Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Alice A Callahan
Apr 14, 2016
Alice A. (Hennessey) Callahan, age 90, passed away in her home on April 14, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Arthur C. Callahan with whom she shared over 50 years of marriage. Alice was born, raised, and educated in Salem where she graduated from Salem High School. She was head cheerleader and captain...
Joshua Gauthier
Apr 10, 2016
Joshua J. Gauthier, 35, of Salem, MA passed away unexpectedly on April 10, 2016. Joshua was born November 18, 1980 in Danvers, MA to Robin L. (Melanson) Berry and Stevan J. Gauthier. He grew up involved in the construction business with his family and enjoyed working different jobs as an adult in the field. Joshua will always be remembered as...
Brian Murphy
Apr 10, 2016
Brian Richard Murphy, 25, of Salem, MA, lost his struggle with addiction on April 10, 2016. Brian had suffered from the disease for the past 5 years. Although he was 4 months into his most recent recovery, the disease in the end, took his life. Brian is part of a generation that is disappearing before our eyes. If you or...
Helen B. Pomakis
Apr 5, 2016
Helen Pomakis, 86, cherished wife of the late James A. Pomakis, died peacefully April 5, 2016 at her Salem residence. Her loving children were at her side. Born in 1929 in North Carolina, she was the daughter of Joe and Robert Anne Bradham. As a child Helen developed a love of learning and was valedictorian of her high school graduating...
Robert S. Amaro
Apr 1, 2016
Robert S. Amaro, 47, passed away on April 1, 2016 after a brief illness. Robert was born in Salem, Massachusetts, to the late John E. Amaro and Virginia A. Brown. He is survived by his wife, Cayman L. Amaro, and their daughter Hannah Amaro of Woburn, and his daughter Sarah Amaro of Wellington, FL. He is also survived by his...
Tina Bettencourt
Apr 1, 2016
Tina (Brophy) Bettencourt, 50, of Haverhill, passed away peacefully, Friday April 1, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, with her family by her side. She was born in Saugus on December 30, 1965, the daughter of Paul Brophy of Salem and the late Sharon (MacArthur) Brophy. Tina was raised in Salem and attend Salem public schools. She graduated...
Corinne Marie Corning
Mar 31, 2016
Corinne Marie (St. Pierre) Corning, age 90, beloved wife of the late John A Corning, of Salem died peacefully on Thursday, March 31, 2016 in Salem Hospital following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Salem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A and Georgiana M (Caron)St Pierre. Mrs. Corning was dedicated to her family and Church. As...
Winston Edna Thompson
Mar 26, 2016
Winston Edna (West) Thompson, age 82, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Devereux House Nursing Home in Marblehead Massachusetts. She was born and raised in Newark, NJ, then resided in Plainfield NJ, Peabody, MA, West Hartford, CT, and Marblehead, MA. Dr. Thompson is survived by her son Darren E. Thompson and his wife Katerina Thompson of Salem, MA,...
Orlando Dipaolo
Mar 25, 2016
Orlando (Al) DiPaolo, age 88, of Salem passed away on March 25, 2016 at the Sawtell Hospice House in Reading, MA after a courageous battle with vasculitis. He was the beloved husband of Joan I (Mahoney) DiPaolo with whom he shared 56 years of marriage at the time of her death in 2010. Born in Portland, Maine, the son of...
Phoebe Lutts Burnham
Mar 23, 2016
Phoebe Lutts Burnham, a lifelong resident of Salem, passed away at home on March 23, 2016 after a lengthy illness. She was 88. Born in Salem on February 28, 1928, she lived her entire life at the same house on Dearborn St. which she shared with her husband for 63 years. Phoebe was devoted to her family but her passion...
Howard M. Wheeler
Mar 21, 2016
Howard Wheeler III passed away suddenly but peacefully on Monday March 21st 2016 at Beverly Hospital. Howard was a resident of Danvers and a member of the Northeast Arc family for more than 30 years. He was also a participant at Bass River Day program since 1985. Howard will always remain in the hearts of care givers as the guardian...
Charles Vincent Lyness
Mar 20, 2016
Charles Vincent Lyness, passed away at his home on Marblehead Neck on Sunday March 20, 2016. He was the devoted husband for 67 years of the late Mary-Louise (McGrath) Lyness, loving father of Michael and Chris Lyness and Anne (Howard) Ward, loving grandfather of Chris (Christine), Louise and William Ward; and great grandfather of Hunter and Lila Ward. He also...
Jean Elizabeth (Mcgrane) O'Donnell
Mar 16, 2016
Jean E. (McGrane) O'Donnell, 88, of Salem passed away on March 16, 2016, at Grosvenor Park Nursing Home in Salem. She was born on April 2, 1927. She was the daughter of the late John P. and Mary F. (McGuire) McGrane. She was the wife of the late Joseph T. O'Donnell. After leaving school, Jean began her work career at...
Raymond R Kearns, Sr.
Mar 14, 2016
Raymond R Kearns, Sr., of Marblehead, entered into rest on March 14, 2016, at the age of 98. He had a long life well lived. Ray was born in Salem, MA to George E. and Caroline (Wilson) Kearns. He was the husband of the late Ruth (Mahoney) Kearns, with whom they shared 59 years of marriage. A graduate of Peabody...
James Moskovis
Mar 13, 2016
James J. Moskovis, 63 of Salem Massachusetts, entered into eternal life on March 13, 2016. James was born on May 28th, 1952 in New York, NY. He spent most of his life living in Arlington, MA and settled in Salem, MA after marrying his wife Catherine. James was very proud of his Greek heritage, and was, to say the least,...
Zachary N. Smith
Mar 12, 2016
Zachary N. Smith, age 22, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Peabody, Massachusetts. He was a long time resident of Salem, Massachusetts, and currently resided in Douglas, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife, Melanie Lundstedt; two sons, Anthony N. Smith and Caden M. Smith; his mother and father, Nancy Brent and Shawn Smith; his three loving sisters,...
Marilyn L Harding
Mar 6, 2016
Marilyn L. Harding, 76, passed away on March 9, 2016 surrounded by her family. Born in Salem on September 26, 1939, she was the daughter of the late George and Marjorie (Hatch) Knowlton. Marilyn was raised and educated in Beverly and was a graduate of North Shore Community College for early childhood education. She became a teacher for Head Start...
Carl "Frank" Bertuccio
Mar 4, 2016
Carl "Frank" Bertuccio, 68, died Friday, March 3, 2016 with his loved ones at his side. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Carlo and Dora (Di Monte) Bertuccio. He attended Salem Schools and was a graduate of Salem High School. Frank was employed by the Essex County Sherrif's Department and, in later years, was a groundskeeper...
Frances J.(Hogan) Bryant
Feb 28, 2016
Frances J. Bryant, 97, of Danvers passed away at Ledgewood Rehab in Beverly MA on February 28, 2016. She was the wife of the late Arthur H. Bryant, Sr. with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. She was born and raised in Salem and graduated from St. James High School. She was also the daughter of the late Michael...
Stephen Kelly
Feb 25, 2016
Stephen Kelly, 55, of Beverly passed away peacefully on February 25th after a short battle with cancer, with his family at his side. He was the beloved son of Brenda Kelly of Danvers and the late Robert B. Kelly. He is survived by his sister Laura and her husband William Hartery of Maine, brothers Robert and his wife Stacy of...
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