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Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Patricia (Crosby) Keiver
Apr 8, 2010
Marblehead, MA Patricia A (Crosby) Keiver of Marblehead, Ma died Thursday April 8 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born at Mary Alley Hospital in Marblehead on May 31, 1934 and resided in Marblehead with her loving husband Robert D. Keiver. She was a true Marbleheader! She attended Marblehead Schools and graduated from the University of...
Marblehead Fire Dept Acting Lt. James I Carey, Jr., Retired
Apr 4, 2010
Marblehead…… Retired Marblehead Fire Department Acting Lieutenant James I "Jim" Carey age 69, husband of Linda (Tavares) Carey of Marblehead died Sunday evening, April 4, 2010 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Marblehead, he was born in the Mary A. Alley Hospital on Franklin St the son of the late James I...
Robert F Hughes
Apr 2, 2010
Salem……. Please use photo and flag Robert F. Hughes, age 74, husband of the late Judith (Homan) Hughes of Salem died unexpectedly Friday morning, April 2, 2010 in the Shaughnessy Hospital Salem. Born at home in Salem the son of the late John J. and Bessie A (Brennan) Hughes he was educated in Salem Schools. Mr. Hughes served four years...
Martin Thomas Field
Apr 2, 2010
Marblehead…… Martin Thomas Field, age 51, loving husband of Maura (Henry) Field of Marblehead, died unexpectedly Friday evening, April 2, 2010 in North Shore Medical Center, Salem. Born in Salem the son of the late James A. and Mary (Shea) Field, he was raised and educated in Marblehead. Mr. Field attended Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Marblehead and...
Edward R "Ed" Tufts
Apr 1, 2010
Edward R. "Ed" Tufts, age 91, husband of the late June (Hadley) Tufts of Salem died Thursday, April 1, 2010 in North Shore Medical Center, Salem with his family at his side. Born on Federal Street in Salem, Ed was the son of the late Clarence and Elcena (Kiley) Tufts. From the age of eight years old, he was raised...
Dennis Francis Joly
Apr 1, 2010
Lowell, MA Dennis F. Joly, 57, of Lowell, formerly of Georgetown and Marblehead, unexpectedly on March 31, 2010. Son of Edward Joly and the late Nancy Latham Joly of Georgetown. Devoted father of Caitilin Joly. Brother of Michael Joly and his wife Christine of E. Barnstead, NH, Erin Joly Pero and her husband James of Georgetown, Sean Joly and his...
Judge Vensimal Tejwani
Mar 30, 2010
Marblehead….. JudgeVensimal Tejwani, age 95, husband of the late Haansi (Popat) Tejwani of Marblehead died peacefully early Tuesday morning, March 30, 2010, in the Peabody Glen Health Center. Born and raised in India the son of the late Gulabrai and Shanti Tejwani he was well educated in the 1920's and served as a High Court Judge in the Indian judicial...
Jon Alan Willard
Mar 25, 2010
Marblehead Jon A. Willard, 63, of Marblehead, passed away on March 25, 2010, with his family by his side. A true Marbleheader, Jon grew up in Old Town on Front Street and loved to sail. He was a 1965 graduate of Marblehead High School, and was a Navy Veteran. After an extensive career as an Iron Worker for Local 7,...
Shirley Louise Vassy
Mar 24, 2010
Salem….. Shirley L. Vassy age 83 wife of the late Peter Vassy, who predeceased her in 1990, died Wednesday evening in the North Shore Medical Center following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Salem she was born in Salem, the daughter of the late Charles and Leona (Kiley) Felton. Following her education at St James Grammar and High School,...
Rita Bohanon
Mar 23, 2010
Salem... Rita A. (Dougherty) Bohanon, age 85, wife of the late Charles E. Bohanon of Salem, died peacefully at her home early Tuesday morning. A lifelong resident of Salem and parishioner of St. James Church, she was born in Salem, daughter of the late Frederick and Mary E. (Saulnier) Dougherty. Following her education in St. James Grammar and High School,...
