Obituaries

Sep 7, 2018

William V. Herlihy Obit

William (Bill)  V. Herlihy, Jr.,  resident of Beverly passed away Friday, September, 7 th after a brief illness.  Born on March 1, 1929 in Salem, MA, he was the son of William and Margaret (Ellis) Herlihy.  At the age of 17 he enlisted in the US Army during World War II and served...

Sep 7, 2018

Salem – Raymond Gallagher, age 82, husband of Frances A. (Rooney) Gallagher, passed away on Friday morning September 7, 2018 at his home.  Born in Everett, son of the late John P. and Mary (Lydon) Gallagher, he was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School in the class of 1954.  He entered Suffolk University and earned his...

Sep 3, 2018

Arlene R. O'Shea died at home in Salem on September 3.  Born in Lynn on June 4, 1926, she was the daughter of Arthur and Irene Hollis.  Arlene married James O'Shea in 1951 and they shared many happy years together until his death in 1996. Arlene is survived by her sister in law, S. Lee Hollis of Shelby, NC,...

Sep 1, 2018

SALEM – Daniel J. O'Brien, age 29, passed on Saturday, September 1, 2018.  Beloved son of Daniel M. and Joanne (McGowan) O'Brien of Salem.  Daniel was a graduate of Salem High School.  He was employed with Salem State University working in the dietary department as a cook for the school.   He enjoyed sports, playing cards but most especially being...

Aug 28, 2018

Salem, MA – Ch (Col) Arnold Duane Westfield, age 84, passed away August 28, 2018 surrounded by family at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, MA following a lengthy illness. Born October 25, 1933 in Superior, Wisconsin, Arnold was the son of the late Arnold and Florence (Aho) Westfield.

Ch (Col) Westfield was a Lutheran Minister...

Aug 21, 2018

Salem, MA – Robert P. Kennedy, 77, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018, in the company of his family at Salem Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Carbon) Kennedy and resident of Salem for over 50 years.

Robert studied at Wentworth Institute of Technology and Northeastern University.  He...

Aug 20, 2018

James Edward Marraffa - Born in Salem, MA, March 24, 1978, James Marraffa peacefully passed away in his sleep August 20, 2018. James is a Graduate of Beverly High school. He worked many years landscaping with his cousin Dominic Marraffa.  He also worked for a Satellite TV company in recent years.

He is predeceased by his mother...

Aug 18, 2018

Salem – Elvera "Vera" (Monaco) Kenney passed away at home in the warm and comforting presence of her family on Saturday, August 18, 2018.  She was born in Salem, the daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Ficarro) Monaco.  Vera attended Salem schools and was a graduate of Salem High School .  She loved music and for several years...

Aug 18, 2018

George was proud of his family and cared for several family members in their illnesses. He is pre-deceased by his father Charles Regan, mother Margaret (Brawders) Regan of Salem and by brothers Joseph, Thomas, Charles, Larry,  Leo, Edward ("Mike" or "Mickey"), and sister Mary Digou, also of Salem. He is survived by several nephews and nieces, and grand- and...

Aug 15, 2018

Nicholas Pellegrini, a long-time resident of Salem, died at his residence, Brightview Senior Living, in Danvers at the age of 97. He was the husband of Isabelle "Billie" Slizgi Pellegrini, who predeceased him in 1983. He was born in the province of Chieti in Abruzzi, Italy and was the son of Florindo and Teresa Pellegrini. He immigrated to the...

Aug 10, 2018

Our beloved Marie Antoinette Kaelin Rodgers, of Salem, passed away peacefully on August 10th, 2018. Marie was born March 23, 1927 in Mansfield, Massachusetts to Mary Gallagher and Martin Victor Kaelin. Following the death of her mother, Marie and her sisters Julia and Caroline moved to Salem and were raised by Katherine G. McGrath ("Aunt Kate"). She attended St. Joseph's...

Aug 9, 2018

Daniel Leo Sullivan, 83, of Marblehead, MA passed away on Thursday August 9th 2018. He is the oldest of son of the late Helen Napier Sullivan of Winthrop, MA and the late Daniel Leo Sullivan of Winthrop. Dan is survived by his love and wife, Linda Sullivan, of Marblehead, his daughter, Caitlin Sullivan, her children Lily, Rowan and Samantha Mosher...

Jul 24, 2018

John H. "Trigger" Burke Jr., age 72, passed away surrounded by his family in Salem on July 24, 2018 after a long illness.  Trigger was the only (and therefore favorite) son of John and Rita (Pelletier) Burke of Salem.

Born and raised in Salem, he grew up in the Castle Hill area.  He attended Saint Anne's School...

Jul 22, 2018

Margaret Jean Graves, 81 of Marblehead, passed away with her loved ones by her side on the morning of Sunday July 22, 2018 at Salem Hospital after a long battle with illness.

Margaret was born in 1937 in Marblehead where she was raised by her loving parents Frederick and Carrie (Russell) Vent. She attended Marblehead public schools...

Jul 17, 2018

Salem, MA – Alice (Gulesian) Welenc, age 97, passed away peacefully on the evening of July 17, 2018 at Grosvenor's Park Nursing Home in Salem.  Daughter of the late Selden and Isabele (Matheson) Gulesian, and wife of the late Stanley Welenc, Alice was born and raised in Beachmont, MA.  She graduated from Revere High School and worked for the...

Jul 4, 2018

SALEM – Thomas Lules, Jr., age 90 years, husband of Constance (Fortin) Lules, passed away Wednesday July 4, 2018 at the Grosvenor Park Healthcare Center in Salem.  Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Thomas and Rose (Croce) Lules, Sr. He had resided in Lynn, and in Salem for the past 47 years.

Jul 2, 2018

Anna Marie (Walsh) Coughlin passed away peacefully with her loved ones by her side on the morning of Monday July 2, 2018 at the age of 107 years old at the Masconomet Health Care Center. Anna was born and raised in Newtown, MA as first generation by her mother and father, Sarah (Stevenson) and Richard Walsh who were both...

Jun 29, 2018

Edna M McGrath of Salem, MA, passed away at Blueberry Hill Nursing Home, Beverly, MA in the afternoon hours of Friday, June 29, 2018 after a chronic illness.  She was a resident of Salem, MA.

As the oldest of three siblings, she was born in Lynn MA, May 15, 1929 to Anna C (Bright) Hartley (born in...

Jun 18, 2018

Salem – Ellen Kelleher, age 63, wife of Benedetto Antonio DiIorio, died Monday morning, June 18, 2018 at her home.  Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Anne T. (Kennedy) Kelleher.  She was a resident of Salem all of her life having graduated from Salem High School in the class of 1973.  She...

Jun 14, 2018

Zachary MacCabe passed away in San Jose, CA at the young age of 35. He will forever be remembered by his mother, Mary Ann MacCabe, his father and step-mother, Joe & Annette MacCabe, his brother Aaron MacCabe, his sister and brother-in-law, Rachel & Ryan McEntee, Stepbrothers and wives, Dan & Brianna Currier and Brian & Heather Currier, as well...