Obituary Listing

Oct 9, 2017

Merrimack, NH: Paul R. Girard, 76, a former longtime resident of Merrimack, died October 9, 2017 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester.

Born, raised and educated in Salem, MA, son of the late Joseph and Alice M. (Collins) Girard, he graduated from Salem High School with the Class of 1958 and was a member of the Veragua...

Oct 7, 2017

Clermont, Florida: Charles D. Ball, 77, a resident of Clermont since 2002, and a former longtime resident of Haverhill and Lawrence, MA, died October 7, 2017 in Clermont. Born in Methuen, son of the late William J. and Ada (Ryan) Ball, he was raised and educated in Lawrence and was a member of the Lawrence High School Class of 1959....

Oct 5, 2017

Lee, NH:  Charlotte Aletta Strydom, infant daughter of Paul and Stephanie (Minion) Strydom, died at birth on October 5, 2017 at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.

In addition to her parents, she leaves behind her brother Lucas P. Strydom and twin brother Cohen Patrick Strydom, both of Lee, maternal grandfather Michael Minion and his husband Tim Carroll...

Sep 30, 2017

East Hampstead, NH:  Alphonse J. "Al" Wojtas, 64, of East Hampstead, NH, died on September 30, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Methuen, MA, the son of Alfonse and Jeanne (Roberts) Wojtas, he attended Central Catholic High School, graduating with the Class of 1971. He later attended Lowell University, (now University of...

Sep 27, 2017

Manchester, NH- Holly P. (GETCHELL) Kostrzynski, 43, of Manchester, NH passed away on Wednesday evening, September 27, in Manchester, surrounded by her loving family.

Holly was born on January 1, 1974, daughter of Brenda P. Getchell of E. Hampstead, NH and Donald F. Getchell of Somersworth, NH. She was raised in No. Andover and Hampstead NH graduating...

Sep 26, 2017

Kingston, NH:  André G. Lemieux, 70, of Kingston, NH and formerly of Lawrence, MA, died on September 26, 2017 at Exeter Hospital, Exeter.

Born in Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada, the son of the late George and Rita (Cote) Lemieux, he was educated in Canada and came to the United States at the age of 20.  Mr. Lemieux first...

Sep 24, 2017

Kingston: James Mansfield, 60, of Kingston, NH, son of Elmer and Sheila (Kelly) Mansfield of Groveland, MA. Passed away after a long battle with cancer on September 24, 2017.  Born January 29, 1957, James grew up in Groveland, MA, and attended Whittier Vocational Technical High School. James joined the army in 1976 where he served as a combat engineer...

Sep 23, 2017

Hillsborough, NH: Alfred C. "Al" Woolf, 43, recently of Hillsborough and a former resident of Plaistow, passed of brain cancer while surrounded by his wife and family, Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Alice Peck Day Hospital in Lebanon, NH. Born in Haverhill, MA, son of John and Jeannette (Watts) Woolf, he attended Haverhill Public School and was a member...

Sep 23, 2017

Holiday, Florida:  U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Robert E. Hamel (Ret.),  94, a former longtime resident of Newburyport, MA, and Raymond, NH, died September 23, 2017 in Dunedin, Florida. Born in Newburyport, son of the late Alfred and Clara (LaPlante) Hamel, he was a member of the Newburyport High School Class of 1941. A veteran of W.W.II, the Korean Conflict...

Sep 19, 2017

Sandown, NH: Debra A. (Lieber) Walker, 59, died September 19, 2017 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, after being stricken at her home.

Born in Haverhill, MA, daughter of Robert E. and Janet (LaChance) Lieber, she moved to Plaistow as a young child and attended Pollard School. She was a member of the Timberlane Regional High School...

Sep 19, 2017

Plaistow: U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Robert R. Rivard (Ret.) 81, a resident of Plaistow for the past fifty years, died September 19, 2017, one day before his eighty second birthday, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.

Born in Berlin, NH, son of the late Albert and Emily (Montambault) Rivard, he attended local schools and was a...

Sep 19, 2017

Bradenton, Florida: G. Page Brown, Jr., a retired trial attorney and land developer, died peacefully in Bradenton on September 19, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, son of the late Gordon and Merle (Messeck) Brown, he was raised in Cassadaga, New York and graduated from Cornell University. While in the U.S. Army, he...

Sep 14, 2017

Plaistow, NH: Lorraine M. (German) Lang, 88, a resident of Plaistow since 1962, died Thursday, September 14, 2017 at High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill, with her family by her side.

Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, MA, daughter of the late Frank and Jane (Amirault) German, she attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and Haverhill High School....

Sep 13, 2017

East Kingston, NH: Deborah M. "Deb" (Gallipeau) Caron, 61, a resident of East Kingston over forty-five years, died Wednesday evening, September 13, 2017 at Exeter Hospital, after being stricken at her home.

Born in Haverhill, MA, daughter of the late Reinhardt "Frank" and Eleanor (Felker) Gallipeau, she attended local schools until moving to East Kingston and graduated...

Sep 13, 2017

Plaistow, NH:  Mary "Judie" Barton passed away peacefully on September 13, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Melrose, MA on June 30, 1938.  She grew up in Melrose, but spent her summers at the family farm in South Hampton, NH.

Judie lived for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  She always had...

Sep 11, 2017

Deborah Burke, of Newton NH, daughter of the late James Johnston and Frances Dow of Chicago IL, and Nahant MA., passed away at High Pointe Hospice surrounded by loved ones, after a long illness on September 11, 2017.  Born January 1, 1950, Deborah attended Pentucket Regional High School, and graduated Class of '67. Deborah co-owned a local business with...

Sep 7, 2017

Haverhill: Mary A. (Sumski) Lesiczka, 97, of Haverhill, died September 7, 2017 at Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill. Born in Lawrence, daughter of the late William and Michalina (Kozlowski) Szumski, she attended local schools and Lawrence High School. She was employed as a young woman in the Lawrence Textile Mills. A resident of Haverhill most of her life, Mrs. Lesiczka...

Sep 5, 2017

Plaistow, NH: Dorothy E. (Sweeney) Ashford, 91, a resident of Plaistow for the past twenty years and a former resident of Hampstead, died September 5, 2017 at her home.

Born in Haverhill, daughter of the late John and Angelina (Panneton) Sweeney, she attended local schools including Saint James High School.

Employed for many years as...

Sep 4, 2017

Plaistow, NH: Nancy Hetherington, 80, a former longtime resident of Plaistow and recently of Cape Coral, Florida, died September 4, 2017 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral.

Born in Methuen, MA, daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Lister) Hetherington, she was educated in local schools and graduated Tenney High School with the Class of 1955.

Sep 3, 2017

Kingston, NH: Randy S. Carmichael, 52, of Kingston, died September 3, 2017 at the High Pointe Hospice House, with his loving family by his side.

Born in Haverhill, MA, he was the son of the late Roland and Jean (Drapeau) Carmichael and was raised and educated in Kingston, attending local schools including Sanborn Regional High School.