Jean K. (Pope) Haskell

Newburyport - In the early hours of July 23, 2023, Jean K. (Pope) Haskell, formerly of Shapleigh, Maine, and Saugus and Beverly, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in Newburyport. She was 95 years old.

Jean was born in Biddeford, Maine on October 4, 1927, the fourth of five children to Ralph C. Pope and Ilona (Lavigne) Pope of Saco, Maine. Jean and her siblings, Jackie, Warren, Stuart and Alan, lived in Saco until the family moved to Saugus, Massachusetts. Jean was a graduate of the Saugus High School Class of 1946.

Jean and her beloved husband, Kenneth E. Haskell, were married on July 30, 1950 and shared 57 years of marriage before Kenneth’s passing in 2007. Jean was an incredibly loving mother to three children; Kenneth M. Haskell of Saugus, MA, Kirk G. Haskell and his wife, Jodi, of Stratham, N.H. and Diane J. (Haskell) Spinney and her husband, John, of Newburyport. She was extremely proud of her 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren and always had pictures displayed of all of them.

Jean loved to play cribbage, read a good book or try her luck with an occasional scratch ticket. She always had a twinkle in her beautiful blue eyes and always had time for a hug. Her wit, smile, laugh, but especially her genuine personality, will be sorely missed by all of those lucky enough to know her, especially her beloved family. Jean was predeceased by her parents and siblings, her husband Kenneth and two of her grandchildren, Kristopher M. Haskell and Taylor G. Spinney.

Calling hours will be on Monday, July 31st at Twomey, LeBlanc & Conte Funeral Home 193 High Street Newburyport, MA 01950 from 10am-12pm, followed by a short service at the funeral home before a 1:30pm burial at Riverside Cemetery in Saugus, MA.

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