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Enery Martinez
Oct 5, 2009
Enery Martinez, of Melrose, died at her home on Oct. 5, 2009 at the age of 58. Enery was born & raised in Ponci, Puerto Rico and received her Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology, before moving to America 34 years ago. She lived in Boston for 18 years and the past 16 years in Melrose. Enery worked as a Program...
Samuel J. Gagnon
Oct 5, 2009
Samuel J. Gagnon, of Melrose, formerly of Lowell, died at the St. Joseph's Nursing Care Center in Roslindale on Oct. 5, 2009 at the age of 87. Sam was born & raised in Lowell and resided there for over 45 years. He worked as a Truck driver for Sonoco Paper Products in Lowell for 25 years. Sam was the loving...
Mary E. Camuso
Oct 4, 2009
Mary E. (Lowney) Camuso passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on October 4, 2009. She was born in Lowell on July 27, 1932, daughter of the late John and Lilla (Durkin) Lowney. She graduated from the Sacred Heart Grammar School and from Keith Hall, Class of 1950. After graduating, Mary worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad in Boston until...
Michelina S. Clemente
Oct 3, 2009
Michelina S. (Sconzo) Clemente passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday, October 3, 2009. She was 87 years of age. Michelina was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn. Mrs. Clemente lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for 30 years, Ocala, Florida for 3 years and Melrose for the past 10 years. She...
Kevin W. Burke
Oct 2, 2009
Kevin W. Burke passed away in Franklin, MA after a courageous battle with cancer, on October 2, 2009, at the age of 50. Kevin was born in Concord, raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1977 and from Bunker Hill Community College. He lived in Melrose for many years and Boston for over 10 years. Mr. Burke...
Thomas F. Stanton
Sep 30, 2009
Thomas F. Stanton passed away at Saugus Care & Rehabilitation Center on September 30, 2009, he was 83 years of age. Tom was born in Everett on September 29, 1926 to the late Thomas F. & Julia (Whitely) Stanton. He was raised in Roslindale, graduated from Roslindale High School, Class of 1944 where he played football, hockey, and track and...
Josephine N. Ceccherini
Sep 23, 2009
Josephine N. (Moynihan) Ceccherini passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. She was 86 years of age. Born in Malden on March 10, 1923 to the late Andrew & Margaret (Buckley) Moynihan, she was raised in Malden and graduated from Girls Catholic Grammar & High School. Mrs. Ceccherini has been a Melrose resident for over...
Andrew Martin Melanson
Sep 22, 2009
Andrew Martin Melanson, of North Reading, formerly of Melrose, died on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston. He was only 35 years old. Born on January 26, 1974 in Melrose to Norman J. & Jean M. (Caprigno) Melanson, he was raised in Melrose and attended Melrose Public Schools. Andrew was a resident of...
Donald C. Knight
Sep 20, 2009
Donald C. "Donnie" Knight Jr. died by a car accident in Middleton on Sunday, September 20, 2009. He was 59 years of age. Donnie was born in Winchester on October 29, 1949 to Rita (DelRossi) Knight of FL and the late Donald C. Knight Sr. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1967, where he...
John F. Slaney
Sep 16, 2009
John F. Slaney, of Melrose, died at the Chelsea Soldier's Home in Chelsea on Sept. 16th at the age of 78. John was born in Boston, raised in Mattapan and a graduate of Hyde Park High School, Class of 1949. After High School, John served in the Air Force during the Korean War in both the Air Force Police &...
Lorraine C. Stevenson
Sep 14, 2009
Lorraine C. "Tootie"(Graffam) Stevenson, of Melrose, died at her home surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness on Sept. 14, 2009 at the age of 77. Lorraine was born in Malden & raised in Melrose and attended Melrose Schools. She worked in Food Service for the Servomation Company in Stoneham for 22 years before her retirement in 1993. Tootie...
Robert A. Chadwick
Sep 11, 2009
Robert A. "Bob" Chadwick, of Stoneham, formerly of Malden, died on Friday, September 11, 2009 at the Wakefield Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was 84 years of age. Born on June 21, 1925 in Malden to the late Ernest & Rebecca (Coakley) Chadwick, he was raised in Malden and attended Malden Public Schools. Mr. Chadwick resided most of his life...
Jessie M. Bickford
Sep 3, 2009
Jessie M. (Munro) Bickford, a lifelong resident of Melrose in her 96th year, passed away at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose on Thursday September 3, 2009. Born in Melrose on February 26, 1914 to the late John & Elizabeth (Blaney) Munro. Jessie was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School and attended St. Mary's High School. Mrs....
Milton L. Parrott
Sep 2, 2009
Milton L. Parrott of Centerville, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at the Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton, MA. He was 90 years old. Born on July 6, 1919 in Hanover, New Hampshire to the late Leon & Emma Mae (Plamondon) Parrott, he was raised in White River Junction, Vermont and graduated from Hartford High School,...
Fantina R. Dasilva
Aug 31, 2009
Fantina R. (Raposo) DaSilva passed away at the Epoch Senior Care Center in Melrose on Sunday, August 30, 2009. She was 99 years young. Fantina was born in Portugal to the late Manuel & Maria (Medeiros) Raposo, was raised in Portugal and came to the United Sates in 1960. Mrs. DaSilva lived in Somerville for 7 years and Melrose the...
Joseph B. Chicoine
Aug 30, 2009
Joseph B. Chicoine, of Melrose, died at his home on August 30, 2009 at the age of 42. Joey was born in Somerville, raised in Melrose and graduate from Melrose High School, Class of 1984. He was a longtime Melrose resident and owner of Metroeast Mechanical Heating & Air Conditioning Company for over 20 years. Joey lived his life to...
Dorothy L. Santosuosso
Aug 28, 2009
Dorothy L. (Dolan) Santosuosso, of Nahant, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully in the home she loved in Nahant surrounded by family on Aug. 28, 2009 at the age of 79. Dorothy was born & raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1948. She resided in Melrose until 1961 and lived the past 48 years in...
Palma Furno
Aug 28, 2009
Palma "Pam" Furno, of Saugus, died at her home on Aug. 28, 2009 at the age of 94. Pam was born in Boston, raised in Everett and attended Everett High School. She lived in Everett until 1956 and resided the past 53 years in Saugus. Pam worked as an Inspector for the Charleston Chew Company in Everett for many years...
Eileen Mary Fardy
Aug 27, 2009
Eileen Mary Fardy, of Melrose, died on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at The Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 62 years of age. Born on July 12, 1947 in Stoneham to the late Martin & Lillian (King) Fardy, she was raised in Melrose and a resident of Melrose since 1949. She attended St. Francis Xaverian University in Nova...
Francis X. Lepere
Aug 26, 2009
Francis "Fran" X. Lepere, of Stuart, FL, formerly of Melrose, died at the Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart, FL on August 26, 2009 at the age of 81. Fran was born in Somerville, raised in Cambridge and graduated from Rindge Technical High School, Class of 1944. He worked as the General Manager for the King's Grant Inn in Danvers for...
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