Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Rene Alfred Ouellette
Jul 27, 2014
Rene A Ouellette, age 92, husband of the late Margaret (Jackson) Ouellette and the late Rosalie (Barbarino) Getchell-Ouellette died on July 27, 2014 at the Canton Nursing Center, Canton GA following a brief illness. Born in Salem, MA the son of the late Alfred and Blanche (Berube) Ouellette, he was raised and educated in Salem schools. During World War II,...
Marguerite "Peggy" Marie Scahill Watson
Jul 23, 2014
Beverly… Marguerite M. "Peggy" (Scahill) Watson, age 96, wife of the late Roy Watson of Beverly, died Wednesday morning, July 23, 2014. Marguerite was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Agnes B. (Wynne) Scahill. Born and raised in Peabody she attended St. John's Elementary School and graduated from St. John's Girls High School in the class of 1935....
Henry J. Thibodeau
Jul 23, 2014
Salisbury… Henry J. Thibodeau, age 79, husband of the late Carold (Greenlaw) Thibodeau, died Wednesday July 23, 2014 at his home. Born in Lynn, Henry was the son of the late Tillman and Emma (LeBlanc) Thibodeau. He was raised and educated in the City of Lynn. Mr. Thibodeau was a Master Plumber and enjoyed a very long career. He enjoyed...
Martha R. (Bessom) Gorman
Jul 19, 2014
Martha R. (Bessom) Gorman, retired teacher and lifelong Marbleheader, passed away in her home on July 16, 2014 at the age of 98. She was the widow of James "Chappy" Gorman and the daughter of Frank L. Bessom and Elise (Loberg) Bessom. Martha graduated from Marblehead High School (Class of '34), Colby College (Class of '38), and received her master's...
William Albert Finch
Jul 16, 2014
William A. "Bill" Finch, 89, of Swampscott, passed from this life peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 after a long and brave battle with Prostate Cancer. Born in London, England on July 4th 1925, he was the 3rd of four children and the only son of the late William and Katherine (Mackey) Finch. A...
Leo Joseph Mahan
Jul 14, 2014
Pennsylvania… Leo Joseph Mahan, age 70 years, husband of Gertrude S. (Gibbons) Mahan, died Monday July 14, 2013 at his home. Born at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston, he was the son of the late Joseph V. and Josephine (Gillis) Mahan. He was raised and educated in Swampscott and had graduated from St. John's Preparatory School in the class of...
Bonislawa "Betty" (Konopnicki) Varney
Jul 14, 2014
Bronislawa "Betty" A. (Konopnicki) Varney, age 89, passed away peacefully, July 14, 2014 after a short illness. Born in Salem, MA, the daughter of the late Michael and Michaelina (Drabyck) Konopnicki, she was raised along with 7 brothers and sisters on Gallows Hill in Salem, MA. She graduated from Salem High School, and Emerson School of Business. She worked at...
Joseph G. Mclaughlin
Jul 8, 2014
Marblehead… Joseph G. McLaughlin, 75, of Marblehead, MA., Past peacefully July 8, 2014. Beloved husband of Mary B. (Glynn) McLaughlin for 47 years. Dear and devoted father to Joseph, Kevin, Colleen (husband Ali Komeyli), Michael (wife Kim York), and James (wife Rachel). Loving grandfather to Kian, Mashti, and Finley. His love touched nieces, nephews, and extended family both in the...
Alice Anna (Nordyke) Dempsey
Jul 8, 2014
Salem… Alice A. (Nordyke) Dempsey, age 65, loving wife of Paul T. Dempsey, died early Tuesday morning, July 8, 2014 at the North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital. Born in Chelsea, Mrs. Dempsey was the daughter of the late John and Doris Nordyke. She was raised in Salem, attended St. James Grammar School and graduated from St. James High School....
John Edward Hagerty
Jun 30, 2014
Salem... MDC Police Lt. John E. Hagerty, age 89 of Salem, died Monday June 30, 2014 at the Rosewood Nursing Home Peabody following a short illness. Born in Salem the son of the late Edward and Nellie (Fitzgerald) Hagerty, he was raised and educated at St. James School and Salem High School. Following his graduation from Salem High School, he...
