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Stella Kasperwicz
Mar 16, 2010
Stella (Waitkus) Kasperwicz, of Melrose, died at the Winchester Rehabilitation & Nursing Center on March 16, 2010 at the age of 87. Stella was born & raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Cambridge Latin High School, Class of 1939. She worked as a Salesperson for Crucible Steel in Worcester for 30 years and was the first women inside...
Michael J. Barresi
Mar 13, 2010
Michael J. "Mike" Barresi, of Melrose, died on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford. He was 85 years old. Born on May 27, 1924 in Revere, he was one of 8 children to the late Francesco & Catarina (Nolfo) Barresi. He attended Revere Public Schools and trade school then he enlisted in the Navy and...
Robert P. O'Brien
Mar 5, 2010
Robert P. O'Brien, of Melrose, died at home surrounded by family on March 5, 2010 at the age of 85. Bob was born & raised in Medford and graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1942 & North Shore Community College. Bob served as a Sergeant in the Army with the 18th Weather Squadron during the bombings of London...
William T. Linehan
Mar 4, 2010
William T. "Bill" Linehan of Melrose died on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the Brigham & Women's Hospital of Boston. He was 73 years of age. Born on July 2, 1936, a son to the late William E. & Agnes (Shea) Linehan, he was raised in Lowell and a 1954 graduate of the Keith Academy. Bill was a member of...
Virginia M. Tierney
Mar 3, 2010
Virginia M. (Lord) Tierney of Melrose, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at the Greenbrier Terrace Healthcare Center of Nashua, NH. She was 87 years of age. Born on October 26, 1922, in Cambridge, MA, a daughter to the late Clarence & Lillian (McDonough) Lord, she was raised in Melrose and a graduate from Melrose High School in 1940. She became...
John F. Macklin
Mar 1, 2010
John F. Macklin, of Melrose, died at the Golden Living Center in Melrose on March 1, 2010 at the age of 71. John was born in Worcester, raised in Malden and graduated from Reading High School and Merrimack College. He worked as a Draftsman for Teledyne Tac of Woburn for 8 years and Minuteman Transit of Norwood for over 10...
Alfonso A. Balestieri
Feb 26, 2010
Alfonso A. "Al" Balestieri passed away after a brief illness at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose on February 26, 2010. He was 89 years of age. Al was born in Boston on September 9, 1920 to the late Carmine & Angelina (Picardi) Balestieri. He was raised in the North End and graduated from Brighton High School. Al served in...
Michelina Bruno
Feb 25, 2010
Michelina "Mickey" (Rozzi) Bruno passed away at the Eastpointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Chelsea on Thursday, February 25, 2010. She was 83 years of age. Michelina was born in Boston on July 22, 1926, was raised in East Boston and attended East Boston Schools. Mrs. Bruno moved to Chelsea in 1952, lived in Chelsea for over 30 years before...
Charles E. Heath
Feb 21, 2010
Charles E. "Charlie" Heath, of Melrose, died at his home on Sunday, February 21, 2010. He was 101 years old. Born on September 19, 1908 in the Maplewood Section of Malden, he was the second child to the late John & Alice (Johnson) Heath. He attended Malden Schools, leaving early to help support the family. Mr. Heath worked for Eastman...
John Joseph Roman
Feb 21, 2010
John Joseph Roman, a resident of Gloucester, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 21, 2010. He was 66 years of age. John was born in Melrose on August 30, 1943 to Alicia (Norman) Roman and her late husband John J. Roman. He was raise in Melrose, attended St. Mary's Grammar School and graduated from St. Anthony's High School...
M. Patricia Travers
Feb 20, 2010
M. Patricia Travers, of Melrose, formerly of Mission Hill, died Saturday, February 20, 2010, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. She was 81 years old. Born on January 15, 1929, a loving daughter of the late Bernard & Gertrude (Sullivan) Travers, she was raised in Boston and a 1946 graduate of Our Lady of Perpetual Help High School...
Madeline J. Edmonds
Feb 18, 2010
Madeline J. (Jaquith) Edmonds, of Melrose, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010 at the Wakefield Care & Rehabilitation Center after enduring a long illness. She was 90 years of age. Born on July 10, 1919, in Newton, the eldest daughter to the late Fred & Margaret (Toner) Jaquith, Madeline grew up on Hobson St., in Brighton, MA. Her life was...
Lawrence S. Cincotta
Feb 17, 2010
Lawrence S. "Larry" Cincotta of Medford, died tragically, February17, 2010. He was only 60 years old. Born on October 19, 1949 in Malden, a son to the late Lawrence & Delia (Brescia) Cincotta, he was raised in Medford and a 1967 graduate of Medford High School. Mr. Cincotta worked for over 20 years at the Hanscom Air Force Base in...
James H. D'Entremont, Jr.
Feb 16, 2010
James H. "Jim" D'Entremont Jr. passed away suddenly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Tuesday, February 16th at the age of 59. He was born in Malden, raised in Medford, graduated from Medford High School in 1968 and Suffolk University in Boston. Jim has been a resident of Melrose for the past 22 years and has been extremely involved with the community....
Thomasina Pezzarossi
Feb 16, 2010
Thomasina (Ciulla) Pezzarossi of Melrose, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Annemark Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Revere. She was 90 years of age. Born on March 5, 1919, in Boston, a daughter to the late Thomas Ciulla who passed away one week before Thomasina was born and Nancy Ciulla. She was raised in Everett and a graduate...
Elizabeth F. Adams
Feb 15, 2010
Elizabeth F. "Betty" Adams, of Melrose, died at her home on Feb. 15, 2010 at the age of 85. Betty was born in Boston, raised in Woburn and graduated from Woburn High School, Class of 1943. She worked as a Bookkeeper for Reece Folding Machine Company in Woburn for many years. Betty was a member of St. Patrick's Church in...
Helen E. Wright
Feb 15, 2010
Helen E. (Nee) Wright passed away at Brigham & Women's Hospital on Monday, February 15, 2010. She was 78 years of age. Mrs. Wright was born in Milford, MA, raised in Maynard, graduated from Maynard High School in 1949 and then from the College of Our Lady of The Elms in Chicopee. Helen moved to Melrose in 1961 and has...
Louis F. Dr. Alfano
Feb 14, 2010
Dr. Louis F. Alfano, prominent Massachusetts physician of Melrose and Falmouth, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2010, at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Alfano was born in 1921 in Boston's South End and raised in Roslindale. He graduated from Boston Latin School in 1939, received his BS degree from Boston College in 1943 and his MD from Tufts University Medical School...
Thomas Joseph Rice
Feb 12, 2010
Thomas Joseph "TJ" Rice passed away suddenly at his home in Malden, on Friday, February 12, 2010 at the age of 46. TJ was born in Medford, raised in Melrose and graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1981. Mr. Rice lived in Malden for the past 14 years and summered in Barnstead, NH on Locke Lake for the...
Rose Delgreco
Feb 12, 2010
Rose (Pittella) DelGreco passed away at Bear Hill Rehab & Nursing Center in Wakefield, on Friday, February 12, 2010. She was 82 years of age. She was born in East Boston on May 2, 1927 to the late Joseph & Maria (Nesci) Pittella. Rose was raised in East Boston, graduated from Boston Trade School and worked as a seamstress for...
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