Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Alfred J. "Fred" Casey
Dec 30, 2012
Alfred J. "Fred" Casey, 72, of Salem, MA passed away peacefully on December 30, 2012, following a battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Lynn, the son of the late Alfred J. and Lillian (King) Casey, he attended local elementary schools. He was a graduate of Lynn English High School Class of 1958, where he was Co-Captain of the football team....
Francis C. Pappalardo
Dec 30, 2012
Salem…… Francis C. Pappalardo, age 93, husband of the late Dora (Brault) Pappalardo, of Salem died on Saturday December 29, 2012 in the Lafayette Nursing Home Marblehead. Born in Salem the son of the late Joseph and Edith (Gattinella) Pappalardo, he was raised and educated in Salem schools. During World War II he proudly joined the United States Army. Following...
Paul V. Nelson
Dec 29, 2012
Salem Paul V. Nelson age 62 of Salem died unexpectedly in Beverly Hospital on Saturday December 29, 2012. Born in Salem the son of the late Clarence and Beatrice ( Dorval) Nelson, Jr. he was raised and educated in Salem Schools. In his youth he sold newspapers for several years intersection of Washington and Bridge Streets. Following his graduation from...
Sylvia A. (Yudin) Pierce
Dec 29, 2012
Beverly… Sylvia A. (Yudin) Pierce, age 92 years, loving wife of the late Attorney Carl Pierce, died December 29, 2012 at the Cedar Glen Nursing Home in Danvers. Born in Beverly, daughter of the late Hyman and Edith A. (Rosenbloom) Yudin, she was raised in Beverly where she lived most of her life. Mrs. Pierce was a teacher in the...
Thomas James Malerba
Dec 29, 2012
Thomas J. Malerba, age 63 of Salem died at Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers, early Friday morning December 28, 2012 surrounded by his family. Born in Boston the son of the late Anthony and Rose (Sarro) Malerba, he was raised and educated in East Boston. Mr. Malerba attended the Samuel Adams and Donald McKay Schools prior to beginning his career...
Anthony P. Darosa
Dec 28, 2012
Peabody……. Antonio P. DaRosa, age 82 of Peabody, loving husband for 37 years of Maria (Medieros) DaRosa , died in North Shore Medical Center, Friday following a brief illness. Born and raised on the Island of Pico in the Azores, he was a hardworking man who grew up learning many local skills including fishing, gardening, farming and making wine. In...
Woodbury I. Tompkins
Dec 27, 2012
Salem….. Woodbury I. Tompkins age 84, loving and devoted husband of Elizabeth "Betty" (Schuble) Tompkins, died on December 27, 2012, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, following injuries he sustained as a pedestrian on North St, Salem. Born in Beverly, the son of the late Woodbury G. and Dorothea (Burkinshaw) Tompkins, he was raised and educated in local Beverly schools. Following...
John H. "Jack" Leary
Dec 26, 2012
Marblehead… John "Jack" H. Leary died December 26, 2012 at Grosvenor's Park nursing home in Salem. He was the son of the late Charles and Mary Leary of Marblehead. Born in Swampscott on June 23, 1921, Jack grew up there and then made his home in Marblehead. He attended Marblehead schools through his sophomore year of high school, transferring to...
Arthur J. Foye, Jr.
Dec 25, 2012
Marblehead… Arthur J. Foye, Jr., age 72, died Tuesday December 25, 2012 at the VA Hospital in West Roxbury. Born in Boston, son of the late Arthur J. Foye Sr. and the late Helen B. (Coughlin) Foye, he was raised in Marblehead and was a graduate of Marblehead High School. Following High School, Mr. Foye attended the University of Miami...
Philip John Sciascia
Dec 24, 2012
Salem… Philip J. Sciascia, age 68, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, December 24, 2012. Born in Winchester, Philip was the son of the late Peter and Margaret (Robbins) Sciascia. He was raised in Winchester where he attended public schools. Following his education, Mr. Sciascia entered the United States Army and served his Country during the Vietnam War. Mr....
