Theresa “Terry” (Ruff) Walsh of West Hartford, Conn., and Old Lyme, Conn., died Oct. 26 after a brief illness.

In a newspaper career that spanned 40 years, Walsh was regional sales manager at The Hartford (Conn.) Courant and advertising director at the Bristol (Conn.) Press. She also held other sales and management jobs, with The Herald of New Britain and, most recently, with The Day of New London, both in Connecticut.

She leaves her husband, Robert; three sons, Rob, Tim, and Mike; six grandchildren; a brother.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

John F. Buckley Jr., 97, of Bristol, R.I., formerly of West Roxbury, Mass., died Oct. 28 in Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol.

He was a cartoonist for The Pilot, the newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

He also was an award-winning correspondent and feature writer for the New England Gas and Electric Association News.

He leaves a daughter, Carol; a grandson, Jamey; a sister.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

Lillian Florence Losaw Misuraca, 92, of Meriden, Conn., died Oct. 15 in Westfield Care and Rehab Center in Meriden.

Misuraca was a writer for the Record-Journal of Meriden for many years.

She leaves two sons, Robert and Chris; a daughter, Betty; eight grandchildren.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

Douglas D. “Daniel” Sullivan, 73, of Worcester, Mass., died Oct. 30 in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester.

Sullivan was an obituary writer at the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester for 27 years.

He leaves his mother, Louise; an aunt, Emily Lavendier; many cousins and friends.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

Anthony P. Hmura, 93, of Auburn, Mass., formerly of Worcester, Mass., died Oct. 30 in his home.

Hmura founded and was publisher and editor of a patriotism-themed newspaper, The Spirit of 1776, whose inaugural edition was published in June 1989.

He also wrote articles for the People’s Forum of the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester.

He leaves four sons, Bryan, Gary, Gregory and Robert; his former wife, Roseanne; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a sister.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

Mary M. Murphy, 94, died Oct. 25. She had lived in Natick for 59 years before moving to Medway, Mass.

Murphy was a journalist for The Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Mass., and the Natick (Mass.) Bulletin.

She leaves two daughters, Susan and Patricia; a grandson, Michael; a granddaughter, Jillian; a brother.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

John J. “Jack” Ginnetti Jr., 80, of Marlboro, Mass., died Oct. 31 at Marlboro Hills Health Center in Marlboro after a time of declining health.

Ginnetti wrote for several local newspapers, including the Marlboro (Mass.) Enterprise, and what are now the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester, Mass., and the MetroWest Daily News of Framingham, Mass.

He also wrote for the Harness Racing newspapers, based in Lexington; Ky. He once served as president of the Harness Writers Association, and in in 2006, he was named to the U.S. Harness Writers Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y.

He leaves a brother, Richard; a sister-in-law, Janet; a daughter-in-law, Traci; several nieces and nephews.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.