Obituaries

Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Richard Joseph Cox

Richard Joseph Cox

Sep 28, 2008

Salem….. Richard J. Cox, age 79 of Salem died Sunday evening in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers. Born and raised in Ipswich, the son of the late John E. and Mary E. (Perry) Cox, he was graduated from Ipswich High School in the Class of 1947. Mr. Cox then became employed by Cushman's Bakery, until serving in the U.S....

Albin L. Zegarowski

Albin L. Zegarowski

Sep 27, 2008

Salem…. Albin L. "Chick" Zegarowski, age 89 of Salem, died Saturday September 27, in the Chelsea Soldier's Home following a long illness. He was the husband of the late Gladys (Hobbs) Zegarowski with whom he had shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Salem the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Szelgia) Zygarowski, he was educated in Salem schools....

Julia "Jule" (Richards) Pierce

Julia "Jule" (Richards) Pierce

Sep 26, 2008

Marblehead….. Julia "Jule" (Richards) Pierce, age 86, of Marblehead died in North Shore Medical Center, Salem on Friday. She and her husband, Harold "Brud" Pierce, shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Earl and Anne (Scott) Richards, Sr., she was educated in Salem, attended St. Mary's Commercial School and was graduated from Salem High...

Judith M (Hughes) Ryan

Judith M (Hughes) Ryan

Sep 26, 2008

Beverly….. Judith Marie (Hughes) Ryan,"Judy", age 71, died Friday afternoon in the Kaplan Hospice House surrounded by her family. Her husband, the late Martin Patrick Ryan, hailed from Salem, predeceased her in 1972. Born in Peabody the daughter of the late Jim and Margaret (Lynch) Hughes, was educated at St. John's Grammar and High Schools in Peabody . As a...

Patricia Cole Durkee

Patricia Cole Durkee

Sep 25, 2008

Salem/Marblehead Patricia (Cole) Durkee , wife of Daniel Blaisdell Ruggles III, of Marblehead/Salem, died September 25 at the age of 85, with her loving family by her side. Born in Beverly, the daughter of the late Samuel Dodge and Georgianna (Wescott) Cole, she was raised and educated in Winchester. As a child Mrs. Durkee spent her summers in Marblehead where...

Angelo Bussolari

Angelo Bussolari

Sep 23, 2008

Marblehead and Somerville Angelo E."Leno" Bussolari, age 94 of Marblehead, formerly of Somerville, died September 23, 2008 after a short illness. He was the beloved husband of Rita with whom he had shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Somerville, where he resided until two years ago, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Stella (Comsati) Bussolari. When...

Lucille "Lu" (O'Connor) Hillery

Lucille "Lu" (O'Connor) Hillery

Sep 20, 2008

Lynn…… Lucille (O'Connor) Hillery, of Lynn, died Saturday, September 20, 2008 after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John Rogers Hillery. Lucille was born and raised in Salem the daughter of the late Ursula (Keefe) O'Connor and the granddaughter of the late Charles and Katherine (Kirby) Keefe. She was educated at Ste. Chretienne Academy in Salem...

Alice Elizabeth Usovicz

Alice Elizabeth Usovicz

Sep 18, 2008

Salem…… Alice E. (Holleran) Usovicz, age 84, of Salem died early Thursday morning in the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home. Her husband, the late Stanley J. Usovicz, predeceased her on February 16, 2008. She was born and raised in Peabody the daughter of the late Edward Francis and Alice Agatha. (Quinn) Holleran, Sr. Mrs. Usovicz was educated at St. John's Grammar...

Theresa S. (Costantino) Gagnon

Theresa S. (Costantino) Gagnon

Sep 18, 2008

Beverly…… Theresa S. (Costantino) Gagnon, age 74, of Beverly died late Thursday evening in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers. Born in Salem the daughter of the late James and Luzania (Pacheco) Costantino she was raised on High St., Salem. Mrs. Gagnon attended Salem schools and was graduated from Salem High School. She then married her former husband, the late...

Robert A. Faulkner

Robert A. Faulkner

Sep 15, 2008

Marblehead…… Robert A.Faulkner (Bob), age 79, loving husband for 55 years of Jane (Norris) Faulkner died on Monday evening, September 15, 2008 in Marblehead. He died surrounded by his family, after a long illness. Bob was born, raised and educated in Rochester, NY, the son of the late Warren L. and Rachel (Kennedy) Faulkner. He also attended Kimball Union Academy,...

