Obituaries

Feb 9, 2014

HAVERHILL: Elizabeth A. "Liz" (Whitney) Murphy, 91, passed away on February 9, 2014 at Merrimack Valley Hospital. She was the wife of the late John J. Murphy.

Born in Haverhill on February 27, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Bernard B. and Beulah (Hill) Whitney.

Liz was a life long resident of Haverhill...

Feb 2, 2014

BRADFORD - Edward M. Nordengren, Jr. 86, died Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Merrimack Valley Hospital surrounded by his family.

He was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on September 10, 1927. Edward was the son of the late Edward M. Nordengren, Sr. and Catherine (Pratt) Nordengren.

Edward is a Veteran of the U.S. Army, having...

Jan 31, 2014

HAVERHILL - Sharon E. (Mills) Smith, longtime Haverhill resident, passed away after a courageous journey with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) on Friday evening, January 31, 2014, at home.

Sharon was born on May 8, 1949 in Peabody, daughter of the loving Alice (DeJesus) Cyr, the late Jim Mills and survived by her step-mother Beverly Mills of Ridgway,...

Jan 30, 2014

HAVERHILL: Dr. Audrey W. Levin, 76, passed away on January 30, 2014 following a long illness.

Born in Albany, NY on April 22, 1937, Dr. Levin was the daughter of the late Louis E. Wald, D.D.S. and Sylvia L. (Bernstein) Wald.

Educated in Albany, NY, Dr. Levin was Salutatorian of Albany High School, Class of...

Jan 30, 2014

GROVELAND: Shirlee R. (Woodman) Colcord, 87, died peacefully on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Masconomet Health Care Center in Topsfield.

Shirlee was born in Stoneham, MA to the late Arthur and Helen (Flanders) Woodman.

She was a graduate of Melrose High School and Colby Sawyer College. While raising four children she earned her masters degree...

Jan 26, 2014

BRADFORD- Kimberly S. (Lynch) Barton, longtime Bradford resident, passed away suddenly on Sunday morning, January 26, at home. She was the loving wife of Michael J. Barton, with whom she shared 27 years of marriage.

Kim was born in Methuen, daughter of the late Christopher and Evelyn (Ward) Lynch. She has been a resident of Bradford for...

Jan 25, 2014

GROVELAND: Ernest A. Gilford, 86, passed away on January 25, 2014 at Amesbury Village. Mr. Gilford was the husband of Ruth L. (Saulnier) Gilford. Born on October 15, 1927 in Lincoln, NE, Mr. Gilford was the son of the late William and Minnie S. (Currier) Gilford.

Educated in Topsfield, he attended Topsfield High School, and Mass Radio...

Jan 23, 2014

BRADFORD - Karen M. (Pelletier) Belfiore, 64, of Bradford, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, January 23, 2014 at Lawrence General Hospital.

Karen born on December 12, 1949, daughter of the late Gordon Pelletier, Sr. and Frances (Henderson) Pelletier. She resided in Danvers during her childhood before moving to Atkinson, NH and eventually Plaistow, NH with her...

Jan 11, 2014

HAVERHILL - Lea A. (Barrett) MacAuley, 59, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on Saturday evening, January 11, 2014 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Cambridge on September 26, 1954, she was daughter of the late James and Patricia (Flaherty) Barrett.

For the last 25 years,...

Jan 11, 2014

LITTLETON, NH: Lois L. (Lougee) Lacroix, 86, formerly of Sandown, NH, passed away on January 11, 2014 at The Riverglen House with her cat, Bradlee, and her loving family beside her. Born in Haverhill on November 23, 1927, Mrs. Lacroix was the daughter of the late Levi T. and Stella M. (Cadman) Lougee.

Mrs. Lacroix was educated...

Dec 30, 2013

HAVERHILL- Helen Marie (Gardner) Breidel, 79, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away early morning of December 30, 2013, as a result of complications to double pneumonia at the Clovis Hospital in Clovis, New Mexico.

She was born in Haverhill on October 3, 1934, daughter of the late Hillaire and Blanche (Allard) Gardner. She was the loving wife...

Dec 23, 2013

HAVERHILL - Marilyn C. (Cataldo) Campbell, 71, of Middleton, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2013, surrounded by her loving family and friends at the Kaplan Hospice House, Danvers, after a lengthy battle with COPD.

Marilyn is the daughter of the late William A. Cataldo and Josephine (Nisco) Cataldo. She is a graduate of Revere High School,...

Dec 4, 2013

HAVERHILL - Helen Kritikos-Craft, 54, of Haverhill, recently of Salem, NH, passed away on Wednesday evening, December 4, 2013.

Helen was born in Athens, Greece on August 3, 1959. Loving daughter of Konstantinos and Maria (Tsignopoulos) Kritikos. She lived in Greece during her early childhood, immigrating to the United States when she was 11 years old.

Dec 1, 2013

HAVERHILL - Rose H. (Duma) Souliotis, 90, lifelong resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, December 1, 2013 at her home.

She was born in Haverhill on December 9, 1922, one of seven children of the late Joseph and Rose (Mroz) Duma. Raised in Haverhill and educated in Haverhill schools, she worked for many years...

Nov 25, 2013

HAVERHILL - Charles R. Lane, 69, of Bradford, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, November 25, 2013 surrounded by his family at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House.

Mr. Lane was born in Vincennes, IN on June 27, 1944, one of three sons of the late P.B. and Roberta (Slawson) Lane. Charles lived in many communities while growing...

Nov 19, 2013

KISSIMMEE, FL: A. Gordon Kimball, 89, formerly of Hampstead and Haverhill, passed away on November 19, 2013 in Orlando, FL. Gordon was the husband of Evelyn (Hanson) Kimball and the late Barbara Kimball.

Born in Haverhill on August 16, 1924, he was the son of the late Albert F. and Ella M. (Hanscomb) Kimball.

Gordon...

Nov 18, 2013

HAVERHILL - Pelagia Sialatis, 81, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 18, 2013 at her residence.

Born in Kaloni, Grevena, Greece on July 26, 1932, daughter of late Athanasios and Afroditi (Zahos) Kotsalis. Loving wife of that late Andrew Sialatis who passed in 2011. She and her husband began to raise their family in Greece...

Nov 14, 2013

HAVERHILL - Diane M. (Bateman) Felch, 60, of Berwick, Maine, formerly of Haverhill, MA and Raymond, NH, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, November 14, 2013 in Berwick, Maine.

Diane was born in Haverhill on August 2, 1953, daughter of the late Alfred and Nettie Bateman. Raised in Haverhill, she attended Haverhill schools.

Loving wife...

Nov 10, 2013

BRADFORD - Jerry J. Buonanno, 66, of Bradford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the Holy Family Hospital surrounded by his family.

Mr. Buonanno was born in Methuen on December 24, 1946, son of the late James and Louise (Russo) Buonanno. He was raised in Lawrence and attended Lawrence schools. Loving husband of the...

Nov 5, 2013

HAVERHILL - Theodore Arthur Guvelis, 62, lifelong resident of Haverhill, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at his home.

Mr. Guvelis was born in Haverhill on April 14, 1951, adored son of Photine (Vlahos) and the late Arthur Theodore Guvelis. Graduate of Haverhill High School and Salem State College.

Ted served for many years...