Obituaries

May 25, 2008

HAVERHILL: Donald W. Cotton, 75, a former sheet metal worker, died suddenly at his home on May 25th.

Born in Haverhill August 7, 1932, Mr. Cotton was the son of the late Percy and Florence J. (Grater) Cotton.

Following his graduation from Haverhill Trade School in 1951 Mr. Cotton began a long and accomplished career...

May 17, 2008

HAVERHILL: Erlamond L. (Lightbody) Hitchcock, 81, died Saturday at Amesbury Village. She was the wife of Carl R. Hitchcock to whom she was married for 43 years.

Born in Haverhill August 10, 1926, Mrs. Hitchcock was the daughter of the late Charles H.S. and Theresa M. (Kidder) Lightbody.

Erlamond graduated from Haverhill High School. She...

May 12, 2008

Haverhill: Pierce M. Hoyt, Sr., 89, died May 12th at his home. He was the husband of the late Bernice E. (Woodman) Hoyt to whom he was married for 26 years.

Born in Haverhill July 19, 1918, he was the son of the late Pierce V. and Helen E. (Fogg) Hoyt.

Educated in Haverhill Mr....

May 7, 2008

WEST NEWBURY: Helen I. (Rogers) Eaton, 96, died Wednesday afternoon at her home while under the care of hospice. She was the wife of the late James H. Eaton.

Born in Salem, NH August 11, 1911, she was the daughter of the late George K. and Annie E. (Shaw) Rogers.

Mrs. Eaton graduated from Pinkerton...

May 5, 2008

ATKINSON, NH: Johan Gerhard de Besche passed away in his sleep at his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire on May 5, 2008, surrounded by friends and family. He was born September 1, 1911 in Jely, Norway. His family moved to Bergen, Norway in 1916. He left home to go to sea when he was 17, and sailed before the...

Apr 18, 2008

MALVERN, PA: June R. (Gaquin) Nutter, 87, formerly of Haverhill, died April 18th at the Mainline Nursing Home.

Born in Haverhill July 7, 1921, Mrs. Nutter was the daughter of the late Leslie W. and Sarah E. (Morris) Gaquin. June graduated from Haverhill High School, Class of 1939, and continued her education at Addison-Gilbert Hospital where she...

Mar 29, 2008

PUNTA GORDA, FL: Francis E. Gould, 65, formerly of Kingston, NH, died March 29th after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Gould was the husband of the late Charlene (Hatch) Gould.

Born in Quincy, MA September 4, 1942, Mr. Gould was the son of the late George H. and Barbara D. (Smith) Gould.

Educated in...

Mar 22, 2008

HAVERHILL: Bernard F. "Bernie" Quinney, 82, died Saturday morning at Penacook Place. Mr. Quinney was the husband of Dorothy J. "Dottie" (Franklin) Quinney. Born in Haverhill he was the son of the late H. Charlton and Bernice F. (Hutchinson) Quinney.

Following his graduation from Haverhill High School class of 1944 he joined the U.S. Army and served...

Mar 15, 2008

WELLINGTON, ME: Robert J. Bailey, Jr., 54, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family in the home that he had built on the morning of March 15, 2008. He was born December 2, 1953 in Haverhill, MA one of six children of Robert J. Sr. and Marie Antoinette (McBride) Bailey.

Rob honorably served his country during the...

Mar 15, 2008

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL: Richard "Dick" Stearns, 80, former YMCA Chief Executive and Groveland resident, died on March 15th. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Parker) Stearns. Dick was born in Dedham on November 16, 1927. During the war he served with the U.S. Navy as a Pharmacist Mate in the Pacific Theatre, and was a member of the American...

Mar 12, 2008

HAVERHILL: George H. Grammont, 81, died Wednesday afternoon at his home following a long illness. Mr. Grammont was the husband of Jean A. (Reagan) Grammont.

Born in Haverhill December 23, 1926, Mr. Grammont was the son of the late George H. and Dorothy B. (Colby) Grammont.

He had been employed seventeen years as a Jig...

Feb 25, 2008

NEW MILFORD, NJ: Alberta I. (Lane) Rogers, 90, a former Haverhill resident for many years, died February 25th at the Woodcrest Healthcare Center. Mrs. Rogers was the wife of the late Robert C. Rogers.

Born in Newburyport September 3, 1917, Mrs. Rogers was the daughter of the late Albert J. and Pansie (Putnam) Lane.

Educated...

Feb 24, 2008

Haverhill: Shirley E. (Powers) Haseltine, 91, died February 24th at Hannah Duston Health Care Center.

Born in Haverhill January 31, 1917, Mrs. Haseltine was the daughter of the late Gardner L. and Marion E. (Wason) Powers.

Following her graduation from Haverhill High School and Abbott Academy she continued her education graduating from Wheaton College in...

Feb 24, 2008

HAVERHILL: Eleanor C. Janackas, 74, died February 24th , at Eliot Healthcare Center in Natick. Mrs. Janackas was the wife of the late George P. Janackas.

Born in Plaistow, NH March 18, 1933, Mrs. Janackas graduated from Haverhill High School class of 1951. Early in her career she had worked in the curtain department at the former...

Feb 3, 2008

WEST NEWBURY: Gregory H. "Greg" Laing, 60, Curator at the Haverhill Public Library, died Sunday at Anna Jaques Hospital following a long illness. Born in Haverhill February 20, 1947, Greg was the son of Donald K. Laing and the late Constance "Connie" (Holt) Laing.

Greg graduated from Pentucket High School in 1965 and continued his education at...

Jan 31, 2008

SALISBURY, MA: Deborah M. (Tisbert) Erickson, 51, a resident of Salisbury Beach for seventeen years, died January 31, 2008 at her home. Deborah was the longtime companion of Jerome Marks.

Born in Methuen February 14, 1956, she was the daughter of Patricia (Hart) Tisbert of Salisbury, and the late Paul Tisbert.

Deborah will be missed...

Jan 30, 2008

Haverhill: Lee C. Sibley, DDS, 58, a life long resident of Bradford, died Wednesday at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a long illness

Born in Haverhill February 24, 1949, Dr. Sibley was the son on the late H. Robert Jr. and Louise (Lee) Sibley.

Educated in Haverhill he graduated from Haverhill High School...

Jan 20, 2008

Haverhill: Marilyn F. (Durant) Cooke, 86, died Sunday evening at Anna Jaques Hospital. Mrs. Cooke was the wife of the late Walter R. Cooke.

Born in Haverhill January 23, 1921, Mrs. Cooke was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Hilda A. (Johnson) Durant.

Marilyn was a graduate of Groveland High School class of...

Jan 1, 2008

NEWBURY, MA: Grace E. (Bonnell) Daly, 89, died Friday evening at Port Rehabilitation Center in Newburyport. Mrs. Daly was the wife of the late Clayton E. Daly.

Born in Haverhill July 4, 1918, Mrs. Daly was the daughter of the late John R. Sr. and Grace E. (Hartford) Bonnell. Mrs. Daly graduated from Haverhill High School class...

Jan 1, 2008

HAVERHILL: Barbara Mae ( Hicks) Shannon, 83, died Saturday morning at Wingate of Haverhill. Mrs. Shannon was the wife of the late Vincent Shannon.

born in Haverhill August 5, 1924, Mrs. Shannon was the daughter of the late Douglas and Ida (Batchelder) Hicks.

Following her graduation from Haverhill High School class of 1942 she continued...