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Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

John L. "Smith" Ogasian

John L. "Smith" Ogasian

Aug 21, 2007

Salem…. John L. "Smith" Ogasian, age 83, loving husband for 57 years of Theresa (Levesque) Ogasian of Salem died in Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Tuesday morning following an illness of several weeks. He and his wife had married on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1950. A lifelong resident of Salem, he was born in Salem the son of the late...

Anthony J. Ciulla

Anthony J. Ciulla

Aug 19, 2007

Danvers…. Anthony J. Ciulla, age 84, beloved husband for 60 years of Josephine (Montemagno) Ciulla, of Danvers, formerly of Medford, died in Beverly Hospital on Sunday following a long illness. Born in Boston the son of the late Samuel and Katherine (Deleo) Ciulla, he was raised and educated in Everett. Following his graduation from Everett High School, Mr. Ciulla became...

Woodfin James "Woody" Bartlett

Woodfin James "Woody" Bartlett

Aug 18, 2007

Mesa, AZ Woodfin James "Woody" Bartlett, age 56, former husband of Lorraine "Lori" (Paradis) Harris of Mesa, Arizona died at home unexpectedly on Saturday, August 18. Born in Marblehead, the son of Doris (Devine) Bartlett of Marblehead and the late Charles L. Bartlett, he was educated in Marblehead Schools graduating from Marblehead High School in the Class of 1967. Mr....

John C. O'Connor

John C. O'Connor

Aug 11, 2007

Marblehead….. John C. O'Connor age 63 beloved husband for 14 happy years of Leona A. (April) O'Connor of Marblehead , died Saturday in the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veteran's Hospital, Bedford following a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lawrence, MA, the son of the late Frank and Alice (Horgan) O'Connor, he was a 1963 graduate of Andover High School....

Beatrice M. Nelson

Beatrice M. Nelson

Aug 8, 2007

Salem…. Beatrice M. "Bea" (Dorval) Nelson, age 88, wife of the late Clarence S. Nelson, Jr. of Lynn, formerly of Salem, died Monday evening with her family by her side in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Joseph and Melvina (LaBonte) Dorval, she received her education at the Saltonstall School and was...

John D Ahern

John D Ahern

Aug 7, 2007

Salem…. John D. Ahern age 83, husband for over 60 happy years of the late Claire Ahern formerly of Salem died Tuesday, August 07, 2007 . He was born in Boston the son of the late John and Agnes Ahern. Following his graduation from Massachusetts Maritime Academy, he was commissioned as an Ensign serving aboard merchant ships in both the...

Ester (Hatch) Spurr

Ester (Hatch) Spurr

Aug 6, 2007

Salem… Ester Winifred (Hatch) Spurr, 95, of Salem, wife of the late Frederick B. Spurr, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage, died peacefully at her home on August 6, surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Moretown, Vermont on August on August 16, 1911, daughter of the late Estes J. and Sarah Winifred (Dalton) Hatch, she was raised...

Priscilla B. Cotgageorge

Priscilla B. Cotgageorge

Aug 5, 2007

Marblehead….. Priscilla B. (Boujoukos) Cotgageorge, age 74, wife for 46 years of the late Attorney James "Jim" Cotgageorge of Marblehead died at home Sunday afternoon, August 5, 2007 following a brief illness surrounded by her family. Mrs. Cotgageorge was born in Winthrop the daughter of the late Arthur and Constance (Kapopoulos) Boujoukos, and raised in Marblehead. Following her graduation from...

George Armand Furse, Phd

George Armand Furse, Phd

Aug 1, 2007

Salem, MA George Armand Furse, PhD age 76, loving husband for 41 years of Jonquil H. (Barry) Furse died at home peacefully Wednesday morning. He was born, raised and educated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada the son of the late Charles Francis and Grace Eleanor (Sherwood) Furse and received his Bachelor's Degree from the Thomas Moore Institute/University of Montreal in Quebec....

Gina Marie Hughes

Gina Marie Hughes

Aug 1, 2007

Pawtucket, RI Gina Marie Hughes age 34 of Pawtucket, RI, formerly of Dorchester and Salem, died unexpectedly in Pawtucket, RI Wednesday August 1, 2007. Born in Boston the daughter of Steven Campbell of Newport, RI and the late Dorothy Hughes she was raised in Dorchester. At the age of 15, while attending St. Ambrose School her mother was killed by...

