Carolyn M. Corbett, of Hillside Drive in Georgetown, died January 7, 2009, after a courageous 10-year battle with cancer.

Ashley Joseph Webster, 100, died peacefully on January 4, 2009, in Newburyport. 

Charles R. Perry, 80, of Georgetown, died January 1, 2009, at Anna Jaques Hospital.

Robert E. Deschamps, 27, of Danvers, died unexpectedly December 24, 2008, at NSMC Salem Hospital. He was the son of Faith and Richard Hills of Georgetown and the late Bruce Deschamps.

Leah (Broughton) Burns, 84, formerly of North Andover, died peacefully on December 24, 2008, at Lawrence General Hospital.

Albert J. Demeule, 83, of Salem, died at his home on December 22, 2008, following a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Lina H. (Michaud) Demeule.

Leo E. Ouellette, 85, of Salem, died December 22, 2008, at the Grosvenor Park Nursing Home in Salem. He was the husband of the late Noella J. (Levesque) Ouellette.

Eva M. (Carpenter) Graffum, 86, longtime resident of Ipswich and wife of the late Norman S. Graffum, died December 11, 2008, at the Caldwell Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, following her long illness.

John H. Cropley Jr., 86, of Swampscott, died December 5, 2008, in NSMC Salem Hospital, after being stricken unexpectedly. He was the husband of Marie B. (Holt) Cropley and the son of the late John H. and Lily (Amps) Cropley.

John L. Madore, 85, of Salem, died December 3, 2008, at the Wingate of Haverhill, following a long illness. He was the husband of the late Mary A. (Rowe) Madore, whom he married in January 1949.

Richard H. Harding, 79, of Georgetown, died November 30, 2008, at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport.

Robert J. Ryan, 67, of Worcester, died November 30, 2008, at the Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge, after a brief illness.

John J. Fallon, 96, of Medford, died November 25, 2008.

Mary Hartman Buechler of Georgetown died November 20, 2008.

Robert P. Ring, 72, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died at his home on November 19, 2008.

Lois N. “Ma” (Gillespie) Weymouth, 72, of Princeton Street, Danvers, beloved wife of Walter L. Weymouth, died November 3, 2008, following a short illness, at Beverly Hospital, surrounded by her family.

Paula E. (Sullivan) Cavallaro, 60, of Beverly, died November 2, 2008, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

William T. “Ted” Kallman died October 31, 2008, at the home of his parents in Georgetown, after a long battle with A.L.S. He will be sorely missed by his mother and father, William and Mary Kallman of Georgetown; his sisters, Judy Marshall of Fall City, Wash., and Carol Miller of Georgetown; his brother, Christopher Kallman of Lexington, S.C.; several nieces, a nephew and a great-nephew.

Gordon E. “Buddy” Kelly Jr., 74, retired Swampscott police officer, died October 26, 2008, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, after a long illness. He was the husband of Barbara D. (Rongone) Kelly.