Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Carl R. Pierce
Jun 30, 2011
Marblehead….. Carl R. Pierce, age 91, husband for 72 years of Barbara (Jackson) Pierce of Marblehead died Thursday morning in the Aviv Center for Living, Swampscott following a brief illness. A "Header" he was born in Marblehead the son of the late Alden and Elsa (Nyberg) Pierce. Mr. Pierce was educated in the local schools and had graduated from St....
Audrey Mace Christensen
Jun 26, 2011
Marblehead….. Audrey Mace Christensen, age 85, wife of the late Harry Christensen of Marblehead, died Sunday morning in the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home following a long illness. A true "Header" she was born in Marblehead the daughter of the late Raymond and Marion (Graves) Mace. Mrs. Christensen was educated in Marblehead elementary school and was graduated from Marblehead High School....
Anthony A. "Tony" Albano
Jun 26, 2011
Salem….. Anthony L. "Tony" Albano, age 61, husband of Lisa Mae (Pitman) Albano of Salem died Sunday June 26, 2011 in the North Shore Medical Center. Born in Peabody the son of Anthony Albano of Peabody and the late Pauline E. (Levesque) Albano he was raised by his mother and his step father, the late John Lombardi. Following his graduation...
Marian Moriarty
Jun 13, 2011
Marian E. Moriarty – 93 Passed away peacefully, June 13 at Ledgewood Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center. Marian was born in Flushing, NY on May 6, 1918, daughter of James and Helen Moriarty and sister of Helen (Moriarty) Murphy. She was married to Arthur Dooley of New York. She was a parishioner at St. Andrew Avellino RC Church in Flushing....
Lewis C. Landolfi
Jun 13, 2011
Peabody…. Lewis (Louie) C. Landolfi, age 90. Husband of the late Margaret (DeFrancesco) Landolfi of Peabody, died Monday June 13, 2011 at Rosewood Nursing Home, Peabody. Born in Danvers, the son of the late Joseph and Concetta (Paglia) Landolphi, he was raised and educated in Beverly. Once he completed his education, Mr. Landolfi became employed by the A.C. Lawrence Leather...
Karen L Lord
Jun 10, 2011
Salem…. Karen L Lord age 53, loving and devoted wife (common law) of Joseph Jennings of Salem died in the Kaplan Family Hospice House on Friday afternoon following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in New Haven, CT the daughter of the late Robert G and Edith M. (Roach) Lord and raised and educated in Salem (MA) schools....
Susan J.A. Redfield
Jun 3, 2011
Marblehead….. Susan J. A. Redfield, age 75, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2011, surrounded by the love of her family, in her home after a brief illness. Born in Dover, England she was the daughter of the late Cecil Gross MD and Elsa Gross. She came to the United States and graduated from Tufts University in 1958, where she...
Beverlee Seamans Douglass
May 30, 2011
Marblehead…… Beverlee Seamans Douglass, age 73, wife of the late William Douglass of Marblehead died peacefully at home on Monday, May 30, 2011 following a long battle with cancer. Born in Haverhill, the daughter of the late Morris and Lois (Howe) Seamans, Mrs. Douglass was raised and educated in St. Petersburg, FL. There she graduated from high school, and was...
Stephen Hayes
May 28, 2011
SALEM — Dr. Stephen D. Hayes, of Salem, died on Saturday, May 28, 2011 surrounded by his family after a long struggle with cancer of the appendix. He sadly leaves his beloved wife, Clare (Doyle), who has been his soul mate for nearly 50 years along with his two wonderful sons, Steve and Jared, and Betty Saarela who has been...
Agnes Gertrude Mcgrane
May 27, 2011
Salem …… Agnes G. (Thibault) (Dolliver) McGrane, age 91, died at home Friday morning, May 27, 2011 surrounded by family. Born and raised in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Adams) Thibault. She was predeceased by her husbands Robert C. Dolliver and Robert W. McGrane. She attended and graduated from St. James Grammar and High...
