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June R. (Comer) Patnaude

June R. (Comer) Patnaude

Dec 7, 2015

Haverhill, MA: June R. (Comer) Patnaude, 86, of Haverhill and a former longtime resident of Plaistow for thirty years, died on December 7, 2015 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. Born in Salem, MA, daughter of the late Charles and Gladys (Willette) Comer, she was raised in Danvers, MA and attended Danvers Public Schools. She also attended Appleton Academy in...

David Graham Hess

David Graham Hess

Dec 6, 2015

David Graham Hess, 58, of Atkinson, New Hampshire passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 unexpectedly at home. David leaves behind his wife, Karen, the love of his life through 31 years of marriage. He also leaves behind his daughters, Laura Young (of Scott City, KS), Sarah Finney (of Kingston, NH), and Kayla Hess (of Atkinson, NH), as well as two...

Donald W. Briggs

Donald W. Briggs

Dec 5, 2015

Kingston, NH: Donald W. Briggs, Sr., 88 years old, a resident of Kingston, NH for sixty-four years, died on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Rockingham County Nursing Home in Brentwood, NH. Born in Newburyport, MA, son of the late Kenneth and Marjorie (Glavin) Briggs, Sr., he moved to Newton, NH in 1932. Following graduation from Amesbury High School in 1945,...

Helen E. (Gorham) (Hall) Deroche

Helen E. (Gorham) (Hall) Deroche

Dec 4, 2015

Plaistow, NH: Helen E. (Gorham) (Hall) DeRoche, 73, a resident of Plaistow for over thirty-five years, died Friday, December 4, at Bedford Hills Center, Bedford, NH. Born, raised and educated in Portland, Maine, daughter of the late John and Camilla (Ciazzo) Gorham, she attended Portland High School, and was a member of the Parish of the Cathedral of the Immaculate...

Almie L. (Paquette) Lavallee

Almie L. (Paquette) Lavallee

Dec 1, 2015

Almie L. (Paquette) Lavallee, 81, a resident of Atkinson for the last fifteen years, and a former longtime resident of Plaistow from 1958 to 2000, died on December 1, 2015 at her home. Born on February 21, 1934 in Haverhill, daughter of the late Charles and Lydia (DeViller) Paquette, she graduated from Haverhill High School with the Class of 1952,...

Peter Henry Comiskey

Peter Henry Comiskey

Nov 30, 2015

Haverhill, MA: Peter Henry Comiskey, 85, of Haverhill died on Monday, November 30, 2015 at Lawrence General Hospital. Peter fought valiantly but passed away after a brief illness. He will be greatly missed. Born on March 24, 1930 in Salem, MA, he was the son of the late Matthew J. and Flora (St. Jean) Comiskey and was raised in Danvers,...

Roberta A. "Bobbe" (Hynes) Doggett

Roberta A. "Bobbe" (Hynes) Doggett

Nov 29, 2015

Plaistow, NH: Roberta A. "Bobbe" (Hynes) Doggett, 72, a resident of Plaistow since 1992, died on November 29, 2015 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, MA. Born in Queens, NY, daughter of the late Robert and Alice Ann (Haslet) Hynes, she graduated from Brighton High School in Brighton, MA. Bobbe worked as Manager of the Letter of Credit Department first...

Irene E. Desilets Proulx

Irene E. Desilets Proulx

Nov 26, 2015

Exeter: Irene E. (Desilets) Desilets-Proulx, 91, a native and former resident of Haverhill, MA, died Thanksgiving Day in Exeter. Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, daughter of the late John and Albertine (Gagnon) Desilets, she was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1942, and received her Associates Degree in Music Education from Lowell Teachers College. An accomplished...

Paul F. Matthews

Paul F. Matthews

Nov 24, 2015

Plaistow, NH: Paul F. Matthews, 77, of Plaistow, died on November 24, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital following a long illness. Born in Arlington, MA and raised and educated in Somerville, MA, son of the late Peter and Mary (Young) Matthews, he attended Somerville High School. Mr. Matthews served in the Army National Guard and was a member of the...

Eugene J. St. Pierre

Eugene J. St. Pierre

Nov 23, 2015

Lawrence, MA: Eugene J. St. Pierre, 88, of Lawrence died on November 23, 2015 at Immaculate Mary Nursing Home. Born in Haverhill, son of the late Eugene J. and Mildred J. (Patterson) St. Pierre, he attended Haverhill High School. Mr. St. Pierre served in the United States Navy during WW II from 1944 until his honorable discharge in 1946 with...

