Obituaries

Celeste A. Ruggiero (nee Boucher), 80, peacefully passed away embraced in love on May 1, 2026. Celeste was born in Salem, the daughter of Raymond and Bernadette (Jalbert) Boucher.
A lifelong resident of the North Shore, she grew up in the Castle Hill neighborhood of Salem, where she attended Ste. Anne's Elementary...

Dr. Marc David Glasser—beloved father, devoted husband, scholar, and lifelong student of ideas—passed away suddenly, leaving behind a family who adored him and a life defined by intellect, curiosity, and deep, enduring love.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised across the world in Revere, Germany, and...

Arthur M. Delaney, 94, of Danvers, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2026, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, surrounded by his loving family following an active and vibrant life and only recent sudden decline. He was the husband of the late Muriel R. (O'Shea) Delaney, with whom he shared sixty-five...

John "Andy" Jacques, 82, of Beverly, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington. Son of the late Joseph and Helen (D'Amour) Jacques, Andy was born and raised in Beverly. He attended and graduated from High School at the Carmelite Junior Seminary in Hamilton, MA and...

Virginia Ann (Gina) Smith of Salem, MA passed away peacefully on Friday, May 1, 2026, at Salem Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Beverly, MA on July 10, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary Virginia (Peters) Seward. Gina grew up in Salem and Wenham, attended St. James Grammar...

Cecile Nancy (Gallant) Pimental passed away peacefully on April 27th 2026.
She was born in Ipswich, Ma to Albany J. and Hilda Gallant on September 5, 1932.
She grew up in Ipswich and then Parker River in Newbury. She attended Newburyport Highschool and furthered her education at Fanny Farmer's Cooking School in...

Joan Comfort Johnson passed away peacefully on March 24th, 2026, in her home in Marblehead, MA, surrounded by family and loved ones, shortly after celebrating her 95th birthday. Known as "Joanie" to those who loved her, she leaves behind a legacy defined by kindness, loyalty, and generosity.

Joanie truly was the...

Christine Coletti, age 59, of Marblehead died peacefully on Monday April 20, 2026 after a courageous battle with ALS. Christine was born in Lynn, Ma to Richard Coletti and the late Eileen Coletti and was a graduate of Marblehead High School class of 1984. She went on to earn an associate degree in Veterinarian...

Jane (Schiffmacher) Hartmann, of Swampscott, passed away on May 4th, 2026 at the age of 88. Jane was born in Queens, New York, the daughter of the late Charles and Helen Schiffmacher. Jane graduated from St. John's University where she was active in the choral society and theater. She worked as a stewardess for TWA,...

Hamilton, MA-Roland Lloyd "Rollie" Singer Jr. passed away on April 30th with his beloved wife of 36 years, June (Holland) Singer, by his side.
Born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, he was the son of Roland and Diana (L'Italien) Singer. He graduated from Ipswich High School and began working in his family's business,...

Roberta ("Robbie") Ann Brawner Stacey, age 90, of Hillsborough, North Carolina was born on February 24, 1936, to Milton and Gladys Brawner in Joliet, Illinois, and passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Hillsborough, surrounded by her loving family.
Robbie met her future husband, Donald "Don" Stacey at the...

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Michael C. DiDonato, 84, who lost his courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, May 2, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Beverly, he was the son of the late Dominic and Mary (Consoli) DiDonato. He was the beloved husband to Kathleen (Donahue)...

William F. Flannery, Jr., 73, of Beverly, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2026 at home following a lengthy illness. Son of the late William F. Sr. and Elizabeth E. (Briody) Flannery, and fiancée of Cindy LeBlanc, William was born in Beverly and raised in its Ryal Side neighborhood where lifelong friendships were...

Donald Jaques Killam, Jr., 88, of Wenham, died on Friday, May 1, 2026. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Donald Jaques, Sr. and F. Murial (Pentz) Killam. He was the devoted husband of Susan Jean (Moffett) Killam with whom he shared 54 wonderful years of marriage.
Don was born and raised in Wenham, where his...

Katherine "Kitty" Julia (Dzioba) Balch, of Hudson, NH, passed away peacefully on Monday February 2, 2026, surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 88. She was the beloved wife of John "Jack" Arthur Balch for (66) years.
Born on July 5, 1937, in Amesbury, MA, Kitty was the cherished daughter of the late Andrew...

Adra Luella Miller, 102, of Danvers, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2026 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.
Adra was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to the late Carl Vernon and Ester (Carrington) Miller. She was lovingly raised by her great-aunt and namesake, Adra L. Day.

Adra was...

Judith E. (Hall) Bozarth 83, beloved wife of the late William E. Bozarth, died Thursday, April 23, 2026 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.
Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Harry S. and Edna (Cammett) Hall. She was raised in Salem and was a graduate of Salem High School, Class of 1961....

George Demeritt, beloved husband of Alice Bayne Demeritt and son of the late Harold and Edythe Demeritt, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2026. He was 90 years old. George and Bayne met when they were 11 years old, shared a beautiful friendship and later a marriage of 70 years. He loved spending time with...

Deborah Eileen (Gaudet) O'Connell, a woman with a remarkable heart and timeless style, passed away suddenly on April 17, 2026.
Born on April 6, 1951, Deborah was known for never leaving the house in anything less than a "dressed to the nines" ensemble. Those closest to her knew that her true beauty lay in her...

Mr. Ronald Glen Berry, 61 of Haverhill, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, April 24th, 2026.
Born in Beverly, Ron was the son of Edna Marie (Russell) Choquette and the late Thomas J. Berry. He was raised and educated in Peabody, attending Peabody Public Schools.
Following high school, Ron took...

Mrs. Gloria F. (Desrocher) Hayes, 90 of Marblehead, formerly of Salem, beloved wife of 64 years to the late Donald E. Hayes of Salem, died on April 18, 2026.
Born and raised in Salem, she was the daughter of the Late Donat and Meralda (Plante) Desrocher. She attended the former St. Joseph Grammar School and...

Mr. Conrad Anthony Correnti 92, of Salem, beloved husband of 42 years to the late Christine Ann (Papoleas) Correnti, died peacefully, April 22nd, 2026 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers with his family by his side.

Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Rizzotti) Correnti. He was...

Kathleen T. (Callahan) Levy, 89 of Salem, paced away peacefully at the John Bertram House in Salem on Thursday, April 23, 2026. She was the devoted wife of the late Paul M. Levy with whom she shared 17 years of marriage.
Born and raised in Salem she was the daughter of the late William C. and Catherine...

McCARTHY, Joseph Charles (Joe) of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Salem, MA, passed away in Plymouth, MA, on November 10, at age 86, surrounded by his daughters.
Joe was born in Lynn, MA, on April 25, 1939, to Helen (Rooney) and Charles McCarthy. It was the perfect home for him, close to the beach and just a bike ride...