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Cynthia Arlene Doyle-Welsh

Cynthia Arlene Doyle-Welsh

Dec 5, 2013

Cynthia Arlene Doyle-Welsh, age 49 loving wife of Harlen Welsh, of Salem, died at North Shore Medical Center, Salem, Massachusetts on Thursday, December 5, 2013. Born in Salmon, Idaho, the daughter of Ray and Wilma (Rose) Doyle, she attended local schools in upstate New York. Cynthia attended and received her Bachelor's Degree from McGill University. She then became employed as...

Patricia E. (Pope) Cavanaugh

Patricia E. (Pope) Cavanaugh

Nov 27, 2013

Patricia E (Pope) Cavanaugh of Salem, passed away after a long illness on Wednesday Nov 27, 2013 at home in the comforting presence of her family. She was the wife of the late Martin "Jimmy" Cavanaugh who pre-deceased her in 1978. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late John H and Mary H (Walkovich) Pope. Pat retired...

Henry Maclaren

Henry Maclaren

Nov 25, 2013

Henry MacLaren passed away on November 25, 2013 in Marblehead, MA following a brief illness. He was 77 years old. Henry was born in Albany, NY in 1936 to Mary T. and Henry MacLaren, Sr. and graduated from Albany High School in 1954. He then graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1959 with a BS in Metallurgical Engineering and acquired...

Amy Nurse

Amy Nurse

Nov 24, 2013

Amy Nurse, RN age 97 of Salem, formerly of Everett, died on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House. Born in Everett the daughter of the late Albert and Amy Bradford (Jarvis) Nurse, she was raised and educated in Everett. She then continued her education and became a registered nurse at North Shore Children's Hospital where she...

Jean - Paul Dionne

Jean - Paul Dionne

Nov 17, 2013

After a long illness, Jean–Paul Dionne, husband for 60 years of Jane (Doyle) Dionne and son of Elisha J. and Virginia Dionne passed away on November 17at home surrounded by his family. The week before his demise he and his wife renewed their marriage vows with his family present and Rev. Laura Biddle presiding. . He was a life long...

Joan Pelchat Jennings

Joan Pelchat Jennings

Nov 16, 2013

Joan Pelchat Jennings, age 82, wife of the late John J. Jennings, Esquire of Salem, died Saturday evening November 16, 2013 at the North Shore Medical Center surrounded by family. Born December 4, 1930 to the late Arthur J. and Genevieve (Cecelski) Pelchat, Joan was a graduate of Salem High School where she met her beloved husband John. The couple...

Thalia Ethel Taloumis

Thalia Ethel Taloumis

Nov 14, 2013

Thalia E Taloumis, age 84 of Salem, died in the Aviv Center For Living on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Born in Salem the daughter of the late John and Helen (Papapetrou) Taloumis, she was the Valivictorian of her graduating class of Salem High School. She received her Liberal Arts Degree in Arts and Philosophy form Boston University School of Education...

Brenda A. Connelly

Brenda A. Connelly

Nov 12, 2013

Brenda A. Connelly, 68, died at home on Tuesday, November 12, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Salem, daughter of John J. and Eleanor (Conners) Connelly. She attended St. James Grammar School and High School. She graduated from Emanuel College, and received her Masters in Special Education from Salem State. Brenda taught special needs students in...

Pearl H. (Taylor) Dixon

Pearl H. (Taylor) Dixon

Nov 4, 2013

Salem… Pearl H. (Taylor) Dixon, age 88, wife of the late Cornelius Dixon, died early Monday morning November 4, 2013 at the Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Beverly. Mrs. Dixon was born in Beverly, daughter of the late George and Emily (Head) Taylor, she had resided in Salem for many years. Mrs. Dixon enjoyed a long career in...

Lois Batchelder Waldo

Lois Batchelder Waldo

Nov 1, 2013

Hamilton Lois (Batchelder) Waldo, age 94, wife of the late Barton A. Waldo, Sr., died Friday evening, November 1, 2013 at Port Healthcare in Newburyport. Born in Winthrop on May 27, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Ross F. and Elsie P. (Reinhardt) Batchelder. Mrs. Waldo was a graduate of Winthrop High School in the class of 1937....

