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Caleb Michael Strydom
Feb 18, 2016
Derry, NH: Caleb Michael Strydom died on February 18, 2016 at birth at Holy Family Hospital, Methuen. He is survived by his parents, Paul and Stephanie (Minion) Strydom of Derry, a brother, Lucas P. Strydom of Derry, maternal grandfather, Michael Minion and his husband Tim Carroll of Danville, maternal grandmother, Dawn (VanHouten) Tipton and her husband Kevin of Manchester, NH,...
Virginia M. (Goodwin) Webster
Feb 16, 2016
Haverhill, MA: Virginia M. (Goodwin) Webster, 103, a residentt to Warrenton Road in Haverhill for twenty-five years, and a former resident of Merrimac and Bradford, died on February 16, 2016 at Penacook Place in Haverhill. Born on June 5, 1912 in Hartford, CT, daughter of the late Albert and Pauline (Lipski) Goodwin, she attended Merrimac High School. Mrs. Webster was...
Marilyn R. (Dusombre) Daneau
Feb 15, 2016
Haverhill, MA: Marilyn R. (Dusombre) Daneau, 77, a lifelong resident of Haverhill died on February 15, 2016 at the Oxford Manor Nursing Home. Born on January 6, 1939 in Haverhill, daughter of the late Omer and Marguerite (Belanger) Dusombre, she was raised and educated in Haverhill. She attended St. James Grammar School and Haverhill High School. As a young woman,...
Barbara T. "Peachie" (Arsenault) Sprague
Feb 14, 2016
Atkinson, NH: Barbara T. "Peachie" (Arsenault) Sprague, 78, a resident of Atkinson for the past eight years and a former longtime resident of Haverhill, MA, died on February 14, 2016 at Hannah Duston Healthcare Center in Haverhill. Born in Haverhill on April 14, 1937, daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth (Leahy) Arsenault, she was raised in Haverhill and attended...
John J. Pecci
Feb 13, 2016
Haverhill, MA: John J. Pecci, 91, a native and longtime resident of Haverhill, died on February 13, 2016 at Country Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Newburyport, MA. Born on June 11, 1924 in Haverhill, son of the late Antonio and Angelina (Parino) Pecci, he graduated from the Haverhill Trade School with the Class of 1942. Mr. Pecci served in...
Richard R. Canales
Feb 13, 2016
Atkinson, NH: Richard R. Canales, 79, of Atkinson and a former resident of Danville, NH from 1978 to 1982, died on February 13, 2016 surrounded by his loving family at Holy Family Hospital, Methuen. Born on July 8, 1936 in Somerville, MA, son of the late Cecilio and Cordelia (LaFave) Canales, he was raised in Somerville and attended Somerville High...
Janice T. Goodwin
Feb 11, 2016
Abingdon, MD: Janice T. Goodwin, 62, formerly of Haverhill, MA, a resident of Abingdon, MD since 1985 and a resident of the Baltimore, MD area since 1976, died on February 11, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, PA and raised and educated in Haverhill, MA, daughter of Therese (Miller) Goodwin and the late Francis Goodwin, she attended St. Joseph Grammar School and...
Roger L. Cote
Feb 11, 2016
Atkinson, NH: Roger L. Cote, 71, a resident of Atkinson for the past twenty-seven years, died on February 11, 2016 in Lawrence, MA. Born on August 5, 1944 in Lawrence, son of the late Aurore and Gideon Cote, he moved to Plaistow, NH as a child and attended Haverhill High School. Mr. Cote was employed as a layout operator at...
Barbara L. (Kerr) O'Connor
Feb 10, 2016
Plaistow, NH: Barbara L. (Kerr) O'Connor, 86, a resident of Plaistow for forty-one years and a former resident of Warminster, PA from 1965 to 1974, died on February 10, 2016 with her family by her side in Chester, NH. Born on June 20, 1929 in Lawrence, MA, and raised in Methuen, daughter of the late Andrew W. and Cora D....
Earl D. Sweet
Feb 10, 2016
Danville, NH: Earl D. Sweet, 70, a resident of Danville since 1955, died on February 10, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 30, 1945, in Hillsborough, NH, son of the late Donald and Hazel (Day) Sweet, he was raised primarily in Danville and attended the Sanborn Seminary. Mr. Sweet served in the United States...
