Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Cynthia L. Mallard
Apr 25, 2008
Salem Cynthia L. "Cindy Lou" (Candeas) (Burda) Mallard age 60, loving wife for 26 years of Herbert A. Mallard, Sr of Salem died at home Friday afternoon. Born in Salem the daughter of the late John E and Elsie Retta (Belnaves) (Candeas) Roush she was raised in Salem. Her family later moved to Peabody where she completed her education at...
Patricia A (Munson) Murphy
Apr 24, 2008
Patricia A. (Munson) Murphy, age 79, wife of the late Peabody Firefighter Henry C. Murphy of Peabody died Thursday evening surrounded by her family in the Shaughnessy Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital. Born, raised and educated in Salem, the daughter of the late Roy and Anna L. (Murphy) Munson, she was a member of the Mack Park Association for many years. Shortly...
Rev. Henry Tracy Ronan
Apr 21, 2008
The Reverend Henry Tracy Ronan, age 81, formerly of Salem, died early Monday, April 21, 2008 in his sleep. He was born in Salem on August 24, 1926 the son of the late Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice James J. Ronan and his wife the late Marie (Tracy) Ronan and educated in the local school system. He attended Lawrence Academy as...
Walter B. Power Iii
Apr 18, 2008
In Honor of Walter B. Power III Former City of Salem Planning Board Chairman, Walter "Tip" B. Power III, age 77, of Salem died in North Shore Medical Center Friday morning after a long illness. He and his wife, Sandra (Sherman) Power would have celebrated 53 years of marriage in July. Born and raised in Marblehead, the son of the...
Frances Leary
Apr 12, 2008
Marblehead... Frances Leary, age 83, daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Hutchinson) Leary of Marblehead died Saturday morning, April 12, in the Devereux House Nursing Home, Marblehead. She attended Marblehead Schools and graduated from Marblehead High School. Following her graduation from the University of New Hampshire, Miss Leary served the United States Foreign Service in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Paris, France...
Freya Gwendolyn "Brown" Bruington
Apr 12, 2008
Freya Gwendolyn (Brown) Bruington, 76, passed away April 12, 2008 at home, surrounded by her children and grand children in Chesapeake, Virginia. Freya was born on February 2, 1932 to the union of Henry and Delia Brown in Hinsdale, Illinois. She attended Lyons Township High School (LaGrange, Illinois) where she received a scholarship and attended Cornell College in Iowa. Freya...
Siranoush Blanaru
Apr 11, 2008
Salem….. Siranoush (Arsenian) Blanaru, age 84, wife of the late Alexi C. Blanaru, died Friday evening in the North Shore Medical Center, Salem. Born in Romania, the daughter of the late Garabet and Armenuhi (Yazigian) Arsenian, she immigrated to the United States with her husband and son in the early 1960's after spending a year in Lebanon. They settled in...
Phillips Dana Church
Apr 10, 2008
Marblehead,MA Phillips Dana Church died in the evening of April 10, 2008 at Salem Hospital. Born in Lynn, MA in 1935, Phil was the only child of Dr. Dana Earle and Luella (Phillips) Church. The family lived on Beach Street in Marblehead. Phil's boyhood summers were spent at Camp Kabeyun in New Hampshire where he gained a love of outdoor...
William T. Walsh
Apr 7, 2008
Salem……. William T. "Kiko" Walsh, age 77, husband for 35 years of the late Barbara (Dunajski) Walsh, died at home early Monday morning. Born in Malden the son of the late John T. and Theodora (Veerman) Walsh, Sr., he was raised and educated in Salem. Mr. Walsh attended Salem High School until serving the United States Army Air Corps during...
Eleanor R. (Crooker) Tracy
Apr 7, 2008
Salem…. Eleanor R. (Crooker) Tracy, age 86, wife of the late Joseph H. Tracy of Salem died Monday morning in Salem Hospital. Born in Attleboro, MA the daughter of the late Herbert L. and Gertrude (Colprit) Crooker, Mrs. Tracy was raised and educated in Beverly. Following her graduation from Beverly High School she moved to Salem where her close "girlfriends"...
