Obituaries

Andover - HIGGINS, John J. (December 18, 1938 – March 23, 2025) of Andover, formerly of Wakefield, died after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Martin and Mary Higgins of Dorchester, MA.
John is the late husband of Judith (Rafferty) Higgins (Judy) and the father of Mark and Kathy Higgins of Alexandria...

Andover - Joseph Francis Sansivero, 80, of Andover, passed away on March 4, 2025.
Joe was born March 25, 1944, in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Jean Rinaldi Sansivero and Anthony Sansivero, and grew up in Maspeth, NY.
Joe graduated from Grover Cleveland High School, Brooklyn, NY, in 1961, then went on to serve in the...

Andover - Mrs. Joan M. (Hardy) Verrette, age 94, passed away peacefully, at her home, surrounded by her family on Saturday evening, March 8, 2025. Joan was the devoted and loving wife of the late Ernest J. Verrette.
Born in Massachusetts on August 24, 1930, she was the beloved daughter of the late Robert M. and...

Andover - Dr. Bernard J. "Bernie" Daly, Jr., 78, of Andover, MA, passed away peacefully at home on February 19, 2025.
Born on April 17, 1946, in Boston to Dr. Bernard J. and Helen Daly, Bernie grew up in Lawrence and graduated from Central Catholic High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Fairfield...

Salem - On February 15, 2025, Mary Carolyn (Hais) Otto, 82, of Salem, NH (late of Columbus, IN), passed away peacefully, surrounded by her four loving children. After spending her final days with her family at her bedside, Carolyn left to rejoin her beloved late husband, Doug Otto, in a better place.
Carolyn was...

Andover - Mrs. Edna M. (Perry) Powell, a lifelong resident of Andover and beloved wife of the late Robert B. Powell, passed away at the Bear Mountain Nursing Center in Andover on Sunday evening, February 9, 2025. She was 98 years old.
Born in Andover, MA, on March 26, 1926, she was the beloved daughter of the late...

North Andover - Alexandra (Sandy) Leys Rickenbacker passed away February 6th, 2025, in North Andover, MA, after a brief illness.
She was born March 3rd, 1930, to James D. Leys and Gladys Sutton Leys in Yonkers, NY. She spent her entire life in the northeastern states of New York and Massachusetts. She attended The...

Andover - TARDANICO, Donald E., of Andover, formerly of Northport, FL, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2025.
Don was the beloved father of Donna Machado of Raynham and Hon. Carol-Ann Fraser and her husband, Hon. John Fraser, of Andover. Don was also the cherished stepfather of Mariellen Goulding and her...

Andover - It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Alan S. Rosen.
Born on April 4, 1956, in Lowell, MA, Alan spent his life dedicated to his family, friends, and community. He was the beloved husband of Hope Mascott-Rosen of Andover, with whom he shared 38 wonderful years of marriage. Together,...

Andover - Anthony Ira Shaker, 80, of New Seabury, MA, and Naples, Florida, (formerly of Andover, MA), passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025 surrounded by family. Born in Springfield, he was the son of the late Stephanie (Nacewicz) and Anthony J. Shaker. He was the husband of Sandra (Maheu) for 26 years prior to...

Andover - George Stephen Moran, 75, of Andover, MA, passed away surrounded by his family on December 15, 2024, following a brief, courageous battle with cancer.
George was born on March 12, 1949, in Yonkers, NY, to George W. and Katherine (Hayes) Moran. With his Irish roots and a full head of red hair, he was...

Andover - Charlotte Payne Martellini, 93, a longtime resident of Andover, passed away peacefully at Heatherwood Gracious Retirement Living on December 5, 2024. She will be greatly missed.
Charlotte was born in Lawrence, MA, the daughter of Sarah and James Payne, and was the youngest of seven sisters: Ruth Kelly,...

Andover - Lorraine DeLucia, 96, a longtime Andover resident, passed away on November 14, at Edgewood in North Andover, where she received wonderful care for the last six years.
She met her husband, Louis DeLucia, while working at RCA. They married in 1954, had three children and stayed in the same house for 64...

Andover - Mr. Brian P. Winters, Sr., a lifelong resident of Andover and beloved husband of Phyllis P. (Apitz) Winters, passed away at the Lawrence General Hospital in Lawrence on Thursday, October 31, 2024. He was 75 years old.
Born in Lawrence, MA, on March 4, 1949, he was the beloved son of the late John and...

Andover - On October 31, 2024, Ellen Santagati, a longtime resident of Andover, MA and in recent years Naples, FL, passed peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer's at the age of 85. She was the beloved daughter of Albert and Eva (Roy) McSweeney. Ellen grew up in Billerica, MA and attended Billerica Memorial...

