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Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries

Josefina Depena

Josefina Depena

Dec 6, 2010

Salem…. Josefina (Rivera) DePena age 78 of Salem died Monday December 6, 2010 in the Lahey Clinic Burlington following a brief illness. She and her husband Jose Alberto Pena would have celebrated 58 years of marriage in January. Born in the Dominican Republic, the daughter of the late Alfonso and Francia Rivera, she is survived by four children, Gaston, Jose,...

Robert Anthony Couillard

Robert Anthony Couillard

Dec 5, 2010

Salem…… Robert A. "Bob" Couillard, age 78, of Salem Mass died Sunday morning December 5, 2010 at the Kaplin Family Hospice House, Danvers after a courageous 3 year battle with lung cancer. He and his loving wife Anna M. (O'Donnell) Couillard celebrated 55 years of marriage on November 19th 2010. Born in Salem Mass, he was raised in Beverly by...

Beverly Leona St. Onge

Beverly Leona St. Onge

Dec 4, 2010

Lawrence ... Beverly Leona (Rightmire) St. Onge age 77, wife of the late William F. St. Onge of Lawrence , died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at the Mary Immaculate Nursing Home, Lawrence following a long illness. Born in Salina , Kansas , the daughter of the late Otis Lee and Aletha Viola (Edwards) Rightmire, she later moved east. For many...

Michael Timothy Keegan

Michael Timothy Keegan

Dec 4, 2010

Georgetown…… Michael Timothy Keegan Jr., age 31, fiancee of Jennifer Bridges and father of Kaylee Amie Keegan of Georgetown, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 4, 2010. Born in Bridgeport, Ct. the son of Albertina Balcastro, of Connecticut and Michael T. Keegan, Sr. of Connecticut. He was predeceased by his beloved sister Amie Speliotis. He graduated from Amesbury High School, class of...

Emily M. (Tolisano) Hadden

Emily M. (Tolisano) Hadden

Dec 1, 2010

Marblehead... Emily M. (Tolisano) Hadden, age 92, wife of the late Franklin J Hadden, formerly of Marblehead, died at Emeritus at Cherry Hill, Danvers early Wednesday morning. Born and raised in Hartford, CT the daughter of the late Ambrose F. and Martha (Koivinen) Tolisano, she had been a switchboard operator for many years at Salem Hospital. Mrs. Hadden is survived...

Judith M. "Judy" (Collins) Moran

Judith M. "Judy" (Collins) Moran

Nov 26, 2010

Salem….. Judith M. "Judy" (Collins) Moran, age 68, retired Salem District Court Chief Probation Officer, age 68, loving wife of Thomas P. Moran died Friday, November 26, 2010 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House. Born in Taunton, MA the daughter of the late Retired, MA State Police Capt John W. Collins and Margaret E. (Bradley) Collins, her family moved to...

Eileen Elizabeth Hurley

Eileen Elizabeth Hurley

Nov 24, 2010

Salem……. Eileen Elizabeth (Ryan) Hurley, age 86, of Salem, beloved wife of the late James R. Hurley, died Wednesday morning November 24, 2010 at Beverly Hospital. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Edward W. and Anne M. (Welch) Ryan. Mrs. Hurley had resided in Salem all of her life. She was educated at St. James Grammar...

Marcia "Mish" Joan Cronkhite

Marcia "Mish" Joan Cronkhite

Nov 21, 2010

SALEM — Marcia Joan Cronkhite, age 52, of Salem, died at home suddenly, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. Born in Boston, Nov. 4, 1958, one of four beloved and cherished daughters of Joan Dunn Cronkhite of Swampscott and late Leonard W. Cronkhite, MD, she was raised and educated in Marblehead. Following her graduation from Marblehead High School, she attended the University...

Rosemarie Leclerc

Rosemarie Leclerc

Nov 19, 2010

Beverly…… Rosemarie (Polloni) LeClerc, age 69, wife of Ronald LeClerc, with whom she shared 30 years, died Friday November 19, 2010 in North Shore Medical Center, Salem. Born and raised in Gloucester the daughter of the late Mario M. and Kathleen M. (Sheehan) LeClerc, she attended St. Mary's Grammar School and was graduated from St. Mary's High School. Shortly after...

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...

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