Obituaries

Aug 8, 2021

Jacqueline M. Williams (Graves), of Marblehead passed away peacefully on August 8, 2021 at her son, David's, home.

Born on April 20, 1924 to Emerson A. and Hazel (Ohman) Graves, she was a life-long resident of Marblehead. She was predeceased by her husband Donald R. Williams in 1969 and her brother Fred Graves. She is survived by...

Aug 8, 2021

Charles (Chuck) W. Baker passed away peacefully of natural causes on August 8, 2021, in Salem, Massachusetts, at the age of 80.

Chuck was born in Columbus, Ohio, the oldest child of Clark and Bessie.  After graduating top of his South Columbus high school class, he earned two bachelor's degrees, one in Engineering from Ohio State and...

Aug 5, 2021

Luther P. (Lew) Winter, of Salem, MA, aged 94, passed away on Thursday, August 5 at Salem Hospital. Lew was born on May 28 th , 1927 in Arkona, OK to Gordon and Etta May (Kennemer) Winter, growing up in Denison, TX.

Lew served in the US Navy from 1944-1946, as a master electrician on the USS...

Aug 3, 2021

John K Rainville, 72, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer on August 3, 2021.  Born on April 19, 1949 in Salem to the late John and Lillian (Caron) Rainville. He was raised in Salem and was a graduate of the Salem Vocational High School class of 1969.

After a...

Jul 31, 2021

Karen L. Tyler, formerly of Chelsea, passed away in her sleep July 31, 2021 at 67 years young. Karen leaves behind: her daughter Kelly Whitten, her greatest accomplishment, and her wife Tina Whitten, who Karen loved like her own, of Salem; her grandson "Cool Dude" Jason Day of Salem; her sister Irene Shea and her late husband Michael of...

Jul 28, 2021

Mrs. Marguerite June (Brennan) Mahoney 91, wife of the late Atty. William L. Mahoney Jr. passed away peacefully at her daughters home on Wednesday, July 28 th .

Born in Peabody, MA, she was the daughter of James J. and Dorothy (Noone) Brennan. She was a graduate of St. Johns High School in Peabody and was employed with The...

Jul 27, 2021

Elizabeth "Betty" Margaret (Goodband) Merrill, 101, of Marblehead, MA, died peacefully on July 27 th , 2021 at Kaplan Family Hospice House after a brief decline in health.

Betty was born in Ottawa, Canada to George and Agnes (McConachie) Goodband on August 15, 1919. In 1922, her family moved to Newton Centre, MA where they took ownership...

Jul 25, 2021

Katherine T. Carroll, 95, passed away on Sunday July 25, 2021, at her home in Marblehead. Katherine was born in Brighton, MA to John and Mary (Ennis) Kinnier on May 16, 1926. She married Matthew F. Carroll, Jr. at St. Ignatius Church in Chestnut Hill, MA and enjoyed 42 years of marriage prior to his death in 1998.

Jul 19, 2021

Bernadette McHugh 83, wife of the late John S. "Jack" McHugh passed away peacefully on July 19, 2021, following a brief illness. Born March 4, 1938, to the late William R. and Esther L. Berube, nee Healey, Bernadette was raised and educated in Lynn. After graduating from Lynn Classical High School, she proceeded to nursing school, ultimately becoming an...

Jul 18, 2021

Nisan A. Kuyumjian, aged 71, husband of Agavni "Julie" (Kazandjian) Kuyumjian, passed away at North Shore Medical Center - Salem Hospital on Sunday morning, July 18, 2021.

Nisan was born in Istanbul, Turkey to Jirair and Guliug Kuyumjian on February 24, 1950. Nisan came to the United States in 1975, and settled in Lynn where he lived...

Jul 15, 2021

BEVERLY – Robert A. Sylvester, age 84, died Thursday evening July 15, 2021 at Care One Essex Park in Beverly.  Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Edward and Helen (Donovan) Sylvester.  Robert graduated from Salem High School and entered the United States Army and served his country during the Vietnam War.  Upon returning from the...

Jul 13, 2021

James F. "Jim" Whipple of Beacon Hill, Boston, died July 13 at Kaplan House, Danvers, after a four month battle with multiple myeloma. Jim was born September 1, 1940, the first child of John S. and Natalie (Lynch) Whipple (both deceased), of Marblehead. He attended Marblehead public schools, graduating from Marblehead High School in 1958. He graduated from Yale...

Jul 4, 2021

Alan Michael Williams, age 65, passed away on July 4 th , 2021 after a strong fight with cancer over the last five months. Alan was born on April 25 th , 1956 in Beverly MA to Richard and June Williams. During his childhood and adolescence Alan was incredibly involved in his parents' businesses "Dick and June's Ice Cream"...

Jul 3, 2021

"Greet each day as a gift, each hour as a bonus and each second as an opportunity." - Fred Bauer, 2018

MARBLEHEAD - Beloved uncle, author, photographer, sailor and historical re-enactor Fred Bauer passed into his next life Saturday morning July 3, 2021. He was born on November 11, 1931 to George Frederic and Esther...

Jun 30, 2021

PEABODY: SARAH MARIE (BRAULT) LEBLANC ( NICKNAME) SALLY , AGE 89 PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 30, 2021, PEACEFULLY WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AT HER SIDE AT THE HIGH POINT HOSPICE HOUSE IN HAVERHILL MA.

BORN IN SALEM SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE LEO AND MARY(MANNING) BRAULT, WHERE SHE ATTENDED SALEM PUBLIC SCHOOLS....

Jun 27, 2021

Rita Noel (Keevers) Claflin, 86, passed away unexpectedly on June 27, 2021, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 14, 1934, to Florence (Birmingham) Keevers and William Keevers.

She moved to Hamden, Conn., at nine years old with her parents and two sisters, Marybeth (Keevers) Kelleher and Carol...

Jun 27, 2021

SALEM – Dorothy L. (Baxter) Arrigo, age 95, wife of the late Joseph Arrigo and the daughter of the late William and Louise (Englehardt) Baxter.  Born in Salem, she was a lifelong resident of Salem, MA.

Dorothy was a waitress at Misty Acres Restaurant in Essex and worked in Salem School Lunch Program for 20 years.  She...

Jun 20, 2021

Ann (Cawley) Dever of Marblehead, Massachusetts, age 85, passed away on June 20, 2021.  She was the wife of the late Judge Joseph I. Dever, to whom she was married to for 53 years.  Ann was born in New York City and grew up in Manhattan.  She resided in Marblehead for the last fifty-five years.  She was the daughter...

Jun 19, 2021

NORTH READING - Sadie Elizabeth Davis, age 74, died Saturday morning, June 19, 2021.  Born in Amesbury, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Randall) Davis.

Sadie attended the Day Program at Heritage Industries in Peabody until her retirement. Following retirement, she attended the day program at Shore Collaborative in Peabody.  Sadie enjoyed volunteering...

Jun 18, 2021

SALEM- Patricia L. Fuller (67), of Salem, passed away with her husband and children by her side in the evening of Friday June 18, 2021 at her home in Salem. Born in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Pauline (Hoague) and Harold Palmer.

Growing up, Patricia and her family moved to Swampscott where she...