Obituaries

May 6, 2017

David Wells "Digger", age 61, passed away peacefully at his home on May 6, 2017.  Digger was the beloved husband of Sandra (Watson), whom he shared 30 loving years with.

Born in Bridgeport, CT to Albert and Clara (LeBlanc) Wells, the family moved to Salem, MA where he was raised and graduated from Salem High School.  After...

May 2, 2017

Everett J."Mac" McGrane, 80, of Danvers, beloved husband of the late Ellen Dee "Lynne" (Callahan) McGrane, died at home on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late John P. and Mary (MaGuire) McGrane. He was raised and educated in Salem. Mac was an honorably discharged veteran. He served his country as a member...

Apr 30, 2017

John J. (Jack) O'Rourke, Jr ,79, beloved husband of Candide (Laforge) of Center Ossipee, NH passed away at his home on April 30 th after a courageous fight against cancer.

Born in Salem, MA, son of the late John J. O'Rourke, Sr and Margaret (Tully), Jack graduated from St. John's Prep in Danvers, MA and proudly served...

Apr 22, 2017

Linda Lee Gosling Murray, was born December 19, 1942 in Patterson, NJ.  Linda graduated Marblehead high school in 1960.  She attended the School of Fine Art in Boston from 1960-63 and then taught art at the Tower School in Marblehead before moving to Venice, California with her husband John J. Murray of Quincy, MA and her son Sean. They...

Apr 15, 2017

Kathleen Coombe Aug 16, 1930 - Apr 15, 2017 Kathleen Coombe (née Jennings) died peacefully on April 15 at the age of 86. Kathleen is survived by her son, John Coombe and his wife, Rosalia; her daughter, Mary Coombe; her daughter, Elizabeth Hoag and her husband, Thomas; her son, James Coombe and his wife, Judith; and her grandchildren, Kiley, Danielle,...

Apr 15, 2017

Barbara Full Curtin, 82 years old, passed on April 15 th , 2017 at Spaulding Hospital, Cambridge, MA comforted by family. Barbara was born in Salem, MA to Frederic W. Full and Miriam B. Taylor, and grew up in Marblehead with her parents and her sister Marilyn. She graduated from Marblehead High School and Vermont Junior College....

Apr 13, 2017

Peter Clark, age 77, died Wednesday, April 13, 2017, at Brigham & Women's hospital after a brief illness.  Son of George and Dorothy Clark of Marblehead, MA.

While stationed at West Point, Peter served in the Honor Guard for President John F. Kennedy's inauguration.  Peter retired as a Sergeant from the Marblehead Police Force after more than...

Apr 13, 2017

Salem, MA – Gladys E. Rodriguez, age 73, passed away on April 13, 2017 at Salem Hospital.  Daughter of the late Santiago Carrion and Mercedes Batista (Sanchez) Carrion, and widow of the late Jorge Luis Rodriguez, Gladys was born, raised and educated in Manati, Puerto Rico.  In 1965, she moved to Beverly, MA where she met her future husband....

Apr 12, 2017

Jeanette N. (Ruane) Kenniff Born in Salem, Ma on September 30, 1925 and a longtime resident of Cherry Hill, NJ, passed away quietly on April 12, 2017 at the age of 91. She was the daughter of Michael J. Ruane and Roseanna (nee Deschene).

She is preceded in death by her husband Lester, her sisters Irene (Jefferis),...

Apr 3, 2017

SALEM:  Eric Barbeau, age 32, passed away unexpectedly at home on April 3, 2017.  Eric is survived by his parents Richard and Linda Barbeau, of Salem, his son's Eric Barbeau  and William Barbeau-Kirby, his step daughter Kristin and siblings Timothy, Sean and Ryan, his grandmother Ruth Pelletier, as well as a large extended family.     Eric, born on January 14,...

Apr 1, 2017

Beverly – Mary E. (Walsh) McGrath age 85, wife of the late William E. McGrath formerly of Beverly, died peacefully Saturday morning April 1, 2017 at home.  Born in Peabody, she was the daughter of the late Fredrick and Mary (Cotter) Walsh.  Mary graduated from Peabody High School.  She was employed for 40 years at New England Telephone and...

Mar 29, 2017

DANVERS and MARBLEHEAD:   Peter Petkewich, son of the late Peter and Margaret Petkewich of Marblehead, passed away peacefully at the Kaplan House on March 29 th .  Peter was the cherished brother of David (Mary Lou) Petkewich of Reading and Christine (John) Van Remoortel of Marblehead.  He is also survived by his aunt Anne Petkewich of Saugus, nieces and...

Mar 29, 2017

Marblehead and Malden, MA – Louise A. Taranto passed away on Wednesday March 29, 2017.  Daughter of the late Dominick and Jennie (Berardi) DePerrio, Louise was born on April 2, 1922 in Malden, MA.  She married and lived many years in Somerville with her husband, the late James A. Taranto.

Louise enjoyed the simple things in life,...

Mar 29, 2017

Marblehead – Richard F. Barney, age 85 years, of Marblehead and Hobe Sound, Florida, beloved husband of Dorothy M. (Belanger) Barney, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.  Born in Framingham, Mr. Barney was raised in Melrose and Andover. He graduated from Malden Catholic High School.  He continued his education and graduated...

Mar 25, 2017

John C. Carbone

August 5, 1936 – March 25, 2017

John C. Carbone, born in Salem, and a longtime resident of Charlestown, Mass, passed away at Pilgrim House Nursing Home in Peabody on Saturday March 25 th after being ill for many months. He was 80 years old. John was the son of the late...

Mar 25, 2017

David Owen Decker of Salem MA and Marlboro, VT died peacefully at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers MA on March 25.   Born in Toledo, Ohio on March 30, 1936, he was the son of Mary Elizabeth [Jones] and Charles Rutherford Decker of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He attended Asheville School and Woodstock Country School and graduated from Marlboro College, Marlboro,...

Mar 18, 2017

Rosemary Ann (McGrane) Leszczynski May 27 th 1947 – March 18 th 2017 Salem, MA Rose (McGrane) Leszczynski peacefully passed away surrounded by her family at Brigham and Women's Hospital on Saturday evening March 18 th . For more than 48 years she was the loving wife of Paul S. Leszczynski. Born in Salem, she was one of three children...

Mar 17, 2017

Peabody, MA – Beatrice Saffer, age 87, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Friday March 17, 2017.  Daughter of the late John Couris and Argiro "Angie" Pappas Couris, and wife of the late Harry J Saffer, Beatrice was born, raised and educated in Salem, MA.  She married her husband Harry at 17 years old and they...

Mar 12, 2017

Peabody, MA – Maria Bettencourt, age 89, passed away at Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Danvers on Sunday March 12, 2017.  Daughter of the late Bartolomeu and Maria Silva and widow of the late Joseph Bettencourt, Maria was born and raised in the Azores where she met her husband Joseph and began her family, before immigrating to the United...

Mar 8, 2017

MARBLEHEAD:   Richard Forbes, 75, passed away on March 8, 2017, while vacationing with his wife, Louise (Starzyk) Forbes, in St. Martin.

Born on July 25, 1941, Mr. Forbes was son of the late Charles and Ann (Ridge) Forbes. Born in Lynn and raised in Marblehead, he was a 1959 graduate of St. Johns Prep.  After graduating from...