Forest Lawn Obituaries
Ronald Paul Smithell
Mar 24, 2012
Ronald P. Smithell, 55 of Atkinson, died Saturday morning, March 24, 2012 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry.Born, raised and educated in Malden, son of the late Dominic and Louise (Ruggerio) Smithell, he graduated from Malden High School with the Class of 1975. As a child and young man, he enjoyed spending his summers at the family vacation home at...
Scott Edward Wieland
Mar 19, 2012
Scott Edward Wieland, age 57 of Danville, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday March 19, 2012.He was born on July 7, 1954 in Bloomfield, NJ the son of Fredrick E. and Frances C. (Kale) Wieland. He was raised and educated in Peterborough, NH.Scott served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era and was honorably discharged.Scott worked...
David P. Carey
Mar 12, 2012
Port Orange, FL - David P. Carey, 54 of Port Orange, FL passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 after an 8 month battle with Ewings Sarcoma. He passed in the company of his loving family.He was born in Haverhill MA, and grew up in Plaistow, NH. A longtime resident of Plaistow, NH he worked for Lucent Technologies for roughly 25 years...
Mary E. Maslowski
Mar 10, 2012
Haverhill: Mary E. (Srybny) Maslowski, 98, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, following a brief illness.Daughter of the late Walter and Sophie (Guscora) Srybny, she attended the Hannah Duston School and Haverhill High School and was employed as a fancy stitcher in the local shoe industry.Mrs. Maslowski worked...
Frances L. Dandurant
Mar 8, 2012
East Hampstead, NH: Frances L. (Chase) Dandurant, 83, died March 8, 2012 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House.Born and raised in Haverhill, MA, daughter of the late LeRoy and Loretta (Russell) Chase, she attended local schools and was a 1946 graduate of Haverhill High School. A former resident of Atkinson, she moved to East Hampstead several years ago.Throughout her career Mrs....
Elmer E. Ratte
Mar 7, 2012
Groveland, MA: Elmer E. Ratte, 79, Retired Deputy Police Chief for the City of Haverhill, died March 7, 2012 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House after a long battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.Born in Haverhill on March 7, 1933, the youngest son of the late Elmer E. and Florence A. (O -Brien) Ratta, he attended Haverhill Schools and graduated from Haverhill...
Patricia A. Mcpherson
Mar 7, 2012
Calais, ME: Patricia "Tricia"' (Donovan) McPherson, 61, passed away on March 7, 2012 after a short illness at Calais Regional Hospital. Tricia was the widow of Michael McPherson, a former selectman of Plaistow, NH and a former member of the city council of Calais, Maine, who passed away in January of 2000.Tricia was born in Haverhill, MA on March 17, 1950 and...
Paul W. Rombola
Mar 7, 2012
Hampstead, NH: Paul W. Rombola, 76, died March 7, 2012 at Greenbrier Nursing Home in Nashua, NH.Born and raised in Norwood, MA, son of the late Anthony and Mary Rombola, he was educated in local schools and was a 1954 graduate of Norwood High School where he was a member of the championship hockey team. He was a former resident of Salem,...
Joseph J. Sawtell
Mar 5, 2012
Plaistow, NH: Joseph J. Sawtell, 31, died March 5, 2012 in Concord, NH.Born in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of Shirley (Cook) Sawtell and step'son of Richard White both of Plaistow, and son of Donald Sawtell of Cambridge. He was educated in Haverhill Public Schools and attended Haverhill High School where he was a member of the Junior Varsity hockey...
Leona M. Raymond
Mar 2, 2012
Salem, NH: Leona M. (Noury) Raymond, long time resident of Plaistow, NH, passed away on March 2, 2012 at Salem Haven. Leona was born in Haverhill, MA on February 4, 1918 to the late Alfred J. Noury Sr. and Emma (Bell) Noury.She was particularly proud of having been a member of the Philomatheon Honor Society as a student at Haverhill High School. Leona...
