Wanda S. (Ashford) Wilson
Jul 24, 2016
Chester, NH: Wanda S. (Ashford) Wilson, 58, a resident of Chester for thirty-two years, died on July 24, 2016 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Born in Haverhill, MA on July 1, 1958, daughter of the late Kermit and Orisstella (White) Ashford, Wanda was raised in Hampstead, NH and graduated from Pinkerton Academy with the...
Robert J. "Bob" Fournier
Jul 22, 2016
Groveland, MA: Robert J. "Bob" Fournier, 80, of Groveland and a former resident of Wheeler Avenue in Haverhill, died on July 22 following a period of declining health at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House with his family by his side. Mr. Fournier, who had recently celebrated his 80th birthday on July 11, was born in Lawrence, son of the late...
Charles O. "Chuck" Rivers
Jul 19, 2016
Danville, NH: Charles O. "Chuck" Rivers, 49, of Danville and formerly of Plaistow died on July 19, 2016 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry. Born in Lake Placid, NY, son of Lois (Burl) Rivers and the late Lawrence Rivers, Chuck attended Saranac Lake High School and graduated from Hudson Valley Community College. Following high school, Chuck served in the United...
Joseph E. Mcmurrer
Jul 15, 2016
Haverhill, MA: Joseph E. McMurrer, Sr., 86, a former longtime resident of Haverhill passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter in Edgewood, KY with his family by his side on Friday, July 15, 2016. Born on March 24, 1930 in Cambridge, MA, son of the late James F., Sr. and Mary E. (Sullivan) McMurrer, he was raised in...
