All Obituaries

Anne T. French Beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend; Anne T. (Curran) French, 86, of Pelham, New Hampshire, died Saturday morning at Pleasant Valley Nursing Center in Derry, New Hampshire. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, March 23, 1934, a daughter of the late John A. and the late Alice V. (Nohelty) Curran, she attended Somerville schools and was a graduate of Matignon High School. Active in her community, Anne was a communicant of St. Patrick Church and the...

James J. Carey   Beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend;   James J. Carey, 79, a long-time resident of Pelham, New Hampshire, passed away on March 24 in Jessup, Maryland, surrounded by his family.   Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, James was the son of the late Carl and Anna (MacKenzie) Carey, he was a communicant of St. Kathryn’s Church in Hudson, NH.   A veteran of the U.S. Army, Jim proudly served his country from 1959 until 1962.   Jim was...

Daniel A. Mendes   Loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend    Daniel A. Mendes, 92, a long time and well-known resident of Pelham, NH, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Fairview Nursing Home in Hudson surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Lorraine R. (Barsalou) Mendes who died December 13, 2016.  Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, December 20, 1927, he was a son of the late John and the late Belvina...

Paul H. Rourke Loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend; Paul H. Rourke, 75, of Pelham, New Hampshire, passed away Thursday evening March 12, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He recently celebrated his 52nd wedding anniversary with his beloved wife, Kathleen (Neylon) Rourke on October 7. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, April 3, 1944, the son of the late Henry and the late Mary (Leriche) Rourke, he attended Lowell schools and was a graduate of...

Richard G. “Dick” Boyle a well-known local developer, contractor, and avid golfer; Richard G. “Dick” Boyle, 86, of Pelham, New Hampshire, and Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, a member of a well-known Greater Lowell family, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday morning, March 12, 2020, after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Ruth A. (McCaffrey) Bourk-Boyle, who survives him, and the late Mary (Manning) Boyle. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on September...

Cornelius D. “Connie” Murphy Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend; Cornelius D. “Connie” Murphy, 70, died peacefully at his home in Pelham, NH on February 27, 2020. He fought his long and courageous battle to live, with strength and grace. Connie was born September 21, 1949 in Lowell, MA a son of the late John and the late Norma (Andrews) Murphy. He grew up in Lowell, attended Lowell schools and graduated from Lowell High in 1968. He had...

Mario Giuseppe DeCarolis Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend; Mario G. DeCarolis, 86, of Meredith, NH but formerly of Pelham, NH for over 40 years and Tewksbury, MA and a member of a well-known family, passed away Saturday evening February 22, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. In 1954, Mario married the love of his life Anne M. (Sheehan) DeCarolis, who survives him, and with whom he would have celebrated their 66th wedding...

Marianne T. Brettell Loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend     Marianne T. (Perigny) Brettell, 63, a lifelong resident of Pelham, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 26th at her home. She was the beloved wife of Charles H. Brettell with whom she celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary on November 11, 2019.     Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, July 14, 1956, a daughter of the late Normand and the late Therese (Generaux) Perigny, she attended...

Ruth D. Proulx Loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt                  Ruth D. (Tetrault) Proulx, 74, of Dracut, died peacefully on Thursday January 23rd at her daughter’s residence in Pelham. She was the beloved wife of the late Russell G. Proulx who died in 2006. Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, October 13, 1945, a daughter of the late Francis and the late Pearl (Mayes) Tetrault,...

Daniel R. “Dan” St. Amand Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend; Daniel R. “Dan” St. Amand, 76, of Pelham, New Hampshire died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday January 22, 2020. He was the loving husband for almost 54 years of Marie G. (Cieslik) St. Amand, who survives him. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, December 1, 1943, a son of the late Raymond L. and the late Yvette Y. (Bergeron) St. Amand, he attended St. Theresa’s school in...