Margaret Wilkins, 90, of Hampton Beach, NH, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at The High Pointe House in Haverhill, MA. She was the devoted wife of the late Phillip B. Wilkins. Margaret was born in Somerville, MA April 6, 1929 the daughter of the late Dennis and Margaret (Fenneley) Lordan. She was raised in Somerville, MA and graduated from Somerville High School. Margaret was a proud graduate of Radcliffe College in Cambridge, MA. She was employed for several years at...

Joan B. (Donahue) Tranfaglia, 78, of West Newbury, MA, passed away peacefully Friday, January 10, 2020 at The High Pointe House in Haverhill. She was the devoted wife of George P. Tranfaglia, Jr. Joan was born in Winthrop, MA, July 27, 1941, the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothea (Strunk) Donahue. She was raised in Winthrop and graduated from Winthrop High School. Joan was a former resident of East Boston and a graduate of Boston State. She was employed for 25 years as an elementary...

Edward Anthony Flanagan, a longtime Haverhill resident, born to Edward James Flanagan and Elizabeth (Ross) Flanagan in Bradford, passed away on December 31, 2019 at his home in Lakeland, FL, surrounded by his loved ones.  Ed was a lifelong musician and educator who played most of the woodwinds, beginning with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the University of New Hampshire.  He served in the U.S. Army Band at West Point, playing clarinet and baritone saxophone,...

Leslie D. “Les” Alby, 71 of Franklin, NH (Formerly of Groveland) passed away peacefully, Thursday, December 19, 2019 at The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital in Lebanon, NH. Les was born May 28, 1948 in Haverhill, MA the son of late Donald A. and Frances (Hardy) Alby. He was raised in Groveland and graduated from Pentucket Regional High School. Les later graduated from Northern Essex Community College, University of Missouri and received his Master’s Degree from Suffolk...

Johnny A. Coombes, Jr. 58, of Georgetown, MA, passed away peacefully, Sunday,  November 24, 2019 at the Highpoint Hospice House.  He was the son of Sara Godfrey and John Coombes and step son of Joseph Godfrey- all who went ahead to bring him home when the time came.  He leaves behind his older sister Tina Harrington and her husband Jeff Harrington and their family, his favorite brother, Barry Coombes and his family and finally his beloved little sister Tracey McCormick and her...

Charles M. Stuckey, 68, of Merrimac, MA passed away peacefully, Saturday, November 9, 2019. He was the devoted husband of Ellen L. (Giggey) Stuckey. Charles was born in Mechanicsburg, PA, April 7, 1951 the son of the late Earl and Alice Stuckey. He was raised in Pennsylvania and graduated from West Perry High School. Charles was employed in the Retail Vitamin business for over 40 years. Most recently, he was working with “Vitamin Shop” in Seabrook, NH. Charles was a simple and...

William M. Anderson, 63, of Salisbury, MA passed away peacefully, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, MA. He was surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born in Chelsea, MA, June 10, 1956, the son of Dorothy (Whalen) and the late Hubert Anderson. He was a graduate of Stevens High School in Claremont, NH. Bill was employed for over 22 years with The United States Postal Service as a letter carrier. He was a proud member of The N.A.L.C. (National Association of...

Lucy M. Wyman, 88, of Amesbury, formerly of Haverhill MA, passed away peacefully, Friday, September 20, 2019 at The  Merrimack Valley Health Center in Amesbury, MA. She was the devoted wife of the late Edwin C. Wyman. Lucy was born in Newburyport, January 12, 1931 the daughter of the late Albert and Dorothy (Abbott) Ellery. She spent her early years in Newburyport and attended local schools. After traveling, she settled in Haverhill, MA where she married the love of her life and raised...

Brian R. Roche, 59, of Groveland, MA passed away, Sunday, September 15, 2019 in Cagayan De Oro in the Philippines. He was the loving father of Tori L. Roche. Brian was born in Haverhill, MA  May 6, 1960, the son of John and Esther (Blaisdell) Roche. He was raised in Groveland and graduated from Pentucket High School. Brian honorably served his nation in The United States Army before becoming an engineer. He was employed for several years as an engineer for Mark Richey of Newburyport....

Marguerite M. (Fiorello) LaBranche, 97, of Newton NH passed away peacefully, Thursday, September 12, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph P. LaBranche. Marguerite was born in Haverhill, MA July 24, 1922 the daughter of the late Rocco and Mary E. Fiorello. She was raised on Groveland Street in Haverhill and graduated from Haverhill High School. Marguerite enjoyed ceramics, camping and time with family. Always having a giving heart, she much loved...