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Charles L. Willard

Charles L. Willard

Dec 15, 2015

Plaistow, NH: Charles L. Willard, 77, of Plaistow, passed away on December 15, 2015 at the Parkland Medical Center in Derry. Born, raised, and educated in Haverhill, son of the late Shirley "Jess" and Myrtle (Pickard) Willard, he attended Haverhill Public Schools and the Haverhill Trade School. Mr. Willard was employed in the grocery industry for forty years, first at...

Dorothy "Dory" (Dane) Meile

Dorothy "Dory" (Dane) Meile

Dec 10, 2015

Dorothy "Dory" (Dane) Meile of Plaistow, died following a courageous battle with Brain and Lung Cancer on December 10, 2015. She was born in Methuen, MA on Feb 21, 1956, daughter of Gladys (Berthiaume) Dane of Plaistow, NH and the late, Donald Dane. Dory was raised and Educated in North Andover along with her late sister, Deborah (Dane) (Ruggieri) Hammar....

Stephanie Dora (Conroy) Vasques

Stephanie Dora (Conroy) Vasques

Dec 9, 2015

Stephanie Dora (Conroy) Vasques sadly passed away unexpectedly on December 9, 2015. She was born in Lowell MA on August 01, 1977 the daughter of Stephen W. and Elisa J. (McGrath) Conroy. She attended Billerica High School. Stephanie was the most caring person that you could ever meet. She was always there for her friends and family. Seeing how much...

Arline L. (Gelineau) Clark

Arline L. (Gelineau) Clark

Dec 9, 2015

Derry, NH: Arline L. (Gelineau) Clark, 83, of Derry and formerly of Haverhill, MA and Newton, NH, died on December 9, 2015 in Hudson, NH. Born, raised, and educated in Haverhill, daughter of the late Hervey and Bertha (Driscoll) Gelineau, she graduated from St. James High School with the Class of 1950. She went on to attend St. Joseph's Hospital...

Doris B. (Mackernan) Noyes

Doris B. (Mackernan) Noyes

Dec 9, 2015

Plaistow, NH: Doris B. (Mackernan) Noyes, 95, a longtime resident of Plaistow, died on December 9, 2015 at her home. Born on May 11, 1920 in Melrose, MA, daughter of the late Annie Gertrude (Stone) and William F. Mackernan, she graduated from Melrose High School with the Class of 1938. An accomplished vocalist, Mrs. Noyes sang with the Cecelia Society...

Aurore J. (Cormier) Langlais

Aurore J. (Cormier) Langlais

Dec 8, 2015

Haverhill: Aurore J. (Cormier) Langlais, 94, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Elide and Lydia (Parenteau) Cormier, and attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and Haverhill High School, graduating with the Class of 1937. A member of All Saints Parish and the former...

Jeffrey M. Sturk

Jeffrey M. Sturk

Dec 8, 2015

Haverhill, MA: Jeffrey M. Sturk, 67, of Haverhill died on December 8, 2015 at the Oxford Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in Haverhill. Born, raised, and educated in Haverhill, son of the late Clarence and Gladys (Steere) Sturk, he graduated from the Haverhill Trade School with the Class of 1966. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1965...

Arthur S. "Artie" Bourdelais

Arthur S. "Artie" Bourdelais

Dec 7, 2015

Epping, NH: Arthur S. "Artie" Bourdelais, 67, formerly of Plaistow and a resident of Epping since 2002, died suddenly on December 7, 2015 of natural causes. Born, raised and educated in Lawrence, MA, son of the late Arthur and Eleanor (DeRoche) Bourdelais, he attended Lawrence Public Schools and graduated from Haverhill Trade School with the Class of 1966. At the...

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...

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