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Glenn Walter Wheeler

Glenn Walter Wheeler

Jan 22, 2021

Glenn Walter Wheeler, 65, of Marblehead and Danvers passed away January 22, 2021 at home surrounded by family after bravely facing cancer.  Born in Lynn, Glenn was the son of John and the late Lucille (Burgess) Wheeler. He graduated from St. Marys High School in Lynn in 1974 and went on to graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Business...

Mary Margaret Ford

Mary Margaret Ford

Jan 21, 2021

Mary Margaret Ford née Holihan died peacefully in her sleep on January 21, 2021. She was surrounded by the love of those she loved most in this world: her children. It is impossible to imagine a mother more devoted to her progeny. A devout Catholic, Mrs. Ford was living proof that family, above all else, is the bedrock of...

Raynette Effie Raynor

Raynette Effie Raynor

Jan 19, 2021

Raynette Effie Raynor

March 14, 1957 – January 19, 2021

Raynette Effie Raynor peacefully departed this life on January 19, 2021. She was born in Boston Massachusetts on March 14, 1957, the seventh of eight children born to John H.D. and Harriet G. Raynor. Raynette was a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church...

Douglas Hutchinson

Douglas Hutchinson

Jan 16, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, NH – Douglas Hutchinson, 50, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital.  He was born February 6, 1970 in Salem, Massachusetts, son of late Clinton and Patricia (Sanborn) Hutchinson formerly of Marblehead.  Doug graduated from Marblehead High School.  He had a dream to own...

Lillian Salvo

Lillian Salvo

Jan 16, 2021

Lillian Margaret (Campbell) Salvo of Salem, passed on January 16, 2021 from complications of COVID.

Lillian was predeceased by her husband, and former Mayor of Salem, Anthony Salvo.

Born in Centerville Beverly, she was the youngest child of the late J. Malcolm and Manila D. (York) Campbell.

Lillian spent most of her childhood...

Kenneth Marshall Young

Kenneth Marshall Young

Jan 12, 2021

Kenneth Marshall Young, aged 86 of Marblehead, MA, died January 12th 2021 at The Lafayette Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility. He is survived by his beloved wife Barbara Borden Young. Born and raised in Marblehead, Kenneth was the son of the late Kenneth W. Young and Grace Smethurst Young. He graduated from Marblehead High School and North Shore Community...

Genevieve S Sobocinski

Genevieve S Sobocinski

Dec 31, 2020

Genevieve Sobocinski, 99, of Salem, MA passed away December 31 of COVID related complications. The wife of Raymond Z. Sobocinski (deceased) and daughter of Walter and Frances (Wojtkiewicz) Radzinski, Genevieve was a longtime resident of Salem. She was an active member of St. John the Baptist parish (now Shrine of Divine Mercy) where she was a Lector in both...

Frances Estelle Fusegni

Frances Estelle Fusegni

Dec 28, 2020

Frances "Frankie" Estelle Fusegni, aged 88, passed away on Monday December 28 th at the Residence at Vinnin Square.

Frances was born in Portsmouth New Hampshire to Francis O and Margaret Alice Stevens on November 10 th , 1932. Frances grew up as an only child, as her older sister Estelle Stevens passed away from Scarlet Fever...

Marjorie Jacobson Jerin

Marjorie Jacobson Jerin

Dec 27, 2020

Jerin, Marjorie (Jacobson) Age 96, of East Hampton, Ct., Cheshire, Ct. and Essex, Ma, passed peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2020. She called herself a 'lucky lady' who enjoyed a long life as a wife, mother of four, grandmother of six, and great-grandmother of two. Marjorie enjoyed a thirty-year career as a teacher of Language Arts in East Hampton,...

William Louis Buttner

William Louis Buttner

Dec 21, 2020

William Louis Buttner, aged 92, passed away at home on December 21, 2020. Bill was born in Boston to William and Rebecca Buttner on April 28, 1928. Bill grew up in Dorchester, and attended schools in Dorchester and Boston. Bill graduated from Boston Trade High School in Automotive Electronics.

