All Obituaries

William A. Conway, Sr., 79, of Lynn died January 14th at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lynn he was the son of the late Frank C. and Rita J. (LaBossiere) Conway. He was raised and educated in Lynn and worked as a machinist with the General Electric Company for 43 years finally retiring in 2009.  In his youth Bill was a Boy Scout who later gave back by becoming a Scout Master and he served his country with the Army National Guard. Bill was an avid collector and...

Joseph J. Walters, Jr., 57, of Lynn, MA, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 surrounded by loved ones after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Lynn, Joe was a graduate of Lynn Tech’s class of 1983 and was employed at Cardinal Health for many years. Joe was passionate about his Harley and took advantage of any opportunity to go for a ride and feel the wind in his (often long) hair.  He was an avid darts fan and spent many nights shooting darts as part of the Minute Man...

   Scott A. Cyr, “Scotty”, 62, passed away at his home on Tuesday night, lovingly attended by his wife Louise, following a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Scott was well known and loved throughout the City of Lynn.  He was a 1979 graduate of the Graphic Design program at Lynn Tech, applying those skills at Packard Paper Company of Peabody, during which time he also worked as Lighting Director for the band Night Runner (formerly Apache). He went on...

Lorraine Newhall Lang, age 95, of Lynn died Monday Jan. 2, 2023, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Fred W. Lang with whom she shared over 70 years of marriage.   Born in Lynn she was the daughter of the late Roy F. and Lillian G. (Newhall) Granger, and sister of the late, Marilyn Granger. She attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn English High School, Class of 1945. She also graduated from Burdett Business School...

Joanne Anderson, age 87, of Peabody formerly of Lynn and Lakeland, Florida died Tuesday, December 20th at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a brief period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Anderson with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Etta G. (Butler) Pettigrew. She attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn English High School, Class of 1953, where she was a proud Bulldog...

Barefoot Bay, Florida formally of Lynn, MA, passed away December 29th peacefully in hospice following a short illness. Yvonne is predeceased by her loving husband James who she shared 49 years of wonderful marriage before his passing.  Yvonne was born on October 15th, 1939, in Stockbridge, Scotland, a small suburb of Edinburgh. Shortly after her marriage to James in 1960 they immigrated to the United States. Yvonne started working for Sears and Roebuck Co. as a clerk in the credit...

Mary P. Thistle, age 56 of Lynn, died unexpectedly Saturday Dec. 24th at Salem Hospital. She was the wife of Harvard L. “Sam” Thistle. Born in Chelsea she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Skinner) Burns. She attended Lynn schools. In addition to her husband she is survived by three sons Patrick Burns of Missouri, Matthew Thistle of Lynn, Shawn Thistle of Lynn, one daughter Mary Thistle of Lynn, five brothers Timothy Burns of Lynn, Michael Burns, John Burns, David...

Wayne C. Jenkins, age 86 of Beverly, died Dec. 24th at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Carole (Bullard) Jenkins, and Margery Ruth (Parsons) Jenkins with whom he shared 15 years of marriage. Born May 10, 1936 in Lynn, he was the son of the late Samuel and Pearl (Pickel) Jenkins. Wayne attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn Classical High School, Class of 1953; he also graduated from Bentley School of Accounting and...

Patricia Ann Zeglinski, age 79, of Danvers, died with loved ones at her side on Dec 21st at the Kaplan Family Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Norman C. Zeglinski with whom she shared 28 years of marriage. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Lauretta M. (Dion) Danjou. After Wilfred died in WWII, Lauretta married Harold Burns, Sr. who raised Pat after her father passed. After several years of being a “Navy bratt”, they...

  Daniel Soper, age 62 of Lynn died Sunday Dec. 18th, at the Royal Meadow View Center in North Reading after a lengthy illness. He was the son of Jean Marie (Bernard) Soper of Lynn and the late Harold George Soper. Dan attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn Classical High School, Class of 1978. He was employed as a meter reader for Lynn Water and Sewer until he retired. He was a member and Past Master of the former Golden Fleece Lodge A. F. & A. M., and a member of Ascendus...