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Official Obituary of

Judith Paula Curry

December 28, 2019
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Judith Curry Obituary

Judy Paula Curry Passed away on December 28, 2019 at her home in Salem New Hampshire. 
She was born November 24, 1942 in Gardner Massachusetts and was the daughter of the late Paul Curry and the late Imelda Catherine Cyr Curry.
Judy was raised in Maine and Massachusetts. She settled in Salem New Hampshire. For many years she worked for the Lederman Mental Health Center Boston Massachusetts. She also worked in the field of Security Guard. She loved animals, her favorite cat was Mittens, a stray she took him at the park where she lived. She was a very caring sister and devoted friend. She will be missed.
Judy is survived by her siblings, Glen Curry of California, Barbra Walsh and her husband, Ed Walsh of Haverhill, MA, Lloyd Curry of Palm Springs, CA, Frances Szatela and her husband, Donald Szatela of Nashua, NH and Randy Curry of Lawrence, MA. She is also survived by  two cousins, Marie Lizotte Roy of Van Buren, ME and Diane Curry of Portsmith, ME and nephews including, Joseph Szatela and his wife Ana Szatela, Donald Szatela and his wife Mindy Szatela of Nashua NH And Scott McArdle and his wife Beth McArdle of Georgia.
Judy was predeceased by her brother, the late Dale Curry and her brother Winston “Bob” Curry passed away in 2020 

Services were private. Arrangements were by the Goundrey & Dewhirst Funeral Home, 42 Main Street Salem, NH. To leave an online condolence, please visit Judy’s tribute page at www.goundreydewhirstfuneral.com.

 

Judy wrote several articles on the trial of Lizzie Borden an interesting articles on actress Nance O'Neill. Judy wrote several articles about them.

Curry, Judy P. “A Closer Look at Actress Nance O’Neil.” Lizzie Borden Quarterly II.3 (Summer 1994): 4-5.
Lengthy biographical piece on Lizzie’s actress friend, Nance O’Neil.

Curry, Judith Paula. “Cousin Grace Harley Howe.” Lizzie Borden Quarterly IV.1 (January 1997): 1, 16-17.
Biographical essay on Lizzie’s cousin and friend in later life, Grace Hartley Howe. A photograph of Howe with her husband Louis McHenry Howe and Hartley Howe accompanies the text.

Curry, Judy P. “Letter to the Editor.” Lizzie Borden Quarterly I.4 (October 1993): 4.
Responding to a previous inquiry regarding biographical details of Bridget Sullivan, Curry provides a few facts, including Bridget’s last known address and the names of her parents.

Curry, Judy P. “Letter to the Editor.” Lizzie Borden Quarterly II.4/5 (Fall/Winter 1995): 2.
Curry writes to complain that her previously printed article in the Lizzie Borden Quarterly on Nance O’Neil was edited incorrectly.

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