Andover - Carrol E. (McKay) Stephens, 84, of Andover, passed away on Friday, October 11th, 2024. Born in Medford, she was the beloved daughter of the late Louis J. and Elizabeth M. (Roberts) McKay. Carrol graduated from Lasell University with an associate's degree in design and later completed the floral design...

Fall River - Odd W. Ryden, 99, of Fall River, MA, formerly of Andover, MA, died on October 8, 2024 surrounded by his family.
Odd was born May 23, 1925 in Helsinki, Finland to Harald and Lissy (Huebsch) Rydgren. At the age of seventeen he was drafted into the Army. He served on the front lines against the Russians...

Lincoln - John Dutton Conant Little of Lincoln, MA, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2024, at age 96.
John was an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Professor of Management Science in the MIT Sloan School. He retired in 2017 after a distinguished career spanning seven...

Quechee - Leon John Davidson of Atkinson, NH, died on September 25 at The Village, White River Junction, VT of natural causes.
John was from Andover, MA, the son of Leon Davidson (Dagdigian) and Agnes Ohanian. He attended Phillips Andover Academy (1949) and Harvard University (1953). Directly after attending...

Andover - Marie H. (Ardito) Flynn, 88, passed away on August 5, 2024 at Mary Immaculate Restorative Center in Lawrence, MA.
Born on January 11, 1936 in Lawrence, MA, she grew up on Prospect Hill. She attended local schools and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1953. She went on to complete course work in...

Nashua - Creative Musician, Watercolor Artist and Lifelong Learner
Josephine Swan Blagden, née Josephine Cutler Stearns Swan and known as, "Jody" died peacefully at age 93, on Monday, September 2, 2024, in Nashua, NH. Jody was intelligent, beautiful, inventive, talented, athletic, funny, gracious, thoughtful and...

Andover - Patricia M. (Carey) Quintal, 87, a longtime resident of Andover, passed away peacefully at her home in Jacksonville, FL, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was surrounded by her loving family.
Patricia was born in Lawrence on July 2, 1937, to the late William and Marguerite (Barry)...

Lawrence - Mrs. M. Lorraine (Richards) Kenney, long-time resident of Lawrence, MA, passed away on Saturday evening, September 14, 2024, at the age of 97. Lorraine was born on August 26, 1927, and raised in Andover during the depression years in what was affectionately known as 'tar-paper village'. She was the eighth...

Chelmsford - Marjorie E. (Swenson) Dishmon, 87, a resident of Chelmsford, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 30, 2024, at Lowell General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late James Dishmon with whom she shared 20 years of marriage until his passing.
She was born in...

Andover - David was the wonderful husband of Debra Nichols for thirty-nine years, amazing father to Katherine Evans and Hannah Landsberg, and proud father-in-law of Bryan Evans and Robert Landsberg. He was the adored "Pops" to grandsons Edward and Grady Evans, and granddaughter Hadley Landsberg.
Born and raised in...

Zelienople - The family of the forever joyful, hopeful, kind, and loving W. Douglas Halsted, III is sad to announce his passing at 89 on July 6, 2024. He completed his remarkable life peacefully, in the company of loving family members. Douglas is survived by his four children (Shorey, Sarah, Nathan, and Bill) and...

Andover - Mrs. Bernadette M.Harris, a longtime resident of Andover, beloved wife of Red Harris and mother of Matt and Todd Harris passed away on July 18, 2024. She was 76 years old.
Born in Medford, MA on May 27, 1948, she was the oldest child of Leonard and Bernadette Fougere. She graduated from Girls Catholic...

North Andover - Louise Abbot, born Roberta Louise Fisher on February 27,1928, died peacefully in her sleep on July 27th at Edgewood, N. Andover. She was 96 years old.
She survived her husband, David Abbot, and her previous 
husband, R. Andrew Fletcher, Jr., with whom she raised her four children, 
Andy III, Bob,...

Andover - Lia Elena Sheehan, 22, of Andover, died Thursday, August 8, 2024, in her home due to a sudden medical emergency. Lia was born in Oceanside, California on February 13, 2002.
She was a graduate of Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. She was employed as a private childcare provider and was in...

Andover - Attorney Howard Martin Berger, 76, of Andover and Harwich, MA. passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 2nd, on Cape Cod, one of his favorite places.
Howard had a profound impact on the lives of many - his loving family, his countless friends, and his loyal clients. He was one-of-a-kind; unfailingly...

