Obituaries

May 7, 2022

HAVERHILL – Jeffrey L. Brown, Sr., 74, of Haverhill, formerly of Beverly, passed away peacefully at his daughters home on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

He was born on November 20, 1947, son of the late Webster and Edna "Betty" (Clark) Brown. Raised in Marblehead and attended Marblehead High School. He worked for General Electric on Jet Engines...

May 6, 2022

HAVERHILL - Robert C. Delisle, 83 of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 6, 2022 at Holy Family in Methuen. Born in North Adams, Bob was the son of the late Francis Delisle and Mary (Stay) Gregory. Raised and educated in North Adams, he was a graduate of Drury High School and later went on to get his...

May 5, 2022

RAYNHAM - Champaben Hasmukhbhai Patel, 73, of Kuha, Gujarat, India and resident of Raynham, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Agni Sanskar Service will be held on Sunday, May 8, in the Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 S. Main Street, Haverhill from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Cremation ceremony will follow. For guestbook, visit www.driscollcares.com

May 3, 2022

HAVERHILL - Anne (Fiorentini) Savinelli, 73, passed away after a long battle with cancer of the appendix on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Anne was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter. She was a teacher for 31 years in the Haverhill public schools primarily as a special needs teacher. She was a fierce and longtime advocate for women's rights...

May 2, 2022

NORTH ANDOVER - Moti Verma, 87, of Ludhiana, India and resident of North Andover, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 2, 2022.

Agni Sanskar Service will be held on Friday, May 6, in the Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 S. Main Street, Haverhill from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Cremation ceremony will follow. For guestbook, visit www.driscollcares.com

May 1, 2022

HAVERHILL - Krista M. Browning, 36, resident of Hampstead, NH, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

Krista was born in Winchester, MA on September 4, 1985, daughter of Alfred and Karen Browning. Krista was employed at Shaw's Supermarket as the Deli Manager and loved the people she worked with.

Pink was her favorite color…everything...

Apr 30, 2022

GROVELAND - Christopher J. Ball, age 88, of Nichols Village Retirement Community, Groveland, MA, passed away peacefully in his home, on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

Chris was born in York, England to Robert and Irene (Oldfield) Ball, on September 9, 1933. He served in the British Armed Forces in his early years and completed University prior to...

Apr 29, 2022

LEXINGTON - Peter G. Farfaras, 75, a resident of Lexington, MA, passed away suddenly on April 29, 2022 at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

He was born in Boston, MA and was the son of the late Antonio and Mary Farfaras of Lexington, MA.

Peter was predeceased by his sister Anastasia and...

Apr 28, 2022

HAVERHILL - Nancy Dianne Milnes, 63, of Bradford, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2022 in Boston, surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living life to the fullest.

Nancy was born to the late Ralph and Isabelle (Cunningham) Milnes in Haverhill, MA on January 30, 1959. After graduating from Haverhill...

Apr 27, 2022

CONCORD, NH - Katie "Kate" Gorfinkle, a resident of the world, explorer of nature, left her love ones too soon on April 27, 2022 at age 38. Kate leaves behind her parents Joe Gorfinkle and Elaine Ocampo, stepfather James Ocampo, her sisters Janelle Gorfinkle Stroud and husband Justin, Lauren Gorfinkle and fiancé Nate Lamberty, nephew Henry Stroud, grandmother Catherine...

Apr 15, 2022

WILDWOOD, FL : Drayton L. Simpson, 40, formerly of Haverhill, MA, passed away unexpectedly on April 15, 2022 from injuries sustained from in accident near his home.

Born in Haverhill on June 1, 1981, he was the son of Alice M. (Bergmann) Simpson and the late Franklin D. R. Simpson.

In addition to...

Apr 14, 2022

HAVERHILL - Phyllis (Scalese) Sargent, 89, of Haverhill, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 14, 2022.

She was born on October 10, 1932 in Haverhill. Phyllis was the daughter of the late Anthony and Angelina Scalese. Phyllis was first employed at Western Electric before joining the former Hale Hospital for 35 years until her retirement. She...

Apr 9, 2022

HAVERHILL - Elaine Stockwell, 86, resident of Haverhill, passed away peaceafully Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Services are private. Arrangements by Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 S. Main Street, Haverhill. For guestbook, please visit www.driscollcares.com

Apr 9, 2022

HAVERHILL - Thomas Francis Taylor of Bradford, MA and formally of North Adams, MA passed away peacefully at his home on April 9, 2022 at the age of 73. He was born on November 2, 1948 to Martin and Miriam Taylor of North Adams, MA.

He is survived by his partner of over 23 years Christine Eves,...

Apr 6, 2022

GLOUCESTER - Raju Papiambar Gohel, 58, of Sihor, India and resident of Gloucester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

Agni Sanskar Service will be held on Friday, April 8, in the Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 S. Main Street, Haverhill from 2:30 to 4:00 PM. Cremation ceremony will follow. For guestbook, visit www.driscollcares.com

Apr 5, 2022

HAVERHILL - Robert Millar, 70, resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Services were private. Arrangements by Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 S. Main Street, Haverhill. For guestbook, visit www.driscollcares.com

Apr 2, 2022

ANDOVER - Joseph John Cellucci, 95, of Andover, and formerly of Scituate, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 2, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Carole (Coleman) (Wellborn) Cellucci and son of the late Loreto Cellucci and Donata (Salvucci) Cellucci.

Joseph grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and after he was gravely wounded in Europe in...

Mar 26, 2022

HAVERHILL - Brendan Elliott, 23, of Bradford, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March, 26, 2022. He was born in Boston, MA on January 26, 1999 and was the beloved son of Robert and Larraine (Belmonte) Elliott. Raised in Bradford, Brendan played baseball and football , but basketball was his favorite. He loved all Boston sports and looked forward to...

Mar 25, 2022

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Although he fought the ravages of old age like a trooper, Hillard Walmer Welch of Newburyport, MA passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022 at the lofty age of 96. He was born in Cambridge on December 4th, 1925 to Robert H. W. and Marian (Probert) Welch, Jr., the younger brother of the late...

Mar 25, 2022

NORTH HAMPTON, NH: Robert B. "Bob" Duffy, 93, formerly of Haverhill, MA, passed away on March 25, 2022 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Robert was the husband of Betty Ann Duffy who passed away in December of 2021. He passed peacefully surrounded by a family who loved him immensely.

Born in Haverhill on September 19, 1928,...