Stanley G. Stockwell of Peabody, formerly of Saugus, died on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at North Shore Medical Center in Salem. He was 75. His wife, Cynthia (Long) Stockwell, died before him.
He was born in Burlington, Vt. and raised in Vermont, the son of the late Herbert and Lucille (Ring) Stockwell. He lived in Saugus before moving to Peabody 20 years ago and retired from General Electric as an aircraft engine mechanic. He read science fiction and traveled when he could.
He leaves his children, Heather Stockwell of Somerville, Alexander Stockwell of Beverly and Elizabeth Stockwell of Syracuse, N.Y.; his granddaughter, Cynthia; his partner, Maris Prost of Peabody, and her children, Joshua Shaktman and his wife Linda of Hamilton, Eric Shaktman and his fiancee Diane Thomas of Ipswich, and Risa Shaktman of Peabody, along with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and his brothers, Norman Stockwell of Hull and James Stockwell of Beverly. His brother Robert died before him.
Visitation is Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Avenue, Saugus, followed by a funeral service at noon and burial at Riverside Cemetery, Saugus. The family suggests donations to the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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