Obituaries

Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Paul Donald Johnston

Paul Donald Johnston

Oct 19, 2014

Marblehead... Paul D. Johnston, 81, a lifelong resident of Marblehead passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, October 19, 2014. He was the husband of Patricia (Pym) Johnston with who he shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Marblehead, he was the son of the late Norman H. Johnston, a Marblehead Police Officer, and Lillian May (Horne) Johnston. Paul was...

Grace Marie (Mahoney) Baldini

Grace Marie (Mahoney) Baldini

Oct 8, 2014

Grace M. (Mahoney) Baldini, age 89, wife of the late Robert Baldini of Danvers, died Wednesday, October 8, 2014, surrounded by family. Born in Danvers the daughter of the late Frank and Christine (Murphy) Mahoney, she was raised and educated in local schools. Grace attended Nursing School at North Shore Baby Hospital in Salem. Following graduation, she became part of...

Congertina "Tina" Maguire

Congertina "Tina" Maguire

Oct 6, 2014

Peabody… Congertina "Tina" (Reale) Maguire, age 90, wife of the late Richard Maguire, died Monday evening, October 6, 2014 at the North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Emanuel and Marion (Garro) Reale. Mrs. Maguire was educated in Salem. Mrs. Maguire was employed with Maynard Plastics and Sylvania for many years....

Nancy Ann Fraser

Nancy Ann Fraser

Oct 5, 2014

Beverly… Nancy Ann Fraser, age 79 died peacefully Sunday evening, October 5, 2014, at the Beverly Hospital. Born in Salem, the daughter of the late Elof and Dorothy Palm, she was raised and educated in Salem, MA. Nancy was employed by Beverly Hospital and worked in Housekeeping for many years. During her free time, she enjoyed traveling with her friends...

Bessie Phelan

Bessie Phelan

Oct 4, 2014

Bessie "Bess" Phelan, 92, wife of the late Richard M. Phelan, crossed the threshold into eternal life early Saturday morning, October 4, 2014. Most recently, Bess was a resident of the Sunrise Senior Living Community in the Gardner Park section of Peabody. Born and raised in Peabody, she was the daughter of the late Emmanuel and Sophia (Despinis) Assiminas, and...

Joseph B. Malloy, Jr.

Joseph B. Malloy, Jr.

Oct 2, 2014

Joseph B. Malloy, Jr, age 53, son of Jospeh B. Malloy, Sr. and Mary (Carr) Malloy of Jensen Beach, Florida, died Thursday, October 2, 2014 in Florida. Born in Salem, Joseph was a graduate of Salem High School in the class of 1979. While in High School, he was a member of the Salem High School Orchestra & Marching Band....

Thomas Francis Sheehy, Jr.

Thomas Francis Sheehy, Jr.

Oct 1, 2014

Danvers... Thomas Francis Sheehy, 72, originally from Beverly, passed away at his home on Oct. 1, 2014 following 6 1/2 years of living with ALS. His birthday would have been in 22 days. Tom was the son of Thomas F. Sheehy and Maura (Kelley) Sheehy and beloved husband of Leonora (Caruso) Sheehy for over 46 years. Tom was survived by...

Joseph Leo Mclaughlin

Joseph Leo Mclaughlin

Sep 29, 2014

Joseph Leo McLaughlin, Jr, of Naples, Fl., and Marblehead, MA, passed away on September 29, 2014 at the age of 73 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Boston on September 4, 1941, to the parents of Joseph Leo and Irene E. (Michaud) McLaughlin, Sr.,. He grew up in Newburyport, MA, where he attended Newburyport High School....

Doris Tuxbury Bartlett

Doris Tuxbury Bartlett

Sep 29, 2014

Marblehead Doris Tuxbury Bartlett, age 101, wife of the late Charles Bartlett, a lifelong 'Header', died peacefully Monday afternoon, September 29, 2014, at the Devereux House in Marblehead. Born in Marblehead, the daughter of the late James and Mabel (Tuxbury) Devine she was educated in local schools and graduated from Marblehead High School. Doris owned and operated the Bide-A-Wee in...

Carrie L. (Maxwell) Reed

Carrie L. (Maxwell) Reed

Sep 29, 2014

Salem… Carrie L. (Maxwell) Reed, age 78, loving wife of Wayne G. Reed, died Monday morning, September 29, 2014 at the Devereux House in Marblehead surrounded by her loving family. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Eben and Elizabeth (Joiliffe) Maxwell. She was a lifelong resident of Salem. Mrs. Reed was employed by Dunkin Donunt's, for...