During WWII Bill worked at Lawley's Shipyard in...

Jon Daniel Papps

Jon Daniel Papps

Dec 20, 2020

Jon Daniel Papps of Salem, age 90, died on Sunday, December 20, 2020 while in rehab at Advinia Care.

Born on January 22, 1930 in Morristown, NJ, oldest son of George H. Papps Jr and Elizabeth (Verschuur) DuBois. He attended St Thomas Choir School in NYC, Morristown High School and graduated from Upsala College in East Orange,...

Mary Keenan

Mary Keenan

Dec 19, 2020

Mary Riemer Keenan, aged 69, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2020. Born in Boston to Rita and Charles Riemer on Februaty 13, 1951, Mary spent her childhood with her brothers Kevin and Dennis in the Boston area. Mary went to the Mount Saint Joseph Academy for schooling, and after school...

Anthony Decillis

Anthony Decillis

Dec 14, 2020

On Monday, December 14, 2020 Anthony DeCillis "Tony" passed away peacefully at the age of 66 with his family by his side.  Tony was born on January 31, 1954 in Lynn, MA to the late Pasquale and Anna DeCillis.  He is survived by his loving wife Dulcie, daughters and son in laws Jocelyn DeCillis Goodwin & Timothy Goodwin Jr.,...

Eileen Virginia Coletti

Eileen Virginia Coletti

Dec 10, 2020

Coletti , Eileen V. of Marblehead died peacefully on Thursday December 10, 2020. Born in Peabody, MA to the late Alfred and Gertrude (Clinton) Roy. A graduate of Saint Mary's Star of the Sea in Beverly, MA Class of 1952 and Mount Auburn Hospital School of Nursing. She received her postgraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Eileen was...

Ralph Vincent Cornell

Ralph Vincent Cornell

Dec 8, 2020

Ralph Vincent Cornell, 74, passed away on Tuesday, December 8 after a long battle with numerous health issues, ultimately passing from cancer. A life-long resident of Salem, Ralph was born to Alfred & Alice Cornell on October 22, 1946. Ralph was a graduate of Salem High School, and Salem Commercial College. In July of 1977 he married Kathleen Cornell,...

Christine Whalen

Christine Whalen

Dec 4, 2020

SALEM- Christine M. Whalen (McManus), 94, of Salem passed away peacefully on the evening of Friday December 4, 2020. Born in Peabody, Christine was the daughter of the late Christina J. (Heeney) and James W. McManus.

Christine attended St. James Elementary and High School. She then graduated from Emmanuel College with a BA in Social Studies with...

James L. Hughes Jr.

James L. Hughes Jr.

Dec 3, 2020

James ("Jim") Lee Hughes, Jr., age 87, formerly of Swampscott, Massachusetts, died on December 3, 2020, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Nancy ("Nan") Neville Hughes, his three daughters, Kimberly, Tricia, and Kristin, his son-in-law Frank Dibert, and his daughter-in-law Deb Ghezzi. Jim was known as 'Papa' to his beloved granddaughters, Emma...

Edward Page

Edward Page

Dec 3, 2020

Edward Page passed away at his home in Danvers in the morning of Thursday December 3, 2020. Born in Salem in 1943, Edward was the son of the late Olga (Miedzionoski) and Stanley Page Sr.

Growing up, Edward had two other brothers with Charles and Stanley Page Jr. Edward grew up attending local schools before working for...

Paul Henry St.Linger

Paul Henry St.Linger

Dec 1, 2020

Paul H. St. Linger of Salem passed away on December 1 at the age of 76 after a nearly three year stay at Ledgewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Beverly.

Mr. St. Linger was well known and loved by friends and neighbors in the Historical Derby Street Neighborhood in Salem. While Paul was physically ill during his...

Joao Silva

Joao Silva

Nov 30, 2020

Joao Silva, 84, of Peabody MA died on Monday, November 30, 2020 from complications of a stroke.  He was born on February 29, 1936 on the island of Graciosa in the Acores to the late Cesario Lima and the late Angelina Cunha.

He immigrated to the United States in February 1968 with his wife Maria J Silva...

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