Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
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...
Brian J. Flynn
Mar 17, 2008
Salem…… Brian J. Flynn, age 44 of Salem died unexpectedly Monday afternoon while walking home from work. Born in Beverly he the son of the late William and Beatrice (Kaminski) Flynn, he was raised in Peabody. Following the early death of his father in 1967 and later his mother in 1974, he moved to Beverly and where he was graduated...
Mary Vanne
Mar 14, 2008
Danvers…… Mary (Cyr) Vanne, age 87, of Danvers, formerly of Salem, died Friday in Beverly Hospital following a brief illness of almost a week. She was predeceased by her loving husband lLouis Vanne with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Omer and Mary (Cassidy) Cyr, she was educated at St. James...
Winifred G. Foley
Mar 14, 2008
Salem Miss Winifred G. Foley died on March 14, 2008. Born in Salem in 1908 Miss Foley was the daughter of the late Lawrence H. and Mary C. (Olsson) Foley. She was a life-long resident of the city. Winnie had worked for many years in the Essex County Registry of Deeds from which she retired. She was a parishioner of...
Brlmiro "Bel" Silva
Mar 10, 2008
Salem……. Belmiro "Bel" Silva age 73, of Salem died at home late Monday evening. He and his partner, Filomena Sousa have shared 15 loving and wonderful years together. Born, raised and educated in the Azores, Mr. Silva was the son of the late Antonio and Helena (deLourdes) Silva. After completing his education, he became a commercial electrician until moving to...
Margaret T. (Thompson) Barrett
Mar 7, 2008
Salem…. Margaret T. (Thompson) Barrett, age 96, wife of the late Daniel Barrett died Friday morning in the Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Peabody. A lifelong resident of Salem, she was born in Salem the daughter of the late S. Joseph and Ellen C. (Flynn) Thompson. Mrs. Barrett was educated at St. James Grammar and High School and was graduated...
Richard C. Mcglone
Mar 4, 2008
Salem………. Richard C. "Doc" McGlone, Sr., age 72 beloved husband of the late Joanne M. "Toby" (Ronan) McGlone died Tuesday morning in Salem Hospital. He was born, raised and educated in Royal Oak, Michigan. Following his gradation from High School, Mr. McGlone entered the United States Navy and proudly served the country during the Korean War. As a young man,...
Linda B. Fuller
Mar 1, 2008
Marblehead….. Marblehead….. Linda B. (Babin) Fuller age 62, loving and devoted wife of Richard Fuller, Sr., for 42 years died unexpectedly Saturday February 29, in the Naples Community Hospital after suffering a heart attack. Born in Lynn, the daughter of Edwin C. Babin of Naples, FL and the late Mary (Bartlett) Babin, she was raised and educated in Swampscott. Following...
Robert Michel Pierre Rumpf
Feb 29, 2008
Marblehead….. Robert Michel "Pierre" Rumpf, age 81, loving husband of Anne Marie (Kearns) Rumpf of Marblehead died Friday, February 29th in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers after a valiant battle with cancer. Born in St. Cloud, France, the son of the late Robert and Marthe (Rabold) Rumpf he later resided in Paris. In 1941, Mr. Rumpf moved to Saranac,...
Mariam Kazandjian
Feb 28, 2008
Lynn…. Mariam "Mary" (Peleghian) Kazandjian, age 93, wife of the late Dickran Kazandjian died Thursday afternoon in the Armenian Nursing Home, Jamaica Plain following a long illness. Born in Buckarest, Rumania she raised and educate in Rumania. Following her education she and her late husband married and began a family. In 1962 the emigrated to Lebanon for a year and...
James Francis Cahill
Feb 28, 2008
James F. Cahill, Jr., age 81, of Salem, Retired Salem Harbormaster and noted former United States Navy Frogman, died peacefully in Gloucester on Thursday morning. Born in Salem, the son of the late James F. and Mabel (Ellis) Cahill, he was raised and educated in Salem and was a lifelong resident of the North Shore. Mr. Cahill was an outstanding...
David K. Dixey
Feb 26, 2008
Jackson NH David K. Dixey, age 60, of Jackson, NH died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday. Born and raised in Marblehead, the son of Mary (Kokinos) (Dixey) McGee and the late Vincent Dixey, he was a graduate of Marblehead High Class of 1965. He then entered a plumbing apprentice program and became employed by Joseph Graves Company of Swampscott. He...
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