Andover - Marie H. (Ardito) Flynn, 88, passed away on August 5, 2024 at Mary Immaculate Restorative Center in Lawrence, MA.
Born on January 11, 1936 in Lawrence, MA, she grew up on Prospect Hill. She attended local schools and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1953. She went on to complete course work in...

Boxford - Cornelius Joseph McCarthy, a beloved husband, father, and pillar of the Merrimack Valley community, passed away peacefully at his home in Boxford, MA on July 10, 2024, at the age of 88.
Born in Methuen, MA, Cornelius was the son of the late George J. McCarthy and Bertha McCarthy, and brother of the late...

Andover - Peter P. Rubenstein, a longtime resident of Andover, MA and the beloved husband of the late Linda H. (Hanson) Rubenstein, died peacefully at Salem Haven Rehab & Hospice in Salem, NH on June 25th.
Peter was born on April 27th, 1932 and raised in Newton, MA.
Peter was the founder and President of Pressure...

Claremont - Donna Cameron Ellsworth, formerly of Andover, passed away on July 4, 2024 at the age of 91.
Donna, the daughter of Catherine and Daniel Cameron, was born and raised in Worcester, MA. After attending Bancroft School in Worcester, she graduated from Centenary University in New Jersey.
After marrying, she...

Andover - Joseph "Jay" Daniel Curley of Andover, MA and formerly of North Andover, MA and Wellesley, MA, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
Loving husband to the late Liz Zeller Curley and son of Joseph D. Curley and Grace S. Curley, Jay was raised in Riverside, CT, where he graduated from the Brunswick School...

Haverhill - Betty A. (Sheeley) Boudreau, 91, a lifelong Andover resident, died on July 3. She was the only child of Russell and Clare (Martini) Sheeley. Betty grew up in Shawsheen Village and lived close to her numerous cousins, aunts and uncles. Some of her favorite childhood memories were playing with her cousins...

Yarmouthport - John Wilson McCusker, 82, of Yarmouthport, MA, and previously Santa Fe, NM, died peacefully in Hingham, MA, following complications of Parkinson's Disease. Known for his fun-loving personality, keen wit, and love of travel and dogs, he lived a full and adventurous life, highlighted by many deep and...

Andover - Mrs. Antoinette E. (DeVellis) Lord, a longtime resident of Andover, Massachusetts, beloved wife of Robert H. Lord and mother of Robert M. Lord and his wife Laura, and loving sister of Thomas DeVellis and his wife Patricia, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024. She was 78 years old.
Born in Somerville,...

N. Andover - Nancy Daniels died after a quiet period of hospice in N. Andover.
She was the proud mother of four children, predeceased by her husband of 40 years, Atty. Al Daniels, Town Counsel of Andover for many years, and her youngest son, Bryant, who died unexpectedly in California; son, Alfred of Boston and...

Stuart - Richard Sheridan O'Hara, MD, was born in New York City, August 3, 1930, to Mabel and Thomas O'Hara.
Raised in Pelham Manor, NY, he spent his professional life in Andover, MA, retiring to Osterville, MA and Palm City FL. Dick was involved in scouting, receiving the coveted Eagle Scout Award. At Pelham HS, he...

North Andover - Richard "Dick" G. Munroe, 91, of North Andover, MA, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024 after a period of declining health, one month shy of his 92nd birthday.
Dick was born in 1932 and raised in Andover, MA. He graduated from Punchard High School in 1950. He met the love of his life, Jane, at...

Andover - Nancy M. Powers (Elden), 61 of Andover, MA passed away Saturday June 1, 2024 at her home after a 3-year courageous battle with ALS.
Nancy is survived by her loving husband of 37 years, Mark. Devoted Mother of Daniel M. Powers, Jennifer E. (Powers) Visconti and her husband Devin, and Jillian M. Powers;...

Andover - Fillback, Wayne E., age 87, of Andover, MA passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at home, surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with cancer.
Wayne was born on October 5, 1936 in Westfield, MA to the late Waino R. Fillback and Loretta (Dauphin) Fillback and grew up in Portland, CT....

Andover - Joan C Hegarty, born April 13th, 1935, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family the evening of May 6th, 2024 in Haverhill, MA, at the age of 89 (32,531 days).
Joan was born in Methuen and raised in Haverhill in a farmhouse right on the New Hampshire border where she could see the northern lights...

Andover - Shirley J. Stratton, 91, passed away peacefully at Seacrest Nursing & Rehab in Gloucester, MA on April 21, 2024.
Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was the daughter of Margaret Stratton-Petrus.
Shirley grew up in the Buffalo, NY area with her brother Edgar Stratton and stepbrothers Bob and Bruce, and...