Dale C. Stauffer
Mar 1, 2012
North Andover: Dale C. Stauffer, 78, of North Andover and formerly of Plaistow, NH, died March 1, 2012 at The Oxford in Haverhill.Born in Johnsville, Maryland, son of the late Omer and Annie (Blacksten) Stauffer, he moved to Somerville, MA, and graduated from Somerville High School in 1951. He served in the U.S.Army as a member of the Army of...
Owen A. Fairbanks
Feb 27, 2012
Atkinson: U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer (Ret.) Owen A. Fairbanks Jr., 93, died February 27, 2012 at Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill, Massachusetts.Born in Springfield, MA, son of the late Owen A. and Florence (Diehl) Fairbanks, he graduated from Springfield High School and served as a young man in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Chief Fairbanks began his thirty-two year career with...
Catherine V. Zingg
Feb 25, 2012
Atkinson, NH: Catherine V. (Happe) Zingg, 90, died February 25, 2012 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, MA.Born in Basking Ridge, NJ, daughter of the late F. Boyd and Helen (Sherren) Happe, she was educated in Bernardsville, NJ and graduated with Bernards High School's Class of 1940.A file clerk at Prudential Insurance in Newark, NJ and Bell Labs...
Michele S. Dugdale
Feb 23, 2012
Michele S. (Roberge) Dugdale, 55, died February 23, 2012 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House.Born in Lawrence, daughter of the late Lucien and Bernadette (Quinn) Roberge, she was raised and educated in Salem, NH and was a graduate of Salem High School's Class of 1975. She later attended Nursing School.Mrs. Dugdale worked for twenty-three years at AT&T, Lucent; Alcatel where she...
Olive B. Pitkin
Feb 21, 2012
Olive B. (Duchemin) Pitkin, 81, died February 21, 2012 at Prescott House in North Andover.Born in Haverhill, daughter of the late Oliver and Wilhelmina (William) Duchemin, she was educated in Haverhill schools and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1948.Mrs. Pitkin was first employed in the local shoe industry and later worked over twenty years at...
Leo R. Sansoucie
Feb 15, 2012
Haverhill, MA: Leo R. Sansoucie, 84, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Wingate at Haverhill.Born and raised in Haverhill, son of the late Leo E. and Eva (Girard) Sansoucie, he attended local schools and graduated from Haverhill High School and Haverhill Trade School in 1945. He first worked at Western Electric Co. in North Andover and later was employed as a printer...
Benjamin J. Sadewicz
Feb 14, 2012
Plaistow, NH: Benjamin J. Sadewicz, 92, died February 14, 2012 at Exeter Hospital with his family by his side.Born and raised in Lawrence, MA, son of the late Stanley and Sophie (Gesnakowska) Sadewicz, he attended local schools and was a graduate of Lawrence High School's Class of 1937. He served as a Seaman Second Class; Motor Machinist's Mate in the U.S. Coast...
Margaret B. Gouin
Feb 10, 2012
Mrs. Margaret B. (LaBranche) Gouin, 92, of Ocean Boulevard, Hampton and formerly of Douglas St., Haverhill, MA, died Friday, February 10, 2012, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, NH.Born in Haverhill, MA, daughter of the late Joseph E. LaBranche and Alice (Jolivet) (LaBranche) Aurrichio, she attended St. Joseph's Grammar School, Haverhill High School and the Chelsea Naval Hospital School of...
Jane E. Cole
Feb 10, 2012
Mrs. Jane E. (Turner) Cole, 77, of Atkinson, NH, died peacefully on Friday, February 10, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Catherine (Leatham) Turner. Raised in Richmond, VA, she attended Richmond Business College. She worked as a Secretary at the University of Maine and was the longtime Administrative...
Harold E. Paynter
Feb 6, 2012
Harold E. "Ed"' Paynter, 82, of Methuen, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at the Nevins Home.Born in Medford, son of the late Harold and Laura (Profitt) Paynter, he was raised in Saugus and graduated from Saugus High School in 1949. He was employed as a design draftsman first at Raytheon Co. and later at Sanders Associates in Nashua, retiring in...