Obituaries

Jan 23, 2016

HAVERHILL - Edward L. Fitzgerald, Jr., 72, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House.

Lovingly known as Fitzy, he was born in Haverhill on March 22, 1943, loving son of the late Edward L. Fitzgerald, Sr. and Anne (Comparone) Fitzgerald. Raised in Haverhill and a graduate of St....

Jan 22, 2016

BEVERLY - Kevin M. Sweet, 36, of Beverly, passed away unexpectedly on January 22, 2016 in Saugus.

Kevin is survived by his brother Dennis M. Sweet and two half-sister's Julie A. Lawson of Knoxville, TN and Kristine A. Levaque of Ipswich.

Kevin was born on November 7, 1979 in Beverly, son of the late Peter...

Jan 19, 2016

PELHAM, NH - Lata Rani Udhrain was born April 1, 1955 and she passed away on January 19, 2016, at the young age of 60. She lost her battle to cancer after fighting strong for 7 years.

She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt and friend. She leaves her parents, M.K. Sharma...

Jan 17, 2016

METHUEN - Rosa Rosario, 62, of Bonao, Dominican Republic, passed away surrounded by her loving on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, Haverhill.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 19, in the Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 So. Main Street, (Rte. 125), Haverhill from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM. Funeral Mass will be...

Jan 16, 2016

NORTH ANDOVER - Dorothy "Dottie" Grace (Berry) Atwood, 91, resident of North Andover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 16 at the Lawrence General Hospital.

She was born in Lawrence and attended Lawrence Public Schools. Dottie enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, cooking her big Sunday dinners and had a true love and passion for children.

Dorothy...

Jan 16, 2016

GROVELAND: Mildred W. Beaton passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016, with her family by her side. She was the wife of Donald R. Beaton who passed away in 2008.

Born in Lynn she was the daughter of Thomas J. and Mildred (Killen) Whelan. Mil and Don were born five days apart and met in the first...

Jan 14, 2016

MERRIMAC - Barry S. Bourque, 61, of Merrimac, passed away on Thursday morning, January 14, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer.

Barry was born on August 25, 1954 in Haverhill, son of the late Raymond and Eleanor (Giles) Bourque. He attended Haverhill schools and worked for many...

Jan 13, 2016

HAVERHILL - Marie C. (Marcoux) Collins, 89, lifelong resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Penacook Place Nursing Home with her son Daniel by her side.

Marie was born in Haverhill on June 19, 1926, daughter of the late Francis and Mary E. (Ambrose) Marcoux. She graduated from St. James High School...

Jan 7, 2016

KITTERY, Maine - Elaine M. Clough, 72, of Kittery, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016, in Fort Myers, Florida, surrounded by close friends.

She was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Forest E. and Victoria A. (Macul) Clough.

Elaine graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and earned her Master's degree at the...

Jan 2, 2016

HAVERHILL - Annmarie M. Nelson, 59, passed away on January 2, 2016 at Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was surrounded by her four children.

Ann was born in Newton, MA on December 29, 1956, the daughter of Jim and Marie Mootrey. Ann worked for many years at Technical...

Jan 1, 2016

HAVERHILL: Barbara L. (Hanson) Kennedy, 87, formerly of North Andover, MA, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by those she loved. Mrs. Kennedy was the wife of the late John J. Kennedy.

Born in North Andover on December 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Arthur R. and Gladys (Dobson) Hanson.

Barbara...

Dec 31, 2015

HAVERHILL - Clara C. Allen, of Haverhill, passed away at Holy Family at Merrimack Valley Hospital on December 31, 2015 after a long illness.

Daughter of the late Harlan and Corinne (Marston) Pierce, Clara leaves two daughters, Marie A. (Kotowich) Novak wife of Frank J. Novak of Haverhill, and Patricia (Connor) Stewart of Tyngsboro. She will be...

Dec 30, 2015

AMESBURY - Jeffrey James Ruhmann, 45, of Amesbury, passed away surrounded by his family and friends on December 30, 2015 after a long illness.

Jeff was born in Methuen on November 13, 1970. He graduated from Methuen High School and attended University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

He worked as a director at multiple call centers...

Dec 24, 2015

CHELMSFORD - Barry "Limey" Bishop, 66, of Chelmsford passed away unexpectedly on December 24, 2015.

Barry was survived by his wife, Sharon Maguire-Bishop and his "American" family and friends. Born in Birmingham, England, he was the son of the late Horace and Joan Bishop.

Barry is also survived by his brother, Ian; sister-in-law, Pat and...

Dec 16, 2015

HAVERHILL - Norene M. (Breen) Wrenn, 93, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at the Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Valley.

Norene was born in Lawrence, on August 2, 1922, the second youngest child of Irish immigrants, Eugene and Catherine (Fitzgerald) Breen. She attended St. Lawrence Grammar School and graduated Lawrence High School...

Dec 11, 2015

STONEHAM - Durandina "Dina" Sarmento, 84 of Stoneham, passed away suddenly on December 11, 2015.

Mother of Nina Chaffai and her husband Ali, Joe Sarmento and his wife Collette, Fernando Sarmento and Manuel Sarmento. Daughter of the late Manuel Adriano and Leonor DaCosta. Grandmother of Desiree, Omar, Jaclyn, Joe, Victoria and Anna. Great Grandmother of Chloe, Julien...

Dec 9, 2015

BROOKLYN, NY - James Anthony Tropeano, III, 39, of Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Haverhill, passed away on December 9, 2015, from injuries involving a subway accident.

Jimmie was born on March 18, 1976 and was raised in Haverhill. He graduated from Whittier Regional Vocational High School. After graduating, Jimmie moved to Ohio where his artistic and creativity...

Dec 6, 2015

Southbridge - Pearl Grace (Adams) Belanger, 87, passed away on December 6, 2015.

She was born in Ludlow, Massachusetts on October 23, 1928, daughter of the late Earl and Matilda (Dubrawa) Adams. She worked for many years at the American Optical in Southbridge, MA. She was a dedicated, hard worker who rarely missed a day. She was...

Dec 5, 2015

NORTH ANDOVER - Barbara Ann (Doe) Joseph, 80, passed away on December 5, 2015, at Merrimack Valley Hospice House after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

She was born in Cheboygan, Michigan on June 12, 1935, daughter of the late Joseph and Nellie Doe. Barbara worked for many years at the former Butcher Boy Steak House, Mello's...

Dec 4, 2015

NEWTON, NH - Pauline M. (Caron) Brien, 73, of Newton, NH, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, December 4, 2015, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, of Pancreatic Cancer.

She was born and raised in Manchester, NH. She later made her home in Haverhill with her husband and family before moving to Newton, NH in 2013.

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