Obituaries

Mar 18, 2010

Haverhill: Michael F. Coffey, 60, husband of the late Deborah J. (Brace) Coffey, died suddenly March 18, 2010 at Merrimack Valley Hospital.

Born in Newburyport on May 17, 1949, Mr. Coffey was the son of Muriel H. (Dickie) Coffey and the late Norman J. Coffey.

Michael graduated from Haverhill High School, and worked as a...

Mar 9, 2010

HAMPSTEAD, NH: Ethel V. (Hoyt) (Consalvi) Ross, 77, wife of Warren K. Ross, died March 9, 2010 at Exeter Hospital after a brave and arduous battle with cancer.

Born in Portsmouth, NH on June 27, 1932, Mrs. Ross was the daughter of the late Raphael J. and Ruth (Hamilton) Hoyt. Mrs. Ross attended Portsmouth High School, and...

Mar 6, 2010

HAVERHILL: Clifford C. Dow, Jr., 62, died suddenly at his home on March 6, 2010. He was the husband of Debra (Leavitt) Dow.

Born in Newburyport on February 23, 1948, Mr. Dow was the son of the late Clifford and Gwendolyn Dow.

He was a graduate of Newburyport High School, and was employed as a...

Feb 22, 2010

STONEHAM: Dorcas C. (Marthan) Mylvaganam, 81, died February 22nd at Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill.

Mrs Mylvaganam was the wife of the late Paul Mylvaganam.

Born in India, Mrs. Mylvaganam was the daughter of the late David and Lena Marthand.

A memorial service will be conducted in Richboro, PA on February 27,...

Feb 16, 2010

Haverhill: Ruth H. (Chamberlain) Steele, 86, died Tuesday evening at Penacook Place. Mrs. Steele was the wife of the late George H. Steele, Jr.

Born in Cambridge, MA on November 12, 1923, Mrs. Steele was the daughter of the late Lester and Hester (Crosley) Chamberlain.

Mrs. Steele was raised in Maine and graduated from South...

Feb 14, 2010

SALISBURY, MA: Barbara H. (Ordway) Brewster, 80, died February 14th at the Maplewood Care & Rehabilitation Center in Amesbury. Mrs. Brewster was the wife of the late Dana A. Brewster, Jr.

Born in Haverhill on May 27, 1929, Mrs. Brewster was the daughter of the late Richard S. and Phyllis E. (Scarbro) Ordway.

Mrs. Brewster...

Feb 5, 2010

HAVERHILL: Ethel M. (Brown) Buckland, 83, died Friday morning, Feb. 5th, at Merrimack Valley Hospice House. Mrs. Buckland was the wife of Robert E. Buckland.

Born in Haverhill on November 24, 1926, Mrs. Buckland was the daughter of the late Howard W. and Anna (Willett) Brown.

Educated in Haverhill, Mrs. Buckland graduated from Haverhill High...

Jan 27, 2010

HAVERHILL: Claudette "Jean" (Hall) Hoss, 70, died Jan.27, 2010, in the peaceful surroundings of her home with her loving family present.

Born in Amesbury on August 8, 1939, Jean was the daughter of the late Howard W. and Charlotte M. (Bushong) Hall.

Upon her graduating from Haverhill High School, Class of 1958 she worked at...

Jan 16, 2010

GEORGETOWN: Virginia L. (Tracy) Kinney, 93, a local resident of seventy-one years, died Saturday at Hannah Duston Healthcare Center. Mrs. Kinney was the wife of the late Raymond J. Kinney.

Born in Groveland on October 17, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Susie (Farrar) Tracy.

Mrs. Kinney was educated in...

Jan 1, 2010

HAVERHILL: Constance A. "Connie" DeFazio, 70, died peacefully Thursday morning, with her family present, at Merrimack Valley Hospital.

Born in Haverhill on February 11, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Anthony J. and Lena (Schiavoni) DeFazio.

