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Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Matthew R. Selecky

Matthew R. Selecky

Nov 12, 2010

Salem.... Matthew R Selecky age 29, of Salem died unexpectedly Friday evening following a long illness. He was welcomed into the world as the second son of Kim and Marsha (White) Selecky. Matt was raised in Salem and attended St. Mary's Star of the Sea School in Beverly through eighth grade. He then attended Bishop Fenwick High School and graduated...

Thomas M Griffin

Thomas M Griffin

Nov 11, 2010

Thomas McLean Griffin died peacefully at Bertram House in Swampscott on Thursday, November 11th. He was 88 years old. Born on the shores of Lake Placid, New York, to Nathaniel Edward and Anne McLean Griffin, Mac was raised in Springfield, Massachusetts along with his older brother, Nathaniel, who passed away this summer. He was a student at the Darrow School...

Christopher Kent

Christopher Kent

Nov 10, 2010

SALEM — Christopher Kent, formerly of Marblehead, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 at the Hospice of the North Shore after succumbing to a courageous battle with cancer. He was 66. Chris was born in Salem on Dec. 7, 1943, the son of the late Vincent S. and Dacre W. Kent. He was educated in the Marblehead public schools and graduated...

John Coughlin

John Coughlin

Nov 6, 2010

Salem….. John E. Coughlin, 63, a cherished husband, father, and grandfather, died peacefully Saturday, November 6, 2010, surrounded by the loving company of his family. He was the beloved husband of Annette (Dillon) Coughlin. John was born in Salem on December 22, 1946. He was a son of John J. and Helen M. (Doherty) Coughlin, a former Salem City Clerk....

Mary Catherine O'Neil

Mary Catherine O'Neil

Nov 5, 2010

Mary Catherine O'Neil, age 84, a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody, died at home early Friday morning, November 5, 2010. Born in Salem the daughter of the late James and Mary (Delaney) O'Neil, she was raised and educated in Salem Schools, graduating from Salem High School the Class of 1942. Miss O'Neil then became employed by New England Telephone...

Patricia Ann Lytle Gallagher

Patricia Ann Lytle Gallagher

Nov 5, 2010

Patricia Ann Lytle Gallagher, age 85, formerly of Detroit, Michigan and New York City, died peacefully on November 5, 2010 at Sunrise in Peabody. Pat was born in 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Leonard and Mary Agnes (McDonald) Lytle. She was the loving wife of the late James Francis Gallagher, the mother of Tara, mother-in-law of Stephen Young,...

Michael Roy Chapman

Michael Roy Chapman

Oct 30, 2010

Peabody…… Michael Roy Chapman, age 37, a longtime resident of Bass River in Peabody, died Saturday October 30, 2010 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House Danvers following a three week battle with cancer. Born in Salem, Michael had a happy disposition, had a contagious laugh, and loved to be hugged. For several years, Michael had worked at Compass Enterprises in...

Laura Anne (Straleau) Becker

Laura Anne (Straleau) Becker

Oct 27, 2010

Lynnfield….. Laura Anne Becker, age 78 wife of the late Robert Lee Becker of Lynnfield, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at the Wingate Nursing Home in Reading following a brief illness. Born in Great Barrington, MA the daughter of the late Rudolf P. and Paulina (Bartholomew) Straleau, Mrs. Becker was educated in Sheffield, MA and had received her degree from...

Edward F. Morgani

Edward F. Morgani

Oct 22, 2010

Salem Edward F. "Binkey" Morgani, age 76 loving husband for 56 years of Dolores (Richard) Morgani, of Salem, died Friday afternoon in Beverly Hospital, surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Salem, he was born, raised and educated in Salem the son of the late Edward J and Isabelle (Lanzolotti) Morgani. While a student in the Salem Vocational School,...

Margaret "Reita (Carroll) Moore

Margaret "Reita (Carroll) Moore

Oct 20, 2010

Margaret "Reita" (Carroll) Moore, age 89, of Salem, died Saturday, October 20, 2010 in the Masconomet Health Care, Topsfield. A longtime resident of Salem before her star in Topsfield, Reita was the wife of the late George Moore with whom she had shared over fifty years of marriage. Daughter of the late John T. and Imelda M, (Nimblet) Carroll, Reita...

