Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
Amelia Bettencourt
May 4, 2011
Salem…… Amelia Bettencourt, age 85, wife of the late Manuel Avila Ramos of Salem died in the Essex Park and Rehabilitation Center, Beverly, following a long illness. Born and raised in the Azores, the daughter of the late Carlos Correia Bettencourt and the late Mariana Mendonca Bettencourt, she was one of 10 children including two brothers and seven sisters. Mrs....
Tracy A. Byors
May 3, 2011
Marblehead….. Tracy A. Byors, age 45, a longtime resident of Marblehead, more recently of Salem, died unexpectedly at home, Tuesday morning, May 3, 2011. Born in Salem the son of Paul Byors and the late Beverly L. "Bev" (Kesner) Byors, he was raised and educated in Marblehead, graduating from Marblehead High School in the Class of 1983. Following his graduation,...
Richard A. "Big Rich" Jodrie, Sr.
May 2, 2011
Salem….. Richard A. "Big Rich" Jodrie, Sr., age 73, of Salem died unexpectedly on Monday morning in North Shore Medical Center, Salem. He and his wife Cecelia (Bookholz) Jodrie would have celebrated 55 years of marriage this year. Born in Salem the son of the late Walter and Mary (Rosa) Jodrie he was raised and educated in Peabody at the...
Ronald J. Turcotte
May 1, 2011
Salem…. Ronald J. Turcotte, Sr. age 67, husband for 48 years of Maryann Diane (Roulier) Turcotte, died Sunday, May 1, 2011 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers surrounded by his family. Born in Salem the son of the late Azaria and Margaret (Quartarone) Turcotte, he was raised and educated in Salem graduating from Salem High School in the Class...
Marie T. (Nagashima) Porcello
Apr 28, 2011
Salem … Mrs. Marie T. (Nagashima) Porcello, age 88, wife of the late Rudolph F. Porcello, USAF Retired Finance Officer, died Thursday morning, April 28, 2011 at the North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Mrs. Porcello was the daughter of the late Kazo and Mia (Shiraichi) Nagashima. She was raised and educated in Japan. She met...
John Thomas Thompson
Apr 26, 2011
John T. Thompson, age 51, of Marblehead, husband of Denise (Richard) Thompson died at home, unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. A "Header", he was born Marblehead the son of Hilda (Leavitt) Thompson of Marblehead and the late Robert Thompson. Educated in Marblehead schools, he began to enjoy his passion for fishing with his own boat at the age of...
Thelma J. (Smith) Knowlton
Apr 24, 2011
Marblehead … Thelma J. (Smith) Knowlton, age 87, wife of Albert I. Knowlton, died Sunday evening April 24, 2011 at the Devereux House in Marblehead. Born in Swampscott, daughter of the late Thomas John and Sarah (Blanchard) Smith, she was raised in Swampscott and and graduated from Swampscott High School. Mrs. Knowlton worked with her Father at Thomas J. Smith...
Laura Dodd
Apr 22, 2011
Marblehead Laura Dodd age 95 wife of the late Howard Dodd of Marblehead died at home early Friday morning April 22, 2011. One of six children, she was born in Salem, Mrs. Dodd was raised and educated in Salem. Once she completed her education, Mrs. Dodd began working at the former A & P Grocery Store where she worked for...
Robert E. Reece, Sr.
Apr 22, 2011
Salem… Mr. Robert E. Reece, Sr., age 83, husband of Fay B. (Green) Reece, died Friday afternoon, April 22, 2011 at North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Robert was born and educated in Niskayuna, NY. Following High School, Robert entered the United States Navy and served his Country during WWII. While he was stationed in...
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...
Obituaries for Murphy Funeral Home
Obituary Notifications
Subscribe to get alerts for new obituaries when Murphy Funeral Home posts tributes

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.


