Obituaries

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...

Mar 7, 2017

SALEM, MA – Elliott Howard Sinclair, 92, of Salem, MA passed away peacefully on March 7, 2017 surrounded by his loving family.  He was the husband of Florida (Trembly) Sinclair with whom he shared 64 years of marriage.

Born in 1924, Mr. Sinclair was the son of Charles and Pearl (Williams) Sinclair.   Mr. Sinclair was born and...

Mar 5, 2017

Blanche Y. Kirchoff May 27, 1928 – March 5, 2017

Blanche Kirchoff, 88, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017 in the Critical Care Unit of Beverly Hospital. Born Sarah Blanche Yager in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Yager and Rose Weinstein Yager, both from Baltimore, MD. She was the...

Feb 28, 2017

Lorraine M. Haley, 84, passed away at home in Port St. John, Florida Tuesday, February 28 th 2017.  She was born Lorraine Marie Currier on October 12 th , 1932 in Salem, Massachusetts and was the only child of Marie (Soucy) Currier and Harold "Pete" Currier. Lorraine's mother "set up housekeeping" and raised her as a single mother in...

Feb 25, 2017

Patricia M. Johnston March 2, 1937 – February 25, 2017 Patricia M. (Pym) Johnston, 79, passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 25, 2017.  She was the wife of the late Paul D. Johnston with whom she shared 52 years of marriage.  Born in Beverly, she was the daughter of the late Harold S. Pym and Rosamond...

Feb 24, 2017

Henry Peper, Jr died peacefully at his home in Marblehead, MA on February 24, 2017, surrounded by family and friends. Henry is predeceased by his parents, brother William Peper, and sister Helen Peper Siegel. Henry is survived by children Sam Hayes and Catherine Carew Peper, Henry and Marguerite Frank Peper, Sarah Peper Tompkins and Stephen Tompkins III.  He was...

Feb 23, 2017

Mrs. Ann Campbell Mathers, daughter of the late Louise Nyberg and Erik Harald Nyberg was born May 17, 1939 in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Ann was fiercely proud of her Marblehead upbringing and community, as well as her Swedish and Prince Edward Island heritage. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Lynn, MA and Saint Elizabeth's Nursing School...

Feb 18, 2017

Salem, MA – Paul R. Coffin, age 67, loving husband of Doris (Martin) Coffin, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Salem Hospital after a 7 year struggle with esophageal cancer which left him unable to eat or drink since 2009. Paul was raised in Salem.  Shortly after graduating high school he enlisted in the United States Army and...

Feb 17, 2017

Kenneth S. Balutis, age 69, passed away on February 17, 2017 at Mass. General Hospital with his loving daughter Kristen Dynia at his side.  Ken was born on December 1, 1947 to George and Susan (Istvan) Balutis, and was  raised and educated in Bethlehem, PA.   After high school, Ken enlisted in the Naval Reserves where he received an Honorable...

Feb 15, 2017

SALEM, MASS: Irene B. Jefferis, 94 of Salem, Mass., passed away quietly on February 15, 2017. Born May 18, 1922 in Salem, she was the daughter of Michael J. Ruane and Roseanna Deschene. She married John M. Jefferis (deceased) in Salem, Mass. Irene worked for A. C. Smith Wholesale in Boston; then, for eleven years she ran the Lynn...

Feb 14, 2017

John Vincent Lepko, age 85, loving husband of Mary Anne Tkach, both from Yonkers, NY, and father of three: Mark, Kathy and Mary Lepko, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on February 14th, 2017.  Mr. Lepko was born on November 15th, 1931 to John and Sophie (Hunady) Lepko.  After graduating from Sacred Heart H.S. in Yonkers, Mr....

Feb 14, 2017

Salem, MA – Carol Audrey (Turcotte) Bannister, 80 years old, passed away February 14, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  Daughter of the late Jere and Juliette (Cyr) Turcotte, and wife of the late Robert James Bannister, Carol was born and raised in Salem, MA.  She worked for Parker Brothers and EG&G until her retirement.