Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Rev. Herbert Allen Fisher
Apr 21, 2011
Beverly …. Reverend Herbert A. Fisher, age 88 years, husband of Helen F. (Hissong) Fisher, died early Thursday morning, April 21, 2011 at Blueberry Hill Health Care. Born in Ithaca, NY, son of the late Gilbert W. and Laura Salome (Johnson) Fisher, he was raised in Florida and Michigan. Reverend Fisher graduated from Marshall High School in Michigan. Following High...
Annette Margaret (Dillon) Coughlin
Apr 21, 2011
Salem….. Annette M. (Dillon) Coughlin, of Salem, died peacefully and gracefully in her home on Thursday, April 21, just days away from her sixty-fourth birthday. Born in Dublin, Ireland, on April 30, 1947, she was a frequent visitor to the United States before settling permanently in Massachusetts in 1971. She immediately became adored by her nieces and nephew with whom...
Anthony "Tony" Bianchi
Apr 18, 2011
Peabody…. Anthony "Tony" Bianchi, age 86, died Tuesday afternoon April 18, 2011 at Brooksby Village Renaissance Gardens in Peabody. Born in Salem, son of the late Angelo and Concetta (Pasqualini) Bianchi, he was raised in Lynn and graduated from Classical High School, Lynn in the class of 1943. Following High School, Tony was drafted into the United States Army and...
Sheila J. Feilteau
Apr 18, 2011
Salem…. Sheila J. Feilteau, age 48, of Salem died Monday, April 18, 2011 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers surrounded by her loving family. A lifelong resident of Salem, she was born in Salem the daughter of Robert R. Feilteau of Salem and the late Patricia (McCalsky) Feilteau. Sheila was educated at Salem High School and later was a...
J. Jodeph Gilligan
Apr 17, 2011
Bridgeton, ME Attorney J. Joseph Gilligan, age 84, of Bridgeton, Maine, formerly of Salem, husband of the late Rosemary D. (Welch) Gilligan died Sunday evening, April 18, 2011 in Hunt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Danvers. Born in Salem the son of the late James and Madeline (Currier) Gilligan, he was raised and educated in Salem. Following his graduation from Salem...
J. Joseph Gilligan
Apr 17, 2011
Bridgeton, ME Attorney J. Joseph Gilligan, age 84, of Bridgeton, Maine, formerly of Salem, husband of the late Rosemary D. (Welch) Gilligan died Sunday evening, April 18, 2011 in Hunt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Danvers. Born in Salem the son of the late James and Madeline (Currier) Gilligan, he was raised and educated in Salem. Following his graduation from Salem...
Edward Arthur Jones, Jr.
Apr 17, 2011
Southampton & Brooklyn , NY…. Edward A. Jones, Jr., age 72, long time life companion of E. Alexandra von Stackelberg and father of their daughter, Lorelei Jane Temple von Stackleberg Jones of Brooklyn, NY, died Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Radius Specialty Hospital in Roxbury, MA. Born in Salem, son of the late Edward A. and Jane (Troy) Jones, he...
Michael Frisch
Apr 15, 2011
Salem….. Mass. Bay Commuter Rail Conductor (Newburyport/Rockport Line) Michael Frisch, age 65 of Salem, died Friday , April 15, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, following a brief illness. Born in Peabody, the son of Alfred J. Frisch, now of New Smyrna Beach, FL, and the late Rosemary A. (Brawley) Frisch, he was raised and educated in Springfield, MA,...
James D. Cronin
Apr 12, 2011
Peabody James D. Cronin, 77, of Peabody, formerly of Salem, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2011, from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was surrounded by his wife of 55 years, Mary (Lynch) Cronin, and their four children. Born July 3, 1933 in Salem, Jim was the son of the late Salem Police Officer Jeremiah Cronin and his wife Mary...
Gwenna A (Matthews) Bergeron
Apr 11, 2011
Marblehead……. Gwenna A. (Matthews) Bergeron, age 88, wife of the late Kenneth Bergeron of Marblehead, died Monday evening at North Shore Medical Center, Salem after being stricken at home. Born in Lynn the daughter of the late Leroy and Gladys (White) Matthews, she was raised in Marblehead and graduated from Marblehead High School. Mrs. Bergeron grew up enjoying dance and...
