Norma Louise (Tegos) Lavalley, 79, of Haverhill, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, with her loving family by her side at Massachusetts General Hospital, after a brief illness.Born in Swampscott, she was the daughter of the late, Stergios and Gladys (Neeley) Tegos. As a child, her family moved to Haverhill, where she attended Haverhill Public Schools and was a graduate of Haverhill High School, Class of 1949.Mrs. Lavalley began her career at the Western Electric Co. when it was located in Haverhill. She then left the Western and began raising her family. Family was everything to her. She watched her children grow and start their own families. She then resumed her career as a Pie baker at Mann Orchards in Methuen for over 10 years, retiring in 1998.She leaves her beloved husband of 60 years, Robert R. Lavalley, of Haverhill a son, Robert Lavalley, of Redwood City, Calif. two daughters and their husbands, Debra and Thomas Gagne, of Salisbury, and Lisa and Brian Toohey, of Plaistow, N.H. eight cherished grandchildren, Joshua Gagne and his wife Allison, Adam Gagne and his wife, Katelyn, Phillip Gagne and his fiancee, Cailynn Wirtz, Brian, Cameron, and Austin Toohey, Rose and Rae Lavalley three great-grandchildren, Troy, Brooke, and Morgan Gagne a brother and sister-in-law, Stergios and Margaret Tegos, of Lebanon, Tenn. and nieces and nephews.ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Wednesday, from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125), Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery, 750 Broadway (Route 97), Haverhill. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice. www.comeaufuneral.com.
Add Comment