Obituary Listing

Jul 17, 2021

Atkinson, NH:  Roland P. DesRoche, 76, of Atkinson, NH and formerly of Haverhill, MA, died on Saturday, July 17, 2021, at the Sutton Hill Center, North Andover, MA.

He was born in Methuen, MA and was the son of the late Joseph and Dora (Dube) DesRoche.  Roland was raised and educated in Haverhill and attended Haverhill Trade...

Jul 16, 2021

Atkinson, NH: Alma Marie (Ovitt) Harty, 77, a resident of Atkinson for the last fifty years, died peacefully, July 16, 2021, at her home with her husband by her side.

Born in Newport, Vermont, daughter of the late Everette and Alma (Vincent) Ovitt, she lived and attended school in Island Pond, VT until relocating with her family...

Jul 16, 2021

Derry, NH: Kyong Soon (Park) Liliedahl, 81, a resident of Derry for the last fifty-four years, died peacefully on July 16, 2021, at home, following a long illness.

She was born in Seoul, South Korea, daughter of the late Hyun Duk Park and Ae Sook (Lee) Park.  She emigrated to the United States in 1967 and became...

Jul 15, 2021

Merrimac, MA: William R. "Bill" Johnson, Jr., 74, of Merrimac, and a former longtime resident of Haverhill, died July 15, 2021 at his home with his devoted and loving wife, Gloria, by his side.

Born in Haverhill, son of the late William and Florence (Bock) Johnson, he attended local grammar schools and graduated from Essex Agricultural and...

Jul 15, 2021

Fremont, NH: Barbara H. (Burns) Jones, 85, of Fremont and a former longtime resident of Atkinson and Seabrook, NH, died peacefully on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Colonial Poplin Nursing Home.

Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Clarence and Doris  (Jalbert) Burns and attended Haverhill public schools and Haverhill High School.

She first...

Jul 14, 2021

Newton, NH: Phillip Edward Ayres, 54 a resident of Newton for over 23 years, died July 14, 2021 at Exeter Hospital.

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, son of Marie (Slavin) Ayres of Kingston and the late John Ayres, he was raised in Kingston and attended parochial grammar school and graduated from North Cambridge Catholic...

Jul 12, 2021

Haverhill: Leah J. (Cobb) Lucia, 95 a former longtime resident of Haverhill, died July 12, 2021 at Salemhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salem, NH.

Born in Newton, NH, daughter of the late Walter and Nellie (Johnson) Cobb, she was raised and educated in Haverhill, MA. She graduated from Haverhill High School with the Class of 1943,...

Jul 10, 2021

Agatina (Amato) Iaci, 104, of South Lawrence, MA, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 10, 2021, at the Oxford House in Haverhill, MA.

Born and raised in South Lawrence, MA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Dominica (Rizzo) Amato.

As a young woman Agatina worked in Lawrence shoe shops, eventually retiring from...

Jul 9, 2021

Rowena Louise Mary Theresa (DeMauro) Craig, "Renie", 72, of Exeter, NH, died at  home on Friday, July 9, 2021, with her family by her side.

Born in Elmira, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Fulmer) DeMauro. Renie was a graduate of Fulton High School in Fulton, NY.

Renie was previous...

Jul 9, 2021

Edward A. Bahia, "Ed", 89, of Atkinson, NH, formerly of Reading, MA, passed away on Friday July 9, 2021, at High Pointe House in Haverhill, MA, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary (Almeida) Bahia. Ed was raised in Somerville, MA and was a graduate...

Jul 8, 2021

Collette (Best) Larkin, 84, of Sandown, NH, formerly long-time resident of Atkinson, NH, passed away peacefully on Thursday July 8, 2021, at home surrounded by her beloved sister, daughter, and granddaughter.

Born in San Diego, CA, she was the daughter of the late Ethridge and Florence (Schwerin) Best. Collette was a graduate of Milford High School in...

Jul 7, 2021

Danville, NH:  Shirley E. (Carbone) Spencer, 86, a resident of Danville for the last seventeen years, died Wednesday evening, July 7, 2021, at Lahey-Hitchcock Medical Center in Burlington, MA.

Born in Malden, MA, daughter of the late Francis and Evelyn (Gerry) Carbone, she attended schools in Linden, Massachusetts before moving with her family to Plaistow. She graduated...

Jul 3, 2021

Hampstead, NH:  Robert J. Jacobsen, 91 a resident of Hampstead NH for the past 30 + years, died July 3, 2021 in his home, following a long struggle with chronic health issues.

Bob was born in Waltham MA, and grew up in East Boston MA.  He was the son of the late Frank and

Rose...

Jul 2, 2021

Newton, NH: David J. Redlund, 71 a resident of Newton for the past twenty-seven years, died peacefully on Friday, July 2, 2021 at his home, following a long struggle with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts and raised in Holden, MA, he was the son of the late John O. and Ruth V. (Webber) Redlund....

Jul 1, 2021

After 8 months of growing, listening and dancing inside mom's womb, Ruby Rose Coddens-LeBeaus' heartbeat stopped. After a day of inducing labor, she was born earth side on July 1, 2021 at 10:19am in Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA.  Although she had never taken a breath with us earth side; she took all of ours away. Daughter of Matthew...

Jun 30, 2021

Newton, NH: Margery "Dar" (Richards) Hanson, 93, a native and lifelong resident of Newton, died peacefully in her home on June 30, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.

The daughter of the late Frederick P. and Dorothy (Wilder) Richards, she attended local schools and was a member of the Amesbury High School Class of 1945. She owned...

Jun 30, 2021

Haverhill: Alice A. (Cote) Ferronetti, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died Wednesday evening, June 30, 2021 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen.

Daughter of the late Arthur and Irene (LaPlante) Cote, she attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and was a member of the St. James High School of 1952. She first worked at the former...

Jun 28, 2021

Hampstead, NH: Edward G. Martin, 77, a resident of Hampstead for the last seventeen years, died peacefully on Monday evening, June 28, 2021 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, with his loved ones by his side.

Born and raised in Haverhill, Massachusetts, son of the late John and Anna (Stravinsky) Martin, he was a member of the...

Jun 23, 2021

Malcolm, "Mal" "Buddy" Hession passed away June 23, 2021 after a 7-year struggle with heart and kidney failure surrounded by his loving family at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH.

He was born June 20, 1945 to Malcolm P and Lillian (Archibald) Hession in Boston, MA. He grew up in Mattapan attended Saint Raphael's in Hyde Park...

Jun 22, 2021

Richard E. Dennis, Jr., "Dick", 68, long time resident of Plaistow, NH, died on Tuesday June 22, 2021, at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, MA, three weeks after a hemorrhagic stroke.

Born in Haverhill, MA, he was the stepson of Saundra Dennis, son of Dorothy (Gormley) Kamal and the late Richard Dennis.

Dick proudly served...