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Helen T. Johnson Thibedeau

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

Helen Jean Bidgood

Helen Jean Bidgood

Nov 15, 2008

Helen Jean (McCabe) Bidgood, of Melrose, died on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the Winchester Hospital in Winchester, MA. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Aug. 30, 1921, to the late George & Mary (Price) McCabe, she was raised in Flint, Michigan and graduated from Catholic Central High School and the Catholic University of Washington, D. C. with a Bachelor's...

Helen Jean Bidgood

Helen Jean Bidgood

Nov 15, 2008

Helen Jean (McCabe) Bidgood, of Melrose, died on November 15, 2008 at the Winchester Hospital in Winchester, MA. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Aug. 30, 1921, to the late George & Mary (Price) McCabe, she was raised in Flint, Michigan and graduated from Catholic Central High School and the Catholic University of Washington, D. C. with a Bachelor's Degree...

Ralph A. Hannabury, Sr.

Ralph A. Hannabury, Sr.

Nov 15, 2008

Ralph A. Hannabury, 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...

Charles J. Hurley, Jr.

Charles J. Hurley, Jr.

Nov 14, 2008

Charles J. Hurley Jr. passed away in Chicago, IL on November 14, 2008; he was 65 years of age. Charles was born in Malden, raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1960 and attended Riverside City College in California. Mr. Hurley served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for the Department of Defense...

Harold C. Smith, Jr.

Harold C. Smith, Jr.

Nov 12, 2008

Harold C. Smith, Jr. of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at the E. N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital of Bedford. He was 80 years of age. Born on June 25, 1928 in Cambridge, MA to the late Harold C. & Mary (Kennedy) Smith, he was raised in Cambridge & Somerville; where he graduated from the Somerville Trade School....

William E. Mcnaught

William E. Mcnaught

Nov 11, 2008

William E. McNaught passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital, on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2008. A WWII Navy Veteran and a veteran of the Malden Police Department, Mr. McNaught was born in Malden, raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School and was a lifelong resident. William served in the US Navy during WWII before joining the Malden Police...

Pasquale Guerriero

Pasquale Guerriero

Nov 9, 2008

Pasquale Guerriero, of Wakefield, died at the Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose on Nov. 9, 2008 at 80 years of age. Pasquale was born & raised in Avella, Italy. He came to America in 1966 and lived in Malden for 30 years and the past 12 years in Wakefield. Pasquale worked as a Union Carpenter for the Dana Farber Cancer...

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