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Elsie E. Bentley Mccowan

Elsie E. Bentley Mccowan

Apr 16, 2012

Elsie E. (Bentley) McCowan, of Melrose, died at the Woodbriar Nursing Center in Wilmington on April 16, 2012 at the age of 96. Elsie was born & raised in Montreal, Canada and a graduate of Girls High School. She resided in Montreal until 1952 and lived in Malden for 30 years before moving to Melrose 34 years ago. Elsie was...

Craig A. Twist

Craig A. Twist

Apr 13, 2012

Craig A. Twist, 62, of Melrose, Massachusetts, passed away suddenly in Lyman, Maine on April 13, 2012. Craig was an active Massachusetts State Police Trooper who served as a Court Prosecutor out of the Revere State Police Barracks. He was a former enlisted United States Marine who was awarded a Purple Heart for his service during the Vietnam War. Craig...

Richard J. Mac Macdonald

Richard J. Mac Macdonald

Apr 8, 2012

Richard J. MacDonald 86, a resident of Medford, Melrose and Stoneham for all but the last few years died Easter Sunday April 8, 2012 in Portsmouth, NH. He was born June 21, 1925 in Medford Ma., the son of the late John A. and Mary (Soucy) MacDonald. Richard attended Medford HS and Bentley College in his early years and later...

Marjorie Louise Mrs. Riggs

Marjorie Louise Mrs. Riggs

Apr 7, 2012

Marjorie Louise "Margie" (Kelliher) Riggs, 96, of Kalispell, MT, formerly of Melrose, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 in Kalispell, Montana. Mrs. Riggs was born in Malden, MA to the late Hugh and Abigail (Lally) Kelliher. Twin sister of the late Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Bangs formerly of Marshfield, MA. (Deceased 2010) Wife of the late Stanley A. Riggs (deceased 1987), mother...

Anna M. Flannery Lynch

Anna M. Flannery Lynch

Apr 4, 2012

Anna M. (Flannery) Lynch passed away at the Woburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Tuesday, April 4, 2012. She was 86 years of age. Anna was born in Cambridge on May 4, 1925, was raised in Winthrop and graduated from Winthrop High School, Class of 1942. Mrs. Lynch was a homemaker and a resident of Melrose for the past 55...

Marilyn J. Beauregard Mollins

Marilyn J. Beauregard Mollins

Apr 1, 2012

Marilyn J. (Beauregard) Mollins, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield on April 1, 2012 at 60 years of age. Marilyn was born in Malden, raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1970. She worked as an Office Clerk at Fleming & Miranda Law Office in Medford for many years. Marilyn resided in Melrose for...

Patricia Glavin Dempsey

Patricia Glavin Dempsey

Mar 27, 2012

Patricia (Glavin) Dempsey, of Raymond, NH, formerly of Medford & Melrose, died at home on March 27, 2012 at 65 years of age. Pat was born in Boston, raised in Somerville & Melrose and a graduate of St. Mary's High School, Class of 1964. She worked as a Surgical Technician at New England Baptist Hospital, Mt. Auburn Hospital and the...

Mary Louise Tully Eaves

Mary Louise Tully Eaves

Mar 24, 2012

Mary Louise (Tully) Eaves passed away at her home in Danvers, on Saturday, March 24, 2012. She was 88 years of age. Louise was born in Chelsea, MA on March 7, 1924 to the late James & Ida (Levy) Tully. She was raised in Chelsea, graduated from Chelsea High School and lived most of her life in Chelsea. Early in...

Flora Flo Sheppard Macdougall

Flora Flo Sheppard Macdougall

Mar 23, 2012

Flora V. "Flo" (Sheppard) MacDougall passed away at the Tuell Nursing Home in Melrose on Friday March, 23, 2012. She was 98 years of age. Flo was born in Medford on June 3, 1913 to the late Norman & Lillian (Parsons) Sheppard. Mrs. MacDougall was raised in Medford, graduated from Medford High School and has lived in Melrose most of...

