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Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Mary R. Dooley

Mary R. Dooley

Jan 20, 2016

Mary R. (Thibault) Dooley, 89, passed away Wednesday January 20th at her home in Salem, MA. Mary was the wife of the late Robert J. Dooley. Mary was born in Salem, MA on January 28, 1926 to Joseph and Josephine Thibault. She was raised in Salem and educated in at St. James Elementary and High School. After graduation she worked...

Rose Morin

Rose Morin

Jan 16, 2016

Rose (Cassidy) Morin, age 83, died Saturday evening January 16, 2016 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was the daughter of the late Joseph T. and Anna (Gill) Cassidy. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she lived most of her life in Salem and was a graduate of Essex Agricultural School. Ms. Morin was employed with GTE Sylvania for...

Lawrence (Larry) Carney

Lawrence (Larry) Carney

Jan 12, 2016

Lawrence A. Carney, age 63 of Woburn, MA died suddenly on January 12, 2016. He was the son of the late Arthur E. Carney and Mary (Sweeney) Carney. Larry was a graduate of the former St. Peter's High School in Gloucester and furthered his education at Franklin Pierce Institute in Boston where he earned a degree in electrical engineering. After...

Helen Cyr

Helen Cyr

Jan 11, 2016

Helen (Sullivan) Cyr, age 97, wife of the late A. Ralph Cyr, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Salem, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Browne) Sullivan. She was educated in Salem and graduated from Salem High School. She...

Josephine A. Arrigo

Josephine A. Arrigo

Jan 8, 2016

Josephine (Gandolfo) Arrigo, age 96, wife of the late John Arrigo of Salem, passed away on Friday January 8, 2016 at the Life Care Center of the North Shore in Lynn. Josephine was born to Matthew and Katherine Gandolfo in Swampscott on March 1, 1919 and raised in Lynn where she was educated in the local schools. After graduating from...

Norman P. Sherwood

Norman P. Sherwood

Jan 4, 2016

Norman Sherwood, son of the late Philip and Phyllis Sherwood, died suddenly in Venice Florida on January 4 leaving his beloved wife of 52 years, Chris (Williams) Sherwood , his daughter Barb Silva and her husband Steve of Alpharetta, GA, and his son Norman Sherwood Jr and his wife Melissa of Marblehead. Norman was born and raised during his early...

Steven W. Giles, Jr.

Steven W. Giles, Jr.

Jan 4, 2016

Steven W. Giles Jr., 38, of Beverly MA passed away on January 4th with his family by his side. He was born to Luella J. Salkins and the late Steven W. Giles Sr., on April 19, 1977 in Lynn MA. Steven lived in Salem and attended Salem High School. After school Steven worked as a roofer and painter which he...

Patricia M. Gilbride

Patricia M. Gilbride

Jan 1, 2016

Patricia M. Gilbride, 63 years old, died unexpectedly at her home in Swampscott on January 1, 2016. She is survived by her mother Nancy M. Gilbride of Swampscott and her sister Anne C. Gilbride of Marblehead and is preceded in death by her father Andrew J. Gilbride. Pat had a life-long love for learning and helping others. For over twenty...

Rita L. Harrington

Rita L. Harrington

Dec 31, 2015

Rita L. Harrington, 91, of Peabody, formerly of Salem, passed away on December 31, 2015. Born in Salem on November 18, 1924, she was the fourth of six children of the late Cornelius J. and Mary G. (Whalen) Harrington. Rita was a graduate of St. Mary's Grammar School and Salem Commercial School. For many years, she worked at the United...

Robert 'Bob' Parsons

Robert 'Bob' Parsons

Dec 23, 2015

Robert 'Bob' Parsons, of Marblehead, MA, Jamestown, RI, and South Pomfret, VT died peacefully at home on December 23, 2015 surrounded by his loving family, following a hard-fought struggle with pancreatic cancer. Bob had a flashing smile and was quick to laugh, which revealed his infectious fun-loving character. His love for life quickly spread to anyone in his company, and...

