John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.

John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. We have two locations: North Andover, 35 Merrimack Street and Lawrence, 122 Amesbury Street. We are still family owned and operated for five generations.

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Lawrence “Larry” F. Retelle passed away peacefully at the High Pointe House surrounded by his loving family. He joined h...
04/01/2026

Lawrence “Larry” F. Retelle passed away peacefully at the High Pointe House surrounded by his loving family. He joined his wife, “Dee” Marie (Levesque), his grandson Little Tony, and other loving family members in heaven. Larry is survived by his 9 children, 11 grandchildren, and 9 great...

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Huguette Forsythe, 79 ,of Haverhill MA passed away peacefully on March 20, 2026 surrounded by her beloved family. She wa...
04/01/2026

Huguette Forsythe, 79 ,of Haverhill MA passed away peacefully on March 20, 2026 surrounded by her beloved family. She was born to Francois and Rita Deschenes in Saint-Jean -De -La-Lande in Quebec, Canada and when she was 18 years old moved to the United States.

She was very funny and active....

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Roland Arthur Jacques, 90, of South Lawrence, MA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 22nd, 2026. He was born Novem...
03/27/2026

Roland Arthur Jacques, 90, of South Lawrence, MA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 22nd, 2026. He was born November 4, 1935, in Lawrence, MA, son of the late Philias and Josephine Jacques, Roland was educated in Saint Ann’s Grammar School also in Lawrence, MA.

Roland dedicated many years...

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Eric William Gardell, age 95, formerly of Wappinger Falls, New York, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026. He spent ...
03/25/2026

Eric William Gardell, age 95, formerly of Wappinger Falls, New York, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026. He spent his last five years at the Edgewood retirement community in North Andover, MA near his son Steven.

Eric was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Janet; parents Eric B. and...

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Kenneth "Rocco" Orosky, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully. He was 79 years old.Born on October 7, 1946,...
03/23/2026

Kenneth "Rocco" Orosky, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully. He was 79 years old.

Born on October 7, 1946, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Kenneth was the beloved son of the late Stanley Orosky and Genevieve (Felice) Orosky. A lifelong resident of Lawrence, he took pride in his roots...

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Anna Medwid passed away peacefully at Salemhaven Nursing Home on March 16, 2025. She was the beloved daughter of the lat...
03/18/2026

Anna Medwid passed away peacefully at Salemhaven Nursing Home on March 16, 2025. She was the beloved daughter of the late Louis and Teresa Massi. She is survived by her sister, Louise Kendall; her loving children, Jennifer and Derek; and her cherished grandchildren Payton, Cameron, and...

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Adam Rouke Michael Deacy of Gloucester, MA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at the age of 60. Born in...
03/11/2026

Adam Rouke Michael Deacy of Gloucester, MA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at the age of 60. Born in Methuen on June 2, 1966 he was the son of the late John J. and Helen Barbara( Ravigiala) Deacy of Methuen.
Adam attended Methuen Public Schools and worked in construction for...

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Thomas Bernard “Tom” Corrigan, 87, of Lawrence, died peacefully at his home on March 4, 2026, surrounded by his family, ...
03/06/2026

Thomas Bernard “Tom” Corrigan, 87, of Lawrence, died peacefully at his home on March 4, 2026, surrounded by his family, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Born on June 30, 1938 to parents Bernard Corrigan and Josephine (Fortune) Corrigan, Tom lived his entire life in Lawrence. After...

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Daniel Leo McKallagat Jr., lovingly known to most as “Pal”, passed away on March 1, 2026 at the age of 81. Born on Septe...
03/03/2026

Daniel Leo McKallagat Jr., lovingly known to most as “Pal”, passed away on March 1, 2026 at the age of 81. Born on September 14, 1944 in Lawrence, Massachusetts he was the son of the late Daniel Leo McKallagat Sr. and Barbara (Brown) McKallagat.
Growing up in the Merrimack Valley, he was known as...

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Phyllis Tyler, a true and dedicated daughter of Lawrence, passed away on February 26, 2026 surrounded by friends and fam...
02/28/2026

Phyllis Tyler, a true and dedicated daughter of Lawrence, passed away on February 26, 2026 surrounded by friends and family. Born December 16,1936 to the late Anthony Tyler & Filomena (Fascione) Tyler. She was a proud Italian-American, raised with a commitment to her Catholic faith that was...

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Sally S. Higginbotham, 78, passed away on February 14, 2026 at Penacook Place in Haverhill, MA.Born December 5th, 1947, ...
02/25/2026

Sally S. Higginbotham, 78, passed away on February 14, 2026 at Penacook Place in Haverhill, MA.
Born December 5th, 1947, in Amsterdam, N.Y. Sally attended Elmira College. Graduating in the Class of https://1969.After college she lived in Edinburgh, Scotland for a few years before moving to the...

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