Kenneth N. Price
Jul 29, 2012
Kenneth N. "Ken" Price of Melrose, and recently of Havelock, NC, died on Sunday, July 29th, at the Cherry Point Bay Nursing Home in Havelock at the age of 56. Born in Melrose in 1956, Ken was the son of the late Harry R. and Anna (Colley) F. Price of Melrose. Ken was raised in Melrose, graduated from the Northeast...
Rebecca Rita Laverty O'Brien
Jul 27, 2012
Rebecca "Rita" (Laverty) O'Brien passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Friday, July 27, 2012. She was 79 years of age. Rebecca was born and raised in Gourock, Scotland and came to the United States in 1958. She settled in Melrose in 1959 and has been a 53 year resident of Melrose. Mrs. O'Brien worked as a housekeeper at the Steele...
Erma A. Mucciarone Graffam
Jul 25, 2012
Erma A. (Mucciarone) Graffam, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on July 25, 2012 at the age of 82. Erma was born & raised in Franklin and a graduate of Franklin High School, Dean Academy and the Malden Business School. She resided in Malden for 21 years and Melrose since 1972. Mrs. Graffam worked as an Assistant Loan...
Ruth L. Fifield Scully
Jul 24, 2012
Ruth L. (Fifield) Scully, of Melrose, formerly of Saugus, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on July 24, 2012 at the age of 87. Ruth was born & raised in Saugus and a graduate of Saugus High School, Class of 1942. She resided in Melrose since 1943 and worked as a Traffic Supervisor for the Melrose Police Dept. from 1955-1979....
William D. Bill Mr. Cronin
Jul 21, 2012
William D. "Bill" Cronin of Melrose died on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers at the age of 88. Born in 1924 in Melrose, he was the son of the late James & Mary (Berrett) Cronin and a lifelong resident of Melrose. He was a graduate of St. Mary's Grammar School and Melrose High...
Karen T. Roberts
Jul 17, 2012
Karen T. Roberts passed away at her home in Melrose, surrounded by her loving family, on July 17, 2012. She was 69 years of age. Karen was born in Stoneham on February 19, 1943 to the late Thomas W. Roberts Sr. and Margaret (Carroll) Roberts. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School and Melrose High School,...
Joseph M. Byrne
Jul 16, 2012
Joseph M. Byrne went home to his Heavenly family and beautiful wife on Monday, July 16, 2012. He was 86 years of age. Joseph was born in Melrose, on February 6, 1926 to the late Thomas & Margaret (McGonagle) Byrne. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1944, where he excelled in cross country running....
Mary M. Tarpey Mahoney
Jul 16, 2012
Mary M. (Tarpey) Mahoney, of Melrose, died at her home on July 16, 2012 at the age of 89. Mary was born in Boston, raised in Somerville, Arlington & Brighton and a graduate of Brighton High School. She resided in Medford for 30 years, Stoneham for several years and the past year in Melrose. Mary was a homemaker and member...
Richard C. Magown
Jul 12, 2012
Richard C. Magown, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on July 12, 2012 at the age of 84. Richard was born & raised in Melrose and attended Melrose High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Mr. Magown worked as an Ornamental Iron Worker Forman for Conway & Cannon Company in South Boston for 40 years....
Patrick D. Pat Kelley
Jul 11, 2012
Patrick D. "Pat" Kelley passed away at Saints Medical Center in Lowell, on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. He was 70 years of age. Pat was born in Boston on September 30, 1941 to the late Donald & Catherine (Coakley) Kelley, he was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Boston College, Class of 1963 and attended Babson College. Mr....
Rosalie M. Mccarthy Collins
Jul 10, 2012
Rosalie M. (McCarthy) Collins, of Melrose, died at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield on July 10, 2012 at the age of 95. Rosalie was born in Cambridge, raised in Somerville and a graduate of Somerville High school, Class of 1935. She resided in Medford for 45 years, Melrose for 12 years and Reading for several years. Rosalie worked...
Victoria R. Rita Delrossi Knight
Jul 10, 2012
Victoria R. "Rita" (DelRossi) Knight passed away at the Sawtelle House in Reading surrounded by family on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. She was 86 years of age. Rita was born in Wakefield on April 11, 1926 to the late Antonio & Julia (Benedetto) DelRossi. She was raised in Wakefield, graduated from Wakefield High School, lived in Melrose for over 50...
Mary G. Penta Benincasa
Jul 9, 2012
Mary G. (Penta), Benincasa, of Melrose, died at the Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose on July 9, 2012 at the age of 102. Mary was born & raised in Boston and a graduate of Lexington High School. She worked as a waitress at the Hanover Street Bus Station in Boston for many years. Mary resided in Lexington & Reading for...
Elizabeth Louise Wood
Jul 7, 2012
Elizabeth Louise Wood passed away at the VA Hospital in Bedford, on Saturday, July 7, 2012. She was 88 years of age. Elizabeth was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts on February 25, 1924, to the late Edwin & Elizabeth (Riley) Wood. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Girls Catholic High School in Malden and was a lifelong resident of Melrose,...
Robert Landrigan
Jul 6, 2012
Robert Landrigan passed away peacefully at his home in Bedford on Friday, July 6, 2012. He was 85 years of age. Robert was born in Melrose on September 1, 1926 to the late Raymond & Elizabeth (O'Leary) Landrigan. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1944, where he played on the football team, and...
Philip A. Tedesco
Jul 1, 2012
Philip A. Tedesco passed away at his home in Stoneham on Sunday July 1, 2012. He was 94 years of age. Mr. Tedesco was born in Belmont on November 22, 1917 to the late Philip & Josephine (Capraro) Tedesco. He was raised in Belmont and attended Belmont Schools. Philip worked as a welder at the General Electric Jet Engine Plant...
Paul A. Mr. Chisholm
Jun 29, 2012
Paul A. Chisholm of Melrose died Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Wakefield Care & Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was 69 years old. Born Aug. 17, 1942 in Malden, a son of the late George & Mildred (McKearney) Chisholm he was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Boston College & the University of California at Santa...
John J. Jack Murphy
Jun 27, 2012
John J."Jack" Murphy, of Melrose, died peacefully at home on June 27, 2012 at the age of 72. Jack was born & raised in Everett and a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1957. He resided in Everett for many years and Melrose since 1986. Jack worked as an Operations Manager for the MBTA before retiring in 1994...
Mary A. Cavanagh Curdo
Jun 26, 2012
Mary A. (Cavanagh) Curdo of Melrose died peacefully at her daughter's home in Windham, New Hampshire on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. She was 92 years old. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts on December 8, 1919, a daughter of the late Bartholomew & Delia (O'Rourke) Cavanagh, Mary was raised in Somerville and a graduate of Somerville High School. Besides a brief stay...
Geraldine Darrah Marshall
Jun 24, 2012
Geraldine (Darrah) Marshall, of Melrose, died at the Wingate at Reading on June 24, 2012 at the age of 92. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Marshall. Loving mother of Carolyn Queenan & her husband Harold of Melrose. Devoted sister of the late Betty Gizzi. Caring grandmother of David Queenan & his wife Jeannette of Waltham...
