BEVERLY – Mr. David M. Wilson, 45 of Beverly, beloved husband of Kimberly A. (Parent) Wilson passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Beverly Hospital. Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, he was the son of Dennis M. Wilson Sr. and Patricia (Stewart) Wilson. Raised in Woburn, he attended Harbor Schools in Newburyport. A loving and devoted husband and father, Dave loved to keep busy by creating new projects both inside and…

MELROSE-Mr. Salvatore V. Restuccia, 91, of Melrose, beloved husband of Eleanor (Barletta) Restuccia, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Winchester Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Malden he was the son of the late Frank and Joanna (Merenda) Restuccia. He was raised and educated in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School. Salvatore continued his education earning his Journeyman’s license. An honorably…

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA – Gerda Krause-Garcia, 76, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019. Born and raised in Germany, Gerda moved to Washington, D.C. in her early twenties where she met the love of her life, Carlos, and raised a family. For her retirement, Gerda was happy to have found a new home in lovely Manchester-by-the-Sea a decade ago where she was welcomed with open arms. With her newfound friends she enjoyed many activities, such as…

SALEM – Mrs. Julia Ann (Pietrowski) Steriti, 95, of Salem, wife of the late Anthony Steriti, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019 at the John Bertram House in Salem surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born in Newburyport, she was the daughter of the late Adolf and Mary (Karol) Pietrowski. She was raised and educated in Newburyport and was a graduate of Newburyport High School, class of 1941. Mrs. Steriti began…

DANVERS – Mrs. Eleanor Mae (Gilford) Buker, daughter of Leroy Alton Gilford and Bertha (Pead) Gilford, died on Aug. 12, 2019, at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA at the age of 99. Born at home on July 20, 1920, a sixth generation native of Danvers, she graduated as salutatorian of her class from Holten High School and then from Hawthorne Institute in accounting. In World War II Eleanor enlisted in the United States Coast Guard SPARS…

DANVERS – Mrs. Eleanor Mae (Gilford) Buker, daughter of Leroy Alton Gilford and Bertha (Pead) Gilford, died on Aug. 12, 2019, at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA at the age of 99. Born at home on July 20, 1920, a sixth generation native of Danvers, she graduated as salutatorian of her class from Holten High School and then from Hawthorne Institute in accounting. In World War II Eleanor enlisted in the United States Coast Guard SPARS…

BEVERLY – Mrs. Nancy (Wilson) Stewart, 75 of Beverly beloved wife of the late William Stewart, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation Center in Beverly with her family by her side. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Salomea (Pobiedzinska) Wilson. Raised and educated in Salem, she attended Salem Public Schools and was a graduate of Salem High School. A longtime resident of the…

BEVERLY – Mrs. Nancy (Wilson) Stewart, 75 of Beverly beloved wife of the late William Stewart, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation Center in Beverly with her family by her side. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Salomea (Pobiedzinska) Wilson. Raised and educated in Salem, she attended Salem Public Schools and was a graduate of Salem High School. A longtime resident of the…

BOXFORD – Mrs. Frances (Ozycz) Janeczek, 93, beloved wife of the late Anthony Joseph Janeczek passed away peacefully with her family at her side on August 12, 2019 at her home in Boxford, Massachusetts. Born on July 18, 1926, Frances was the daughter of the late Samuel S. and Amelia Ozycz. Frances is survived by her daughters, Justine Stagon and her husband John of West Hartford, CT, Virgianne Baker and her husband Paul of Boxford, MA, her…

DANVERS – Mrs. Rosemary Frances (Riley) Demeule 80, of Danvers, died unexpectedly August 12th, 2019 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late John E. Sr. and Josephine Ann (Sullivan) Riley. She was one of 12 children, raised and educated in Salem and was a graduate of the former St. James Girls School and St. James Girls High School. She continued her education…

LYNN – Mr. Kenneth Paul Kucker 75, of Lynn formerly of Salem, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 8, 2019 at his home. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late John T. and Cassie (Mistkowski) Kucker. He was raised and educated in Salem and attended Salem High School. An honorably discharged veteran, he served his country as a member of the United States Navy. Mr. Kucker worked for many years as a fisherman on a lobster boat, as…

SALEM- Mrs. Bertha E. (Stankus) O’Keefe 99, of Topsfield, formerly of Salem and North Conway, N.H., beloved wife of the late Timothy O’Keefe, died peacefully, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Anna B. (Sidaris) Stankus. She was raised and educated in Salem and was a graduate of Salem High School, class of 1937. Mrs. O’Keefe began her professional career…

