Obituaries

Feb 18, 2009

Peabody……. Persis (Moody) Watts, age 95, wife of the late Alvin C. Watts , formerly of North Andover, died Wednesday February 18, 2009 in the North Shore Medical Center, Salem. She was born, raised and educated in Lawrence, MA the daughter of the late John and Rose Moody. Following her graduation from high school and her late husband married and...

Feb 17, 2009

Beverly…. Gregory A. Cahill, Sr. age 87 husband of the late Stacia (Kuzma) Cahill of Beverly died unexpectedly at home Tuesday afternoon. Born in Salem the son of the late Daniel and Esther (Fitzpatrick) Cahill, he was raised in Salem. Mr. Cahill attended St. John's Grammar School in Peabody and was graduated from Salem High School in the late 1930's....

Feb 17, 2009

Beverly….. David M. Howell, of Beverly, age 54, died unexpectedly at home Tuesday February 17, 2009. Born in Salem the son of the late Raymond and Eleanor (Colby) Howell, he was graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School in the Class of 1972. An avid sports enthusiast and golfer, he had been a letter carrier for United States Postal Service in...

Feb 15, 2009

Marblehead…. Richard P (Pete) Cassidy, USMC, Ret., age 66, of Marblehead, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, February 14, 2009. He and his wife Carol (Putnam) Cassidy would have celebrated 46 years of marriage in June of this year. The son of the late Richard T and Marjorie (Kiernan) Cassidy, he attended Marblehead Schools, graduating from Marblehead High School in the Class...

Feb 15, 2009

Salem…. Kam Chi Chiu, age 93, husband of Kai Wah (Fu) Chiu died Monday evening in the Shaughnessy Kaplan Hospital, Salem. One of seven children, Mr. Chiu was born in China the son of the late Liheng and Zhang (Shi) Chiu. After completing he education, Mr. Chiu wan an accountant for many years until retiring He enjoyed sports, swimming, horseback...

Feb 15, 2009

Salem…. Nancylee Olbrych, age 56 of Salem died Sunday in Shaughnessy Kaplan Hospital following an eighteen year battle with cancer. Born in Beverly, the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Caron) Olbrych. She was also predeceased by her guardian of 27 years Genevieve Pelchat, of Salem. She was educated in the Salem Public School and was a graduate of...

Feb 12, 2009

Salm

Dr. Dirk Appel, age 64, husband of Sheila Collins of Salem died at home early Thursday morning February 12.

Born in Amsterdam, he was the son of Dirk and Janet (Weeder) Appel. He received his Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand with First Class Honors in 1967.He was then awarded...

Feb 12, 2009

Harry W. Smith Jr., 73, of Largo, Florida formerly of Marblehead, MA died at his residence on February 12, 2009 after fighting a 13 year battle with cancer. His family was at his bedside. Born in Cambridge, the son of the Harry W. Smith Sr. and Mary Sparks Smith, he moved to Marblehead as a young boy. Mrs. Smith attended...

Feb 11, 2009

Beverly…… Patricia A. (Talbot) Cresoe, age 72, wife of the late Charles Cresoe, Jr. of Beverly died Wednesday afternoon in the Kaplan Family Hospice House Danvers, following a long illness. Mrs. Cresoe was born and raised in Cambridge the daughter of the late John and Bernice (Richardson) Talbot. In 1960 she moved to the North Shore, married her late husband...

Feb 8, 2009

Salem…… Dianne L. Symmes Chalifour age 69, formerly of R40 Highland Ave., Salem died Sunday afternoon in the Kaplan Family Hospice House. Born and raised in Salem the daughter of the late Laurence and Florence (White) Symmes, she was educated at the Oliver School, Bowditch Schools and was graduated from Salem High School. Shortly after her graduation Ms. Symmes and...

Feb 3, 2009

Danvers….. Michael Bezis, age 90, husband of the late Muriel (Rouse) Bezis of Danvers, formerly of Medford died at home Tuesday evening. Born in Salem the son of the late Spiros and Canella (Caron) Bezis, the family lived over their restaurant, the Olympia until the land was taken to make way for the Salem Post Office in Riley Plaza The...

Jan 29, 2009

Salem, MA Mrs. Maria Isabela Jorge, 93, of Salem passed away Thursday, January 29th, 2009 at NSMC - Salem Hospital. She was the widow of Francisco Jorge. Maria was born in Pico, Azores , the daughter of the late Jose J. and Maria I Goulart. Maria moved to Yonkers , NY in 1967. She was a stay at home mom....

Jan 27, 2009

Salem, MA Mrs. Mary H. Stacey 90, of Marblehead passed away Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Peabody, MA, the daughter of the late John and Clara (Vlahos) Haritos. Following her education, she went to work to help get her family through the Great Depression . She then married her...

Jan 23, 2009

Salem... Mr. James Paul (Paul) Brophy, 85, passed away Friday, January 23rd, 2009 at NSMC - Salem Hospital. He was the widower of Pauline (Cassidy) Brophy. Paul was born in Marblehead, MA on June 6, 1923, the son of the late James and Ellen (McCloskey) Brophy. Paul was raised and educated in Marblehead and was a graduate of Marblehead High...

Jan 22, 2009

Salem…. Attorney Owen J. Meegan, age 74, husband of Marie (Paradis) Meegan of Salem died early Thursday morning at home. Born in New York City, NY the son of the late Edward and Rose (Bleha) Meegan, he was graduated from St. Columbkille High School, Brighton in the Class of 1951. After receiving his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from...

Jan 22, 2009

Salem…… Louis J. "Obie" O'Brien, age 82, of Salem died at home Thursday evening surrounded by his loving family. He and his loving wife, Dorothy A. (Frye) O'Brien would have celebrated 63 years of marriage in June 2009. Born in Salem the son of the late John F. and Rose (Pluff) O'Brien, he was educated in Salem elementary schools. Shortly...

Jan 16, 2009

Salem…… Eileen M. (Atkins) Kendall, age 80 died early Friday morning at the Brigham Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newburyport, MA, after a long illness. Born and raised in Marblehead, she was a direct descendant of Sir Roger Conant and the daughter of the late Harold and Eva (St. Armand) Atkins. She was a graduate of Marblehead High School....

Jan 15, 2009

Salem…… Susan M. (St.Amand) Boucher, age 50, of Salem died Thursday afternoon, January 15, 2009 in Massachusetts General Hospital after being stricken ill on January 1, 2009. She and her husband, Paul Boucher had recently celebrated 30 years of marriage. Born raised and educated in Salem the daughter of the late Raymond and Jennie (Hanewich) St.Amand, she was graduated from...

Jan 13, 2009

Swampscott….. Yolande A. Bickerton, age 93, of Swampscott, formerly of Salem, died Tuesday January 13, 2009 in the Jewish Rehabilitation Center, Swampscott. Over the last five years she has received wonderful care from the JRC staff. Born in Salisbury England, November 18, 1915 the daughter of the late Bertie and Heddie (Taylor) Bickerton, she traveled the world in her younger...

Jan 7, 2009

Swampscott…. John D. "Jack" Hodges, age 91, husband of the late Lillian (Ryan) Hodges, died early Wednesday morning at the John Bertram Home in Swampscott. Born in Somerville, the son of the late Ray and Catherine (Fitzpatrick) Hodges, he attended local schools and was graduated from Somerville High School. Mr. Hodges then attended NewPrep in Cambridge and was graduated from...