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Stephanie A. (Snow) DeFrancesco

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

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

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...

Wayne A. Sanborn

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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,...

Mary "Joan" (Corey) Tindle

Mary "Joan" (Corey) Tindle

Jan 4, 2025

Mary “Joan” (Corey) Tindle, aged 90, passed away at her home on January 4, 2025. She is survived by her son, Doug and his wife, Julie of Milton, Georgia and her daughter-in-law, Joanne Tindle of Salisbury. She was a loving grandmother to Robert and wife, Kayla, William and wife, Kristina, Michael, Jack, George and Lauren; and great-grandmother to Stella, Lillian...

Cecilia A Jameson

Cecilia A Jameson

Jan 4, 2025

Cecilia (Ritchie) Jameson, age 86, passed peacefully at her home in Haverhill, surrounded by the love of her family. She was the devoted wife of Richard J. Jameson, with whom she had been married for 63 years. 

Born in Haverhill, November 12, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Napoleon Ritchie and Lucille (Valente) Ritchie and was a graduate of...

Margaret A. Gynan

Margaret A. Gynan

Jan 4, 2025

Margaret A. Gynan, age 66, of Brentwood, NH, passed peacefully at the Rockingham County Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. 

Born in Newburyport, July 16, 1958, “Peggy” as she was known by many, was one of two daughters of the late Nicholas and Doris N. (LaPierre) Gynan, and was a graduate of Winnacunnet High School, Class of 1976, then went on...

Dorothy Diane Germanowski

Dorothy Diane Germanowski

Jan 4, 2025

Dorothy Diane Germanowski (known to all as, “Diane”) passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday afternoon, surrounded by family members. She succumbed to a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.  

Diane was an interior designer and taught History at Salem State College. She also was a top selling realtor for over 20 years, selling many homes in the Amesbury/Newburyport and Southern...

Wayne E Gardner

Wayne E Gardner

Dec 31, 2024

Wayne Gardner, 78, of Amesbury, passed away surrounded by his loving family on December 31. 2024. 

Wayne was born in Amesbury to Raymond A. Gardner and Zelma F. (Slye) Gardner. The family moved to Newburyport where he grew up and attended the Kelley School and Newburyport High. He served 6 years in the U.S Coast Guard and upon discharge accepted a...

David James Powers

David James Powers

Dec 31, 2024

David James “Dave” Powers’ Story 

David James “Dave” Powers, 65, of Kingston, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2024, in Exeter, New Hampshire. Dave was born on November 28, 1959, in Bath, Maine. 

David shared 35 wonderful years of marriage with his devoted wife, Debra Friede Powers. He was predeceased by his parents, George H. Powers and Ferne Ellen (Harriman)...

Dennis J. Guilmette

Dennis J. Guilmette

Dec 27, 2024

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Dennis J. Guilmette, age 59, of Salisbury, formerly of Amesbury, who passed on Friday, December 27, 2024, with his family by his side. He was the devoted husband of Lisa J. Guilmette and they have been each others best friends for forty years. 

Born in Amesbury, April 6, 1965, Dennis...

Curtis L. Gerrish

Curtis L. Gerrish

Dec 20, 2024

Curt Gerrish, 88

Rochester Electronics, CEO

Philanthropist 

 

Newburyport native Curt Gerrish, founder and CEO of Rochester Electronics, passed away peacefully in his home on December 20 at the age of 88.

Born at Anna Jaques Hospital on August 14, 1936, Curt lived in Newburyport for the first 28 years of his life before eventually settling in Ipswich, where he lived for 24 years with...

Barbara B. (Connell) Brodie

Barbara B. (Connell) Brodie

Dec 19, 2024

Barbara B. (Connell) Brodie, age 100, longtime resident of Merrimac, MA, passed peacefully at her home in Merrimac on December 19, 2024. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Norman H. Brodie.   

Born in Haverhill, MA on March 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Minnie (Moses) Connell. She was a faithful Catholic and a member...

Kenneth C. Ray

Kenneth C. Ray

Dec 18, 2024

Kenneth C. Ray Sr., of Plaistow, NH, age 88, passed away on Wednesday morning, December 18, 2024, at Lawrence General Hospital. He was the devoted husband of 37 years, to his wife Marlene F. (Marchand) Ray. 

Born in Haverhill, MA on June 8, 1936, he was the son of James C. Ray Jr. and Irene Ray of Haverhill, MA. 

Kenneth was a...

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