Frank A. "Shorty" Legro, Jr.
May 16, 2009
Marblehead….. Retired Marblehead Fire Department Inspector Frank A. "Shorty" Legro, Jr. age 82, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 in the E.N Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford following a long illness. He was the loving husband for 51 years of the late Nancy Lee (Sylvester) Legro who predeceased him May 1, 2003. Born in Lynn the son of the late Frank...
John Bruorton Hooper
May 14, 2009
INVENTOR LAUNDRYMAN John Bruorton Hooper, third generation owner and President of Salem Laundry Company and prominent Rotarian, died peacefully in his Marblehead home on May 14th, 2009. He leaves Joan, his beloved wife of 57 years. Born April 6, 1925 to Rebekah Bruorton and George Wilbur Hooper, John served in the U.S. Navy as a Quartermaster Second Class in the...
Barbara Ann "Barb" Keane
May 13, 2009
Salem….. Barbara A. "Barb" (Page) Keane, age 76 of Salem died early Wednesday morning at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She now joins her late husband and "Sweetheart even unto eternity", Joseph E Keane with whom she had shared 47 years of marriage until his death in 2001. Born in Boston the daughter of the late Ralph and Ida Mae (Johnson)...
Joanna V. Styczko
May 11, 2009
St. Petersburg, FL Joanna V. Styczko, age 53, formerly of Salem, died Monday, May 11, at her home in St. Petersburg, Florida. Born, raised and educated in Salem, the daughter of Regina (Zielski) Styczko and the late Anthony Styczko, Joanna was a graduate of Salem High School. She trained as a phlebotomist and was employed by Shaughnessy Hospital in Salem...
Linda Dorney
May 9, 2009
Marblehead…… Linda Dorney age 62 of Marblehead, died Saturday evening in Massachusetts General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Francis and Rosamond (Bartlett) Dorney she was raised and educated in Marblehead. Following her graduation from Marblehead High School in the Class of 1964, she became a secretary for the New England Merchants National...
Nguong Phat Truong
May 8, 2009
Salem…… Nguong Phat Truong, age84, husband of the late Muoi Ngu (Huyhn) Truong died Friday May 8, 2009. Born and raised in China the son of the late Winh A. and Kim A (Tohen) Truong, he moved to Viet Nam married his late wife and began a family. An extremely hard working man, Mr. Truong was a commercial fisherman for...
Louise J (Woods) Reilly
May 8, 2009
Marblehead…. Louise J. (Woods) Reilly, age 89, wife of the late Thomas J. Reilly of Marblehead, died at home Friday morning. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Nicholas and Anastacia (Martin) Woods, she was raised and educated in Marblehead. A graduate of Marblehead High School, Class of 1937, Mrs. Reilly attended business school in Boston and then became...
Veronica Healey
May 4, 2009
Beverly…… Veronica Healey, age 100, of Beverly, formerly of Salem, died Monday, May 4, 2009, in the Ledgewood Nursing Home, Beverly. Born in Salem the daughter of the late John F. and Ellen E. (Dean) Healey, she was educated at St. Mary's Grammar School and High School. Following her graduation from High School, Miss Healey was graduated from the Salem...
George D Heinz
May 4, 2009
Salem….. Retired New York City, Board of Education Counselor, George D. Heinz, age 81, husband of Marie A. (Murphy) Heinz, a lifelong resident of New York City died Monday, May 4, 2009 in Salem Hospital. Mr. Heinz and his wife had moved to Salem this past January. Born in New York, NY the son of the late J. Bruno and...
Richard J. "Dick" Rankin
Apr 28, 2009
Marblehead Richard "Dick" Rankin, "Ricardo" to his closest friends, died April 28, 2009, at the Devereux House after a series of lengthy illnesses. He was a pioneer in the educational film industry, being the first independent sales representative. Mr. Rankin loved family, friends and food, though not necessarily in that order. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Rankin; his...