Eunice M. (Atkins) Lynn

Eunice M. (Atkins) Lynn

Oct 17, 2010

Sudbury……. Eunice M. (Atkins) Lynn, age 78, loving wife for 58 years of Thomas Lynn of Sudbury, formerly of Salem, died Sunday October 17, 2010 at home. Born in Swampscott, the daughter of the late George B. and Alice S. (Bennett) Atkins, Mrs. Lynn attended Swampscott schools graduating from Swampscott High School in the Class of 1949. In 1952, she...

Manuel Marques

Manuel Marques

Oct 16, 2010

Peabody…… Manuel Marques, age 72, husband of Carmilena (Lopes) Marques of Peabody, formerly of Salem died Sunday October 16, 2010 in the North Shore Medical Center following a long illness. Born and raised in Peabody at the former J.B. Thomas Hospital, the son of the late Manuel and Herminia (Henriques) Marques, he was educated in Peabody elementary schools and graduated...

John Joseph "Jack" "Babes" Murphy

John Joseph "Jack" "Babes" Murphy

Oct 14, 2010

Salem… John Joseph "Jack" "Babes" Murphy, age 77, husband of the late Catherine Kathleen (Joyce) Murphy with whom he shared 50 years of marriage, died Thursday evening October 14, 2010 at the Jewish Rehabilitation Center in Swampscott. Born in Salem.the son of the Late Francis and Elizabeth (O'Donnell) Murphy, Mr. Murphy was a graduate of Salem High School in the...

John J. "Jim" Hosking

John J. "Jim" Hosking

Oct 8, 2010

Marblehead….. John J. "Jim" Hosking, age 67, loving husband for 21 years of Linda D. (Gamble) Hosking of Marblehead died early Friday morning October 8, 2010, in the North Shore Medical Center, Salem following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in Boston, the son of the late John Redvers and Christina (Elliott) Hosking, he was raised and educated in North...

Kenneth Sumner Hanson

Kenneth Sumner Hanson

Oct 7, 2010

Beverly... Kenneth S. Hanson, 62, a longtime resident of Salem, MA passed away on Thursday, October 07, 2010 at the Kaplan Family House after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lynn, MA he is the son of the late Eleanor and Douglas Hanson. Growing up in Lynn, Ken attended Lynn Technical High School. After graduation Ken spent...

Danielle Louise (Barreyre) Craig

Danielle Louise (Barreyre) Craig

Oct 5, 2010

Marblehead….. Danielle L. (Barreyre) Craig age 86, loving wife for 60 years of Retired United States Air Force Lieutenant James Nelson Craig, of Marblehead died in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers on Tuesday October 5, 2010 following a brief illness with cancer. Born in Villefranche, raised and educated in Bordeaux, France, the daughter of the late Marc and Louise...

William Coniaris, Esquire

William Coniaris, Esquire

Oct 2, 2010

Swampscott Coniaris, of Swampscott, in Danvers, Oct 10, 2010, Atty. William Coniaris, age 79, son of the late Charles and Porta (Cantelis) Coniaris; brother of John Coniaris, MD, Charles Coniaris, Athene Grabow, Jean Rosenblatt, Dorothy Peacor, Anna Comolli, and the late Mary Coniaris, Nicholas Coniaris; and Helen McGinnis. Private Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Murphy Funeral Home,...

Dorothy M (O'Leary) Flynn

Dorothy M (O'Leary) Flynn

Oct 1, 2010

Dorothy M. Flynn, 85 SALEM.... Dorothy M. Flynn, 85, wife of the late Salem Fire Department Captain Donald F. Flynn of Salem, died Friday morning October 1, 2010, in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a long illness. Born and educated in Salem, Dorothy was the daughter of the late John E. and Laura (Dubois) O'Leary. Following her...

John A. Medeiros

John A. Medeiros

Sep 30, 2010

Peabody…… John A. Medeiros, age 54, of Peabody, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Thursday evening, September 30, 2010 following a one year battle with cancer. Born in Portugal, the son of the late Frank and Laura Tavares (Correira) Medeiros, he was raised and educated in Portugal until the age of 12 when his family moved to Peabody, MA....

Barbara E/ Candeas

Barbara E/ Candeas

Sep 28, 2010

Waltham…… Barbara E. Candeas, age 68, of Waltham, formerly of Salem died Tuesday September 28, 2010 at home in Waltham. Born in Salem the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Madeline (Kingston) Candeas, she is survived by a sister Janice Coughlin and her husband William Coughlin of Wilmington, DE and their children Sharon, Kathleen and William and several grand...

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