Josephine A. Merolla, 92, of Lawrence passed away September 28, 2022 at Sutton Hill Nursing Home, North Andover, after a two-year debilitating illness. She is the daughter of the late Raphael and Anna (Nina) Merolla and is survived by first cousins and their families: Mary (Genovese) Ciofolo of North Andover and daughters Grace Ann (Ciofolo) Remmes and children, and Susan (Ciofolo) Antico and children of New Hampshire; her closest cousin and friend Josephine Genovese of Lawrence and niece...

Louis R. “Butch” Milardo,, Jr., 73, of Salem, NH passed away September 25, 2022 at the Holy Family Hospital, Methuen. Born in Lawrence, he was the son of Louis R. Milardo, Sr. and the late Arlene (Popalowski) Milardo. Butch was raised and educated in Lawrence and worked as a mechanic at Gillette. He was a homebody and loved riding his Harley Davidson Motorcycle and would count the days until Laconia Bike Week. He was also a musician and played with Chieftain’s Drum Corp...

William C. “Bill” Gurrisi, II, 59, of Haverhill, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family, after surmounting many years of significant health challenges.   The second of nine children born to William, Sr. and Jean (Connor) Gurrisi, Bill grew up in Winchester, MA, where his parents still reside today. He was educated in the Winchester school system and attended Northeastern University in Boston.   A lifelong mechanic, Bill...

Pierrette Mary Levesque, 85, peacefully passed away on September 23, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 17, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Denis and Jeanne (Cyr) Levesque. Born and raised in St. Joseph, Canada, Pierrette and the love of her life, Jeannot, moved to Madawaska, ME in 1965 and later moved to Lawrence, MA in 1969 to raise their family. She was an amazing wife, mother, mother-in-law, sister, and grandmother. She loved her family more than...

Michael E. Lynch, 59, of Lawrence, MA, who summered at Salisbury Beach’s oceanfront, passed away peacefully, at home on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. He was the son of the late Neil F. and Ida L. (Cristaldi) Lynch. Born and raised in Methuen, MA, Michael graduated from Methuen High School, class of 1981. A few years later, he enlisted in the United States Army and was assigned to serve in Germany and eventually returned stateside and was stationed at the Pentagon serving as a Supply...

Domenic Salvatore Terranova, 88, a long-time resident of Andover, MA, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Sutton Hill Center Nursing Home in North Andover, MA. Born an American citizen in Sicily, Domenic graduated from Lawrence High School, Tufts University where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Lehigh University and Suffolk University Law School. Prior to working as an electrical engineer at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Allentown, PA and the Merrimack Valley Works in North...

Joseph M. Reese, Jr., 91, of Lawrence, MA, peacefully passed away on September 17, 2022, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 21, 1930, in Rockaway, NJ, he was the son to the late Joseph M. and Mary C. (Granda) Reese. His sisters, Elizabeth Mohr and Anne Reese predeceased him. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend,Joseph was a very gentle, soft-spoken man who loved his family more than anything. He was a veteran of the Third United States Army and a...

Eleanor A. DiPaolo of North Andover and Salisbury, MA, passed away on September 10, 2022, at Anna Jaques Hospital, surrounded by her loving family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lawrence on September 9, 1945, the beloved daughter of the late Rose (LaSpina) DiPaolo and Salvatore DiPaolo. Ellie graduated from Our Lady of Nazareth Academy class of 1963 and Merrimack College class of ‘67. Ellie touched so many lives throughout her initial career as a junior...

Steven A. Michaud, 60, of Tewksbury, MA, tragically passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Kelly A. Greeley-Michaud, with whom he shared thirty-three wonderful years of marriage. He was a devoted father to his two sons, Samuel and Charles. Born in Methuen, MA, Steven was raised and educated in Lawrence, MA. He attended Wentworth Institute of Technology, and later received his masters at University Massachusetts Lowell. He dedicated his career to the...

Virginia A. (Germana) Lorenzo , 95, of Methuen, MA, peacefully passed away on September 8, 2022, with her loving family by her side. Born on April 16, 1927, she was the daughterof the late Anthony and Mabel (Fortin) Germana. Along with her parents, Virginia is pre-deceased by the love of her life, Angelo N. Lorenzo; her son, Joseph Lorenzo; and her brothers, Dominic, Richard, Anthony, and Albert; and her sister, Frances (Robichaud). Our dear mother will be terribly missed, but her loving...