Josephine M. (Pappalardo) Benigno, 101, of Methuen, MA, passed away peacefully, on Sunday, December 3, 2023, with her loving family at her side. She was the beloved wife of Sam R. Benigno, with whom she shared sixty-five wonderful years in marriage. Born in Lawrence, MA, the daughter of John and Antonietta (DiMauro) Pappalardo, Josephine was a graduate of Lawrence High School and earned a beautician’s license by attending night school. She worked at Greico Brothers at that time, where...

Doris Audrey Lapadula, 89, of Windham, NH, peacefully passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family.  Affectionately known as Dot, she was born on July 20, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Hugo and Marian (Chantry) Ebert and the wife of the late Anthony C. Lapadula for over 65 years.  Dot spent her early years in Lawrence, MA, and Methuen, MA. She was one of ten children and was a graduate of Lawrence High School class of 1952 where she was...

Pierre N. Wakim, 64, of Salem, NH, passed away December 2, 2023, at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. He was born in Karkha, Lebanon. Pierre completed his secondary education in Beirut, Lebanon, and graduated with an accounting degree from UMASS Lowell. Following his graduation, Pierre worked at Lucent Technologies, two prominent accounting firms, and was self-employed. Finally, Pierre worked at Cedars Mediterranean Foods. He also nobly volunteered and served in the Lebanese Red...

Margaret J. (Gill) Latulippe, 87, of Methuen, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, November 30, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Ronald Latulippe. Born in Lowell, MA, daughter of the late Patrick and Anne (Kelley) Gill. She attended school at St. Patrick’s in Lowell.  Following her graduation, she worked for an insurance company in Boston and Gillette in Andover, MA. Margaret celebrated 50 wonderful years with her husband...

Rosemarie A. Lannon, 77, of Haverhill, MA, peacefully passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 23, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Joseph R. and Marie (Palladino) Palange. Born and raised in Somerville, MA, Rosemarie received her Master’s degree and worked in the Cambridge School System for many years, later she worked in High Tech sales. She loved to travel with her husband Bill and enjoyed countless winters and...

Abraham W. Hajjar, 91, of Haverhill, MA, passed away at home on November 30, 2023. He was born in Methuen, MA and was the son of the late William and Julia Hajjar. Raised in Methuen, Abe was a graduate of Methuen High School and Northeastern University. He worked in sales and was also a field supervisor for Mass Electric. He was also a football referee for the Merrimack Valley for over 30 years. Abe was a two-sport star athlete in high school, playing both football and baseball. He was...

Nancy Carol (Antone) Toscano, 81, of Methuen, MA, passed away peacefully with her daughter Michelle and loving family by her side after several years of suffering from Dementia.  Prior to her passing, she was a resident of Avita of Newburyport Memory Care Assisted Living where she was loved and cared for by the wonderful staff.  She was born in Winooski, VT, and was the daughter of the late Frank Antone and Heloise (Girard) Donovan. Raised and educated in Lawrence, MA, Nancy moved to...

Kathy M. Messina, 68, of Methuen passed away on October 30, 2023, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston after a long illness. She was born in Lawrence, MA and was the daughter of the late Salvatore Messina and Catherine (Privitera) Messina. Kathy was raised and educated in Methuen, MA and was a graduate of Tenney High School, class of 1973. Upon graduation from the University of Lowell, Kathy began her career as a School Teacher at Saint Michaels in North Andover, MA and later went on to work...

Sharon M. Gordon, 73, of Methuen, MA passed away November 28, 2023 at the Cedar View Nursing Home in Methuen, MA. Sharon was born in Lawrence, MA and was the daughter of the late Clement and Lucille (Simard) Gordon. Sharon was raised and educated in Methuen. She worked as a nurse’s aide for many years in local nursing homes and also worked at Wang Laboratories, Shaw’s Supermarket and Converse Sneakers. Sharon also enjoyed reading. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her...

Robert W. Barton, Jr., 65, of Dracut, MA, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at his home. Born on June 21, 1958, he was the son of Robert W. and Toni (Gulezia) Barton, and the beloved husband of the late Nancy (Lombari) Barton. Bobby was born, raised, and educated in Haverhill, MA. He was a patient, laid back man who loved his family more than anything. Bob was a hard worker who graduated from Whittier Reg. Voc. Tech. High School and worked at Lucent Technologies for more than 30...