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John L. Fenlon Jr., 78, of Salem, N.H., and formerly of Haverhill, died Dec. 2, urrounded by his family. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged as a disabled veteran in 1969. He was a supervisor for the United States Post Office until his retirement. Calling hours are Friday, Dec.
Roger S. MacKenzie Jr., 69, of Haverhill, died Nov. 26, after a long struggle with cancer. He graduated with an associates degree, then served in the Vietnam War and received an honorable discharge. MacKenzie was wounded during his service. He worked at IROBOT until he retired.
Debra Jean (Donohue) Favalora, 65, of Haverhill, wife of the late James A. Favalora, passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, at High Pointe Hospice House with her family by her side. She attended Pentucket Regional High School and was employed as a lab processor at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen for many years. Calling hours are 2-5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, at Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St., Haverhill.
Joyce (Johnstone) Kershaw, 77, of Haverhill, and formerly of Salem and Hampstead, N.H., Groveland and Kennebunk, Maine, died Nov. 20, surrounded by her family. She worked as a teacher at the Tower Day Nursery School in Lynnfield, for more than 15 years and also as an administrative assistant for 10 years at Topsfield Town Hall. Her life celebration took place Sunday, at Brookside Chapel and Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow, N.H. Her funeral is today at 9 a.m., from the funeral home with a funeral service following at 10 at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 187 East Road, Hampstead, N.H. Burial follows in Lakeview Cemetery in Hampstead.
Donald A. Selvaggio, 83, lifelong resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Haverhill. Visitation is Monday, Nov. 25, at Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 S. Main St., Haverhill, from 10 a.m.-noon. Services follow beginning at noon.
Dr. Philip “Phil” Minichiello, of Bedford, N.H., formerly of Haverhill, and Newton Junction, N.H., died Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Bedford Hills Center following a long illness. A graduate of Boston College and Georgetown University School of Dentistry, he earned the status of Fellow from the Academy of General Dentistry and was a lifelong member of the Merrimack Valley Dental Society, the Massachusetts Dental Society and the American Dental Society. He also served two years in the Army Dental Corp. When not practicing dentistry, he was involved in many other activities serving as King Lion for the Haverhill Lions Club, a director on the board of the Haverhill Historical Society and the Haverhill Chamber of Commerce and president of the Wilders Grove Camp Owners Association.
Richard E. Noyes, 79, a longtime resident of Hampstead and East Hampstead, N.H., and formerly of Haverhill, died Nov. 17, at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, N.H. He was raised and educated in Haverhill and attended Haverhill Trade School, graduating with the class of 1959. He served in the United States Army as a Specialist 4th Class during the Vietnam War. Noyes was a union carpenter and worked for local contractors and for the National Door Company. His life celebration is Friday, Nov,22, from 4-6 p.m., at Brookside Chapel and Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow, N.H. His funeral service follows at 6:30 p.m. in the funeral home followed by the rendering of military funeral honors by the U. S. Army. Click here to submit an obituary or memorial notice.
Tia Catrina (Smith) Chartier, 53, died Nov. 15, at her home in Haverhill. Raised and educated in Haverhill, she was a graduate of Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, specializing in hairdressing, class of 1984. She was a hairdresser, sold real estate, opened her own home day care center and was also a social worker at the YWCA. A celebration of life is Sunday, Nov.
Donna R. (Burnham) Brunelle, 80, a resident of Haverhill most of her life, died Nov. 16, at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill, surrounded by her family. Born in Amesbury, she was raised and educated in Haverhill by her mother and step-father, the late Arlene (Meister) (Burnham) Perino and the late Harold Perino, and was a member of the Haverhill High School class of 1957. She was employed as a cafeteria worker for several years at the former Saint Joseph School and later worked at Flowers by Louis and the Garden Pathe, flower shops in Haverhill. Her life celebration is Tuesday, Nov.