Rita Claire Donovan
May 26, 2011
Marblehead …… Rita Claire Donovan age 65, a well known local artist, died at home Thursday morning, May 26, 2011. Born in Boston , the daughter of Rita M. (McCluskey) Donovan of Lawrence and the late Francis L. Donovan, she was raised in Methuen , graduating from Tenney High School . Miss Donovan then continued her education to become a...
William Harold Dunn, Jr.
May 22, 2011
Middleton…. William H. Dunn, Jr., age 79, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 21, 2011 in an Aruban Hospital surrounded by his loving wife Jeannette M. (Francis) Dunn and his daughter Karen (Dunn) Ferrande. A longtime resident of Marblehead, he was born in Salem on December 5, 1931, the son of the late William H. Dunn, Sr. and the late...
John Robert Hartigan
May 20, 2011
Peabody….. John Robert "J5" Hartigan age 47 of Peabody died in the Kaplan Family Hospice House early Friday morning with his loving wife Joyce at his side. Born in Lynn the son of the late John J. and Dorothy E. (Stickney) Hartigan, he attended local schools. Once he completed his education at Lynn Classical High School, John began what has...
Margaret C (Moynihan) Swiniarski
May 18, 2011
Salem….. Margaret C. (Moynihan) Swiniarski, age 84 wife of the late Stanley Swiniarski of Salem died at home on Wednesday May 18, 2011 following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Salem, she was born in and raised in Salem the daughter of the late Francis and Margaret (Poor) Moynihan. Following her graduation from Salem High School, Mrs. Swiniarski joined...
Stephanie Lauren Carpenter
May 15, 2011
Salem, MA Stephanie Lauren, LMT, NCTMB, age 26, of Salem passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2011. Born in Red Bank, NJ, the daughter of Karen Koerner Carpenter of Swampscott, MA and Stephen E. Carpenter of Arundel, ME. Her love of people had become apparent at an early age, as witnessed by becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild...
Rita Blanche Creighton
May 12, 2011
Marblehead Rita Blanche (Tanquay) Creighton, lifelong resident of Marblehead, died at her home on May 12 from complications of a brain tumor. She was the wife of late retired Fire Chief Edward Creighton with whom she shared 55 years of marriage prior to his death in 2002. Born September, 1922, she was the daughter of William and Delima (Jean) Tanquay....
James Francis Hanlon
May 6, 2011
James F. Hanlon James Hanlon, 83, Husband of Mary F. (Nolan) Hanlon, passed away peacefully on May 6th, 2011 at the North Shore Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Lynn on June 15, 1927, son of Peter M. Hanlon of Carlingford, Ireland and Ella Ireson of Massachusetts. He graduated from Saugus High School and was drafted...
Joseph J. Hurley
May 6, 2011
Framingham….. Retired Former First Assistant Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Joseph James Hurley, age 88, of Framingham died May 6, 2011 at Twin Oaks Care and Rehabilitation Center in Danvers, Mass surrounded by his family. He was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Jean F. (Welch) Hurley in 1996. He was born September 13, 1922, the son...
Joseph J. Hurley
May 6, 2011
Framingham….. Retired Former First Assistant Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Joseph James Hurley, age 88, of Framingham died May 6, 2011 at Twin Oaks Care and Rehabilitation Center in Danvers, Mass surrounded by his family. He was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Jean F. (Welch) Hurley in 1996. He was born September 13, 1922, the son...
James Francis Hanlon
May 6, 2011
James F. Hanlon James Hanlon, 83, Husband of Mary F. (Nolan) Hanlon, passed away peacefully on May 6th, 2011 at the North Shore Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Lynn on June 15, 1927, son of Peter M. Hanlon of Carlingford, Ireland and Ella Ireson of Massachusetts. He graduated from Saugus High School and was drafted...
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