Eric W. Maynard, 59, of Fremont, NH passed away with family by his side on May 6, 2021 after a brief illness at Mass General. Eric was born on December 15, 1961 to William Maynard and Mae (Steeves) Maynard in Ipswich, MA. Eric is a graduate from Georgetown High School and a devoted employee of Bentley Warren Trucking. Eric is survived by his loving wife Bonnie (Sullivan) Maynard of Fremont, NH, his sister Terri Weiker of Merrimac, MA, as well as several brother and sister-in-laws. He also...

Lesley Fitzgerald, 60, of Newburyport, MA passed away with her family by her side on May 3, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer.  The daughter of Reginald and the late Barbara Dopson of Brandon, England, Lesley was raised in Feltwell, England and moved to the United States with her first husband, the late Patrick Gavin. The pair had two children together and eventually moved to Newburyport, MA. In 2002, Lesley married her husband, David Fitzgerald, and they built a life together...

Jean M. Perkins, 86, died Monday morning May 10, 2021 at Sea View Retreat in Rowley. She was born in Salem, MA on March 15, 1935 to the late George L. and Ruth A. (Landford) Manthorn. She was raised in Rowley and Newburyport and was a graduate of Newburyport High School Class of 1953 She was employed by several local hospitals including the former Hale Hospital, Anna Jaques, and North Shore Childrens Hospital as an L. P. N. She also ran Balloons Above Newburyport with her husband Henry...

John P. Knapp, Jr. 91, died Wednesday afternoon at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport. He was a lifelong resident of Newburyport born on January 25, 1930 to the late John and Sofia (Wujcik) Knapp. He attended of Newburyport High School and following his graduation he enlisted in the U.S Army and served our country proudly during the Korean War. John was stationed in Yokohama, Japan serving under the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. He was also stationed in the far east and served with the Japanese...

Jeremiah “Jere” Joseph Sheehan Jr., 88, of Newburyport, MA and Longboat Key, FL passed away peacefully on March 3, 2021 after a period of declining health. He was born on July 10, 1932 to Jeremiah J. Sheehan Sr. and Beatrice (Fitzgerald) Sheehan, in Newburyport, MA.  He grew up in Newburyport & Plum Island and graduated from Newburyport High School, Class of 1950. Jere always said he grew up during the right time. He and his brother Bob, along with many friends,...

Carol S. (Shopay) Delgado, age 71, passed away April 26, 2021, following a long, and hard fought battle against metastatic breast cancer.  Carol was so strong and uncomplaining to the end and was blessed to have been with her family at the time of her passing. Born in New Britain, Carol was raised in Bristol, CT, by her parents, Mary and Harry Shopay.  After graduating from Bristol Eastern HS, she attended Windham College in VT.  It was there that she met her life long...

Margaret “Peggy” Pearl Foster, aged 57, of Melbourne, Florida passed away peacefully early Monday morning, March 22, 2021 with family by her side after a short but courageous battle with cancer.  Peggy was born on October 21, 1963 in Saugus, MA to parents George Robert Foster and Helene B. (Patnaude) Foster. She spent most of her life in Massachusetts but spent the last 16 years living in Florida, calling it home.  Peggy was a life long fan of the...

John M. Hirschfeld, 69, of Newburyport, passed on April 26, 2021, peacefully with his wife and daughter by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Janice, daughter Lisa and her husband Steve Bartholomew, son John and his wife Lisa, grandchildren Leo and Claire Bartholomew, siblings Sharon Westrick, Joyce Coe and husband Al, Jane McGuirk and husband JB, Steven and wife Linda, and Brian and wife Susan, aunt Mary Harrington, and several...

NEWBURYPORT -- Albert C. Nolan Jr. of Newburyport died suddenly Sunday, April 11, at Anna Jaques Hospital, just 18 days shy of his 71st birthday. He was the husband of Marilyn J. Cohodas. Mr. Nolan had recently retired from the state's Board of Bar Overseers, an organization that investigates complaints about lawyers, where he had worked for 42 years as a financial investigator. He was a long-time member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, an elite group of...

Virginia Mary (Besso) Hersey, 64, passed away unexpectedly early Saturday morning, April 3, 2021. The sixth of seven children, Virginia was born in Haverhill on February 24, 1957, to parents Joseph and Katherine (Bolandis) Besso. She was youngest sister to Joseph Besso Jr. (Nancy), Kathy Wolownik (Richard), Bruce Besso (Marcia), Sue Bradley (Brian), and Margaret Besso-Zitzer (Jeff). As well as the proudest older sister to Andrew Besso. Virginia’s childhood was spent calling 10 Bryon...