Barbara E. Heffernan (Pickles) 83, of Methuen, MA, died Monday November 30th at the Rivercrest Long Term Care Facility in Concord, MA. She leaves her children, Elaine S. Beshara and her husband Michael of Spring, TX, Linda B. Chapman and her husband Peter of Bellingham, WA, William J. Heffernan Jr. and his wife Sally of [...]

Mary L. (LaPlante) Dubois of Salem, N.H., director of admissions at Bon Secours Hospital for many years, died Sunday at the Nevins Home in Methuen after a brief illness. She was 89. Born in Lawrence, she was a longtime resident of Methuen. She later moved to Salem, N.H. She graduated from St. Anne’s [...]

Anthony J. Tagliaferro 79, died unexpectedly, Sunday, November 22, 2009 at his home. Born and raised in Lawrence, he was the son of the late Antonio and Rosalie (Vernile) Tagliaferro. He received his education in the Lawrence school system and graduated from Lawrence High School.
An honorably discharged veteran, he served his country during the Korean [...]

From the Eagle Tribune, November 24, 2009
Methuen High guidance counselor dies suddenly
By J.J. Huggins
METHUEN — Popular Methuen High School guidance counselor Gary Dionne died suddenly last night, school officials said today. “Nobody knows for sure at this point what the cause of death was,” said Superintendent Jeanne Whitten. “There are a lot of assumptions, [...]

Edward M. Moore D.C., 89, died peacefully Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at his home surrounded by those he loved. Born on March 2nd, 1920 in Lawrence, Edward was the son of Edward and Mary (Codyre) Moore. He was educated in the Lawrence O’Toole Grammar School and then graduated from the Edward F. Searles High [...]

Theresa M. (Hamel) Morel 85, of Methuen died Sunday November 15, 2009 at Lawrence General Hospital in Lawrence, MA. Born in Lawrence, MA, daughter of Alfred and Desanges (Gagne) Hamel, she attended Mount Carmel Grammar School. She worked for many years at Western Electric which became AT&T and more formerly Lucent Technologies in North [...]

David Tryder, 55, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 at his residence. Born in Chelsea, David graduated from Chelsea High School, Class of 1973, and attended Boston State College. David was the son of John J. and Helen Y. (Degurski) Tryder, both living in Chelsea. He was formerly employed as a supervisor with Verizon of Boston [...]

Mary (Baleckas) Braciska, 97, of Methuen, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 at Lakewood Manor in Waterville, Maine.
She was born in Lawrence and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Patricia (Ambrozevich) Baleckas. Mary was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Lawrence.
She worked for many years as an Electronics Assembler at ITT [...]

METHUEN — Florence “Flo” (Leblanc) Wante, 82, former longtime resident of Methuen, died Friday, Oct. 30,2009 at the Lawrence General Hospital. She was born on Dec. 12, 1926, the daughter of Benjamin and Jenny (Perry) Leblanc, and attended Andover public schools. She worked for Western Electric before retiring after 30 years of service.
She was predeceased [...]

Marilyn A. Mickee, 63, died on Thursday, October 29, at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, after five years of treatment for cancer. Born in Lawrence and educated in Methuen, she was most recently a resident of Billerica, and was self-employed until her illness. Marilyn loved to dance and sing, cook and bake, and [...]