SEABROOK, NH-Mrs. Nancy R. (Wilkins) Earabino, 71 of Seabrook, formerly of Newburyport, beloved wife of the late Richard Earabino, died Monday, August 5, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ipswich, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Dorothy (Osborne) Wilkins, sister of Charles, Walter, and Richard Wilkins. She was raised in Topsfield and a graduate of Masconomet Regional High School in 1965. Nancy continued her…

SALEM – Mr. James Phillip Jackson 53, of Salem, died unexpectedly Monday, August 5, 2019 at Salem hospital, following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late James P. and Mary J. (Smith) Jackson and brother of the late Jeannette Jackson. He was raised and educated in Salem and attended Salem High School. Mr. Jackson had been employed for many years in the construction industry as a laborer and…

SWAMPSCOTT – Mrs. Ann Marie (Tierney) Burke 84, of Swampscott, beloved wife of John F. Burke, died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Salem Hospital surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness. Born in Peabody, she was the youngest child of the late Michael J. and Bridget Agnes (McNulty) Tierney. She was raised and educated in Peabody and was a graduate of Peabody High School, class of 1952. She continued her education at Burdett…

LYNN – Mrs. Judith A. (Darcy) Ward 78, of Lynn, Gold Star wife of the late Vietnam War United States Army Veteran James Ward, died Monday, August 5, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Catherine (Cameron) Darcy. She was raised and educated in Salem and was a graduate of Salem high School. She continued her education at North Shore Community College earning her…

DANVERS – The Rev. Dr. Charles N. Gross, Pastor Emeritus of Maple Street Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Danvers, MA died on July 30, 2019 at the age of 77. He was the son of the late Charles and Sadie (Cornatzer) Gross. Chuck, as he preferred to be called, grew up amid the dirt roads and tobacco farmlands of rural North Carolina. Encouraged by a traveling library, the county bookmobile, he devoured every book available and,…

DANVERS – Mrs. Theresa J. (LeBlanc) Gray 91, of Danvers, died peacefully Sunday, August 4, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Aime and Grace (Theriault) LeBlanc. Beloved sister of the late Grace Aubertin. She was raised and educated in Salem. She was a graduate of the former St. Chrétienne’s Academy. She continued her education at Regis College earning her Bachelor’s Degree…

SALEM – Mrs. Jeanne B. (Barletta) Charnigo, 71 of Salem, beloved wife of the late Michael N. Charnigo passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Arlington, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Francis and Ida T. (Barbieri) Barletta. Raised and educated in Arlington, she was a graduate of Arlington Catholic High School. Until the time of her retirement, Jeanne had worked…

PEABODY – Joan, the daughter of Maurice and Edna (Briggs) Lees, was born November 20, 1919 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. She and her parents traveled to the United States on the S.S. Carmania, arriving in December 1920. The family lived in Lynn, MA and welcomed another daughter, Barbara, before settling in South Peabody in 1929. Joan became a US citizen at age nine on her father’s citizenship papers. Joan attended Peabody schools and…

BOXFORD – Mr. Chester Albert Riley, Jr. 91, of Boxford, formerly of Melrose, beloved husband of Barbara A. (Latshaw) Riley, passed away July 30, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Brighton to the late Mary J. (vonShoppe) and Chester Albert Riley, he was raised and educated in Melrose. A long-time employee of General Electric Company, he was Manager of Production Engine Quality…

HAVERHILL – Mr. Henry “Hank” Behrens, former Topsfield resident, has died at the age of 92. Hank was greatly admired as an honest, loyal, transparent, hardworking, and impeccably reliable husband and family man. When he met his wife, June, in 1952, he says it was “love at first sight.” He married her soon thereafter, in 1953, and made a home in Topsfield where the newlyweds raised three children. Hank’s first priority was to make sure…

DANVERS- Mrs. June E. (Hussey) Lojko, 89, of Danvers, beloved wife of the late Harry J. Lojko, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Peabody she was the daughter of the late James E. and Mary A. (Taylor) Hussey. She was raised and educated in Peabody and was a graduate of Peabody High School. Mrs. Lojko had been employed as a telephone operator for the former AT&T for many years; she…

“A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.” It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sharon D Carter, 58, on Friday, July 26th. Sharon was the beloved daughter of Donald and Gladys Carter of Venice, FL. Most recently of North Reading, Sharon was a native of the North Shore. She was born in Beverly and attended public schools first in Beverly, and later in Danvers, where the…

DANVERS – Mr. Daniel John Webster Jr., 33, of Danvers, entered eternal rest on July 22, 2019. Born in Salem, he was the son of Jane Marie (Martin) Webster and Daniel J. Webster Sr., he was raised and educated in Salem. From a young age, Dan had a passion for automobiles. He made that passion his profession and began his career by working in the automotive industry. He matriculated to the construction field and began working along…

