Obituaries

OBITUARY: Erling Hultgreen Falck, 89

OBITUARY: Erling Hultgreen Falck, 89

Architect, designer, sailor, car aficionado, lover of jazz and drum and bugle corps, father, grandfather, and a man of great taste, Erling Hultgreen Falck departed this world for another adventure on Sept. 20, 2022. Born in Washington, D.C. on March 10, 1933, Erling was the son of Erling Hultgreen Falck Sr. and Rose Emilia Vogt. He lived a remarkable, adventure-filled, and storied life. Erling Hultgreen Falck Erling met his adored wife, Mary Ellen Giuffra, while obtaining his master of architecture degree at the Catholic University…
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OBITUARY: William P. Whalen

OBITUARY: William P. Whalen

William P. Whalen, a true one-of-kind entrepreneur, sailor, tinkerer, pickleball enthusiast, amateur joke-teller, would-be writer, and friend to all he encountered, died peacefully at home on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. William P. 'Bill' Whalen Born in 1935, Bill grew up in Chicago as the son of a policeman and a nurse, running around the Windy City with a group of friends that he remained close with through the distance and years since. After a brief stint in the military – where depending on which embellished…
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JoAnne Mayer, the third woman elected to the Marblehead Select Board, dies at 95

JoAnne Mayer, the third woman elected to the Marblehead Select Board, dies at 95

JoAnne Norton Mayer, a Marblehead native who was deeply engaged in civic life in town, the third woman elected to the Marblehead Board of Selectmen (now the Select Board) and a talented sailor, died Monday. She was 95. Civic engagement and public service were cornerstones in Mayer’s life. Her tenure on Marblehead’s highest elected board, now called the Marblehead Select Board, from 1983 - 1987 began four years after the town’s second selectwoman, Marilyn A. Reis, who served from 1975-1979, finished out her service on…
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OBITUARY: Wilfred H. ‘Bill’ Crist, 89

OBITUARY: Wilfred H. ‘Bill’ Crist, 89

Wilfred H. "Bill" Crist, 89, of Peabody, died Monday at Salem Hospital after a brief illness. Born and raised in Lynn, he was the son of the late Wilfred H. and Madeline (Love) Crist. He was the husband of the late Jean C. (Cannon) Crist, with whom he spent nearly 50 year of marriage. They raised their family in Peabody, and he was a wonderful husband and father. Wilfred H. 'Bill' Crist Bill was a graduate of Lynn English High School, Class of 1950, and…
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OBITUARY: Piia Alexandra Scioletti

OBITUARY: Piia Alexandra Scioletti

Piia Alexandra Scioletti passed away in her sleep at her home in Wellington, Florida on Sept. 7. She was born on Aug. 29, 1986 and grew up in Marblehead. She graduated from the Marblehead High School class of 2004. Piia furthered her education at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Vermont earning a bachelor's degree in biology. More recently she was enrolled in a graduate program at Florida Atlantic University studying microbiology and infectious diseases. She worked at Praesum Healthcare, which owns and…
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