Christopher C. Kiley

Christopher C. Kiley

Mar 21, 2012

Christopher C. Kiley, age 61, passed away at his home in Saugus on Wednesday March 21, 2012. Born in Melrose on July 11, 1950 he was the son of the late Robert J. Kiley & Helen (Haven) Kiley. He was a 1970 graduate of Melrose High School and has lived in Saugus with his wife Karen for the past 39...

Rita L. Dimock Sherwood

Rita L. Dimock Sherwood

Mar 20, 2012

Rita I. (Dimock) Sherwood, of Melrose, died at the D'Youville Senior Care Center in Lowell on March 20th at 90 years of age. Rita was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of St. Mary's High School. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Ladies Sodality and St. Mary's Prayer Group. Rita was...

Antonette F. Moriello Mrs. Giangrande

Antonette F. Moriello Mrs. Giangrande

Mar 18, 2012

Antonette F. (Moriello) Giangrande of Melrose passed away at the Atrium in Danvers on Sunday, March 18, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She was 87 years old. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 26, 1924, she was raised in the North & West Ends of Boston. Antonette was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved her family, cooking,...

Jean A. Ward Sullivan

Jean A. Ward Sullivan

Mar 15, 2012

Jean A. (Ward) Sullivan of Andover, formerly of Melrose, died at her home at the Emeritus Assisted Living Center on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at the age of 98. Born in Melrose on August 3, 1913, she was raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School. She was a Massachusetts all-state fullback for the Melrose Field Hockey team...

James Henry Donovan

James Henry Donovan

Mar 13, 2012

James Henry Donovan passed away at the Sudbury Pines Extended Care Facility, on March 13, 2012, at the age of 81. Mr. Donovan was born in East Boston on September 10, 1930 to the late Timothy and Susan (Bradley) Donovan. He was raised in East Boston and graduated from Boston College High School, Boston College and Boston College Law School....

Frances M. Millie Kelley Wadland

Frances M. Millie Kelley Wadland

Mar 5, 2012

Frances M. "Millie" (Kelley) Wadland, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, surrounded by her family. Born on May 14, 1925 in Revere, she was the daughter of the late John & Martha (Lavigne) Kelley Millie was raised in Revere, graduated from Revere High School, moved to Stoneham and then Melrose for...

E. Dorothy Edeman

E. Dorothy Edeman

Mar 2, 2012

E. Dorothy Edeman, of Melrose, formerly of Malden, died on March 2, 2012 at the age of 86. Dorothy was born in Malden and a graduate of Girls Catholic High School, Class of 1943. She resided in Malden for most of her life and Melrose since 1969. Dorothy was a member of Most Blessed Sacrament Guild in Wakefield for many...

Janice A. Anderson Burne

Janice A. Anderson Burne

Mar 1, 2012

Janice A. (Anderson) Burne passed away surrounded by her family on March 1, 2012 at her home in Melrose. Born, raised and educated in Agawam, she was a National Honor Society student before attending and graduating from the School of Business at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and she will be remembered as the lead drum major for the U-Mass marching...

Alfred J. Dinardi

Alfred J. Dinardi

Feb 28, 2012

Alfred J. Dinardi passed away suddenly at his home in NH on February 28, 2012. He was 64 years of age. Alfred was born in Malden, MA on November 12, 1947 to the late Alfred & Helen (Walsh) Dinardi. He was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1965. He served in the US Army during...

Eli G. Attorney Mavros

Eli G. Attorney Mavros

Feb 27, 2012

Attorney Eli G. Mavros of Nahant died on Monday, February 27, 2012, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston at age 79. Born on November 22, 1932, in Lynn, he was one of nine children of the late Andronicus and Mary (Mankin) Mavros. Eli was raised in Lynn and graduated from Lynn Classical High School. He then enlisted in the U.S....

Kevin C. Clifford

Kevin C. Clifford

Feb 26, 2012

Kevin C. Clifford passed away suddenly on February 26, 2012; he was 57 years of age. Kevin was born in Boston to Warren T. & Josephine (Covino) Clifford of Everett. He was raised in Everett and graduated from Pope John High School in Everett. Kevin worked for the United States Post Office as a letter carrier and then as a...

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