Connie was a graduate of St. James Central High School in the class of 1957.Her work career...

Jan 1, 2010

HAVERHILL: Ethel M. (Leavitt) Benenato, 75, died Thursday at Merrimack Valley Hospital. Mrs. Benenato was the wife of the late Paul Benenato.

Born in Wakefield, MA on April 17, 1934, Mrs. Benenato was the daughter of the late Elwyn and Ethel (Lassel) Leavitt.

Following her graduation form Endicott College she earned her degree as a...

Dec 25, 2009

HAVERHILL: Dorothy M. (Atwood) Lampron, 89, formerly of Atkinson, NH, died December 25, 2009 at Penacook Place. Mrs. Lampron was the wife of the late Ernest J. Lampron, Sr.

Born in Haverhill on January 31, 1920, Mrs. Lampron was the daughter of the late Willard F. and Margaret M. (Griffin) Atwood.

Educated in Haverhill Mrs....

Dec 16, 2009

Haverhill: William E. Thomas, Jr., 48, died December 16, 2009 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House.

A private funeral service was conducted Monday, December 21st at Dole, Childs & Shaw Funeral Home, 148 Main Street, Haverhill.

Online condolences may be sent to www.dcsfuneralhome.com

Nov 26, 2009

WEST NEWBURY: Elizabeth P. "Betty" Miller, 90, died November 26, 2009 at Country Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Newburyport. Mrs. Miller was the wife of the late free lance artist and TV personality Edmund G. "Ted" Miller. Born in Haverhill on December 12, 1918, Betty was the daughter of the late David W. and Florence E. (Daniels) Peel.

Nov 24, 2009

Haverhill: Ross D. MacDuffie, 82, died November 24, 2009 at Prescott House in North Andover, MA. A private Funeral Mass was conducted November 29th at Trinity Episcopal Church in Haverhill.

Online condolences may be sent to www.dcsfuneralhome.com

Nov 19, 2009

ATKINSON, NH- Edward R. "Rich" O'Leary, 66, longtime resident of Atkinson, NH, passed away Thursday evening, November 19, 2009 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington.

Mr. OLeary was born in Winchester on October 22, 1943. Son of the late Arthur and Ethel (Higgins) O'Leary. Rich was raised in Melrose, attended local schools and was a graduate...

Nov 12, 2009

NEWBURYPORT: Alan Stuart Downing, 63, formerly of Topsfield, died at his home on November 11, 2009. Beloved husband of Dorothy Mitchell Downing. Devoted father of Sarah Nelson and her husband Erik of Winchester, VA, Elizabeth Monte and her husband Jacques of Fairport, NY, and Rebecca Tynan and her husband Patrick of Deerfield, MA. Dearest grandpa of Emma, Jackson, Mitchell...

Oct 27, 2009

HAVERHILL: Frank J. Moskal, 93, a lifelong Haverhill resident, died October 27th at Wingate at Haverhill. He was the husband of the late Adeline A. (Byke) Moskal.

Born in Haverhill on June 3, 1916, Mr. Moskal was the son of the late Joseph and Sophia (Garbelinski) Moskal.

Mr. Moskal was educated in Haverhill and attended...

Oct 19, 2009

Haverhill: Richard H. "Dick" Emerson, 80, a former Haverhill businessman, died Monday, October 19th at the VA Medical Center in Brockton. He was the husband of Jacqueline (Merrill) Emerson.

Born in Haverhill on April 25, 1929, he was the son of the late Floyd S. and Alison (Holder) Emerson.

Dick attended Haverhill High School and...

Oct 6, 2009

Haverhill: Lucy D. Zamora, 54, died suddenly at her home on October 6, 2009.

Born in Denver, CO on December 27, 1954, she was the daughter of the late George Zamora and Dorothy Goldsmith.

Mrs. Zamora moved to Haverhill in 1967, and held various positions in the manufacturing industry. She found great pleasure in the...