Obituaries

Haverhill – Amelia M. (Alicea) Baez, 68, of Haverhill, wife of Antonio Baez, passed away January 20, 2022 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Thelmo and Amalia M. (Torres) Alicea. She lived in Baltimore, New York, Puerto Rico and settled in…...

Plaistow, NH – Roland E. Plourde, 69, husband of Jody (Chisnall) Plourde, of Plaistow, formerly of Haverhill, passed away at the Holy Family Hospital in Methuen after being stricken suddenly at his residence. Born in Methuen he was the son of the late, Roland C. and Therese (Proulx) Plourde. Raised…...

Llyod R. “Chub” Smith 66 passed away February 20, 2022 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton, MA. Born in Haverhill MA, he was the son of the late Robert Smith and Delmar (Butcher) Smith of Haverhill. He was raised and educated in the Haverhill area. Chub worked as a mason…...

Pelham, NH – Jason E. Boch, 47, beloved husband of Valerie J. (Chabot) and beloved father of Emma, passed away suddenly February 14, 2022. Born in Haverhill, he was the son of the late Thomas Boch and Anne (Boch) Pettengill. He was raised and educated in the Haverhill school system.…...

Haverhill – Antoinette F. (Lacroix) Crepeau, 83, wife of the late Paul H. Crepeau, passed away February 14, 2022. Born in Haverhill, she was the daughter of the late Leopold and Irene (Fortier) Lacroix. Raised in Haverhill, she was a graduate of St. James High School, Class of 1956. Antoinette…...

Clifton J. “Cliff” “Jay” Perkins, 60, husband of Linda (Dondero) Perkins, passed away February 14, 2022 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. Born in Haverhill, son of the late Lee R. and Evelyn M. (Kristiansen) Perkins. He attended Whittier Vocational High School and was a graduate in the Class of…...

Plaistow, NH – Francis B. Royea, 91, passed away February 13, 2022 at Avita Healthcare in Newburyport. Born in Quebec, Canada, he was the son of the late Napoleon and Florence (Desmaris) Royea. He was a graduate of Haverhill Trade School, Class of 1950. Francis worked in the Haverhill area…...

Haverhill – Rose Marie (Deblois) Beaudry, 65, wife of Lawrence Beaudry, passed away after a long illness on February 13, 2022 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. Born in Haverhill, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Patricia (Kenney) Deblois. Raised in Haverhill, she was a graduate of…...

Newton, NH Norman Robert Phaneuf, only child of Lucien E. Phaneuf and Juliette A. (Dufour) Phaneuf; and stepson to Maria Louise Beauregard, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022.  He was a father of seven children, a grandfather of eight grandchildren, and was lucky enough to see the first Great Grandchild…...

Bradford – Kevin J. Francis, 68, husband of Nancy (Nielsen) Francis, passed away from Covid on February 4, 2022 at Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill. Born in Haverhill, he was the son of the late Bernard C. and Mildred I. (McGibbon) Francis. Raised in Haverhill, he attended Burnham School and…...