All Obituaries

Ronald Joseph Aitcheson, 79, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 26, 2018. He was born on September, 7th 1938 in Jamaica, where he spent most of his youth. Ronald mastered the trade of tailoring and was known as "The Tailor". He immigrated to the United States in his early 30s. He settled in Lawrence, where he raised his family.  Ronald is survived by his daughters Titania “Kisha” Richard, Alycia “Diggie”...

Jose C. Nieves, age 32, died suddenly on Friday, July 19, 2018 at his home in Lawrence. Relatives & friends are invited to attend visiting hours at the Diaz-Healy Funeral Home, 107 South Broadway, Lawrence on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 from 5 - 8 p.m. On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, Jose's funeral will be held in the funeral home at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Bellevue Cemetery in Lawrence.

Susan Mary Keene Behuniak, 65, a resident of Hopewell Junction, NY, died on May 8, 2018. Born in Waltham, MA on October 25, 1952, she was the daughter of Marguerite (Bresnahan) Keene of Lawrence, MA and the late Raymond Keene (US Army, Maj., Ret.). Susan was a self-employed web designer at her company, OrganicBabe.com. She enjoyed Reiki and connecting with friends through the internet. Susan will be remembered for her fierce love of family and friends, her generous spirit of...

Mrs. Josefina (Santelises) Lopez, age73, died on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Domingo Lopez. Born in Santiago, DR, she was the daughter of the late Gabriel & Rosa Santelises. Josefina is survived by 4 children, Rosa Lopez & her husband Chris Robinson, Josy Taveras & her husband Fernely, Domingo Lopez, and Gabriel Lopez; 7 grandchildren; one brother, Jose Santelises & his wife Ramona ; one sister, Noemi...

Lucy (Ciluffo) Reed born December 7, 1937,daughter of the late Joseph and Jenny Ciluffo, predeceased by her brothers Paul and Joseph Ciluffo, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2018.  Lucy was a charismatic, spontaneous and fearless individual who loved to socialize, playing bingo, watching her favorite tv shows and most of all spending time with her family.  Lucy is survived by her three daughters; Theresa Reed, Maria Reed her fiancé Hector Santiago and Joanna (Reed) Nealon...

Mr. Jorge R. Garcia, age 67, of Lawrence, died on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.  Relatives & friends are invited to attend visiting hours at the Diaz-Healy Funeral Home, 107 South Broadway, Lawrence on Friday, March 2, 2018 from 5 - 8 p.m. On Saturday, Jorge's funeral will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. At the family's request, interment will be private.

On Saturday, February 24, 2018, Yecid Leonardo Chanquet passed away suddenly at the age of 35 years old. He was a loving father to his children and a great friend to many.  Yecid was born in Colombia, South America.  He moved to Lawrence, MA when he was 13 years old. He attended Lawrence Public Schools and worked for Lowell Public School Transportation.   Yecid will be remembered forever by the mothers of his children, Estrella Chanquet and current girlfriend Courtney LeDuc;...

Gina Lynette Madonia-Teixeira of Andover, passed away on Saturday February 17, 2018, surrounded by friends and family at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. Gina was born on October 17, 1979 in Mountain Grove, Missouri to Michael and Cynthia Madonia. She grew up in Lawrence, Massachusetts where she attended Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical High School preparing herself for further education at Southern New Hampshire University to study accounting.  She was most recently...

Mr. Joseph E. Lopez, 76, of Methuen, died on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boston after battling lung complications following heart surgery. He was born in East Cambridge, MA on January 16, 1942, as the fourth child of the late Anthony Lopez and Margaret Galvin. Joseph proudly served in the US Marine Corps for 11 years, as a Interrogator-Translator (Vietnamese), Interrogator-Translator (Mandarin Chinese), and Marine Corps Recruiter from 1959 to 1970. He also...

Josia Reyes, age 43, died suddenly on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at his home in Lawrence. Josia is survived by his father, Angel Reyes; his mother, Maria A. Peña & her husband Maximo Rodriguez; 7 children, Jennifer, Jaquelyn, Josia A., Jillian, Josia, Jael & Jaliyah Reyes; three brothers, Angel Reyes, Marvin Rodrgiuez & Joel Rodriguez; eight nieces & nephews, Janae Rodriguez, Jaelen Rodriguez, Joel Rodriguez, Jr., Jerzi Rodriguez, Alysa Rodriguez Milani Rodriguez, Ava...