Obituaries

Beverly - Shirley M. O'Maley passed peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of July 2nd .
She is survived by her husband, Robert, son Mark, son Matthew and his partner James, sister, Jane Knight and her husband Richard, their son Jason and his family, daughter (and Shirley's God Daughter) Amy and her...

Sarasota - Raynor G. Adams Sr. passed away on May 1, 2025, at the Tidewell Hospice Home in Sarasota, FL with his family at his bedside. He was 91 years old.
Ray was born on May 16, 1933, at Lynn Hospital to Alden E. and Lillian B. Adams. They lived in Lynnfield, Massachusetts and later moved to Gloucester,...

Joan Ruth (Reardon) Alessi, 59, of Gloucester, passed away on December 5, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones.

Born in Gloucester on June 17, 1966, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Anita (Carr) Reardon. A 1985 graduate of Gloucester High School, Joan...

Gloucester - Thomas Hale Andrews, born in Doylestown, PA on June 1, 1953, died on June 23, 2025 of lung cancer at the age of 72. He was the son of Robert Nathan Hale Andrews and Patricia Baldwin Andrews. Tom, who championed the littoral life of Gloucester, MA amidst its masses of granite, through four decades...

Gloucester - Acclaimed concert flutist and longtime Gloucester resident, Jean Antrim, passed away on March 16, 2025 at the Hunt Rehab and Nursing facility in Danvers, MA at the age of 89.
Born in Livingston, NJ in 1935, Jean Antrim began playing the flute at the age of nine and by the time she was 13, was an active...

Anthony J. Bertolino, beloved husband of Patricia E. (Rogers) Bertolino, passed away on November 13, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Anthony and Patricia celebrated 65 years of marriage in June of this year.
Born in Boston, MA on November 14, 1939, Anthony was the son of the late Frank P. and Ina F. (Safina)...

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...

Michele A. (Beauregard) Balistreri, 69 of Gloucester MA, passed away on January 6th surrounded by loved ones. Born in Flushing, NY to the late Harry and Diane (Wilensky) Beauregard, she was the beloved wife of 44 years to Mario Balistreri. She was a graduate of West Allegheny High School in PA, Class 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...

Maud Palmer Barton, 91, beloved wife of Randolph Barton, passed away on Monday, January 26th at Edgewood Retirement Community in North Andover, MA.
Maudy was born in Boston on January 19, 1935, daughter of Wilson and Isabel (Comley) Palmer and lived the first years of her life in Beverly, MA. By age five her family...

Sally Ann (Hodge) Barusso, a lifelong resident of Gloucester, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 27, at the age of 87.
Sally was a woman of beauty, elegance, and genuine warmth whose kindness left a lasting impression on everyone she met. As president of her high school class at Gloucester High School, she...