Carol E. Curtin
Jun 5, 2022
Carol Emma (Ring) Curtin of Salem, age 84, died after a short illness on June 5, 2022. She was the loving wife of Edward Curtin, with whom she shared 61 years of marriage before his death in January.
Born in Salem, she was the daughter of Edward L. "Joe" Ring and Katherine "Kay" (Currier) Ring and sister...
Candide O'Rourke
May 30, 2022
Candide A. (Candy) O'Rourke (Laforge), beloved wife of the late John J. (Jack) O'Rourke, Jr., passed away at Harmony Homes By The Bay in Durham, NH surrounded by her loving family at the age of 83.
Born in St. Andre, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of the late Alfred and Bernadette Laforge, Candy moved to Lawrence, MA...
Joyce Wallace
May 29, 2022
November 11, 1946 – May 29, 2022
Joyce Wallace, 76 died on Sunday May 29, 2022. She was the daughter of Rev. Leonard Edwards and Margey (Miller) Edwards. She was the youngest of their three children, Rev. Carol (Edwards) Visser and David Edwards. She was born in Concord, NH and moved to Lowell, MA where she spent...
Doris Swenbeck
May 24, 2022
Doris C. Swenbeck passed away on May 24, 2022, surrounded by her family. Born on July 29, 1934, she was the beloved only child of Valentine and Doris Greeley. Doris was the cherished wife of the late John D. Swenbeck. They resided in the Salem Willows for over sixty years.
Doris was a gifted artist and writer and published a novel....
Betsy Merry
May 23, 2022
"Life is too short not to do things beautifully" – Betsy Merry
Salem, MA – Betsy Merry passed away peacefully at home and surrounded by her family on May 23, 2022, following a courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Betsy was born in Salem and raised in Peabody by her wonderful mother, Mary. Betsy was...
Delaney Moris Weaver
May 14, 2022
Delaney Morris Weaver was born on November 24, 1960 to the parents of Inez Weaver and Cormic Morris in Marks, Mississippi. In 1964, he moved with his mother to Queens, New York, where he resided until he left for the Navy. He considered himself a "New Yorker" and frequently donned a New York Yankees baseball cap to represent his...
Roger Levasseur
May 12, 2022
Roger Joseph Levasseur, 95, of Salem, Massachusetts died in Blueberry Hill Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Beverly, MA on May 12, 2022. He leaves his niece Muriel Clements and her husband Ken, his niece Marie Henning and her husband William, his niece Susan Levasseur, and his niece Cynthia Doherty and her husband Tom. He also leaves his predeceased cousin...
Lucille Corcoran
May 10, 2022
Lucille "Lucy" P. Corcoran, aged 85, passed away at Anna Jacques hospital on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 after a bout of Pneumonia. Born in Salem, MA on November 5, 1936 to Rosario and Philomena (Parto) Puleo. She lived in Salem most of her life and later moved to Salisbury MA to be closer to her family. Lucy graduated in...
Kathleen Elizabeth (O'Donnell) Provencher
May 7, 2022
SALEM – Kathleen Elizabeth (O'Donnell) Provencher, age 58, wife of John Provencher, died Saturday May 7, 2022 at the North Shore medical Center – Salem Hospital. Born in Salem she was the daughter of the late Frank and Janet (Upton) O'Donnell. A graduate of Salem High School, she worked in the banking industry at the Salem 5 and prior...
Barbara Haskell
May 4, 2022
Barbara Haskell, 77, passed away in her home in Salem, MA, on May 4, 2022, of natural causes. She was born on November 28, 1944, in Melrose, MA. She grew up there with her parents, Roger and Mildred Haskell, and sisters, Carol and Jeanette. She is survived by her children Nicole L. Jones and David C. Jones, granddaughters Evelyn,...
Marianne Williams
Apr 27, 2022
Marianne "Mimi" (Thomen) Williams, 71, passed away on April 27, 2022 in Salem Hospital with her loving family by her side.
She was born September 30, 1950 in Torrington CT to Andrew and Mary Elizabeth (Ahearn) Thomen.  She graduated from Wamogo High School in Litchfield CT in 1968 and went on to earn her Associates Degree from...
Francis Xavier Gorham
Apr 19, 2022
Frank Gorham, born February 24, 1963, died on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at age 59. Frank was born in South Boston and graduated from Lynnfield High School before moving to Swampscott and later Salem. Frank was an avid Boston sports fan who enjoyed a great game of pickup basketball or batting practice with his kids.
Frank was a skillful ER nurse...
Celia Ada Johnston
Apr 13, 2022
Lifelong Marblehead resident Celia A. Johnston passed away the morning of Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
Celia was born in Marblehead and lived on Shepard Street, until only recently. There, her mother, Lillian, and father, Norman, raised her and her siblings David, Norma and Paul.
Celia was a strong, independent woman, having a long and successful...
John James O'Connor
Apr 9, 2022
John James O'Connor, 55, of Salem, passed away on April 9 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington after a brief illness.
John was retired from the Middleton Fire Department and Essex County Sheriff's Department and most recently worked as Security Operations Manager at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. John was also honorably discharged from the US Army...
Rosamond Wentworth Dennis
Apr 8, 2022
Rosamond Wentworth "Rossie" Dennis, 93, died April 8, 2022, at her home on Juniper Point surrounded by the love of her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Edwin Waldo "Mike" Dennis for 53 years.
Born at home on Federal Street on November 17, 1928, she was the second daughter of the late Roscoe and...
Kathleen Ann Mackey "Aunty Kay"
Mar 31, 2022
Kathleen Ann Mackey "Aunty Kay" 82 years old Passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday March 31st 2022 at care one of Peabody during Rehabilitation. Kathleen was born on April 17th 1939 in Lynn Massachusetts to the late William and Esther (Lundgren) Mackey formerly of Salem. Kathleen was a graduate of Salem High School and was her class treasurer....
Barbara O'Shea
Mar 27, 2022
Marblehead- Barbara K. O'Shea (72) passed away on Sunday March 27, 2022 at Light House Nursing Home in Revere. Born in New Haven, CT, she was the daughter of the late Genevieve (Sigsworth) and Henry J. Gemski.
Throughout her early years, she grew up and was raised in Marblehead by her parents. Upon her graduation, she went...
Laurence Guy Tessier
Mar 27, 2022
Salem – Laurence Guy Tessier (81) passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022. He was born on March 16, 1941 in Swampscott, MA to the late Omer A. and Lillian G. (Guy) Tessier.
Raised in Salem, he graduated from Saint Joseph Academy in 1959 where he was an avid basketball and football player.
After graduating...
Joseph Mcgurn
Mar 26, 2022
McGurn, Joseph Edward "Joe" of Medford, MA, passed away at 72 years old; Saturday, March 26,2022 at Leahy Healthcare, Burlington, MA, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Joe was a lifelong resident of Medford, born April 9, 1949, son of the late Edward J. McGurn and Teresa (Cirillo) McGurn, Half-brother to the late John McGurn and the...
Hon. John T. Ronan
Mar 24, 2022
Hon. John T Ronan, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court (Ret.), of Bonita Springs, Florida and Salem, Massachusetts passed into God's loving care on March 24, 2022.
He leaves behind the love of his life, wife Marcia, with whom he shared sixty-five years of marriage. He also leaves his sister, Anne Ronan Kane of Weston, and...
