Merrimac - Marie Ellen (Maynard) Charron, 76, beloved wife of Paul R. Charron, passed away on May 20, 2022, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a courageous seven-and-a-half-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born in Haverhill, the daughter of Elmer and Ernestine (Crepeau) Maynard, she graduated from Haverhill High School in the class of 1964. After high school, she attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she was a proud member of the Lambda Delta Phi sorority; she graduated in 1968 with an academic focus on Biology and Anatomy and Physiology. Upon graduation she returned to Haverhill to pursue a lifelong career in teaching. For 35 years she taught Science at Haverhill High School, inspiring countless students to pursue education and careers in the scientific fields. In addition to her students, she was an advocate for her fellow teachers and active member of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.

Upon retirement, she was able to devote more time to many of the things she loved most; gardening, playing the piano, and spending time at her condo in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; where she proudly served as the President of the Home Owners Association. She loved her family deeply, and was a devoted mother to her son Jeremy and daughter Allison. Nothing compared to her love for her family and the joy of spending time with them, but if one thing was close, it was her love for dogs. She will be greatly missed by the many lives she touched throughout her lifetime.

She is survived by her husband Paul R. Charron of Merrimac; her son Jeremy Charron of Portsmouth, NH; her daughter Allison Charron of Salem, NH; her sister-in-law Kathleen Poole of Haverhill; and her cousins Lisa Dodge of Amesbury and William Crepeau of Plum Island.

She was preceded in death by her parents Elmer and Ernestine (Crepeau) Maynard, both of Haverhill.

The Charron family would like to personally thank the many doctors and the entire staff of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Medical ICU Unit for their compassion and devotion. The Charron family would like to express their sincere gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to Joan Willets who tirelessly brought Marie to her appointments for the last sevenand a half years, her unyielding compassion will never be forgotten.

Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Thursday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St., Haverhill where a funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com.