All Obituaries

Frank V. Finocchio, age 61  of Brockton, formerly of Lynn died Thursday March 21st at the Kaplan Family Hospice House surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with A. L. S. Frank is now part of Mass General Hospital’s Living Library as a donor for ALS research. Born in Boston he was the son of the late Guido A. and Clara J (Albano) Finocchio. Frank attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn English High School, Class of 1976. While at English, Frank lettered in...

Jean L. Valliere, age 81 years, of Peabody, formerly of Lynn died Sunday March 17th, at the Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center after a brief illness. She was the lifelong companion of the late Richard Boyden.             Born in Lynn she was the daughter of the late Ernest L. and Rena M. (LeBlanc) Valliere. Jean attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn Classical High School, Class of 1955. She was employed as a Bank...

Norma K. Poole, of Nahant, age 98, died Tuesday, March 5th at the Academy Manor in Andover after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Ernest C. Poole, with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Samuel F. and Marguerite A. (Davis) Kinsman. She attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn English High School, Class of 1937.  She also attended Boston University for two years. She moved to Nahant in 1949, and resided in Nahant until...

Hazen C. Ward, 82 of Lynn passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 5, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital following a brief illness. Hazen was the loving husband of Virginia (Anne) Ward with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Orleans, Vermont he was the son of the late Clinton and Caroline (Hussey) Ward.  He was a graduate of Barton Academy in Barton, VT, Class of 1954. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1958.   Hazen was an...

Thomas G. Jensen, age 91, of Lynn died Monday at Life Care of the North Shore after a brief illness. He was the husband of Earline L. (Castle) Jensen with whom he shared 69 years of marriage. Born in Lynn he was the son of the late Albert and Violet (Fudge) Jensen. He attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn English High School. After high school he joined the United States Navy and served on Johnston Island during W. W. II. Tom was employed as a Delivery Specialist at Liberty Oil and...

Sandra L. Crane, age 68 years, of Saugus, formerly of Lynn died Tuesday at her home after a brief illness. She was the former wife of the late James Stevens, Sr. and wife of the late James L. Crane, with whom she shared several years of marriage. Born in Lynn she was the daughter of the late Alice and Carl Swenson, Sr. She grew up in Lynnfield and graduated from Lynnfield High School, Class of 1968. Sandra was employed as a Lead Inspector at the General Electric for 32 years and retired to...

Janet May Vnook, age 58 years, of Lynn died Sunday Jan. 6th, at Salem Hospital after a brief illness. She was the longtime companion of Brian D. Lothian of Lynn with whom she spent over 30 years. Born in Revere, she was the daughter of Karin H. (Lendfahrt) Vnook of Lynn, and the late Juluis  Frank Vnook. Janet attended Lynn schools and North Shore Community College. She was employed as Photographic Technician at New England Color Photo Lab for many years, and retired as a Book keeper...

Marianna Agnes Beck-Pezaris of Nahant, MA passed away peacefully on January 1, 2019 at the age of 91.  Marianna was born on July 6, 1927 in Budapest, Hungary to the late Joseph T. Beck and Magdalena Beck and sister to the late Dr. Ivan T Beck.  Marianna is survived by her spouse of 65 years, Constantine D. Pezaris and her three children Demetrius Pezaris, Angelica Mazzone, and Nicholas Pezaris.  She is also survived by four grandchildren,  Veronica Pezaris, Gabriella...

Roland G. Chase, of Lynn, age 93 years died Tuesday Dec. 11th at Windsor Place in Wilmington after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Arlene Rachel (Rose) Chase, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Marblehead he was the son of the late George L. and Edith (Burridge) Chase. He attended Marblehead schools and graduated from Marblehead High School, Class of 1943. He also graduated from the American Institute of Banking. Roland was employed at Eastern Bank as a Vice...

Ronald L. Bray, of Danvers, formerly of Lynn died Friday November 30th at Beverly Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Lynn he was the son of  Robert L. Bray and the late Carol (Leonard) Bray. Grandson of the late Joseph and Norma Capozzi. Ron attended Lynn schools, and left to join the U. S. Army in 1984 and served until 1993. He was a veteran of Desert Storm and served his country in Iraq and Afghanistan. After being honorably discharged from the army he was employed as an...