Hanover, New Hampshire, Formerly Andover - Mr. Phidias G. Dantos, of Hanover, New Hampshire, and cherished husband of Alice (Norris) Dantos,.
Born in Andover, Massachusetts, on January 27, 1933, he was the adored son of the late George and Evgenia (Gounaris) Dantos. Phidias graduated from Punchard High School in...

Andover - Dad was born in Methuen, Massachusetts on August 2, 1937. He was raised on Haggetts Pond Road in Andover by his parents, Andrew and Grace Innes. He spent his entire life in Andover. In his early years, he worked summer jobs on the farms of West Andover. In the early 1950's, He attended Phillips Academy in...

Bolton - William-Ernesto "Bill" Martin of Bolton, MA passed away peacefully on March 31, 2024, with his family lovingly by his side.
Bill was born on December 28, 1970, to devoted parents William and Laura Martin of Andover, MA.
He is survived by his daughter, Neve Martin, whom he affectionately called "Bucko,"...

Andover - Dr. J. David Davis, beloved husband, father, grandfather, professor, coach, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on December 10, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was 90 years old, having lived one decade for each inning of his favorite pastime.
"Doc" as he was affectionately known, wasn't...

Andover - Mrs. Kathleen C. (Mahoney) Sheehy, a longtime resident of Andover and beloved wife of the late Augustine P. "Gus" Sheehy, passed away following a long illness at the Nevins Nursing Center in Methuen on Sunday morning, March 17, 2024. She was 90 years old.
Kathleen was born in Chicopee, MA on April 2, 1933,...

Houston - Steven Druth, formerly of Andover, MA, passed away surrounded by loved ones on February 26, 2024.
Steven was born May 5, 1964, to Marcia (Rubin) and Gerald Druth. Steven will be deeply missed by his wife, Tina Borges-Druth, his children, Alec and Emma (Lam) Druth, and Aliya Victoriya Druth and her partner...

Andover - Jean Comstock passed away on January 22, 2024 at the age of 81.
She was born to Wendell and Verna White on June 28, 1942 and grew up in Cape Elizabeth, ME. Jean attended Wheelock College in Boston and earned her B.A. in Early Childhood Education in 1964.
After graduation, Jean taught 3rd grade before...

Andover - Richard A. Merola, 87, of Andover, passed away peacefully at his home with his loving family at his side.
Richard was born November 16, 1936, in Evertte MA to the late Nicholas and Vera (Venerie) Merola.
Richard served with the Coast Guard Reserve and loved being on the water. After moving to Andover, he...

Andover - Myron (Mike) A. Tucker, age 88, passed away after a long illness on January 23, 2024 in Andover, MA.
He was born to Mollie and Reuben Tucker in Boston, MA. He was a graduate of Boston University and active in leadership positions in the textbook and magazine publishing industry. He was involved in his...

Andover - Georgia Elizabeth Stanley, 90 and a life-long Andover resident, passed away on December 30, 2023 at Bear Mountain Skilled Nursing in Andover.
Georgia was born on March 25, 1933, the only child of George A. and Priscilla Cutler Stanley. She lived a good portion of her life at 61 Porter Road, an iconic...

Andover - Jeanne "Jeannie" Patrice (DuCett) DeLisio, of Andover, MA, passed peacefully at her youthful age of 98, after a brief illness, at her home, as she always wished, and with her loving, devoted family gathered around at her bedside.
Jeanne was born in Revere, MA to parents Jeanne B. (DuCett) Crowley and Earle...

Bedford - Regina Ann Sullivan of Bedford, NH, formerly of Andover, MA, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2023, at the age of 89.
Born on February 6, 1934, in Medford, MA. Regina was the only child of Regina (Welch) and Francis Fitzpatrick.
Affectionately known as "Mom", "Tootsie", and "Gigi" to her family. She...

Andover - John Thomas (Tom) Heislein formally of Andover, MA passed away on December 15,2023 at Edgewood Retirement Community in North Andover, MA.
Tom was born February 11,1930 in Rochester, NY, the son of Harry P. Heislein and Muriel Catherine (Popp) Heislein.
He originally was a resident of Irondequoit, NY and...

North Eastham - Evelyn A. Mullen, 96, died Monday, December 11, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital.
She was born in Andover, MA on June 23, 1927 to the late Benjamin L. and Stephanie (Smith) Locke. Evelyn attended Andover public schools and was the salutatorian of her Punchard High class of 1944. She was employed for over 35...