Robert W. Day
Apr 28, 2009
Salem….. Robert W. Day, age 85, husband of the late Dorothy J. (Brown) Day of Salem died Tuesday evening in the Peabody Glenn Nursing Home. Born in Danvers, the son of the late Ralph and Edith (Wilkinson) Day , he was raised and educated in Danvers. While growing up, he helped his father in the family potato chip business, known...
Thelma L. Cobb
Apr 22, 2009
Salem….. Thelma L. Cobb, age 89 of formerly of Carpenter St., and Beachmont Rd, Salem, died Wednesday evening in the Blueberry Hill Nursing Home following a long illness. Born in Quincy, MA, one of 10 children, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Elsie M. (Foss) Cobb. Miss Cobb was raised in Mattapan and following her graduation from...
Glynn Nadeau
Apr 17, 2009
Peabody, MA Glynn Nadeau, age 79, passed quietly in his sleep on April 17, 2009 at his home, after a brief illness. He joins his loving wife who passed before him in 2003. While they had no children, he is remembered by many cousins, nieces and nephews from his home state of Maine, close members from his dear wife's family...
Patricia White
Apr 15, 2009
Patricia Alden White Patricia Alden White died on April 15th, 2009, passing peacefully after a rich, full life. She was surrounded and embraced by family and friends. Patti was no stranger to all of life's diversity -, to joy, hardship, success, pain, love and above all wonder - and embraced them all equally, with a mischievous and playful spirituality. Born...
Claire M. (Scannell) Levesque
Apr 10, 2009
Salem.... Claire M. (Scannell) Levesque) age 74, wife of the late Louis O. Levesque, Jr. died Friday morning in Salem Hospital peacefully surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Born and raised in Lynn she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice (Brunnell) Scannell. Mrs. Levesque was educated at St. Mary's Elementary School in Lynn, and following...
Paul V. Malloy
Apr 9, 2009
Lowell…. Paul V. Malloy, age 55 of Lowell died unexpectedly at home on Thursday April 9th, 2009. Born, raised and educated in Bronx, NY the son of the late Kenneth and Joan (Sherman) Malloy, he received his engineering degree from Franklin Institute. For over thirty years, Mr. Malloy was employed by New England Power Co. An avid outdoorsman, Mr. Malloy...
Michael J. Ortins
Apr 7, 2009
Salem,….. Michael J. Ortins, R.N., age 38, of Salem died unexpectedly on Tuesday morning April 7, 2009 in Peabody, Born in Salem the son of Antonio and Noelia (Bettencourt) Ortins of Peabody he was raised in Peabody. Michael was a graduate of Peabody Veteran's Memorial High School and received his Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Salem State College. Since his...
David A. Demarco
Apr 6, 2009
Salem……. David A. DeMarco, age 54, husband of Donna (Porcello) DeMarco died at home unexpectedly on Monday, April 6, 2009. Born and raised in Lynn the son of Dorothy (Tritt) DeMarco and the late Leonard Demarco, he was also educated in Lynn schools. David was a well known truck driver for several North Shore companies including Lynn Sand and Stone...
Mary C. (Lynch) Quinn
Mar 31, 2009
Marblehead Mary C. (Lynch) Quinn, age 89, wife of the late Martin H. Quinn, formerly of Throggs Neck, NY and Greenwich, CT died at home in Marblehead following a lengthy illness. Born and raised in New York City, the daughter of the late John and Irene (Devine) Lynch, her family settled in Throggs Neck when she was eight years old....
Claire L. Drinon
Mar 29, 2009
Marblehead….. Claire L. Drinon, age 80 of Marblehead, formerly of Salem and Lynn died early Sunday morning, March 29, 2009 in the Lafayette Nursing Home. Born in Boston the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Cummings) Drinon, she was raised and educated in the Beachmont neighborhood or Revere. Ms. Drinon was a pioneer advocating for job training and recreational...