Mary E. Debettencourt
Dec 19, 2012
Mary E. (Dolan) deBettencourt, age 96, formally of West Newton and Needham, died peacefully in her daughter's home in Marblehead on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Mary lived a full and vibrant life. Mary was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Joseph T. deBettencourt, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage, prior to his death in 1993. She is...
Mildred "Millie" Swiniarski
Dec 16, 2012
Peabody…… Mildred "Millie" Swiniarski age 99, a longtime resident of Danvers and Peabody, died December 16, 2012 in the Cedar Glen Nursing Home, Danvers, surrounded by her family. Born in Lawrence, MA the daughter of the late Joseph and Edith (Gattinella) Pappalardo, she was raised in Salem and attended local schools. Mrs. Swiniarski for 44 years prepared the altar for...
John F. Montoni
Dec 15, 2012
Gloucester… John F. Montoni, age 59, loving husband of Maryjane (Hojnowski) Montoni, died Saturday morning, December 15, 2012 at the Brigham's Hospital in Boston. Jack was born in Chelsea, MA, the loving son of Elizabeth M. (Famico) Montoni of Salem and the late Richard "Chick" Montoni of Beverly. He graduated from Salem High and went on to Cleveland Chiropractic School...
Joseph Arthur Hubbard
Dec 12, 2012
Salem…… Joseph A. Hubbard, age 90 husband of the late Patricia J. (Aulson) Hubbard, with whom he had shared 38 years of marriage, died on December 12, 2012 in Gardner, MA. Born in Boston the son of the late Arthur T. and Delia E. (Eaton) Hubbard, he was raised and educated in Dorchester where he attended local schools. Joseph joined...
Chester Szaro
Dec 12, 2012
Chester J. Szaro of Swampscott, MA, 90 years old, husband of Norma Cummings Szaro, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, after a long and happy life. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey on October 12, 1922, Chester was the son of the late Mathew Szaro and Catherine Szpak Szaro, brother of the late Dr. Stephen E. Szaro, Adolf Szaro and...
Charlotte Homan
Dec 10, 2012
Marblehead……. Charlotte "Chickie" (Rollins) Homan, 86, of Marblehead passed away on December 10 after a lengthy illness. Born in Lynn, MA, she was the daughter of the late Lottie Rollins Walker and her husband Frank Walker; and the late Frank Rollins. She was the wife of the late Richard Homan, Sr. Surveyor of Highways for the Town of Marblehead. She...
Arthur J. Kavanagh, Jr, Md
Dec 8, 2012
Salem…… Arthur J. Kavanagh, age 84, loving husband for 62 years of Theresa (Murphy) Kavanagh, a long time resident of Salem, died at home on Saturday December 8, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was an Obstetrician and Gynecologic Surgeon, born in Peabody, MA on October 19, 1928, the son of the late Arthur and Margaret (Gallagher)Kavanagh, Sr. He grew...
Albert Coleman
Dec 5, 2012
Salem… Albert Coleman, age 79 of Salem, MA died peacefully on December 5, 2012 at home with his loving family by his side. The son of the late Albert S. and Eva M. (Peneau) Coleman. Albert was married for 56 years to his loving wife Mary (Mele) Coleman. Albert served in the both the National Guard and United States Army...
Karl "Mike" Cyr
Dec 3, 2012
Karl "Mike" Cyr, age 78 loving husband of Barbara (Lang) Cyr of Peabody, formerly of Salem died on Monday, December 3, 2012 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House surrounded by his family. Born in Salem, the son of the late Omer and Mary (Cassidy) Cyr, he was raised and educated in Salem, attending St. James Grammar School and graduating from...
Dorothy Jean Longo
Nov 29, 2012
Peabody — On Thursday November 29 we lost our beloved mother and friend Dottie Longo. She passed away at The Kaplan Hospice House in Danvers surrounded by her loving family following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Dottie was born in Boston and always referred to herself as a "Southie". She was the daughter of the late James and Annette...
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