HAVERHILL - Eileen (Coyle) Varrese, 72, of Bradford, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2018 at High Pointe Hospice House, Haverhill, surrounded by family and friends.

She was born in Lawrence on May 1, 1946, daughter of the late Joseph J. and Mary (O'Connor) Coyle. Sister of the late Mary J. Frederick of NC. Eileen earned her Bachelor of Education from Plymouth State College (University) and her Master of Education from Salem State College (University) in guidance and counseling. For thirty-eight years she was employed by the Haverhill Public Schools as a teacher, counselor and coordinator of special needs services.

Eileen had a strong faith and was a former member of St. Patrick Church in Lawrence, Sacred Hearts Church in Haverhill and St. John of the Cross in Vero Beach, FL where she volunteered and enjoyed working in their thrift shop.

She was married to the late Leo Varrese, owner of the Lafayette Fruit in Haverhill. Over the past fifteen years, she has enjoyed a close personal relationship with Richard (Dick) LaBelle of Haverhill. During the years they traveled the world and divided their time between Newfound Lake and Seabrook Beach during the summer and their winter home in Vero Beach, FL. They enjoyed attending plays and concerts wherever they were dinning with friends. She will be greatly missed.

Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, July 15, in the Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 So. Main Street, Haverhill from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Services will begin Monday in the funeral home at 9:00 AM. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Sacred Hearts Church, Haverhill at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow in St. Mary-Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence. Contributions may be made in Eileen's memory to either the National Kidney Foundation of New England, 85 Astor Avenue, Ste. 2, Norwood, MA 02062 or the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701. For guestbook, please visit www.driscollcares.com