Obituaries

Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Leonard Joseph Gravel

Leonard Joseph Gravel

Feb 1, 2011

Salem…. Leonard J. Gravel, age 82, husband of June D. (Roberts) Gravel died in Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 following a long illness. On Friday, February 4 he and his wife would have celebrated 60 years of marriage. A lifelong Salem resident he was born, raised and educated in Salem the son of the late Edmund and...

Vincent T. Peluso

Vincent T. Peluso

Jan 30, 2011

Salem... Vincent T. Peluso age 96, husband of the late Cecile Mary Louise (Paquette) Peluso of Salem died Sunday, January 30, 2011 in the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home surrounded by his family. Born in Portsmouth, NH, the son of the late Nicholas and Rosa ( Battafarano) Peluso he was raised and educated in Portsmouth schools. After completing his eight grade...

Elsie Scharnagel Morse

Elsie Scharnagel Morse

Jan 29, 2011

Salem… Elsie S. Morse, 87, died peacefully at her home in Salem, MA on January 29, 2011. Elsie was born in Salem, MA, daughter of Robert F, and Elsie E. Scharnagel. She was a graduate of 1941 Salem High School and 1944 Salem Hospital School of Nursing. Elsie served with the US Army Nurse Corps stationed in the Pacific during...

Ricardo Andres Wilcock

Ricardo Andres Wilcock

Jan 28, 2011

Salem…… Ricardo A. Wilcock, a kind and loving son of Richard L. Wilcock of Salem and Daurin M. Naranjo of Lynn died Friday, January 28 at home. Born March 29, 1996 in Boston, he had attended Salem Schools and was currently a Freshman at Salem High School. Ricardo was passionate about all aspects of baseball, including playing organized youth baseball,...

Raymond A. Jalbert

Raymond A. Jalbert

Jan 24, 2011

Salem.... Raymond A. Jalbert age 98 years died Monday January 24, 2011 at Salem Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary A. (Wholley) Jalbert. Born in Salem December 18, 1912 he was the son of Alfred and Helena (LeBlanc) Jalbert. He lived in Salem most of his life. A veteran of World War II he served in Africa...

Albert J. Robinson

Albert J. Robinson

Jan 23, 2011

Salem Albert J. "Bud" Robinson, 71, a resident of Naples, Fla., formerly of Salem, died at home after a heroic four-year battle with pancreatic cancer on Sunday, January 23, 2011. He is survived by his beloved wife Barbara, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 25, 2010. Al was an avid golfer, a retired Principal of the...

Thomas F. Tighe, Jr.

Thomas F. Tighe, Jr.

Jan 19, 2011

Peabody…. Thomas F. Tighe, Jr. of Peabody, formerly of Topsfield and Salem passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at home. Tom Tighe was born July 19, 1942 in Salem, the son of Thomas and Freita (Mathieson) Tighe. He graduated from St. James Grammar School and St. John's Prep in Danvers. He went on to study...

Nora (Gee) Hogan

Nora (Gee) Hogan

Jan 15, 2011

Wilmington, DE — Nora G Hogan, 89, formerly of Salem, Massachusetts passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at the Kentmere Nursing Facility in Wilmington, DE on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. She was the loving wife of the late James F. (Buddy) Hogan. Born in Boston, MA to the late John and Anna (Graham) Gee, on August 3, 1921,...

Violet D (Mokren) Gallant

Violet D (Mokren) Gallant

Jan 12, 2011

Johns Island, SC Violet Doris (Vickey) Gallant, formerly of Beverly, MA, widow of the late Leo J. Gallant, died Wednesday at The Hospice of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant, SC. She was 86. Mrs. Gallant was born in Cleveland, OH, on Dec. 28, 1924, to Andrew and Mary (Kovaks) Mokren. After graduating from high school at the start of WWII, she...

M. Louise Butler

M. Louise Butler

Jan 11, 2011

SALEM — M. Louise Butler, 87, of Peabody, formerly of Salem, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at North Shore Medical Center Salem Hospital. Born in Salem on Sept. 17, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Thomas P. Butler and Anna (Leary) Butler. She was a longtime resident of Salem before moving to Brooksby Village in...

William J. Brady, Jr.

William J. Brady, Jr.

