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Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Alma M. Howie, Rn

Alma M. Howie, Rn

Nov 14, 2011

Marblehead.. Alma Martin Howie of Marblehead, beloved wife of the late Robert Lawrence Howie of Marblehead for more than 62 years, died at home on November 14 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Percy Lawrence Martin and Florence Riley Martin. Mrs. Howie was predeceased by two sisters, Janice Martin Brandt and Marilyn Martin Bergevin and...

Anne Marie Bergstrom

Anne Marie Bergstrom

Nov 14, 2011

Salem… Anne Marie Bergstrom, 57, of Salem, passed away early Monday morning at her residence. Born In Everett, daughter of Margaret C. (Whiting) Taddeo of Georgetown and the late Carl Bergstrom, she was raised In Beverly. Anne attended St. Mary's School and graduated from Beverly High School In the class of 1972. Anne was a Certified Home Health Aid for...

Raymond "Buddy" "Kelley" Kelley

Raymond "Buddy" "Kelley" Kelley

Nov 13, 2011

Salem….. Raymond J. "Buddy" "Kelley" Kelley, age 84, husband of the late Theresa G. (Guilablult) of Salem died Sunday November 13, 2011 in Salem Hospital following a long illness. Born in Boston, the son of the late Harold and Marie (St. Jean) Kelley, he was raised and educated in Boston at the Rice School. During World War II Mr. Kelley...

Edward James Lynch

Edward James Lynch

Nov 7, 2011

Salem….. Edward J. Lynch age 19 of Salem, formerly of Marblehead, died unexpectedly Monday November 7, 2011 at home. Born in Clarksville, TN, he was raised and educated in Marblehead. A graduate of Marblehead High School, Class of 2010, Eddie had been awarded the Boston Globe Silver Key Award for his photography. An Irish history buff and gifted writer, he...

Billie Manning Gibson

Billie Manning Gibson

Nov 7, 2011

Wells, ME Billie Manning Gibson, formerly of Salem, died after a brief illness on October 7th at Evergreen Manor in Saco, ME at the age of 92. Born in Peabody in 1919, she lived in Salem for almost seventy years. She considered herself a "Salem Native" despite living the last twenty years of her life in Falls Church, VA and...

Gage Sabra Maher

Gage Sabra Maher

Nov 3, 2011

Salem…… Gage S. (Castle) Maher, age 86, of Salem, widow of the late Edward F. Maher, formerly of Marblehead, died on Thursday, November 3, 2011 in Massachusetts General Hospital, following a brief illness. She and her late husband had shared 38 years of marriage prior to his death. Born and raised in Marblehead the daughter of the late Everett and...

Laureen Marie (Wiswall) Sweeney

Laureen Marie (Wiswall) Sweeney

Oct 29, 2011

PEABODY — Laureen Marie (Wiswall) Sweeney passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 at Lahey in Burlington, following a brief illness. Born in Lynn, June 28, 1956, raised in Peabody before moving to Salem where she lived with her three children. Laureen loved being with her family and was a devoted mother. She is survived by her sons, Patrick and Mathew...

Stephen Richard Femino

Stephen Richard Femino

Oct 29, 2011

Salem... Stephen R. Femino, age 80 son of the late John and Ann (Mangafreda) Femino, both formerly of Salem, died Saturday evening October 29, 2011 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House following a long illness. Born and Raised in Salem, Stephen was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and had graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in...

Marjorie E. (Fellows) Monroe

Marjorie E. (Fellows) Monroe

Oct 23, 2011

Salem…. Marjorie Elizabeth ( Fellows) Munroe, age 91 passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday October 23, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was born June 24, 1920 in Boston, the daughter of the late Henry and Mildred E. (Simmons) Fellows. Mrs. Munroe married the late John W. Munroe with whom she shared 63 wonderful loving years. Together they...

Steven W. Manry

Steven W. Manry

Oct 22, 2011

Salem… Mr. Steven W. Manry, 66, passed away Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 at Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers, MA. He Is survived by his loving wife G. Hannah Stringer. Steven was born in Bradford, PA on November 25, 1944, the son of the late William P. Manry and mother, Dorette D. Manry. The family resided in Rochester New York. Steven...

