F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home

12/23/2025

From all of us at F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home, we wish you a peaceful and meaningful holiday season.

While this time of year is often filled with lights, music, and family traditions, we know it can also be a deeply emotional season for those who are grieving or missing someone special. Please know that you are not alone, and that it is okay to feel both joy and sorrow as you remember your loved ones.

As you gather, may your favorite memories bring you comfort, and may the kindness of family, friends, and our Rowley community surround you with care. If you or someone you know needs support, we are here to help in any way we can.

From our family to yours.

12/14/2025

Gary G. Colwell, peacefully passed away on December 6, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on December 26, 1938, to Gerald and Freda Colwell in Ipswich, MA, and raised in Hamilton, MA, he would go on to complete his education at Northeastern University. Upon graduation he joined the ...

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12/13/2025

Joan M . Burke passed away peacefully a t The Kaplan Family Hospice House i n Danvers Massachusetts on December 9, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 24* 1940 i n Beverly Massachusetts along with her twin sister, June Margerie Crampsey, t o Lois (Greenough) Coffill and
Ernest M. C...

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12/09/2025

Eldridge Linwood Leavitt, 91, 9/7/1934 -12/8/2025. Eldridge Leavitt, affectionately known to many as “Eddie Clam” passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on December 8, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Ipswich, MA, to the late Charles Malcolm and Floris Leola (Swicker) Leavitt, Eldridg...

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11/27/2025

As we celebrate this season of gratitude, we want to take a moment to thank our families, friends, and neighbors for your continued trust and support.

Today reminds us how important it is to cherish time spent with loved ones and to hold close the memories of those who are no longer with us.

From all of us at F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home, we wish you a day filled with peace, gratitude, and the warmth of family and friends.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Jeff, Zeth, & Staff

11/22/2025

Roslyn Murray Obituary ~ Services will be private. ~ Services Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event

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11/19/2025

HONORING & REMEMBERING
JOYCE E. KENT
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11/18/2025

Why We Gather — and Why It Matters

Rowley’s Community Conversations: Death Café grew out of something very simple and very human: a longing for real conversation — the kind we don’t often get in everyday life.

It started because people in our community were carrying grief quietly…because many of us had questions about death but no space to ask them…and because deep down, we all know that talking about death helps us live more intentionally.

• Death Cafés aren’t morbid or heavy.
• They’re honest.
• They’re freeing.
• They remind us that we’re not alone in our losses, our fears, or our hopes.

Here, we talk about death, grief, identity, purpose, the people we miss, the questions we wrestle with — and the things that give us life.

• There’s no judgment, no agenda, no “right way” to feel.
• Just community.
• Just conversation.
• Just being human together.

As we begin a new season in our beautiful new space at , we’re grateful to continue creating a place where stories can be shared, burdens can be lightened, and conversations can go deeper than the surface.

Join us for our first gathering on November 30th at 5pm — right in time for the holidays, when connection matters more than ever.

10/31/2025

Patricia Ann (O'Leary) Baker, affectionately known as ‘Pat’ to all who knew her, was a beacon of light and laughter in the lives of her family and friends. She was born on March 11, 1940, in Lynn, Massachusetts, to her beloved parents, the late Margaret R. O’Leary (Gaffey) and John T. O’Leary. Pat e...

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10/31/2025

Helen Louise (Wilkins) Downing passed away on October 13, 2025 at Portsmouth (NH) Regional Hospital. Most recently a resident of Amesbury, Helen grew up and spent most of her adult life in Rowley, the third of four children born to Oscar M. and Harriet A. (Maynard) Wilkins.

A beautiful young...

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10/26/2025

Raymond Howell, age 91, longtime resident of Topsfield, died on October 21, 2025. He was the devoted husband of the late Irene (Phelan) Howell, who predeceased him in 2006. Ray was the son of the late William and Helen (Slater) Howell and was raised in Revere and Saugus. He was a veteran of the Unit...

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10/25/2025

William Ward Westhafer, “Ward”, 76, of Newbury passed away peacefully on October 4, 2025, at a hospice in Haverhill after an illness. He was born on May 8, 1949 in Levittown, NY to Claire Ward Westhafer and J. William “Bill” Westhafer.

Ward grew up in Byfield and graduated from Newbury Eleme...

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