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Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Paul George Fournier

Paul George Fournier

Jan 10, 2017

Paul George Fournier

March 25, 1933 – January 10, 2017

Salem, MA – Paul George Fournier, age 83, passed away on January 10, 2017 at Salem Hospital.  Son of the late Joseph R. Fournier and Olive (Allain) Fournier, he was born and raised in Salem, MA.  He attended St. Joseph's School through the eighth grade...

Robert "Butch" Stewart

Robert "Butch" Stewart

Jan 7, 2017

Danvers – Formerly of Salem, Robert J. "Butch" Stewart, age 77 years, husband of Frances (Zavaglia) Stewart, passed away Saturday January 7, 2017 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital following a long illness.  Born and raised in Salem, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Nita (Bennett) Stewart.

He graduated from the Salem Vocational High...

Betty M. (Niles) Parisi

Betty M. (Niles) Parisi

Jan 5, 2017

Betty M. (Niles) Parisi, of Salem, wife of Neil J. Parisi, passed away at home on January 5, 2017.  Born July 6, 1950 to the late Gerard and Patricia (Keefe) Niles, Betty was raised and educated in Newburyport, graduating from Newburyport High School, Class 1968 and from Merrimack College, magna cum laude, Class of 1972. Neil and Betty married...

Dorothy L Felt

Dorothy L Felt

Jan 5, 2017

Dorothy Lynn Felt

December 2, 1923 – January 5, 2017

Salem –Formerly of Kingston, MA, Dorothy Lynn (Smith) Felt, age 93, wife of Frank Felt (deceased) of Kingston, died peacefully in her sleep the morning of Thursday, January 5 th , 2017.

Dorothy, or Dotty, but never Dot, was from Greensboro, North Carolina....

Frederick Albert Mccarthy

Frederick Albert Mccarthy

Jan 3, 2017

Salem, formerly of Marblehead – Frederick A. McCarthy, age 83, husband of the late Rhonda L. (Hillard) McCarthy, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.  Born in Marblehead, he was the son of the late Frederick and Helen M. (Coughlin) McCarthy formerly of Salem.  He was raised and educated...

Dawn Bragdon

Dawn Bragdon

Dec 30, 2016

Dawn Burnham Bragdon, age 94, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday December 30, 2016 at her home in Peabody, Massachusetts. Daughter of the late Ira and Effie Burnham, she was born and raised in Biddeford, Maine, graduating from Biddeford High School, Westbrook College, and later attending Salem State College. She was the wife of the late...

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Dec 30, 2016

Geoffrey E. Smith

February 24, 1928 – December 30, 2016

Marblehead, MA – Geoffrey E Smith, age 88, passed away peacefully at Kaplan Family Hospice House on the morning of Friday December 30, 2016.  Son of the late Richard N. Smith and Mary G.B. Dailhoux, and husband of Ginger Smith, he was born in Australia...

Dorothy Cirome

Dorothy Cirome

Dec 29, 2016

Dorothy M. (VanLoon) Cirome, age 92 of Salem passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016.  Originally from Somerville, "Dot" was the eldest of her three siblings William Croke, Thomas Blake and her surviving sister Ruth Fyfe from their late parents William and Mildred (Drew) Croke.  Dot is predeceased by her first husband John "Dutch" VanLoon whom fathered their five children. ...

Patricia Ann Dumond

Patricia Ann Dumond

Dec 27, 2016

Patricia A. (Day) Dumond, 64, loving wife of 45 years to Daniel Dumond of Peabody, died on December 27, 2016 at Blueberry Hill Nursing Home in Beverly after a five year battle with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease. Born and raised in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Dorothy J. (Brown) Day.  Following their first date...

Nancy Mccormick Haley

Nancy Mccormick Haley

Dec 26, 2016

Nancy McCormick Haley, 66 years old, unexpectedly passed away peacefully at home on December 26. She was surrounded by her loving husband and soul-mate David Haley, daughters Amanda, Megan, and niece Catherine Haley.  They had enjoyed a beautiful family Christmas holiday the day before. Nancy was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and friend to many....

Jeanette May Dunn

Jeanette May Dunn

Dec 25, 2016

Middleton - Jeanette May Dunn, age 85, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Beverly Hospital surrounded by her loving son and daughter, William H. Dunn III and Gail (Dunn)Tsoukalas. Daughter of the late Leonard Kobuszewski and Ruth W. (Peck) Kobuszewski, and wife of the late William Harold Dunn Jr., Jeanette was a graduate of Salem High...

John Joseph Ruscio

John Joseph Ruscio

Dec 21, 2016

John Joseph Ruscio, age 68, passed away at his home in Osterville in the presence of his loving family. Son of the late Remo and Mary Ruscio, he was raised and educated in Swampscott.  After graduating Swampscott high school in 1966, he attended Northeastern University and graduated with a degree in business in 1973.  He then went to work...

Virginia Elaine Dudley

Virginia Elaine Dudley

Dec 20, 2016

Chelsea, MA – Virginia Dudley, age 73, passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2016 at the Eastpointe Nursing Center in Chelsea.  Daughter of the late Alphonse Dudley and Mary (Poretta) Dudley, she was born in Salem, MA. She worked at Handiworks in Chelsea.  Her family appreciates all the loving and caring support from North Suffolk Mental Health in Winthrop,...

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Frederiksen

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Frederiksen

Dec 20, 2016

Salem, MA - Jacquelyn "Jackie" Frederiksen, age 87, passed away in the early morning hours of December 20, 2016 in her home.  Daughter of the late James Stoddard and Elizabeth (Houghtaling) Stoddard Comeau and wife of the late Jacob Frederiksen, she was born in Buffalo, NY.  At a young age she spent her summers with her grandparents in Penn...

William Joseph Mcgrane

William Joseph Mcgrane

Dec 20, 2016

McGrane, William J. (87) 1stSgt USMC (ret) of Orange Park, FL died on 12/20/2016 after battling an illness.  1stSgt McGrane, was the son of the late John P. & Mary F. (nee McGuire) McGrane Sr. of Salem, MA.  1stSgt McGrane, born in Salem, attended St. Mary's Parochial School and graduated from Salem High. Following a 4 year enlistment in...

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