Michael P. Canniff, 18, of Atkinson passed away on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.Born in Methuen, Mass., son of Robert A. and Anne E. (Fenton) Canniff, he was raised in Atkinson and attended Atkinson Academy and graduated from Timberlane Regional High School with the Class of 2013. Michael was a freshman at the University of Maine at Orono and was studying forestry in the Environmental Science Program.As a young boy, Michael played youth baseball and soccer. He also wrestled for Timberlane Regional Middle School. While at Timberlane Regional High School, Michael was a four-year starter on the varsity lacrosse team. Known as a motivator among his teammates, Michael was elected captain of the lacrosse team during his junior and senior years. He was also a three-year varsity hockey player and a four-year honor roll student. He was inducted into the National Honor Society as a senior, awarded the state of New Hampshire Scholar Athlete Award by Gov. Hassan and also received the Athletic Director's Student Athlete Award.Michael also volunteered his time coaching in the Timberlane youth lacrosse program and played for the New Hampshire Tomahawks Summer Lacrosse Team. He played youth hockey at New Hampshire East and the Cyclones of Northern Massachusetts. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, hiking, hunting and swimming.He is survived by his parents, Robert A. and Anne E. Canniff, and his brothers, Daniel R. Canniff and Thomas M. Canniff, all of Atkinson; his aunts and uncles, William Canniff, James and Lee Fenton, Michael and Judith Fenton, Peter and Jannie (Giles) Fenton, and Stephen and Catherine Fenton; cousins Shaye, Nora and Clara; and his buddy, his dog, Onyx. He was predeceased by his maternal grandmother, Helen (Powers) Fenton;, his paternal grandmother, Jean (Mageau) Canniff; and his cousin Matthew.

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SERVICES: Relatives and friends may call on Friday, Feb. 14, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow. His funeral will begin on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. from the funeral home, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at St. Anne Church, 26 Emerson Ave., Hampstead. Burial will take place in the spring.Memorial donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 114 Perimeter Road, Nashua, NH 03063, or the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 814 Elm St. No. 300, Manchester, NH 03101.To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit our website, ww.brooksidechapelfh.com.