Obituaries

Aug 29, 2024

Gary J. Dionne, age 63, husband of Lisa (Rossetti) Dionne, died Thursday, August 29, 2024 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston following a brief illness.  Born in Salem, he is the son of Elisha Dionne, Jr and Eleanor (Hughes) Dionne.  Gary attended Saltonstall School and Salem high School.  His career was in construction, mainly roofing and insulation...

Aug 28, 2024

Marblehead- Anne Harmon Scully, 90, of Marblehead, died peacefully surrounded by family on August 28, 2024. She was deeply beloved and will be remembered for her generosity of spirit, sense of humor, strong intellect, optimistic nature, and ever-present elegance and dignity.

Anne was born on February 7, 1934 to C. Montelle Harmon and Helen McGroarty Harmon in...

Aug 20, 2024

SALEM—Bruce J. McLaughlin, 89, of Salem, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Salem Hospital, surrounded by loved ones in his final hours.

Born in Lynn, MA, in 1935 to parents John McLaughlin and Janet (Lussier) Ayers, Bruce spent most of his life on the North Shore. He grew up in Salem's Point neighborhood and...

Aug 10, 2024

James Henry Drago, age 86, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2024. A beloved coworker, neighbor, and friend, Jim lived a life marked by dedication, service, and kindness.

Born in Salem in 1937 to Louis Drago and Margaret (Murphy), both of whom preceded him in death, Jim served his country as a cook in the United States...

Aug 5, 2024

Henry Peper III, of Marblehead, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully, and surrounded by family and friends, on August 5, 2024, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Son of the late Henry Peper, Jr., and Jean (Buckley) Peper, he was born on November 28, 1957, in Englewood, NJ.

Following his graduation in California, where he enjoyed surfing...

Aug 5, 2024

Benjamin J. McHugh, formerly of Marblehead, passed away on Monday, August 5 th at Kaplan Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Salem, MA to Benjamin and Mary (Burns) McHugh. He grew up in Lynn and moved to Marblehead after getting married and settled in the Shipyard neighborhood where he raised his family. He was the devoted husband to, Thelma...

Aug 5, 2024

KEN ELDRIDGE, FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER

It was a cold, blustery rainy day back in the fall of 1962 at the annual Thanksgiving Day football game against Marblehead's arch rival Swampscott.

Captain Kenneth Eldridge caught the kickoff and headed down thru the blinding rain and muddy field side stepping with a...

Aug 2, 2024

Robert "Bob" Hughes Hufnagel Jr., 71, from Salem, MA passed away on the morning of Friday, August 2, 2024 after a brief illness.  Born in Baltimore, MD to Robert and Audrey (Carlsen) Hufnagel, Bob moved with his family to Marblehead, MA where he spent his childhood before joining the United States Air Force.

Bob was stationed at...

Jul 23, 2024

Frances Joan (McInnis) Clifford, a beloved member of the Salem community, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024, at the age of 101. Born in Boston, MA, on October 9th, 1922, Frances was the daughter of Angus and Lilliane (Desmond) McInnis. She was preceded in death by her brother, John Desmond McInnis, who gave his...

Jul 23, 2024

Joyce Lynne (Suchanek) Elliott passed away after a brief illness on July 23, 2024 surrounded by her loving children.

She was born in New York City in 1939, but her family returned to her mother's hometown, Marblehead shortly after her birth, and she was a proud Marbleheader for life.  WHIP!

She was the daughter of...

Jul 20, 2024

Marblehead. Frances Mary (Fournier) Sheridan, age 79 of Marblehead, passed away peacefully in her home on July 20, 2024, surrounded by family.  She was predeceased by her husband, Bradley Sheridan, in 2005. Mother of Timothy and his wife Susan Sheridan, Christy and her husband Rick Gable, Peter Sheridan and Katie Sheridan. Loving Fifi to all her "favorite" grandchildren: Lochlan...

Jul 19, 2024

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Virginia Jean (Conover) Fitzpatrick of Marblehead, MA, formerly of Suffern, NY.  Virginia passed away on July 18th, 2024. She was 92 years old.

Virginia was born on June 28, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY.  After graduating from Suffern High School, she completed her college degree at SUNY...

Jul 15, 2024

Henry L. Bernard Jr., 84, Beverly, formerly of Salem, MA passed away peacefully with family by his side on the afternoon of Monday, July 15th at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Henry was born and raised in Danvers, MA where he attended his early school years before enlisting in the United States Navy on September 19th...

Jul 12, 2024

Mary Ann (Manolian) MacCabe, a longtime resident of Salem, has passed away at the age of 71 with her children by her side. She was in the great care of Kaplan Family Hospice House of Danvers in her final days. Much to her chagrin, the cause of death was of the natural sort, and not orchestrated by any government...

Jul 9, 2024

Frances A (Maher) Gilvey died July 9, 2024, at the age of 94 in Danvers MA. Born in Philadelphia PA on June 27, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Ellen (Rumley) Heary.

In June 1950, Frances married George F Maher, also of Philadelphia. They resided In Roxborough and later retired in Cape...

Jul 1, 2024

MARBLEHEAD – Shirley C. (Swords) Walker, age 79 years, wife of Richard F. Walker, passed peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Monday afternoon, July 1, 2024.  Born in Newark, New Jersey, daughter of the late Frank "Bud" and Laurette (Rock )Swords.  Shirley was raised in Holyoke where she graduated high school in 1963.  Following high...

Jun 26, 2024

Salem – Marie Meegan 86, died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, June 26th, 2024.  She was the devoted wife of Salem patent attorney Owen Meegan, who died January 22nd 2009.  Born in Waterbury Connecticut May 25th, 1938, the daughter of Raymond E. Paradis and Elizabeth A. Paradis (Butler).

Marie graduated from Crosby High School in Waterbury, CT, in...

Jun 18, 2024

Swampscott, Massachusetts——It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Nelson Jarvie Darling, Jr., 103, of Swampscott Mass., who died on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at his home.

Nelson was born in Erie, PA., on December 27, 1920, to Nelson Jarvie Darling, Sr. and Jeannette Craig Devine. At a young age in 1922, his family...

Jun 17, 2024

SALEM – Vasilios "Bill" Viglas, 85, died Monday, June 17, 2024, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a brief illness.  He was born in Paravola, Greece on October 19, 1938, and was the son of the late Andrew and Eleni (Plastiras) Viglas. He was raised and educated in Greece and later immigrated to the United States...

Jun 17, 2024

Marilyn Cecilia Collins, 81, most recently of Salem, MA passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on the morning of Monday, June 17, 2024, of complications from acute gallstone pancreatitis.

Marilyn was born on July 15, 1942, in Yonkers, NY, the second child of Cecilia Mary Teresa Monahan Collins and W. Kenneth Collins. Her...