YURKUS, James M.- Of Malden, formerly of Goodyear, Arizona and Manchester, NH, unexpectedly, November 10th. Devoted husband of Sandra Lynn (Osborn). Beloved father of Joshua Hawkins of West Newbury, Jefferson Yurkus of Malden and Brian Yurkus of Romania. Also survived his twin sister, 3 brothers and 2 grandchildren. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend visiting hours in the Carroll Funeral Home, 721 Salem Street (Maplewood Square) on Saturday, November 15th from 1-4 PM. Committal Services will be private. A Memorial Service will be held at a future date. Expressions of sympathy in James' name may be made to the VA Medical Center (135), 718 Smyth Road, Manchester, NH 03104.
Born in Cambridge, James, at 59 years of age, passed away unexpectly at home. A resident of Malden since June of this year, James worked as an electrical engineer for AKF in Boston. Prior to moving to Malden, he spent 9 years in Goodyear, Arizona and worked for SmithGroup and before that was a resident of Manchester, New Hampshire working in the same capacity with Interstate Electric and Gemini Electric. A graduate of the Franklin Institute he was an United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War.