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Stephen L. Pappas
Jan 7, 2009
Stephen L. Pappas of Malden, died on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. He was 88 years old. Born in Boston on October 3, 1920 to the late Leonardis & Theadora (Papa George) Pappas, he was raised in Revere and a 1938 graduate of Revere High School. After high school, Mr. Pappas joined the United States Air...
Martha R. Hook
Jan 6, 2009
Martha R. (Mazurkiewicz) Hook passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. She was 90 years old. Martha was born in South Boston, raised in Lynn and graduated from Lynn Classical High School. She lived in Marblehead for over 10 years, Saugus for 5 years and Melrose the past 55 years. Mrs. Hook was a homemaker, a...
Catherine A. Mitchell
Jan 5, 2009
Catherine A. (Budden) Mitchell passed away suddenly at Lawrence General Hospital, on January 5, 2009. She was 40 years of age. Catherine was raised in Reading, graduated from Reading High School, Class of 1986 and has been a resident of Andover the past 15 years. She worked as a controller for CMARC Industries of Woburn for over 20 years. Catherine...
Christopher J. Mccarthy, Jr.
Jan 4, 2009
Christopher J. "Chris" McCarthy passed away at the Winchester Hospital on Sunday, January 4, 2009. He was 59 years of age. Chris was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1968 and from Boston College in 1972. Mr. McCarthy was the son of the McCarthy Family for whom the McCarthy House on Main Street is...
Everett James Finley, Jr.
Dec 31, 2008
Everett James Finley, Jr. "Eddie" of Melrose, died on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. He was 77 years old. Born on August 17, 1931 in Boston, MA to the late Everett J. Sr. & Audrey A. (Forrester) Finley, he was raised in Boston and Lynn. Mr. Finley was a 1949 graduate of the Lynn Vocational High...
Brian F. O'Connell
Dec 29, 2008
Brian F. O'Connell, of Stoneham, died on Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Quincy Medical Center. Born on July 25, 1939 in Melrose, MA, he was raised in Melrose and was a 1957 graduate of Malden Catholic High School. He attended Boston College and went to work as a production manager with American Express for almost 20 years. Brian enjoyed...
Kathleen M. Mcgrath
Dec 24, 2008
Kathleen M. (Igo) McGrath, of Melrose, died at the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham on Dec. 24, 2008 at the age of 87. Kathleen was born in Norwich, CT and raised in Malden & Wakefield. She graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1938 and Stratford Secretarial School in Boston. During WWII, she worked as a Stenographer for the...
Helen T. Johnson Thibedeau
Dec 20, 2008
Helen T (Driscoll), Johnson Thibedeau, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Dec. 20, 2008 at the age of 78. Helen was born in Malden, raised in Melrose and a graduate of St. Mary's high School, Class of 1946. She was a homemaker who resided in Melrose for most of her life and was a member of St....
Leonard J. Peterson
Dec 16, 2008
Leonard J. Peterson, 81, of Melrose, died with loved ones at his side on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Len grew up in Wakefield. He graduated from Wakefield High School and the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He served both in the Navy at the end of World War II and in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Korean Conflict....
Carol A. Shedlow
Dec 15, 2008
Carol A. (Lane) Shedlow passed away the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, on Monday, December 15, 2008. She was 66 years of age. Carol was born in Malden, raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. Mrs. Shedlow has been a resident of Malden for over 40 years. She worked for the City of Medford Cedar Program for...
Michael A. Sprague
Dec 11, 2008
Michael A. Sprague passed away at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, on Thursday, December 11, 2008. He was 53 years of age. Michael was born and raised in Somerville, attended Somerville High School and lived in Revere for the last 7 years. Michael was a dedicated father and grandfather who enjoyed sports. Father of David Sprague & his...
Louis P. Froio
Dec 9, 2008
Louis P. Froio, of Melrose, died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Dec. 9, 2008 at the age of 91. Louis was born & raised in East Boston and attended East Boston Schools. He resided in East Boston until 1950 and lived the past 58 years in Melrose. Louis worked as a Foreman for the Bell Oldsmobile...
Warren R. Shepherd
Dec 9, 2008
Warren R. Shepherd, of Melrose, died at the Golden Living Center in Melrose on Dec. 9, 2008 at the age of 97. Warren was born & raised in Somerville and attended Somerville High School. He served in the Army 3rd Infantry during WWII. Warren worked as a Banker for the State Street Bank in Boston for over 40 years before...
Felice P. Ranieri
Dec 2, 2008
Felice P. "Phil" Ranieri passed away at his home in Stoneham, on Tuesday, December 2, 2008. He was 82 years of age. Mr. Ranieri was born in Malden, raised in Cambridge and graduated from Ringe Tech High School in Cambridge. He lived most of his life in Cambridge and the past two years in Stoneham. Phil was a WWII Navy...
Pauline V. Lewis
Nov 25, 2008
Pauline V. (Ambagie) Lewis, of Woburn, formerly of Lynn, died at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on Nov. 25th at the age of 89. Pauline was born & raised in Lynn and a graduate of Lynn Classical High School. She was a homemaker and also worked for Schraffes Candy Company & General Electric in Lynn for several years. Pauline...
Isabel Sahl Smith
Nov 20, 2008
Isabel (Sahl) Smith passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2008, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 91 years of age. Isabel was born and raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. Mrs. Smith lived in Medford for many years, Florida for over 5 years and the past 14 years in Melrose. She was a homemaker and a talented...
Elaine Marie Ford
Nov 18, 2008
Elaine Marie (Phillips) Ford passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a courageous battle with diabetes, on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. She was 58 years of age. Elaine was raised in East Boston, graduated from East Boston High School in 1968 and from Salem State College in 1972. She worked for East Boston Savings Bank as a teller and in...
Henry J. Pagliarulo
Nov 17, 2008
Henry J. Pagliarulo passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, on November 17, 2008. He was 87 years of age. Henry was born and raised in East Boston and lived in Stoneham for over 50 years. Mr. Pagliarulo served in the US Navy during WWII. He worked as an insurance broker and then as co-owner of Transit...
Anne Marie Amundson
Nov 15, 2008
Anne Marie (Byrne) Amundson, of Malden, died on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the Life Care Center of Stoneham. She was 79 years of age. Born on March 29, 1929 in Melrose to the late Lawrence & Viola (Brown) Byrne, she was raised in Melrose and attended Melrose Schools. Anne worked as a waitress for the Melrose Donut Shop for...
Ralph A. Papa Hanabury, Sr.
Nov 15, 2008
Hanabury, Ralph A. Sr. "Papa" of Melrose, Nov. 15, 2008. 85 years of age. Beloved husband of the late Ethel L. (Holmes) Hannabury died at home surrounded by his beloved family; daughter Jane Lavender & her husband James of Melrose, grandchildren Alison (Lavender) Fox & her husband Gregory of Bristol, RI, Jaclyn (Lavender) Bird & her husband Brian of Melrose...
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