SALEM – Mr. Francisco Antonio Pena, 79, of Salem, beloved husband of Maria Melania Garcia de Pena, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, he was the son of the late Eladio and Leopolida Pena. he was raised and educated in the Dominican and immigrated to the United Sates to create a better life and future for his loving family. He…

GROVELAND – Mr. Wayne LeRoy Killian, 89, of Groveland, MA (formerly of Topsfield, MA), beloved husband of Janeen (Jeys) Killian, the late Jean Beaujean Killian, and the late Joanne Orcutt Killian, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. He will be deeply missed. Born in East Earl, PA, he was the son of the late John and Daisy Y. (Frankhouser) Killian. Raised and educated in New Holland, PA, Wayne was a…

BEVERLY – Mr. Michael Robert Gilligan, Sr., 81 of Beverly, beloved husband of Eileen R. (Corry) Gilligan passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2019 with his family by his side. Born in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, he was the son of the late Frederick and Mary (Fagan) Gilligan. Raised and educated in Ireland, he attended the Christian Brothers School where he received his education. Proud of his Irish heritage, Michael never…

BALDWINVILLE – Mr. George Patrick Nesbitt, Baldwinville, MA, longtime resident of Bedford, MA, recently of Peabody, then Auburn and Baldwinville, after a short illness, entered eternal rest on July 16, 2019. George was born in East Boston to Georges A. Nesbitt and Georgiana (Cloak) Nesbitt on Dec. 26, 1922. He was their fifth child. His siblings Clement, Elizabeth, Gladys and Rita all predeceased him. He had an early life’s fondness for…

DANVERS – Mrs. Georgette Louise (Pelletier) Kielbasa, 92 of Danvers formerly of Salem, beloved wife of 57 years to the late John S. Kielbasa passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Marcel and Irene (Dupuis) Pelletier. Educated in South Berwick, Maine, Georgette attended St Josephs Academy Boarding School. Upon graduation, Georgette continued as…

HAVERHILL – Mr. George Stefanos Patouliotis Was born in Richmond, Melbourne Australia on February 10, 1969. He was the beloved son of the late Angeliki Souhleris Patouliotis of Agoriani, Greece and of the late Stefanos Patouliotis of Trikala,Greece. As a young child George’s parents immigrated to Hollywood, California where he lived with his mom until moving to Massachusetts 14 years ago. George always spoke fondly of his grandparents…

DANVERS-Mr. William E. Powers, 50, of Danvers, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday July 14, 2019 at his home. Born in Boston he was the son of Sheila (Andrews) Powers and the late William F. Powers. He was raised and educated in Danvers and was a graduate of Danvers High School. Bill loved hockey and played for many years in the Youth Hockey League and later played hockey for his high school. Mr. Powers had been employed for many years in the…

TOPSFIELD-Mr. Richard W. Waite, 81, of Topsfield, beloved husband of Aileen (Gardner) Waite, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 at his home stoically and tirelessly battling illness. Son of the late Albert and Eleanor (Chapin) Waite, he was raised and educated in Swampscott. First attending the Kimball Union Prep School, Richard continued his education graduating from Dartmouth College with a bachelor’s degree in Geography. An honorably…

DANVERS – Lawrence Paul Drouin, 80, of Danvers died suddenly on July 8, 2019 of a heart attack after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was the devoted husband of Judith T. (Osgood) Drouin with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Lynn, he was the son of the late Paul T. and Doris E. Drouin. He graduated from Saugus High School in 1956. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University and Master’s of Music…

PEABODY – Mrs. Barbara Ann (Lindstol) Curtis, 89, of Brooksby Village, Peabody, MA passed away peacefully July 3, 2019 at her home. Born, January 23, 1930 in Chelsea, Barbara was the daughter of the late Carl F. and Mabel (Bevens) Lindstol. She attended Revere public schools and was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1948 and Framingham College, Class of 1952. Upon graduation, Barbara taught in the Revere school system. Beloved…

SALEM – Mr. Scott King, 47, of Salem, MA beloved longtime companion of Danielle Chakoutis, died unexpectedly following a brief illness at Salem Hospital, Friday, July 5, 2019. Born in Salem, he was the son of Donald King and the late Nancy (Beaman) King. He was raised and educated in Salem and was a graduate of Salem High School, Class of 1990. He continued his education at North Shore Community College and UMass-Boston. …

SOUTH HAMILTON – Mrs. Gladys E. (Fanning) Rydstrom 85, of South Hamilton, died peacefully, Saturday, July 6, 2019 at her home. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Olga (Young) Fanning. She was educated at St. Ann’s High School in Arlington and continued her education at Northeastern University, Salem State College, Boston University and Harvard University. She was a life long learner. Mrs. Rydstrom had been…