All Obituaries

Reverend Father Harold Francis Lawson, 88, passed away peacefully, Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Regina Cleri Residence in Boston, MA. Father Lawson was born in Haverhill MA, February 18. 1933, the son of the late, Harold M. and Gertrude (Loughlin) Lawson. He was a longtime resident of Haverhill and a member of the first class to graduate from all eight grades at Sacred Hearts School in Bradford, MA. Father Lawson graduated from Haverhill High School in 1950, attended Merrimack College for one...

Scott K. McDowell, 57, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 29, 2021 in the comfort of his lakefront home. He was the beloved husband of Sally L. Story.      Born in Buffalo, New York on June 22, 1963, he was the son of Leon W. McDowell, the late Betty J. (Bethune) McDowell, and the stepson of Catherine Marie McDowell of Vero Beach, FL      He had resided in Beverly before moving to Chebacco Lake in Essex 3 years ago. He was a graduate of...

Georgia M. (Chagaris) Shea, 86, of Newburyport, MA (Formerly of Cambridge and Haverhill) passed away peacefully, Tuesday May 18, 2021 at Port Healthcare Center in Newburyport, MA. She was the wife of the late, Robert C. Shea, Sr. Georgia was born in Cambridge, MA, March 15, 1935, the daughter of the late, Arthur and Sophia (Tellegan) Chagaris. Her parents were immigrants from Greece that raised her in Cambridge where she attended local schools. Georgia would later graduate from...

Charles E. Waites, 68 of Lawrence, formerly of North Andover and Haverhill passed away peacefully, Thursday, April 22, 2021. Charles was born July 3, 1952 in Brookline, MA, the son of the late, Charles V. Waites and Marion (Turkotte) Waites. He was raised in North Andover and was a graduate of Greater Lawrence Vocational -Technical High School. Charles was a skilled machinist having been employed with MKS Instruments in Lawrence, MA. He will forever be remembered as the keeper of the...

Harry N. Robinson, Jr., 90, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully, Saturday, March 20, 2021. Harry was born in Cambridge, MA, February 7, 1931 the son of the late Harry N. Robinson, Sr. and Clara (Forrest) Robinson. He will be dearly missed by his adoring family. Harry was raised in the south shore of Massachusetts and attended local schools. He honorably served his nation during the Korean War in the United States Air Force. Harry was a longtime member of the American Legion Post #34 in...

Darren J. Luscomb, 52, of Haverhill, passed away, Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Beverly Hospital. He was the devoted husband to Stacey Luscomb. Darren was born April 18, 1968 in Beverly, MA the son of Linda (Denno) Luscomb and the late Dean Luscomb. He was raised in Middleton and was a graduate of Masconomet Regional High School.  Darren was employed for several years with Bostik Incorporated as a Chemical Reactor Operator. He was an avid fan of Star Wars and enjoyed collecting...

Robert L. “Bob” MacArthur, 83, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully, Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Robert was born, October 8, 1937 in Lawrence, MA. He was the son of the late Lee MacArthur and Lillian (Bryson) MacArthur. Robert was a graduate of North Andover High School and was later employed as a Machinist. Robert (Bob) reported that he had no family and would add “who needs family”.  Bob was a man who easily made...

Barbarajeanne Belcher Morgan, 40, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 5, 2021 at her home.      Born in Boston on November 28, 1980 she was the beloved daughter of Linda J. Morgan. A graduate of the Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH, she has resided in Haverhill for the past six years.      In addition to her mother, she is survived by her cherished daughter, Gianna M. Samataro; two brothers, Joseph M. and Darius M. Mahseni; grandparents, Margaret M....

Lucy B. Johnson, 97, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully, Monday, February 1, 2021 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. Lucy was born in Haverhill, February 20, 1923 the daughter of the late Sebastian and Mary (Santos) Grasso. She was the last surviving child of their eight children.   Lucy was a lifelong resident of Haverhill and attended local schools.  During World War II, she worked for the war effort at The Boston Naval Shipyard. The United States Military employed Lucy as a...

Forest A. Rogers, Jr., 93, died Saturday, January 23, 2021 in the Beverly Hospital following a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Thelma N. (Anderson) Rogers who died in 2014.      Born in Lowell on November 27, 1927, he was the son of the late Forest A. and Frances M. (Carlson) Rogers. After graduating from Chelmsford High School, Forest enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the Occupation forces in Japan following World War II. He was honorably...