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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Priscilla Alice (Morin) Hennessey, 83, of Epping, NH, formerly of Methuen and Lawrence, MA, passed away peacefully at ho...
04/20/2026

Priscilla Alice (Morin) Hennessey, 83, of Epping, NH, formerly of Methuen and Lawrence, MA, passed away peacefully at home just days after the passing of her husband of almost 63 years, James R. Hennessey.
Born in Methuen, MA, she was the cherished daughter of the late Napoleon Morin and Irene...

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Jean L. Dumais, 86, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on Monday, Ap...
04/17/2026

Jean L. Dumais, 86, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026, at her home.

Jean was born in Lawrence on August 30, 1939, to the late Louis C. and Rita M. (Arsenault) Proulx. She was educated in the Lawrence Schools,...

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James R. Hennessey, 84, of Epping, NH, formerly of Lawrence and Methuen, MA, passed away following a brief and unexpecte...
04/15/2026

James R. Hennessey, 84, of Epping, NH, formerly of Lawrence and Methuen, MA, passed away following a brief and unexpected illness.
Born in Methuen to Daniel and Anne Marie (Byrne) Hennessey, he attended St. Patrick’s Grammar School and graduated from Lawrence High School. He was an identical twin...

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Anne M. (Chamberland) Danahy, 84, of Methuen, Massachusetts, passed away on April 12, 2026, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital ...
04/15/2026

Anne M. (Chamberland) Danahy, 84, of Methuen, Massachusetts, passed away on April 12, 2026, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton.
Born February 14, 1942, in Boston to Francis and Anna (Crombie) Danahy, Mrs. Danahy graduated from the Boston City Hospital School of Nursing and served as a...

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JUDITH A. PASQUERELLA, 87, of N. Andover, MA. A devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who passed away on Ap...
04/09/2026

JUDITH A. PASQUERELLA, 87, of N. Andover, MA. A devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who passed away on April 3, 2026. She was the heart of her home, dedicating her life to caring for her family and creating a warm, welcoming place for all who entered. As a mother to four daughters,...

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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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