All Obituaries

Rose Sue Hashem, 61, of Methuen passed away peacefully with her family at her side. Rose was born ands educated in Akoura, Lebanon the daughter of George Hashem and his wife, Nemra (Hashem) Hashem. Rose was one of eight children who emigrated to Lawrence on January 18, 1970 to escape the coming civil war in Lebanon. Rose was awarded a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1982. She was employed for more than 30 years with Proctor and Gamble as...

Juan Bolivar Hernandez, a technician for Xfinity and a resident of Haverhill, died unexpectedly on April 5, 2021, at the age of 42 in a tragic car accident. Boli is survived by his life partner, Amariliz Vasquez; his daughter Kataleya Hernandez; parents Gisela and Juan Hernandez; sister Karina Hernandez-Montanez and her husband Francisco Montanez; brothers Edward and Juan Carlos Hernandez; sisters Vivian and Susan (deceased) Hernandez; nieces, nephews, and many friends. Boli was born in...

  Rafael Tobias Herrera fallecio Pacifica y sutilmente mientras dormia, a la edad de 101 anos el viernes 2 de abril de 2021 en Lawrence Massachusetts.  fue tiernamente acompanado de su familia al momento de enterarnos de su decenso. Rafael nacio un martes 15 de julio del 1919 en Jayabo, Salcedo, Rep.Dom. Hijo de Eusebio Antonio Rosario Padron y Maria Matilde Herrera. Rafael fue unos de los hijos menores de 14 hermanos procreados en el seno...

On Saturday, March 27, 2021, Edward Correa, Loving father, grandfather, son and partner passed away at the age of 61.   Edward was born March 05, 1960 in Staten Island New York to Luciano Correa and Virginia Correa. He was born in New York but lived most of his life in Lawrence Massachusetts. Edward loved to dance salsa and was very good at it. He started a project car with his son and best friend Michael, last summer because he liked working on...

Gerardo Melendez, 46 , of Boston, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Gerardo was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, the son of Vicnete Valentin and Carmen Melendez. He moved to Lawrence in 1988. He attended the Arlington Elementary School and Lawrence High School. Gerardo was an avid handball and basketball player. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was employed as a commercial and residential painter. He is survived by his mother Carmen Melendez and daughters, Kyara L....

Maria C. Caceres, age 77 of Lawrence, MA passed away on March 21,2021. Maria was born in Tenares, Dominican Republic on July 28, 1943. She was one of eight siblings and all but four siblings are predeceased. She moved to Lawrence, MA in 1978, where she worked as a factory worker in The Mills. Maria, successfully worked very hard to bring all 11 children here to this country from Dominican Republic for a better life. She is survived by 12 children, 37 grand children and 31...

Carmen Nidia (Perez-Maldonado) Gilday loved loving and being loved. She loved food and flowers and conversations. She loved and cared for her mother Flor. She loved her children and grandchildren and cousins and friends. But most of all she loved her husband Paul. She went to join him on Thursday, March 18th, nine and a half years after he moved on. Born in 1944 in the Dominican Republic, Carmen Perez moved to the U.S. when she was 18 years old to escape political turmoil and find a new...

Nereida C. Castaños, 92, passed away peacefully at Lawrence General Hospital on March 14, 2021. Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the staff at LGH was able to let Nereida pass away surrounded by close family. Nereida immigrated to Lawrence, MA from the Dominican Republic in the mid 70’s, and worked at AT&T until she retired after 25 years of service. She was a lively, compassionate, and empathetic woman who cared deeply about her friends and family. She was a woman of...

Edward A. “Scotty” Gabriel, 96, our beloved patriarch, died on Thursday morning March 11, 2021, after a short illness.  Born in Lawrence on April 29, 1924, Scotty was the son of the late William Mansour and Sadie (Hamman) Gabriel. Dad was raised along with his eight brothers and sisters in the Lebanese Plains neighborhood of Lawrence and was a devoted parishioner of Saint Anthony Maronite Church where he met his gang of friends which stayed together for almost an entire...