OBITUARIES
Alvin N. Mears
Feb 10, 2025
Alvin N. Mears age 85, longtime resident of Newton, NH, passed unexpectedly at his home on Monday morning, February 10, 2025. Born in Amesbury, March 7, 1939, he was the son of the late Ernest and Irene (Proulx) Mears.
He graduated from Amesbury High School, class of 1958 and attended Nichols College, UNH, and NECCO to receive an associates degree....
Sally Heine Plourde
Feb 8, 2025
Sally Heine Plourde of Newbury, MA, passed away on February 8 at the age of 78. Born in 1946 in Santa Monica, CA, to Lucille and Clarence Heine, she spent her childhood in many places, including California, Montreal, and Washington, D.C., alongside her older siblings, Suzanne Choisser and Jack Heine.
As a student at Lesley Teachers College in Cambridge, MA, Sally...
Janet E. (Hodge) Crooks
Feb 5, 2025
Janet E. (Hodge) Crooks, age 81, of Merrimac, MA, formerly of Newbury, MA, passed peacefully on Wednesday evening, February 5, 2025 at Avita of Newburyport, after a period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of sixty two years to William K. Crooks, her soul-mate who has been beside her throughout her life.
Born in Newburyport on July 18, 1943,...
Nathan L. Wilbur
Feb 4, 2025
On Tuesday, February 4th, 2025, in the early hours of the morning, Nathan Lord Wilbur passed away after a long struggle against dementia. He departed peacefully in his sleep in the care of Baystate Medical Hospice. Nathan spent the majority of his life in Newburyport, caring for his family and enjoying the beautiful history and culture of the city. He...
Jonathan Cunningham
Feb 3, 2025
It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of Jonathan Scott Cunningham, age 38, of Raymond, NH.
Born in Newburyport, MA on September 16, 1986, he was the son of John S. and Theresa C. (Curran) Cunningham, of Raymond, NH, and attended High School at Longview in Deerfield, NH.
Jonathan was a passionate landscaper, embracing all the elements...
William D. O'Callaghan, Jr.
Jan 30, 2025
William Daniel O’Callaghan, Jr. of West Newbury, MA, died January 30, 2025 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. He was survived by his devoted wife of 56 years, Marjorie (Clark) O’Callaghan.
Born in Boston, MA on June 19, 1935, he was the son of the late William Daniel O’Callaghan and Bridget (Sexton) O’Callaghan and had worked at Carling Brewery in Natick before retiring...
Henry L. Shattuck
Jan 29, 2025
Henry L. Shattuck, age 74, longtime resident of Amesbury, passed at the Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. He was the beloved husband of Edith C. Shattuck.
Born in Long Island, New York, July 6, 1950, he was the son of the late Joseph B. and Mildred L. (Delano) Shattuck....
Dennis C. Keefe
Jan 29, 2025
Dennis C. Keefe, age 70, of Newburyport, passed away at Portsmouth Regional Hospital on Wednesday evening, January 29, 2025, after a period of declining health. He was the devoted husband of 33 years to the love of his life, Lee A. Harris.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was one of 3 siblings of the late Thomas Keefe and Marjorie (Cronin)...
Frank I. Kervin, Sr.
Jan 29, 2025
Frank I Kervin Sr. passed away peacefully at the age of 84, a long time resident of Kingston and Kensington NH on January 29, 2025 at Exeter Hospital surrounded by the love of his family.
He was born in Amesbury, MA, March 22, 1940 and was the son of the late Lawrence Kervin and the late Elsie (Wadleigh) Tobin. He was...
Stephanie A. (Snow) DeFrancesco
Jan 28, 2025
Stephanie DeFrancesco passed peacefully on Tuesday, January 28th at Lawrence General Hospital following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
Born on November 4, 1953 in Haverhill, MA to Donald and Marion Snow, Stephanie grew up on Snowcrest Farm and attended Haverhill High School’s graduating class of 1971, working much of her life as a home health aid in the Merrimac Valley.
Deeply rooted...
Maria "Mary" Roberta (McGowan) Mitchell
Jan 24, 2025
Maria “Mary” Roberta McGowan Mitchell went peacefully home on January 24th, greeted by her parents Robert “Emmett” McGowan and Lillian Cundari McGowan.
Mary was raised in South Boston close to her many Aunts and Uncles and had the fondest memories of her time there. As a teenager, she moved to Rockport where she would eventually meet her husband Russell Mitchell, celebrating...
Mary Jane Beaudoin
Jan 22, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Jane Beaudoin, age 81, of Merrimac, and formerly of Haverhill, who passed unexpectedly at her home in Merrimac, surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of Henry Beaudoin, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage.
Born in Methuen, on June 12, 1943, she grew up...
Douglas J. Blinn
Jan 20, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Douglas Blinn, age 53, of Manchester, New Hampshire, who passed at his home on January 20, 2025.
Born in Haverhill, March 28, 1971, he was the son of Judith Blinn and the late Douglas T. Blinn. He had attended Merrimac schools and Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury.
Doug,...
Wayne A. Sanborn
Jan 18, 2025
Wayne A. Sanborn, age 85, longtime resident of West Newbury, passed peacefully at his home on January 18, surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Ingrid (Moberger) Sanborn for more than 60 years.
Born on August 3, 1939, he was the son of the late James and Winifred (Christie) Sanborn. He was raised in Reading and was...
Edwin T Noyes
Jan 15, 2025
Edwin Tenney Noyes better known as Tenney or Ed, passed away on Wednesday January 15, 2025 with late stage lung cancer at the Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport.
He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on March 28, 1952, a son of Edwin and Mary (Vye) Noyes from Newbury. Tenney grew up at the home of his grandparents, a home that had...
Gary N. Lattime
Jan 14, 2025
Gary N. Lattime, age 82, longtime resident of Salisbury, passed on January 14, 2025, at Anna Jaques Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the devoted husband of Claire J. (Langevin) Lattime.
Born in Orange, MA on January 28, 1942, he was the son of the late Furmer and Leda (Malshuk) Lattime and was a graduate of Newburyport High...
Donald R. Collins
Jan 13, 2025
Donald Collins, of Newton, NH, formerly of Lovell, Maine, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 13, 2025 at The Haven at Lee Assisted Living Center in Lee, NH., where he was so lovingly cared for and loved by all who resided and worked there.
He was born in Lynn, MA on September 9, 1948, and grew up in Saugus, MA and...
John R. Massaua
Jan 13, 2025
John Roger Massaua age 77 of Stratham, NH, by way of Amesbury, MA, went to Glory on January 13, 2025, at High Pointe Hospice House in the company of his loving and prayerful spouse Janice and his children after a 7-year mêlée with Pulmonary Fibrosis, a progressive chronic disease of the lungs, which as it evolved, rendered it more and...
William B. "Buddy" Beard, Jr.
Jan 11, 2025
William B. “Buddy” Beard, Jr., age 77, longtime resident of West Newbury, passed on Saturday morning, January 11, 2025 at Lawrence General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband to Louise (Sullivan) Beard, having shared 58 years of marriage.
Born in Dorchester, MA, April 4, 1947, he was the son of the late William B. Beard, Sr....
Yoko (Yoshida) Kelleher
Jan 9, 2025
Yoko (Yoshida) Kelleher passed away on January 9, 2025 at the age of 92.
She was born on February 23, 1932 in Nobeoka City, Japan (Kyushu) to Isamu Yoshida and Misako (Watanabe) Yoshida.
She met and married SMSgt Gerald Francis Kelleher on August 17, 1959 who preceded her in death on December 20, 1975.
She is survived by two sons,...
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