Catherine E. (Mullen) Hefferan

Catherine E. (Mullen) Hefferan

Nov 23, 2015

Catherine Elizabeth Hefferan (Mullen) 88, died November 23, 2015 at the St. Teresa Nursing and Rehabilitation Home in Manchester, NH. Mrs. Hefferan was born in Manchester, NH on September 14, 1927 and was one of seven children to the late Cornelius and Catherine (Maguire) Mullen. She attended the St. Joseph's School for Girls in 1945 and after graduating, worked as...

Dorothy A. (Dunn) Porro

Dorothy A. (Dunn) Porro

Nov 22, 2015

Haverhill, MA: Dorothy A. (Dunn) Porro, 84, a longtime resident of Haverhill died on November 22, 2015 at Methuen Village in Methuen. Born, raised, and educated in Lynn, MA, daughter of the late Eugene and Marion (Gray) Dunn, she graduated from Lynn High School with the Class of 1949. Mrs. Porro was employed as an assembler at AT&T and Lucent...

William G. "Bill" Bucuzzo

William G. "Bill" Bucuzzo

Nov 22, 2015

William G. "Bill" Bucuzzo, age 86 of East Kingston, NH passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 22, 2015 with his wife, Ellie by his side. Bill was born on November 29, 1928 in Haverhill, MA the son of the late Patrick J. and Eva M. (Kosian) Bucuzzo. He was raised and educated in Haverhill, and served in...

Margaret "Peggy" Defeo-Breeyear

Margaret "Peggy" Defeo-Breeyear

Nov 20, 2015

Margaret (Peggy) DeFeo-Breeyear, daughter of Robert and Marie (Marcoux) Collins, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 20, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Paul B. Breeyear of Haverhill. Her mother, Marie C. Collins of Haverhill, MA. Her five children; Shawn DeFeo of Hampton, NH, Tammy (DeFeo) Wilson of Haverhill, Jennifer DeFeo and her wife, Diane Glose of Newton, NH,...

Erica Leigh (Dechane) Crawford

Erica Leigh (Dechane) Crawford

Nov 20, 2015

Erica Leigh (DeChane) Crawford of Newton, NH passed away at her home on the morning of November 20, 2015. She was born on October 6, 1972 to Robert and the late Susan (Morel) DeChane. Erica was a generous, caring, and loving personalways putting others before herself. She married Jason D. Crawford in the summer of 1999, shoeless, at her favorite...

Eva M. (Jodoin) Viles

Eva M. (Jodoin) Viles

Nov 18, 2015

Eva M. Viles, age 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Rockingham County Nursing Home in Brentwood, NH. She was born in Salem, MA the daughter of the late Adelard and Josephine (Thibodeau) Jodoin. Eva grew up and attended school in Salem and was employed at the Ivory System in Peabody for many years. She retired in...

Eleanor G. (Churchill) Mcmurrer

Eleanor G. (Churchill) Mcmurrer

Nov 15, 2015

Eleanor G. McMurrer, age 87 of Haverhill, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Sunday, November 15, 2015. She was born on August 22, 1928 in Chelsea, MA the daughter of the late Samuel and Mae (Garland) Churchill. She was raised and educated in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School. Ellie was a...

Robert J. Leblanc

Robert J. Leblanc

Nov 15, 2015

Haverhill, MA: Robert J. LeBlanc, 81, of Haverhill and a former longtime resident of Southern New Hampshire and Amesbury, MA, died on November 15, 2015. Born, raised, and educated in Haverhill, son of the late Leo J. and Irene E. (Bouchard) LeBlanc, he attend St. Joseph Grammar School and graduated from St. James High School with the Class of 1952....

Richard M. Lewis

Richard M. Lewis

Nov 11, 2015

Richard M. Lewis passed away peacefully on November 11, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, MA. He was born in Derry, N.H on October 2, 1928, and was raised on a farm and attended grammar school in Derry. He graduated from Manchester West High School in 1946. Upon graduation, he immediately enlisted...

Melia A. (Jamiel) Scheffler

Melia A. (Jamiel) Scheffler

Nov 6, 2015

Kingston, NH: Melia A. (Jamiel) Scheffler, 87, a resident of Kingston, NH for forty years, and formerly of Peabody, MA died on November 6, 2015 at Exeter Hospital. Born in Fall River, MA, daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Falugo) Jamiel, she graduated from Warren High School in Warren, RI, with the Class of 1946. A housewife and homemaker...

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