Elizabeth A. "Beth" Herlihy

Amesbury, MA: Elizabeth A. "Beth" (Barry) Herlihy, 58, a resident of Amesbury since October of 2023, and a former longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away on July 17, 2024. Born in New City, NY, daughter of Elizabeth Barry and the late Stephen Barry, she graduated from Clarkstown South High School in 1984 and received her Bachelor's Degree in Accounting graduating from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst at the top of her class. Beth was employed as a CPA at Peat-Marwick, Boston. A twenty-year resident of Hopkinton, before moving to Denver, CO in 2019. Beth valued personal growth, spirituality and family above all else. Beth enjoyed traveling domestically and to Europe, and St. Martin, as well as the experience of living overseas in Pusan, South Korea, Bangkok, Thailand, and Macau. She was an avid reader and looked forward to excursions to the beach. She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her beloved husband of thirty-two years, John W. Herlihy, two sons, Sean W. Herlihy of Denver, CO and Brian T. Herlihy of Manhattan, NYC., her mother, Elizabeth Barry, her sister Kathleen Rotundo and her fiancé Thomas Gore, two brothers, Stephen Barry and his companion, Donna Quinlan, and Brian Barry and his wife Margaret, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to calling hours on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main Street, Plaistow, NH. Her funeral will be held Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in Saint James Church, 185 Winter Street, Haverhill MA. Her burial will be in Atkinson Cemetery, NH. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association. To send a message of condolence to the family or to share a cherished memory, please visit: www.broopksidecghapelfh.com