Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Miriam F (Osgood) Bresnahan
Mar 21, 2011
Salem….. Miriam F. (Osgood) Bresnahan, age 90, wife of the late William A. Bresnahan, of Salem, died Monday, March 21, 2011 in the Peabody Glenn Nursing Home following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Salem, she was born in Salem the daughter of the late Harold and Annie (Ellison) Osgood and was educated in Salem schools. Following her graduation...
Barbara I (Randall) Sullivan
Mar 20, 2011
Haverhill… Barbara I. (Randall) Sullivan, age 86 loving wife for 68 years of John Sullivan of Salem, MA, died Sunday afternoon at the Wingate of Haverhill, Nursing Home, in Haverhill, MA following a lengthy illness. Born in Peabody, the daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth (Shepard) Randall, she was educated in Peabody schools, graduating from Peabody High School. Mrs....
Joseph Charles Keohane
Mar 14, 2011
Danvers……. Danvers- Joseph C. Keohane, 81 of Danvers beloved husband of Kathryn A. (McCue) Keohane died peacefully at home on Monday, March 14, 2011. Joseph was born, raised and educated in Easthampton, MA the son of the late Michael and Viva (Weston) Keohane. Following his graduation from high school, he joined the United States Navy, proudly serving as a submariner...
Shannon "Sha" Jean Sullivan
Mar 13, 2011
Salem…. Shannon J. "Sha" (Mari) Sullivan, age 35, wife of Scott Sullivan and mother of Melissa Sullivan died at home March 13, 2011 following a long illness. Born in Boston the daughter of the late Alfred and Marjorie (Moran) Mari she was raised in both Lynn and Salem schools and had attended Salem High School For several years she had...
Wilfred Paul Parent
Mar 12, 2011
Salem…. Wilfred P. Parent, age 77 husband of Laura (Chadbourne) Parent of Salem, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 in the North Shore Medical Center, Salem following a long illness. He and his wife had recently celebrated 52 years of marriage. Born in Salem the son of the late Philip and Annette (Saindon) Parent he was educated in Salem Schools. After...
Mary A (Mccarthy) Rice
Mar 8, 2011
Beverly….. Mary A. (McCarthy) Rice, age 78, of Beverly, former wife of the late Robert C. Rice, died, Tuesday March 8, 2011 in Beverly Hospital. Born in Boston the daughter of the late Richard James and Helen (Quinn) McCarthy, she was raised in Salem. Mrs. Rice had attended Salem schools until her father died and her mom went to work....
Theresa I (Mcgrath) (Carr) Romanick
Mar 2, 2011
SALEM— Theresa Irene Romanick of Salem, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at home surrounded by family. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late John McGrath of Brooklyn NY and Irene McGrath (Michaud). She was raised and educated in Salem and a graduate of St. James High School. She was employed in the City Clerks office as assistant...
May Caroline Dyson
Feb 27, 2011
Marblehead….. May Caroline ( White ) Dyson age 91 wife of the late Lloyd George Dyson, Sr. of Marblehead died Sunday, February 27, 2011 in the Jesmond Nursing Home, Nahant. A true "Header" born in Marblehead at the end of World War I, May 30, 1919 the daughter of the late Alfred A. and Emma (Embree) White at the Hospital...
Sharon Clay (Macarthur) Brophy
Feb 23, 2011
Salem Sharon "Sherri" (Mac Arthur) Brophy, a longtime resident of Salem MA died February 23 surrounded by loved ones at MGH of complications from Viral Pneumonia at the age of 63. Sherri was born in Lynn MA and was the daughter of the late Dorothy Mac Arthur of Marblehead. Sherri shared 45 wonderful years with her husband Paul. She was...
Todd William Thibodeau
Feb 23, 2011
BEVERLY … Todd W. Thibodeau, age 53, died Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Todd was born in Salem, son of Janet E. (Osgood) Thibodeau and the late Albert H. Thibodeau, Jr. He attended Bishop Fenwick High School and a graduated from Salem High School in the class of 1976. He was a great athlete and enjoyed playing high school hockey and...