Jeanne D'Arc Nyberg
Apr 9, 2011
Marblehead……. Jeanne D'Arc (Sigsworth) Nyberg, age 99, wife of the late Andrew Nyberg, formerly of 281 Washington Street, Marblehead, more recently of Evesham Township, NJ died Saturday, April 9, 2011 in the Lakewood at Voorhees Nursing Home. Mrs. Nyberg was born January, 1912, in Newport, Prince Edward Island, Canada the eldest of six children of the late Sea Captain William...
John Austin Corning, Sr.
Apr 6, 2011
Salem…. John A. Corning, age 85, beloved husband of Corinne Marie (St. Pierre) Corning, of Salem died on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in the Bedford Veteran's Hospital following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Salem, he was the son of the late John I. and Johannah K. (Browne) Corning. Mr. Corning proudly served his country as a member of...
Belva L. (Hughton) Maitland
Apr 4, 2011
Marblehead……. Belva L. (Houghton) Maitland, born October 31, 1918, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 4, 2011. She was predeceased by her husband of 70 years and daughter Jean. She will be remembered as a kind and wonderful mother of six and was well known for her culinary skills and famously known for ice tea served in...
Margaret Downey Chadwick
Apr 4, 2011
Marblehead…… Margaret E. (Downey) Chadwick, age 93, wife of the late Lester Chadwick of Marblehead died at home on Monday evening April 4, 2011 at home surrounded by her family. A lifelong resident of Marblehead she was born in Marblehead, the daughter of the late Thomas R. and Helen E. (Mullen) Downey, Mrs. Chadwick took great pride in her family...
Elizabeth Anne (Weed) Glenn
Mar 30, 2011
Manchester, NH Elisabeth, Ann (Weed) Glenn, age 43, wife of Bryan Glenn, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Candia, NH. Born in Salem the daughter of Barry and Lee (Bartlett) Weed, of Marblehead, Elisabeth was graduated from Marblehead High School in the Class of 1985 and received both her...
Antonio Silva
Mar 30, 2011
Peabody…… Antonio Silva, age 92, husband of the late Maria (Mota) Silva of Peabody, died Wednesday March 30, 2011 in the Danvers Radius Health Care following a long illness. He was born and raised on the island of Gaciosa in the Azores, the son of the late Antonio and Helen (Sousa) Silva. Mr. Silva later moved for his work to...
Oscar Swecker
Mar 25, 2011
Salem….. Oscar Palmer Swecker, age 89, loving husband for 65 years of Elma Becker Swecker, of Salem, MA and Arundel, ME died Friday, March 25, 2011 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House Danvers, surrounded by his family. Born in Harrisonburg, VA. the son of the late Charles and Lethia (Kite) Swecker, he was educated in local schools. Mr. Swecker received...
Doreen Quillen
Mar 25, 2011
Peabody... Doreen (Lemieux) Quillen, 54, of Peabody, passed away with her family by her side on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Marblehead on October 18, 1956, she was the beloved daughter of Leonard and Mary (Spell) Lemieux. Doreen was educated in the Marblehead Public School System and for the last several...
James F. Elliott
Mar 24, 2011
Marblehead …… . Retired Marblehead Police Department Inspector James F. Elliott age 71 of Marblehead died Thursday, March, 24, 2011 in North Shore Medical Center , Lynn . Born in Cambridge , Ma the son of the late Henry and Louise (Durant) he was raised in the Mission Hill section of Boston . Following High School Inspector Elliott joined the...
Kent Martin Barlett
Mar 23, 2011
Salem ….. Kent Martin Bartlett, age 51 of Salem died at home unexpectedly, Wednesday, March 23, 2011. He was born, raised and educated in Beverly the son of the late Vernon B. and Helen E. (Johnson) Bartlett. Following his graduation from Beverly High School Class of 1978, Kent volunteered helping others at the Salvation Army in Salem . Kent also...
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