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Roberta Jean Williams
Sep 25, 2010
Roberta Jean (DiFilippo) "Bobbie" Williams of Melrose, died Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was only 52 years old. Born on December 27, 1957 in Stoneham, she was raised in Malden and a 1975 graduate of Malden High School. Bobbie worked part time at the Bank of Boston in Malden Square for 10...
Angela F. Dinunzio
Sep 24, 2010
Angela F. (Frasso) DiNunzio of Melrose, died Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Wakefield Care & Rehab Center. She was 85 years old. Born July 13, 1925 in Boston, a daughter to the late Anselmo & Madeline (Cioppa) Frasso, she was raised in Allston and graduated from Brighton High School, class of 1945. Mrs. DiNunzio worked as a bookkeeper with...
Edward J. Urquhart
Sep 23, 2010
Edward J. Urquhart passed away at the Winchester Hospital, on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at the age of 67. Mr. Urquhart was born in Boston on January 10, 1943 to the late Charles & Anna (Smith) Urquhart. He was raised in West Roxbury, graduated from Roslindale High School, Northeastern University and received his masters from Babson College. Ed lived in...
David R. Sullivan
Sep 15, 2010
David R. "Sully" Sullivan passed away suddenly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. He was 51 years of age. David was born in Medford, was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High school, Class of 1977. Sully lived in Melrose most of his life and in Malden for 24 years. Mr. Sullivan was a road supervisor for...
Kenneth R. Hatfield, Jr.
Sep 10, 2010
Kenneth R. Hatfield Jr., of Melrose, died at the Mass. General Hospital in Boston on Sept. 10, 2010 at 61 years of age. Kenny was born & raised in Medford and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1968. He resided in Melrose for most of his life and worked as an Office Manager for Rite-Way Cleaners in Cambridge...
Virginia Ginny Quinn
Sep 6, 2010
M. Virginia "Ginny" (Wilband) Quinn, of Melrose, died at her home on Sept. 6, 2010 at the age of 85. Ginny was born & raised in Wakefield and a graduate of Wakefield High School. After high school, she served in the Navy during WWII. Ginny worked as a Bookkeeper for an Accounting Firm in Boston for many years. She resided...
Helen C. Lord
Sep 2, 2010
Helen C. (Mayne) Lord passed away at the Golden Living Elmhurst Center in Melrose on September 2, 2010 at the age of 92. Helen was born in Chelsea on November 30, 1917 to the late George & Jessie (Culverhouse) Mayne. She was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. Mrs. Lord worked as a secretary at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital...
Joseph W. Appleyard
Sep 2, 2010
Joseph W. Appleyard passed away suddenly at his home in Melrose, on September 2, 2010. He was 39 years of age. Joseph was born in Malden on March 28, 1971, raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1989 and Boston College, Class of 1993. After graduation from college, he worked with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Tahoma, WA...
Elaine A. Kelleher
Aug 31, 2010
Elaine A. (O'Brien) Kelleher of Melrose passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family at the age of 90 years. Born in Boston, to the late Esther O'Brien, she was an only child. She grew up in Everett but spent considerable time in Orleans on Cape Cod as a child, where she attended a one-room schoolhouse still standing...
Eric Mansfield
Aug 30, 2010
Eric Mansfield passed away at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Monday, August 30, 2010 at the age of 86. Eric was born in Newfoundland on July 24, 1924 to the late Luther & Bennett (Pynn) Mansfield. He was raised in Newfoundland, attended schools in Canada and came to the United States in 1948. He lived in Malden...
Catherine E. O'Leary
Aug 28, 2010
Catherine E. O'Leary passed away at the Epoch Senior Health Care in Melrose on Saturday August 28th at the age of 91. Catherine was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School and St. Mary's High School. Miss O'Leary has been a lifelong resident of Melrose as well as a lifelong member of St. Mary's Church. Catherine...
Andrew F. Vadala
Aug 24, 2010
Andrew F. "Andy" Vadala, of Melrose, died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Aug. 24, 2010 at 68 years of age. Andy was born in Boston, raised in Medford and a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1960. He worked in Quality Control for the Polaroid Corp. for almost 30 years before retiring in 1997. After retiring from Polaroid,...
Marie Elizabeth Casey
Aug 10, 2010
Marie Elizabeth (Hession) Casey passed away on August 10, 2010 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield. She was 76 years of age. Marie was born in Somerville on March 23, 1934 to the late Thomas & Catherine (Keena) Hession. She was raised in Somerville, was a 1st generation city kid and loved the City of Somerville. Mrs. Hession...
James Thomas Mckinlay, Jr.
Aug 7, 2010
James T. McKinlay, Jr. of Wellesley, formerly of Melrose, died Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham after a long illness. He was 90 years old and a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts on September 21, 1919 to the late James T. & Mary E. (Flannagan) McKinlay, he...
Donald T. Valerio
Aug 1, 2010
Donald T. Valerio passed away at the Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester, on August 1, 2010, at the age of 78. Donald was born and raised in Corning NY, graduated from Corning Free Academy and from Morrisville Agricultural School in NY. He was a talented athlete, playing football in high school, college and for a semi-pro football team. Mr. Valerio...
Josephine D. Delcore
Jul 30, 2010
Josephine D. (Merola) Delcore, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on July 30, 2010 at the age of 96. Josephine was born & raised in Everett and a graduate of Everett High School. She worked as a Social Worker for the Mystic valley Elder Services for many years before retiring at the age of 88. Josephine lived in...
Alfred P. Cardillo
Jul 27, 2010
Alfred P. Cardillo, of Center Barnstead, NH, formerly of Wakefield, died at the Concord Hospital in Concord, NH on July 27, 2010 at the age of 88. Alfred was born & raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1940. He worked as a Manufacturer for the Gillette Company in Boston for many years before...
Bryan W. Cook
Jul 23, 2010
Bryan W. Cook, of Saugus, formerly of Melrose, died at the Mass. General Hospital on July 23, 2010 at the age of 55. Bryan was born in Malden, raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1973. He went on to earn his degree from Harvard University, Class of 1978, where he was also the Captain...
Joseph F. Littlewood, Jr.
Jul 21, 2010
Joseph F. Littlewood Jr., of Melrose, formerly of Malden, died at the Salem Hospital in Salem on July 21, 2010 at the age of 65. Joe was born & raised in Malden and a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1963. He attended Salem State College for several years before serving in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam...
James A. Rev. Field
Jul 12, 2010
Rev. James A. Field passed away at the rectory at Incarnation Church in Melrose on Monday, July 12, 2010 from pancreatic cancer. Father Jim was born in Salem on December 23, 1950 to the late James & Mary (Shea) Field; he was a native son of Marblehead and the St. Mary Star of the Sea Church. Father Field was a...
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