Stephen John Connolly Iii

Stephen John Connolly Iii

Oct 31, 2013

Marblehead – Stephen J. Connolly III, 93, died peacefully at his home on October 31 after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Gregory P. Connolly II and Helen (Fogarty) Connolly and was predeceased by his wife Suzanne Santry Connolly with whom he shared sixty-one years of marriage. Raised in Beverly and Swampscott, he attended Shore Country...

Virginia (Delotto) Mcenaney

Virginia (Delotto) Mcenaney

Oct 28, 2013

Virginia (De Lotto) McEnaney of Peabody passed away peacefully on Monday, October 28, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Guiseppina (Del Favero) De Lotto of San Vito di Cadore, Italy, and was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio but was a longtime resident of Lynn, Massachusetts. Virginia was proceeded in death by...

Nancy Ellen Welch

Nancy Ellen Welch

Oct 27, 2013

Nancy E. "Nana" (Tompkins ) Welch age 80, of West Newbury, formerly of Danvers, wife of the late Charles Francis Welch, died in the Masconomet Health Care Center, Sunday evening, October 27, 2013 with family by her side. Born in Peabody the daughter of the late Woodbury and Dorothea (Burkinshaw) Tompkins, was raised and educated in Beverly. She moved to...

Christina Patricia (Leavitt) Shultz

Christina Patricia (Leavitt) Shultz

Oct 26, 2013

Christina P (Leavitt) Shultz, age 81, loving wife of Harvey L. Shultz, of Marblehead on Saturday evening, October 26, 2013 in Marblehead. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Margaret (Reilly) Leavitt, she was educated in Salem schools, graduating from Salem High School in the Class of 1949, where she was a member of the National...

Janet (Gagne) (Phillips) Gagnon

Janet (Gagne) (Phillips) Gagnon

Oct 24, 2013

Janet T. (Gagne) (Phillips) Gagnon, age 86, wife of the late Lionel Gagnon, a longtime resident of Salem, more recently of Danvers, died at the Rosewood Nursing Home, Peabody, early Thursday morning, October 24, 2013 following a long battle with lung disease. Born in Somersworth, NH , the daughter of the late Archie and Yvonne (Fecteau) Gagne, she attended local...

Elizabeth Drew "Liz" Murphy

Elizabeth Drew "Liz" Murphy

Oct 23, 2013

Elizabeth "Liz" Murphy age 72 of Peabody, a lifelong learner and longtime educator, died unexpectedly Tuesday October 23, 2013 at North Shore Medical Center, Lynn. Born in Salem, the daughter of the Late Edward and Kaliope "Kay" (Geronimos) Murphy, she attended Salem Public Schools. Liz competed her Bachelor's Degree at University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Master of Arts in Liberal Studies...

June A. (Carter) Dolan

June A. (Carter) Dolan

Oct 23, 2013

Danvers… June A. (Carter) Dolan, 74, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013. She was the loving wife of the late James "Bill" W. Dolan, Jr., with whom she shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Salem on November 11, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Frank H. Carter and Jane (Hill) Carter. She and Bill graduated with the Salem...

Ray Thomas Nash

Ray Thomas Nash

Oct 17, 2013

Mr. Ray T. Nash, age 57, husband of Nancy (Penni) Nash, died Thursday morning, October 17, 2013 at the North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital. Born in Beverly, he was the son of the late Joe and Arlene (Grady) Nash. Mr. Nash was raised in Swampscott and was a graduate of Swampscott High School. Following High School, Mr. Nash attended...

George Alexopoulos

George Alexopoulos

Oct 16, 2013

George Alexopoulos, age 68, husband of Rosa (Preza) Alexopoulos of Salem died at Grosvenor Park Nursing Home, Salem following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Born and raised in Greece, the son of Thomas and Alexandra Alexopoulos, he resided in Salem for many years. Mr. Alexopoulos was a wonderful father, a great husband and grandfather with a big heart who...

Tereza Seferyan

Tereza Seferyan

Oct 16, 2013

Peabody… Tereza Seferyan, 83 years, formerly of Swampscott, died Wednesday morning October 16, 2013 at the Aviv Center for Living in Peabody. Born in Ordu, Turkey, she was the daughter of the late Penyamin and Nargiz (Toramanyan) Seferyan. She moved to Istanbul's Shishly district at a very young age. She where she received several advanced College degrees. She came to...

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