Joan M. Marquis, 85, of 242 Main St., Salem, NH., passed away March 21, 2019, with her family by her side. She was born to the late Gaetano and Mary (Motta) DePari, September 29, 1933, in Lawrence, MA. Joan graduated from Lawrence High School in 1951 and received an associate degree from Andover School of Business in 1974. She married the late Joseph E. Marquis in 1952. They raised their family in Lawrence, MA. and later lived in Londonderry, NH. for several years. Joan is survived by her...

Beverly Ann Desrosiers, 83, of St. Johnsbury, VT., and formerly of Derry, NH, passed away at her home on Friday, March 8, 2019. Born in Natick, MA. on March 2, 1936, Beverly was the daughter of Vesper F. and Frances N. (Ahern) Blaisdell. She was raised in Merrimack, NH., and lived in Derry, NH. for over 50 years. On January 28, 1956, Beverly married George Ernest Desrosiers. They moved to Derry, NH where Beverly lived for 52 years. Beverly and George shared 55 years together until his...

Audrey Frances (Kliska) Gill, age 72, died unexpectedly on Thursday afternoon, February 28th, at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, from complications of a heart attack suffered three weeks ago. She was the beloved wife for 42 years of John C. "Jack" Gill II, who died on April 20, 2012. Audrey was born November 1946 and raised in Lawrence, MA, the only child of Stanley and Sophie (Kiver) Kliska. Audrey and Jack started their family in Lawrence before moving to...

Elizabeth M. Regan passed away peacefully on March 5th, 2019 at the age of 93 years at Salemhaven Nursing Care, Salem, NH. She was born in Newburyport, MA. daughter of John and Ethel Casey and attended local schools. She was employed by New England Telephone Co. in Newburyport, MA. and Western Electric Co. in North Andover, MA,  She was the widow of  David H. Regan, her husband of 54 years. They resided in Salem, NH for many years prior to retiring to...

Emil Mikula, a long-time resident of Salem, NH, passed away on February 16, after a brief illness. He was 78. He was born in Lawrence, MA, and attended Lawrence High School. All throughout his life he retained a fondness for the city of his youth. After graduating from high school in 1958, he joined the United State Marines Corps. After training at Parris Island, SC, he was assigned to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. After serving four years, he was honorably discharged and returned home to...

Fredric C. Hering, 85, of Ormond Beach, FL, formerly of Bridgewater, NH, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 1, 2019. Fred was born December 1, 1933, in Lawrence, MA, the son of Paul and Elsie (Clausnitzer) Hering. He was a longtime resident of Methuen, MA. Fred raised his family in Methuen, MA and worked in the trades as a plumber and in his later working years as an estimator. Fred took great pleasure in going ‘up to the lake’, and enjoyed his years of retirement at...

 Jeffrey L. Conlan II, 42, passed away on January 24, 2019 at Lawrence General Hospital. Jeffrey was a Lawrence resident. He is survived by his children Laurel Ann Conlan (14) and Anthony Conlan (13), his parents Jeff and Janis Conlan, his brother Michael Conlan and his wife Amanda, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister Kristen Conlan. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to be made in Jeffrey's name to the American Heart Association. A funeral...

William J. Torpey III, 73 years old of Salem, NH passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 surrounded by his family from a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on August 12th, 1945 in Boston, MA to both the late William J. Torpey II and Dorothy Crafts. He grew up in Boston, Holbrook, as well as Billerica MA with his 11 siblings. Bill attended Billerica High School where he graduated and later attended Newbury College for two years. Then, when married at St. Teresa’s Church in...

Donna Ruth Reynolds, 71, of Pelham, NH, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019, while being treated for leukemia at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was born on August 1, 1947 in Lawrence, MA to Frederick and Marion Hatton. As a child she enjoyed her summers at Little Island Pond in Pelham, NH. Donna graduated from Woodbury High School in 1965 in Salem, NH. She married Frank Reynolds on May 28, 1978 and lived for 40 years in Pelham. She worked briefly at Sears and then spent 32 years...

Janet (Potvin) Smith, 86 of Salem, NH, passed away on January 30th, 2019 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH. Most recently, her home was at Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Derry, N.H. We wish to thank everyone at Pleasant Valley for the wonderful friendships and great care she received at that facility.  Janet was born in Methuen, MA on August 2, 1932 to the late Leo and Stella (Bastek) Potvin. She attended and graduated from the Methuen School System.  Her career was...