Patricia “Patty” Murat, age 39, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2019 surrounded by family.  She was diagnosed with Glioblastoma in September 2017. Patricia was exceptional as a daughter, sister, mother, aunt and friend. She will always be remembered for her love of life, family, music and dancing. She was extremely competitive and loved sports. She was an alumna of Lynn Tech and continued her education at Salem State. She was also a member of Calvary Christian Church in Lynnfield. She is survived by her mother, father, daughter, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews and cousin. Service information: Patty’s funeral service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. in the Calvary…

LYNN — Mrs. June L. (Paine) Martin, 77 years, of Lynn, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in a local nursing home after a long illness. She was the wife of Donald W. Martin. She was born in Lynn and raised in Saugus, the daughter of the late Harry and Beatrice (L’Abbe) Paine. She was a graduate of Saugus High School. She has lived in Lynn most of her life. She worked as a electronic assembler for Transitron and the General Electric Company for many years. She loved cultivating and caring for her houseplants. She enjoyed crafts and was an avid reader. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.…

PEABODY — Patricia A. (Ryder) Forbes, 84, of Peabody, died Tuesday afternoon at the Massachusetts General Hospital following a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph W. Forbes. Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late John and Beatrice (Murphy) Ryder. She was raised and educated in Lynn and was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Class of 1949. She has lived in Peabody for the past 30 years. Patricia was a veteran of the Korean War who served with the United States Air Force stateside and was honorably discharged in 1955. Following the war, Patricia worked as an assembler for General Electric…

LYNN — Gerald William McCourt, U.S. Marine, 81, of Lynn, recently passed away. Gerald was born in Boston and lived in Watertown. Gerald served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked at the Coca-Cola Company and then Walbar. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen McCourt of Lynn. They spent 60 years of marriage. Together they raised their three daughters in Lynn. Gerald enjoyed hunting and bringing home “dinner” for the family. He loved racing cars, fixing cars, winters with their snowmobiles and traveling with Helen. Gerald was a NASCAR fan and looked forward to Daytona 500 races. One of their vacations included a road trip to Daytona…

LYNN — Beverly A. Lombara, age 84 years, of Lynn, died Tuesday at her home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John J. Lombara, with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Sophie (Levendowska) O’Brien and Wanda I. (Levendowska) O’Brien. Beverly attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn Classical High School, Class of 1952. She earned an associate’s degree from Chandler Business School in Boston, Class of 1954. She was employed as an executive secretary at the General Electric in Lynn for several years. Along with her husband John she helped operate…