Obituary notices, week of October 19, 2026 through October 25, 2026

This week's column carries a notice for one Haverhill, Massachusetts resident whose obituary was published this week: David "VIP" Shahinian. The notice was posted by H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Home and 97.9 WHAV, with the listing also aggregated by Legacy.com and Echovita.

David "VIP" Shahinian, 80, of Haverhill, died Friday, October 23, 2026, at his residence. He was born in Haverhill on August 10, 1946, the son of the late Edward and Eunice (Butcher) Shahinian; he grew up in the city's Bradford section and was educated in the Haverhill School System. [Echovita lists him simply as David Shahinian, without the nickname used in the Legacy.com/H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Home listing.] Full obituary at Legacy.com (H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Home listing): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/david-shahinian-obituary?id=62826794.

Notices compiled from H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Home, 97.9 WHAV, Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive. Haverhill Patch was reviewed but had no qualifying individual obituary postings this week.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.