Steven W. Manry

Steven W. Manry

Oct 22, 2011

Salem… Mr. Steven W. Manry, 66, passed away Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 at Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers, MA. He Is survived by his loving wife G. Hannah Stringer. Steven was born in Bradford, PA on November 25, 1944, the son of the late William P. Manry and mother, Dorette D. Manry. The family resided in Rochester New York. Steven...

Betti Susan (Rose) Babine

Betti Susan (Rose) Babine

Oct 20, 2011

Marblehead…… Surrounded and lovingly embraced by family, Betti (Rose) Babine of Marblehead, died peacefully on October 20th, 2011 after a graceful and courageous battle with cancer. Born on June 6th, 1934 to the late Mildred (Olson-Rose) St. Coeur and Harold Rose, she spent her childhood years in Providence, R.I and later years in Cambridge, MA. She graduated from Cambridge High...

James N. Craig

James N. Craig

Oct 9, 2011

Marblehead……. On Sunday, October 9, 2011, James N. Craig of Marblehead, passed away at the age of 94. James was a retired, Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force, husband of the late Danielle (Barreyre) Craig, and father of John Craig. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Nelson and Lilly Craig. James graduated from GlenNor High...

William R. Niland

William R. Niland

Oct 6, 2011

Salem….. William R. "Mike" Niland, age 90, of Salem died Thursday evening in the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Salem, he was born in Salem the son of the late Michael and Ellen A. (Connors) Niland and was raised and educated in Salem Schools. Once Mr. Niland completed his education, he was employed...

Henry Francis Keresey

Henry Francis Keresey

Oct 2, 2011

Salem…… Henry F. Keresey, age 78, husband of Elizabeth "Polly" (Clement) Keresey of Salem, died at home early Sunday morning following a brief illness. On October 22, he and his wife would have celebrated 56 years of marriage. Born in Gardner, MA the son of the late Henry and Edna (Holm) Keresey, Sr., he was educated in local schools. Once...

Charles H Spiecher

Charles H Spiecher

Sep 20, 2011

Salem..... Charles H Speicher Sr, 83, died Friday September 23,2011 after a brief illness at Grosvenor Park Nursing Home in Salem Ma. with his family by his side. Charles was born on October 11, 1927 in West Reading PA. the son of the late Alvin and Edna (Rapp) Speicher . He graduated from Mulenburg High School in 1945 and enlisted...

Brenda Elena (Grace) Hayes

Brenda Elena (Grace) Hayes

Sep 17, 2011

SALEM — Brenda Elena (Grace) Hayes, 94, formerly of Salem, wife of the late Warren J. Hayes passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 in her residence at Putnam Farm in Danvers. A graduate of St. Chretienne's Academy and Salem Hospital School of Nursing, she spent her life caring for others in private duty nursing and maintained her nursing credentials...

Eileen L. (Dolan) Flynn

Eileen L. (Dolan) Flynn

Sep 15, 2011

SALEM — Eileen L. (Dolan) Flynn, age 87, wife of the late James E. Flynn of Salem, died at home unexpectedly Thursday morning, Sept. 15, 2011. Born and raised in Salem, the daughter of the late H. Francis and Alice (Reagan) Dolan, she was educated in St. James Grammar and High School. Mrs. Flynn then became a secretary at General...

David Phillips, R.N.

David Phillips, R.N.

Sep 6, 2011

Salem….. David Phillips, RN age 61, of Salem died at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, .Tuesday evening, September 6, 2011. Born in the son of the late James and Shirley (Garland) Phillips, he was raised and educated in Salem. A graduate of Bishop Fenwick High School and member of its swim team, Mr. Phillips had attend the University of Maine,...

Margaret S. (Denis) Gillam

Margaret S. (Denis) Gillam

Sep 6, 2011

Margaret S. (Denis) Gillam, beloved wife of Cdr. Harold R. Gillam and mother of Harold R. Gillam III and Joseph W. Gillam, died peacefully in her sleep on September 6, 2011, after a sudden illness. She was the daughter of Joseph D. Kelleher, a native of Rathmore, Co. Kerry, Ireland, and Mildred A. Watson, of Massachusetts. Margaret, also known as...

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