Lawrence F. Mr. Lewis
Sep 12, 2011
Lawrence F. Lewis, of Melrose, died at the Wakefield Care & Rehab in Wakefield on Sept. 12, 2011 at the age of 59. Larry was born & raised in Lynn and a graduate of Lynn English High School, Class of 1970. He went on to earn his Business Degree from Bentley College in 1974. Larry worked as a Programmer in...
William J. Mr. O'Donnell, Sr.
Sep 12, 2011
William J. "Bill" O'Donnell, Sr. passed away at the Epoch Senior Care Center in Melrose, on Monday, September 12, 2011. He was 79 years of age. Bill was born in Somerville, MA on July 30, 1932 to the late John A. & Mary T. (Kane) O'Donnell. He was predeceased by his sister Mary (Chickie) Penta & her husband Laurence (Larry)...
The 9/11 Remembrance Tribute
Sep 11, 2011
As the 10th Anniversary of September 11th approaches, Gately Funeral Home has created a place of REMEMBRANCE on our Website for people to visit and share their reflections of this painful time in our country's history. Please use The Aftermath of Loss image below to leave messages of condolence on the Remembrance Tribute page to honor, remember, and celebrate the...
Elizabeth Ann Mrs. Rivers
Sep 6, 2011
Elizabeth Ann (Burns) Rivers "Bette" of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Melrose, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte. She was 82 years old. Born on March 31, 1929 in Malden, a daughter to the late Thomas & Christine (Gallagher) Burns, she was raised in Malden and a 1947 graduate of Malden High...
Eugene H. Chick Mccarthy
Sep 3, 2011
Eugene H. "Chick" McCarthy Jr. passed away at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. McCarthy was born in Melrose to the late Eugene H. & Barbara (Jack) McCarthy on August 24, 1949. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1967 and has been a lifelong resident. Mr. McCarthy...
Keith R. Dogga Higgins
Sep 3, 2011
Keith R. "Dogga" Higgins passed away suddenly, at his home in Melrose, on September 3, 2011, at the age of 61. He was born in Framingham, on April 6, 1950, raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1969. Mr. Higgins has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. Keith worked for the City of Melrose in the...
Mary L. O'Brien
Sep 1, 2011
Mary L. O'Brien passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Friday, September 1, 2011, at the age of 90. Mary was born in Boston to the late Edward F. & Marie F. (Gill) O'Brien. She was raised in Boston, graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Roxbury in 1938, Emmanuel College in Boston Class of 1942 and received her Master's in education...
George T. Duffy
Aug 30, 2011
George T. & Grampy Duffy, of Melrose, died at the Exeter Hospital in Exeter, NH on Aug. 30, 2011 at the age of 81. George was born & raised in Malden and a graduate of Malden Catholic High School and Tufts University in Medford. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and resided in Melrose since...
Carole Ann Mattuchio
Aug 13, 2011
Carole A. (DeFilippo) Mattuchio passed away at her home in Melrose, on Saturday, August 13, 2011. She was 68 years of age. Carole was born in Everett on March 30, 1943 to the late Antonio & Margaret (O'Toole) DeFilippo. She was raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School, Class of 1961 and has been a resident of Melrose for...
Elizabeth Emmett
Aug 13, 2011
Emmett, Elizabeth Agnes (Dyer) 84, died peacefully on August 13, 2011. Born in 1926 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, she was the daughter of Edward Leo and Agnes (Kyle) Dyer. She emigrated with her family (twice) in the 1930's and grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY. She learned to play the piano well, as did her brother Michael, and graduated...
Kathleen B. Christopher
Aug 8, 2011
Kathleen B. "Katie" (Sullivan) Christopher passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on August 8, 2011. She was 75 years of age. Katie was born in Melrose on July 20, 1936 to the late Daniel & Catherine (Dirrane) Sullivan. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar & St. Mary's High School, Class of 1954 and from Boston Stenotype Institute....
Dina K. Rowe
Aug 3, 2011
Dina K.(Buckley) Rowe, 58 years old of Melrose died Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at her home after a hard fought battle with diabetes. Dina was born March 26, 1953 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Paul and Jean (Garvey)Buckley. Dina spent many of her younger years living in Hamilton, MA, where she became an avid horseback rider and enjoyed playing Polo. In...
Catherine G. Rahilly
Jul 31, 2011
Catherine G. (LeBlanc) Rahilly of Melrose, died on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Stoneham. She was 90 years of age. Born on April 20, 1921 in Peabody, she was raised in Peabody and attended Peabody Public Schools. After high school, she graduated from the Massachusetts Art School. Mrs. Rahilly was a Melrose resident for many...
Mary W. Donovan
Jul 28, 2011
Mary W. (Watts) Donovan of Andover, died on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 73 years old. Born on January 15, 1938 in Boston, she was a loving daughter to the late Harold F. & Mary R. (O'Brien) Watts. Mary was raised in Melrose and a graduate of St. Mary's Grammar & High...
Jeremiah P. O Regan, Sr.
Jul 23, 2011
Jeremiah P. "Jerry" O' Regan Sr., of Melrose, died at the Mass. General Hospital on July 23, 2011 at the age of 74. Jerry was born & raised in Somerville and a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1956. After high school, he served in the U.S. Army and resided in Melrose for 39 years. Jerry worked as a...
Albert J. Barker, Jr.
Jul 22, 2011
Albert J. Barker Jr., of Reading, formerly of Melrose, died at his home on July 22, 2011 at the age of 65. Albert was born & raised in Chelsea and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1963. He went on to earn his B.S. in Marine Biology from Boston University. After college, Albert worked for 40 years at...
Anne Drinkwater
Jul 22, 2011
Anne (DiMauro) Drinkwater, of St. Petersburg, Fl, died at her home on July 22, 2011 at the age of 100. Anne was born on Oct. 6, 1910 in Lawrence to Carl & Mary DiMauro. She was one of 4 children. She spent her early childhood in Wakefield, Newburyport and Florida, as her family was actively involved in the restaurant business....
Claude Jean-Charles, Jr.
Jul 14, 2011
Claude Jean-Charles Jr. passed away suddenly at home on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the age 27. He was born in Boston on January 8, 1984 to Claude & Marlene (Antoine) Jean-Charles. Claude was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose Schools, went to Lincoln Technical School in Everett and has been a lifelong resident. Mr. Jean-Charles was a talented musical artist,...
Robert P. Manning
Jul 8, 2011
Robert P. "Bob" Manning of Melrose died Friday, July 8, 2011 at the Chelsea Soldier's Home. He was only 67 years old. Born on September 25, 1943 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, he was the son of the late Paul L. Sr. & Mary F. (Ryan) Manning. Robert was raised in Belmont and a 1961 graduate of Belmont High...
Lena G. Wyeth
Jul 1, 2011
Lena G, (Puleo) Wyeth, of Malden, died at the Golden Living Center in Malden on July 1, 2011 at the age 77. Lena was born in Malden and attended Malden Schools. She was a homemaker who resided in Malden all of her life and loved playing Bingo. Lena was the beloved wife of Kenneth R. Wyeth for 58 years. Loving...
