Obituaries

Jul 19, 2018

HAVERHILL - Smaragda "Margie" Dimakis of Bedford, NH, and formerly of Haverhill, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at the Concord Regional VNA Hospice House in Concord, NH.

Margie was born on January 13, 1931, in the town of Vrondados on the Islands of Chios, Greece, to...

Jul 11, 2018

HAVERHILL - Cynthia Kogut of Haverhill, MA died July 11, 2018 after a lengthy illness. Born in Philadelphia, she graduated from Swarthmore College with a degree in English literature. Following graduate studies at the University of Virginia, she moved to Massachusetts and founded a one-woman company specializing in editing medical literature. She loved books, folk dancing, and flying and...

Jul 11, 2018

HAVERHILL - Eileen (Coyle) Varrese, 72, of Bradford, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2018 at High Pointe Hospice House, Haverhill, surrounded by family and friends.

She was born in Lawrence on May 1, 1946, daughter of the late Joseph J. and Mary (O'Connor) Coyle. Sister of the late Mary J. Frederick of NC. Eileen earned her...

Jul 10, 2018

HAVERHILL - John B. Fitzpatrick, Jr., 93, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Penacook Place, Haverhill.

Born in Brockton on January 5, 1925 and raised in Haverhill, he was the son of John B. Fitzpatrick, Sr. and Marguerite (Fontain) Fitzpatrick. He attended St. Joseph Grammar School and graduated in June of 1938...

Jul 9, 2018

HAVERHILL - Sheila (MacLeod) Emilio, 81, of Haverhill, completed her life's journey surrounded by her loving family in her home on July 9, 2018. Sheila was born on April 16, 1937 to Albert and Isabelle (Scannell) MacLeod. She attended Haverhill Public Schools and graduated from Haverhill High School in 1955. She began working at the former Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent Technologies...

Jul 2, 2018

NORTH ANDOVER: Dorothy V. (Osborne) Day, 95, formerly of Bradford and Boxford, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 2, 2018 at The Meadows at Edgewood. Mrs. Day was the wife of the late Franklin E. Day with whom she celebrated 59 years of marriage. Born in Tilton, NH on April 9, 1923, Mrs. Day was the daughter...

Jun 28, 2018

SALEM, NH - David P. Bova, 34, of Salem, NH, passed away on Thursday, June 28, from injuries sustained while working as an arborist.

David was born in Methuen on August 12, 1983 and graduated from Whittier Vocational Technical High School. He is a veteran after serving honorable in the U.S. Marine Corps. David loved the outdoors...

Jun 25, 2018

HAVERHILL - Gerald J. Hubbard, 86, longtime resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 25, 2018.

Complete notice will follow.

Jun 24, 2018

HAVERHILL - Morris J. Piccolo, 88, lifelong resident of Haverhill passed away peacefully on Sunday surrounded by family and friends who loved him dearly.

Morris was born on Washington Street in Haverhill on August 24, 1929 to Joseph and Maria Piccolo of Sicily. He attended Haverhill schools and graduated from Haverhill Trade School in 1947. From there,...

Jun 21, 2018

HAVERHILL - Deborah A. Levasseur, 55, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018, after a brief illness.

She was born on November 19, 1962 in Haverhill to Lillian (Hayes) Levasseur and the late Norman Levasseur. Deborah was the eldest of 3 children. She graduated from Haverhill High School in 1980 and attended Burdett Secretarial School. Deborah was...

Jun 21, 2018

HAVERHILL - Zachary D. Evans, 24, of Haverhill, passed away on June 21, 2018, due to a motorcycle accident, surrounded by his family at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was a graduate of Haverhill High School, class of 2012. Zachary was an avid baseball player since the age of five. He loved motorcycles, sports and...

Jun 20, 2018

HAVERHILL - Raymond Joseph DeRoche, 87, of Bradford, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at High Pointe Hospice in Haverhill, after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Lawrence on April 30, 1931, Ray graduated from Central Catholic High School and attended Franklin Institute.

He is survived by his wife of...

Jun 16, 2018

HAVERHILL - Maxim Zbitnoff, 72, passed away in Haverhill on Saturday, June 16, surrounded by his loved ones.

Complete notice will follow.

Jun 16, 2018

HAVERHILL - Scott P. Schulz, 62, of Bradford, MA, passed away unexpectedly on June 16, 2018, while pursuing his passion for fishing and enjoying the wilderness of Maine. He was the devoted husband of Kris Schulz for 37 years and father to Samantha (Brian Komorous) and Stefan (Julia Del Muro), as well as a loving grandfather to Lennon Grace....

Jun 11, 2018

HAVERHILL - Maria Luciani, 87, longtime Haverhill resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 11, 2018.

Complete notice will follow.

Jun 11, 2018

HAVERHILL - Juan Hernandez, 58, of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 11, 2018, surrounded by his family at the High Pointe Hospice House, Haverhill.

Visiting hours will be Thursday, June 14, in the Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 So. Main Street, Haverhill from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Services will follow in the funeral...

Jun 10, 2018

HAVERHILL - Robert Henry George, 92, of Haverhill, passed away after a courageous battle with heart disease. Bob left this world peacefully, surrounded by his devoted family on Sunday morning, June 10 at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital Bedford, MA.

The George family was a close group. His parents, the late Frank and Celestina George...

Jun 10, 2018

CAMBRIDGE - Zella (Hurwitz) Luria, Psychologist who studied gender roles, passed away June 10, 2018 at her home in Cambridge.

She is survived by her by her son Daniel and daughter-in law Janet Loesche of Brighton, Michigan; by her grandchildren Nicholas and Anna Luria; by her brother Jerard Hurwitz of New York City; and by her nieces...

Jun 9, 2018

HAVERHILL - Joseph West, 33 of Haverhill, passed away on June 9, 2018.

Joseph was born in Haverhill son of John McCarthy and Gail (West) Grina on October 6,1984. He was raised in Rochester, NH. He worked as a paperboy for Foster Daily Democrat for 4 years and then went on to be a construction worker. Joseph...

Jun 4, 2018

HAVERHILL - Barry J. Bly, 55, of Bradford, passed away suddenly on June 4, 2018, with his loving family by his side. Barry was an avid boater who loved his time on the water. His boat was his most prized possession. He enjoyed some of the best times of his life fishing from his boat while cruising the Merrimack...