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George A. Mr. Farr, Sr.

George A. Mr. Farr, Sr.

Sep 22, 2012

George A. Farr, Sr. of Melrose died on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 75 years. old. Born in Melrose on June 11, 1937, he was the youngest son of the late Richard & Allie (Lake) Farr. George was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose High School and Malden Vocational School and...

Katelyn M. Riley

Katelyn M. Riley

Sep 21, 2012

Katelyn M. Riley of Saugus, formerly of Melrose died on Friday, September 21, 2012. In her 22 years on this earth, she gave to others so much more than she took. She truly had a heart of gold! Her generosity, kindness and concern for those less fortunate was evident even as a young child, always bringing homemade presents and pictures...

Joseph E. Mr. Hallinan, Jr.

Joseph E. Mr. Hallinan, Jr.

Sep 21, 2012

Joseph E. Hallinan, Jr. of Melrose died on Friday, September 21, 2012 at the E.N. Rogers VA Hospital in Bedford. He was only 59 years old. Born in Medford on March 17, 1953, he was the son of the late Joseph E. Sr. & Annette M. (Chatelle) Hallinan. Joe was raised in Melrose and a 1971 graduate of Melrose High...

Russell T. Galiano

Russell T. Galiano

Sep 17, 2012

Russell T. Galiano passed away at the Mary Immaculate Nursing/Restorative Center in Lawrence on Monday, September 17, 2012. He was 98 years of age. Mr. Galiano was born in Boston of February 10, 1914 to the late William & Mabel (Byrnes) Galiano, he was raised in Hull and graduated from Hingham High School in 1934. Russell entered the New England...

Josephine P. Capone Rotondi

Josephine P. Capone Rotondi

Sep 12, 2012

Josephine P. (Capone) Rotondi passed away at Woodbriar in Wilmington on Wednesday morning September 12, 2012. She was 92 years of age. Josephine was born in Winchester, MA on April 24, 1920 to the late Ambrose & Mary (Colucciello) Capone, she was raised in Winchester and graduated from Winchester High School. Mrs. Rotondi summered on the family farm in Walpole...

Philip J. Jim Constantine

Philip J. Jim Constantine

Sep 11, 2012

Philip J. "Jim" Constantine, of Peabody, died at the Renaissance Garden Nursing Home at Brooksby Village in Peabody on Sept. 11, 2012 at the age of 93. Jim was born in Cambridge and raised in Wilmington & Arlington. He went on to earn his degree from Bentley College and attended classes at Harvard Business School. Jim served in the U.S....

Daniel J. Mr. Durant, Sr.

Daniel J. Mr. Durant, Sr.

Sep 7, 2012

Daniel J. Durant, Sr. of Melrose died on Friday, September 7, 2012 at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere. He was 89 years old. Born on March 13, 1923 in Roxbury, a son to the late George & Mary (Sakaulaukas) Durant, he was raised Malden and graduated from Malden Catholic High School. He then graduated from Boston College in...

Michael L. Delrossi

Michael L. Delrossi

Aug 30, 2012

Michael L. DelRossi passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on August 30, 2012 at the age of 69. Michael was born in Winchester, MA on June 23, 1943 to the late Michael S. & Rita M. (Toussaint) DelRossi and was the grandson of the late Antonio & Julia (Bennedetto) DelRossi. A lifelong resident of Wakefield, he was raised in the same...

Paul J. Taliger

Paul J. Taliger

Aug 30, 2012

Paul Taliger, of Malden, died at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on August 30, 2012 at the age of 57. Paul was born in Lynn and raised in Saugus and a graduate of Saugus High School. After High School, Paul served his country in the U.S. Army as a Combat Engineer. After returning from the service, Paul worked...

O.F.M. Rev. Gregory Thomas Botte

O.F.M. Rev. Gregory Thomas Botte

Aug 28, 2012

Rev. Gregory Thomas Botte, O.F.M. passed away at the William Oslar Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 28, 2012. He was 72 years of age. Thomas William Botte, son of Henry and Mary (Krukonis) Botte, was born on July 27, 1940 in Boston, MA. He became acquainted with the friars at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East Boston and...

Michael Stuart Coburn

Michael Stuart Coburn

Aug 26, 2012

Michael Stuart Coburn passed away after a long and courageous battle with Huntington's disease at the Tewksbury Hospital, on Sunday, August 26, 2012. He was 61 years of age. Michael was born in Springfield, Vermont, moved to Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1970. He lived most of his life in Melrose and worked as a systems...

Scott J. Kelley

Scott J. Kelley

Aug 16, 2012

Scott J. Kelley passed away suddenly in Paris, France on Thursday, August 16, 2012. He was only 53 years of age. Scott was born in Malden, was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1976. He graduated from American University in Washington D.C. and received his Masters in finance from UCLA. Mr. Kelley was a Senior...

Ann F. Nancy Bernard Mahoney

Ann F. Nancy Bernard Mahoney

Aug 15, 2012

Ann F. "Nancy" (Bernard) Mahoney passed away at the Sawetelle Family Hospice House in Reading, Massachusetts on August 15, 2012. She was 70 years of age. Nancy was born in Everett on April 6, 1942 to the late Frederick & Elizabeth (Ferrier) Bernard. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1960 and attended Melrose-Wakefield Hospital...

William C. Billy Philbrook

William C. Billy Philbrook

Aug 12, 2012

William C. "Billy" Philbrook, Jr. of Lynnfield died Sunday, August 12, 2012 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was only 58 years old. Born in Malden on June 6, 1954, he was the son of the late William C. & Helen (Farraher) Philbrook. Billy was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose Public Schools and then worked as a...

Agostino J. Musty Belmonte

Agostino J. Musty Belmonte

Aug 9, 2012

Agostino J. "Musty" Belmonte passed away after a brief illness at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Thursday, August 9, 2012. He was 91 years of age. Musty was born in Boston on September 18, 1920 to the late Agostino & Clorinda (Gaeta) Belmonte. He was raised in East Boston and graduated from East Boston High School. Mr. Belmonte was an Army Veteran...

Eileen T. Perrotti Carr

Eileen T. Perrotti Carr

Aug 9, 2012

Eileen T. (Perrotti) Carr passed away at her home in Peabody after a brief illness. She was only 53 years of age. Eileen was born in Melrose on August 30, 1958, was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1976. Mrs. Carr graduated from Regis College and the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Nursing program. She worked as...

Joseph M. Mike Byrne, Jr.

Joseph M. Mike Byrne, Jr.

Aug 8, 2012

Joseph M. "Mike" Byrne passed away suddenly at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. He was only 59 years of age. Mike was born in Malden on September 24, 1952 to the late Joseph & Patricia (Convery) Byrne. Mike was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1970, graduated from Dean Jr. College...

Paul G. Dewey Doucette, Jr.

Paul G. Dewey Doucette, Jr.

Aug 4, 2012

Paul G. "Dewey" Doucette, Jr. passed away at the Winchester Hospital on Saturday, August 4, 2012. He was 61 years of age. Dewey was born in Melrose on June 30, 1951 to the late Paul G. Sr. & Irma (Bushee) Doucette. He was raised in Melrose, attended St. Mary's Grammar School and Melrose High School before entering the US Army....

Kenneth N. Price

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

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...

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