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Rufus Leonard Titus Jr.

Aug. 2, 1933 - May 31, 2023

IN BETWEEN....

Rufus grew up on Pond Street in Marblehead and attended public schools, graduating from Marblehead High School in 1951.

He served in the U.S. Army and graduated from Boston University in 1957. As part of his continuing education, he completed proficiency courses in municipal finance and healthcare financing at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He became a licensed insurance and bond broker for several years before joining

Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield as an enrollment representative in the office of Clyde’s “Proud Team of Boston South Minute Men” — “Go Mac!” During his career with the companies, he also served in claims administration, professional relations and computer operations.

When Rufus retired from Blue Cross, he worked in the library at Salem State University and at Abbot Public Library in Marblehead.

Rufus was involved in various organizations throughout his life. He was elected to the Board of Assessors in the 1970s and was a regular attendee at both selectmen and town meetings.

He was a past president of the Marblehead Visiting Nurses Association, where he was appointed to a committee to study the future and best use of the Mary Alley Hospital building on Widger Road.

He also served on the Cemetery Commission, board of directors of the Marblehead Savings Bank Investment Committee, Philanthropic Lodge AF&AM, and was a past commodore at the Marblehead

Yacht Club. He was honored by the Marblehead Rotary Club as a Paul Harris Fellow and, in more recent years, he volunteered as a docent at the Maritime Museum at Abbot Hall and the “Mapping Marblehead” exhibit at the Old Town House. He will be fondly remembered at his post as crossing guard at the corner of Pond, Elm and Green streets.

Rufus leaves his wife of 68 years, Jean Lindsey Titus. Together, they ran two businesses and raised three children.

In 1974, Rufus and Jean bought the small neighborhood store Mullen’s and renamed it The Little Store because “that’s what it was.”

Years later, they reworked their home to accommodate a guest house, The Golden Cod, considered their forever home. which they ran successfully for more than 30 years.

Rufus is predeceased by his eldest daughter, Joan Titus Reagan, and leaves behind her two children, Joe Reagan and Jennifer Reagan Blaha; their father, John Reagan, and four great-grandchildren.

He is survived by son John Titus and his wife, Paula; his youngest daughter, Lindsey; nephews Calvin and Robert Titus; and niece Nancy Titus Person and their families. Graveside memorial services will be held at Waterside Cemetery in Marblehead on Thursday, July 6, at 11 a.m., with reception to follow at the VFW, 321 West Shore Drive. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy for the Titus family may be shared at eustisandcornellfuneralhome. com.

Johanna H. van Lookeren Campagne

Johanna Henriette “Joan” van Lookeren Campagne passed away at home on June 9, a few months after her 90th birthday.

Born and raised in the town of Bussum in The Netherlands, she immigrated to the United States at the age of 20 with her husband, Willem. They lived in Beaver, Pennsylvania, where they started a family and made many lifelong friends. They also resided in Stamford, Connecticut, before finally settling in Marblehead, which they

Mathew C. Cornell

Mathew C. Cornell passed away on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at 11:09 a.m. at his home in South Paris, Maine.

He was a graduate of Marblehead High School, Class of 1984 and went to the College of Boca Raton where he graduated with a degree in mortuary science. He went on to help in the family business at Eustis & Cornell Funeral Home, Marblehead. After he retired from the business, he moved to Maine where he lived in peace for the rest of his days.

A celebration of life will be held at the VFW Hall, 321 West Shore Drive, Marblehead on Sunday, June 25th from 2 to 5 p.m. Fond memories and

From P. A13 fit” for the plastic housing that had been found in the parking lot. The owner of the vehicle said he did not think he had struck another vehicle but expressed an interest in doing what needed to be done to “fix this.”

Thursday, June 8

8:34 a.m. A scam call was reported on Abbot Street.

11:34 a.m. An officer investigated the report of a strange man on Ocean Avenue.

11:48 a.m. Police fielded a pair of calls about the leaf blower ban.

11:53 a.m. An officer investigated the report of someone blowing debris on West Shore Drive and Rainbow Road.

2:45 p.m. Officers joined firefighters on Gilbert Heights Road to investigate a possible gas leak. An officer was dispatched back to the area at 3:50 p.m.

3:35 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a bag in the road on Atlantic and Gallison avenues.

4:23 p.m. A cell phone was found on Wyman Road.

6:32 p.m. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity on Sargent Road.

8:20 p.m. A residence that had lost half its power was reported on Pickwick Road.

10:34 p.m. Officers restored the

Johanna loved to cook and garden, knit and sew. She was a voracious reader and kept informed by religiously reading the New York Times, seven days a week. Her favorite place to spend time, aside from Marblehead, was on Sanibel Island in Florida.

She was the ultimate mother, but she cherished her role as grandmother possibly even more, speaking to at least one of her grandchildren on a daily basis right up to the end of her life.

