Obituaries

Dec 22, 2014

SOMERVILLE - Chester P. Williams, Jr, 61, of Somerville, Massachusetts, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on December 22, 2014. Loving brother to Carolyn Nelson and her husband Paul of Duluth, Minnesota, and Marinell Williams of Rockport, MA. Niece and nephews Stephanie and Andy McKinnon, Jessica Williams, Dirk Vander Woude, and Tricia and Jon LaRoche. Cousin Janice Morevitska...

Dec 22, 2014

GROVELAND - Patricia A. (Henchey) Dole, 79, longtime Groveland resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 22, 2014, surrounded by her loved ones following a lengthy illness.

Patricia was born in Dorchester on April 28, 1935, daughter of the late of Joseph and Catherine (Callum) Henchey. She worked for Operation Alligator in Haverhill prior to starting her...

Dec 22, 2014

HAVERHILL: Frederick E. Malcolm, Sr., a longtime friend of Haverhill, was fortunate enough to live to the age of 93, passing away December 22, 2014. He had been married for over 58 years to the late Marilyn Flanders (Woodman) Malcolm.

His passion for his hometown, Haverhill, was obvious by the impressive list of titles and honorary awards...

Dec 21, 2014

GROVELAND - Greta (Hood) Davis, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 21, 2014, at Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Valley in Haverhill, surrounded by family and friends. She was a resident of Groveland since 1951, and was married for 58 years to Walter Davis Jr., who died in 2010.

She was born February 16, 1929, in...

Dec 20, 2014

Gloria Nicole Rivera-Callahan, infant daughter of Nicole A. Callahan and Alfredo Rivera of Lawrence passed away on December 20, 2014, surrounded by loved ones at Children's Hospital , Boston. She passed tragically along with her mother following complications of childbirth. She will be laid to rest with her mother in a private service on Tuesday, December 23, in St....

Dec 19, 2014

BRADFORD - It is with profound sorrow The Callahan Family announces the passing of our beloved daughter and sister Nicole A. Callahan. Nicole passed during childbirth at Holy Family Hospital, Methuen on December 19, 2014.

Nicole was born on September 25, 1992 in Lawrence and was raised in Bradford. She attended Bradford Elementary and Hunking Schools. She...

Dec 17, 2014

GROVELAND - Heinz H. Altherr, 84, died on December 17, 2014 at his home in Groveland, Massachusetts. He fought cancer since May of last year. He was born in Switzerland in April of 1930. He immigrated to the United States in 1958, went to night school, and earned a masters-of-science degree in mechanical engineering from New York University.

Dec 5, 2014

HAVERHILL - Beatrice L. (Garavanta) Kittredge, 89, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on Friday afternoon, December 5, 2014.

Beatrice was born in Groveland on August 29, 1925. She one of four children of the late John and Mary (Baciagulupo) Garavanta. Beatrice was raised in Groveland and Bradford, and was a graduate of...

Dec 4, 2014

MADEIRA BEACH, FL: Harold Evans, 94, formerly of Haverhill, Andover, Newton, NH and Barefoot Bay, FL, passed away on December 4, 2014 at the Palms of Pasadena Hospital in South Pasadena, FL. Harold was the husband of the late Arlene E. (Burba) Evans.

Born in Haverhill on November 9, 1920, he was the son of the late...

Nov 27, 2014

SPRINGFIELD - Lawrence "Larry" Kraynick of Springfield, MA quietly passed away at Baystate Hospital with his family by his side.

Larry was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 14, 1920. Larry was a graduate of Perishing High School in Milwaukee. After graduation he pursued his education further by attending M.I.T. and Harvard University. He then went to...

Nov 26, 2014

NEWTON - Richard Herbert "Dick" Forsyth of Newton, Mass, died on November 26, 2014. He is mourned by his family and a large number of friends, mostly from the Boston area where he has lived since 1960. The family plans a memorial gathering and celebration of his life in late January, 2015.

For Dick's tribute page, please...

Nov 26, 2014

WEYMOUTH - Robert M. Reddish of Weymouth passed on November 25, 2014. Born in 1941, Robert was known for his charm and charisma. He loved spending time with friends and enjoyed fishing, music, golf and fast cars. Robert was an entrepreneur and salesman who started his own successful business. He lived in Hingham and Franklin, was married twice and...

Nov 25, 2014

NORTH CONWAY, NH: Ruby E. (Davis) LaPlante, 85, formerly of Plaistow, passed away on November 25, 2014 at Genesis Mineral Springs. Mrs. LaPlante was the wife of Alfred E. LaPlante.

Born in Haverhill on March 31, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Harold G. and Ada F. (Mason) Davis.

Ruby attended Atkinson Academy...

Nov 22, 2014

HAVERHILL - Elaine Morrow, 79, a lifelong resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully in her home, Saturday, November 22, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on February 14, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Dora (Legault) Cerasuolo. She was educated in the Haverhill School System. Elaine retired as a state employee, but continued...

Nov 18, 2014

HAVERHILL - Evangelos Lazarakis, 68, longtime Haverhill resident, passed away peacefully in his home, on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, surrounded by his loving family.

Evangelos was born in Ierax Lakonia, Greece on July 12, 1946, youngest of seven children of Konstantinos and Eugenia Lazarakis. Raised in Greece, he traveled the world working on cruise ships and also...

Nov 18, 2014

Haverhill: William J. "Bill" Biggart, Sr., 83, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2014 at Holy Family Hospital with his loving family by his side. He was born in Saugus on April 21, 1931 the son of the late Francis and Eva (McLaughlin) Biggart.

Bill graduated from Lynn Trade School, Class of 1949. His career as a...

Nov 16, 2014

HAVERHILL - Dianne (Crowley) Sawyer, 71, of Winter Garden, FL, formerly of Bradford, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2014 in Florida.

Dianne was born in Haverhill on September 18, 1943, beloved daughter of the late Francis and Evelyn (Sturtevant) Crowley. She was raised in Bradford and educated at Sacred Hearts School and Haverhill High School Class...

Nov 15, 2014

LANCASTER - Doris R. Whitten passed away on November 15 at the Concord Health Care Center, Concord, MA.

She was born in Geneva, New York on December 27th, 1931 to Homer & Ruth (Sheridan) Burritt. Doris was one of four siblings and the youngest of three sisters. Her father operated one of the largest farms in New...

Nov 13, 2014

METHUEN: Warren T. McGlew, 58, passed away on November 13, 2014 at Brigham & Women's Hospital after an eight month battle with brain cancer. Warren was a long time resident of Haverhill, and was born on October 3, 1956 to Samuel McGlew and Carol Libbey.

Warren is survived by his wife, Cindy McGlew; his four children, James...

Nov 12, 2014

Jeffrey, 49 passed away after a brief illness on November 12, 2014 with family by his side.

He was born in Malden, Mass. (he jokingly thought he was adopted because he was the only child not born in Melrose). He grew up and went to school in Wakefield, Mass and moved to New Hampshire.

Jeff...