Obituaries

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Bery Burdin Sanford, whose strength, elegance and beauty touched all who knew her. She lived a life marked by extraordinary courage, resilience  and unwavering devotion to her family, leaving behind a legacy of love that will endure for generations. Born on September 15, 1930, in Galati, Romania, Bery, the daughter of Izrael and Eugenia (Weintraub) Burdin, was a survivor of the Holocaust. She endured unimaginable hardship and loss as a child, including the murder…

Dolly G. Reilly, (Linda), 81, of Marblehead, passed away unexpectedly on April 27, 2026, after complications related to a fall. Dolly was born on July 9, 1944, in Elgin, Illinois, to Orval and Marie Graening and earned her “nickname,” which became her proper name, from her father, who said she reminded him of a beautiful ”dolly”. Dolly earned her bachelor’s degree in physical education from Michigan State University, majoring in dance, and her master’s degree in physical education, from Smith College. While at Michigan State,…

Carole A. Hartling, beloved mother, grandmother, and cherished member of the Marblehead community, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was 90 years old. Born in Troy, New York, in 1934, Carole graduated from Lansingburgh High School and soon embarked on a career in the airline industry. It was during this time she met her late husband, George H. Hartling. Their shared love of travel took them to many cities and states across the country before they eventually settled…

Tom Morris died unexpectedly on May 25, Memorial Day. He was born in Burlington, Vermont on April 25, 1965, and grew up in Marblehead. He went to the Gerry, Story, Roads, Seaside and Bell schools and graduated from Marblehead High School in 1983; later going to college at Johnson State College in Vermont before moving to Reading, Vermont, where he lived for the rest of his life. He lived in a house next to a brook where you cross a wooden footbridge to get to…

James Stevenson Munro Jr. died on May 14, 2026, at his home in Nahant, surrounded by family. Born 100 years ago in Bennington, Vermont, on Jan. 29, 1926, he was the oldest of five children to James Stevenson Munro and Violet Powell Munro of Newton, Massachusetts. He spent his childhood between Newton; Pictou County, Nova Scotia; and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. In later years, he loved spending time with his mother and family at her home in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Among his many endeavors was an…

Gene Kelly Hower, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Mariner Assisted Living facility in Marblehead. Born in 1933, in St. Joseph, Missouri, Gene lived a long, full life marked by kindness, resilience and an easy sense of humor that drew people to him. Gene was predeceased by his beloved wife of 45 years, Harriett Hower (née Kaplan), as well as his children Chris, Steve and Matt Hower, and his stepson Michael Perlman. He leaves his devoted stepdaughter, Lisa Perlman Kaplan,…

Stephen Whitney Bradley, Sr., 81, died in Durham, North Carolina, on April 17, 2026. He will be remembered for his adventurous spirit and the generous way he showed up for family, friends and people in need around the world. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1944 to Samuel Whitney Bradley and Mary Louise Rumsey, Stephen spent his childhood in nearby Marblehead with his older sister, Meredith, and younger brother, Robert. He loved to remember those early years, skating on Redd’s Pond and roaming the neighborhood from…

Mary (Moulison) Reintges, a longtime resident of Marblehead and beloved wife of the late Robert Reintges, died peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on April 25, 2026. Born in Salem 94 years ago, Mary attended St. Mary's School and St. James High School. She raised her family in Marblehead and was a parishioner at Star of the Sea Church and volunteer leader and president of the Star of the Sea Mothers Club and Bazaar. She was a member of the Red Hat Club and…

Joan Deveney Lovejoy moved her residency to heaven surrounded by family on Sunday, May 3, 2026, to join her beloved husband, Joe.  The daughter of Cameron Deveney and Ursula Lennox Deveney, Joan was born in Boston and raised in Swampscott. She graduated from Walnut Hill School and Garland Junior College before earning an MBA from Simmons College. Joan built a successful career in finance, working at several firms including Wellington Management, where she was the vice president of institutional sales.  Screenshot In 1985, she met…

Joan Schaaff Hollister — a spark, light, beloved matriarch and positive force. Joan passed away peacefully on May 12, 2026, surrounded by her family, leaving behind a legacy of love. Born April 12, 1932, Joan lived a life rooted in love, service, music, humor and community. Raised in Washington, D.C. by Joseph and Helen Schaaff, Joan was the youngest of three daughters and shared a lifelong bond with her sisters Peggy and Betty, who is 101 today. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where she was…