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Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Clara (Leblanc)(Wells) Thibodeau

Clara (Leblanc)(Wells) Thibodeau

Jan 13, 2017

Salem – Clara (LeBlanc) (Wells) Thibodeau, age 89, wife of the late Marc Thibodeau, died Friday evening, January 13, 2017 at the Grosvenor Park Health Center in Salem with her devoted son Alan by her side.

Born in Marblehead, she was the daughter of the late Rene and Myrtle LeBlanc.   Raised in Marblehead, she was a graduate...

Walter R Abraham

Walter R Abraham

Jan 13, 2017

Salem, MA – Walter R. Abraham, age 81, husband of the late Frances (Whelan) Abraham, passed away at Mass General Hospital after a brief illness on Friday January 13, 2017 surrounded by his family. Son of the late Baker and Barbara (Talhook) Abraham, he was born and raised in Salem and was a graduate from Salem High School and...

Gerard A. Bedard

Gerard A. Bedard

Jan 13, 2017

Salem, MA – Gerard A. Bedard, age 65, passed away on January 13, 2017 at Salem Hospital.  Son of the late Arthur J. and Theresa A. (Pelletier) Bedard, he was born and raised in Salem where he attended and graduated from St. Joseph's school.  After high school, Gerard joined the Navy and served his country in Vietnam.  After an...

Louise M Hanlon

Louise M Hanlon

Jan 12, 2017

Louise M. Hanlon, age 78, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on January 12, 2017.  Born December 10, 1938, Louise was the daughter of the late Eugene and Delphine Daley of Salem, Massachusetts.  She was predeceased by her brothers, Thomas Daley and Richard Daley, and her son-in-law Stephen B. Magrane.

Louise Hanlon was a member of...

James R Billings

James R Billings

Jan 11, 2017

Peabody, MA- James "Jim" Billings passed away peacefully at the age of 82. Born in Winthrop Jim spent his youth with an Irish Catholic upbringing in Watertown with his dear parents Ken and Anna. He graduated Boston College with a degree in marketing and enlisted in the Navy soon thereafter serving as a chaplains assistant. He was honorably discharged...

Donald A Mckeen

Donald A Mckeen

Jan 11, 2017

Donald A. McKeen

September 27, 1931 – January 11, 2017

Donald A. McKeen, age 85, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2017 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Salem, MA, son of the late Frank Donald McKeen and Helen (Crosby) McKeen, Donald graduated from St. John's Prep in 1950 and then...

Roberta E. Andrews

Roberta E. Andrews

Jan 10, 2017

Roberta E. Andrews, 63

Marblehead, Roberta E. (Hayes) Andrews, 63, passed away after suffering from a lengthy illness, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 surrounded by her family at home.

Born in Salem, Ma on August 26, 1953 to the late Mary-Helen (Flynn), and Robert Hayes, she graduated from Marblehead High School in 1972, and Fisher College...

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,...

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