Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Dane Valasunas
Aug 7, 2013
Dane Valasunas, beloved father, son, brother, husband and friend will be missed by all who loved him. Dane was born on Nov 20, 1978 and passed away on Aug 7, 2013. He leaves behind his daughter Amelia (6), son Isaac (4), and daughter Haven (2) and step-son Lex, wife Michelle Valasunas, parents Mellissa and John Carr, sisters Clover Dawn Valasunas,...
Thomas M. Morse
Aug 2, 2013
Thomas M. Morse, age 54, of Beverly, died on Friday August 2, 2013 at the Lahey Hospital Burlington, MA, surrounded by family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Danvers the son Clifton and Rosemary (Delpero) Morse of Georgetown, he was raised and educated in Salem schools. Upon his completion of high school, Mr. Morse joined the United States...
Jane P. Simmons
Jul 21, 2013
Jane P. (Shea) Simmons, age 90, wife of the late Ernest J. Simmons, of Moultonboro, NH former of Salem, MA, died Sunday July 21, 2013 at home. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Mary L. (Craven) Shea She attended Salem schools, graduating from Salem High School in the Class of 1941. Mrs. Simmons received her Bachelor's...
Richard F. Delande
Jul 11, 2013
Richard F. Delande, of Marblehead, beloved husband of 58 years of Alice F. (Fitzpatrick) Delande, died peacefully Thursday, July 11, 2013 after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Arthur and Alice (Clements) Delande, graduating from Salem High School in 1948, where he was an outstanding athlete. He served honorably...
Samuel "Sam" Lufkin Davis
Jul 10, 2013
Samuel Lufkin "Sam" Davis, age 83, loving and devoted husband for 62 years of Anne Johnson Davis of Marblehead, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was surrounded by his family. Mr. Davis was born in Greenfield, MA on August 23, 1929. The son of Kenneth Newton and Barbara Lufkin Davis. He graduated...
William S. "Esso" Haines
Jul 8, 2013
William S. "Esso" Haines, Jr., husband of Nancy (Bartlett) Haines of Marblehead died at home at the age of 82, Son of the late William S. "Tap" Haines and Shirley (Hinch) Haines, he was a lifelong resident of Marblehead and a graduate of Marblehead High School. "Esso" was a former manager of the Marblehead Supermarket and Century House Epicurean Shoppe,...
Cynthia Lockett Hooks
Jul 5, 2013
Cynthia Lockett Hooks, 65, of Marblehead, died Friday July 5, 2013 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, Massachusetts after a courageous thirteen month battle with cancer. She was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, teacher and friend. Born August 6, 1947, Cynthia was the daughter of Joseph Frederick and Elizabeth Vose Lockett. Raised in Needham and Wellesley, with summers...
Lois Jane Teeling
Jul 2, 2013
Lynn… Lois Jane Teeling, age 70, daughter of the late John A. and Ines M. (Woodbury) Teeling, died Tuesday afternoon, July 2, 2013 at the Lifecare Center of the North Shore in Lynn. Miss Teeling was born in Malden and raised in Saugus and graduated from Georgetown High School. Following High School, Miss Teeling entered the United States Air Force...
Jack Mccloskey
Jun 28, 2013
Master Gunnery Sergeant, Jack McCloskey, United States Marine Corps, Retired, passed away peacefully at home on June 28th at the age of 87. Jack was married to the late Marijane (Walsh) McCloskey for 62 years. Jack and Jane met while summering in Nahant in 1946 and married at St. Ignatius Church at Boston College in 1950. They enjoyed sharing their...
Mary C. Porcello
Jun 28, 2013
Salem… Mary Porcello, 89, passed away on Friday June 28, 2013 at the Lafayette Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility in Marblehead. Mary was a lifelong resident of Salem, having lived 87 years in the home she was born in on Pearl Street until she moved to the Bertram House Assisted Living at the Salem Common. Mary's family would like to...
