Obituary Listing

Dec 23, 2025

Dr. Donald Langlois passed away peacefully at his beloved home in New Harbor, Maine on December 23, 2025. Don's passion for life and learning manifested in all he did. It was contagious. He was a fun father, a loving husband and an outstanding educator.

Born on May 29, 1935 in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Alice (Chagnon) and Ernest...

Dec 22, 2025

Atkinson, NH: Paul J. "Bunny" Forkus, 87 a resident of Atkinson since 2008, died December 22, 2025, at Lawrence General Hospital, following a brief illness. Born and raised and educated in Clifton, NJ, he was the son of the late Paul and Wilma (Grande) Forkus. He enlisted into the U.S Navy and served as a Boiler Technician Petty Officer...

Dec 22, 2025

Plaistow, NH:  Ruthann E. "Randi" (Florence) Connolly, 70, of Plaistow, died peacefully at her home on December 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.  Born and raised in Woburn, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Russell F. Florence and Claire L (Moran) Florence, Randi was a member of the Woburn High School Class of 1973. Later in life she continued...

Dec 19, 2025

Atkinson, NH: James F. "Butch" Peters III (1954-2025): He was born in Peabody Massachusetts and was the son of the late Shirley (Blais) Hutchinson and James F. Peters II. Butch passed away suddenly on December 19, 2025, in Derry, NH while surrounded by his loved ones.

Butch was a devoted husband, father and grandfather whose life centered...

Dec 19, 2025

William (Bill) D. McGirr, 85, a resident of Haverhill, MA died on Friday, December 19, 2025, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of the late Arthenese (Gaudette) McGirr, with whom he shared 20 plus years of marriage until her death in 2000.

He was born in Haverhill, MA on March 14, 1940, and was the...

Dec 18, 2025

Newton, NH: William Grygutis 76, a resident of Newton for the last thirty-five years, died at his home on Thursday evening, December 18, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Elizabeth, NJ, son of the late Fortunatas and Casimira (Degutis) Grygutis and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School with the Class of 1967. He served as...

Dec 18, 2025

Kingston, NH: Freida M. (D'Antonio) Lefevre, 83, a resident of Kingston since 1999, died Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, MA. Born, raised and educated in Lawrence, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary L. (Piazza) D'Antonio.  Freida began her working career as a hairdresser employed for twenty-five years...

Dec 17, 2025

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Jean Audrey (DesMarais) Bretton, 86, of Plaistow, New Hampshire, on December 17, 2025. Jean was born in 1939 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, to the late Raymond DesMarais and Lucina (Perreault) DesMarais. She graduated from Haverhill High School in 1957 and later attended Boston Stenography School before returning home due...

Dec 14, 2025

Atkinson, NH: Alan E. Cormier, 74, a resident of Atkinson since 1989, died Sunday December 14, 2025, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, following an accident at home earlier in the day. Born in Ithaca, NY, Alan was the son of the late Paul Cormier and the late Lorraine (Marcoux) (Cormier) Amirault, who passed away at her home in Salem, NH...

Dec 14, 2025

Kingston, NH: On the evening of December 14, 2025, Carol Harriett (Buckley) Cartier of Kingston, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at the age of 73, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born on August 1, 1952, in Waltham, Massachusetts, Carol was the youngest of eight children born to Dick and Harriet Buckley. She spent many years...

Dec 13, 2025

Haverhill: Maria T. (Rivera) Alvarado, 95, a longtime resident of Haverhill, died peacefully on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the Mary Immaculate Nursing and Restorative Center in Lawrence. Born in Cidra, Puerto Rico, Maria was the daughter of the late Ignasio and Rafaella (Guzman) Rivera and attended local schools. She came to the United States and settled first in...

Dec 11, 2025

Salem NH: Lorraine G. (Marcoux) (Cormier) Amirault, 95 of Salem, NH, died December 11, 2025, at her home on Captain's Pond. She was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, daughter of the late Phillip Marcoux and Irene (Thibodeau) Marcoux. Lorraine was raised and educated in Haverhill, Massachusetts attending Saint Joseph Grammar School, and was a member...

Dec 11, 2025

Sarah Elizabeth Gannon-Weston passed peacefully surrounded by family on December 11, 2025 following an extended illness in hospice at home care and subsequent care at the Hyder Family Hospice home in Dover, NH.

She was born April 17, 1961 in Austin, Texas to a Southern gal, Mary Elizabeth Seals, and a Northern boy, William S. Gannon. They moved to New Hampshire...

Dec 10, 2025

Vittorio "Victor" Ximenes, 92, of Sandown, NH passed away peacefully at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading, MA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 after a long illness.

Victor was the only child of Antonio Ximenes and Carolina (Tadini) Ximenes of Milano, Italy.  His father Antonio was a Colonel in the Italian Army, knighted by the King...

Dec 10, 2025

Sandown, NH: Vittorio Ximenes 92 of Sandown died December 10, 2025, in Reading, MA. Born in Italy he came to the United States as a young man and was employed as an engineer at Raytheon. Friends are invited to his Funeral Mass on Friday, December 19, 2025, at 10 a.m. in Saint Anne's Church, Emerson Avenue, Hampstead. A graveside...

Dec 8, 2025

North Andover: Joan T. (David) Lewis, 91, a resident of Haverhill, MA for 81years and at the Edgewood Senior Center for the last 6 years, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at the Edgewood Retirement Community in North Andover, MA.

Born in Haverhill, MA on February 16, 1934.  She was the...

Dec 7, 2025

Haverhill: Constance A. "Connie" (Mitchell) Lavoie, 85 of Haverhill, died Sunday, December 7, 2025 at Penacook Place, with her loving family by her side. Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Rita (Taillon) Mitchell, and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1958.

As a young...

Dec 7, 2025

Our hearts are broken to announce that our precious baby, Peyton Elaine Chase born on November 23, 2025, passed away on December 7, 2025 in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, surrounded by her loving parents and family.

Peyton Elaine Chase, is the daughter of William and Danielle (Casey) Chase, of Derry,...

Dec 6, 2025

Peter M. Gagnon Sr, 64, a resident of Newton, NH died on Saturday, December 6, 2025, surrounded by his family at Exeter Hospital in Exeter, NH. He was the beloved husband of Donna (Bourassa) Gagnon with whom he shared forty-two years of marriage.

He was born in Methuen, MA on June 26, 1961, and was the son...

Dec 6, 2025

Nickolas C. Sarbanis, 78, of Hampstead, NH, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Salemhaven Rehabilitation Center in Salem, NH surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Mary Anne (Woelflein) Sarbanis with whom he shared 53 years of marriage.

Nick was born in Haverhill, MA on May 4,1947, the son of the...