Jane Blanchard Harrison
Apr 3, 2008
Salem… Jane Blanchard Harrison, 69 Retired teacher, devoted grandmother of five SALEM - Jane Blanchard Harrison, 69, of Salem, died Thursday, April 3 at Shaugnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital in Salem, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lynn on Oct. 21, 1938, she was the daughter of Philip and Edith (Blaney) Blanchard. She grew up in Marblehead and attended the...
Manuel Firmino Cunha
Apr 2, 2008
Peabody Manuel Firmino Cunha, age 76, loving husband for 52 years of Evelyn (Ortins) Cunha of Peabody died Wednesday afternoon in the Kaplan Family Hospice House Danvers. He was born in the Azores, Portugal the son of the late Firmino and Mary (Machado) Cunha, where he was raised and educated until the age of 15 when his family moved to...
Rhonda L. (Hillard) Mccarthy
Mar 29, 2008
Marblehead…… Rhonda L. (Hillard) McCarthy, age 56, beloved wife of Fred McCarthy, of Marblehead died Saturday morning in North Shore Medical Center, Salem following a long illness. Born and raised in Connersville, Indiana the daughter of Matilda A. (Narvell) (Hillard) McMahon of Sun City, FL and the late Lawrence J. Hillard she attended elementary school in Connersville. While in eighth...
Patricia "Meaney" Michaud
Mar 27, 2008
Salem and Ipswich Patricia (Meaney) Michaud, age 66 of Ipswich, formerly of Salem died early Thursday morning, March 27, 2008 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers after a two year battle with cancer. Pat was born and raised in Salem, MA. the daughter of the late James and Jean (Morris) Meaney and educated in Salem Schools. She began her...
John "Jack" Tierney
Mar 24, 2008
Salem…… John F. "Jack" Tierney, age 85 loving husband for 64 years of Gertrude (Eagen) Tierney died Monday evening in the Kaplan Family Hospice House Monday evening. Born in Salem the son of the late John and Katherine (Feeney) Tierney, he was raised and educated in Salem Schools. A graduate of Salem High School, Mr. Tierney became employed by New...
Rita M. Devine
Mar 22, 2008
Marblehead….. Rita M. (Cogoli) Devine age 84 wife of the late Chief Quartermasater Francis N. Devine, United State Navy, Retired died at home unexpectedly Saturday evening. Born in Worcester the daughter of the late John and Mary (Zuppo) Cogoli she was educated in Worcester schools Following her graduation from Worcester North High she worked for a brief period until meeting...
Jeannette Y. Chouinard
Mar 21, 2008
Salem…. Jeannette Y. Chouinard age 76, of Salem died at home Friday afternoon surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Wilfred A. Chouinard in 1976, with whom she had shared 22 years of marriage. A lifelong resident of Salem she was born at her family home in Salem, one of eight children, the daughter of...
Jean W. Lebrun
Mar 21, 2008
Salem Jean W. LeBrun age 97, loving husband for 63 years of the late Leah (Connell) LeBrun died unexpectedly Friday morning in Salem Hospital. Born at home on November 22, 1910 the son of the late Harry and Yvonne (Demers) LeBrun, he was a lifelong resident of Salem. He attended St. Anne's Parochial School and Salem High School. Mr. LeBrun...
Robert Hayes
Mar 20, 2008
MARBLEHEAD- Mr. Robert "Bob" Hayes, died Thursday evening, March 20th, at the Lafayette Nursing Home in Marblehead. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Maryhelen A. (Flynn). Born in Swampscott, he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Annie F. (Ledlie) Hayes, he attended Swampscott schools. He left Swampscott High School to join the U. S. Marines and proudly...
James William Russell
Mar 17, 2008
Marblehead….. James W. Russell age 78 of Marblehead died at home unexpectedly Monday afternoon. He was the former husband of the late Josephine (Amor) Russell and Fedora (Fernald) (Russell) Gatcomb of Jonseport, ME. A "Header", he was born and educated in Marblehead the son of the late James and Louise (Hunt) Russell. While in high school, he left school to...
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