Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth (Lynch) Freeman
Jul 22, 2009
Beverly……. Mary E. (Lynch) Freeman, age 94, wife of the late Alexander Freeman, a resident of OceanView, 3 Essex St., Beverly for the past 11 years, died in Beverly Hospital early Thursday morning. Mrs. Freeman was born raised and educated in Salem the daughter of the late John and Mary (Kelleher) Lynch. In an interview last year, 2008 when she...
Thomas Gregory
Jul 20, 2009
Salem….. Thomas Gregory, age 88, loving husband for over 50 years of Mary (Vorgeas) Gregory died unexpectedly in Salem Hospital Monday afternoon, July 20th, 2009 following a brief illness. He was born in Salem and raised in Peabody, the son of the late Sam and Demetra Gregory. During his childhood he helped his father at the family business, Gregory Cleansers...
Joan C Rogers
Jul 14, 2009
Salem….. Joan C. (Raymond) Rogers, RN, age 78, wife of the late Salem Fire Department Captain John " Jack" Rogers, died Tuesday morning in the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home following a battle with lung cancer for several months. She was born and raised in Lynn the daughter of the late William and Stephanie "Stella" (Nadolna) Raymond. Following her graduation from...
Alice R. (Manning) Jewett
Jul 13, 2009
Salem….. Alice R. (Manning) Jewett, age 85, wife of the late Frederic C. Jewett, Sr. died Monday evening, July 13, at Brooksby Village, Peabody. A longtime resident of Dunlap St., Salem until moving to Peabody in 2001, she was born in Salem the daughter of the late James and Mary A (Dunne) Manning. Educated in Salem schools, Mrs. Jewett was...
Lulu (Stasinopoulos) Butler
Jul 13, 2009
Salem….. Lulu (Stasinopulos) Butler, age 89, wife of the late Arthur E. Butler, a lifelong resident of Salem, died Monday evening in the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home. Daughter of the late Michael and Dorothy (Stamatopoulos) Stasinopulos, she was educated in Salem schools. Following her graduation from Salem High School, Mrs. Butler became a beautician and hair stylist and operated her...
Jason Joseph Leblanc
Jul 2, 2009
Salem…… Jason J. "Bones" LeBlanc age 31 of Salem died Thursday evening, July 2, 2009 in North Shore Medical Center, Salem.. Born and raised in Salem, he enjoyed sports and had played both Salem Little League Baseball and Salem Youth Soccer. As a student at Salem High School, he had played varsity soccer and following his graduation in the Class...
Maddie Castle Morash
Jul 2, 2009
Danvers Maddie Castle Morash, age 72, wife of Allan C. Morash for 51 1/2 years died early Thursday morning in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers, following a long illness. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Everett and Marion (Mace) Castle, she was raised and educated in Marblehead, graduating from Marblehead High School in the Class of 1955....
Winifred A. Fouhey
Jun 28, 2009
Salem……. Winifred A. Fouhey, age 88, a lifelong resident of Salem died at home unexpectedly Sunday evening. Daughter of the late Frederick and Winnifred (Tierney) Fouhey, she was educated in Salem schools graduating from Salem High School in the Class of 1938. Miss Fouhey then became employed by Parker Brothers Games in Salem for more than 40 years and was...
Ducilia (Mello) Jay
Jun 25, 2009
Peabody….. Ducilia (Mello) Jay, age 81, wife of the late Stanley Jay, Sr., died in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers early Thursday morning. She was born in Albany, NY the daughter of the late Dominico and Maria (Marques) Mello and was raised in Portugal until the age of 10. Her family then settled in South Peabody where they had...
Paul H. Hardy
Jun 23, 2009
Salem….. Paul H. Hardy, age 70 of Salem died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, June 23 at home. He was the loving husband of Josephine (Scialdoni) Hardy with whom he had shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Medford the son of Mary (Tobin) and the late Francis Hardy. He was raised and educated in Somerville, where he spent much of his...