Margaret H. Macdonald

Margaret H. Macdonald

Jul 28, 2007

Margaret H. "Meg" (Howat) MacDonald age 54 loving wife for 19 years of Russell MacDonald of Salem died Saturday July 28th surrounded by her family after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers. She was born in Cambridge, MA the daughter of William and Janet (Beechey) Howat now of Beverly. Mrs. MacDonald graduated...

Mary L. Vaughan

Mary L. Vaughan

Jul 25, 2007

Salem…. Mary L. (Noon) Vaughan, age 99, wife of the late Howard J. Vaughan of Salem, formerly of Boston, died peacefully on July 25, 2007 at Masconomet Healthcare in Topsfield in Wednesday morning Born March 25, 1908 she was raised in Lynn the daughter of the late William J. and Lenore (Hill) Noon, Mrs. Vaughan was educated in Lynn Schools...

Edward G. Sefarian

Edward G. Sefarian

Jul 18, 2007

Salem….. Edward G. "Ed" Seferian, age 51 of Salem, died Wednesday evening in the Sawtell Hospice House of Reading. He was born in Boston and raised in Middleton. Following his graduation from Masco High School, Mr. Seferian became employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a caregiver at the Hogan Regional Center in Danvers. Mr. Seferian had also owned and...

Virginia J. Burnham

Virginia J. Burnham

Jul 17, 2007

Salem…. Virginia J. (Cyr) Burnham age 87, wife of the late Raymond A. Burnham, died Tuesday afternoon in the Kaplan Family Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Born in Beverly the daughter of the late Arthur and Helen (McAuliffe) Cyr, she was raised and educated in Salem. Following her graduation from St. Mary's High School, she married and began...

Peter "Pete" Petkewich

Peter "Pete" Petkewich

Jul 16, 2007

Marblehead….. Peter "Pete" Petkewich age 92, loving husband of Margaret Eileen (McGill) Petkewich of Marblehead died Monday afternoon in the Lafayette Convalescent Home in Marblehead following an illness of several months. Born in Lynn the son of the late Dominic and Mary (Butkus) Petkewich, he was raised on his family's dairy farm at Walden Pond in Saugus. Following his graduation...

Peter M. Deluca

Peter M. Deluca

Jul 15, 2007

Salem….. Peter M. DeLuca, age 19, loving son of Peter and Ann (Cunningham) DeLuca died at home Sunday morning. Born and raised in Salem, he grew up playing baseball in Salem Little League and also played Pop Warner football. In high school he played on the golf and lacrosse team but his passion was skateboarding and music. He enjoyed performing...

Ruleffe F. "Rudy" Barbour

Ruleffe F. "Rudy" Barbour

Jul 7, 2007

Marblehead…. Ruleffe "Rudy" Farwell Barbour, age 83, husband of Diane (Butler) Barbour, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage, died at home on Saturday, July 7th following a courageous battle with cancer and emphysema. Born and raised in Somerville, MA, the son of the late Frank and Loretta (Shaw) Barbour, he was graduated from Somerville High School. Following his...

Ronald M. Lech

Ronald M. Lech

Jul 7, 2007

Photo attached Please run Tues., Wed, Thurs Newbury….. Ronald M. "Ron" Lech, age 45, beloved husband for 16 years of Susan (Grant) Lech, of Newbury, died on Saturday following a diagnosis with a cardiac condition last year. Born and raised in Salem, he was graduated from Salem High School in the Class of 1979, received his Bachelor's Degree from Salem...

Carol Ann Caruso

Carol Ann Caruso

Jul 6, 2007

Swampscott….. Carol Ann (Toulouse) Caruso, age 61, wife of Chuck Murphy of Swampscott, died early Friday morning at home. Born in Barre, VT the daughter of the late William and Ann (Cusick) Toulouse, she was raised in Northfield, Vermont. Following her graduation from Northfield High School she became employed in the banking industry. During her career, Carol Ann was employed...

Elinor M. Swenback

Elinor M. Swenback

Jul 4, 2007

Salem…. Elinor M. (Roby) Swenbeck, age 76, beloved wife of the late Paul C. Swenbeck of Salem, died Wednesday afternoon in the Shaughnessy Kaplan Hospital. Educated in Salem Schools, she was raised in Salem Willows the daughter of the late Clifford W. and Jane P. (Sechovicz) Roby. Following her graduation from Salem High School in the Class of 1948, she...

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