Sarah J. Twohig, who was born in Salem and lived there all her life, died on the afternoon of October 6, 2026, in Lynn. She was 35.
She was born June 22, 1991, at Salem Hospital. She started school at the Carlton Elementary School, moved on to the Bates Elementary School and the Collins Middle School, and graduated from Salem High School in 2009. She went on to study liberal arts at Marian Court College. Along the way she took part in gymnastics, track and field and boxing.
She held a variety of jobs and picked up a wide range of skills from them. Her family says the work she liked best was automotive service and repair.
Her family describes her as quiet and modest and, at the same time, known all over the city. She listened well, they say, and people in trouble found her easy to confide in, whatever their circumstances. She extended the same patience to animals, which she tended to prefer.
She was afraid of the dark and loved horror movies and true crime documentaries anyway. Her favorite thing was to walk through Salem, past the places tied to her own history, and to sit on a park bench with a coffee and take in the view. Her family says she seldom sat alone for long, because someone passing by would recognize her and stop. They remember her laugh and her smile, and say she gave more in 35 years than many people manage in far longer.
She leaves her mother, Joanne Twohig; her brothers, Chris Twohig and Robert Twohig; her sister-in-law, Rose Twohig; and her nieces, Isabella Twohig and Elena Twohig.
Relatives and friends are invited to a celebration of her life on Saturday, November 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Franco American Club, 44 Park Street, Beverly. A memorial Mass will be said Sunday, November 22, at 9 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 15 Hawthorne Boulevard, Salem. Arrangements are by the Campbell Funeral Home of Beverly.
Compiled from information published by Campbell Funeral Home, 525 Cabot Street, Beverly. Photograph courtesy of the family via Campbell Funeral Home. This is our own summary, not the family’s obituary; read the full obituary and leave a condolence at the funeral home’s page on Legacy.com. Corrections: we will fix any error promptly.
