Obituaries

Dec 18, 2017

Pamela (Pam) Davies Petersen, age 76, formerly of Marblehead and more recently of Beverly, MA died at Beverly Hospital on December 18, 2017. She was born on February 15, 1941 in Boston, MA. She was pre-deceased by her parents Ethel (Eppie) and Harold Davies of Marblehead, MA., and is survived by her Son, Michael Petersen of Atlanta, GA., and several...

Dec 16, 2017

BEVERLY, MA – Mary Ann (Armstrong) Clynes, age 90 years, wife of the late William Clynes, died Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Beverly. Born in Salem, daughter of the late James and Diana (Aylwin) Armstrong, she had been a resident of Salem all of her life. She was a graduate of Salem...

Dec 15, 2017

Elsie (Vieira) Moynihan, 87, a life-long resident of Peabody, died on December 15 at the Kaplan House in Danvers. She was the widow of Robert "Bob" Moynihan, with whom she shared over 50 years of marriage, and was the daughter of the late Gabriel and Julia (Silva) Vieira.

A graduate of Peabody High School, Elsie worked as...

Dec 14, 2017

Kathleen A. (Mahoney) Claffey, age 90, of Salem passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. A lifelong resident of Salem, Mrs. Claffey graduated from Salem High School (class of 1944) and the State Teachers College at Salem (class of 1948). She taught in the Gloucester School Department (1948 - 1950) and in the Salem School...

Dec 14, 2017

Beverly – Anthony M. Alvino, age 68 years, husband of Carol A. (Field) Alvino, died early Thursday morning at the Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Revere, he was the son of the late Robert A. Alvino, Sr and the late Mary Ann (Procopio) Alvino. Mr. Alvino was raised in Revere and graduated from Revere High...

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...