Emily M. Morgan of Marblehead died at her home on Saturday, October 31, 2026. She was 97.
She was born in Lynn, the daughter of William and Mary (Fraughten) Weslanski, and grew up in Swampscott, where she was a member of the Swampscott High School class of 1947. While she was in school she worked as a bookkeeper at Lynn Sand and Gravel.
She married Charles Francis Morgan, and the couple made their home in Marblehead, where they raised six children. In the early years she kept the house and looked after the children. When they were older she took a job at the Devereaux Nursing Home in Marblehead and stayed more than 41 years, working her way up to supervisor in charge of housekeeping.
She leaves her children, Charles W. “Butch” Morgan and his wife, Pauline; Dennis Morgan and his wife, Maureen; J.P. Morgan; Maureen Hallman and her husband, Paul; David Morgan; and Scott Morgan. She also leaves seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Charles F. Morgan, died before her, as did her brother, William Weslanski, and her sisters, Lorraine Conroy and Virginia Giguere.
Graveside services will be held Monday, November 9, 2026 at 11 a.m. at Waterside Cemetery, 294 West Shore Drive, Marblehead. Arrangements are by the Murphy Funeral Home, 85 Federal Street, Salem, 978-744-0497.
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