Emma Brusso

Emma Brusso

Sep 2, 2008

Peabody….. Emma (Boucher) Brusso, age 92, wife of the late Joseph Brusso, died early Tuesday morning in the Blueberry Hill Nursing Home, Beverly following a long illness. Born and raised in Salem the daughter of the late George and Alma (Petit) Boucher, she was educated in Salem schools. For many years Mrs. Brusso operated a hairdressing studio on Essex St.,...

Peter P. Mooradian

Peter P. Mooradian

Sep 1, 2008

Salem…. Peter P. Mooradian, age 93, husband of the late Margaret (Garabedian) Mooradian, with whom he had shared 56 years of marriage, died Monday, SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 in the Sutton Hill Nursing Home, North Andover. Born in Salem the son of the late Paul (Boghos) and Agnes (Azniv) (Najarian) Mooradian, he was educated in Salem schools. Following his graduation from...

Judith Ann Rogers

Judith Ann Rogers

Aug 31, 2008

Salem….. Judith A. (Fontaine) Rogers, age 48, loving wife of Alfred Rogers with whom she had shared over 20 years, died unexpectedly at home Sunday. Born in Peabody the daughter of the late Robert P. and Blanche R. (Larabee) Fontaine, she was raised and educated in Salem. Following her graduation from Salem High School, Mrs. Rogers became employed at Hub...

Robert W. Diamond

Robert W. Diamond

Aug 27, 2008

Salem…… Robert W. Diamond, age 77, husband for 54 years of Harriet (Gleason) Diamond, formerly of Marblehead and Peabody, died early Wednesday morning in the Lafayette Nursing Home, Marblehead. Born in Medford, MA the son of the late Joseph and Marion (Moore) Diamond, he was raised in Swampscott, graduating from Swampscott High School in the Class of 1949. He then...

Austin M. Ruane, Jr.

Austin M. Ruane, Jr.

Aug 20, 2008

Peabody……. Austin M. Ruane, Jr., age 87, husband of the late Beatrice "Betty" (Endslow) Ruane, formerly of Emerson Ave., Peabody, died Wednesday evening surrounded by his family. He was born, raised and educated in Salem the son of the late Austin and Sarah (Dunn) Ruane, Sr. An accomplished athlete, he was graduated from Salem High School and served in the...

John I. Lee

John I. Lee

Aug 17, 2008

Salem….. John I. Lee, age 66 of Salem died at home Sunday evening, August 17, 2008. A lifelong Salem resident, he was born in the Salem the son of the late Chester and E. May (Wendell) Lee and was graduated from Salem High School in the Class of 1961. An Honorably discharged Army Veteran he then served overseas during the...

Bertha Avis (Spurling) Hoar

Bertha Avis (Spurling) Hoar

Aug 15, 2008

Salem…. Bertha A. (Spurling) Hoar, age 83, wife of the late Leonard Hoar, died Friday morning at home. She was born in Saugus, where she spent her summers, the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Blair) Spurling. During the school year she lived in Salem and was graduated from Salem High School in the Class of 1943. Mrs. Hoar...

Joseph Cunha Veiga Bettencourt

Joseph Cunha Veiga Bettencourt

Aug 14, 2008

Salem ……. Joseph Cunha Veiga Bettencourt, age 69, loving husband for 46 years of Karen (Felton) Bettencourt, of Zephyrhills, FL, formerly of Salem, died unexpectedly while visiting the family village he was born in on the island of Graciosa, Azores, Portugal. The son of the late Olinto Bettencourt and the late Maria da Cunha Veiga Bettencourt his family came to...

Stephen Zisson

Stephen Zisson

Aug 13, 2008

Salem….. Stephen Zisson, 83, decorated Veteran, long time Chairman of the Salem Housing Authority, and self-described "unrepentant democrat" passed away in Salem after a short illness. Steve, the son of Greek Immigrants Peter and Lillian Zisson was born in Marlboro Massachusetts and graduated from Salem High School in 1942 and Harvard in 1948. He was the devoted husband of the...

Wallace Stuart Campbell

Wallace Stuart Campbell

Aug 10, 2008

Salem….. Wallace S. Campbell, age 86, of Salem, husband of the late Florence M. (Curtin) Campbell, died early Sunday morning, August 10, 2008 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House Danvers. A lifelong resident of Salem he was born in Salem the son of the late Samuel A. and Marion B. (Stuart) Campbell. He was graduated from Salem High School in...

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