Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026
Four Danvers-resident obituaries were published this week: Littlefield, Ruth M.; Murnane, Tracey Ellen; Ruest, Robert; and Stead, Ann M. Ruest, 67, died Friday at Hunt Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and was born in Beverly.
DANVERS — This week's column carries notices for four Danvers-resident obituaries, with names drawn from postings by O'Donnell Cremations, Funerals, Celebrations - Danvers, Solimine Funeral Homes, the Daily Item, and Echovita.
Tracey Ellen Murnane, 57, of Danvers, died October 12, 2026. Service details were not included in the available listing. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/danvers/tracey-murnane-22257169.
Ruth M. Littlefield, 91, of Danvers, died October 14, 2026. Service details were not included in the available listing. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/danvers/ruth-littlefield-22265845.
Robert Ruest, 67, of Danvers, died on Friday, October 16, 2026, at the Hunt Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Beverly to the late Arthur and Louise (Merrill) Ruest. Services were not stated in the available excerpt. Full obituary at Legacy.com (O'Donnell Cremations, Funerals, Celebrations - Danvers): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/robert-ruest-obituary?id=62779628.
Ann M. Stead, 94, of Lynn, raised in Danvers, died on Friday, October 16, 2026, at home. She was the widow of the late Charles "Doug" Stead, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage; she was born in Cambridge. Services were not stated in the available excerpt. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Solimine Funeral Homes - Broadway Location): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ann-stead-obituary?id=62774004. (Also listed by the Daily Item: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/itemlive/name/ann-stead-obituary?id=62778393.)
Notices compiled from O'Donnell Cremations, Funerals, Celebrations - Danvers, Solimine Funeral Homes, the Daily Item, Legacy.com, and Echovita.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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