Francis Raymond Ganey
Feb 20, 2011
Salem….. Francis R. "Frank" Ganey age 85, loving husband for 58 years of Nora (Tgettis) Ganey of Salem died peacefully at home surrounded by his family early Sunday morning February 20, 2011 following a long illness. He was born raised and educated in Beverly, MA the son of the late George and Doris M. (Loring) Ganey. Following his graduation from...
Henry C. White, Jr.
Feb 18, 2011
Salem… Henry C. White, Jr. age 77, husband of the late Jean M. (Fitzpatrick) White with whom he shared 40 years of marriage died Friday evening, February 18, 2011 in Exeter Hospital, Exeter, NH. He was a longtime resident of Salem, MA more recently of Newfields, NH. Born in Lynn the son of the late Henry C. White Sr. and...
Arthur Emmanuel Valaskatgis
Feb 17, 2011
Naples, FL… Arthur E. Valaskatgis, age 87, of Naples, Fl and Salem, MA, husband of Anna (Vontzalides) Valaskatgis, with whom he shared 26 years of marriage, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 in Naples, Fl. He was predeceased by his first wife, Josephine (Lanzilotti) Valaskatgis . Born in Salem, MA the son of the late Emmanuel and Malamato (Voudouris) Valaskatgis, he...
Julius Rosario Carneiro
Feb 16, 2011
Carneiro of Revere, in Danvers, February 16, 2011, Julius Rosario, age 77, husband for 40 years of Hilda (Pinto) Carneiro; one of 12 children, the son of the late Antonio Menino Joseph and Ana Quiteria (Rodrigues) Carneiro; father and father-in-law of Jacqueline Valtaka and her husband Joseph, Jeannette McLaughlin and her husband Dermot, Herman Carneiro, M.B.B.S., Hubert Carneiro and Julia...
James Papacostantenou Aka Pappas
Feb 16, 2011
Salem….. James Pappas, also known as James Papacostantenou, age 81, husband of the late Irene J. (Dokos) Pappas died at home on Wednesday evening, February 16, 2011. Born in Peabody, the son of the late Nicholas and Irene (Loulathakis) Papacostantenou, he was educated in Peabody schools and Peabody High School. Mr. Pappas attended college and worked in Peabody's local leather...
Julius Rosario Carneiro
Feb 16, 2011
Julius Rosario Carneiro, age 77, loving and devoted husband of Hilda (Pinto) for 40 years, an international educator, a leader and emissary of life and goodwill, currently of Revere, MA, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was a loving father and father-in-law to Jacqueline Valatka...
Christopher Steven West
Feb 9, 2011
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NEW INFORMATION REGARDING BURIAL. THANK YOU. 8888888888888888888888888888888 Salem….. Christopher Steven West, age 7, of Salem, a normal and active seven year old who adored his mother, Diana E. West of Salem and always answered her call, died unexpectedly on Wednesday February 9, 2011 from complications due to strep pneumonia in Massachusetts General Hospital Boston. He was...
John E. "Jack" Rubin
Feb 8, 2011
Peabody….. Retired Salem Firefighter John E "Jack" Rubin, age 67, husband of Margaret I (Young) Rubin of Peabody, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Salem, the son of the late John and Mary (Dunn) Rubin, Jack was educated in Salem school. Following his graduation from Salem...
Manuel Desousa Dasilva
Feb 6, 2011
Peabody….. Manuel DeSousa DaSilva, age 66, husband of Celeste (Quadros) Lobao of Peabody died Sunday, February 6, 2011, in the North Shore Medical Center, Salem. Born raised and educated in Graciosa, Azores, the son of Maria DaSilva, of Medford and the late Faustino DeSousa DaSilva. Mr. DaSilva became a citizen of the United States on August 28, 1966, first residing...
Matthew L'Italien
Feb 2, 2011
Beverly….. Matthew L'Italien, age 27, a longtime resident of Beverly, more recently of Roxbury, died unexpectedly Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at home. Born and raised in Salem, he enjoyed music including rock and blues as well as animals. He had a great sense of humor and had worked locally as a commercial painter. Matthew is survived by his daughter Gianna...
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