Obituaries

Feb 8, 2020

Robert F Dunn Sr., age 81, of Salem, MA, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 after a long illness. Bob was born in Cambridge, MA to the late Richard Dunn, Sr.  and Regina (Lamelin) Dunn.

Bob is survived by his loving wife Linda (McCarthy) Dunn, formerly of Medford, MA. Father of Kimberly Coneeny and husband Michael...

Feb 5, 2020

Graham George Thorne, aged 69, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 2:25 PM at the Salem North Shore Hospital from pneumonia. Graham was born in Hartley Whitney, England to George and Barbara Thorne on November 19, 1950. After finishing school at the age of 15 Graham enlisted in the British Royal Navy, where he served...

Feb 1, 2020

John Claffey, of Amesbury, formerly of Lynn passed away Saturday February 1, 2020, at the age of 61. He passed at the Kaplan Family Hospice House with his daughter by his side, after a long battle with cancer. He was born November 6, 1958 in Salem, MA, the son of the late James, and Claire (Palardy) Claffey....

Jan 31, 2020

Bresnahan, Anne (Holland), of Swampscott, formerly of Lynn,  passed peacefully on January 31, 2020, at the age of 89.  Beloved wife of the late Alfred E. Bresnahan, daughter of Helen (Brennan) and John E. Holland.  Loving sister of the late Claire Ward, Gert Ahern, Helen Doyle and survived by her sister Mary Jane Holland.  Devoted mother of Cathleen Hartmann,...

Jan 30, 2020

Robert (Bob) V. Ruscio of Peabody, age 68, passed away unexpectedly on January 30, 2020.  He was the son of the late Francis "Bob" and Irma (Sawyer) Ruscio and grew up in Salem, MA.

Bob had a passion for cars and was the owner of Bob's Carburetor in Salem, MA for many years, a business started by...

Jan 28, 2020

On January 28th heaven got another angel when Charles (CJ) Holetz passed away.  After a short illness he passed away peacefully at the Kaplan House in Danvers with his wife and mother-in-law by his side.  CJ was a beloved husband, puppy father to 3 wonderful dogs, an incredible son-in-law and brother-in-law, cousin and friend to so many.  The love...

Jan 23, 2020

John Wesley Turner passed away peacefully on January 23, 2020. He was 86 years old, born on March 17, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts.

John graduated from Gardner, MA high school in 1950 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Colby College, in 1955. After college, he graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut....

Jan 22, 2020

James J. Ribicandria 97 years , of Peabody Mass. passed away on January 22, 2020 at the Kaplan House in Danvers. James worked for AC Lawrence of Peabody where he retired.

James had many hobbies which included painting, crafts, playing the guitar, especially country music… He was a do it all kind of man. He loved spending...

Jan 22, 2020

Elinor G. Ryan passed away peacefully at The Atrium, Danvers, on January 22, 2020.  A native of Salem, MA she was the daughter of the late Gertrude (Ward) Ryan and Arthur Ryan.  Elinor was a proud graduate of the former St. Mary's Grammar School, Salem, class of 1941, and of Salem High School, Class of 1945.  She was a...

Jan 16, 2020

HYAM, Carl Raiss

Aged 79, of Marblehead, formerly of Boston, New York City and San Francisco, passed away on January 16th, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family after a lengthy battle with cancer compounded by numerous complications. Son of the late Dorothy Raiss (Green) and Louis Carl Raiss, Carl Raiss Hyam was born in San...

Jan 13, 2020

RICHARD "COACH" WHITE

9/14/1944 - 1/12/2020

Beloved husband to Judith White of Salem Willows, passed away peacefully on Sunday, 1/12/2020.

Born in Somerville, Ma to the late William Sr. and Helen White, Richard is survived by his wife of 54 years Judith A. (Bresnahan) White, his sons Richard (Jay) P. Jr & Claudine...

Jan 12, 2020

Marblehead- In the evening of Sunday January 12, 2020, Virginia "Ginny" (Martin) O'Neil passed away unexpectedly with her family by her side at North Shore Medical Center in Salem. Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Edith (Teague) and James Martin.

While she attended Lynn schools, she met the love of her life Dennis...

Jan 11, 2020

Carmine E. DiVeglia, age 91, loving husband of Olga (Kroll) DiVeglia, passed away on January 11, 2020 with family at his side.

Born in Salem in 1928, he was the son of Louis and Pasqualina (Porcello) DiVeglia. He grew up on Pearl Street in Salem and attended Salem High School. He served his country in both the...

Jan 11, 2020

Morgan died tragically after a many year battle with substance abuse in Tucson, Arizona, on January 11, 2020. She was born Nathan Thomas Murphy to Marianne (Parisi) Sulton and Walter Murphy, Jr. during the blizzard of 78. In fact, Morgan's legal birthday is even incorrect as during the havoc of the blizzard the date was recorded as the 7th not...

Jan 8, 2020

Maureen (Mo) Guarino (McConnell) passed away unexpectedly at the Beverly Hospital on Wednesday, January 8 th , 2019 at the age of 76. Maureen was born on February 16 th , 1943 to Sylvia and Basil McConnell in Berlin, NH. Eventually, Maureen married Richard Guarino, and the couple settled in Salem, MA. Mo was a hairdresser, and owned a...

Jan 7, 2020

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Arthur (Buster) Maynard Hatt on January 7 th , 2020 in Beverly Hospital. Born in Bath, Maine on August 30 th , 1946, and adopted by William and Esther Hatt, he grew up in Hamilton where he lived for most of his life. He was honorably discharged from...

Jan 7, 2020

Joan Spear McBrien of Snowville, NH, and Swampscott, MA, passed peacefully on January 7th, 2020 at the age of 87, after a brief hospitalization and with her loving family by her side. She was predeceased by her husband Donald George McBrien and her daughter Hannah. Born on June 24, 1932 to Roy and Jane (MacDonald) Spear and raised in...

Dec 28, 2019

An incredible Mother, Wife, Sister and Friend to so many. Her constant smile and laughter brought joy to all who knew her. She was raised in Salem, MA, and graduated from Salem High School in 1977. She worked at Beverly Hospital for several years as a Clinical Technician. Annette is survived by husband Tom, sons Stephen and Christopher, and siblings,...

Dec 28, 2019

Salem – Susan "Suzanne" Dubois passed away on December 28, 2019 after a long illness. She was born in Salem, and graduated from Salem High School in the class of 1974. She started her career as a cook at Major Magleashe's Pub, and then moved into the travel agency business at Filene's Basement Travel Agency where she worked for...

Dec 23, 2019

Harry Walker, 67, of Salem MA died December 23, 2019 surrounded by loved ones.  He was born in San Sebastián, PR to Maria Prieto. He later joined her in Bronx, NY where he lived until they moved to Massachusetts.

Harry loved baseball, all things church, and making others laugh with his jokes. He was a...