Johanna was predeceased by Willem, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage; her beloved dog Charley; and her dear friend Anne Costello.

The daughter of the late Ellen and

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peace after a caller reported their neighbors were being loud on Jersey Street.

11:05 p.m. A 53-year-old man was arrested and charged with malicious destruction of property and at least one other offense (redacted from the police log) after officers investigated a report of an assault on Pond Street.

11:09 p.m. Officers restored the peace after a disturbance on Jersey Street.

Friday, June 9

8:37 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Ocean Avenue to take a report from a man who rented a garage on the property to one of his tenants. The property owner explained that he had found a new lock on the side door to the garage that he did not install and believed his tenant changed the lock without his permission, which had left the property owner without access to the structure. The property owner had summoned a locksmith who was in the process of changing the lock to the side door of the garage, though he said that the tenant would continue to have access through the mechanical garage door system. The property owner also complained that his tenant had stopped paying rent for both the garage and his apartment. The officer advised the man that these were civil matters and that he should seek the advice of an attorney. Once back at the station, the property owner called back to report that he had discovered damage to the doorframe of the garage presumably made by the tenant, which the officer returned to the property to inspect. The officer then spoke to the tenant, who was “very upset” about what had transpired. The tenant explained that the garage door did not function properly, which is why he needed access through the side door on which the landlord had now installed a new lock. At one point, he indicated he planned to “just break the lock on the door.” The officer advised him not to do that but instead to consult an attorney.

3:27 p.m. An officer investigated a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Powder House Court.

Saturday, June 10

12:08 a.m. An officer on foot patrol at Seaside Park discovered spray painted black graffiti on the back end of the Recreation and Parks Department’s instruction board for the outdoor play equipment at the rear of the park at the entrance of the Seaside Park trail. The officer then saw that the other side of the instruction board had been defaced as well, but with pink spray paint.

7:45 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Washington Street.

10:16 a.m. Annoying phone calls were reported on Bessom Street.

11:41 a.m. Annoying phone calls were reported on Bassett Street.

2:29 p.m. A vehicle crash was reported on Chestnut Street and Atlantic Avenue.

3:24 p.m. An officer spoke at the station with a man who reported that a few minutes earlier he had been turning his vehicle onto Lattimer Street from Fairview Road when he noticed a young man approximately 16 years old riding his bike in the middle of the street towards his vehicle. The man had stopped his vehicle and waited for the juvenile to go around him. The juvenile had been looking downwards and lifted his head up at the last minute and struck the front right fender flare of the man’s vehicle. The man could not give any description of the juvenile other than that he was wearing a darkcolored sweatshirt. The man was not concerned about the minor scuff on his vehicle, stating that he would buff it off, but wanted to document the incident in case the juvenile came to the station to report it and/or claim that he was injured. The man stated that the juvenile did not fall off his bike and appeared to be uninjured.

10:08 p.m. An officer investigated a report of kids riding their bikes against the flow of traffic on Ocean Avenue.

Adriaan Zur Muhlen, she is survived by her sister, Anna Maria “Miep” Witsen Elias of Bussum, Holland; her brother, Adriaan “Aat” Zur Muhlen of Yarmouth, Maine; her daughter and son-in-law, Ellen Margaret and Stephen Fuller, of San Ramon, California; her daughter Henriette Campagne of Marblehead; her son and daughter-in-law, David and Sue Campagne, of France; her four grandchildren, Kaitlyn Fuller Sangster, Sarah Fuller Keyes and Elizabeth Fuller St. Maurice, all of California, and Nathaniel Campagne of Colorado; and three great-grandchildren, Hannah and Isla Sangster and Lily Keyes. She also leaves many nieces and nephews in Marblehead, Maine and The Netherlands. A private service will be held at Waterside Cemetery. Police

Sunday, June 11

7:10 a.m. Officers responded to the scene of an accident on Ocean and Atlantic avenues.

10:22 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Lattimer Street to investigate the report of damage to a homeowner’s stone wall. The homeowner explained that two days earlier he had noticed what appeared to be a “clean break” of his stone wall abutting his neighbor’s property. An officer photographed the damage and then spoke with the man’s neighbor. The neighbor denied causing the damage and stated that she had not even noticed that the wall had been damaged. She said that she had mentioned to her neighbor when the wall was installed that she was fearful of popping her tire trying to back into the narrow driveway and asked that his workers take a look at it. The officer explained to her that the damage to the stone appeared to be a clean cut and asked if her workers made the cut. The neighbor denied that she had hired workers to cut her neighbor’s wall. The officer advised her to stay off of her neighbor’s property and to address any concerns with him in the appropriate manner.

2:46 p.m. Officers investigated the report of a past hit-and-run on Franklin Street.