All Obituaries

Sandra N. (Nolan) Jervah, 78, of Georgetown, MA and a longtime resident of the Rowley area, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill, with her sons at her bedside. Born on May 5, 1940 in Topsfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Willie Mae (Laird) Nolan. A graduate of Topsfield High School, Sandra worked at Draper Labs in Boston, as a real estate agent for much of her life. However, Sandra’s...

Roger W. Foster, 68, of Rowley died unexpectedly at home on Friday, September 21, 2018. He was the loving husband of Lee E. Barrowclough with whom he shared four and a half years of marriage. He was born on August 6, 1950 in Groton, Connecticut and was the son of the late Archibald W. and Elaine M. (Burbine) Foster. He was a graduate of Robert E. Fitch High School and received his Bachelors Degree in Science from Connecticut State University and a Masters in Science from Rensselaer...

Margaret M. (Lamoureaux) Doak, 82, a resident of Rowley since 1967, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Seaview Retreat. She was born on June 27, 1936 in Lynn, MA, daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Thompson) Lamoureaux. Margaret worked for General Electric for many years and as a certified nursing assistant at Lynn Hospital. While living in California she was employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She also worked at Disney World as a...

Katelyn Ann Willmonton, 21, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. She was born on April 21, 1997, beloved daughter of Guy Parker Willmonton and Cheryl Booth Willmonton.  She was a lifelong resident of Rowley.  Katelyn graduated from Sparhawk School in Amesbury and attended the University of New Haven, including a semester abroad in Prato, Italy. She enjoyed basketball, softball, and during her younger years, riding four wheelers....

Phyllis A. (MacDonald) Sztramski, 91, of Newburyport, died on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Brigham Manor Nursing Home surrounded by her devoted family. She was the wife of the late Edmund T. Sztramski and the companion of the late Kenneth Rogers. She was born on August 23, 1927 in Lowell and was the daughter of the late Wendell and Alyce (LaChance) MacDonald. She married Edmund with whom, until his death, she raised 6 children.  She graduated from nursing school and worked at Anna...

Sandra L. (Knight) Savage, 66, of Rowley, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018 in the Lahey Hospital Medical Center in Burlington. She was the devoted wife of Ronald W. Savage with whom she would have celebrated 50 years of marriage in February. She was born on December 8, 1951 in Newburyport, MA, the daughter of the late Urban and Anna (Bichok) Knight. She was a resident of Rowley for most of her life and a graduate of Newburyport High School. Sandra was an avid beach lover....

Lea A. “Mama Bear” Leavitt, 69, of Rowley, passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2018 with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Ashley Scott Leavitt. She was born on November 8, 1948 in Lynn and was the daughter of the late Richard E. Buckley, Sr. and Ruth E. (Broadstrom).  She was a resident of Rowley for many years. Lea was a longtime member of the Rowley Veteran’s Association and the American Legion Post #738 in Philadelphia many years ago. She...

Robert B. Cressey, 89, of Topsfield, MA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. He was born on May 19, 1929 and raised in Rowley, MA, son of the late Herman S. and Elva E. (Egler) Cressey. He was the husband of the late Patricia (Kaknes) Cressey. He was a graduate of Newburyport High School, Class of 1946, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, NH and University of New Hampshire, Class of 1952. Robert was the owner of E. Cressey & Son Greenhouses in Rowley.  He was a member of...

Pappas, Marie Urciuoli, seventy-one, of 2 Caldwell Farm Road, Byfield, MA and Medford MA, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2018 after several years of illness.   Wife of John C. Pappas of Byfield, MA and former wife of Rick Urciuoli of FL. Daughter of the late Joseph E. and Adeline L. (Pascucci) Handy. She was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for over twenty-five years. Besides her husband she is survived by her children, Jeffrey Urciuoli of Nashua, NH, Matthew Urciuoli...

Elizabeth Brigham Harwood was born in Bayonne, New Jersey on January 5, 1918 to Ida (Tibbetts) and William Schenk.  She died on June 27, 2018. When Betty was eleven years old the family moved to Lynn, MA but she remained in contact with her Bayonne friends and had many fond childhood memories. Several times over the years she would bring one of her children back to the house where she had lived and re-tell the stories of her childhood. Betty graduated from Lynn English High School and...