All Obituaries

SALEM-Barbara Ann (Harrison) Newman, 85 of Salem, joined her late husband, Thomas Newman, in Heaven in the early morning hours of November 25th, 2021. Barbara was a woman of tremendous love and compassion who shared her heart and radiant smile with all who crossed her path. She and her husband shared 59 years of marriage and raised four children. She was a proud grandmother to her eight grandchildren and even prouder great-grandmother to her nine great-grandchildren. Family and friends...

Mrs. Patricia (Holloran) Davidson 76, wife of John Peter Davidson, died peacefully with family by her side at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, after a courageous battle with cancer on November 19th, 2021.   Born and raised in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Claire and Charles Holloran Sr. Pat attended Salem Schools and graduated from Salem High School, Class of 1963. She went on to graduate from Salem Hospital School of Nursing, where Pat met the love of her life,...

DANVERS-Mr. John S. Zavaglia, 65, of Danvers, beloved husband of Ellen (Chadbourne) Zavaglia, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021at Beverly Hospital. Born in Salem he was the son of the late Salvatore and Priscilla “Pat” (Consolazio) Zavaglia. He was raised and educated in Salem and was a graduate of Salem High School. Mr. Zavaglia had been employed for years at New England Life Insurance Co., in their Information Technology Department. John’s main passions in...

DANVERS – Mr. John W. “Jack” Kennedy, 90 of Danvers, devoted husband of Joanne (Ward) Kennedy passed away on Monday, November 15th, 2021 at Beverly Hospital. Born in Lynn, Jack was the son of the late Michael A. and Anna M. (Guilfoyle) Kennedy. Raised and educated in Salem, Jack was a graduate of Salem High School, class of 1949. He continued his education at Boston University and was a graduate of the American College of Financial Services in Pennsylvania, earning his...

The world and our family lost a vibrant and caring soul with the death of Virginia C. (Hooper) Simpson-Roy on November 13, 2021 at the age of 88. “Ginny,” as she was known to one and all, was the daughter of G. Madelyn and Vernon C. Hooper. She grew up in Essex and graduated from Gloucester High School, where her father was a popular teacher and third-floor headmaster for more than four decades. A born caregiver, Ginny went on to North Shore Babies Hospital in Salem, training to...

SALEM – Mrs. Dorothy Mae (Lessor) Walsh, 97 of Salem, beloved wife of the late John V. Walsh, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at the Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody. Born in Salem, Dorothy was the daughter of the late James Lessor and Florence E. (McElroy) Lessor. Gertrude Lessor raised Dorothy as her own daughter. Dorothy was educated in Salem, she attended St. Mary’s Grammar School and was a graduate of Salem’s...

SALEM - Marguerite Eva Maniscalco (Sommer), also known to her family as “Aunt Charlie”, died on November 11, 2021, after many years of vigorous living and a few months of illness. She was 88 years old. Marguerite had lived in Salem, MA for 10 years, and previously in San Diego, California for 6 decades. She lived many lives: as a Merchant Marine, a nurse, a mother, a business owner and always, a gifted artist. When asked by a hospice worker if she was afraid of death, she...

DANVERS – Mrs. Cynthia Lee (Ingalls) Lonergan, 70 of Danvers, beloved wife of the late Robert Lonergan, passed away November 10, 2021 following a courageous battle with A.M.L. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Hilma (Hames) Ingalls. She was raised and educated in Danvers and was a graduate of Danvers High School.  Mrs. Lonergan had worked as a Nursing Aid for many years and more recently with a local non-profit for the past 17 years.  Cindy...

NEWBURY - Joan Irons of Newbury, passed away on November 7, 2021 after a courageous four-year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Joan was born in Springfield, MA the eldest daughter of the late Dr. Michell E. Kfoury and Mary C. (Coughlin) Kfoury. She was married for 42 years to Clifford G. Irons of Newbury. She graduated from St. Chretienne’s Academy (Salem) in 1960 and UMass, Amherst in 1964 and earned a Master’s degree in education from Boston University in...

PEABODY- Mrs. Arline M. (McKenna) Byrnes, 86 of Peabody, beloved wife of the late Robert M. Byrnes Sr, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Peabody surrounded by her loving family. Born in Medford, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Josephine (Farren) McKenna. She was raised and educated in the Medford School System and was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1954. Mrs. Byrnes had been employed by New England...