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Judith E. Marshall
Aug 15, 2009
Judith E. Marshall passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 15, 2009; she was 59 years of age. Judy was born in Fitchburg, graduated high school in Fitchburg and has been a resident of Melrose for the past 40 years. Judy has been working in the lease purchasing business for over 30 years. She worked with municipalities, public works departments, and...
C. Thomas O'Donnell
Aug 15, 2009
C. Thomas O'Donnell passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Saturday, August 15, 2009. He was 53 years of age. Tommy was born in Stoneham, raised in Stoneham, attended Stoneham Schools and lived most of his life in Stoneham. He has been a resident of Methuen the past 10 years. Mr. O'Donnell did light installations for the GTE Sylvania Company...
Paul J. Macdonald
Aug 12, 2009
Paul J. MacDonald passed away suddenly at his home in Melrose, on Wednesday, August 12, 2009. He was 65 years of age. Paul was born in Medford on October 21, 1943 to the late Ronald & Eleanor (Sarno) MacDonald. Paul was raised in Medford, graduated from Medford High School, Class of 1961 and from Boston University, Class of 1965. Mr....
David L. Finnegan
Aug 11, 2009
David L. Finnegan, of Melrose, died at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield on August 11, 2009 at the age of 79. David was born & raised in Stoneham and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1948. He went on to receive a degree in History from Boston University and served in the Army as a Sergeant...
Suzanne M. Galvin
Aug 10, 2009
Suzanne M. (Cataldo) Galvin passed away unexpectedly surrounded by her loved ones at Massachusetts General Hospital, on Monday August 10, 2009. She was 56 years of age. Suzanne was born in Cambridge, raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1971. She lived most of her life in Melrose, and most recently resided in Nahant and Lynn....
Elizabeth Oliver
Aug 10, 2009
Elizabeth (DiMinico) Oliver passed away at the Epoch Senior Helathcare in Melrose, on Monday, August 10, 2009. She was 81 years of age. Betty was born in Boston on June 22, 1928 to the late James & Mary (Pignone) DiMinico, raised in East Boston and graduated from Girls High School in Boston. Mrs. Oliver was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking,...
Joseph E. Fennell
Aug 7, 2009
Joseph E. Fennell passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital, on Friday, August 7, 2009. He was 82 years of age. Mr. Fennell was born in Boston on March 23, 1927 to the late Harold & Emily (Clarke) Fennell. Joseph was raised in Revere; attended Revere schools and entered the US Navy at the age of 17. Mr. Fennell served in...
Yolanda M. Bertulli
Aug 6, 2009
Yolanda "Ann" Bertull, age 93, resident of Stoneham, formerly of East Boston, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 27, 1915 in East Boston, Massachusetts. Her family had migrated from Fano, Italy in 1913. She was raised and attended schools in East Boston and Everett, MA. She graduated...
Roberto Cordero
Aug 6, 2009
Roberto Cordero passed away at the Golden living Center in Melrose on August 6, 2009. He was 67 years of age. He worked in customer service at Massachusetts General Hospital for several years. He is survived by his wife Maria, 2 daughters Janet & Sandra, several grandchlidren, relatives and friends. Funeral sevices for Roberto Cordero will be held in the...
Ellen F. Comeau
Aug 4, 2009
Ellen F. (Doherty) Comeau passed away peacefully at her home encircled by her family at the age of 58 on August 4, 2009. She was born in Cambridge on June 20, 1951. After spending the first several years of her life living in several military bases with her family she settled in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class...
Marjorie R. Hodgkins
Aug 3, 2009
Marjorie R. (Holland) Hodgkins of Melrose, died Monday, August 3, 2009 at her home. She was 81 years old. Born on September 12, 1927 in Everett, MA to the late Arthur & Della (Pierce) Holland, she was raised in Everett and a graduate of Everett High School. Marjorie married Edwin L. Hodgkins in 1946 and they were residents of Melrose...
Melissa A. Perkins
Aug 2, 2009
Melissa Ann Perkins, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Aug. 2nd at the age of 36. Melissa was born in Malden and raised in Melrose. She attended Shore Collaborative in Wakefield and had many friends. Melissa enjoyed music, videos on TV and spending time at Pine Banks Park in Melrose with her parents. She was the loving...
Ruth M. Norton
Jul 31, 2009
Ruth M. Norton, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on July 31, 2009 at the age of 90. Ruth was born in Malden, raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School. She worked as a Bookkeeper for John-Mansville Manufacturing Corp in Boston for many years before her retirement. Ruth was a member of the First Baptist...
Frederick E. Pineau
Jul 30, 2009
Frederick E. "Gene" Pineau of Malden, died suddenly on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at the Winchester Hospital. He was 82 years old. Born on February 23, 1927 in Quincy, MA to the late Frederick J. & Margaret (Shattuck) Pineau, he was raised in Quincy and attended Quincy Public Schools. He was a Melrose resident for 38 years and a Malden...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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