Obituary Listing

Feb 17, 2020

Haverhill: Keith M. Garrett, 64, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2020, surrounded by loving family, at High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill. The son of the late Norton and Elizabeth (Short) Garrett, Keith was educated in the Haverhill School System and attended Haverhill High School. He was employed as an engineer...

Feb 11, 2020

Plaistow, NH: Eleanor "Ellie" T. (Bertolaccini) Hutchins, 90, of Plaistow, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Born in San Romano, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Gino and Lena (Moscardini) Bertolaccini. Having immigrated to America she was raised in Somerville, MA, and was a graduate of St. Clement High School, Class of 1947.  Eleanor married...

Feb 9, 2020

Cape Coral, Florida: John H. Hartmann, 91, a resident of Cape Coral for the last six years and a former longtime resident of Haverhill, died February 09, 2020 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral. Born in Manchester, NH, son of the late John B. Hartmann and Mary (Hatch) (Hartmann) Robinson, he was raised and educated in Groveland, MA, and...

Feb 8, 2020

East Hampstead, NH: Dorothy L. "Dot" (Dumais) Godin, 85, a resident of East Hampstead for the last sixteen years, died Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, MA, surrounded by her family.

Born, raised and educated in Lawrence, MA, daughter of the late Phillip and Marguerite (LaPlante) Dumais, she graduated from Sacred Heart High...

Feb 6, 2020

Rochester, NH: Theresa Rena Wilkinson, formerly of Rochester NH, and Haverhill MA, passed away peacefully at The Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth, NH on Thursday February 6, 2020, after a period of declining health. Born in Lawrence, MA on March 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Stanislus and Albertine (Gosselin) Ouellette. She attended Lawrence public schools and...

Feb 5, 2020

John O'Brien, 41, loving father, son, brother, and partner, lost his long battle with addiction on February 5, 2020. Born in Billerica, MA on March 3, 1978, John graduated from Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, Class of 1997. He went on to make friends all over New England as well as in Arizona and California. He was a gifted...

Feb 1, 2020

Pittsfield, MA:  Gerald A. "Jerry" Ligocki, 73, of Pittsfield, MA and formerly of Chelsea, MA and Kingston, NH, died on February 1, 2020 at his daughter's home,  where he has been a resident for the past twelve months.

If it were possible to put 73 years of life into a few words, this would best describe the...

Jan 31, 2020

Hampstead, NH: M. Patricia (Waitkevitch) Smith, 82, of Hampstead, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 31, 2020.

Born and raised in Methuen, MA, she was the daughter of the late Anton and Anna (Boda) Waitkevitch. She attended Methuen High School and was a member of the graduating Class of 1954....

Jan 31, 2020

Sandown, NH: Daniel J. Bergeron, 86, of Sandown, died on Friday January 31, 2020.

Born in Haverhill, MA, and raised in Plaistow, NH, he was the beloved son of the late Arthur and Anna (Sullivan) Bergeron. Dan graduated from St. James High School, Class of 1952, and proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps...

Jan 29, 2020

Plaistow, NH: Shirley L. (Mason) Senter, 99, of Plaistow, died January 29, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving and supportive family. Born in Atkinson, daughter of the late Carlisle and Susie (Bickford) Mason, she attended Atkinson schools and graduated from Atkinson Academy with the Class of 1938. Mrs. Senter was the former co-owner of Senter Auto Supply...

Jan 29, 2020

Plaistow, NH:   Rita G. (Piccirillo) Grenier, 87, of Plaistow, NH, died peacefully on January 29, 2020 at the High Pointe Hospice House, Haverhill, MA, with her family by her side.

Born in Haverhill, MA, she was the daughter of the late Generoso and Christina (Carapucci) Piccirillo.  Rita was raised and educated in Haverhill, graduating from Haverhill High...

Jan 27, 2020

Haverhill:  Mildred E. Ryan, age 93, passed away surrounded by her family on January 27, 2020.

She was the daughter of John and Irene (Beauregard) Ryan and sister of Pauline S. (Ryan) Murphy, who passed away March 22, 2010.  She leaves a niece and nephew and three great nephews and four great-great nephews and several cousins.

Jan 27, 2020

Byfield: June Elizabeth Garvey, 66, a resident of Byfield for the past twenty years and a devoted advocate for animal rights, died unexpectedly on January 27, 2020 while volunteering her time at the cat sanctuary in Danville, NH.

Born in Beverly, MA, daughter of the late James and Virginia (Twomey) Garvey, June graduated from Acton-Boxborough High School...

Jan 26, 2020

Plaistow, NH: Sandra G. (Lang) (Jasper) Paquin, 82, of Plaistow, died January 26, 2020 at Rockingham County Nursing Home in Brentwood.

Born in Haverhill, MA, daughter of the late Norton and Doris (Nason) Lang, she was raised in Haverhill and Groveland and graduated from Haverhill High School with the Class of 1955. She later graduated from the...

Jan 25, 2020

Hampstead, NH: Andrew M. Plante, 35, a longtime resident of Hampstead, died January 25, 2020 at Falmouth (MA) Hospital, after a long struggle with opioid addiction and mental health issues.

He was born in Manchester, NH, son of Philip C. and Theresa (Clark) Plante of Hampstead and was raised and educated in Hampstead, and was a member...

Jan 24, 2020

Atkinson, NH:  John W. Ford, 67, of Atkinson, NH died on January 24, 2020 at his home from natural causes.

Born in Methuen, MA, the son of the late Herbert and Mae (Utley) Ford, he was raised and educated in Methuen.  He attended Tenney High School, graduating with the Class of 1970, where he was a tri-sport...

Jan 23, 2020

Plaistow: Robert H. Gagnon, 83, a resident of Plaistow for the last fifty-three years, died January 23, 2020 at Exeter Hospital. Born in Marblehead, MA, son of the late Isadore and Winifred (Dedrick) Gagnon, he was mostly raised and educated in Salem NH. A 1956 graduate of Woodbury High School, Robert was a tri-sport athlete lettering in Football, Basketball...

Jan 23, 2020

Hampstead, NH: Robert J. Jones, 83 a resident of Hampstead for the past sixteen months, died January 23, 2020 at his home, following a long illness. Born in Amesbury, son of the late Joseph and Anita (Michaud) Jones, he was raised and educated in Haverhill and graduated from the former Haverhill Trade School. He served in the U.S. Air...

Jan 18, 2020

Atkinson- Edward "Edziu" Polonka, 65, died peacefully on January 18, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was a man of unshaken commitment and perseverance with a deep faith in God.

Edward was born, raised and educated in Poland. He graduated from Technical School with an Electro-Mechanical Specialty and he was immediately recruited by the Polish Navy...

Jan 16, 2020

Haverhill: James A. Daneau, 87, a longtime resident of Haverhill, died January 16, 2020 at Country Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Newburyport.

Born, raised and educated in Amesbury, son of the late Leo and Abbie (Welch) Daneau, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1950 and served honorably as an Airman until his discharge in...