Dawn M. (Pelletier) Weston
Jun 20, 2009
Danville, NH Dawn M. (Pelletier) Weston, age 47, of Danville, NH, formerly of Danvers, died at home Saturday evening following a courageous battle with cancer. She and her husband, Peter Weston, had celebrated 25 years of marriage on April 28th. Born in Shreveport, LA, she spent her early years as a military child, the daughter the daughter of the late...
Mary C Lesch
Jun 18, 2009
Salem…… Mary C. Lesch, age 92, of Salem died Thursday June 18 2009 in the Cedar Glenn Nursing Home, Danvers. Born, raised and educated in Salem. the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Alice M (Quinlan) Lesch, she was graduated from St. Mary's Commercial School. Miss Lesch then became employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Welfare in...
Norman Taylor Thomas, Jr
Jun 14, 2009
Marblehead….. Norman T. Thomas, Jr. age 91, husband of Bobby (Titsworth) Smith Thomas, of Marblehead died in the Devereux House Home Sunday afternoon following a brief illness. Born in Nashua, NH the son of the late Norman T. and Florence (Light) Thomas, Sr. he was raised and educated in Marblehead and was graduated from Marblehead High School in the Class...
Theresa A Ruane
Jun 14, 2009
Salem…… Theresa A. Ruane, age 83 of Salem, died in Salem Hospital Sunday afternoon following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Salem, and communicant of St. James Church, she was born in Salem the daughter of the late Austin and Sarah (Dunn) Ruane, Sr. She was graduated from St. James Grammar and then had graduated from St. James High...
Edward "Butch" Garabedian
Jun 7, 2009
Peabody Edward "Butch" Garabedian, age 80, husband for 58 years of Anna (Hagopian) Garabedian, died in Radius Health Care Center, Danvers following a long illness. Born in Salem the son of the late Vartan and Haiganoush (Balian) Garabedian, he was raised and educated in Peabody, graduating from Peabody High School in the Class of 1946. Mr. Garabedian then joined the...
Mildred Weiss
Jun 5, 2009
Salem……. Mildred Weiss, age 91, a longtime Salem resident, who summered in Montville, Maine, died Friday evening, June 5th in the Lafayette Nursing Home. She was born in Brookline, the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Lillian Ethel (Marquis) Weiss. Following her education, Miss Weiss was employed by General Electric for many years as a draftsperson, until her retirement. Mildred...
William A. Quigley
Jun 5, 2009
Marblehead….. William A. Quigley of Marblehead, retired Massachusetts National Guard Brigadier General and State Quartermaster, passed away Friday morning in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers surrounded by his family, following a year long battle with cancer. He and his loving wife Joan (Porter) Quigley had recently celebrated 52 years of marriage. Born in Malden, Mr. Quigley was the son...
John Giacoppo
Jun 2, 2009
Salem….. John Giacoppo, age 76 of Salem died unexpectedly Tuesday June 2 at Salem Hospital. He was born and educated educated in Salem, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Risitano) Giacoppo, A hardworking and dedicated individual, he was employed by the City of Salem in the public works department for many years until his retirement. A long time...
Margaret Trasher Ireland
Jun 1, 2009
Salem….. Margaret (Trasher) Ireland, age 91, a longtime resident of Salem, wife of the late John B. Ireland, Sr., died at home unexpectedly on Monday June 1, 2009 in Franconia, NH. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Percy and Emma (LaForme) Trasher, she was graduated from Salem High School in the Class of 1935. Mrs. Ireland then joined...
Rose Silva Ortins
Jun 1, 2009
Peabody…… Rose (Silva) Ortins, age 99, wife of the late Gregorio Ortins of Peabody, died at the Rosewood Nursing Home, Peabody following a brief illness. Born in the Azores, Portugal the daughter of the late Manuel Sousa and Ana (Gil) Silva her family moved to the Unites States when she was five years old and settled in Peabody. At the...
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