Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Stephen F. Baker
Sep 12, 2013
Stephen F. Baker, age 57, husband of Deborah (Craig) Baker of Hamilton, died on Thursday September 12, 2013 at North Shore Medical Center, Salem following a courageous four year battle with cancer. Born in Boston the son of William Baker of Essex and Patricia (Slager) Baker of Beverly, he was raised and educated in Beverly, attending St. John the Evangelist...
William F. Libby
Sep 12, 2013
Plaistow, NH… William F. Libby, age 85, devoted husband of the late Elizabeth "Betty" (Gibbons) Libby, died Thursday afternoon, September 12, 2013 at the Haverhill Crossings Assisted Living Facility in Haverhill surrounded by his loving family. Born in Salem the son of the late Francis and Ethel (Massison) Libby he attended St. James Grammar School. A graduate of Salem High...
Atty. Michael E. O'Brien
Sep 12, 2013
Attorney Michael E O'Brien age 67 of Salem died Thursday September 12, 2013 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House Danvers. Born in Salem the son of the late Edward and Margaret (Ronaghan) O'Brien , he was educated in local schools, graduating from Salem High School in the Class of 1963. He then continued his education at Suffolk University Class of...
Janet Cass
Sep 12, 2013
Janet M. (Macdonald) Cass, age 95, wife of the late William F. Cass, died Thursday morning, September 12, 2013 at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitaion Center in West Peabody. Born in Berlin, NH, Mrs. Cass was the daughter of the late Archibald and Mary (Langis) Macdonald. She graduated from Salem High School in the class of 1935, after which she...
Bertha (Williams) Strout
Sep 2, 2013
Bertha E. (Williams) Strout, age 91, wife of the late Roland Strout, of Marblehead, died on Monday, September 2, 2013 in the Blueberry Hill Nursing Home, following a long illness. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Charles and Georgie (Symonds) Williams, she attended Salem schools, graduating from Salem High School in the Class of 1941. Her working career...
Jane Wareham Dewolfe
Sep 1, 2013
Jane Wareham DeWolfe, 95, of Marblehead MA. passed away at home on Sunday, September 1, 2013. She was the wife of the late P. Morton DeWolfe II with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of Charles and Marian Rogers Wareham, who was a direct Mayflower Descendant of John Rogers. She graduated from...
Francis L. "Frank" Curtin
Aug 29, 2013
Francis L. "Frank" "Pa" Curtin, age 74, husband of Wendellyn "Wendy" (Wells) Curtin of Salem died on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Grosvenor Park Nursing Home in Salem, surrounded by family. Born in Salem the son of the late Francis L. and Helen (Ayers) Curtin, he attended both the Phillips School and St. Mary's School in Salem. He then graduated...
David "Bruce" Mccomb
Aug 23, 2013
David "Bruce" McComb, age 79 of Marblehead, died Friday evening, August 23, 2013 at Grosvner Park in Salem. Born November 13, 1933, in Manchester, Connecticut, son of the late David S. and Hazel (Hughes) McComb, he was raised and educated in local schools in Connecticut. Bruce graduated from Mount Hermon School (now Northfield-Mount Hermon School) in 1951. He received his...
Debra Bonia-Green
Aug 23, 2013
Debra (Gallant) Bonia-Green, age 54, died Thursday evening, August 22, 2013 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice in Haverhill. Born in Salem, she is the daughter of Charles R. and Frances S. (Costantino) Gallant of Topsfield. She was raised in Salem and graduated from Salem High School. She continued her education and graduated from North Shore Community College and continued to...
John B. Philbrook
Aug 20, 2013
Mablehead... John Benjamin Philbrook, 80, was cleared for takeoff on August 20th. The son of Everett C. and Adelaide (Cooper) he was born in Newton, MA on April 7, 1933. John's aviation career spanned more than 40 years. As captain of the B47 he was part of the Strategic Air Command during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His 10 years in...