Ruth Fraser

Ruth Fraser

Dec 22, 2015

Ruth Fraser, age 86, passed away in Peabody on December 22, 2015. The daughter of the late Michael and Anne (Delaney) Anderson and wife of the late Robert Fraser, Ruth was raised and educated in Salem where she graduated from Salem High School in 1946. She then attended The Salem Hospital School of Nursing where she graduated as an RN...

David Raoul Richard

David Raoul Richard

Dec 20, 2015

David Raoul Richard , age 67, died December 20, 2015 at the Lakeview House Nursing Home in Haverhill, MA. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Robert and Pauline (St. Pierre) Richard, and was raised and educated in Marblehead. Following his Graduation from Marblehead High School, he received his Bachelor's Degree from Salem State College in Social...

Dorothy Ann (Hunt) Lund

Dorothy Ann (Hunt) Lund

Dec 18, 2015

Dorothy Ann (Hunt) Lund passed peacefully on Friday, Dec. 18, at the Care One Nursing facility in Peabody, MA, after a long illness. Dorothy was born in Brookline, MA in 1928, where she lived until her marriage to John I. Lund in 1947. She then lived in Marblehead, MA, where she raised her 7 children. Her later years were spent...

John S. Erickson

John S. Erickson

Dec 17, 2015

John S. Erickson, 76, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2015 in Marblehead, MA surrounded by his family. He was 76 years old. John was born in Queens, New York. He attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and graduated with a Bachelors in Metallurgical Engineering and earned a PhD in Materials Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. John served as a First Lieutenant...

Catherine T. Gravel

Catherine T. Gravel

Dec 15, 2015

Catherine T. Gravel, 89, beloved wife of the late Robert E. Gravel passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. She was born on October 21, 1926. Catherine was raised in Danversport and educated in the Danvers School System. She began her career as a lighting technician at Sylvania in Danvers and worked there for many years. Later she attended North...

Frances M. Conlon

Frances M. Conlon

Dec 14, 2015

Mrs. Frances Mary (Nykiel) Conlon, beloved wife of the late Francis M. Conlon passed away at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Peabody on Monday, December 14, 2015. She was born on March 17, 1924 to Frank and Mary Nykiel in North Brookfield, MA. She is survived by her sons, Robert F. and his wife, Patricia E. of Beverly...

Mary P. Schlegel

Mary P. Schlegel

Dec 12, 2015

Mary (Marie) P. Schlegel, beloved wife of Niles M. Schlegel for 62 years, passed away December 12, 2015 due to a rapid illness. Daughter of Peter and Ann (Halloran) McIntyre; mother of Deborah A. DeBenedictis [Tony] of West Roxbury, MA, and Peter N. Schlegel of New York, NY; sister of Barbara Sullivan [John], predeceased by brother James P. McIntyre [Monica]...

Elizabeth (Betty) Tompkins

Elizabeth (Betty) Tompkins

Dec 10, 2015

Betty A. (Schuble) Tompkins, age 87 years, wife of the late Woodbury Tompkins, passed unexpectedly at her home on Thursday morning December 10, 2015. Born in Jasper, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Katherine (Hoffman) Schuble. Following her education, she moved to Evansville Indiana where she started her career as a waitress and enjoyed volunteering as...

Dennis Dalton

Dennis Dalton

Dec 7, 2015

Beverly – Dennis Dalton, age 54, passed away suddenly on December 7, 2015. Son of Kenneth and Barbara "Stewart" Dalton, he was born in Salem, before moving to Beverly in the 1970's. He entered a 30+ year career as an Aerospace Welder. He had a great sense of humor and was loved by all who knew him. Dennis was a...

Daniel Mark Rielly

Daniel Mark Rielly

Dec 2, 2015

Daniel Mark Rielly, 57, loving husband of Susan and father of Caitlin passed away December 2nd, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers. Dan was the son of the late Thomas M. Rielly and Noreen (Bower) Rielly. He was raised and educated in Somerville, MA. Graduated from Somerville High in 1976. After High School he attended Peterson's School of...

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