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John A. Viaes
Jul 26, 2015
Derry, NH: John A. Viaes, 81, of Derry died on July 26, 2015 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House. Mr. Viaes was a former longtime resident of Somerville, MA for thirty years before moving to Sandown, NH in 1980 until 2008. He moved to Hampstead before moving to Vero Beach, FL in 2008. He and his wife had returned to...
Teresina "Theresa" (Costentino) Coppola
Jul 25, 2015
Haverhill, MA: Teresina "Theresa" (Costentino) Coppola passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on July 25, 2015. She treasured her home on Carelton Street in Haverhill, and had lived there happily with her husband since 1957. Born in Calabria, Italy, daughter of the late Dominico and Teresina (Perri) Costentino, Mrs. Coppola moved to the United States...
Daniel "Dan" R. Pollock
Jul 18, 2015
Daniel "Dan" R. Pollock, 47 of Plaistow, formerly of Melrose, MA and southern California, passed away at his home on Saturday, July 18, 2015. Dan was born on October 10, 1967 in Winchester, MA the son of Reginald E. and Dianne (Staples) Pollock. He was raised and educated in Melrose, MA and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1985....
Bernard E. "Bernie" Rumery
Jul 18, 2015
Danville NH: Bernard E. "Bernie" Rumery, Jr., 85, a longtime resident of Danville, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, NH, following a period of declining health. Born in Haverhill, MA son of the late Bernard E. and Irene (Collins) Rumery, he was raised in Danville, educated in the local school system and graduated the former Sanborn...
Arlen W. Jacques
Jul 15, 2015
Haverhill: Arlen W. Jacques, 82, a former longtime resident of Haverhill, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Maplewood Center, Amesbury. Born in Plaistow, NH, son of the late Walter and Helen (Verrette) Jacques, he was raised mostly in Haverhill, and graduated from the former Haverhill Trade School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 until 1960 and was honorably...
Donald "Don" Gautreau
Jul 10, 2015
Donald "Don" Gautreau, age 70 of Plaistow, former longtime resident of Lynn, MA, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, July 10, 2015. He was born on September 14, 1944 in Lynn, MA the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Robichaud) Gautreau. He was raised and educated in Lynn and graduated from Lynn Classical High School. Don served...
Alan D. Benger
Jul 10, 2015
Atkinson, NH: Alan D. Benger, 83, a resident of Atkinson since 1962 died on July 10, 2015 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH. Born in Cambridge, MA, son of the late Albert E. and Margaret (Kruger) Benger, he was raised in Belmont, MA and graduated from Belmont High School with the Class of 1950. He went on to attend...
Glendon "Glen" Beede
Jul 10, 2015
Glendon "Glen" Beede - Kingston, NH Glendon "Glen" Beede, age 74 of Kingston, NH passed away at his home on Friday, July 10, 2015. He was born on July 26, 1940 in Derry, NH the son of the late Leland and Valda (Rouleau) Beede. He was raised and educated in Plaistow, NH. As a young man, Glen worked as a...
Robert Charles Martin
Jul 9, 2015
Hampstead, NH: Robert Charles Martin, 17, of Hampstead, NH, died on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, Haverhill, MA, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Boston, MA, the son of Edward G. and Elizabeth "Lisa" (Belden) Martin, he attended Hampstead Central and Middle Schools and was a member of the Class of 2016 at...
Rose Marie (Canto) Palmer
Jul 8, 2015
Manchester,NH: Rose Marie (Canto) Palmer, 84 of Manchester, and formerly of Derry and Methuen, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the Elliott Hospital in Manchester. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Michaelangelo and Rose (Margherita) Canto, she attended Lawrence High School and was a member of the former Holy Rosary Parish. Mrs. Palmer retired from Walmart of Derry...
Philip E. Porter
Jul 5, 2015
Haverhill: Philip E. Porter, Jr. 71, a well-known musician and resident of the city since 1998, died at his home after a long illness on Sunday, July 5, 2015, surrounded by his family. He will especially be remembered as a husband, father, brother, and friend to those who loved him. Born in Boston and raised in Charlton and Somerville, he...
Jean H. Pierce
Jul 1, 2015
Atkinson, NH: Jean H. Pierce, age 94 of Atkinson, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. She was born on July 20, 1920 in Boston, MA the daughter of the late, Louise (Hayes) Hale. She was raised and educated in Bangor, ME. Jean graduated from Lasell Prep School and Junior College in Newton, MA. She earned an Associate's Degree....
Brian R. Edney
Jun 26, 2015
Sandown: Brian R. Edney, 52, of Sandown and formerly of Plaistow, died on June 26, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a long and courageous battle with metastatic esophageal cancer. Brian was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Richard B. Edney and Nancy (Jones) (Edney) Hall-MacLeish and raised in Plaistow, NH by Nancy and step-father Charles D. Hall....
Therese M. (Metz) Beckshaw
Jun 24, 2015
Haverhill: Therese M. (Metz) Beckshaw, 84, formerly of Janet Road, Haverhill and Lyons Mouth Road in Amesbury, died June 24, 2015 at Wingate at Haverhill, following a long illness. Born in Epfig, France, daughter of the late Henri and Adrienne (Weber) Metz, she was educated in French Schools before moving to the United States at the age of 19. She...
William G. "Bill" Woodburn
Jun 24, 2015
Bradford, MA: William Gordon Woodburn passed away on June 24, 2015 at Penacook Place in Haverhill. He was 86 years old and was born on January 2, 1929 in Bradford, the son of the late Charles C. Woodburn and Helen N.F. Woodburn, and spent most of his life there. Bill attended the Peabody and Greenleaf schools and graduated from Haverhill...
Patricia J. (Mclaughlin) George
Jun 21, 2015
Haverhill: Patricia J. (McLaughlin) George, 83, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died Sunday evening, June 21, 2015 at Merrimack Valley Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of the late Edward P. and Albina M. (Lamoureux) McLaughlin, she attended the Ayers Village School and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1950. Raised...
Barbara L. (Middleston) Muise
Jun 14, 2015
Haverhill, MA: Barbara L. (Middleston) Muise, 83, a resident of Haverhill since 1995 and a former longtime resident of Methuen, MA from 1961 to 1995, died on June 14, 2015 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House. Born in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Neal and Roseanna (Christian) Middleston, Mrs. Muise was raised and educated in Nashua, NH. She graduated...
Bruno Coppola
Jun 13, 2015
Groveland, MA: Bruno Coppola, Jr, 72, a resident of Groveland for the last twenty-two years and a former resident of Haverhill died on June 13, 2015 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. Born, raised, and educated in Haverhill, son of the late Bruno and Dena (D'Archangelo) Coppola, he attended St. Joseph Grammar School and graduated from Haverhill High School with...
Jean M. (Turgeon) Spinella
Jun 8, 2015
Kingston, NH: Jean M. (Turgeon) Spinella, 88, a resident of Kingston since 1953, died on June 8, 2015 at Wingate Nursing Home in Haverhill. Born in Groveton, NH, daughter of the late Ezra and Ann (Cody) Turgeon, Mrs. Spinella moved to Medford as a child and graduated from Medford High School. She attended Secretarial School in Boston and received her...
Richard P. Paquette
Jun 8, 2015
Haverhill, MA: Richard P. Paquette, 85, of Haverhill, died June 8, 2015 at Lawrence General Hospital, with his loving family by his side. A native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, he was the son of the late Charles and Lydia (DeViller) Paquette. He attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1947....
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