John L. Carrabis
Feb 12, 2014
John L. Carrabis, of Saugus, died at the Hathorne Hill Genesis Healthcare in Danvers on Feb. 12, 2014 at the age of 88. John was born & raised in Everett and a graduate of Everett High School. He resided in Everett until 1965 and Saugus for most of his life. John worked as a Postal Worker for the U.S. Postal...
Phyllis M. Hallahan Crowell
Feb 9, 2014
Phyllis M. Crowell passed away at the Epoch of Melrose on Sunday February 9, 2014. She was 88 years of age. She was born in Melrose to the late John & Anne (Shields) Hallahan on May 3, 1926. Phyllis was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and was a lifelong resident in Melrose. Mrs. Crowell worked for over...
Thomas E. Ackerman
Feb 9, 2014
Thomas E. (Iron Man) Ackerman, of Melrose, died at his home on Feb. 9, 2014 surrounded by his loving family at the age of 91. Tom was born & raised in East Boston and attended Somerville High School. He served in U.S. Marines during WWII from 1940-46 and fought in the Battles of Guam and Tarawa. Tom worked as a...
John A. Kerwin
Feb 8, 2014
John A. Kerwin, of Centerville, formerly of Melrose, died at the Cape Cod hospital on Feb. 8, 2014 at the age of 54. John was born in Newton, raised in Weston and a graduate of Weston High School, Class of 1977. He went on to earn his degree from Holy Cross College, Class of 1981. John resided in Somerville for...
William John Ferreira
Feb 4, 2014
William John Ferreira, a longtime educator for the City of Melrose, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. He was 88 years old. Mr. Ferreira was born in East Boston on March 5, 1925, was raised in East Boston before moving to Medford as a child. William graduated from Medford High School and entered the US Marines...
John G. Jack Easton, Jr.
Feb 3, 2014
John G. Jr. "Jack" Easton, passed away at Hathorne Hill Genesis Healthcare in Danvers on February 3, 2014. He was age 87 years of age. Jack was the beloved husband of the late Geraldine (Betts) Easton. Loving father of Jennifer B. E. McNeil & her husband Kevin of Danvers and Andrea E. Kaplan & her husband Arthur of Glenmont, NY....
Mary B. Cusack
Feb 2, 2014
Mary Bridget Cusack, Mary B. Cusack, formerly of Melrose passed away died at the Blaire House in Tewksbury on Feb. 2, 2014 just a week shy of her 87th birthday. Mary was born on in Cloonbigney, Taughmaconnell, Ireland and was eldest daughter of the late John & Anne (Grady) Cusack and loving sister of Kathleen T. Driscoll & her late...
Sharon Ann Sullivan Barry-Mclaughlin
Jan 31, 2014
Sharon Ann (Sullivan) Barry-McLaughlin, of Wilmington, formerly of Melrose, died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Jan. 31, 2014 at the age of 63. Sharon was born in Cambridge, raised in Somerville and a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1968. She went on to Bunker Hill Community College and earned her nursing degree from Somerville...
Thomas F. Dillon
Jan 25, 2014
Thomas F. Dillon passed away at his home in Melrose on January 25, 2014. He was 89 years of age. Mr. Dillon was born in Somerville on July 25, 1924 to the late Thomas J. & Maude (Sweeney) Dillon. He was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. Thomas entered the service in 1943 and served his country...
Karen I. O'Hara Sinnott
Jan 24, 2014
Karen I. (O'Hara) Sinnott passed away at the Winchester Hospital, on January 24, 2014 at the age of 67. Karen was born in Wilkes Barre, PA on December 6, 1946 to the late James & Irene (Mehalic) O'Hara. Mrs. Sinnott came to Melrose as a young child, was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1964 and...
Dorothy Murphy Buckley
Jan 24, 2014
Dorothy (Murphy) Buckley passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital, on January 24, 2014. She was 85 years of age. Dorothy was born at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston on October 2, 1928 to the late Charles & Alice (Petry) Murphy. She was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School, lived in Melrose for 65 years, Sandwich for 10 years...
Jane M. Murphy Bain
Jan 20, 2014
Jane M. (Murphy) Bain, a lifelong resident of Melrose and dedicated member of the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital staff, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on January 20, 2014. She was 84 years of age. Jane was born in Boston to the late Patrick & Helen (Orthman) Murphy. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1947 and...
Philip Buccilli
Jan 19, 2014
Philip Buccilli passed away suddenly at Massachusetts General Hospital on Sunday, January 19, 2014. He was only 58 years of age. Philip was born in Boston on January 6, 1956. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1974 and from Bunker Hill Community College. Phil lived in Melrose for many years before moving to Wakefield...
Helen R. Toth Pelrine
Jan 13, 2014
Helen R. (Toth) Pelrine, of Melrose, died at the Winchester Hospital on Jan. 13, 2014 at the age of 82. Helen was born in Melrose, raised in Everett, a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1949 and went on to Burdett Business School in Boston. Helen resided in Melrose and was a member & Eucharistic Minister at St. Mary's...
Joseph D. Capuano
Jan 8, 2014
Joseph D. Capuano passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 8, 2014. He was 83 years of age. Joe was born in Melrose on September 4, 1930 to the late Lorato & Josephine (Cardillo) Capuano. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1948 and has been a lifelong resident. Joe entered the US National Guard in...
Marylin Maggie Mcgrath Thirkell
Jan 6, 2014
Marylin (Maggie) Thirkell formerly of Newburyport and Melrose, MA died peacefully on Monday, January 6, 2014 after a two-year battle with ALS. She was 75 years of age. Marylin was born on March 17, 1938 in NYC, daughter of the late William & Mary McGrath of Marblehead, MA and Key Biscayne, FL. She then grew up in Melrose, MA were...
Timothy C. Moynihan
Jan 5, 2014
Timothy C. Moynihan passed away at his home in Melrose, on January 5, 2014. He was 69 years of age. Tim was born in Rossacrue Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland on December 9, 1944 to late Patrick & Catherine (Kelliher) Moynihan. He was raised in Ireland and came to the United States at the age of 18. Tim lived in North...
Audrey E. Sullivan Baier
Jan 1, 2014
Audrey E. (Sullivan) Baier, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Jan. 1, 2014 at the age of 89. Audrey was born in Medford, raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1943. She was a lifelong Melrose resident, a homemaker and her children always came first. Audrey enjoyed traveling and...
Herbert F. Upton, Jr.
Dec 30, 2013
Herbert F. "Herb" Upton Jr., of Melrose, died accidently on Dec. 30, 2013 at the age of 59. Herb was born in Manchester, NH, raised in Saugus, a graduate of Saugus High School, Class of 1972 and went on to earn his degree from Merrimack College. He worked as a Pilot for Signature Aviation at Logan Airport and was a...
Richard M. Mara
Dec 29, 2013
Richard M. Mara, of Indian Trail, NC, formerly of Melrose, died at the Thomasville Hospital in Thomasville, NC on Dec. 29, 2013 at the age of 79. Richard was born in Boston and a graduate of Christopher Columbus High School in Boston. He served his country in the Air Force during the Korean War and resided in Melrose for 30...