Emil Manfred Ronchi
Aug 20, 2013
Marblehead Emil M Ronchi, CFA,CFP age 48, husband of Robin (Adair) of Marblehead, died of cancer at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers. Emil approached his journey through illness with his usual mix of intellect, humor, and courage. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, the son of Franco and Lisette (Venier) Ronchi, he was raised in Queens, New York. Mr. Ronchi received...
Robert W. Roland
Aug 17, 2013
Nahant… Robert Waldron Roland, age 79 years, husband of Pamela (O'Neil) Roland, died peacefully Saturday morning, August 17, 2013 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Bob was born in Newton, son of the late Clyde W. and Helen Barbara (Bryant) Barrows. He was raised in Nahant and graduated from Lynn English High School in the class of 1952....
E. Paul Casey
Aug 16, 2013
E. Paul Casey, 83, of Marblehead, MA, Hobe Sound, FL and formerly of Grosse Point, MI, died at his home in Marblehead on August 16. Mr. Casey attended the Fessenden School and graduated from Phillips-Exeter Academy in 1948. He received a B.A. from Yale University in 1952 and received a M.B.A with distinction from Harvard Business School in 1955. Mr....
Theresa A. (Rizzotti) Madison
Aug 16, 2013
Salem… Theresa (Rizzotti) Madison, age 88, died Friday morning August 16, 2013 at Salem Hospital following a long illness. Theresa was a lifelong resident of Salem. She was a graduate of Salem High School and worked for many years for Easter Bank. Theresa is survived by her loving sister Josephine Rizzotti, a brother Frank Rizzotti and her son Michael Madison...
Stanley Arthur Szczuka
Aug 15, 2013
Salem, MA — Stanley A. Szczuka, 86, of Jensen Beach, Fla., formerly of Salem and Newburyport, passed away on August 15, 2013, in the house in which he was born, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Antonia Victoria (Krisko) Szczuka, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Stanley was born in Salem, the son...
Stefana (Ingemi)(Rosati) Azzolina
Aug 13, 2013
Lynnfield… Stefana (Ingemi) (Rosati) Azzolina, age 96, wife of the late Dante Rosati and the late Salvatore Azzolina, died Tuesday evening August 13, 2013 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield. Born in Salem, Mrs. Azzolina was the daughter of the late Stefano and Josephine (Tomasso) Ingemi. She was raised in Salem and attended Salem Public Schools. She had lived...
Bridget Veronica (Webb) Cahill
Aug 11, 2013
Bridget Veronica (Webb) Cahill died on August 11, 2013 at the Ledgewood Rehabilitation Center in Beverly, MA, following a lengthy illness, at the remarkable age 105 years. She was predeceased in 1974 by her loving husband, Daniel R. Cahill. Betty, as she was commonly known to family and friends, was born on January 8, 1908, in Bonne Bay Newfoundland, to...
William G. Nelson
Aug 10, 2013
Salem William G. Nelson, age 62, husband of Maxine Hopkins, died Wednesday evening August 21, 2013 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Beverly, Bill was the son of Mellin G. Nelson of Danvers and the late Ann J. (Morgan) Nelson. Bill was raised in Beverly and graduated from Beverly...
Sharon H. (Hart) Mccabe
Aug 10, 2013
Sharon H. (Hart ) McCabe passed away peacefully on Saturday August 10, 2013 following a lengthy illness. Sharon was a dedicated municipal employee serving as a health inspector in the city of Salem as well as the town of Danvers. She was also employed as the Director of Public Health in the town of Saugus. Sharon enjoyed movies , traveling...
Jonathan G. Negretti
Aug 8, 2013
Marblehead Jonathan G. Negretti, age 37, died early Thursday morning, August 8, 2013. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Clarence "Gene" Negretti and the late Anne Marie (Pelletier) Negretti. Jonathan lived in Marblehead for many years and was a graduate of Marblehead High School. Following his accident, Jonathan participated in the 'Shake-A-Leg' program in Newport, Rhode...
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