Obituaries

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

James Murphy

Nov 28, 2020

James Murphy passed away at home after a long illness on November 28, 2020, with his loving wife Sheila Murphy at his side. James was born and raised in Salem, MA.  He graduated Salem High School, class of 1975.  He was very active in his youth with Boy Scout Troop 24.  James had a passion for art and would...

Jane Reagan

Nov 28, 2020

Lynn native Jane A. Reagan, 78, of Conway, S.C., passed peacefully with family at her side Nov. 28 after a short battle with cancer.

Born Jane Adele Farese Sept. 25, 1942, in Lynn, Mass., she was the youngest, by minutes, of nine children. She spent her early childhood in Lynn's famous Brickyard neighborhood, but lived most of...

John Franklyn Willard Mckay

Nov 21, 2020

John Franklyn Willard McKay, aka "Jack", of Marblehead Massachusetts born August 17, 1926, died peacefully at home in the early hours of November 21, 2020. Night stars gave way to the sunrise over his head passing him into the loving arms of his wife, Patricia Ann Snow McKay (deceased), whom he missed so very much since her passing in...

Gayton Neil Masters

Nov 20, 2020

Gayton Neil Masters passed away Friday, November 20, 2020.  A long-time resident of Marblehead and Salem, Massachusetts, he was born on January 14, 1930 in Lynn, Massachusetts to Albert Gayton and Alice (Porter) Masters.  Gayton attended schools in Marblehead and Lynn and graduated from Lynn English High School in 1948.  He later graduated from Massachusetts College of Art in...

John Henry Ronan

Nov 19, 2020

John Henry Ronan passed away suddenly at his Salem home on November 19, at the far-too-young age of 61. He lived a beautiful life.

John was born in Salem on August 2, 1959, the second of five children of Hon. John T. and Marcia Ronan. He loved all sports passionately and, at times, hysterically. He was educated...

William Charles Dumais

Nov 18, 2020

William Charles Dumais ("Dewey"), 67, of Marblehead, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, after a tremendous fight to recover from heart surgery.

Bill was born on March 26, 1953, to Valmore and Dorothy (Peach) Dumais of Marblehead. His big sister, Connie, remembers him as a beautiful baby with big brown eyes...

Mary Catherine O'Leary

Nov 12, 2020

The beloved wife of the late Leonard F.  O'Leary died November 12, 2020. Born on March 1, 1943 to James B. Jr and Catherine R (White) Kidney, Mary also known as "Sister" by friends and family, was a lifelong resident of Salem. Mary attended St. James High school and Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute School of Cosmetology. Mary married...

Barbara Moroney

Nov 6, 2020

Barbara Moroney 72 of Brooksby Village in Peabody and formerly of Wenham, MA passed away on November 6, 2020 at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers, MA.  Barbara was the beloved wife of Robert W. Moroney also of Brooksby Village with whom she shared over 51 years of marriage.

Barbara grew up in Worcester, MA daughter of...

Marjorie Mcintosh Ives

Nov 5, 2020

Marjorie McIntosh Ives passed away on November 5, 2020 at Continuing Care of Brooksby Village in Peabody, MA at the age of 87.

Marge was born on July 5, 1933 in Boston, MA. She was the daughter of Everett John McIntosh and Helen Adams Pray McIntosh and raised in Weymouth, MA. After graduating from Weymouth High School,...

Sylvia Eileen Bryce-Flynn

Oct 23, 2020

Bryce-Flynn, Sylvia E (Allen) of Peabody MA formerly of Salem, MA, Worcester, MA, Princeton NJ, and Elmira, died after a long illness at age 85.  She was the former wife of John (Jack Flynn) and Rev. Dr. Glendon Bryce.  She was the mother of Philip Bryce of Deering, NH, Rebecca Smith of Clinton, OH and Daniel Bryce of Kingwood,...

John Joseph Mercier

Oct 22, 2020

John "Jackie" Joseph Mercier, 70, of Salem, MA, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on October 22, 2020 at Care Dimensions Hospice in Danvers, MA.

Born on December 16, 1949 in Salem to Arthur J. and Mary E. (Hagerty) Mercier, Jackie was a lifelong resident of Salem's Gallows Hill. Jackie attended St. James Elementary School and...