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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Lawrence O. "Larry" Dube
Nov 5, 2015
Contoocook, NH: Lawrence O. "Larry" Dube, 66, of Contoocook, NH and formerly of Raymond, NH died on November 5, 2015 at his home following a long illness. Born in Haverhill, MA, son of the late John and Kathleen (Collins) Dube, he attended Saint James Grammar School and graduated from St. James High School with the Class of 1968. Larry went...
Carol J. (Hill) Gallagher
Nov 4, 2015
Carol J. (Hill) Gallagher, age 70 of Plaistow, also known as Meme to her grandchildren, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Exeter Center in Exeter, NH. She was born on September 25, 1945 in Danbury, NH the daughter of the late, Richard G. and Rachel (Woodard) Hill. She was raised in Danbury and graduated from Andover High...
Stephen R. Young
Nov 2, 2015
Stephen R. Young, age 73 of Atkinson, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2015 at Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Valley in Haverhill with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 30, 1942 in Concord, NH the son of the late Raymond and Elizabeth (Bond) Young. Stephen served his country in the U.S. Navy and...
Russell E. Webster
Nov 1, 2015
Haverhill: Russell E. Webster, 83, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died Sunday evening, November 1, 2015 at Methuen Health and Rehabilitation. Son of the late Benjamin and Madeline (Ames) Webster, he attended Haverhill Public Schools and the former Haverhill Trade School. He served with honor as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and...
Nathan R. "Nate" Caron
Oct 31, 2015
Nathan R. "Nate" Caron, age 28 of Sandown, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at his home. Nate had worked as a house painter for Fletch's Sandblasting and Painting in Epping, NH. He loved working on cars and riding dirt bikes and 4-wheelers. He enjoyed drawing and designing his own tattoos. He was a kind person who loved his...
Samuel M. King
Oct 27, 2015
Samuel M. King, Jr. age 76 and longtime resident of Atkinson, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 following a long illness. Sam was born on December 20, 1938 in Fitchburg, MA the son of the late Samuel M. and Helen E. (Tibbetts) King. He was raised and educated in both Greenwood and Wakefield, MA. He graduated from Wakefield High...
Stephen B. Wilcomb
Oct 25, 2015
Stephen B. Wilcomb, 64, of Jamaica Plain, died on October 25, 2015 at his home following a long and courageous battle with Leukemia. Born in Manchester, NH, son of the late Dexter H. and Theresa (Stips) Wilcomb, he graduated from Manchester Central High School and went on to attend Vesper George School of Art in Boston. Stephen was employed for...
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