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John J. Connolly, Sr.

John J. Connolly, Sr.

Jul 30, 2009

John J. Connolly, Sr. of Melrose, died on Thursday, July 30, 2009 surrounded by his family at the Sawelle Family Hospice House of Reading, MA. He was 81 years old. Born on the 4th of July 1928 to Andrew P. & Mary (Bresnahan) Connolly, he was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School, Class of 1944. He lived...

Louis Paul Miele

Louis Paul Miele

Jul 29, 2009

Louis Paul Miele, of Melrose, formerly of Malden, died at the Chelsea Soldier's Home in Chelsea on July 29th at the age of 89. Louis was born in Italy and moved to America at the age of 7. He resided in Cambridge for several years, Malden for over 50 years and the past few years in Melrose. Louis served as...

David A. Brissette

David A. Brissette

Jul 26, 2009

David A. Brissette, of Melrose, died on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at the EPOCH Senior Healthcare Center of Melrose. He was 85 years old. Born on July 19, 1924 in Wakefield, MA to the late Leo A. & Emily F. (Mahoney) Brissette, he was raised in Melrose and a 1942 graduate of Melrose High School. He served as a bombardier...

Wanda C. Forrest

Wanda C. Forrest

Jul 25, 2009

Wanda C. (Doherty) Forrest of Melrose, died Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. She was 90 years of age. Born on April 14, 1919 in Melrose to the late William J. & Mary (Dunn) Doherty, she was raised in Melrose and a graduate of St. Mary's Grammar & High Schools. She then went on to graduate from...

Janet S. Connors

Janet S. Connors

Jul 24, 2009

Janet S. (Sweet) Connors, of Melrose, died on Friday, July 24, 2009 at her home after a short illness. She was 75 years old. Born on October 8, 1933 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the late Nathaniel & Anna "Mildred" (Ward) Sweet, she was raised in Chelmsford and a 1951 graduate of Chelmsford High School. Janet received her teaching degree from...

Eileen M. Voigt

Eileen M. Voigt

Jul 22, 2009

Eileen M. (Muse) Voigt passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center on the Stoneham/Wakefield line, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. She was 86 years of age. Mrs. Voigt was born in Malden to the late John & Alma (Comeau) Muse, was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School and has been a Melrose resident for the past 60 years. During...

Olga L. Emanuel

Olga L. Emanuel

Jul 21, 2009

Olga L. (Spadafora) Emanuel passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. She was 85 years of age. Born in Melrose to the late Serafino & Palmina (Colella) Spadafora, she was raised in Melrose and attended Melrose Schools. Mrs. Emanuel was a devoted mother, a loving sister and aunt to all her family. Olga worked as a...

George R. Madden

George R. Madden

Jul 19, 2009

George R. Madden passed away at the Hammersmith House Nursing Center on Sunday, July 19, 2009. He was 63 years of age. George was born in Everett on March 1, 1946 to the late Ray & Marion (Hutchinson) Madden. He was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. He worked as a truck driver at several local trucking...

Jeffrey M. Carmody

Jeffrey M. Carmody

Jul 11, 2009

Jeffrey M. Carmody passed away suddenly at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston, on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the age of 27. Jeff was born in Malden, raised in Everett, moved to Wakefield at the age of 16 and graduated from Wakefield High School, Class of 2000. He attended Merrimack College in Andover before moving to Allston, where he...

Rachel Anne Wells

Rachel Anne Wells

Jul 10, 2009

Rachel Anne Wells passed away in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday, July 10, 2009, she was 23 years of age. Rachel was born in Melrose, raised in Melrose, attended the Horace Mann School, Melrose Middle School, Melrose High School and graduated from the Germaine Lawrence School in Arlington. She had been a resident of Raleigh, NC the past 3 years....

Rita M. Brander

Rita M. Brander

Jul 9, 2009

Rita M. (Robinson) Brander passed away at the Carolina Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, NC on July 9, 2009. She was 86 years of age. Rita was born in Revere to the late Charles & Julia (Fitzpatrick) Robinson, raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Mrs. Brander lived in Everett for a few years, several years in Saugus, Cranston,...

Charles Hannum Shultz

Charles Hannum Shultz

Jul 8, 2009

Shultz, Charles Hannum of Malden, formerly of Wakefield, July 8, 2009. Charles Hannum Shultz of Malden, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at his residence. He was 95 years old. Born on March 19, 1914 in Everett, MA to the late George & Nellie (Hannum) Shultz, he was raised in Everett and a 1932 graduate of...

Norman W. Borenstein

Norman W. Borenstein

Jun 29, 2009

Norman W. Borenstein died at the Brighten of Medford Nursing Home, on June 29, 2009, at the age of 81. Norman was born in Chelsea to the late David & Evelyn (Murdock) Borenstein. He was raised in Everett & Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School. Norman served in the US Marines during the Korean War. He lived...

John M. Ryan

John M. Ryan

Jun 23, 2009

John M. Ryan, of Melrose, died at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on June 23, 2009 at the age of 60. John was born & raised in Melrose, a graduate of St. Mary's Grammar School and Melrose High School, class of 1967. He served in the Army during the Vietnam and worked as a Housekeeper for the...

Marilyn L. Wolfe

Marilyn L. Wolfe

Jun 12, 2009

Marilyn L. (Boudreau) Wolfe, of Melrose, died on June 12, 2009 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. She was 72 years old. Born on January 1, 1937 in Everett, MA to the late Cecil J. & Loretta M. (Brown) Boudreau, she was raised in Everett and a 1954 graduate of Cheverus High School of Malden. Mrs. Wolfe worked as a nurse's...

Michael D. Csicsek

Michael D. Csicsek

Jun 11, 2009

Michael D. Csicsek died suddenly at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Thursday, June 11, 2009; he was 48 years of age. Michael was born in Everett, raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1979 and from the Northeast Vocational LAP in Automotive in 1979. Mr. Csicsek has been a lifelong resident of Melrose, was a devoted family man...

Michael R. Vecchio

Michael R. Vecchio

Jun 9, 2009

Michael R. Vecchio of Melrose, June 9, 2009. Michael passed away at his home on June 9, 2009 surrounded by his family. Michael was born in Boston on December 22, 1935 to the late Gerry & Carmela (Picardi) Vecchio. He lived in East Boston until the age of seven when his family moved to Medford. Michael was raised in Medford,...

John A. Cronin

John A. Cronin

Jun 8, 2009

John A. Cronin passed away at the New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Woburn, on Monday, June 8, 2009; he was 89 years of age. Born in Melrose on June 13, 1919 to the late James & Mary (Berrett) Cronin, he was raised in Melrose and graduated from Malden Catholic High School. John was a resident of Everett for 18 years...

Patricia Marion Lucchetta

Patricia Marion Lucchetta

Jun 5, 2009

Patricia "Marion" (Devine) Lucchetta, of Melrose, died at the Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose on June 5th at the age of 82. Marion was born & raised in Somerville and a graduate of St. Joseph's High School in Somerville, Class of 1945. She worked as an Operator for Southern Bell & Illinois Bell for over 20 years before her retirement...

Donald C. Knight, Sr.

Donald C. Knight, Sr.

Jun 1, 2009

Donald C. Knight Sr., of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on June 1st at the age of 84. Don was born & raised in Melrose and attended Melrose High School. After high school, Don served in the Navy during WWII. He worked as a Sales Manager for Benson Goss Fuel Inc. for 34 years before...

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