On May 20, 2023, Barbara Dick, passed away at the age of 82 surrounded by the love of her friends and family in her home under the care of hospice. She passed away after an extended period with Vascular Dementia. Barbara was born on May 3, 1941, in Albany, NY to her parents, Joseph Presner and Kathleen Champlin. She moved to Miami, FL with her parents, attended Miami Senior High School, and graduated in 1958. She also attended business school. They moved to West Palm Beach, FL where Barbara...

Barbara Ruth Naroian, 76, of Methuen, MA, peacefully passed away on June 1, 2023, at Nevins Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 16, 1946, she was the daughter to the late Harry and Sara (Takvorian) Derderian. Born and raised in Lawrence, MA, Barbara graduated from Lawrence High in 1964, before attending Lowell Tech, where she graduated with her Master’s Degree in 1968. She taught in the city of Lawrence for thirty- seven years. She married Richard in 1969 and...

    Brittany Danielle Flora-Sun, 34, of North Andover peacefully passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington surrounded by very dear friends and loving family. Born on Sunday, October 9, 1988, in Barrington, IL, she was the daughter of Steven and Lorraine (Wells) Flora. The family left Illinois when Brittany was one year old and moved to Georgia, and then to Wisconsin when she was five, where they stayed until she was ten years old. At that time,...

  SERVICE UPDATE INFORMATION BELOW Anthony S. DiDio, age 91, of Methuen, MA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Delray Beach, FL. He was the beloved husband of the late Mildred A. (Cuscia) DiDio, with whom he shared sixty-four years in marriage. Anthony was the son of the late Antonio and Maria (Grasso) DiDio. In 1952, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and proudly served his country in the 86th Air Police Squadron as an Investigator. Upon his...

Carmela Mary Cultrera, 101, peacefully passed away on May 25, 2023, at Mary Immaculate Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 2, 1922, she was the daughter to the late Felice and Caroline (Cipolla) Mancini. Carmela was born and raised in Lawrence and she graduated from Lawrence High, where she met the love of her life, Sebastiano Cultrera. They got married and started their family together. Carmela was an excellent seamstress and worked at the Grieco Brothers for 38...

Frieda R. (Nicosia) Makarewicz, formerly of Lawrence and Salisbury, MA, left to go to her eternal home to meet the Lord on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, after a brave battle with lymphoma. Born in Lawrence, MA on September 10, 1935 to the late Joseph and Grace (Germana) Nicosia, she was the wife of the late Thadeus (Ted) Makarewicz, who was the love of her life. A graduate of Holy Rosary Grammar School, Lawrence High School Class of 1953, and McIntosh Business School, Frieda attended Holy...

Gail Yvonne (Taylor) Padellaro, 84, of Newburyport, MA, formerly of Fort Pierce, FL and Lawrence, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 18, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Padellaro, Sr. and the daughter of the late Lloyd B. and Edith L. (Vraa) Taylor. A graduate of Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Gail moved to Washington, DC after high school worked for the federal government and met the love of her life, Joseph. They were married for 52...

Bennie A. Martino, 93, of Methuen, MA, peacefully passed away on May 14, 2023, at Nevins Nursing Home and Rehab, surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 5, 1930, he was son to the late Francesco and Michelina (Campagnone) Martino. Bennie was born and raised in Lawrence and moved to Methuen in the 70s. He worked and retired from the City of Lawrence DPW. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy for four years. His favorite memory was spending time in Italy where his parents were born....

Bernadette “Memere” Dumont, 92, of Franklin, NH, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 14, 2023, at Merrimack County Nursing Home, Boscawen, NH, with members of her family by her side.  Born on August 15, 1930, in Sainte Rita, Quebec, Canada, to the late Alice Dube and Olivier Bosse, Bernadette enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling, good food and a cocktail, and finally shopping. She was the loving grandmother of thirty children, great-grandmother of...

James Laschi, 67, peacefully passed away on May 11, 2023, in Clearwater, FL, surrounded by his loving family. Born on February 24, 1956 in Winchester, MA, he was the son to the late Basil and Shirley Laschi.   James graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 1974. He later owned and operated Laschis Garden Center, a successful family business in Methuen for the last 30 years.  He was very well known throughout the industry and enjoyed supplying Methuen and local towns with beautiful,...