Gloucester Alumni

PORTLAND, Maine — Mary G. (Savioja) Johnson, 79, of Kennebunk, Maine and formerly of Gloucester died Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Foreside Harbor in Falmouth.

She was the wife of the late Hilding E. Johnson who died in 2007.   Read more »

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Robert B. Gray, 83, formerly of Gloucester, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in Melbourne, Fla. after a long battle with lung disease. He was the husband of Madeline A. (Botelho) Gray.   Read more »

PEABODY — Ruth E. "Betty" (Lane) Chefalo of Brooksby Village, Peabody, died Monday, March 16, 2009.

Wife of the late Harry E. Chefelo and the late Lt. Cdr. John E. Leary Jr. Daughter of the late George E. Lane and Ingeborg (Johnson) Lane. Sister of the late George E. Jr. and Robert G. Lane.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Dorothy J. (Bartlo) Hayes, 88, of Rockport Road, passed away early Thursday morning, March 12, 2009, following an extended illness.

She was the wife of the late Oscar W. Hayes, who died in December of 2006. They had shared 66 years of marriage.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Marion H. (Hathaway) Boucher, 91, died Sunday, March 8, 2009 in the Seacoast Nursing & Retirement Center. She was the wife of the late Victor Boucher.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Kenneth Broughton Hodgkins, 78, husband of Nancy L. (Upson) Hodgkins, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2009 with his wife and his children by his side at Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.   Read more »

NORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. — Mr. Peter Griffin Wonson, 63, of Snow King Road, North Woodstock, N.H., passed away after a long battle with cancer in the loving arms of his family on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at his residence.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Nancy Ellen (White) Merchant, 78, wife of Michael K. Merchant of Gloucester, passed away on Friday morning, March 6, 2009 in the Golden Living Center of Gloucester.

Nancy was born in Gloucester, on July 2, 1930, the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Nellie E. (Sutton) White. She was a graduate of Gloucester High School.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Capt. Silvario Gaspar, died on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, surrounded by his family.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Albert W. "Bill" Surrette, 54, of Gloucester, died suddenly on Monday, March 2, 2009 at his residence.

He was born in Gloucester, on July 29, 1954, son of Albert H. and Helen E. (Critchett) Surrette of Gloucester.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Marion L. (Clark) Lovett, 80, wife of the late Peter A. Lovett, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 at the Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester after a long battle against multiple health challenges.   Read more »

FRANCESTOWN, N.H. — Phillip Wesley Ireland, 76, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 at his home following a prolonged illness.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Helen G. Clarke, 85, widow of Harry F. Clarke, died on Wednesday evening at the Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born July 10, 1923 in East Boston to Alexander and Mary (Contrino) Sargent. She lived her childhood in Bay View and graduated from Gloucester High School.   Read more »

AUGUSTA, Maine — George B. Budrow, 63, husband of Marcia J. (Quinn) Budrow, died suddenly on Sunday morning, Feb. 8, 2009 in Augusta, Maine.

Born in Gloucester on Nov. 9, 1945, he was the son of the late George and Leona (Murphy) Budrow.

George was a graduate of Gloucester High School with the Class of 1965. He had served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War for three years.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER —, 79, wife of the late Matthew "Spikey" Scola of Gloucester, died on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 25, 2009 at the Golden Living Center in Gloucester.

She was born in Boston, on Dec. 10, 1929, daughter of the late Antonio and Catherine (Vitale) Ciulla.

Phyllis was a graduate of Gloucester High School, Class of 1948.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — H. Bruce Woodruff, 62, died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, Jan. 21, 2009 at the Broward General Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. following a long series of illnesses. He was the husband of Vicki (King) Woodruff.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Russell E. Parsons Jr., 74, of Gloucester, husband of the late Nancy A. (Boardman) Parsons died unexpectedly on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 at his residence.

He was born in Gloucester on Aug. 9, 1934, son of Lucy L (Larkin) Parsons of Gloucester and the late Russell E. Parsons Sr. Russell was a graduate of Gloucester High School, Class of 1954.   Read more »

GLOUCESTER — Alice H. (Haley) Schultz, 88, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 in the Beverly Hospital following an extended illness. She was the wife of the late Stephen H. Schultz who died in September 2008. They shared 61 years of marriage.   Read more »

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Barbara Anne Marden, 80, of St. Petersburg, Fla. died Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 at Hospice House Woodside.

Born in Gloucester in 1928, she graduated from Gloucester High School, Class of 1946.

She was employed by the Safe Deposit and Trust Company and volunteered for the Red Cross in many locations over many years.   Read more »

SEABROOK, N.H. — Harry J. LeVie, 88, formerly of Whittemore Street, Gloucester, passed on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, in the Exeter Hospital following a brief illness. He was the husband of Generosa (Criscuolo) LeVie.   Read more »