Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Libby
Jan 3, 2009
Salem Elizabeth M. (Gibbons) Libby, age 77, loving wife for 55 years of William F. Libby, died Saturday January 3, 2009 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston following a brief illness. Born, raised and educated in Peabody the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Doherty) Gibbons, she was a graduate of Peabody High School. Mrs. Libby was employed by New...
John B Mahoney
Dec 30, 2008
Salem……. John B. Mahoney, age 62, husband of Mary G. (Kelly) Mahoney of Salem died Tuesday December 30 in Salem Hospital. Born in Lynn the son of the late James A. and Claire (Byrne) Mahoney he was raised and educated in Marblehead. After completing his education, Mr. Mahoney served the United States Navy aboard both the U.S.S America and the...
Kevin P. Goode
Dec 25, 2008
Nahant…. Kevin P. "Kev" Goode, age 36 of Nahant, died Thursday December 25th. Born in Lynn, son of Milton Goode of Nahant and the late Kathleen V. "Vera" Goode, was raised in Nahant and graduated from Swampscott High School. He served as Paratrooper in the United States Army during Operation Desert Storm. His true passion in life was to be...
Anna Marie Burgess
Dec 25, 2008
Gloucester…. Anna Marie (Hughes) Burgess, 77, of Gloucester died Thursday, December 25th, 2008 at Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester, MA. Born in Salem, MA January 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Bessie A. (Brennan) Hughes. Anna was a graduate of Salem High School Class of "49". She raised her family in Beverly...
Andrew E. Thomen
Dec 22, 2008
Salem….. Andrew E. "Drew" Thomen, Jr. age 49, of Salem, a former, longtime resident of South Dennis, MA, died peacefully at the home of his sister, Marianne Williams on Monday December 22, 2008. Born in Torrington, CT the only son of the late Andy and Betty (Ahearn) Thomen, Drew grew up in West Goshen, CT and graduated from Wamogo Regional...
William Dominic Mcneil
Dec 19, 2008
William Dominic McNeil, 53 William Dominic McNeil, 53, of Peabody, died of cancer on December 19 at the Swampscott home of his mother Rita McNeil surrounded by his loving family. Bill was also the son of the late Dr. John F. McNeil. Bill's character was defined by his faith and love of family. Billy had an engaging personality with a...
Veronica Galiatsatos
Dec 5, 2008
Lauderdale, FL Veronica (Fetisor) Galiatsatos, age 92, wife of the late Omeros Galiatsatos, Florida, formerly of Salem, died December 5, 2008. Born, raised and educated in Rumania she was the daughter of the late George and Alexandra Fetisor. After completing her education, Mrs. Galiatsatos married her late husband and moved to Greece. In 1954 they immigrated to the United States,...
Mary Theresa (Connolly) Heffernan
Dec 4, 2008
Salem…. Mary T. (Connolly) Heffernan, age 97, of Salem, wife of the late Philip L. Heffernan of Salem, died Thursday morning in Beverly Hospital. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret (Gilroy) Connolly, she was raised in Peabody. Mrs. Heffernan attended St. John's Grammar School and following her graduation from St. John's High School received her...
Mary Andrian
Dec 2, 2008
Mary Demas Andrian CONCORD, N.H.- Mary (Demas) Andrian, age 85, passed away quietly in her sleep, surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 after a prolonged illness. Born September 16th, 1923 in Salem, Mass. To the late Peter and Christina (Geanakopoulos) Demas, she was raised and educated in Salem, Mass. Mary worked for the Clerk of Courts...
Kevin B. Harrington
Nov 27, 2008
SALEM Kevin B. Harrington, 79, of Salem, died peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was the devoted husband of Kathleen M. (Carney) Harrington, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Salem, and a lifelong resident of the city, he was the youngest of 6 children of the late...
