Judith M. Ockerman
Aug 10, 2008
Judith Mary Ockerman, born Judith Mary Rauch, died peacefully on August 10, 2008 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House of Danvers, MA. The daughter of the late Harwood Rauch and Marie (Murphy) Rauch, Judy was born February 19, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She Married Thorvald (Chuck) Charles Overn in September 1960. Chuck was a career officer in the US Air...
Robert P. Giannini
Aug 6, 2008
Robert Paul "Bob" Giannini of Melrose, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 after a lengthy illness. He was surrounded by his loving family and was only 62 years old. Born in Boston, MA on October 25, 1945 to the late Paula (Gallo) Giannini & Carmen Giannini, he was raised in Jamaica Plain & Somerville. He graduated...
Carla R. Hartman
Aug 5, 2008
Carla R. (Rockwell) Hartman, of Melrose, died at her home surrounded by her family on August 5, 2008 at the age of 75. Carla was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School. She resided in Melrose for most of her life and enjoyed spending time in her home. Carla loved to play Scrabble, putting together...
Ronald J. Lavita
Aug 2, 2008
Ronald J. "Ron" LaVita, of Wakefield, passed away at the Sawtelle Hospice House of Reading, MA surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 2, 2008, after a courageous battle with ALS. He was only 53 years old. Born in Winthrop, MA on May 26, 1955 to Frances T. (Colantuone) LaVita & the late Anthony P. LaVita, he was raised...
David W. Jones
Jul 30, 2008
David W. Jones "Jonesy" of Melrose passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at the Metro West Medical Center of Framingham. He was only 57 years old. Born on May 10, 1951 in Boston, to Constance H. (Hatch) Jones and the late Merle G. Jones, David was raised in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High School, class of 1969....
Elizabeth Doucet
Jul 30, 2008
Elizabeth (Babin) Doucet, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on July 30th at 100 years of age. Elizabeth was born in Nova Scotia and taught school at the age of 17. She came to America at the age of 18 and worked as a Seamstress for Filene's in Boston for many years and resided in Melrose since 1930....
Ralph C. Delorie
Jul 26, 2008
Ralph C. Delorie, of Melrose, formerly of Malden, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on July 26, 2008 at the age of 66. Ralph was born in Boston, raised in Malden and a graduate of St. Joseph's Grammar School and Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1960. He went on to earn his degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University,...
Teresa A. Noone
Jul 19, 2008
Teresa A. "Terry"(Muise) Noone, of Melrose, formerly of Peabody, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on July 19, 2008 at the age of 47. Terry was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1979. She went on to earn her degree in Early Childhood Education from Salem State College, Class...
Christopher J.S. Bruce
Jul 12, 2008
Christopher J. S. Bruce passed away at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, on July 12, 2008. He was 46 years of age. Chris was born in Framingham, raised in Medway and graduated from Medway High School. He was a self-educated man who specialized in computers and sound engineering. He worked as a sound engineer traveling with several bands,...
John Francis Costello, Jr.
Jul 11, 2008
John Francis Costello Jr. passed away at his home in Phoenix, AZ on Friday July 11, 2008. He was 54 years of age. John was born in Somerville on July 1, 1954 to the late John & Eleanor (Doran) Costello; he was raised in Malden and graduated from the Northeast Regional Vocational School of Wakefield. He lived most of his...
Mary Cathrine Forshay
Jul 9, 2008
Mary Catherine (McCarthy) Forshay of Melrose, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 surrounded by her loving family and many close friends. She was only 56 years old. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 19, 1952 to the late Francis J. & Margaret Mary (O'Connor) McCarthy, she was raised in Allston. A 1970 graduate of St. Mary's...
Gary John Krieger
Jul 8, 2008
Gary John Krieger passed away at the Golden Living Center in West Newton, on July 8, 2008. He was 55 years old. Gary was born and raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School, Class of 1971. He entered the US Air Force in July of 1971 and served in the armed services for 2 years during the Vietnam...
Mafalda Rizzuto
Jul 4, 2008
Mafalda "Peggy"(DeSimeone) Rizzuto, of Malden, died at the Epoch Senior Center in Melrose on July 4, 2008 at the age of 99. Peggy was born in Avellino, Italy and came to America at the age of 12. She lived in the North End of Boston for several years before moving to East Boston where she resided for 16 years. Peggy...
Deborah Ann Cullinan
Jun 30, 2008
Deborah Ann Cullinan of Naples, Florida, formerly of Nahant, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2008 after a lengthy illness. She was only 53 years old. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts on February 9, 1955 to Francis & Irene (Athy) Cullinan, Debbie was raised in Nahant and a 1972 graduate of Lynn Classical High School. After raising her 2 children, she...
Elizabeth Marie West
Jun 23, 2008
Elizabeth Marie "Betty"(Merola) West, of Melrose, passed away Monday, June 23, 2008 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 81 years old. Born and raised in Everett, MA, she was a graduate of Everett High School, class of 1944. Elizabeth was a homemaker who enjoyed her family and life. She had an appreciation for birds & nature,...
Matthew Paul Glaser, Sr.
Jun 21, 2008
Matthew Paul Glaser Sr. of Woburn lost his yearlong battle with cancer and died on June 21, 2008 at the age of 53. Matthew grew up in Woburn, attending Woburn High School, Class of 1973 and went on to become a graduate of Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, Class of 1979. As the Senior Vice President of Adheris Inc., Matthew...
Phyllis L. Hannabury
Jun 15, 2008
Phyllis L. Hannabury, of Malden, formerly of Melrose & Chelsea, died at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield on June 15, 2008 at the age of 90. Phyllis was born & raised in Chelsea and a graduate of Chelsea High School, Class of 1935. She worked as a Legal Secretary for Hale & Dorr Law Firm in Boston for...
Alice I. Mcbride
Jun 15, 2008
Alice I. (Dolan) McBride passed away at the Daniels House in Reading, on Sunday, June 15, 2008. She was 94 years old. Alice was born in Nashua, NH, graduated from Medford High School and attended Boston University. She raised her family in Melrose and then moved to Saugus and Florida. Alice worked as a secretary for the Federal Reserve Bank...
Margaret Ruth O'Connell
Jun 14, 2008
Margaret "Ruth" (O'Neil) O'Connell, of Melrose, died at her home on June 14, 2008 at the age of 94. Ruth was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Melrose and Boston Business School. Ruth worked as the Melrose City Clerk, retiring in 2001 after 35 years of service. She was a member St....
Ruth E. Mrs. Gorman
Jun 11, 2008
Ruth E. (McHatton) Gorman, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on June 11, 2008 at the age of 87. Ruth was born & raised in Melrose, a graduate of Melrose High School and a lifelong Melrose resident. After high school, she worked as a Telephone Operator for New England Telephone Company and as a Clerk for the Dept....
