All Obituaries

M. Theresa DeCost, age 92, of Salem, formerly of Lynn, died Saturday July 4th, at Advinia Care in Salem after a lengthy illness, due to complications from Covid 19. She was the wife of the late Richard DeCost with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada she was the daughter of the late John W. B. and Mary (McLean) Campbell. She was educated in Canada. Theresa was employed ath Hawthorne by the Sea Restaurant and Doanes in Swampscott. She was also...

William A. Conway, Jr., age 52, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 9th at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, MA, after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his family.   Born in Lynn, he was the son of William A. Conway, Sr. and Lorraine P. (DeSilva) Conway of Lynn. In addition to his parents he is survived by his sister Cheryl Irvin and her husband John, his niece Lindsay and nephew David all from Londonderry, NH, as well as his best friend since childhood, David Higgins of...

Socrates A. Adamopoulos, age 90, of Lynn died at his home after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Ann (Phillips) Adamopoulos with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Peabody he was the son of the late Anthony and Virginia (Argyrakis) Adamopoulos (both originated from Messina, Greece), and a sibling of his 4 late brothers (Arthur of Groveland, MA, Peter of La Crescenta, CA, and Charles and Ernest of Peabody, MA). He graduated from Peabody High...

Becky Louise Smith, age 59, of Lynn died Tuesday May 19th at Salem Hospital after a lengthy courageous battle with lung cancer. Born in Daytona Beach, FL she was the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Ware) Smith. She moved to Boston as a young girl attended Boston Schools and graduated from Boston High School. She was employed as a Certified Nurse Assistant, and was employed by Bayridge in Lynn and the Jesmond Nursing Home in Nahant. Becky loved to cook, enjoyed music, and cherished...

Helen Davenport Richter passed away at The Meadows at Edgewood Retirement Community on May 10, at the age of 100.  She died after contracting the Covid-19 virus.   Helen was born on August 30, 1919 in Kingston, New York.  She was the daughter of the late Ernest LeFevre and Edna Davenport LeFevre.  She graduated from Kingston High School in 1937 and received her Bachelors degree from St. Lawrence University in 1941.  She was married to Gilbert Kellerman Richter of...

Florence Magarian, age 86, of Saugus, formerly of Lynn died Thursday April 29, at the Bridgewell House in Saugus after a lengthy illness. Born in Lynn she was the daughter of the late Yegia and Yevniga (Menizigian) Magarian. She attended Lynn schools. Florence was employed as a Lunch Aide at Eastern Junior High School, and Thurgood Marshall Middle School until she retired in 2001. She was an avid Red Sox fan, she rarely missed a game. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She is...

Kenneth E. Joyce, age 87, of Salem, formerly of Lynn, died at his home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Sally B. (Sinkus) Joyce with whom he shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Lynn he was the son of the late Raymond and Stella (Day) Joyce. Ken attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn English High School, Class of 1950. He enlisted in the US Army and served during the Korean War. Ken was employed as a salesman at Gem Auto Parts in Lynn, Chelsea, Wakefield and...

Irving 'Uncle' Permell, age 91, resident of Lynn Massachusetts who worked at General Electric until his retirement, passed away on April 22, 2020.    Irving was born in Trinidad and Tobago on November 12th, 1928 to the late Beatrice Antoine and Lewis Permell. While in Trinidad he worked in the shipyard until he migrated to the United States. He was married to Bernice Kennedy on March 1, 1971 and lived in Lynn Massachusetts until his...

Jonathan “Jay” Doucette, age 63, of Lynn died Monday April 13th at the Medford Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Susan P. (Simons) Doucette with whom he shared 29 years of marriage. Born in Bickford, Germany he was the son of the late Bernard and Theresa (Bourgeois) Doucette. He moved to Lynn at the age of 4, attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, Class of 1976. Jay was employed as a security...

Renee M Arrington, age 98 of Byfield, formerly of Lynn died Sunday April 5th at Country Manor for Health and Rehabilitation in Newburyport after a brief illness.  She was the wife of the late Martin J Pawlowski with whom she shared 38 years of marriage, and the late George H Arrington with whom she shared 6 years of marriage.  Born in Lewiston Me she was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Marie (Gulph) LaRocque.  She attended schools in Lynn.  She was employed at the...