Obituaries
Salem, Massachusetts Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Ann P. Cooney
Sep 22, 2010
Marblehead…… Ann P Cooney age 86 formerly of Marblehead, died September 22, 2010 in Ireland following an illness of several months. The daughter of the late Martin and Mary Ann (McGinley) Cooney she was the sister of the late Patricia M. Cooney, the late Robert B. Cooney and the late Leo M. Cooney. Born in Boston, she grew up in...
Esther M. (Woodruff) Beausoleil
Sep 16, 2010
Salem….. Esther M. (Woodruff) Beausoleil, age 59 of Salem, wife of Paul Beausoleil with whom she had shared 37 years of marriage, departed this life Thursday, September 16, 2010 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers Ma. She was born March 9, 1951, and raised in Lynn the daughter of the late Esther (Gauthier) Kingsley and the step daughter...
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