David A. Bassler, Sr.
Dec 18, 2014
David A. Bassler Sr. passed away in West Brookfield on December 18, 2014. He was 82 years of age. David was born in Melrose, raised in Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1950 and lived in Melrose most of his life before moving to Winchester in 1984. Mr. Bassler lived in Winchester from 1984-2010 and the past...
Michael J. Binari
Dec 13, 2014
Michael J. Binari, of Melrose, died at his home surrounded by his family on Dec. 13, 2014 at the age of 90. Michael was born & raised in Somerville and attended Somerville schools. He went on to Peterson School of Steam Engineering and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Michael worked as a Stationary Engineer for Boston Sausage Co. in Boston and...
Jane Bearse Horton Munro
Dec 10, 2014
Jane Bearse (Horton) Munro passed away at her home in Melrose on December 10, 2014. She was 94 years of age. Jane was born in Wakefield on July 30, 1920 to the late Clyde & Grace (O'Kelly) Horton. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1938 and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Munro worked as...
Barbara L. Robinson Arsenault
Dec 9, 2014
Barbara L. (Robinson) Arsenault, of Reading, died at the Woodbriar Skilled Nursing & Rehab. Center in Wilmington on Dec. 9, 2014 at the age of 88. Barbara was born & raised in Melrose. She was a homemaker and the loving daughter of the late Charles & Julia (Mulligan) Robinson. Barbara was the beloved wife of the late George Arsenault. Also...
Wesley A. Kendall, Jr.
Dec 4, 2014
Wesley A. Kendall Jr. passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, December 4, 2014. He was 88 years of age. Wes was born in Charlestown, raised in Medford, graduated from Medford High School and has been a resident of Melrose for the past 44 years. Mr. Kendall served his country with pride in the US Army during WWII with the...
John F. Red Murphy, Jr.
Dec 2, 2014
John F. "Red" Murphy Jr. passed away at the Arnold House in Stoneham on December 2, 2014. He was 82 years of age. Red was born in Melrose on May 7, 1932 to the late John & Ida Murphy, he was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1950. Mr. Murphy served his country with pride in...
Ruth E. O'Donnell Smith
Nov 28, 2014
Ruth E. (O'Donnell) Smith, of Melrose, died at home on Nov. 28, 2014 at the age of 89. Ruth was born in Boston, raised in Malden and a graduate of Girls Catholic High School in Malden. She was a homemaker and resided in Melrose since 1954. Ruth was a devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother and was a great cook who...
Jean Fowler Neale
Nov 27, 2014
Jean (Fowler) Neale, of Malden, died at home on Nov. 27, 2014 at the age of 83. Jean was born & raised in Medford, a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1949 and went on to attend Bridgewater State College. She was a homemaker and longtime Warden Election Official for the city of Malden for many years. Jean loved...
Marissa F. Eppoliti
Nov 27, 2014
Marissa F. Eppoliti, of Melrose, died at the Wilmington Healthcare on Nov. 27, 2014 at the age of 69. Marissa was born in Danbury, CT, raised in Melrose & Malden and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1962 and went on to attend Lowell University. She was always very generous to many charities and loved cats & dogs....
David M. Kendricken
Nov 23, 2014
David M. Kendricken passed away suddenly, by accident, on Sunday, November 23, 2014. He was only 25 years of age. David was born in Boston, raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 2007 and from Fitchburg State University, Class of 2012 with a degree in Communication, Film Production and a minor in writing. Mr. Kendricken had a...
Stanley D. Staskawicz
Nov 14, 2014
Stanley D. Staskawicz passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield, on November 14, 2014. He was 90 years of age. Stanley was born in Poland on January 15, 1924 to the late Julius & Anna (Chrepowicz) Staskawicz, he was raised in Boston and attended Boston schools. He entered the US Army in 1942 and served his country with...
Jean Sylvia Hatch Macdonnell
Nov 14, 2014
Jean Sylvia (Hatch) MacDonnell, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Nov. 14, 2014 at the age of 82. Jean was born in Howland, ME, a graduate of Malden High School and went on to Secretarial School. She worked as the City Treasurer for the City of Melrose for 31 years before her retirement. Jean enjoyed knitting, hand...
Gloria R. Perrotta Petti
Nov 12, 2014
Gloria R. (Perrotta) Petti, of Melrose, died at the Peabody Glenn Health Care Center in Peabody on Nov. 12, 2014 at the age of 86. Gloria was born & raised in Everett and a graduate of Everett High school, Class of 1945. She was a homemaker and resided in Melrose for most of her life. Gloria enjoyed traveling with her...
William F. Tracy
Nov 10, 2014
William F. Tracy, of Melrose, died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Nov. 10, 2014 at the age of 85. Bill was born & raised in Cambridge and attended Cambridge schools. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After returning from the war, he worked as a General Manager for Scully Signal Corp. in Wilmington...
Alfonso M. Giangrande
Nov 9, 2014
Alfonso M. Giangrande, of Melrose, died at The Atrium in Danvers on Nov. 9, 2014 at the age of 89. Alfonso was born in East Boston, raised in Somerville, a graduate of Boston English High School with honors and went on to attend Boston University. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. After returning from the war,...
Joseph E. Costanza
Nov 7, 2014
Joseph E. Costanza passed away at his home in Melrose on November 7, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was 96 years of age. Joseph was born in Malden on June 19, 1918 to the late Nicholas & Mary (Durante) Costanza. He was raised in Malden, attended Malden schools and has been a resident of Melrose since 1944. He...
Mary Dinati Dicarlo
Nov 4, 2014
Marie "Mary" (Dinati) DiCarlo passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on November 4, 2014. She was 101 years of age. Mary was born in Melrose on September 27, 1913 to the late Ionnetta & Rosina (Pascucia) Dinati. She was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose schools and was a resident of Melrose until the death of her husband Frank in 1994. Mrs....
Kevin J. Hurley
Nov 4, 2014
Kevin J. Hurley passed away at his home in Melrose on November 4, 2014. He was 68 years of age. Kevin was born in Melrose on October 21, 1946 to the late Charles J. & Katherine M. (Twomey) Hurley. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School; where he played football and baseball and has been a lifelong...
William T. Bill Turner
Oct 17, 2014
William T. "Bill" Turner, of Malden, formerly of Melrose, died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on October 17, 2014 at the age of 69. Bill was born in Stoneham, raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1963. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. After returning...
Phyllis Edith Tengberg Mattucci
Oct 14, 2014
Phyllis Edith (Tengberg) Mattucci passed away after a long illness in Danvers, MA on October 14, 2014. She was 83 years of age. Phyllis was born in Melrose on February 23, 1931 to the late Harold J. & Lily (Nilsson) Tengberg, was raised in Melrose and attended Melrose Schools. Mrs. Mattucci has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. She worked...