Arthur C. Callahan
Nov 21, 2008
Topsfield Arthur C. Callahan age 85, husband for 53 years of Alice A. (Hennessey) Callahan, died peacefully at home Friday morning. Born in Salem the son of the late John and Annie (Gallagher) Callahan. He was raised and educated in Salem. Mr. Callahan grew up caddying at Kernwood Country Club in Salem and was a member of the Salem High...
Alexander J. Sampson
Nov 13, 2008
Peabody……. Alexander J. Sampson, age 79, husband of the late Sandra (Beck) Sampson, of Peabody died Thursday evening November 13, in the Kaplan Family Hospice House Danvers surrounded by his family. Born in Haverhill the son of the late James and Jennie (Vlasopulus) Sampson, he was raised and educated in Haverhill schools. Following his graduation from High School, he became...
Catherine V. (Brennan) Fadden
Nov 9, 2008
Marblehead….. Catherine "Kay" (Brennan) Fadden, wife of the late Boston Fireboat, Engine 31, Firefighter John F. Fadden; of Marblehead, died peacefully at home Sunday afternoon surrounded by her family. She was born, raised and educated in Staten Island, NY, the daughter of the late John and Brigid (Curran) Brennan. Following her graduation from high school, Mrs. Fadden worked the counter...
Roberta A.K.A Florence Wilson Felt
Nov 5, 2008
Roberta Wilson Felt died on Wednesday November 5, at the Bertram House in Swampscott, MA after a lengthy illness. Roberta was born on June 5, 1919, in Oak Park, IL, the daughter of Percival Cain Wilson and Florence Lake Wilson. She graduated from University of Illinois where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and also voted Miss...
Irene G. (Sweeny) Plutnicki
Nov 3, 2008
Salem…… Irene G. (Sweeney) Plutnicki, age 91, devoted wife of the late Matthew "Shorty" Plutnicki of Salem died at home Monday morning. Born in Salem the daughter of the late William and Florence (Dube) Sweeney, she, was educated at St. James Grammar School. Following her graduation from ST. James High School, Mrs. Plutnicki married her late husband and began a...
Charles Burns
Nov 1, 2008
Marblehead……. Charles "Charlie" Bryan Burns, son of D. Bryan and Elizabeth M. (Tierney) Burns of Marblehead, died unexpectedly Saturday November 1, 2008, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. In addition to his parents, Charlie is survived by his three and a half year old brother Benjamin Patrick Burns of Marblehead, maternal grandparents Beverly and Thomas Tierney of Newburyport; paternal grandparents Margo...
Ellen T. (Devine) Reed
Oct 27, 2008
HELEN T. REED, R.N., 91 Former Director of Nursing at Mary Alley Hospital and Retired Army Nurse Helen T. Reed of Cottage Street, Marblehead died Monday, October 27 in Beverly at the home of her sister Kay Hagood, and niece Beverly Waring, where she was being cared for during a prolonged illness. She was 91 and wife of the late...
Eugenia "Jean" Michallyszyn
Oct 23, 2008
Salem….. Eugenia H. "Jean" (Redding) Michallyszyn, R.N., age 70, loving wife for 49 years of Joseph Michallyszyn of Salem died Thursday morning in the Devereux House Nursing Home following a long illness. Born in Rumford, ME, the daughter of the late Vernon and Gertrude (Bartlett) Redding, she was raised and educated in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Following her high school graduation...
Arlene Noonan
Oct 22, 2008
Swampscott…… Arlene (Boucher) Noonan, age 66, of Swampscott died at home unexpectedly early Wednesday morning. Born in Peabody, the daughter of the late Albert and May Boucher, she was raised and educated in Salem. Mrs. Noonan attended St. Anne School, was graduated from St. James High and had attended Salem State College. Later, she and her former husband married and...
Robert Emmett Cleary
Oct 16, 2008
Salem…. Robert Emmett Cleary, 88, of Salem, MA, and formerly of Portland, CT, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the John Bertram House in Salem. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Barbara M. (Fitzgerald) Cleary. He was born in Holyoke, MA, son of the late Dr. Robert Emmett, Sr. and Helen (Fitzgerald) Cleary. After graduating...
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