Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Charles Hennigar
Apr 19, 2020
Charles Brenton Hennigar, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many, passed away on Sunday April 20, 2020 due to complications from diabetes and stroke.  He, his wife Addie, and family resided in Marblehead for 53 years. They moved to The Residence at Vinnin Square in Swampscott in 2019. They also lived several months each year for 30 years...
Theodore S Urbanski
Apr 18, 2020
Theodore (Ted) Urbanski, 89, passed away peacefully on April 18 th , 2020 after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of the late Mary (Rizzotti) Urbanski, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage with.
A lifelong resident of Salem, Ted was the son of the late Francis and Anastasia (Dobyeniecki) Urbanski. He graduated from...
Joan M Whelan
Apr 15, 2020
Joan M. Whelan of Marblehead, Massachusetts passed away on April 15th, 2020 at the age of 74. Joan was born on April 29,1945 in Athens, Greece to Elias Argyriadis and Katerina Dalla. She immigrated to Lynn, Massachusetts at the age of ten with her sister Kathryn Diamond, where they were adopted by Paul and Athena Scangas.
Joan...
Robert Bruce Carlin
Apr 15, 2020
"PUT ME IN COACH, I'M READY!" These were Bob Carlin's determined words to his doctor upon learning of the challenge he'd have to accept to fight a cruel and unrelenting competitor. An exceptional athlete and diehard sports enthusiast, Bob had said and meant these words many times in his active life and it personified his enthusiastic approach to anything...
Mary Urbanski
Apr 15, 2020
Mary (Rizzotti) Urbanski, 87, passed away peacefully on April 15th, 2020 after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of Theodore (Ted) Urbanski, her high school sweetheart, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage with.
A lifelong resident of Salem, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Grace (Tricomi) Rizzotti. She graduated from...
Alexander Peter Lesburt
Apr 12, 2020
Alexander Peter Lesburt, of Nahant, MA passed away suddenly on April 12 at the age of 49. He was the son of Marylu Nichols, her husband Will of Greensboro, NC and Henry Lesburt, his wife Jeannine of Pompano Beach, FL.
Alex attended Swampscott High School and graduated Gunnery Prep School in CT. He later attended Northeastern University....
Patricia A Latham
Apr 12, 2020
Patricia A. Latham, 92, of Marblehead, MA, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2020, at Life Care Center of the North Shore. Pat was born in Somerville, MA, to Thomas and Winifred C.(Quinn) Lydon. She was a graduate of Boston Girls Latin School, Boston, MA. Pat received a B.A. degree from Colby College in Waterville, ME.
Pat...
Collette G Gormley
Apr 12, 2020
GORMLEY, Collette G. (Tremblay)
Of Salem MA, age 82, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Alliance Health at Rosewood after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of John L. Gormley for 59 years.
Born and raised in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Gerard M. and Cecile...
Theodore "Ted" J. Emple
Apr 10, 2020
Ted Emple died at home April 10, 2020 in Swampscott, MA, at the age of 68, after an eight-year journey with cancer. Ted was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, friend and colleague, and will be missed dearly.
Born in New Haven and raised in West Haven, CT, Ted was the third son of the...
Cynthia Anne Kulik
Apr 10, 2020
Cynthia Anne Kulik, (Cindyloo) 58, passed away on April 10th,2020, peacefully in her sleep at Care One Essex Park in Beverly where she resided for the past 2 years. She was born in Salem and her parents were Stanley and Alfreda Kulik. Cindy has three brothers, Richard, Stephen and John Kulik, and a sister-in-law, Ann Kulik. Cindy attended Danvers...
Grace Meyer
Apr 10, 2020
BEVERLY - Grace Lillian Meyer, Aged 78 of Beverly passed away on Friday, April 10th, 2020 in her birthplace at Beverly Hospital while recovering from a recent injury and coronavirus. She had for the past few years resided in Gloucester.
Born Grace L. Cloyd in 1941 to musicians John Douglas Cloyd and Lillian Myrtle Wilson in Beverly,...
Jane Dionne
Apr 10, 2020
Jane E. (Doyle) Dionne, wife for 60 years of the late Jean-Paul Dionne and daughter of Arthur F. and Bertha (Cunningham) Doyle passed away on April 10, 2020 at home surrounded by the love of her family.
She was a life- long third generation resident of Salem Willows who graduated from Salem High School in 1952 and...
James Andrew Robinson, Jr.
Apr 10, 2020
James (Jim) Andrew Robinson Jr., 95, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 after a brief illness at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers, MA. Jim was born September 25, 1924 to the late James A Robinson Sr. and Bessie Brown Robinson.
Jim served during World War II as an original crewmember on the USS Wisconsin. After the...
Maria Kondon
Apr 3, 2020
Maria Kondon passed away unexpectedly on April 3, 2020 in Beverly, Massachusetts. She was preceded in death by her parents, Anthony and Lillian.
Born on January 30, 1950 Maria grew up in Salem, Massachusetts. She graduated from Salem High School and Connecticut College for Women exemplifying academic excellence. She continued her education and received a Master of...
Carol Borowski
Apr 3, 2020
Carol Kirn Borowski, a resident of Salem, MA, passed away on Friday April 3, 2020 after a brief illness at the age of 73 in Salem, MA. Carol is survived by her 3 children, James Borowski and his wife Tammy of Las Vegas, NV; Mark Borowski and his wife Paige of Honolulu, HI and Suzanne Rivers and her husband Bill...
Ena Manninen
Mar 29, 2020
Ena Barbara Manninen, 83, of Salem passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Rosewood Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Richard E. Manninen.
Born in Salem, Ena was the daughter of the late John and Doris (Hanson) Cohane. She was raised and educated in Salem and was a graduate...
Doris M Murtagh
Mar 27, 2020
Doris M. Murtagh, 92, beloved wife of John W. Murtagh, passed away peacefully on Friday March 27, 2020 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.
Born in Melrose, she was the daughter of the late Donald B. and Florence M. (Sims) Henderson. She was a graduate of Melrose High and received her diploma from the School...
Sean J Murphy
Mar 24, 2020
Salem – Sean J. Murphy, 57, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the Advinia Care facility in Salem, MA. Sean was born on December 2, 1962 and was the only son of the late John and Kathleen (Joyce) Murphy.
Sean grew up in Salem, MA and graduated Salem High School in 1980. He loved...
John David Cameron
Mar 20, 2020
John died peacefully at home with his family on March 20, 2020. John was born in Brockton MA to Leonard and Mildred Brady Cameron. He was predeceased by his brother James.
John leaves behind his wife of 59 years, Ellen Smallwood Cameron, a son Leonard and his companion Jody Martin of Marblehead, a daughter Lori Cameron Knowles...
John T. Pothier
Mar 20, 2020
John T. Pothier, 64, died on March 20, 2020 at Care One in Lowell after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
Born in Marblehead on April 21, 1955, he was the son of the late Louis and Marie Pothier.
A 1972 graduate of Marblehead High School, he went on to receive a B.A. in Government...
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