All Obituaries

Irene D. Waldron, age 75 years, of Wakefield, NH, formerly of Lynn died Thursday June 14th, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William O. Waldron. Born in Lynn she was the daughter of the late Patsy and Irene (Coogan) Votano.  She attended Lynn schools. Irene was employed as a Lab Technician at the General Electric, Riverworks Plant until she retired in 1989. She enjoyed shopping, cooking, and loved spending time...

Pauline V. Wykes, age 86 years, of Lynn died Sunday at Salem Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Owen W. Wykes with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Lynn she was the daughter of the late Vito and Florence (Coulter) Carone. Pauline attended Swampscott schools, and graduated from Swampscott High School, Class of 1949. She was employed as a book keeper, for three companies, Swampscott Refrigeration, then T. W. Rogers, and she retired from the...

Richard Alan Burke, age 48 years of Malden died unexpectedly Sunday, May 27th.  Born in Malden, he was the son of Jeanne (Burke) Kluska of Everett and the late Richard W. Hoffman. Richard attended Malden schools.  He was a lifelong resident of Malden,   and was a sub-contractor and mechanic in the Malden area.  Richard  very much enjoyed fishing throughout his life.  He loved and adored his children and enjoyed spending time with them . He loved...

Frances L. Richard, age 91 years, died Sunday May 27th at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Richard, with whom she shared 43 years of marriage. Born in Dover, NH she was the daughter of the late Albert J. and Helene M. (Deshaies) Noel. She attended Lynn schools. She worked at Lynn Hospital as a nurse’s aide for several years. Frances was an active member of the former St. Jeans Church in Lynn, and Sacred Heart...

Phyllis E. Craig, age 94 years, died Monday May 21st at the Life Care Center of the North Shore after brief illness. Born in Swampscott she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Mildred (Johnson) Cunningham. Phyllis attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn English High School, Class of 1941. She lived in Lynnfield from 1945 – 2013, when she returned to Lynn. Phyllis was employed as a Real Estate Broker at Century 21 Peabody for many years. She loved animals and liked to...

Lynn MA- Linda Louise (Doward) Fortin, 68 completed her journey here on earth and went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 19, 2018Linda was born in Lynn MA on April 13, 1950 to the late George H. Doward and Rita E. M. Doward. She was predeceased by her brothers George and John Doward, her sister Carol Hudson and her son Shawn Smith. She was a 1968 graduate of Lynn Classical High School. She is survived by her son Albert Fortin, his wife Echo and grandson Ruger. Her...

Joanne Richard Stevens, age 51, of Marblehead, formerly of Lynn died Monday May 14, 2018, after a lengthy illness.  Born in Lynn she was the daughter of Emery and Helen Richard of Marblehead. She attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn English High School. Joanne formerly was employed at Bass River helping people with development disabilities. She was very fond of animals and rescued many dog and cats. She was an exceptional mother who loved her children...

Gary B. Patten, age 65, was Promoted to Glory at his home in Lynn, MA on Thursday evening May 10th, after battling congestive heart failure for the last several years. Gary and his wife Barbara were formerly pastors at the Salvation Army local church in North Adams Massachusetts where their oldest daughter Melanie was born, as well as Hyannis, MA. They then moved to Lynn where their youngest daughter Gloria was born. Gary formerly worked as a counselor at The Salvation Army Harbor Light...

Marvin W. McCabe, age 64 years, of Lynn, died Wednesday April 11th, at Grosvenor Park Health Care in Salem after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Barbara L. (Copley) McCabe with whom he shared 35 years of marriage. Born in Peterborough, NH he was the son of the late Marvin G. McCabe and Irene (Paul) Poisson. He attended schools in Lynn and Cambridge. Marvin served in the U. S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was employed as a dry wall installer and plasterer, and was...

Paul V. Floyd age 71 years, of Lynn died Saturday at Union Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Lynn, he was the son of the late Joseph G. and Anna J. (Burke) Floyd. He attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn English High School, Class of 1964. Paul was an actor, musician and comedian and began his career on Broadway as a child actor in Music Man, played even different roles in the Unsinkable Molly Brown, appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, had a part in the Connecticut...