Obituaries

May 8, 2021

PEABODY- Doris "Dot" Eileen Hayes, 94, of Peabody peacefully passed away at home with her family by her side in the afternoon of Saturday May 8, 2021. Born in Salem, Dot was the daughter of the late Yvonne B. (Gaudreault) and Albert J. Letarte.

Growing up, she was one of 4 girls in her family. Dot loved...

May 6, 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Katharine Frances Mack, on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the Bertram House assisted living facility in Salem, MA at the age of 95.

Katharine was predeceased by her parents Edward C. Mack Jr. and Vivian (O'Connor), brother Edward C. Mack III and sister-in-law Elizabeth (Mullaney),...

May 4, 2021

Javier Martinez, 34, or more commonly known as Javi, passed away unexpectedly May 4th, 2021 in his place of residence in Revere, MA. He was born December 29th, 1986 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the son of Rigoberto Martinez and Minerva Pacheco.

Javi was raised most of his life in Massachusetts with his aunt, Maria, after his mother's...

May 3, 2021

Ann T. McGrath, 89, born January 4, 1932 in Boston, passed away peacefully at Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody, MA on May 3, 2021.

Before retiring from New England Telephone, she was acting in forming the Telephone Pioneers Foundation with co worker Teddy Mceachron. The Foundation helped many underprivileged and nonsupport groups.

She loved a...

May 1, 2021

Deanna Debra Summers (Dee), longtime companion of Edward Vick Jr, passed away on Saturday May 1, 2021 after a short battle with cancer. Born January 2, 1951 in Coral Gables, Fla, she was the daughter of C. Monroe Dailey and Violet Earl Dailey. She was pre-deceased by her parents and her daughter Dawn Cherie Wolfson. Dee was a longtime...

May 1, 2021

Dorothy M. Phelan, 90, of Salem, born July 30, 1930 to the late Harold & Mary (Caulfield) Arnold, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2021 with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Phelan, the devoted mother of Brian Phelan (Deborah), the late Scott Phelan (Allison), Keith Phelan (Beth) and Robert Phelan,...

Apr 28, 2021

SALEM – Theresa Mary Anne Girard, age 85 years, died Wednesday April 28, 2021 at the North Shore Medical Center Salem Hospital.  Born in Salem, Theresa was the daughter of the late Ernest and Evelyn Mae (Dalrimple) Girard.  She was the mother of Frank Godjikian, Jr and the late Steven Godjikian. Theresa was a loving and caring mother, grandmother,...

Apr 27, 2021

Edward Francis Kenney, 88, passed away at home on April 27, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Salem on August 9, 1932. He was the son of the late Joseph and Catherine (Kehoe) Kenney, Ed was raised in Salem and Danvers. He was proud of his North Shore roots.

Ed graduated from St...

Apr 22, 2021

Donna A. McIntyre, 76 of Danvers, died unexpectedly on April 22.   She was predeceased by her husband,  Ronald McIntyre.  Donna was the daughter of Robert and Agnes Dolliver.  She was raised and educated in Salem and graduated from Salem High School class of 1962.   She was employed for many years at the former  Jordan Marsh.

Apr 17, 2021

Marjorie Marie "Queenie" Ward of Salem and Marblehead passed away peacefully on April 17th, 2021 at home.

Marie was born in Salem to Margaret and James Ward. She attended St Cretienne's Academy, Ursuline Academy and graduated from Regis college. She taught kindergarten and First grade in Beverly for many enjoyable years and retired to her house near...

Apr 15, 2021

Marie-Therese Brass, aged 87, passed away of natural causes in the early morning hours of Thursday April 15, 2021. She was in the care of the wonderful staff at Kula Hospital on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Better known as Lily, she was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt to Albert B. and Despina J., both of whom were...

Apr 11, 2021

Rolf W. Solstad, 64 years old, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep, April 11, 2021. Rolf, son of the late Oddvar and Mary Ann (Lodge) Solstad, and the beloved brother to three sisters,  grew up in Marblehead, MA.

Rolf was incredibly creative and sensitive, with wide-ranging talents and interests. Lighting and theatre were his passion, starting at...

Apr 2, 2021

Salem – O'Keefe, Sean was born April 26, 1978 in Gardner, MA, and passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, April 2. Sean leaves a lifetime of memories and love for his husband, Atthapon (Artie) Homsuwan, with whom he shared a wonderful life. He was the oldest son of Bob and Peggy O'Keefe of Biddeford, ME. He leaves...

Mar 30, 2021

Manuel Franco, age 56, passed away on March 30, 2021. He was born in Salem on May 17, 1964 and is the son of Denise (Drillis) Mackay of Salem and Manuel Franco of Lynn. Manny has been a resident of Salem all of his life and graduated from SalemHigh School. In High School he attended The Special Olympics in...

Mar 30, 2021

Salem – Ronald J. Coleman, aged 81, passed away on March 30 th , 2021. Ronald was born in Beverly on May 14, 1939 to Carson Coleman and Sarah (McClelland) Coleman. Ronald went on to serve his country as a member of the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He came back to the North Shore and later settled...

Mar 20, 2021

Keith Charles Smith, 65 yrs old of Amesbury MA passed away suddenly on Saturday  3/20/2021. Keith and his wife Deb moved here from NW Indiana 3yrs ago when he landed his dream job at General Electric in Lynn MA. He was born on 10-26-1955 in Chicago, IL to Betty Louise (Goedtke) and the late Anthony Joseph Smith. Keith is survived...

Mar 15, 2021

Robert J Raybon, aged 78, passed away at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness on March 15, 2021. Born in Arlington MA to Lillian E Raybon (Anno) and Jesse B Raybon on September 9, 1942, Robert lived in Massachusetts his entire life, and his education included Newman Prep and technical school. One of his proudest achievements ...

Mar 14, 2021

Arthur Carl Godjikian, 90, a lifelong resident of Salem, died early Sunday morning, March 14th, 2021. He died at the Rosewood Nursing Facility in Peabody under Hospice care.

He was born at home on Peabody St on November 4th, 1930 to Ohan S. and Annie (Kacherian) Godjikian. He was the second of five boys born to Ohan...

Mar 13, 2021

Maria Ginnetti, age 89, passed away in the early morning of Saturday, March 13, 2021.  She was living in the care of her loving and devoted daughter Anna Ginnetti-Ricci in Salem.  She was born in Prezza, Italy and was a long time resident of the North End of Boston. She was the daughter of the late Angelamaria Spadorcia and...

Mar 11, 2021

Mario Duzz passed away on Thursday March 11, 2021 at Salem Hospital. The visiting hours will be on Wednesday March 17, 2021 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Murphy Funeral Home, located at 85 Federal St. Salem.