Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Helen Maria Cappuccio
Oct 30, 2012
Salem……. Helen M. (Ellard) Cappuccio, age 76, wife of the late George Leo Cappuccio of Salem died Tuesday morning in the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home, Salem. Born, raised and educated in Salem the daughter of the late Denis and Margaret (O'Brien) Ellard, she had attended St. James Grammar school and was graduated from St James High School. Once she completed...
Thomas John Pollard
Oct 29, 2012
Thomas J Pollard, of Marblehead, died suddenly Saturday, October 27, 2012. Born in Boston on 3/10/66, he was a lifelong resident of Marblehead. Thomas was graduated from St. John's Prep, Danvers in the Class of 1984 and received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in the class of 1988. He graduated from Emory University with an MBA in Operations in...
Rosamond Edith Brissette
Oct 24, 2012
Salem…. Rosamond E. Brissette, age 90, formerly of Salem, died in the Lafayette Nursing Home, Marblehead, Wednesday, October 24, 2012 following a brief illness. Roz was a kind and loving person with a great sense of humor. Born in Salem, the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Rose (Barry) Brissette, she had attended Salem schools and was a graduate...
Beverly Benson Seamans
Oct 22, 2012
Beverly Benson Seamans, well-known Marblehead sculptor with pieces spanning from Boston's North Shore to Paris, France, died October 22 after a brief illness, nine days before her 84th birthday. Mrs. Seamans' nearly 50-year career as an artist is most noted for her ability to capture a graceful moment in time, particularly through her bronze sculptures of birds in flight and...
Marie (Blake) Cashman
Oct 21, 2012
Marblehead…… Marie (Blake) Cashman, age 91 wife of the late Leonard J. Cashman of Marblehead, died on Sunday, October 21, 2012, in the Devereux House Nursing Home. Born in Salem, the daughter of the late James and Alice (Mulcahy) Blake, she was raised and educated in Marblehead, graduating from Marblehead High School in the Class of 1939. Mrs. Cashman had...
Michael P. Gannon
Oct 21, 2012
Salem… Michael P. Gannon, age 65, died Sunday evening October 21, 2012 at the North Shore Medical Center – Salem Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Boston, son of the late George W. and Olive (Kingsbury) Gannon, Michael was raised in Lexington and graduated Lexington High School in the class of 1965. Following High School, Michael graduated from Massachusetts...
Barbara Ann (Carbon) Kennedy
Oct 18, 2012
Salem…. Barbara Ann (Carbon) Kennedy, age 70, wife of Robert P. Kennedy of Salem, died Thursday morning, October 18, 2012 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers surrounded by her family. Born in Winthrop, the daughter of the late Elmer Frederick and Mary Josephine (Fewer) Carbon, Mrs. Kennedy graduated from Winthrop High School the Class of 1958. After moving to...
Dominic J. "Jersey" Demartino
Oct 18, 2012
Salem…… Dominic J. "Jersey" DeMartino age 18 of Salem formerly of New Jersey, died Thursday, October 18, 2012 from injuries sustained from a train accident. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was raised and educated in Barnegat, NJ until moving to Salem four years ago. Dominic was a frequently seen around Salem and Beverly pursing his passion for skateboarding....
Bridgit Lee Mckeough
Oct 17, 2012
Middleton…… Bridgit Lee (Grimes) McKeough, age 39, of Middleton, died unexpectedly in Lahey Clinic Burlington. Born in Beverly the daughter of Jacquelyn (Garvey) Grimes of Peabody and the late Edward Grimes, she was raised in Salem. For three years, Bridgit attended at Essex Agricultural and Technical School where she pursued what has been a lifelong passion of animals. She then...
Fred K. Finkel
Oct 17, 2012
Marblehead... Fred Finkel, well known jeweler, goldsmith/silversmith in Marblehead died Oct 17 from injuries sustained after a motorcycle accident several days earlier. He was 64. He was born and raised in Meriden Ct, son of Faye and Jack Finkel and graduated in 1966 from Platt High School. While attending Brandeis University, he developed an interest in metals and gems and...
