Haverhill – John M. “Mike” Page, 70, loving husband of Pauline M. (Desilets) Page for 44 years passed away on Monday, September 14th at the Merrimack Valley Hospice surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Salem, MA he was the son of the late Oliver J. and Ida M. (Deshais) Page. John attended Beverly High Trade School, Class of 1963 and worked as a printer by trade for over fifty years. He was an outdoorsman who loved to go camping and hiking with family and friends. Mike was witty and fun loving and was known to have a great sense of humor. He had a way to make everyone he encountered feel comfortable. He enjoyed working on cars and doing odd jobs around the house. Mike found joy spending his time being home, in the yard with his family, and at his camp in Ashland, New Hampshire.In addition to his loving wife he leaves his children, Michelle J. “Shelby” Page and her companion Andrew Dern of Salem, NH Marc J. Page of Merrimac and Denise (Page) Pigeon and her husband Andrew of Bradford a brother in law, David “Jeff” Vincent of Plainville, NY three grandchildren, Noah Andrew, Emilia Marie, and Oliver John Pigeon, brother and sisters in law, Robert Thurk, of Oklahoma City, OK, Andre and Janine Doucet, of Sherbrooke, Canada, Theresa Desilets, of St. Albert, Canada, Andre Desilets and his companion, Heather Aizley, of Peabody, Henri Paul Desilets and his wife, Marie France Gauthier, of Davelyville, Canada, and Monique Story, of Merrimac and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Dorothy Vincent and sister in law, Henriette Thurk.Friends and family are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Thursday, September 17th from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main Street, Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery, 96 Salem Street, Haverhill. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360 Merrimack Street, Lawrence, MA 01843 or The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, 1317 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com
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