Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
A. Ralph Cyr
May 8, 2008
Salem, MA Mr. A. Ralph Cyr, 90, passed away on Thursday, May 8th, 2008 peacefully at Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Helen K. (Sullivan) Cyr. Ralph was born in Salem, MA on October 13, 1917, the son of the late Omer and Mary (Cassidy) Cyr. Ralph was presented with an...
Robert Bunn
May 7, 2008
Salem, MA Mr. Robert (Bob) Bunn, 58, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital, with his family at his side. He was the loving husband of Julie E. (O'Leary) Bunn, to whom he was married for more than 30 wonderful years. Bob was born in Winchester, MA on December 29, 1949, the son of...
Harriet S. Binney
May 6, 2008
SALEM Harriet ("Hap") S. Binney, a life long resident of Salem, Massachusetts died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. She was born in Salem on October 16, 1923, the widow of the late Henry ("Hal") P. Binney, Jr. who predeceased her in 1995. Hap was survived by her devoted daughter, Nathalie S. Binney of Salem and son, Henry P. Binney,...
Irene M. Wholley
May 5, 2008
Salem….. Irene M. (MacDonald) Wholley age 88 wife of the late Joseph "Hap" Wholley of Salem died Monday morning in the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home. She was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia the daughter of the late William and Margaret (MacLean) MacDonald. At the age of three, her family moved to Beverly where she was raised and educated, graduating from...
Charles A Doyle
May 3, 2008
Beverly.... Charles A. Doyle, age 74 of Beverly formerly of Andover, died Saturday morning in the Holy Family Hospital, Methuen following a short illness. He and the "love of his life", Virginia "Ginger" Smith have shared over 25 years together and were married three years ago. He was born in Lawrence, the son of the late John and Alice (O'Neil)...
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...
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