Obituaries

Dec 23, 2022

RAYMOND, NH: Bonnie J. Palombo, 56, passed away suddenly on December 23, 2022. She was the wife of Gary Palombo.

Born in Haverhill on November 19, 1966, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Norma J. (Lejoie) Saltzman.

Bonnie graduated from Roy Miller High School, Class of 1985 in TX...

Dec 22, 2022

HAVERHILL - Claire E. (Brochu) Longton, 87, of Haverhill, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 22, 2022.

Born in Uxbridge, MA on March 4, 1935. Daughter of Joseph and Irene Brochu. Raised in Uxbridge and graduated from Uxbridge High School, class of 1952. She worked at Pelland Bros. and married A. Courtney Longton in 1954. They...

Dec 21, 2022

HAVERHILL - Ellen (McPhee) O'Brien, 84, passed away at her home on December 21, 2022. Ellen was born on June 20, 1938 to the late Robert J. and Mary P. (Keough) McPhee and raised in East Boston, Massachusetts.

Ellen married George O'Brien in 1957 and had three beautiful children, Michael, Mark and Ellen Marie.

After...

Dec 21, 2022

NORTH ANDOVER: Joyce M. Johnson, 88, passed away on December 21, 2022 at High Pointe House in Haverhill.

Born in Haverhill on September 8, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ernest R. and Inez M. (Patten) LeBlanc.

Joyce was predeceased by her husband Arthur in 2001. The youngest of five children,...

Dec 20, 2022

HAVERHILL - Theresa J. (Germinara) Wezesa, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2022 at Penacook Place in Haverhill.

Born in Georgetown, MA, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Tillie (Valentino) Germinara. Theresa was raised in Haverhill and attended local schools.

In her early 20's she worked in the shoe industry and eventually...

Dec 20, 2022

NORTH ANDOVER - Barbara, although active, had been ill for years with many health issues.

Her only wish was to go peacfully in her sleep and be reunited with the love her love, "RayRay." Thankfully the good Lord saw fit to grant that to her.

Those who knew her will remember her passion for world...

Dec 20, 2022

WOLFEBORO, NH: June E. Letoile, 87, formerly of Hampstead, NH, passed away December 20,2022 at Genesis Wolfeboro Bay Center. She was the wife of the late Police Chief William J. Letoile, Jr.

Born in Shelburne, MA on July 8, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Theodore D. and Amy E. (Brown) Dyer.

Dec 18, 2022

AMESBURY - Lois Alene Bowman, formerly of Greenfield and Sunderland, passed away on December 18, 2022, at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill, surrounded in her final days by her loving family. Lois was born in Chattanooga, TN, on September 28, 1951, to Emmett Arnold Bowman and Wilma Faye Jackson. She attended high school in Norwalk and Compton,...

Dec 16, 2022

METHUEN - Lalitaben B. Patel, 91, resident of Methuen, and of India, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2022.

Agni Sanskar Service will be held on Tuesday, December 20, in the Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 S. Main Street, Haverhill from 10:00 to 11:30 AM. Cremation ceremony will follow. For guestbook, visit www.driscollcares.com

Dec 14, 2022

SALEM, NH - Mark B. Thompson, Jr. died in his home on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

He is the cherished son of his parents Mark Thompson, Sr. and Annie Thompson and his best friend and brother David Thompson all of Bradford, MA.

Mark grew up in Bradford, MA and graduated from Haverhill High School. He...

Dec 11, 2022

Haverhill: Kathleen A. "Kate" Horton, 87, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2022 at Penacook Place.

Born in Boston on March 24, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Justin B. and Estelle M. (Lessor) Horton.

Kate graduated from North Hampton School for Girls and continued her education graduating from Vassar College...

Dec 9, 2022

LAWRENCE - Coralia "Rosemary" Hannagan left this earthly realm on December 9, 2022, after a battle with breast cancer. She left the world peacefully surrounded by her loved ones. She was 54 years old. Rosemary was always determined. When anyone else would have broken, she stayed strong. Through her, we know what resilience and perseverance truly look like. Rosemary...

Dec 8, 2022

GROVELAND - David Rodger was born April 12, 1941, in Grafton, North Dakota to parents Vernon and "Nettie" and older sister Nadine Rodger. He spent his youth in his hometown of Hoople, ND, graduating from Hoople High School in 1959. David attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, graduating in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science....

Dec 8, 2022

HAVERHILL - William L. Desrosiers, 84, passed away on December 8, at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill with his loving family by his side.

Born and raised in Lawrence, MA, to the late Mabel (Wedge) Desrosiers and Delphis Desrosiers, Bill graduated from Lawrence High School and shortly thereafter started work at the Lawrence Gas Company...

Dec 6, 2022

HAVERHILL - Helen Louise Petrycki, 93, passed away on December 6, 2022. Services were privately held. Arrangements by Driscoll Funeral Home, Haverhill. For guestbook, visit www.driscollcares.com

Complete notice will follow.

Dec 6, 2022

ROCHESTER, NH - Christine Anne Rodriguez, age 50 of Rochester, NH, died peacefully surrounded by her family on December 6, 2022. She was the wife of the late Santiago Rodriguez, she leaves behind her mother Connie Greathouse, her loving partner Dennis Sweeney and her furbaby Princess.

She is incredibly missed by her five younger siblings Paulette Porrazzo...

Dec 5, 2022

LAWRENCE - Joseph P. Isabelle, Sr., 83, resident of Lawrence, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 5, 2022.

Joseph was predeceased in death by his wife Elizabeth A Isabelle. Survived by children Susanne and husband Thomas Barksdale, George Isabelle and wife Cheryl of Dartmouth, James Isabelle, Sr. and wife Nancy of Acushnet, Joseph Isabelle, Jr. and wife...

Dec 3, 2022

HAVERHILL - Jeannie A. (Hutchinson) Thompson, 62, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 3, 2022, peacefully with her family by her side.

Jeannie was born and raised in Haverhill and was the beloved daughter of the late James and Claire J. (Paul) Hutchinson. She was a devoted loving wife, mother, grandmother and enjoyed...

Nov 30, 2022

MERRIMAC - Alan Gordon Cox, age 67, of Merrimac, MA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, surrounded by family.

He was predeceased by his parents William D. Cox and Beatrice Cox (Denzin) and brother Joseph Cox of Haverhill, MA and sister in-law Paula Cox of Groveland, MA. He is survived by his loving wife of...

Nov 28, 2022

EAST HAMPSTEAD - Suzanne (Bird) Bragg, 69, of East Hampstead, NH, died peacefully at the Merrimack Valley Hospital on November 28, 2022.

Raised in Bradford, MA she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Natalie (Wray) Bird. Suzanne worked for many years at Northeast Rehabilitation in Plaistow where she enjoyed interacting with patients and making their...