Obituaries

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...

Oct 12, 2017

Mary Anne McSwiggan peacefully passed from this life on October 12 th , 2017 at North Shore Medical Center, Salem.

She was born on May 8 th , 1924 in Saint Louis, Missouri, the eldest of 6 children to Harry Wildermuth and Mary (Newcomb) Wildermuth.  She was the sister of Robert of Fairview Heights, IL, Jean Hutter...

Oct 10, 2017

Doris Perry Slattery, 91, passed away Tuesday October 10, 2017 at the Devereux House in Marblehead. Doris was born September 12, 1926 in Marblehead, MA to her father Raymond Perry and Matilda Perry. Growing up in Marblehead, she attended Marblehead High School where she graduated in 1944 and went on to attend nursing school in New Jersey. Outside of her...

Oct 5, 2017

Salem – Steven P. Quigley, age 64 years, husband of Tracie E. (Kokinis) Quigley, died Thursday, October 5, 2017.  Born in Chelsea, he was the son of the late Wilmer and Beatrice (Forbes) Quigley.

Following High School, Steven entered the United States Air Force and served his country during the Vietnam War.  Upon returning from his military...

Oct 5, 2017

Marblehead and Peabody, MA –   Ruth Harriet Chalifour, age 92, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of October 5, 2017 at the Rosewood Rehab and Nursing Home in Peabody.  Wife of the late Jean J. Chalifour and daughter of the late Everett C. and Clara A. (Thibedeau) Carr, Ruth was born and raised in Danvers.  After graduating from...

Oct 1, 2017

Salem, MA – Eleanor (Rice) Hayes, age 84, passed away October 1, 2017 at Salem Hospital.  Wife of Norman G. Hayes of Salem and daughter of the late George E. and Mildred J. (Corey) Rice, Eleanor was born and raised in Salem.  She was educated at North Shore School for the Deaf in Beverly.  She worked for Steve's Quality...

Sep 26, 2017

Robert "Bo" Tierney, age 66, passed away on the evening of Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Robert was born on April 3, 1951 in Salem, MA and raised by his father John Tierney and his mother Gertrude Eagan.

Growing up in Salem, Robert attended the local schools with attending Salem High School and graduating in 1969 as the...

Sep 22, 2017

Hilda Gertrude Lee, age 97, passed on peacefully Friday, Sept. 22, at Sunrise at Gardner Park, where she had lived for the past 3 years.  She was the daughter of the late Harold and Nina Lee.  She was born in the family home in Salem, where she resided until moving to Sunrise at Gardner Park.

Hilda was...

Sep 21, 2017

Bowden -  Matthew Armstrong, age 39, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017.  He was born in Syosset, New York, the beloved son of John and Martha (Zietlow) Bowden of Beverly.  Matthew was raised in Beverly and graduated from Beverly High School.  He continued his education and graduated with his bachelor's degree from Salem State College.

Matthew loved...

Sep 18, 2017

June L. Cuneo (91), wife of the late Arthur A. Cuneo, passed away Monday evening in the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, Haverhill, MA Born in Salem MA, June was daughter to the late Henry J. Marchant and Eva E. (Boisclair) Marchant. She leaves behind her sister Gloria B.Lampropoulos and brother-in-law George Lampropoulos of Bonita Springs, Fl. and the late Helen...