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Jane Austin (Ramsay) Key passed away Sept. 25, 2026, at her home in Marblehead. She was 82. She was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1944, the daughter of Anne Austin (Belyea) Ramsay, a descendant of New York Loyalists who settled in New Brunswick after the American Revolution, and Earnest Dougal Ramsay, a Royal Canadian Navy officer who later became an executive with the Steel Company of Canada. After moves to Hamilton, Ontario, and Montreal, the family settled in Westmont, Quebec, where Jane…

Patricia (Smethurst) Perry died peacefully on Saturday Sept. 12, 2026, in Columbia, South Carolina, at the age of 89. Patricia was the wife of Garland Perry with whom she celebrated 66 years of marriage.  A longtime resident of Marblehead, Patricia was born on Jan. 9, 1937, to the late Thelma (Day) Smethurst and Fred (Gordon) Smethurst. She attended Marblehead schools and graduated Marblehead High School class of 1955. She briefly attended Green Mountain Junior College in Vermont before enrolling in the Mass General School of…

Garland Richard "Chick" Perry died peacefully on April 4, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina, at the age of 95. He was the husband of Patricia (Smethurst) Perry with whom he celebrated 66 years of marriage.  A longtime resident of Marblehead, he was born on May 19, 1931, to the late Matilda and Raymond Perry. He attended Marblehead schools and graduated from Marblehead High School class of 1951.  Shortly after graduation, he enrolled in the US Navy and served during the US-Korean conflict. Upon returning to…

Standley Henry Goodwin, age 88 passed away on Sept. 28 after a short illness. He was the son of Emerson S. Goodwin and Gretta Caswell Goodwin. Standley graduated from Marblehead High School, Class of 1956, and from MIT, Class of 1962 with a degree in aeronautical engineering. He spent his entire career working at Draper Labs in Cambridge. During his retirement, he was an active member and volunteer at the Marblehead Museum, both as a docent and researcher of Marblehead history. He was also active…

Mary Pauline (Kelley) Gillis, age 90, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. She was the loving wife, and best friend of the late Dexter C. Gillis with whom she shared over 52 years of marriage. The daughter of the late John Leo Kelley, Jr. and Sarah (Crowell) Kelley, Mary was born and raised in Marblehead.  She graduated from St. Mary's High School, Lynn, with the Class of 1955.  After staying home to raise her children, she later enjoyed working at Camilla's Den Clothing in Marblehead and…