All Obituaries

On Friday, December 6th, 2019, Edward Florian Murawski, loving husband, father of 4 and grandfather of 5 passed away at age 88 from a long battle with cancer.   Edward was born on September 28th, 1931 in Ipswich, MA to Polish immigrant parents Florian and Jadwiga Murawski. He was the youngest of 6 children starting with Beatrice, Mary, Tony, Casmier and Teddy. On October 17th, 1976, Edward married Diane (Cutraro) Murawski and they gave birth to two children, Anthony and Matthew. ...

Eloise Ruth Titus Bebout passed away in her sleep on the morning of December 4, 2019, one week prior to her 92nd birthday. Ellie was born on December 11, 1927 in Ayer, Massachusetts. She was the fifth of eight children born to Ernest and Marion Titus.   Ellie met Richard (Dick) Bebout, her husband, in 1946 when they were both telephone operators. She was a local civilian, and he was in the Army stationed at Fort Devens. They often made telephone connections for people and eventually...

Ipswich – Philip J. Bernard, Jr., 86, died Sunday morning  December 1, 2019  in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a short illness.  Born in Ipswich on  May 10, 1933  he was the son of the late Philip J. Sr., and Evelyn P (Dort) Bernard.      Mr. Bernard was raised and educated in Ipswich.  He entered the Army and served in Korea from 1953 until his honorable discharge in 1955.  He was employed at the former Creese...

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Thomas J. Pappas of Ipswich passed away peacefully Saturday  November 30, 2019  at Masconomet Healthcare Center after a brief illness. Born on December 2, 1919 in Ipswich, he was the son of John and Jenny Pappas of Beverly, MA.  He passed away 2 days before his 100th birthday.   Tom, or Jeep as many people knew him, was a lifelong resident of Ipswich and local clam digger.  He loved teaching others how to dig clams.   He is survived by his daughters and their...

Annmarie (Miller) Hughes, of Ipswich, passed away November 22, 2019, at the age of 76. She was the loving mother of four and grandmother of six.   Annmarie was born in Beverly on May 27, 1943, to Mary A. (Flaherty) and Joseph H. Miller. After graduating from Ipswich High School, she received a teaching degree from the University of Southern Maine. She spoke fondly of her time nurturing elementary students before starting her family. She and former husband William Hughes raised three...

Ann B. (Hamilton) Donohoe, 84, wife of the late Gerald J. Donohoe, Sr., died Saturday afternoon  November 9, 2019  in the Beverly Hospital after a short illness.  Born in Providence, RI on  April 16, 1935  she was the daughter of the late James P. and Beatrice (O’Donoghue) Hamilton.           Mrs. Donohoe was a graduate of Bayview Academy in Providence.  She and her husband were long time residents of Reading...

Center Barnstead, NH/Ipswich – Kevin Saulnier, 52, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning  November 6, 2019  at his home after a short illness.  Born in Ipswich on  July 20, 1967  he was the son of Richard E. Saulnier and the late Donna Jean (Doucette) Saulnier.      Born, raised and educated in Ipswich Kevin spent his life as a mechanic.  He was formerly a part of a pit crew for several NASCAR drivers.  He loved motorcycles,...

Ethel “Tillie” V. Sayward, 99, passed away on October 31, 2019 (53 days prior to her 100th Birthday) with her devoted and loving son by her side. Mrs. Sayward was born in Ipswich on December 23, 1919, the daughter of the late Leonides Vlahos and Garafalia (Pappalimberis) Vlahos. Mrs. Sayward’s beloved husband, Charles W. Sayward, predeceased her in March 2007.   Mrs. Sayward born and raised in Ipswich, met her husband, Charles while she and he were employed at G.T.E....

Arthur J. Doucette, 83, husband to Susan M. (Carpenter) Doucette, died Wednesday night, October 29, 2019  surrounded by his loving family after a long illness with Alzheimer’s Disease.  Born in Gloucester, Ma, on  October 13, 1936  he was the son of the late Arthur G. and Ethel (Jackson) Doucette.Raised in Beverly, Arthur, better known to his friends as Artie, served in the United States Army from 1961 – 1965.  After receiving an honorable discharge,...