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Gloucester - Christopher Joseph Dailey passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident on June 30, 2025. He was just 18 years old.
Chris was born in Beverly and grew up in Gloucester. Chris attended Rockport schools through 8th grade, and was involved in many youth sports including baseball, soccer and...

Gloucester - Surrounded by love, Maria D. da Silva, 89, of Gloucester, passed peacefully on July 2nd, 2025, held close by the family she loved so deeply and who were the center of her world.
Maria leaves behind cherished memories and a life well-lived. Her story was one of strength, resilience, and love--the kind of...

Rockport - Rosemary P. Baron, 90, of Rockport, passed away peacefully at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston after a brief illness.
Rosemary was the only child of her parents George A., and Ethel D. Gunder. She grew up in Edgewood R.I. graduating from Cranston High School in 1952.
Rosemary was a military wife...

Rockport - Lawrence "Larry" Davis will be remembered as a loving and decent man who adored his wife and four daughters; a faithful servant of God and his church; and a kind, committed friend to his neighbors, extended family, and colleagues.
Larry was born the youngest of five children, with a significant age gap...

Gloucester - Marie (Duchane) Swinson, 94, of Gloucester, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2025. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Swinson Sr.
Marie was born on June 6, 1931, daughter of the late Albert and Eleanor (Ross) Duchane. She attended local schools and graduated from Gloucester High School in1949. She...

Gloucester - Emma M. Fortado, 84, a lifelong resident of Gloucester, MA passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday morning, June 21, 2025, at Beverly Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Walter C. Fortado, Sr., with whom she shared 58 years of marriage before he passed away in 2019.
Born in...

Hamilton - Arthur Justin Towne, age 84, of South Hamilton, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at Kaplan Hospice House, Danvers, on June 25, 2025. Born in Beverly, on October 28, 1940, he was the son of George and Ethel Towne of Essex, Massachusetts. He graduated from Gloucester High School, Wentworth Institute of...

Acton - Mary Madeline Burgarella was born on June 27, 1923 in Gloucester, MA and passed away peacefully on January 13, 2025 at the age of 101. She loved traveling and experiencing different cultures. She managed to visit all seven continents and particularly enjoyed the animals in Kenya and the penguins in...

Manchester-by-the-Sea - Anthony (94), born Mother's Day May 10, 1931, died on Father's Day, June 15, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. Born in Media, PA, he was the son of Anne Elizabeth Lumley and Anthony N. Bullock Jr.
A graduate of St. James High School for Boys in Chester, PA. Tony went on to study at...

Gloucester - Martha E. Gyllenhaal, 78, passed away Friday, June 13, 2025, as the radiant pink sun rose above Twin Lights, glimmering over the ocean outside her home on Long Beach.
Marcie was born in Boston on October 22, 1946 to Martha and Walter Cavagnaro Jr. She was the oldest of three children. They lived in...

Gloucester - Judith Ann Diamond, 89, of Gloucester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Gloucester, at Seacoast Nursing Home.
She was born on April 23, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts to Florence M. and Walter R. Milley. She is survived by two daughters Kerry Diamond Guglielmi, Nancy Diamond and her...

Montrose - William Warren Babson Jr., a distinguished general, vascular and hand trauma surgeon passed away peacefully at age 85 on May 14, 2025, in Montrose, CA. Dr. Babson dedicated his life to the healing arts, touching countless lives with his exceptional diagnostic and technical skill, compassion and unwavering...