Mary Genovese (nee Gemmato) was born in the West End of Boston to Italian immigrants. She moved to Allston with her husband, Tony, when the West End, (subject of the book "Urban Villagers" by Herbert Gans), was torn down to make way for Mass General Hospital. She lived in a three-family house with her brother Joe, his wife Carmella (who was also Tony's sister), and her parents, Francesco and Caterina. In the big white house at 70 Chester Street, they all raised seven children...

Elvira “Libby” G. Piecuch, 96, of Newburyport, died May 7, 2019 at Hannah Duston Healthcare Center in Haverhill. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael J. Piecuch for 56 years. She was born on December 4, 1922 in Newburyport, MA daughter of the late Charles and Angelina Liberatore. Libby was a graduate of Newburyport High School, Class of 1940. Upon graduation from Burdett College, she worked for the War Department in Washington, DC for the duration of WWII. She was also...

Theodore J. Scott, Jr., “Ted”, age 83, of Hampton, NH and most recently Westbrook ME died May 1, 2019 after a long illness. He was the son of the late Theodore J. Scott and Helen Colby Scott of Hampton NH. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1953 where he was a member of the Cross Country Team. He went on to graduate from General Motors Technical Institute in 1957. After graduation, he joined his father at Scott Pontiac Company in Hampton NH where he was an award winning...

Colleen Patricia Cronin, 47, passed away on April 21, 2019 in her South Boston home from an unexpected medical issue. Colleen was born in Woburn MA on November 19, 1971 to Judith Hill and Francis Cronin. She was a graduate of Pinkerton Academy in Derry NH, class of 1989. Following her graduation, Colleen was employed at Essex Management Investments in Boston and was currently employed at Century Capital in Boston. Colleen enjoyed life to the fullest. No matter where she was or where Colleen...

Lloyd N. Daniels, 88, a longtime resident of Newburyport, died Monday morning March 18, 2019 at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA. He was born in Melrose, MA on June 9, 1930 to the late Melvin and Helen (Kumph) Daniels. Lloyd was raised and educated in Beverly and was a graduate of Beverly High School. Following his graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served our country proudly during the Korean War. Upon his return form service, Lloyd took advantage...

John E. Hopwood, 53, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 13, 2019 in Stratham, New Hampshire. Born in Newnan, Georgia on January 1, 1966 to David G. Hopwood and Rosalie Lemine Hopwood. Raised in Andover, Massachusetts by his father and stepmother, Nancy Rizzuto with his five siblings, Deena, Laura, Greg, AnaJill (AJ), and James (Jaime) Hopwood.  John was a graduate of Andover High School.  He enlisted in the United States Air Force at age 19 for six years during which time he...

Martha A. Calderwood, 74, died Friday April 19, 2019 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was born in Newburyport on May 22, 1944 to the late Clarence and Marion (Staples) Brown. Raised and educated in Newburyport she was a graduate of Newburyport High School. Following her graduation Martha was employed by several local companies before becoming a Quality Control Inspector, on the third shift for Owens Illinois. She retired after 39 years of dedicated...

Gertrude C. O'Handley, 90, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at Edgewood Retirement Community in North Andover, MA. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Robert J. O’Handley. She is survived by her daughter, Ann Stott and her husband Jeffrey, her son Robert T. O’Handley and his wife Carolyn and her grandchildren, Caleb Stott, Quintan Stott, and Breanah O’Handley, as well as many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. Gertrude was a...

Mark E. Beaton, 59, died at his residence in Salisbury on April 21, 2019. He was born in Newburyport on August 12, 1959 to the late Joseph Beaton and Dorothea (Nutting) Kupiec. Mark attended local schools and was a graduate of Triton Regional High School. Following his graduation he was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Truck Driver for many years. He was an avid New England sports fan, he especially enjoyed watching the Red Sox. Mark is survived by his siblings,...

Donna L. Bishop, better known as "Sister", passed away on Saturday April 20,2019, at home, surrounded by her loving children.   She was born on December 30, 1944 to Ralph Furbush and Abbie "Blaisdell" Furbush.  A Lifelong resident of Salisbury Massachusetts, with many of her years spent at her favorite place, Dock Lane. She married Wayne Bishop on April 24, 1971. Together they had five children. She was predeceased by her loving husband in 2011; her...