Obituaries

Dec 13, 2017

On the morning of December 13, Pamela Ann (Ford) Murphy died peacefully at the home she created over the course of nearly fifty years. Her husband and three sons were at her side.

Pam was born in Boston on June 16, 1939, to John B. and Margaret (Clark) Ford. Her family moved to Washington, D.C.,...

Dec 9, 2017

Reverend Father Peter F. Brudzynski passed away and returned to God on Saturday, December 9, 2017; he was 91. He was born in Salem, MA in September 1926 to parents Wladyslaw and Wladyslawa Brudzynski. Peter was ordained in May of 1950 soon after graduating high school. He later enlisted in the Navy and traveled the world as a Naval Chaplain...

Dec 4, 2017

Lynn — Barbara Mae (Trainer) Griffin, age 89, wife of the late Harold Griffin, died Monday morning, Dec. 4, 2017. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Fredrick and Ruth (Wightman) Trainer. She was educated at St. Mary's Italian Church School. She started her working career with Pequot Mills. Following her employment at the Mill, she...

Dec 1, 2017

Muriel Ann (Coffill) Riley, age 75, wife of the late Richard Riley, died Friday morning December 1, 2017.  Born in Salem, Muriel was the daughter of the late Alton and Alice (Monaghan) Coffill.  She had been a resident of Peabody for many years.

Mrs. Riley was a Certified Nursing Assistant at Rainbow Nursing Home.  She was very...

Nov 26, 2017

Danvers, MA - Mellin "Mel" G. Nelson, aged 89 years, passed away on November 26, 2017 at his home in Danvers.  The son of the late Nils N.G. and Vera (Grant) Nelson and husband to the late Ann J. (Morgan) Nelson, Mel was born and raised in Beverly and graduated Beverly High School in 1946.

Mel was...

Nov 25, 2017

Dorothy Marie (Belanger) Barney, 84, of Marblehead and Hobe Sound, Florida, died Saturday November 25, 2017 surrounded by her family. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and raised in Andover and on the beaches of Naugus Head, Marblehead, she was the daughter of the late Napoleon and Helen (McDermott) Belanger. A graduate of Punchard High School, Andover and Dean Junior College, Dottie...

Nov 25, 2017

Richard Gordon Fullerton, 89, of Marblehead, MA died on Nov. 25 after a brief illness. Born in Winthrop, MA in 1928, son of the late Gordon G. and Gladys (Sobey) Fullerton. He was the owner of Fullerton Chevrolet in Winthrop for many years. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Carol Upton Fullerton and three daughters; Deborah Johnson...

Nov 22, 2017

Richard J. Stycko, at the age of 60, passed on Wednesday morning November 22, 2017 at his home. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Anthony H Styczko and Regina M, (Zielski) Styczko. Richard had been a lifelong resident of Salem and graduated from Salem High School. Richie spent his final years as a digger for Bridge...

Nov 22, 2017

Elizabeth P. "Polly" (Clement) Keresey, age 83 years, wife of the late Henry F. Keresey, died Wednesday November 22, 2017 at the NSMC-Salem Hospital surrounded by her family.  Born in Tewksbury, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Clement) Hart.  Elizabeth was a graduate of Athol High School, she continued her education at the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital...

Nov 18, 2017

Wendellyn "Wendy" Curtin, 72, passed away in the early morning on Saturday, November 18 at Mass General Hospital in Boston in the company of her children.  Born in Beverly, she was the daughter of Fran and Wendell Wells.  Wendy grew up in Topsfield at "Carl's Cabins" across the street from the Topsfield Fairgrounds.  This is where she met the...

Nov 18, 2017

Mary Goshgarian Bonefant age 95, of Salem, died Saturday, November 18, 2017 surrounded by her family

Born and raised in Salem, daughter of Mardros Goshgarian and Haigoughi (Mootafian) and step daughter of Yesaf Chicknavorian.  She was a 1940 graduate of Salem High School, and a 1942 graduate of Marion Court Secretarial School.   Mary was employed for many...

Nov 15, 2017

Salem – Lillian L. (Dunn) Horton, age 93, died November 15, 2017.  Born in Boston May 9, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William L. and Emma (Blacquierre) Dunn and wife of the late Louis A. Horton with whom she shared 35 years of marriage. She was a graduate of Swampscott High School class of 1942. During...

Nov 8, 2017

Sheila Mary Lynch (76) passed away peacefully with loved ones by hers side on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. She was born in 1941 to her mother Mary Rita Bradley and her father John Henry Lynch in Peabody. Sheila grew up in Salem and attended Salem Public Schools. After graduating from Salem High School in 1959, she worked as a secretary...

Nov 6, 2017

Flora "Flo" G. (Ruscio) LaVecchio of Salem passed away peacefully at home Monday, November 6, 2017 after a short illness, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of the late Francis "Frank" A. LaVecchio, with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. She was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. Flo loved her home and...

Nov 5, 2017

Salem – Stanley Thomas Fudala of Strafford, NH and Salem, MA, passed away on Sunday morning November 5, 2017 , with his loving family at his side.  He joins his beloved wife of 44 years, Margaret Demas Fudala, in eternal happiness.

Born on November 5, 1928 and raised in Chicago, IL, son of the late Joseph and...

Nov 2, 2017

Warren W. Perry, 82, of Beverly, formerly of Marblehead, passed away on November 2, 2017.  He was the devoted husband of Barbara (Hazell) Perry with whom he shared 54 years of marriage.

Born and raised in Marblehead, he was the son of the late Elmer Raymond and Matilda (Welsh) Perry.

Warren retired after 30 years...

Nov 1, 2017

Arshag (Archie) Ohanian (93) passed away unexpectedly at his son's house in Lynn, MA. He was born in Lynn, MA and lived in Boston, Beverly, and Wenham. He was the chief pharmacist at Beverly Hospital for many years and built up the pharmacy department over those years. He later worked in Woburn and Gloucester as a part time hospital pharmacist....

Oct 17, 2017

Dominic Albert Velardi (88) passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 17, 2017 surrounded by his family and loved ones. Dominic was born and raised in Salem by his father Carmello and his mother Nancy Velardi. Dominic attended Salem Schools and then enlisted into the Army to fight for his country in the Korean War. After returning home from service, he...

Oct 16, 2017

Nancy Davis Fallon passed away peacefully Monday, October 16th at Grosvenor Park Nursing Center in Salem, MA, with her family by her side. She was born at the Mary Alley Hospital in Marblehead in 1942. Nancy attended St. Mary's School in Lynn and graduated from Marblehead High School in 1960. After graduating from the School of the Museum of Fine...

Oct 14, 2017

Marion E. Kimball peacefully passed away on Saturday, October 14th, 2017 at CareOne of Peabody, surrounded by her loving family. Marion was born on October 4th, 1926 in Andover, New Brunswick, Canada. She was the eldest born to Earle and Edna (Smith) Barker.  She married Frank (Bucky) Kimball on Valentine's Day, February 14th, 1948, the love of her life. They...