Debra Pinckney,62, passed away at Falmouth Hospital on the morning of Saturday July 6, 2019. She was born in Chelsea, MA on March 14, 1957 to the late Wilton and Anna M. Frady. She was raised in Jamaica Plain and attended Cardinal Cushing High School. Debra was currently employed by Walmart for the past 15 years. She led a very colorful life and enjoyed gardening and animals. She was thoughtful, an extremely loyal friend, she had a great sense of humor, smiled even on bad days, had a big...

William “Bill” R. Hawes passed away on July 1st, 2019 after a 21 month-long fight against cancer. Bill was born on May 2, 1967 to Helen Lane Hawes and William “Bill” Hawes, both deceased. He grew up in East Boston and graduated from Boston Latin School in 1986.  Bill loved his coffee, listening to The Late Riser’s Club on WMBR - he rarely missed Joanie’s Thursday morning show, reading (he read EVERYTHING), punk rock, riding with the Riverside Rockets...

James S. “Jimmy” Gaudette, 77 of Salisbury passed away Friday morning July 5, 2019 at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport. He was born in Haverhill, MA on February 5, 1942 to the late James J. and Frances M. (Gordon) Gaudette. Raised in Haverhill, Jim was a graduate of Haverhill Trade School. Following his graduation Jim enlisted in the US Navy and served our country proudly during the Vietnam War. He returned home after his honorable discharge, met and married his wife Sandra...

James “Jim” Critchlow, former senior US government insider of Soviet Affairs, with a specialty in Central Asia, died peacefully on Sunday July 7 at his home in Newburyport, MA, two days before his 93rd birthday. In 1986, as he neared retirement, while he and his late wife Pat were searching for a home in Newburyport, Jim wrote, “ I had a magic glimpse of blue water at the end of Green St. as I was driving on High St. toward NH.  I was hooked and called a...

Brian J. Lenihan, 41, died Friday June 28, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a lifelong battle with Congenital Heart Disease. He was born in Lowell, MA on January 5, 1978 to Maureen (McCarron) and the late Brian T. Lenihan. Brian was raised in Newburyport and was a graduate of Newburyport High School Class of 1996.  Brian was employed by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation, starting at the Salisbury Beach Reservation and most recently working as a Supervisor in...

Richard Boudreau, age 78, of Byfield passed away on Tuesday, July 2,2019 after a lengthy illness, at the Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport with family by his side. Born in Everett,MA on April 17, 1941, he was the son of the late William J. and Ruth (Dumas) Boudreau.  Raised in Saugus, MA, he graduated from Saugus High School in 1960.  In 1964, he married Pauline (Everitt) Boudreau and celebrated 55 years of marriage this past June. Richard served 4 years in the U.S. Navy and...

Roger I. Kelley, 94, died Sunday morning June 23, 2019 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. He was born on February 25, 1925 to the late John D. and Beatrice (Amirault) Kelley in Ipswich where he was raised and educated. Following his education Roger enlisted in the US Army and served our country proudly until his honorable discharge in 1946. He then married the late Dorothy McDermott and the couple settled in Newbury to raise their family. They also ran a successful clam business together...

Dawn Marie McCance, 54, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon June 21, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was born in Newburyport on March 6, 1965 to Marilyn (Merrill) Reardon and the late Edward Reardon. Raised and educated in Newburyport, Dawn was a graduate of Newburyport High School where she met and fell in love with her husband Jonathan McCance. Following her graduation, the couple settled in Newburyport where they got married before moving to Salisbury to raise their family. Dawn...

Regina Catherine Byrne (née Fellona) passed away June 6, 2019. Born August 22, 1931, and raised in Philadelphia by her parents Ruth and Joe, she enjoyed a close, loving relationship with her sister Ruth. Post-high school, Jeanne was employed as a secretary; she and her friends enjoyed going to the Phillies games and watching the “Whiz Kids”. Jeanne married Mark Mullee Byrne in 1956, and subsequently raised seven children in a loving and nurturing environment while...

Maria (Economos) Creeden of Newburyport, MA passed away peacefully on June 2, 2019, just five days before her 101st birthday. Maria was the daughter of Greek immigrants and was born on June 7, 1918. She will be missed by her daughter Georgia Creeden of Macau, and nieces and nephews from Maryland, New England and California, and a grandson in South Carolina. Maria was preceded in death by her daughter Frances Creeden of Hampton, NH, her son James Creeden of Newburyport, MA, brother Dr....