Manuel Quadros
Oct 15, 2012
Peabody….. Manuel Quadros, age 51 of Peabody died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday October 15, 2012. Born on Portugal's Island of Graciosa in the Azores, he is the son of the late Orlando and Maria (Correia) Quadros. Mr. Quadros was raised and educated in Salem and later in Peabody. A former employee of Altron in Wilmington, he enjoyed music...
Christopher F. Dresios
Oct 11, 2012
Danvers……. Christopher F. Dresios, age 54, of Danvers, formerly of Salem, died unexpectedly at Tarrget in Danvers, where he was currently employed. Born in Lynn, the son of the late Sameul and Irene (Sanka) Dresios, he was raised and educated in Salem, graduating from Salem High School in the Class of 1976. Mr. Dresios attended Salem State College and was...
David J. "Mushi Mush" Gordon
Oct 5, 2012
Salem David J. "Mushi Mush" Gordon age 58, of Salem, died at home surrounded by his loving family early Friday morning, October 5, 2012 following a brief battle with cancer. Born in Lynn, he is the son of Sachiko "Sue" Marohushi Carroll of Salem and the late George Gordon. He had attended Sacred Heart Parochial Elementary School in Lynn, Mass....
James M. Pennock, Sr.
Oct 1, 2012
James M Pennock Sr. (Jim) AKA Grumpy, died just after midnight on Monday 1 October 2012. He was in Marblehead, MA at The Lafayette with his family. Jim was 92 years old and had been saying for the past 5 years, "I'm satisfied, I've had a good ride." He was a great father and friend and joker with an admirable...
James Marlin Pennock, Sr.
Oct 1, 2012
James M Pennock Sr. (Jim) AKA Grumpy, died just after midnight on Monday 1 October 2012. He was in Marblehead, MA at The Lafayette with his family. Jim was 92 years old and had been saying for the past 5 years, "I'm satisfied, I've had a good ride." He was a great father and friend and joker with an admirable...
Joao S. "John" Ortins
Sep 30, 2012
Joao S. "John" Ortins, age 80, husband of Odelta (Bettencourt) Ortins, died at home early Sunday morning, September 30, 2012 after a long term illness. Born on the Island of Graciosa in Azores Portugal, the son of the late Manuel Acurcio and Olivia do Sacramento Ortins he attended local schools and also helped to care for his sister in his...
Benjamin Scott Henderson
Sep 29, 2012
Salem….. Benjamin "Ben" Scott Henderson, age 22, of Salem, died unexpectedly in Salem on Saturday night, September 29, 2012. Born in Salem, Ben is the son of Mary Brennan Strong of Salem and Scott Henderson of Salem he graduated from Salem High School in the Class of 2009. A loving son and brother with a positive attitude, he always had...
Clara M. "Dolly" (Juliano) Kershaw
Sep 27, 2012
Clara M. " Dolly" (Juliano) Kershaw age 89, wife of the late Leo Kershaw, a longtime resident of Framingham, more recently of Salem died in the Blueberry Hill Nursing Home, Beverly following a long illness. Born in East Boston. The daughter of the late Vincent and Anna ( Grant) Juliano, she was raised and educated in Dorchester, Ma. For 25...
Todd M. Dunajski
Sep 25, 2012
Salem, in loving memory of... Todd M. Dunajski, age 37, of Salem, who passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in North Shore Medical Center, Salem. He had been a resident of Lynn for the past two years. Born and raised in Salem the son of Patricia Dunajski of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Timothy Hagen...
Patricia (Mcneill) Lang
Sep 25, 2012
Patricia (McNeill) Lang, age 86, formerly of Salem and Seabrook, NH, loving wife of Eugene D. Lang with whom she shared 68 years of marriage, died Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at her residence in Topsfield surrounded by her loving family. Born in Salem, Mrs. Lang was the daughter of the late Guy A. and C. Estelle (Cottle) McNeill. She was...
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