Obituaries

Jul 12, 2013

Newton, NH - Roscoe Morrison, 47, of Newton, N.H., passed away peacefully with his loving wife, Cathy, by his side on Friday, July 12, at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass. Born in Methuen, Mass., he was the son of the late Robert Morrison and is survived by his mother, Barbara (Kidder) Ryan and her husband, Robert Ryan, of Tampa,...

Jul 8, 2013

GROVELAND - William R. Desmond, 83, formerly of Plum Island, recently of Groveland, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Lahey Medical Center, Burlington on Monday evening, July 8, 2013.

Mr. Desmond was born on August 11, 1929 in Greenwich, CT. Son of the late William V. and Jessie Mae (Talbot) Desmond. He was...

Jul 8, 2013

HAVERHILL - Louis E. Pelletier, 82, passed away on July 8, after a long battle with cancer. Born in 1931, he was the son of the late Conrad and Leonida (Plante) Pelletier.

Mr. Pelletier was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Lawrence, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University. He was a...

Jun 28, 2013

Haverhill: John Battista Guarino, 74, passed away peacefully at his home on June 28, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. John was the husband of Victoria (Tammik) Guarino.

Born in Framingham, MA on August 16, 1938, John was the son of the late Battista and Marie V. (Capone) Guarino.

John was a professor of history...

Jun 26, 2013

BRADFORD - Megan S. Daley, 28, of Bradford, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 26, 2013.

Loving daughter of Daniel J. and Kathleen A. (Carbone) Daley of Bradford. Megan was born on August 9, 1984 in Haverhill and raised in the Bradford section.

She was educated at Sacred Hearts School and was a graduate of...

Jun 22, 2013

HAVERHILL - Eleanor (Joe) Atwood, 84, lifelong resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, June 22, 2013, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, Haverhill.

Mrs. Atwood was born in Haverhill on May 9, 1929, daughter of the late Alfred Gilbert Joe and Laura (George) Joe. She attended Haverhill schools. After High School, she married the...

Jun 19, 2013

HAVERHILL - Paul Riley, 61, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday evening, June 19, 2013, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers.

Paul was born on June 21, 1951, son of the late Philip and Mary (Carter) Riley. Raised in Andover, currently he was a resident of the Chadwick Road Home through American Training...

Jun 18, 2013

HAVERHILL - Debra Anne Brigham, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, June 18, 2013, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, Haverhill, surrounded by her family. Debbie was born in Haverhill on December 14, 1962, daughter of Richard J. Brigham of Miami Beach, Florida and the late Nicoletta S. (Bonvino) Brigham. She graduated from Whitter Vo-Tech High School and majored in...

Jun 14, 2013

HAMPSTEAD, NH - Lois P. (Chase) (Jendrick) Knight, 94, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, June 14, 2013 at Genesis Healthcare of Exeter.

Mrs. Knight was born in Haverhill on December 19, 1918, second of four children of Murray and Josephine (McBride) Chase. She was raised in Haverhill, and attended Haverhill Schools.

Mrs. Knight was...

Jun 6, 2013

HAVERHILL - Lester J. Gilbert, 42, of Haverhill, passed away Thursday morning, June 6, 2013 at his residence in Haverhill.

Mr. Gilbert was born in Boston on November 7, 1970, son of the late Preston and Margaret (Mulcahy). Lester was raised in Somerville and attended Somerville schools.

Loving husband of Debra Gilbert. After marriage, they...

May 26, 2013

HAVERHILL - Konstantina Georgiou, 58, of Haverhill, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2013, surrounded by her loving family in Haverhill.

Konstantina was born in Greece on June 17, 1954, daughter of the late Grigorios and Dimitra (Doulas) Georgiou. Raised in Greece, she came to the United States in 1989.

Konstantina was a loving and...

May 19, 2013

HAVERHILL - Grace Devejian, 81, of Haverhill passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 19, 2013, at the Wingate at Andover.

Mrs. Devejian was born in Boston on November 29, 1931, youngest daughter of the late Sarkis and Martiza Aramian of Armenia. Raised in Roxbury and educated in Roxbury Schools.

Loving wife of the late Anthony...

May 15, 2013

TALLAHASSEE, FL: Winnifred A. (Brickett) Blaine, 88, formerly of Hampstead, NH, and the wife of the late Henry S. Blaine, passed away on May 15, 2013.

Born in Hampstead on July 30, 1924, Mrs. Blaine was the daughter of the late William R. and Blanche L. (Huston) Brickett.

Mrs. Blaine graduated from Hampstead High School,...

May 14, 2013

HAVERHILL- Larry Ennis, 70, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, May 14, 2013 at the Lawrence General Hospital.

Mr. Ennis was born in Boston on August 25, 1942, he was the son of the late Frederick and Blanche (Thibodeau) Ennis. He grew up in Jamaica Plain. The family moved to Haverhill when Larry was 12 where...

May 14, 2013

HAVERHILL: Arline F. (Penwell) Corthell, 87, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2013 at Maplewood Center in Amesbury.

Born in Haverhill on December 17, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand S. and M. Gertrude (Thwing) Penwell.

Mrs. Corthell was educated in Haverhill, and graduated from Haverhill High School, Class of 1943. During...

May 12, 2013

HAVERHILL: Bernard L. Woodworth, 93, a retired Haverhill firefighter, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2013 at Merrimack Valley Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Mildred B. (Emery) Woodworth.

Bernie was born at his East Kingston, NH home on November 4, 1919, and was the son of the late Harris and...

Apr 27, 2013

TEWKSBURY - Mary L. (Torci) Ciampa, 83, of Tewksbury, formerly of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, April 27, 2013 at her daughter's home in Bradford.

Mrs. Ciampa was born on November 27, 1929 in Somerville, daughter of the late John and Pierina (Castano) Torchi of Italy. Mary was raised in Cambridge, and attended Cambridge Schools....

Apr 25, 2013

GROVELAND- Norma E. (Gould) Lewis, 82, of Groveland, formerly of Everett, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2013 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, Haverhill.

Mrs. Lewis was born in Everett on April 15, 1931, daughter of the late Albert and Clara Gould. She worked for many years at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett until her...

Apr 25, 2013

METHUEN - Ann E. "Betty" (Reynolds) Burke, 89, longtime resident of Methuen, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, April 25, 2013 at the Hannah Duston Healthcare Center, Haverhill.

Mrs. Burke was born in Haverhill on June 21, 1923, daughter of the late Arthur J. and Julia A. (Sullivan) Reynolds. Raised in Haverhill, she attended St. James Grammar...

Apr 17, 2013

HAVERHILL: Dorothy C. "Dot" Merrill, 92, passed away on April 17, 2013 at Holy Family Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Plaistow, NH on September 15, 19 20, Ms Merrill was the daughter of the late Harry and Florence C. (Hutt) Merrill.

Dorothy was educated in Haverhill and attended the Central 9th School, the former...