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      Thelma L. ( Berry) Spaulding, 80

HAVERHILL, MA

Haverhill - Thelma L. ( Berry) Spaulding, 80 of Haverhill died Monday April 7, at the Merrimack Valley Hospital after a brief illness.

Born in Haverhill, she was the daughter of the late Norman H. and Helen L. (Tyning) Berry and lived here all of her life. She attended Haverhill public schools and was a 1945 Graduate of Haverhill High School. Deciding on a career in cosmetology, she furthered her education at the Fazio Beauty Academy in Lawrence. Upon completion of her training she went on to teach her trade at the academy for over twenty years. She owned and operated a salon in her home while raising her two young boys.

Mrs. Spaulding was widowed at a young age as her husband, Ernest C. Spaulding, died on duty while serving in the Navy on a ship off of Greenland Coast in 1960. He was a WWII and Korean War Veteran. She was a devoted mother and later, a loving grandmother, committed to raising, supporting, and taking care of her beloved family. She enjoyed crafts, especially crochet, she was a member of the “crafty ladies”. She leaves two sons and daughters in law, Jeffrey C. and Kimberley M. Spaulding, and Gregory P. and Patricia A. Spaulding, all of Haverhill, two cherished grandchildren, Gregory P. II, and Angela M. Spaulding, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a sister, Norma Bracci.

Family and friends are respectfully invited to call on Thursday at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home 486 Main St.(Rte 125) Haverhill from 5 to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:00 AM in the funeral home with Pastor Susan Ellery officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, Salem St. Bradford. Memorial donations may be made to Dana –Farber Cancer Institute 10 Brookline Place West, Floor 6 Brookline, MA 02445-9924.                                                                                                                                                

Directions to Kevin Comeau Funeral Home