James "Jim" Cravino
Feb 10, 2016
James Cravino, age 79 of Plaistow, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, with his loving family by his side. James was born in Lawrence, MA on December 1, 1936 the son of the late Anthony J. and Laura M. (Peter) Cravino. His family moved to Salem, NH where Jim graduated from Woodbury...
Nancy J. (Harton) Watson
Feb 9, 2016
East Hampstead, NH: Nancy J. (Harton) Watson, 65, a resident of East Hampstead since 1974, died on February 9, 2016 at her home following a long illness surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 10, 1950, in Providence, RI, and raised in Cranston, RI, and Huntington, CT, daughter of the late Vincent E. and Margaret (Dugan) Harton, she graduated...
Carmen M. Decarlo
Feb 5, 2016
Sandown, NH: Carmen M. DeCarlo, 77, a resident of Sandown, NH since 1981, died on February 5, 2016 in Margate, FL. Born on April 1, 1938 in Stoneham, MA, son of the late Mario and Elsa (Commito) DeCarlo, he was raised and educated in Everett, MA. He graduated from Everett High School with the Class of 1956, where he was...
Calvina Ruth "Boss" (Kruger) Bickerstaff
Feb 4, 2016
Calvina Ruth "Boss" (Kruger) Bickerstaff, age 65 of Newton, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side, following a long battle with cancer on Thursday, February 4, 2016. She was born on July 3, 1950 in Bakersfield, CA the daughter of the late Calvin and Ramona (Payne) Kruger. She was raised and educated in Bakersfield and...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Gagnon) Crepeau
Feb 4, 2016
Exeter, NH: Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Gagnon) Crepeau, 76, a resident of Exeter for the past twelve years and a former resident of Plaistow for thirty-nine years, died on February 4, 2016 at Exeter Hospital. Born in Haverhill, MA on April 17, 1939, daughter of the late Alfred and Irene (Cullen) Gagnon, Mrs. Crepeau enjoyed dancing, cooking, and most importantly creating...
William M."Bill" Broderick
Feb 2, 2016
William M. "Bill" Broderick, age 65 of Haverhill, passed away at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. He was born in Norwood, MA on July 8, 1950 the son of the late Thomas J. and Anna J. (Radzwell) Broderick. He was raised and educated in the Boston area. Bill worked as a signal maintainer...
Kathleen G. (Smyth) Stubbs
Feb 1, 2016
Hampstead, NH: Kathleen G. (Smyth) Stubbs, 82, a former resident of Plaistow and Hampstead, died February 1, 2016 at The Stevens-Bennett Home in Haverhill, MA. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Cruthers) Smyth, she moved to Liverpool, England where she was raised and educated. She emigrated first to Canada, and briefly to California before...
Gary J. Lavallee
Jan 31, 2016
Danville, NH: Gary J. Lavallee, 61, a longtime resident of Danville, NH from 1983 to 2015, died on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Maine Medical Center from complications following an accidental and tragic fall this past December. Born on March 11, 1954 in Lowell, MA, son of the late Leo and Armina (Robillard) Lavallee, he was raised and educated in...
Peter J. Gumaskas
Jan 29, 2016
Windham, NH: Lt. Colonel Peter J. Gumaskas, U. S. Army (Ret.), 96, a former longtime resident of Riverside Drive, Lawrence, MA, died on Friday, January 29, 2016 at Warde Health Center, in Windham, surrounded by his loving and devoted daughter and son-in-law. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, son of the late Motiejus and Kazimera (Paulekas) Gumaskas, he attended Lawrence High School...
Phyllis A. (Keezer) Simmons
Jan 26, 2016
Plaistow, NH: Phyllis A. (Keezer) Simmons, 83, a longtime resident of Plaistow and former teacher at the Pollard School, died on January 26, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill. Born in Haverhill, MA and raised in Middlebury, VT, daughter of the late Roy and C. Lucille (Landman) Keezer, she graduated from Middlebury High School with the Class of...
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