Obituary: Douglas Finlay Allen

Douglas Allen, formerly of Swampscott, was born May 7, 1926, and died May 22, 2013. He served on various boards in Swampscott for many years including the Board of Selectmen.

  Douglas Finlay Allen, of Salem, formerly of Swampscott, passed away after a short illness on May 22, 2013. He was born in Boston on May 7, 1926, son of Clarence E. Allen and Elizabeth L. Allen. He was also the son of Katherine B. Allen. He attended Camp Chewonki of which his father was the founder, Rivers School and graduated from, Deerfield Academy '43, Harvard, AB '47, Harvard Business School '49, and received an ALM Degree '89, also from Harvard. He served as a lieutenant (jg) in the Navy in the Pacific. Doug was for many years a partner of Farquhar & Black in Lynn and a Director of the Eastern Bank. He served as President of the Board of Trustees of Lynn Hospital, as well as President of the Board of Trustees of Tower School in …

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Linda M. Pinstein-Hill

Dear wife of Paul Hill. Devoted mother of Eric Pinstein & his wife Madeleine of Winchester. Loving sister of Enid Gateman of Swampscott and the late Joyce Harwood. Cherished grandmother of Annette and Sophie.

Obituary: Thomas William McGee

Thomas was born in Lynn, MA on May 24, 1924, and died Dec, 21, 2012. A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday Jan. 5, 2013 at St, Mary's Church, 8 South Common Street, Lynn, MA. at 11 a.m.

Thomas William McGee 88, of Swampscott formerly of Lynn died Friday December 21st after a long struggle with Alzheimer's at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, Ma.  He was the son of the late Thomas A .McGee and Mary A. (O'Shea) McGee. A World War II veteran he served in the 4th Marine Division seeing action at Saipan, Tinan and Iwo Jima.  He served the people of Lynn as a city councilor, state representative and as the longest serving speaker in the history of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.  He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Grace ( DeClerico). He is also survived by his former wife, Ann (Sorrenti) and their children. State Senator Thomas McGee and his wife Maria of Lynn, Shawn McGee and his wife Sheryl of …

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Obituary: Lawrence "Larry" Alexander

Lawrence, who was born June 10, 1950, died November 6, 2012. He served as a Massachusetts state representative, representing Swampscott and Marblehead. Services at Temple Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead on Friday, Nov. 9 at 10 am.

  Obituary from Dignity Memorial.  Lawrence R. "Larry" Alexander, of Marblehead on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. For 35 years, he was the beloved husband of Mary Alice (Mark). Loving father of Katie of Beverly and David of Seattle, WA. Dear brother of Dr. Paul & his wife Sheila of Providence, RI and the late Jay. Fond brother-in-law of Priscilla, Jon & Stephanie, Sarah & Barry, and Henry & Brannon. Devoted son of the late Dan & Florence Alexander and son-in-law of the late Carl & Patsy Mark. Adored nephew of Shirlee and the late Harriet, Gladys and Roz. Devoted uncle of Rachel & Jeff, Zev, Ari, Jamie & Tara, Dave & Deanna, Nathan, Noah, Emma, Molly and Addie. Cherished cousin of Nadine & Neil, Lisa & Ken, Alexis & Chris, Courtney, Melissa & Kyle…

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Obituary: Lillian (Swartz) Pearlstein

Beloved teacher, wife, mother and grandmother Lillian (Swartz) Pearlstein passed away Sept. 21, 2012 at the age of 90. Visiting hours will be at the home of Cara and Michael Massey through Sunday evening and also on Monday from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

  Lillian (Swartz) Pearlstein, 90, of Swampscott, Massachusetts passed away on September 21, 2012.  She was the daughter of Ida and Morris Swartz.  She was also the devoted wife of the late John Pearlstein with whom she shared 46 years of marriage. Mrs. Pearlstein spent her early years in Gloucester, Massachusetts, later attending schools in Malden and graduating from Boston University undergraduate and graduate schools, with degrees in foreign languages.  She was a beloved teacher of Latin, French and Spanish as well as mathematics.  Her career included teaching at Tewksbury High School, Beebe Junior High School in Malden, Hillel Academy in Swampscott, Lynn English High School and Eastern Junior High in Lynn.  After formally retiring in …

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Obituary: Pat Sherman

Patricia Sherman will be sorely missed by her fellow knitters!

  Age 68, of Swampscott, passed away peacefully on May 27, after a brief illness. She is survived by her beloved husband of 28 years, John R. Sherman, a retired law professor, and by her brother, Thomas M. Davis, a ret. Fire captain of Peabody and her sister, Francine Harryman and her husband Thomas of Muskeegan, Michigan. Also by her two loved and loving cats, Ally and Val. She is also survived by her cousins, Kathy Jacobitz, Cynthia Carlsted and Loretta Stafford. Also by her very dear and special friend, Linda Hinchey and her wonderful neighbor, Sheila Sullivan and her gardening friend, Wendy Conaty and her daughter, Maeve. Also by her loving and supportive neighbors, Elaina and Howard Seidel and Dennis and Connie Callahan. Patricia was …

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Obituary: Dr. Robert Lippa, SHS Class of '74

Deceased's name: Robert Lippa Age: 56 Date: Jan. 7, 2012 Hometown: Born and raised in Swampscott

From Danjollel Memorial Homes and Crematory Robert Leo Lippa, M.D. (November 19, 1956 - January 7, 2012), resident of Bala Cynwyd, PA died unexpectedly while doing what he loved: rowing on the Schuylkill river. Bob was born and raised in Swampscott, MA. He is the son of the late Judith (Barenberg) and Sherman Lippa. He is survived by his wife of nearly 30 years, Carol F. Lippa M.D. (Ryan), his children Alex M., Adam L. and Sara M. Lippa, his sisters Frances Lippa-Rohn (Rick), Amy Lippa, Martha Lippa and Gail McGregor (Douglas), his mother-in-law Dorothy Z. Ryan and many loving nieces and nephews. Robert graduated from Amherst College, class of 1979 and UMASS Medical School, class of 1983. He worked as an emergency room doctor for over …

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Obituary: Stephen F. Armstrong

Deceased's name: Stephen F. Armstrong Age: 76 Date: Nov. 24, 2011 Hometown: Lived in Swampscott

Obituary: Isabelle Mazman

Isabelle Mazman of Swampscott was born in Lynn, April 8, 1928 and died Aug. 31, 2011 surrounded by her family.