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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....
June A. Lyle
Jun 10, 2008
June A. (Koomas) Lyle passed away at her home in Melrose on June 10, 2008. She was 77 years of age. June was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar and St. Mary's High School, Class of 1949. She continued her studies at Vesper George Art School in Boston, graduating in 1956. Mrs. Lyle worked as a...
Charles R. Deering
Jun 9, 2008
Charles R. Deering passed away in The Villages, Florida on June 9, 2008 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 63 years of age. Chuck was born in Danvers, raised in Beverly, and graduated from Beverly High School in 1963. He served in the Coast Guard from 1963 1967 and attended Bentley College. He graduated from The New England...
M. Patricia Casey
Jun 8, 2008
M. Patricia Casey passed away at her home in Melrose, on June 7, 2008. She was 78 years of age. Mrs. Casey was born and raised in Somerville, graduated from St. Catherine High School and received her Masters in Sociology from UMass Boston. She lived in Arlington and Reading, Florida for 20 years and the past year in Melrose. Patricia...
Thaddeus C. Kasiecki
Jun 8, 2008
Thaddeus C. Kasiecki, of Chelsea, died at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on June 8, 2008 at the age of 87. Thaddeus was born & raised in Chelsea, attended Chelsea Schools and was a lifelong Chelsea resident. He worked as a Machinist for Gaulin Corp. in Everett for over 40 years. After retiring, Thaddeus loved to spend time fishing....
Francis Puleo
Jun 6, 2008
Francis Puleo passed away after a brief illness at his daughter's home in Plymouth surrounded by his family on June 6, 2008. He was 79 years of age. Francis was born and raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1947 and attended Bunker Hill Community College. Mr. Puleo lived in Melrose for over 50 years. Francis was...
Susan M. Ledoux
Jun 2, 2008
Susan M. Ledoux passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 2, 2008. She was 44 years of age. Susan was born in Germany, raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1981. Miss Ledoux attended Salem State College and has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. Susan worked as a commercial real estate broker for over 15...
James R. Dooley, Sr.
May 29, 2008
James R. Dooley, Sr. of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at the North Shore Medical Center of Salem. He was 63 years old. Born on July 21, 1944 in Everett, Massachusetts to the late Louis E. & Ruth F. (Pitts) Dooley. Jimmy was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School, class of 1963. He worked...
Coreen A. Peters
May 27, 2008
Coreen Ann (Smith) Peters, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield on May 27, 2008 at the age of 60. Coreen was born & raised in Montreal, Canada graduated from St. Lambert Convent High School and has been a resident of Melrose for the past 40 years. She was a homemaker, had worked for the Sunlife Assurance Insurance Company in...
Michael G. Boyden
May 23, 2008
Michael G. Boyden, of Jericho, VT, formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly surrounded by his family on May 23rd at the age of 52. Michael was born on Sept. 1, 1955 in Everett, MA and raised in Melrose. Michael worked in the fire alarm and security system industry for the past 25 years. Over the past 10 years he has...
Edward M. Greeley
May 18, 2008
Edward M. Greeley, of Hobe Sound, Fl, formerly of Melrose, died in Florida on May 18, 2008 at the age of 56. Ed was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of St. Mary's Grammar School. He attended Melrose High School and Boston State College and played hockey for the Melrose Jr. Reds & Boston State College. Ed's passion...
Mary Elizabeth Coogan
May 18, 2008
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (Bourque) Coogan passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, May 18, 2008. She was 94 years of age. Born in Wakefield to the late John & Martha (Boudreau) Bourque. At the outbreak of WWI, Elizabeth spent her childhood in Nova Scotia until the age of 12 then returned to Everett where she attended Everett High School, met...
Willaim B. Boyden, Jr.
May 17, 2008
William B. Boyden Jr. passed away at his home in Melrose, on Saturday, May 17, 2008. He was 79 years of age. Bill was born and raised in Dorchester and graduated from Dorchester Boys High School. He has been a resident of Melrose for over 50 years. Mr. Boyden served in the US Marines during WWII and the Korean War....
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