All Obituaries

Cecilia M. Furlotte (“Sparky”), died peacefully in her sleep at home of natural causes on Sunday, March 21st., 2021.   She was 98.      She was under the loving care of Mary McAvoy, Sonja Pryor and Care Dimensions.  She had a beautiful mind and generous heart-- a woman of faith and outstanding integrity.       Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada in her grandparents house, she later moved to Montreal where she grew...

Marie (Walton) Companion, 85, of Ipswich, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on  June 24, 2021, surrounded by family.   Marie was born on  February 5, 1936, and was raised in Salem, Massachusetts.  She eventually moved to Hamilton, Massachusetts, where she spent many years bringing up her own children.   Whether making earrings, decorating boxes, or assembling a 5,000-piece puzzle, Marie loved arts, crafts, and any task that allowed her inherent creativity and...

Ronald C. Nadeau, 60, died unexpectedly after a short illness on Tuesday  June 29, 2021  in the Lahey Medical Center in Burlington.  Born in Ipswich on  November 8, 1960  he was the son of Priscilla (Sweeney) Nadeau and the late Robert Nadeau.           Ronald was raised and educated in Beverly, he was a graduate of Beverly High School, Class of 1978.  He was a self-employed contractor for many years.  He...

Sandra Patricia (Abbott) Duke, 86, beloved wife of the late William E. Duke, died Sunday afternoon  June 20, 2021  in the Residence at Riverbend in Ipswich.  Born and rsided in Ipswich she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Katherine (Otis) Abbott.  Sandra and her husband shared over 40 years of marriage.           Sandra was a graduate of Ipswich High School and the Beverly School of Nursing for LPN.  She worked...

William E. Duke, 83, of Ipswich died Tuesday February 2, 2021  in the Masconomet Healthcare Center in Topsfield, MA.  He was the husband of Sandra (Abbott) Duke with whom he shared 36 years of marriage.  Sandra recently died on Sunday  June 20, 2021.   Born  February 24, 1937  in Everett, Washington and was the son of the late Donald and Marguerite Duke.   He served with the United States Marine Corps for 22 years and retired in 1976 with the rank...

Raymond L. McCarthy, 81, husband of Helga (Hortig) McCarthy, died Monday morning June 28, 2021 in the Port Healthcare Center in Newburyport.  Born in Lynn on March 6, 1940 he was the son of the late Donald F. and Phyllis L. (Raymond) McCarthy.  Ray was raised and educated in Lynn, spending summers in Ipswich.      Ray was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served in the Army in the early 1960’s.  He would later work as a machinist at Phillips...

Edward Patrick Murphy, Jr. died on May 25, 2021, in a tragic accident.  Edward was born September 8, 1970, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He died doing what he loved.  His passion and goal for the last few years was to complete all 48 of the 4,000-foot mountains in New Hampshire.  He would have met his goal this summer.  He died after completing his 39thpeak. He will be greatly missed by his family and childhood friends who know him as Ted or Teddy, his friends who...

Susanne Wheeler Csongor, a resident of Manchester-By-The-Sea passed peacefully on June 11, 2021 with her four daughters by her side; Katherine Elizabeth Campbell, Susanne Carina Csongor, Michelle Csongor O'Connor and Monica Maria Richards.  A celebration of her remarkable life will be held Saturday June 19th from 10:30 am  to 1:30pm at Aquila Farm, 645 Bay Road, Hamilton Massachusetts.  In memory of Susanne and her son Mark Christopher Csongor 1961-1967, donations to The...

Joseph N. Clancy, (AKA, the guy who walked all over Ipswich) passed away on Tuesday  June 8, 2021 after a courageous and strong battle with Lewy Body Dementia.  He was 77 years young. Born in Gloucester on August 18, 1943, he was the son of the late Harold and Violet (Martin) Clancy.  He was raised and educated in Gloucester, and eventually met his wife Betty (Elizabeth) and then moved to Ipswich to live and raise their family.  Joe and Betty were married for 25 years...

Joan L. White passed away peacefully at home. She was a wonderful, caring and loving woman and Mom. She raised four children, moving around the country as her husband was in the military and they were always traveling.   She will be remembered by her amazing love for her children, her bowling skills, her love of her garden and birds. She was always thrilled by the hummingbirds that she got to watch.   Joan is preceded in death by her mother, Sophie F. Bishop, sister, Mary Ellen...