Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Laura Ann (Cosentino) Chambers
May 14, 2014
Louann (Page) and Greg Basillio, Tony and Mary Cosentino are sad to say their daughter, Laura Chambers of Townsend, wife of the late Robert Chambers, has passed away after an eight month battle with lung cancer. She leaves behind her daughters Sarah and Samantha, brother Greg Basillio and his wife Yoleida and daughter Alexandra. She also leaves her brothers Joseph,...
Constance Poretta
May 12, 2014
Constance (Carone) Poretta, age 78, wife of the late Carl Poretta, of Salem, died Monday afternoon at the Masconomet Health Care , Topsfield, following a long illness. Born at home in the daughter of the late Carmen and Josephine (Mirandi) Carone, she was raised and educate in Lynn. Family always came first and constant care giver, dedicated to her husband,...
William Prescott Smith
May 9, 2014
William P. "Bill" Smith, age 66 of Salem, husband of Donna (Lariviere) Smith of Salem, died on Friday, May 9, 2014 at Radius of Quincy following a long illness, with his family by his side. Born in Salem the son of the late William P. and Eileen (Ryan) Smith he attended Salem schools and was graduated from the Salem Vocational...
Phyllis (Topping) Campbell
May 9, 2014
Phyllis (Topping) Campbell, age 90 formerly of Amsterdam, NY, died peacefully on Friday, May 9, 2014 at The Devereux House in Marblehead. Born in Amsterdam, NY, the daughter of the late John Topping and Teresa (Fitzgerald) Topping, she attended Amsterdam High School and graduated in the Class of 1940. Mrs. Campbell was the beloved wife of the late Attorney Donald...
John Thomas Powers
May 8, 2014
John T. Powers, age 56 of Salem, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 8, 2014, surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy illness. Born in Salem to Rosamond Powers and the late J. Donald Powers, he was a graduate of Salem High School's Class of 1976. Just weeks after graduation, John and his best buddies embarked on an epic...
Sylvester John Gale
May 7, 2014
Sylvester John Gale age 68 of Lynn, formerly of Salem, died peacefully on May 7, 2014 at the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home. He was predecessed by his wife Sharon Ann (Tannett) Gale. Born in Cambridge, MA, Mr. Gale was raised by the Dennis and the Niswander families of Salem, MA. He joined the Army in 1963 after completing his education...
Luis Orlando Carrion
May 2, 2014
Luis O. Carrion, age 43, of Beverly died peacefully on May 2, 2014. The son of Luis Orlando Carrion and Carmen (Vasquez) Carrion, he was born on December 31, 1970 in Beverly, Massachusetts. His family later moved to Salem , where he attended Salem schools and Salem High School. He worked as a commercial painter. Luis was a very social...
Rosemary Louise Ryan, Rn
May 1, 2014
Salem……
Rosemary L. (Hogan) Ryan, age 87, died surrounded by family at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers, Thursday, May 1, 2014, following a brief illness. She was the widow of Edward J. Ryan, Jr.
Born in Beverly, she was the daughter of Francis M. and Louise (McMorrill) Hogan. She was a 1943 graduate of...
John William Michaels
Apr 30, 2014
John William Michaels, age 92, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Salem, MA died following a brief illness on April 30, 2014 at Hilton Head Hospital in SC. He was the loving husband for 69 years of Virginia (Bekeritis) Michaels of Bluffton.
Born in Salem, MA the son of Joseph F. and Josephine (Brawders) Michaels, he graduated from...
Mason Nicholas Silva
Apr 28, 2014
Mason Nicholas Silva, loving son of Kevin and Alissa (Collins) Silva, passed peacefully in his mothers arms at Boston Children's Hospital on April 28, 2014, twenty three days after his first birthday following a 7 month battle with leukemia.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents Karen (Marengi) Collins of Salem and...
Aleyes “Al” Markarian
Apr 22, 2014
Aleyes "Al" Markarian, age 85, loving husband of Geraldine (Lynch) Markarian of Salem, died at the Essex Park Nursing Home in Beverly early Tuesday morning April 22, 2014 following a long illness. Born in Peabody the son of the late David and Eva (Arakelian) Markarian he attended local schools. Mr. Markarian attended Peabody High School until he could join...
James John Yeannakopoulos
Apr 17, 2014
James "Jim" John Yeannakopoulos, age 87, died peacefully at North Shore Medical Center in Salem on Thursday morning, April 17, 2014. Jim was born in Salem, MA, the son of the late John and Eleni (Eliopoulos) Yeannakopoulos. He graduated from Salem Classical High School, Class of 1944. After graduation, he attended Boston University for a year before joining the...
Mark Andrew Garabedian
Apr 16, 2014
Mark Andrew Garabedian, age 55, of Rochester,NH, formerly of Lynn, MA died at home on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, after a short battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Diane (Vinson) Garabedian.
Mark was born in Lynn the son of the late Samuel Garabedian and mom Elizabeth (Davenport) Garabedian.
He was educated in...
Kevin Jones
Apr 14, 2014
Kevin Jones of Danvers, MA and formerly of Marblehead was born on the 5th day of the 5th month of 1950, and always considered five his lucky number. Kevin was raised in Marblehead and attended the Devereux School and the Star of the Sea Grammar School. He was a graduate of Bishop Fenwick High School and the University of...
Jeanne M. Doyle
Apr 10, 2014
Salem/Marblehead... Jeanne M. Doyle, 94, of Beverly, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on April 10, surrounded by her loving family. She is remembered for her sparkle and her zest for life. Born in Philadelphia, PA in 1919, she was the youngest child of Edward I. Matthews and Mary Degnan Matthews. She graduated from Drexel University in 1941...
Luke Scott Thibodeau
Apr 8, 2014
Luke Scott Thibodeau, age 26, of Swampscott, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 after a brief illness. He was the beloved son of Kathryn (Cullen) and Scott Thibodeau of Swampscott. Born and raised in Swampscott, he attended Swampscott schools and The Essex Agricultural and Technical High School. Enlisting in the Army he was trained as an infantry heavy weapons specialist at...
Donald Robert Humphreys
Apr 7, 2014
Marblehead.. Donald Robert Humphreys was born in Swampscott, MA on March 20, 1923, to Francis Henry Humphreys and Ethel Louise ( Berry ) Humphreys. Don, as he was called, graduated with the Swampscott High School class of 1940. On December 8, 1941, one day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Don signed up for the U.S. Marine Corps. He...
Julie Ann Fallis
Apr 7, 2014
Marblehead…
Julie Ann (Thorner) Fallis, age 63, loving wife of Eric Fallis, died Monday, April 7, 2014 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. Born in Marblehead, Mrs. Fallis was a graduate of Marblehead High School and had lived in Marblehead for many years. Following High School, she attended North Shore Community College. While at North Shore Community College,...
Anthony Morse Jones
Apr 5, 2014
Lawrence…
Anthony Morse Jones, age 67, died Saturday morning, April 5, 2014 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill. Born in Salem, Mr. Jones was the son of Amstiss (Dana) Jones and the late Arthur M. Jones. Anthony was raised and educated in Manchester Connecticut.
...Rita G. Belanger Sweeney
Apr 3, 2014
Rita G. (Belanger) Sweeney, age 95, wife of the late Thomas "Bernie" Sweeney formerly of Chandler Road, Salem more recently of Brooksby Village, Peabody, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at home. Born in Salem, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Rose (Voyer) Belanger, she was raised in Salem and educated at St Joseph's Academy...
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