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Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Lytle "Lee" C Smith Iii

Lytle "Lee" C Smith Iii

Mar 7, 2018

Lytle C (Lee) Smith III, 63, of Peabody, husband of Donna M (Lambert) Smith with whom he shared 36 wonderful years of marriage, passed away quietly at home with his devoted wife by his side on Wednesday, March 7 th , 2018.

Lee was born in Salem, son of the late Lytle C (Jr) and Barbara Smith....

Bernadette B Wright

Bernadette B Wright

Mar 3, 2018

Danvers- Bernadette B. Wright (92) passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday March 3, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House.

Bernadette was born and raised throughout the state of New York to Herbert Schwarz and Louise Heck as well as her step mother Emma Kossman Schwarz. She attended local schools in New York when she...

Eileen Alice Hall

Eileen Alice Hall

Mar 3, 2018

Marblehead – Eileen Blackler Hall, 94, of Marblehead, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at her home. She was the beloved widow of Warren H. Blackler and Melvin Hall.

Mrs. Hall was born and raised in Peabody where she graduated high school. She was a homemaker who worked various jobs, but...

Estella Marshall

Estella Marshall

Mar 3, 2018

Marblehead – Estella M. (Provencher) Marshall, wife of the late John J. Marshall, II, died Saturday evening, March 3, 2018 at The Lafayette in Marblehead.  Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Philios and Sarah (Lantagne) Provencher.

Mrs. Marshall had been employed with Sylvania in Danvers and Woburn and was also employed with Jordan...

Thomas H Pszenny

Thomas H Pszenny

Feb 27, 2018

SALEM, MA – Thomas H. Pszenny, 71, of Salem, died February 27, 2018, at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.  He was the husband of Mary Ann (Lepkowski) Pszenny, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Henry and Mary (Krzesinski) Pszenny.  He graduated from Salem High...

Calvin Dennis Hamson

Calvin Dennis Hamson

Feb 27, 2018

Calvin Dennis Hamson, 76, passed away on Tuesday February 27, 2018 after a brief illness. Calvin was born and raised in Marblehead and was the son of Arthur and Helen Hamson.

Calvin grew up attending the public schools in Marblehead where he graduated in 1959 where he then entered the Navy where he...

Rita Bussolari

Rita Bussolari

Feb 18, 2018

 Rita A. (Robare) Bussolari, age 95, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2018, at Grosvenor Park Nursing Home, Salem, MA.  She was born February 12, 1923 in Kingston, MA to the late Arthur and Mary (Govoni) Robare.  She was the wife of the late Angelo E. Bussolari for 63 years.  She is survived by her son Leonard and his wife...

Jo Anne Borek

Jo Anne Borek

Feb 15, 2018

Jo Anne Borek, 84, of Swampscott, MA, passed away on February 15, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Gordon of sixty-four years, and sons William (Evelyn), James (Laureen), and Scott (Jill). Jo Anne was a devoted grandmother of twelve. She was preceded in death by her father Roland Reid, mother Helen Reid, sisters Judith Cassidy and...

Dann Anthony Maurno

Dann Anthony Maurno

Feb 14, 2018

Dann Anthony Maurno of Salem, MA, -- a man out of time but always in his element, a reincarnated Rat Packer, a 21st century Cyrano, a matinee idol swiped from the silver screen and plopped onto a community theater stage, has died at the age of 54 after battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia with grit and grace. Dann passed away on...

Frank Cunha Sr.

Frank Cunha Sr.

Feb 13, 2018

Frank Cunha (56) passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday February 13, 2018 at Hyder Family Hospice in New Hampshire.

Frank was born first generation in September of 1961 in Peabody by his mother Grace "Mello" Cunha and his late father Manuel J. Cunha of Portugal.

Frank will be dearly missed...

Gloria Wallis

Gloria Wallis

Feb 10, 2018

Gloria Wallis, age 97, passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. Born on Feb. 27, 1920, Gloria lived in her home on Bay View Avenue in Salem Willows from the age of five until she moved to Deveraux Nursing Home in Marblehead in September, 2017 where she was cared for with kindness until her death....

David Veronese

David Veronese

Feb 8, 2018

David Veronese, 57, of Peabody passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at home. He was born in Salem, MA on August 25, 1960, the son of Mary Jane A. (Carr) Veronese and the late David E. Veronese. Dave began his education in the Peabody Public Schools and graduated from St. John's Prep High School in the class of...

Mary E. Hull

Mary E. Hull

Feb 7, 2018

Hull, Mary E. (Sullivan), 93 of Marblehead, died peacefully at Kaplan House, February 7, 2018.  Mary was born in Roxbury to Michael and Mary (Glennan) Sullivan.  She grew up in Roxbury where she attended schools there before moving to Brighton.  While living in Brighton, she met and married Lawrence whom she spent 70 years of marriage with.  Moving to...

Joyce R Bilodeau

Joyce R Bilodeau

Feb 7, 2018

Joyce R. (Harvey) Bilodeau, 74, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House following a long illness.

Born and raised in Salem, Joyce was the daughter of the late Eliadore and Jeannette (King) Harvey.  She was a lifelong resident of Salem.

Joyce had been employed by the City of Salem as a...

Joanne L. Gallo

Joanne L. Gallo

Feb 5, 2018

Joanne L Gallo passed away peacefully Monday afternoon at Devereux House nursing home in Marblehead Ma. Joanne was born in Salem, the youngest child of Giuseppe Gallo and Brigita (DiPietro) Gallo.

Joanne never married, but led an adventurous life visiting many parts of the world. In the 1960s she worked in Washington D.C. and for the state...

Janet Morse

Janet Morse

Feb 4, 2018

Marblehead- Janet K. Morse, the loving wife of 49 years to David P. Morse, passed away peacefully on the morning of Sunday February 4, 2018. Janet was a lifelong member of the Marblehead community who worked at Appleseed's for over 32 years in customer service.

Janet leaves behind her devoted sons David "DJ" Morse Jr. and his...

Timothy Hill

Timothy Hill

Feb 2, 2018

SALEM- Timothy W. Hill (64) of Salem passed away unexpectedly with his family by his side on the evening of Friday February 2, 2018.

Timothy was born and raised in Salem, MA by Walter Hill and Charlotte Matula. He attended Salem schools throughout his childhood. After his education, he developed his craft of contracting and painting many...

Helen T Macheras

Helen T Macheras

Jan 31, 2018

Helen Thomas Macheras passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon at the Lafayette Nursing Home in Marblehead, MA at the age of 96.

Helen was born in Salem, MA to James and Constance (Sokorelis) Thomas.  She was the beloved wife of the late George J. Macheras who passed in 1978. They lived in Virginia at the beginning of...

Herbert A Mallard Sr

Herbert A Mallard Sr

Jan 31, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Mr. Herbert A. Mallard Sr. announce his passing on January 31, 2018 in Peabody, MA at the age of 76. After battling with long-term illness, he died peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family.

Herb Mallard Sr. is survived by his sister Pearl, children Herb Jr.,...

Kenneth C. Williams

Kenneth C. Williams

Jan 30, 2018

Kenneth C Williams July 9, 1932 – January 30, 2018

Salem, MA - Kenneth C Williams, 85, beloved husband of Barbara Deane (Lytle), passed away peacefully at his home on January 30, 2018 in Salem, MA. He will be missed immeasurably by many.

Ken bequeathed his kindness and compassion to all who crossed his path...

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