Mary Gregory
Mar 18, 2010
Salem….. Mary (Vorgeas) Gregory, age 89, loving wife for over 50 years of the deceased Thomas Gregory died on March 18 at Shaughnessy Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Peabody and raised in Peabody, the daughter of the late John Vorgeas and Despina (Prokopis) Vorgeas. . Following her graduation from Peabody High School Mary worked...
John Washburn Coolidge
Mar 13, 2010
Marblehead..... John Washburn Coolidge, Jr., age 76 of Salem died Saturday March 13, 2010, at the North Shore Medical Center, Salem, following a brief and unexpected illness. Born in Boston, MA, the son of the late John Washburn Coolidge, Sr., and the late Helen Seymour Coolidge, he received a BA from Harvard University in 1956 and an MBA from the...
Una O'Donnell
Mar 11, 2010
Salem….. Una (Harte) O'Donnell, age 88 wife of the late Robert O'Donnell, a longtime resident of Salem, more recently of Peabody, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010 peacefully in North Shore Medical Center, Salem surrounded by her family. Mrs. O'Donnell was born, raised and educated in County Mayo, Ireland the daughter of the late John and Winifred (Stenson) Harte. As...
Joseph Francis Bonfanti
Mar 11, 2010
Salem….. Joseph F. Bonfanti, age 89, husband of the late Jeannette (DeFrancesco) Bonfanti, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, in the Twin Oaks Nursing Home, Danvers following a brief illness. Born in Wakefield, MA the son of the late Leonard and Angela Bonfanti, he was raised and educated in Peabody. Once he completed his high school education, Mr. Bonfanti became employed...
Raymond F. Pinkham
Mar 6, 2010
Salem,.. Raymond F. Pinkham, 66, of Salem, died Saturday, March 6, after a year- long battle with cancer. Born June 24, 1943 in Dover Foxcroft, ME, to the late Joseph and Idona Pinkham, he was the husband of Sandra (McEwen) Pinkham with whom he shared 45 wonderful years of marriage. He worked over 40 years at H & H Propeller...
Robert J. Mccarthy
Mar 2, 2010
Marblehead... Robert J. McCarthy, Sr., age 83, of Marblehead, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at Brigham and Women's Hospital on March 2, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. Devoted husband of 52 years to Rose Ann (Wheeler) McCarthy, Bob is also survived by his sister Frances Ashley of Marblehead, and six children Maureen R. McCarthy of Marblehead; Jo Ann M. McCarthy...
Michael R. Belleau
Mar 2, 2010
Salem….. Michael R. Belleau, age 52, husband of Wanda (Phillips) Belleau, with whom he shared 26 wonderful, loving years, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in New Bedford MA shortly after finishing his workday. Born in Salem the son of Mary Jane (Davis) (Belleau) Blais of Salem and the late Jean Paul Belleau, he was the step son of the...
Sarah M. Balmer
Mar 2, 2010
Revere Sarah M Balmer, age 78, of Revere, died on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, with her dear friend Rische Fraser by her side at the Rosewood Nursing Home, Peabody, MA after her most recent struggle with cancer. Sarah was born in Ayr, Scotland and predeceased by her father and mother, William T and Annie L (Kenny) Balmer. She was also...
Ann Krlic Williamson
Mar 2, 2010
Marblehead..... Ann (Krlic) Williamson, RN, age 79 of Marblehead, died Tuesday morning March 2, 2010 in Massachusetts General Hospital. She was born, raised and educated in Wilkes-Barre, PA the daughter of the late Milan and Eva (Kotlarz) Djuro. Mrs. Williamson was trained at the Kings County (NY) Hospital School of Nursing where she was later employed. Later, while living in...
Donald S. Emmerton, Jr.
Feb 27, 2010
Please use Flag Salem…… Donald S. Emmerton, Jr. age 91, husband of the late Ann J. (Walsh) Emmerton of Salem died Saturday, February 27, 2010 in the Rosewood Nursing Home. A lifelong resident of Salem and communicant of St. James Church, he was born and raised in Salem the son of the late Donald S. and Alice F. (Almy) Emmerton....
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