Obituaries

Artist, educator, and yoga instructor, Susanna Harwood Rubin died peacefully on March 28 after living for years with metastatic breast cancer.
Susanna was born October 28, 1966 in Summit, NJ to parents Aline Harwood Rubin and Hal Rubin. She grew up in Andover, MA where she graduated from the Pike School and...

After a full life of 96 years, Shirley Rita (Fern) Levinson passed away peacefully on March 10, 2026. Shirley grew up in New London, Connecticut and lived in New York City after college, then spent most of her adult life in Massachusetts. For the past several years she was a resident at Newbridge Hebrew Senior Life....

Lawrence Keith Wangerin, age 88, of Methuen, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 10, 2026.
Born on November 16, 1937 in Rochester, NY, he was a devoted husband to Gail Beaven Wangerin of Pojac Point, RI, a loving father to Rebecca Wangerin-Wolfe of Reading, MA, and Benjamin P....

Viktoria Anna Pomerantz, age 89, of Andover MA, passed away on 11 April 2025 following a heart attack. She was known to her friends as Vici.
Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Rudolf and Käthe Wohlrab, Vici was known for her deep love of her family and home. Vici left Germany in 1957 to start a new life in the...

It is with profound sadness, we announce the passing of Carole Gargalowitz on February 18, 2026.
She was a beloved wife to Ronald, a devoted mother to Mark, Paul, and Christine, and a cherished grandmother to Mike, Michelle, Sarah, and Andrew. She also shared a special bond with her sisters, Hillary and...

Richard "Dick" Muller, 73, of Andover, MA, passed away on February 23, 2026, surrounded by his wife and three daughters after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on October 4, 1952, in Andover, he was the beloved son of the late Herbert and Ruth Muller.
Dick is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Ann...

Peter Anthony Ruocco, a brilliant electrical engineer, World War II veteran, and devoted family man, passed away at the age of 97 on Thursday, January 29th, 2026. Universally admired by his peers and associates, Peter was known as a lifelong energetic producer, who deeply appreciated the value of time and the...

Jack Flynn built grandfather clocks and custom cradles; he fixed machines, appliances, broken doors and busted stairs; he made futures for his children and remade the world of possibility for kids looking for an education and a fair chance in Lawrence; he wrote history books and solved puzzles; he partnered with...

Charlotte Miriam (Kremer) Artenstein, age 84, a resident of Reading, formerly of Andover, passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on Thursday, February 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Richard David Artenstein who passed away in 2015.
She was born in Lowell on December...

Dolores J. Carroll of Andover, MA, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on January 29, 2026.
Dolores J. Calla was born in Johnsonburg, PA on the 29th of July 1927, the eighth of thirteen children of John and Teresa Calla, immigrants from Sierra San Bruno, Italy. She graduated from St....

Dr. Andre J. Paradis, a longtime resident of Andover and beloved husband of Anne M. (Hurley) Paradis, passed away at his home in Andover on Monday evening, January 19, 2026, surrounded by family. He was 92 years old.
Dr. Paradis was born and raised in New Bedford, MA, the son of Maurice W. and Evelina (Mailloux)...

Mrs. Suzanne J. Stephens, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love, service, and quiet strength.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, Whitman "Garry" Stephens; her cherished son, Whitman "Peter" Stephens; her parents; and her sister, Carol Thomas.
She is survived by her three...