Thomas "Tom" Fauls
Jun 26, 2013
Thomas Patrick, Fauls 65 (University of Notre Dame and University of Illinois), Associate Professor of Advertising and Marketing at Boston University, passed away on Wednesday June 26, 2013. Beloved husband of Brenda Kruse Fauls; son of Carol M. Fauls and the late Thomas B. Fauls; dearest father to Jennie Fauls and Grace Fauls Lombardo (Joseph Lombardo) (daughters of Mary Weiss...
Kathleen Marie (Sweeney) Leahy
Jun 24, 2013
Salem…. Kathleen M. (Sweeney) Leahy, age 81, loving wife of the late F. Gerard "Jerry" Leahy of Salem, died in the Aviv Center for Living in Peabody, constantly surrounded by her family and friends during her illness. A lifelong resident of Salem, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Shortis) Sweeney. Mrs. Leahy was a proud and...
Joshua Bayley Burke
Jun 16, 2013
Joshua Bayley Burke, age 52, died peacefully in his home June 16th. He is survived by his wife Susan Cohen Burke of Beverly, MassachusettsHe was predeceased by his father, William C. Burke, Jr. and is the son of Marjorie W. (Peggy) Burke. Josh attended Marblehead schools, Bridgeton Academy and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA. Although he suffered from...
Irene Boulger Featherstone
Jun 13, 2013
Irene Boulger Featherstone passed away on June 13th, 2013 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Denver, Colorado. Irene was an avid health advocate, horticulturist, artist and reader. She was witty and kind and always ready to share her wisdom. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Born in Salem, Massachusetts on August 23rd, 1915, Irene attended St. Chrettiene...
Theodore Tsoutsouras
Jun 12, 2013
Theodore Tsoutsouras, age 84, husband of Maria (Orditos) Tsoutsouras, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born, raised and educated in Greece, Mr. Tsoutsouras had served as a sergeant private investigator in the Greek Army. He came to the United States in 1957 and began working in the food industry. In 1958...
Joseph Stedman Williams Parker
Jun 10, 2013
Joseph S. W. Parker, Marblehead, Ma Joseph Stedman Williams Parker, of Marblehead, Ma and Southport, Maine, beloved husband of Joan (Falvey) Parker, died Monday evening, June 10th at Salem Hospital surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Margery Cole Moses of Salem, and James P. Parker of Marblehead and Brookline. He was...
Leonard Allen Clark
Jun 10, 2013
Amesbury — Leonard A. Clark, 64, of Waltham, died Monday June 10, following an extended illness. Born in Beverly, he was the son of the late Raymond and Eleanor (Eaton) Clark. He was raised and educated in Salem. Upon the completion of his education, Mr. Clark became a chef and cooked in several Boston area restaurants. Leonard was a free...
Jean Gilbert (Williams) Shepard
Jun 9, 2013
Jean Gilbert (Williams) Shepard age 86 of Marblehead, died on Sunday, June 9th 2013 at the Lafayette Nursing Home, with family by her side. Born, raised and educated in Marblehead, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Hariette Alice (Pedrick) Williams she graduated from Marblehead High School in the Class of 1944. Jean then became a Telephone...
Flora S. (Corra) Crowder
Jun 8, 2013
FLORA SYLVA (CORRA) CROWDER, 95 SALEM- Flora Sylva (Corra) Crowder, age 95, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday June 8, 2013. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Crowder, formerly of Albany NY. Flora was born in New York City, the daughter of Julius and Ida Corra, immigrants from Venice Italy. She spent summers on a farm...
William D. "Billie" Mello
Jun 7, 2013
Peabody... William D. "Billy" Mello, age 63 of Peabody, died unexpectedly in North Shore Medical Center, on Friday evening, June 7, 2013. Born in Peabody the son of the late William and Theresa (Walker) Mello he was raised and educated in Peabody. Following his graduation from Peabody High School he began a long career with the Regional Waste Corporation where...
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