All Obituaries

William Aquino, Jr., age 38, of Lawrence, died on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was the loving husband of Denise Matos. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he was the son of William Aquino, Sr. and Hilda N Capellan. In addition to his wife and parents, William is survived by four sons, Adrian Matos, Fabian Matos, Anthony Sanchez & Ethan A. Aquino; one daughter, Darianna Sanchez; three brothers, Jhonatan Aquino, Elbis...

Mrs. Lidia P. Torres, age79, of Lawrence, died on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill. Relatives & friends are invited to attend visiting hours at the Diaz-Healy Funeral Home, 107 South Broadway, Lawrence on Monday, September 27, 2021 from 4 - 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Lawrence. 

Daritza A. Santana, age 27, of Lawrence, died on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. She was the loving daughter of Ramon D. Santana and Eddy A. Pitta. Relatives & friends are invited to attend visiting hours at the Diaz-Healy Funeral Home, 107 South Broadway, Lawrence on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 4 - 7 p.m. On Thursday, September 16, 2021, Daritza's funeral will begin at the funeral home at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St....

Mr. Ernest "Danny" Dietrich, age 57, a lifelong resident of Lawrence, died on Saturday, August 28, 2021 in Lawrence. He was the loving son of Ernest C. Dietrich and the late Jean (Miller) Dietrich. Relatives & friends are invited to attend visiting hours at the Diaz-Healy Funeral Home, 107 South Broadway, Lawrence on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 from 9 - 11 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Lawrence.

Mr. Junior Jose Veras, age 56, of Lawrence, died on Monday, August 23, 2021 at the Lawrence General Hospital. Relatives & friends are invited to attend visiting hours at the Diaz-Healy Funeral Home, 107 South Broadway, Lawrence on Friday, August 27, 2021 from 4 - 7 p.m. Interment will take place at Vista Memorial Gardens in Miami Lakes, Florida.

Mr. Wilson Jose “ Macho” Ruiz, age 46, of Lawrence, died on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was the longtime companion of Christina Cruz. Born in Lowell, he was the son of Carmen Milagros (Ruiz) Medina of Salem, MA and the late Wilson Ruiz Arroyo. In addition to his companion and mother, Wilson is survived by one son, Wilson “Machi” Ruiz; two step-children, Cynthia Figueroa & Joseph Vincenty;...

At 88 years old Leo passed away in his sleep on Monday morning, August 9th, 2021.  He died from the physical complications associated with dementia.   Leo was born in Cambridge MA and spent his entire youth in Winchester MA.  Leo was the 2nd of 7 children in a family of nine. Throughout life his best friend was his now late younger brother Jack.  They shared adventures from childhood through adulthood and had great times together. As a teenager Leo had an interest in...

Mr. Hector Perez, Jr., age 43, of Lawrence, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Lawrence General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Miriam (Juarez) Perez, with whom he shared 20 years of marriage. Born in the Bronx, New York and raised in Lawrence, he was the son of Hector Perez and Sara Saldana. Hector attended Lawrence Public Schools and graduated from Lawrence High School with the class of 1996. He worked for over 20 years as the head custodian of the Breen School in...

Mr. Neil E. Hart, age 79, of Lawrence, died on Friday, July 30, 2021 at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill. He was the loving husband of Gwen (McCormack) Hart, with whom he shared over 20 years if marriage. Born in Methuen and raised in Lawrence, he was the son of the late Ernest F. and Louise G. (Richardson) Hart. Neil was a class of 1960 graduate from Lawrence High School and then he joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard. Neil worked for many years as an electrician. He...

At 68 years young, Randall J. "Randy" Peterson passed away peacefully on Friday, July 30, 2021. Randy was surrounded by family, the soothing sounds of the ocean, and classic Celtic tunes.  Randy was born in Elizabeth, NJ. He graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice from Bunker Hill Community College and earned his MA in Criminal Justice from Western New England College. After working for Western Electric, Randy served on both the Lawrence and Andover police departments for 25...