Roy Robert Houde, 88, of Salem, New Hampshire passed away at home on May 22, 2020 after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Elaine (Connors) Houde and father of Steven and wife Lynne, Thomas and wife Anne, David and wife Susan, and Michael and wife Jo-Ann Houde. He was the treasured grandfather of Rebecca, Steven Jr., Ryan, Daniel, Sarah, Brianna, Scott, Heather, Nathaniel, and Christopher and great-grandfather of Brett, Ivy, Fallyn, Kamden, Colby, Ysabelle, Julianne, Hailey,...

George J. Pantazopoulos, 86, of Salem, NH, passed away on May 21, 2020 while in his sleep at Wingate at Haverhill Nursing Home after several years of declining health from Lewy body dementia and cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Chryssa Pantazopoulos, and his children John Pantazopoulos and his wife Nancy Pantazopoulos of Salem, NH, and Kathy Coufos and her husband Stephan Coufos of Salem, NH. He is also survived by his four grandchildren: George Pantazopoulos,...

Douglas Phillip Crooker – Hampstead, NH Douglas P. Crooker, age 69 of Hampstead, NH former longtime resident of Lynn and Ipswich, MA passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.  He was born on June 11, 1950 in Lynn the son of the late Joseph P. and Verlie E. (Merrill) Crooker.  He was raised in Lynn, MA and was a graduate of Lynn Public Schools.  He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era and was honorably...

William H. Guay – Londonderry, NH William H Guay, 88, passed away in Manchester, NH on May 16, 2020.  Bill, also known by many as “Grampy Bill”, was born in Lawrence, MA. He graduated from Lawrence High, Merrimack College and later served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict. He worked for Wonder Bread from 1955-1969 and retired from Merrill Lynch in 1999.  Bill was a “Charter Member” of the Methuen Knights of...

James Edward Rowe, Sr. – Salem, NH James (Jim) was born in Malden, MA on August 10, 1929.  He passed away peacefully at Greystone Farms in Salem, NH. on May 14, 2020.  He was a lifelong resident of Stoneham, MA. He was the beloved husband of the late Lois (Sleeper) and devoted son of William and Matilda (Tillie LaPointe) Rowe. He is preceded in death by his two sisters and two brothers. He was a longtime loving companion to the late Anita Mobilia. Jim is survived by his...

Florence M. LeBlanc – Salem, NH Florence M. LeBlanc age 95 of Salem, NH passed away on Wednesday, May 13th at Salem Haven Nursing Home in Salem, NH.  She was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on October 19, 1924 the daughter of the late, Jean Leander and Sadie Surette.  She was the youngest of 11 children  and she came to the United States in the early 1950s. She settled in Brighton, Massachusetts and worked as a school cafeteria lunch lady for many years....

Kathryn “Kathy” Foley a lifelong resident of Stoneham, MA passed away May 8, 2020 peacefully at the age of 61. Kathy was born June 13, 1958 to the late Claire and Richard Cronin. She was the wife of the late Laurence Foley. Kathy worked for the YMCA for many years. She loved working with children, reading stories, and making crafts for them to enjoy. Anyone who met Kathy knew she had a heart of gold. She was funny, kind, and strong. The last few years of her life proved how...

Myra Coppola – Derry, NH Myra Coppola (affectionately known as Nanny) died Sunday morning May 3, 2020 surrounded by her family.  Myra was born in Merrimac, MA and graduated from Haverhill High School in 1953.  She was married to Russell Coppola and they celebrated their 49th Anniversary before his death in 2007.  She worked at Ametek as an instrument assembler for more than 20 years.  She was an avid Red Sox fan and enjoyed puzzles, bingo, softball, and card...

Janice (Greaney) Ciaraldi, of Salem NH, died on April 20, 2020 at Lawrence General Hospital after bravely fighting COVID-19. Janice was born in Hyde Park, MA on April 16, 1938 to Gertrude (Sheehan) and John Greaney. She grew up in West Newbury, MA with her parents and siblings, John, Leonard, and Katherine. While attending Immaculate Conception High School she enjoyed playing basketball and spending time with her friends at the beach. After graduation, Janice traveled out to California and...

Dorothy J. "Dottie" O'Brien - Salem, NH Age 65 and a lifelong resident of Salem passed away at her home on Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Dottie was born on February 3, 1955 in Stoneham, MA the daughter of the late, Walter and Dorothy (Hayes) O'Brien.  She was raised in Stoneham until her family moved to Salem, NH in 1965.  She was raised and educated in Salem and graduated from Salem High School, Class of 1973. Dottie loved to go out to eat in local restaurants...