Obituaries

November 29, 2016

Haverhill: Raymond A. "Ray" Germain, 70, passed away on November 29, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the husband of Jean M. (Smith) Germain.

Born in Haverhill on April 28, 1946, he was the son of the late Raymond J.T. and Thelma E. (Bailey) Germain.

Ray graduated from Pentucket Regional High School, Class of...

November 23, 2016

BRADFORD - Judi passed away peacefully at home on November 23, surrounded by her loving family; concluding a year-and-a-half battle with brain cancer. She was the beloved wife of John A. Hayes Jr. of 38 years, with whom they had four loving children.

She was born at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, on September 6, 1954 to...

November 12, 2016

HAVERHILL - Ronald Merrick, 91, lifelong Haverhill resident passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2016 in Amesbury.

Ronald was born in Haverhill on August 1, 1925, son of Val and Ernestine Merrick. He attended Haverhill schools and graduated from Haverhill Trade School. Ronald is a veteran having enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WWII and again...

November 12, 2016

PLAISTOW, NH: John W. "Bill" Judson, Jr., 82, passed away on November 12, 2016 at Holy Family Hospital. He was the husband of Dorinda (Howland) Judson.

Born in Plaistow, NH on August 28, 1934, he was the son of the late John W. Sr., and Janie P. (Matthews) Judson.

Bill graduated from Haverhill Trade School,...

November 8, 2016

Haverhill: Robert H. "Bob" Casey, 89, passed away on November 8, 2016 at Academy Manor in Andover following a short stay. He was the husband of the late Lorraine E. (Reynolds) Casey.

Born in Boston on July 12, 1927 he was the son of the late William E. and Hazel M. (Emery) Casey.

Bob was...

November 6, 2016

BOXFORD - Eleuterio Hernandez, 85, of Boxford passed away on February 10, 2016 and was joined by his wife, Maria Caridad Hernandez, 78, of Boxford on November 5, 2016, both finding peace after long illnesses.

He was born on April 18, 1930 in Las Villas, Cuba and she was born on September 12, 1938 in Cienfuegos, Cuba....

November 1, 2016

SALEM, NH - Christos Tsolakos, 83, of Salem, NH, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2016, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Kalamata, Greece and was the third of eight children of the late Panagiotis and Vasiliki Tsolakos. He was raised in Greece and served as a police officer in Athens and Sparta. Hoping...

October 31, 2016

NORTH YARMOUTH, ME: Edwin Davis, 87, died on Monday October 31, 2016.

He was born on December 28, 1928 in Haverhill, MA to George Gilman and Doris (Murray) Davis. Edwin attended Tilton School and graduated from Haverhill High School. He first attended Yankton College in Yankton, SD.

He was drafted into the army during the...

October 29, 2016

Machiko Ariwa Combs, 84, of Kobe, Japan, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016.

October 23, 2016

HAVERHILL - Joseph P. Finn, 22, of Haverhill, passed away on October 23, 2016, after a battle of opioid addiction.

He was born on March 1, 1994 in Cambridge. Joseph attended Northern Essex Agriculture High School and graduated from Haverhill High School. He was currently enrolled at UMass Amherst, pursuing a degree in Psychology.

Joey...

October 23, 2016

Kayden O. Escalera, two days, passed away on October 23, 2016 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, MA.

Born on October 21, 2016, Kayden was the infant son of Kassy Rodriguez and Brayan O. Escalera.

Arrangements under the direction of Dole, Childs & Shaw Funeral Home, 148 Main Street, Haverhill will be private and at...

October 20, 2016

HAVERHILL - Raymond E. Seaman, 80, of Seabrook, NH, and longtime Haverhill resident passed away after a lengthy illness on Thursday morning, October 20, 2016, at Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport.

Born in Haverhill on October 23, 1935, son of the late Harold and Rosemarie (Simard) Seaman. He graduated from St. James Grammar and High School, Haverhill. He...

October 17, 2016

HAVERHILL - Lucy B. (Scamporino) Fiorentini, 93, lifelong resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, October 17, 2016, with her family by her side.

She was born in Haverhill on April 16, 1923, daughter of the late Guido and Elizabeth (DeCristofaro) Scamporino. Lucy attended Haverhill Public Schools and was a graduate of Dean Academy in...

October 16, 2016

Haverhill: Michael J. Sullivan, 62, passed away suddenly on October 16, 2016.

Born in Haverhill on October 14, 1954, he was the son of the late James and Evelyn (Green) Sullivan.

Michael was educated in Haverhill and graduated from Haverhill Trade School before enrolling in tractor trailer school where he earned his commercial driver's license....

October 15, 2016

BONNER, John F. of Everett passed away on October 15, at the Chelsea Soldiers Home. John served his country nobly in the United States Navy during World War II on the S.S. O'Brien where he was later awarded the Purple Heart for his dedicated and heroic service to his country. He was the son of the late John Bonner...

October 10, 2016

HAVERHILL - Anna (Karaganis) Andromidas, 75, longtime Haverhill resident passed away peacefully on Monday, October 10, 2016, at the Wingate at Haverhill.

She was born on December 21, 1940, in Ierakas, Lakonia, Greece, daughter of the late Kostantinos and Eleni (Belesi) Karaganis.

Loving wife of almost 49 years to Lambros Andromidas. They married in Greece,...

October 10, 2016

Nikhilchandra Vitthaldas Shah, aged 82, passed away peacefully in the city of Boston on October 10, 2016 at 9:33PM. He was surrounded by his loved ones.

He was born in the small village of Jhagadia, Gujurat. He did his schooling in Jhagadia and worked as a farmer in Salod.

He grew up in a big...

October 6, 2016

Fiore Paul Grattarola, 85, passed away October 6, 2016. Born in Detroit, MI, the son of Maria (Celsi) and Elio Grattarola.

A 1954 grad of MSU, in Economics. He served as an Intelligence Officer, USAF, in the famed Strategic Air Command, both stateside and overseas. He enjoyed a successful career in business, an entrepreneur, and with several...

October 5, 2016

PLAISTOW, NH: James Vanderpol, 92, husband of Carol (Hayward) Vanderpol, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2016 at Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on July 27, 1924, he was the son of the late Joe and Rachel Vanderpol.

Jim emigrated to the United States in 1946. He graduated from Rider...

October 4, 2016

MIDDLETOWN, DE: John "Chuck" Kahigian, 86, formerly of Haverhill, died peacefully at his home on October 4, 2016.

Born March 22, 1930 in Haverhill, he was the son of the late Zakar and Hiagunoosh (Tomasian) Kahigian.

In addition to his parents, Chuck was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 52 years, Nancy (Brown)...