Joan F. Meehan Harrington
Nov 4, 2011
Joan F. (Meehan) Harrington, of Wakefield, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Nov. 4, 2011 at the age of 69. Joan was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1961. She was a homemaker and resided in Melrose until 1968 and the past 39 years in Wakefield. Joan was a member of...
Frank P. Spadafora
Nov 3, 2011
Frank P. Spadafora passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, November 3, 2011. He was 84 years of age. Frank was born and raised in Melrose, attended Melrose schools and lived in Melrose for 60 years. Mr. Spadafora lived in Vermont for 10 years and in Saugus the last 15 years. He served his country proudly in the United...
The Honorable James E. Milano
Nov 2, 2011
The Honorable James E. Milano, of Melrose, affectionately known as "Mr. Mayor", died peacefully on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at the Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose. He was 102 years of age. Born in Boston on October 17, 1909 to the late Representative Joseph A. Milano Sr. & Margaret (McDevitt) Milano, he moved to Melrose at an early age. He...
Maureen A. Griffin
Nov 1, 2011
Maureen A. (Doherty) Griffin of Somerville, formerly of Melrose & Everett, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. She was 68 years old. Raised in Melrose, Maureen graduated from St. Mary's High School in Melrose and continued her education at secretarial school. She then pursued her career as a legal secretary. Maureen also worked at Mals Market...
Jean Marie Sullivan Bennett
Oct 31, 2011
Jean Marie (Sullivan) Bennett passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday, October 31, 2011. She was 72 years of age. Jean was born in Melrose on December 6, 1938 to the late Julian & Julia (Gilligan) Sullivan. She was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose schools and Melrose High School. Mrs. Bennett worked for over 20 years at New England...
Lawrence John Boyle
Oct 29, 2011
Lawrence J. Boyle passed away in Florida on Saturday, October 29, 2011. He was 89 years of age. Larry was born in Dorchester on November 19, 1921 to the late Lawrence and Margaret (Kelley) Boyle. He was raised in Dorchester and South Boston and graduated from South Boston High School. Mr. Boyle was a resident of Everett for over 10...
Charles E. Charlie Dempsey
Oct 25, 2011
Charles E. "Charlie" Dempsey, of Melrose, formerly of East Boston & Revere, died at home on Oct. 25, 2011 at the age of 70. Charlie was born in Winthrop, raised in East Boston and a graduate of East Boston High School. He worked as a Mill Worker for the New England Casket Company in East Boston for 43 years before...
Robert J. Mr. Bushee
Oct 22, 2011
Robert J. "Bob" Bushee of Wakefield died on Saturday, October 22, 2011 in his home at the age of 84 years old. Born in Melrose on November 11, 1926, he was the eighth of fifteen children to the late Charles & Emma (Boucher) Bushee. He was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Mr. Bushee served our country...
George J. Carroll, Sr.
Oct 12, 2011
George J. Carroll Sr. passed away suddenly, by accident, on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. He was 76 years of age. George born in Chelsea, MA on February 27, 1935 to the late George B. & Christine (Cater) Carroll. He was raised in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School, Class of 1954. George has been a resident of Melrose for...
Maureen P. Walsh Fiore
Oct 10, 2011
Maureen P. (Walsh) Fiore, of Melrose, died at the Wakefield Care & Rehab Center in Wakefield on Oct. 10, 2011 at the age of 68. Maureen was born in Boston, raised in Melrose and a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Melrose, Class of 1961. She was homemaker and a lifelong resident of Melrose. Maureen was a member of...
Robert Michael Vuillemenot
Oct 10, 2011
Robert Michael Vuillemenot passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, October 10, 2011. He was 70 years of age. He was born in New York City on May 12, 1941, the son of Leontine Vuillemenot and the late Robert Vuillemenot. He was raised in New Jersey and has been a resident of Melrose since 1971. He met his future wife,...
Margaret E. Kiley Tivnan
Oct 4, 2011
Margaret E. (Kiley) Tivnan passed away at the Emeritus at Cherry Hill in Danvers, on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. She was 90 years of age. Margaret was born on the Kiley Farm in Melrose on October 29,1920 to the late Michael & Lillian (Higgins) Kiley. She was raised in Melrose, attended Winthrop Elementary School, and graduated from Melrose High School,...
Gerard Desforges, Md
Oct 4, 2011
Gerard Desforges MD passed away at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital on October 4, 2011 at the age of 92. Dr. Desforges was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 25, 1919 to the late Amedie and Delia (LaFond) Desforges. He was raised in Springfield, was graduated from Classical High School 1938; from American International College in Springfield 1942, Cum Laude; and...
Frederick J. Kress
Oct 1, 2011
Frederick J. "Fred" Kress of Melrose died at his home on Saturday, October 1, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was 66 years old. Born on August 14, 1945 in Melrose, a son to the late Albert & Angela (Casey) Kress, he was raised in Melrose and a 1964 graduate of Melrose High School. Mr. Kress enlisted in the...
Suzanne M. Masci Mackinnon
Sep 28, 2011
Suzanne M. (Masci) MacKinnon passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, on Wednesday September 28, 2011. She was 62 years of age. Suzanne was born in Cambridge on December 7, 1948, was raised in Cambridge, Somerville and Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School, Class of 1967. Mrs. MacKinnon worked as a medical assistant for the Lahey...
George F. Beeman, Jr.
Sep 28, 2011
George F. Beeman Jr., of Malden, died at the Epoch of Melrose on Sept. 28, 2011 at the age of 91. George was born in Boston and raised in Dorchester. He served in the U.S. Army in the Philippines during WWII. After returning from the war, George attended Franklin Institute in Boston. He resided in West Roxbury until the age...
Donald J. Buckley
Sep 26, 2011
Donald J. Buckley, of Sandown, NH, formerly of Boxford, died at the Holy family Hospital in Methuen on Sept. 26, 2011 at the age of 79. Donald was born in Melrose and raised in Malden & Woburn. He served in the U.S. Army in Japan during the Korean War. Don went on to earn his business degree from the University...
Leo Richard Pothier
Sep 23, 2011
Leo R. Pothier, of Melrose, died at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital on Sept 23, 2011 at the age of 83. Leo was born in Boston, raised in Medford and a graduated of Medford Vocational High School, Class of 1946. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during WWII from 1946 -1948. After WWII , Leo resided in Melrose...
Mary L. Chaulk Polk
Sep 22, 2011
Mary Lou (Chaulk) Polk, of Melrose, died at the Epoch Senior Center in Melrose on Sept. 22, 2011 at the age of 76. Mary was born & raised in Woburn and a graduate of Woburn High School. She went on to earn her nursing degree in the first graduating class from the Melrose Wakefield School of Nursing. Mary worked as...
George D. Mr. Burns
Sep 12, 2011
George D. Burns of Melrose died Monday, September 12, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was only 71 years old. Born on April 8, 1940 in Brighton, a son to the late George A. & Eleanor (Buckley) Burns, he was raised in Reading and a 1958 graduate of Reading High School where he set many records...
