Agnes Mae (Horne) Hersey, 86, passed away on April 27, 2012 at Ledgewood Nursing Home in Beverly. She was the wife of the late Ralph H. Hersey. Born in Maine on April 20, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Fay (Wilson) Horne. She was raised and educated in Maine. Agnes had resided in Salem for over twenty years. She was an avid Red Sox fan, birdwatcher and reader. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Fay and John Curtis of Peabody, her grandchildren, Kimberly and Todd Henderson of Franklin, MA and Leonard Hersey of Citra, FL, granddaughter Suzanne Hersey and dear friend Scott Jones, great grandchildren, Pierce and Colin Henderson, Wayne, David, Ronald and Leonard Hersey, and Holly Hersey Gosselin . She was predeceased by her stepson Ralph H. Hersey, Jr., granddaughter, Cynthia Hersey Christianson and siblings, Robert, Edwin, Richard, Royce and Marion Horne.
Funeral Services are private at the request of the family. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in Agnes’s name to the Hospice of the North Shore, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA 01923.