Jan 10, 2011

Beverly…… William J. Brady, Jr, age 82, of Beverly died unexpectedly Monday January 10, 2011 in Beverly Hospital after being stricken at home. Born in Manhattan, NY the son of the late William J. Brady, Sr and the late Beatrice Catherine (Melanson) Brady, he was raised and educated on the North Shore. Following his graduation from Salem High School, Mr....

Marc Sosnowski

Marc Sosnowski

Jan 9, 2011

Peabody…. Marc W. Sosnowski, age 55, a third- generation Salemite, died Sunday evening at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was affectionately known to his family as 'Uncie.' Born in Salem, the son of the late William and Mary (Geronimos) Sosnowski, Marc was raised and educated in Salem. He graduated from Essex Agricultural School, where he majored in Horticulture. Any...

Carlos J. Correia

Carlos J. Correia

Jan 8, 2011

Peabody….. Carlos J. Correia, age 53, husband of Arminda (Quaresma) Correia, died at home in Peabody early Saturday morning, January 8, 2011. He had resided in Portugal for most of his life and had recently moved to Peabody. He was born in Pacos de Serra, Portugal, the son of the late Luis Pinto Correia and the late Inocencia Natividade. Once...

Navart Svaboda

Navart Svaboda

Jan 5, 2011

Lynn… Navart (Arsenian) Svoboda, age 93 wife of the late Marin Svoboda, died in Union Hospital Wednesday morning, January 5, 2011. Born in Turkey the daughter of the late Garabed and Armenuhi (Yaziciyan) Arsenian, she emigrated to Roumania at the age of three. Mrs. Svoboda quickly learned and mastered her new language and as a young child became a translator...

Robert K. Hughes

Robert K. Hughes

Jan 4, 2011

Salem….. Robert K. Hughes, age 85, husband of the late Joanne P. (Marraffa) Hughes of Salem died Tuesday afternoon, January 4, 2011 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers surrounded by his family. Born in Boston the son of the late Albert and Dorothy Gladys (Wilson) Hughes, he was raised and educated in Malden. Following his graduation for Essex Agricultural...

Ronald C. Dudley

Ronald C. Dudley

Jan 3, 2011

Salem… Ronald Charles Dudley (Ronny), died Monday January 3, 2011 at his residence. Born September 29, 1946 in Danvers, son of the late Anne (Condon) Dudley formerly of Salem, he had resided in the City all of his life. Ronald attended St. James Grammar School and was a graduate of Salem High School in the class of 1966. Immediately following...

Eric Alden Jackson

Eric Alden Jackson

Dec 31, 2010

Salem….. Eric Jackson, age 18, of Salem, son of Cheryl (O'Neil) Jackson of Salem and the late Russell Jackson, died at home unexpectedly Friday evening, December 31, 2010 after being stricken with acute appendicitis. He is the brother of Greg and Mitch Jackson of Salem. Born in Beverly, he was raised and educated in the Southboro, MA with his extended...

John Wilfred Seymour Rouse

John Wilfred Seymour Rouse

Dec 31, 2010

John Wilfred Seymour Rouse, age 91 of Salem and Barbados, died at home December31, 2010 following a brief illness. He is the husband of Queenie (Riley) Rouse of Barbados. Born, raised and educated in Barbados, the son of the late Theophilus Straker and Augusta Rouse, he was a well travelled, smart and personable man who had visited all seven continents...

Charles J. Haritos

Charles J. Haritos

Dec 30, 2010

Please use flag Charles J. Haritos, longtime resident of Marblehead, MA died peacefully Thursday, December 30, 2010 with his family by his side at the Kaplan Family Hospice House. He was the beloved husband of the late Nikki Contos Haritos. Charlie was born in Peabody, Ma on November 10,1920, the youngest of five children to immigrant parents John and Crysomaly...

Jeremiah Staniford Burns

Jeremiah Staniford Burns

Dec 27, 2010

Salem - Lifelong Salem resident Jere Burns died peacefully at home on December 27, 2010 after a brief illness and having just spent Christmas surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. Jere was born on June 6, 1928 at his parents' home on Salem Common. His parents were Lucretia Perkins Burns and William Russell Burns. He married Abby Moffat in...

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