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Rosemarie Sforza

Rosemarie Sforza

Oct 21, 2010

Rosemarie (Pilato) Sforza passed away in Lynnfield on Thursday, October 21, 2010. Rosemarie was born in Boston to the late Anthony & Catherine (Siciliano) Pilato, raised in the South End, graduated from Girls High in the South End and from D'Anthony School of Cosmetology. Mrs. Sforza was a licensed cosmetologist working for Amando of Italy in Arlington for a few...

Paul D. Farrell

Paul D. Farrell

Oct 20, 2010

Paul D. Farrell died suddenly on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital; he was 45 years of age. Paul was born in Malden on September 19, 1965, was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1983. He worked in sales for Sears in Burlington for over 10 years and the past 5 years at the...

Rosemary L. Anderson

Rosemary L. Anderson

Oct 19, 2010

Rosemary L. (Hubbard) Anderson, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on October 19, 2010 at 78 years of age. Rosemary was born in Boston and raised in Somerville & a graduate of Somerville High School. She worked as a Information Operator for the New England Telephone Company in Boston for many years and also as a Lunch Room...

Mary E. Morrissey

Mary E. Morrissey

Oct 19, 2010

Mary E. "Betty" (Duffy) Morrissey passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. She was 82 years of age. Betty was born in Boston, on August 18, 1928 a daughter to the late John & Mary (Campbell) Duffy; she was raised in Brighton and graduated from Brighton High School. Mrs. Morrissey was a homemaker and worked as a supervisor for a...

Shirley T. Donahue

Shirley T. Donahue

Oct 17, 2010

Shirley T. (Buczak) Donahue passed away at Falmouth Hospital on Sunday, October 17, 2010. She was 67 years of age. Shirley was born in Taunton, MA on June 6, 1943 to the late Stanley & Stephania (Buczek) Buczak. She was raised in Taunton and graduated from Taunton High School. Mrs. Donahue lived in Melrose for over 30 years and the...

Viola M. Lailer

Viola M. Lailer

Oct 15, 2010

Viola M. ""Vi" (Cefalo) Lailer passed away at Winchester Hospital on Friday, October 15, 2010. She was 92 years of age. Viola was born in Melrose on October 22, 1917 to the late Generoso & Rosario Cefalo. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and has been a lifelong resident. Mrs. Lailer was a homemaker and in...

Robert E. Hawkes

Robert E. Hawkes

Oct 10, 2010

Robert E. Hawkes passed away at the Meadow View in North Reading on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at the age of 71. Robert was born in Cambridge on July 8, 1939 to the late Harold A. & Leta J. (Bowen) Hawkes, was raised in Billerica and graduated from Somerville Trade School. Mr. Hawkes worked as a machinist for Custom Machine...

Ronald P. Sullivan

Ronald P. Sullivan

Oct 8, 2010

Ronald P. "Sully" Sullivan passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday, October 8, 2010. He was 67 years of age. Ronald was born in Melrose on September 5, 1943, was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School in Melrose and Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1961. Mr. Sullivan has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. Sully...

Carleton E. Shores, Jr.

Carleton E. Shores, Jr.

Oct 8, 2010

Carleton E. Shores Jr. passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday, October 8, 2010, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. He was 40 years of age. Mr. Shores was born in Melrose on May 30, 1970, was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1988. Carleton worked in the sales & circulation department...

Elsie P. Hamilton

Elsie P. Hamilton

Oct 6, 2010

Elsie P. "Pearl" (Burnell) Hamilton passed away at her home in Melrose, after a long battle with cancer, on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. She was 82 years of age. Elsie was born in Mexico, Maine on July 24, 1928 to the late Ivory & Rena E. (Wiggin) Burnell. She moved to Melrose in 1938, was raised in Melrose and graduated...

Louise M. Martin

Louise M. Martin

Oct 6, 2010

Louise M. (Connelly) Martin passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. She was 82 years of age. Louise was born in Somerville on January 8, 1928 to the late Louis & Margaret (Flanagan) Connelly. She was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. Mrs. Martin was a homemaker and has lived in Melrose for...

Barbara Lewis-Mahoney

Barbara Lewis-Mahoney

Oct 1, 2010

Barbara (Bennett) Lewis-Mahoney passed away after complications from surgery, at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, on October 1, 2010. She was 88 years of age. Barbara was born in Worcester on March 10, 1922 to the late Byron K. & Alma (Morin) Bennett. She was raised in the Wollaston section of Quincy & then in Brookline, graduated from Brookline High...

Dorothy B. Huber

Dorothy B. Huber

Sep 29, 2010

Dorothy B. (LaMarca) Huber, age 66, a lifelong resident of Melrose & homemaker, passed away in her home, on September 29, 2010 after a brief illness. Dorothy was born in Stoneham on April 19, 1944 to the late Stephen & Josephine (Turco) LaMarca. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1961, from the Berkley School...

Robert E. Drew, Sr.

Robert E. Drew, Sr.

Sep 28, 2010

Robert E. Drew Sr. passed away at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at the age of 82. Robert was born in Malden on January 18, 1928 to the late Elmer & Mildred (Weeks) Drew. He was raised in Everett & Malden, lived in Melrose for 40 years, 15 years in Salem, NH and the past...

Roberta Jean Williams

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

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