Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Duarte Lopes Barros
Jul 11, 2012
Peabody… Duarte Lopes Barros, age 83, died Wednesday morning July 11, 2012 at Salem Hospital. Born in Portugal, son of the late Francisco and Eufemia (Morais) Barros. Once he completed his education in Portugal he served in the Army. He later was employed as a truck driver and emigrated to the the United States. He settled in Peabody and became...
Hilda M. Leavitt Thompson
Jul 11, 2012
Marblehead….. Hilda M. (Leavitt) Thompson, age 86, wife of the late Robert Thompson, of Marblehead died at Grosvenor Park Nursing Home, Salem on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 following a short illness. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Ralph and Margaret (Reilly) Leavitt, she was educated in local schools, graduating from Salem High School in the Class of 1943....
John D. "Jack" Hodges, Jr.
Jul 10, 2012
Tewksbury….. Attorney John D. "Jack" Hodges, Jr. age 67 of Tewksbury, formerly of Manchester, died at the Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston, Tuesday morning, July 10, 2012. Born in Somerville, the son of the late John Dean and Lillian (Ryan) Hodges , he was raised and educated in Newton and was graduated from Noble and Greenough, where he had...
Anastasia K. Marketos
Jul 9, 2012
Lynn… Anastasia K. (Kantouros) Marketos, age 82, wife of the late Charles Marketos, formerly of Worcester, more recently of Life Care in Lynn, died early Monday morning, July 9, 2012 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House. Born in Kili, Evia, Greece, she was educated in local schools and married her late husband. In hopes of making a better life, her...
Loretta (Anderlorhr) Baillie
Jul 9, 2012
Swampscott….. Loretta (Anderlorhr) Baillie, age 82, wife of the late Joseph Baillie, Sr. of Swampscott, formerly of Marblehead, died at North Shore Medical Center, Salem following a brief illness. Born in Mishawaka, Indiana the daughter of the late Joseph and Pauline (Blum) Anderlohr, she attended local schools. Following her graduation from high school, Mrs, Baillie completed her nurse training, married...
Joseph Matthew Mahoney
Jul 7, 2012
Danvers… Joseph Matthew Mahoney died at home in Danvers on Saturday evening, July 7, 2012. He was 90 years' old. Joe was born in Salem, Massachusetts on September 14, 1921, to the late Mary Kellaghan, formerly of Shrule, County Mayo, Ireland and John J. Mahoney, formerly of Ballyporeen, County Tipperary, Ireland. He was the husband of Norma J. (Nihan) Mahoney,...
Kenneth George Burda
Jul 6, 2012
Peabody….. Kenneth George "Ken" Burda, age 45 of Peabody, died Friday July 6, 2012 in the Hunt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Danvers following and illness of several months. Born in Salem the son of George Burda of Georgetown and the late Cynthia (Candeas) Mallard, he was raised and educated in Peabody elementary schools and High School. Ken had worked with...
James Lawrence Buckley
Jul 5, 2012
Danvers….. James L Buckley, age 76, of Danvers died Thursday July 5, 2012 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House. Born in Salem the son of the late William V. and Anna E. (Wells) Buckley, he was educated in Salem schools, graduating from Salem High School in the Class of 1954. Following his graduation, his first job was at the City...
James Richard Hayes
Jul 3, 2012
Seabrook, NH… James "Jim" R. Hayes, age 67, of Seabrook, NH, died unexpectedly on July 3, 2012 following injuries sustained in an automobile accident in New Hampshire. Born in Salem,and also a long time resident, he was the son of Doris (LeTarte) Hayes and the late Robert Hayes, he attended local elementary schools, graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School and...
David Michael Mccusker
Jun 30, 2012
Salem… David Michael McCusker, age 45 of Salem , a long time resident of Marblehead died unexpectedly, Saturday June 30, 2012. Son of the late Walter and Mary Elizabeth "Betty"(Rafferty) McCusker, David was born in Arlington and was raised and educated in Marblehead. Following his graduation from MHS, David graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Class of 1989) where he...
Eileen Mary White
Jun 28, 2012
Salem…… Eileen M (Jennings) White, age 87, wife of the late James White, of Salem died in the North Shore Medical Center, Salem following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Salem, and parishioner of St. James Church, she was born and raised in Salem the daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret (Leahy) Jennings. White attended St James Grammar...
Paul W. Beausoleil
Jun 23, 2012
Salem … Paul W. Beausoleil, age 58, loving husband of the late Esther Marie (Woodruff) Beausoleil, died unexpectedly on Saturday June 23, 2012 at North Shore Medical Center , Salem Hospital . Born in Peabody, Mr. Beausoleil was the son of the late Raymond and Irene (Nault) Beausoleil. He was a graduate of Salem High School in the class of...
John Seman Andrews
Jun 23, 2012
Salem … John Seman Andrews, age 59, of Salem died Saturday morning, June 23, 2012 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a brief and courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Andrews was born in Salem and was the son of the late George and Rose Andrews and attended local schools. A graduate of Salem High School in the Class...
Michael James Kelleher
Jun 23, 2012
Salem… Michael J. Kelleher, age 60, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 23, 2012. Born in Salem, Michael was the son of the late Francis J. and Anne T. (Kennedy) Kelleher. Mr. Kelleher was a graduate of Salem High School and had been a resident of the City all of his life. Following High School, Mr. Kelleher attended Connecticut College in New...
Harry Ellis Tozier
Jun 23, 2012
Danvers….. Harry E. Tozier, age 81, husband of the late Edna A (Jodoin) Tozier of Danvers, died at the Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Gloucester following a lengthy illness. Born in Patten, Maine, the son of the late Wilbert and Emily (Ellis) Tozier, he was raised and educated in Beverly graduating from Beverly High School, Class of 1949, where he...
Ralph Chester Lapham
Jun 18, 2012
Salem….. Ralph C. Lapham, age 102, of Salem husband of the late Louise Swan (Dailey) Lapham (who was born in Beverly) of Salem died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on Monday June 18, 2012. Born in Salem the son of the late Louis Silas and Agnes Nora (Goodspeed) Lapham, he was raised and educated in Salem. Mr. Lapham attended...
Catalina Sara Cordeiro
Jun 16, 2012
Beverly… Catalina Sara Cordeiro, nine months, died unexpectedly at her home following a long illness. Born in Beverly, Catalina was the loving daughter who brought love and compassion to her parents, Joseph Bettencourt Cordeiro and Deborah Jean (Holmes) Cordeiro. Catalina was a loveable child, full of joy and always smiling. She loved her big sister Sofia. Elmo and crinkly toys...
Edward "Ed" Fleming
Jun 14, 2012
Lynn… Edward "Ed" C. Fleming age 80, husband of Susan J. (Callahan) Fleming of Lynn died June 14, 2012 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born in New York, NY the son of the late Patrick and Matilda (Burke) Fleming he was a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School and received his...
Maryann L. Hunt
Jun 12, 2012
Salem... Maryann L. Hunt, age 75, wife of the late Marshall Stacey Hunt of Salem died unexpectedly at North Shore Medical Center on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Roger and Edith (Lee) L'Italien, she had attended local schools. Once she completed her education at Salem High School, Mrs. Hunt married and began her...
Samson Osayamen Aroko
Jun 9, 2012
Salem… Samson Osayamen Aroko, age 55, husband of Faith (Osaigbovo) Aroko, died Saturday afternoon, June 9, 2012 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a long illness. Born in Benin City ,Edo State ,Nigeria, the son of the late Chief Izedomwen and the late Victoria Imieromuiye Idahosa, he was raised in Nigeria where he attended local schools and...
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