James F. O'Connell
Feb 28, 2015
James F. O'Connell passed away at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading on Saturday, February 28, 2015. He was 64 years of age. James was born in Melrose on December 3, 1950 to the late Gerald & Marion Rita (Lucey) O'Connell. He was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1968. Mr. O'Connell worked for the...
Frank S. Renzella
Feb 25, 2015
Frank S. Renzella, of Malden, died at his home surrounded by family on Feb. 25, 2015 at the age of 87. Frank was born & raised in Malden and attended Malden High School. He worked as an Upholsterer for Lounge Upholstery in Brockton for many years and Star Upholstery in Malden for over 20 years before his retirement. Frank resided...
Marie F. Boire Meehan
Feb 22, 2015
Marie F. (Boire) Meehan, of Melrose, died at the Epoch of Melrose on Feb. 22, 2015 at the age of 76. Marie was born & raised in Dorchester and a graduate of Dorchester High School. She resided in Melrose for 30 years, Epping, NH for several years and North Adams for the past 18 months. Marie worked as a Function...
Edward Ed Doherty
Feb 20, 2015
Edward "Ed" Doherty, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Feb. 20, 2015 at the age of 76. Ed was born & raised in Cambridge, a graduate of Rindge Technical High School, Class of 1956 and went on to attend Technical School for several years. He worked as an Electronic Technician for Datametrics in Wilmington for over 20...
Ann J. Monahan
Feb 15, 2015
Ann J. (Shiel) Monahan, of Melrose, passed away on February 15, 2015 at the age of 92. Ann was born in Boston on February 4, 1923 to Michael and Mary Shiel. Growing up during the Great Depression, Ann learned the value of a dollar among the many other hard lessons that came from growing up during that era. She was...
Loretta Hutchins
Feb 13, 2015
Loretta (Dean) Hutchins, of Melrose, passed away on February 13, 2015 at the age of 92.Loretta was a lifelong resident of Melrose. She was born to John and Nora Dean on October 12, 1922. Loretta grew up during the Great Depression, so from a young age she knew what it meant to work hard. She was the beloved wife of...
Mary C. Tortora
Feb 12, 2015
Mary C. (Bistany) Tortora, of Melrose, passed away at Mass General Hospital on February 12, 2015 at the age of 54. Mary was born to Marjorie and the late Donald Bistany in Winchester, MA on February 21, 1960. She was raised in Woburn and attended Woburn schools. Mary furthered her education by achieving a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from St....
Joanne M. Lambert
Feb 11, 2015
Joanne M. Lambert, 64, of Melrose died peacefully on February 11 after a brave 5 year battle with cancer. She was born in Williamstown, MA to Helen O'Connell Lambert and Clovis M. Lambert both of whom are deceased as is her only sibling, a brother, Michael. A graduate of Boston Bouve College at Northeastern University, Ms. Lambert received a Masters...
James E. Glynn
Feb 7, 2015
James E. Glynn passed away at the Ledgewood Nursing Home in Beverly, on February 7, 2015. He was 89 years of age. James was born in Everett to the late James & Anna (Mohan) Glynn, was raised in Malden and attended Malden High School. While in high school he joined the US Navy and served his country with pride during...
Edward J. Colosimo
Feb 5, 2015
Edward J. Colosimo, of Melrose, formerly of Tewksbury & Cambridge, passed away on February 5, 2015. He was the beloved husband of 61 years to Marie J. (Martell) Colosimo. Ed was born in Cambridge on June 30, 1927. His parents Antonio & Elizabeth Colosimo raised him in Cambridge where he attended Cambridge High & Latin. Edward joined the Navy in...
William W. Curry
Feb 5, 2015
William W. Curry passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on February 5, 2015. He was 86 years of age. William was born in Boston on August 23, 1928 to the late William & Grace (Noble) Curry. He was raised in Medford and graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1946. He served his country with pride in the US...
Timothy John Tyson
Feb 1, 2015
Timothy John Tyson passed away very suddenly at his home on Sunday February 1, 2015 at the age of 55. Tim was born in California, raised in Marietta, GA, graduated from Sprayberry High School in 1977 and from Southern Poly Tech University in GA. Tim lived in Georgia most of his life before moving to Hampstead, NH 13 years ago....
Richard Mallon, Sr.
Jan 31, 2015
Richard T. "Dick" Mallon, Sr. passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on January 31, 2015 at the age of 82. Dick was born in the Edgeworth section of Malden on June 19, 1932 to the late Bernard & Pauline Mallon. He grew up in Malden and graduated from Malden Catholic High School in 1951. He also attended the University...
William G. Kotzuba
Jan 27, 2015
William G. Kotzuba, of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday January 27, 2015 at the age of 53. He is survived by his wife Helen M. Kotzuba, Daughter Amanda Kotzuba and her fiancé Andrew Rowe, Sons Eric and Michael Coughlin and Grandson Nathan Rowe all of Melrose. Son of the late Michael Kotzuba and the late Susan Kotzuba, Brother of Jean...
Walter F. Cronin
Jan 27, 2015
Walter F. Cronin, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Jan. 27, 2015 at the age of 73. Walter was born & raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Cambridge. After high school, Walter served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp Reserves. He worked as a Labor Relations...
John Bena, Jr.
Jan 26, 2015
John Bena Jr. passed away at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital on January 26, 2015. He was 93 years of age. John was born in Middleborough on July 14, 1921 to the late Giovanni & Elisia (Pipi) Bena. He was raised in Middleborough and graduated from Middleborough High School. John was an accomplished violinist, playing in the his own...
Patricia Louise Pinkney Buchan
Jan 25, 2015
Patricia Louise (Pinkney) Buchan passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham on January 25, 2015. She was 83 years of age. Patricia was born in Melrose on February 23, 1931 to the late Gilbert & Ada (Doucette) Pinkney. She was raised in Melrose, went to St. Mary's School and has been a lifelong resident. Mrs. Buchan worked for...
Walter Ed Valentine
Jan 24, 2015
Walter E. "Ed" Valentine, of Melrose, passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 24, 2015 at the age of 68. Ed was the former husband of the late Irene (Fontaine) Valentine. He was the loving father of David Valentine and daughter-in-law Mary Foley. Ed had also recently become the grandfather to Dylan. He was the brother to Mario, Maria,...
Michael F. Walsh
Jan 23, 2015
Michael Francis Walsh, age 85, of Melrose, MA, passed away suddenly on January 23, 2015 after a period of illness. Born in Somerville, MA to John and Margaret (Dunleavy) Walsh in 1929, Michael had made a home in Melrose for over 50 years. Michael leaves his wife of 55 years, Doreen T. (Sheehan). He leaves a son, Michael J. of...
Leslie E. Coholan
Jan 20, 2015
Leslie E. Coholan, of Rochester, NH, formerly of Melrose, died at his home on Jan. 20, 2015 at the age of 82. Leslie was born & raised in Malden and a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1951. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After returning from the Army, Leslie resided in Melrose...