Maureen (Collins) Feenan
Jun 17, 2014
Beverly ... Maureen (Collins) Feenan, age 79, beloved wife of the late James "Jim" J. Feenan Sr., died Tuesday early evening, June 17, 2014 at her residence. Born in Peabody, she was the daughter of the late Maurice F. and Willena (Fish) Collins. Mrs. Feenan was raised in Peabody and graduated from St. Mary's High School, Lynn in the class...
Virginia M. (Bekeritis) Michaels
Jun 16, 2014
Bluffton, SC… Virginia M. ((Bekeritis) Michaels, 91, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Salem, MA, died on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Bloom at Bluffton Senior Living in South Carolina. She was the loving wife of the late John W. Michaels. Born in Salem, MA, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Albina (Besson) Bekeritis. She graduated from Salem...
Mildred E. (Lewis) Keeler
Jun 13, 2014
Mildred (Betty) Elizabeth Lewis Keeler, residing at Brooksby Village in Peabody, died June 13, 2014. Born September 21, 1930 in Clifton, New Jersey to William Parker Lewis, Jr. and Mildred Brautigam Lewis. Sister to Katherine Lewis (deceased) and William P. Lewis, III of Valley Stream, NY. A graduate of Valley Stream Central High School and Pratt Institute, Betty held several...
Rosalia Occhipinti
Jun 13, 2014
Salem... Rosalia Occhipinti, age 83, died Friday night, June 13 at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem, MA. Born in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Santi Quartarone and Giovanna (Saija) Quartarone. She was raised and educated in Sicily and immigrated to the United States in 1967 with her family. Her family settled in Salem. Surviving Mrs....
Mary Frances (Conwell) Bagley
Jun 13, 2014
Mary Frances Bagley, age 91 of Marblehead, MA passed away at the Kaplan House, Danvers, MA on June 13, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Salem, MA on August 23, 1922 to Josephine (Cliffe) and Charles Conwell. Mary was raised in Salem, MA, attended Salem High School and worked for New England Telephone for 12 years....
Anna E. "Bettie" (Pedersen) Hamilton
Jun 12, 2014
Marblehead... Anna E. "Bettie" (Pedersen) Hamilton, age 92, wife of the late John W. Hamilton, Jr., with whom she shared 65 years of marriage, died Thursday morning June 12, 2014 at her residence. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Eleanora (Schmidt) Pedersen. She was a graduate of Marblehead High School and continued her...
William A. Lussier
Jun 11, 2014
Salem… William A. Lussier, age 79, loving husband of Anne "Nancy" (McGrath) Lussier, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 11, 2014 following a long valiant struggle. He was born in Salem the son of Amie and Sophie (Gorski) Lussier. He was a lifelong resident of Salem. He attended St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Salem and graduated in the...
Joan "Joanne" (Buckley) Goddard
Jun 5, 2014
Salem… Joan "Joanne" (Buckley) (Cummings) Goddard, age 73, wife of Joseph "Iain" Goddard, died Thursday, June 5, 2014 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a brief illness. Joanne was the daughter of the late Dr. John L. Buckley and Ruth (Pierce) Buckley. She was raised in Goshen, Connecticut. She graduated from Northfield School for Girls in Northfield,...
John Joseph Butler
Jun 4, 2014
SALEM – Former City of Salem City Councilor John Joseph Butler, 75, of Salem died peacefully Wednesday morning, June 4, 2014. He was the husband of the late Patricia Ann Butler. Born in Salem, he is the son of the late Thomas and Anna Butler. He is the youngest of nine children; M. Louise Butler (deceased), Kathleen Sodders, Patricia Femino...
Mary Rose (Roomian) Karchakian
Jun 3, 2014
Of Peabody, Mary R. (Roomian) Karchakian, age 88, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Chelsea, she was the daughter of the late Misaq and Hegina Roomian. She was raised in Saco Maine where she graduated from Thorton Academy. Mrs. Karchakian started working at a young age to help support her family....
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