Obituaries

Oct 8, 2021

SALEM - Maria "Marika" (Kokaliaris) Kouris (88) of Salem, MA passed away on Friday October 8, 2021 peacefully at home in Salem with family by her side. Born in Lehena, Hleia, Greece, Maria was the daughter of the late Georgios P. Kokaliaris and Efrosini A. Kokaliaris.

Marika Kokaliaris was married to her beloved, the late Haralambos G....

Oct 7, 2021

Antonio "Tony" J Marques, 57 of Salem MA died at home on Thursday October 7, 2021 after a brief illness.

Tony was born December 19, 1963 in Lisbon Portugal.  He was the only son of Jose and Italina Marques. He and his parents moved to Peabody in 1976 where they  were long time residents.  Tony was a...

Oct 2, 2021

Geraldine (Cronin) Castonguay 87, died peacefully on Saturday, October 2, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of the late Albert Castonguay with whom she shared 55 years of marriage.

Born and raised in Salem, educated at St James School Grammar and High School, Gerri was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and...

Sep 28, 2021

Stanley Ray (Stan) Tedford passed away in the early morning of September 28, 2021 after a long journey with Parkinson's Disease.

Stan was a loving husband and father who enjoyed traveling with his family, from early camping trips with his daughters to family vacations when they were adults.  Stan especially delighted in his beloved granddaughter, Emily, and...

Sep 22, 2021

Jeannette R Mangold, aged 65, passed peacefully in her sleep at home on September 22, 2021. Jeannette was born to Dorothy Buckley (Calnan) on January 6, 1956 in Saugus, MA, and she lived with her mother and her four sisters in Peabody, MA. Jeannette was the loving wife of Henry Mangold III for over 35 years, though their love...

Sep 21, 2021

Irene Fleming, wife of Maurice Fleming, died on September 21, 2021 at the age of 92. She was born in Canea, Crete, Greece, and was the daughter of George and Arciros Fintikaki. Following her graduation from Canea Clasico High School, Mrs. Fleming went to Athens, Greece for College, and Camtisher for publish school.

Mrs. Fleming immigrated to...

Sep 19, 2021

Catherine was born June 30, 1959, in Beverly and grew up in Danvers. She had a lifelong dream of being a singer and held music close to her heart throughout her life. In the early 1990's she moved to Arizona where she was able to spend time with her horses, her favorite animal since childhood. She was kind to...

Sep 18, 2021

Maribeth Schuler Forbes died on Saturday evening September 18, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on January 1, 1963, to the late Albert and Sally Schuler and was the youngest of five children.  Maribeth considered herself very lucky to grow up in the beautiful town of Stockbridge and has many...

Sep 16, 2021

It is with profound sadness that the family of Irene Francis Bianchi (Fran) of Salem, announces her passing on September 16, 2021. Born in Lowell on April 24, 1920, she was the daughter of Samuel and Stefania (Zarnowska) Parent. At an early age, her family moved to Salem, where she would later meet her husband, the late Albert B....

Sep 16, 2021

William J. (Buddy) Herlihy, a retired Captain of The Salem Police Department, died at home on September 16, 2021 in the company of his family. He was the husband of the late Marylou (Shuel) Herlihy, and the son of the late William J. Herlihy and Jean (Collier) Herlihy. William lived most of his life in Salem, Massachusetts, but also...

Sep 11, 2021

Peter L. Koff, 80, of Cambridge, MA, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2021 at his home for the last five years, the Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody, MA.

Peter was born in New York City, NY, on November 26, 1940, son of the late Murray and Sylvia Koff of Scarsdale, NY. He is survived by...

Sep 8, 2021

Woburn- Harriet Diamond (Gleason), 90, of Salem passed away in the morning hours of Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the Windrose at Woburn. Harriet was the daughter of the late Sarah (Trefry) and Edward A. Gleason.

A proud Marbleheader, she was born and raised in Marblehead. She attended Marblehead Schools where she was...

Sep 6, 2021

PEABODY – Armando D. Borges, age 68 years, died Monday afternoon, September 6, 2021 at North Shore Medical Center – Salem Campus.  Born in Terceira, Azores, Portugal, he was the son of the late Jose and Maria Borges. He was raised and educated there.  He migrated to America in April 1983, and has been a resident of Peabody since. Armando...

Aug 28, 2021

DANVERS- James E. Brennan (63), of Danvers, passed away on Saturday August 28, 2021 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Salem, James was the son of the late Louise (Flynn) and James Brennan.

Growing up, James attended schools locally here in Salem. He later went onto work for both Salem Hospital and the...

Aug 24, 2021

Regina C. Mielcarz died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 due to complications from Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 96.  Formerly a life-long resident of Salem, MA, Regina lived at Granite Ledges in Concord, NH since 2010.

Regina was born on Aug. 21, 1925 in Salem, daughter of Stanley and Helen Slizgi.  Regina graduated from Salem High School...

Aug 20, 2021

Jean Paul Dion of Lynn, Massachusetts passed away suddenly on Friday, August 20, 2021 at the age of 63. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts to the late Juanita Dion Trombley and the late Joseph Paul Dion. He was also the step-son of the late William Trombley.

After graduating Salem High School he went into the heating...

Aug 19, 2021

Helen (Coleman) Wood celebrated her 104th birthday with family and friends on July 28th 2021.  On August 19, 2021, she passed peacefully in her Marblehead home after receiving Last Rites.

She was born in Salem, and lived with her brother Francis, and her mother.  Her father Michael passed before her birth.  After marrying Murray Wood,  a Canadian-...

Aug 16, 2021

SALEM- Gaye Frances Gaudrault (Sylvester), 85, passed away on Monday August 16, 2021 at Care One Essex Park in Beverly. Born in Salem, Gaye was the daughter of the late Helen F. (Donovan) and Edward A. Sylvester.

Gaye Graduated from Salem High School in the class of 1953. She later went onto attend...

Aug 12, 2021

William Aaron Millar "Bill", 84, passed away at home on August 12 th , 2021, of natural causes. He was born on February 26, 1937 in Philadelphia PA to William and Esther (Githens) Millar. After Highschool he joined the Navy when he was eighteen, and served for four years. During his time in the Navy, he achieved the rank...

Aug 11, 2021

Steven Michael Donahue "Hauss", 68, passed away on August 11, 2021 at Brigham and Women's Hospital after a brief illness. Steven was born on July 4 th , 1953 in Mary-Alley Hospital to Carolyn (Cook) Donahue) and George Holland Donahue, and he was a lifelong resident of Marblehead. Steven was educated in the Marblehead School System, and after graduating...