Nicholas Daniel Casey

Nicholas Daniel Casey

Sep 20, 2014

Nicholas D. Casey, 54, a lifelong resident of Marblehead, died in Connecticut on Saturday after a lengthy illness. Born at the Mary Alley Hospital, Mr. Casey attended Star of the Sea Elementary School and was a graduate of Marblehead High School. His career included being a commercial fisherman, meat cutter, wine merchant, and most recently a cabinetmaker for Wayne Woodworks...

Pietrina (Venditti) Salvi

Pietrina (Venditti) Salvi

Sep 19, 2014

SALVI, PIETRINA (TINA). 96 of Marblehead, MA. Formerly of Pawling, NY, New York City, Chicago, IL, and Italy. Beloved wife of Roberto Salvi (deceased), mother of Enrico Salvi and his wife Linda of Marblehead, Spera Salvi of Pawling, NY, grandmother of Julie Salicrup, Janice Loll, Kristen Salvi Pratt, Elisabeth Salvi and Laura Salvi, Great-grandmother of Mason and Scarlett Loll and...

Davin E. Mellus, Dmd

Davin E. Mellus, Dmd

Sep 16, 2014

Chicago and Northampton, MA - Davin Edward Mellus, DMD, age 40, husband of Jill Weinberg, passed away Tuesday September 16, 2014 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Dr. Mellus was born in Salem, MA and was the son of Edward and Virginia (Busteed) Mellus. Dr. Mellus was a graduate of St. John's Preparatory School and continued his education at...

Jacqueline E. "Jackie" Garrow

Jacqueline E. "Jackie" Garrow

Sep 9, 2014

Peabody… Jacqueline E. "Jackie" (Renard) Garrow, age 70, loving and devoted wife of Robert Garrow, passed away on Tuesday evening September 9, 2014 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a brief illness. Born on July 4, 1944 in Lewiston, Maine, Jackie was the daughter of the late Dominique and Jennette (Cloutier) Renaud. She was raised in Lewiston, Maine....

Tadius "Ted" Sadoski

Tadius "Ted" Sadoski

Sep 9, 2014

Salem… Tadius "Ted" Sadoski, age 91, loving husband of Lorraine (Trasher) Sadoski, died Tuesday afternoon, September 9, 2014 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, surrounded by his family. Ted was born in Salem to the late Joseph and Baldwina (Rutkowska) Sadoski. He was a graduate of Salem High School in the class of 1940 and was a life...

Mary P. "Polly" (Potter) Papalardo

Mary P. "Polly" (Potter) Papalardo

Sep 8, 2014

Salem… Mary "Polly" (Potter) Papalardo, age 88, beloved wife of the late Samuel Papalardo, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, September 8, 2014 after a short illness. Born and raised in Salem, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Farrell) Potter. Mary was employed at Ralph L. Williams in Boston for 35 years. When she...

Barbara M. Riley

Barbara M. Riley

Sep 4, 2014

Marblehead, Massachusetts - Barbara M Riley, age 91, died on September 4, 2014 at home surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Barb was born on July 21,923 in Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada. She spent her formative years in Toronto, Canada. She settled in Marblehead in 1950, with her then husband, Robert W Curley of Brookline. They subsequently had...

Alice Fitzgerald Boardman

Alice Fitzgerald Boardman

Aug 30, 2014

Alice FitzGerald Boardman, widow of the late Arthur G. Boardman died August 30, 2014. Born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. FitzGerald, she grew up in Rhode Island and was a graduate of the convent of the Sacred Heart, Elmhurst, in Providence. She then graduated from Pembroke College (now part of Brown University). Before her marriage,...

Antonio Bettencourt Ramos

Antonio Bettencourt Ramos

Aug 28, 2014

Boston.. Antonio Ramos, age 61, loving husband of Maria (Machado) Ramos of Salem died Thursday August 28 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital from complications from a heart attack one week ago. Born in Graciosa in the Azores, he attended local schools and worked locally until moving to the United States and settling in Salem. For many years he has worked...

Margaret Helen (Moriarty) Selmer-Larsen

Margaret Helen (Moriarty) Selmer-Larsen

Aug 27, 2014

Margaret Helen (Moriarty) Selmer-Larsen passed away August 27, at the home of her daughter, after a brief illness. She was 100 years old. Born in Winchendon, she met Ivar Selmer-Larsen, her future husband at the Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, where he drove the launch and she worked as receptionist. Married in 1942, they raised three children, Elizabeth, Ann and...

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