All Obituaries

     Dorothy M. Wright-Irwin, 77, of Lynn, MA, passed away on September 26, 2023. She was born on May 29, 1946, in Pittsfield, MA, to the late Merton and Margaret Wright. Dorothy was preceded in death by her beloved husband, David J Irwin of Lynn.      Dorothy attended St. Joseph's Pittsfield High School and later received both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from Lesley University. She had a fulfilling career as a Pharmacy Technician, working for...

     It pains our family to say that Barbara Eleanor (Brown) Gray, 87 of Rowley, MA, and longtime resident of New Hampshire has passed away. She was reunited with her daughter Elizabeth Ann (Jewett) Hutchinson in heaven on September 20, 2023.      Barbara was born on September 28, 1935, in Ipswich MA, to the late Eva and Ernest Brown.      She was one of three children; she would playfully tease her “gullible” younger sister the...

     It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Adrienne Ellis, who passed away peacefully on August 17, 2023. Her passing is enormous loss for all who knew and loved her.      Adrienne was born in New York City in 1940, the only child of Belle and Julian Friedman, and grew up in their home in the Bronx. Adrienne graduated from William Howard Taft High School in 1958 and attended the City College of New York for two...

     Anne Maureen (Collins) Murphy, resident of Haverhill, MA, passed on August 10th, 2023, at age 76.  Anne was born in Newton MA and was a graduate of Newton High School and Ottawa University in Kansas.  A long-time resident of Rowley, MA, Anne is pre-deceased by her father Thomas Collins, mother Barbara (Hale) Collins, and husband Robert Murphy.      Anne leaves behind son, Brendan Murphy and daughter in-law Lisa Merithew, (West Newbury, MA),...

     Nicholas C. Kokinacis, of Rowley, passed away August 7, 2023. He was born in Lowell on July 23, 1939. He was the son of the late Alexander & Elaine (Galanis) Kokinacis.      Nicholas was a loving husband of Laura A. Balser, with whom he shared fifty-five years of marriage.      He was the father of Christine Monarrez, and her spouse, Joe, of Buckeye, Arizona; Son, Peter Kokinacis, and his two children, Alana & Rocco...

     Ronald Henry Christ left this world peacefully on August 5th, 2023 at the age of 64, with his children beside him. He will be forever missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him.      Ron “Ronnie” was born on January 23rd, 1959 in Middletown, Connecticut, to Claire (Cruickshank) Amirault and the late Henry A. Christ. He grew up in Salisbury and received his education from Triton Regional High School, where he excelled in basketball and...

     John F. Morrissey, 66, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023, after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer.        He was a 1975 graduate of Newton North High School. After high school, he joined the United States Air Force. Post his 8 year career in the service,  he enrolled in a paramedic program spending the next 30 years working as a dedicated paramedic on the North Shore, retiring in 2016.       During his...

     Anita Lee (Chellis) Paleologos, a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2023 following a battle with cancer, at the age of 68.       She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on August 29, 1954, to the late Waldo Ward Chellis, Jr. and Jean Margaret Allum.      Anita, more lovingly known as ‘Nitsie’, was an entrepreneur and worked in multiple different industries. Her last...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Geraldine (Gerry) Kiley, who left this world on May 27, 2023, at the age of 81. She will be forever missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her. Gerry was born on January 26, 1942, in Flushing, New York, to Arthur McMahon and Elinor (Bettencourt) McMahon. She grew up in Peabody Massachusetts. She graduated from St. John’s High School in Peabody. Through mutual friends’ wedding she met her soulmate and...

Kathryn J. Burek, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend , New Englander, talker, singer, champion gift-giver and card-giver (underlining nearly every word within for emphasis), spoiler of grandchildren, dancer, reader, touch-talker, sun-worshipper, beach bum, fast walker, good listener and holder of hands, card player, loud and eager laugher, wearer of the dangly earrings, lifetime member of the perpetually cold, dresser in bright colors, party-goer, lover of life and...