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Mary Josephine Jones
Jan 22, 2006
Mary Josephine (Dillon) Jones passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 22, 2006, she was 92. Mary was born in South Boston, raised in Somerville, graduated from Somerville High School, Class of 1931 and lived most of her life in Somerville. Mrs. Jones lived in West Haven CT for 10 years, Billerica for 12 years and the past 16 years...
Helen R. Feeney
Jan 20, 2006
Helen Rose (Brussard) Feeney passed away at Mass. General Hospital on January 20, 2006, she was 78. Helen was born in Somerville, raised in Saugus, graduated from Saugus High School & Burdett Business School in Boston. Helen worked for State Street Bank for a few years, the New England Telephone Company as a engineering clerk for 15 years, part time...
Catherine B. Connolly
Jan 17, 2006
Catherine (Kay) Bridget Connolly died, surrounded by her family, on January 17, 2006 at Doctor's Community Hospital in Lanham, Maryland. Catherine was born February 9, 1920 in Chelsea, MA, she attended St. Rose High School in Chelsea and graduated in 1938. Catherine married Thomas Patrick Connolly, formerly of Revere, in 1941. They were married for over 50 years until Thomas'...
Lydia A. Pullo
Jan 14, 2006
Lydia A. Pullo of Melrose, passed away at the Wingate Nursing Home of Reading, Jan. 14th, 2006, she was 96 years old. Born in Revere to the late Ralph & Ersilia (Barone) Pullo, she moved to Melrose at 18 & graduated from Melrose High School, class of 1928. Lydia owned & operated the Franklin St. Beauty Salon on Franklin St.,...
Charles S. Palano
Jan 13, 2006
Charles S. Palano, of Melrose, died at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose on Jan. 13th at the age of 76. Chuck was born & raised in Boston, served 4 years in the Coast Guard and was a Melrose resident for many years. He worked as a Side Laster for Stride Rite Shoe Company in Boston for 28 years and...
Josephine L. Miele
Jan 10, 2006
Josephine L. (Rigano) Miele passed away in Malden on January 10, 2006, she was 84. Josephine was born in Cambridge, raised in Malden, graduated from Girls Catholic High School and was a member of the National Honors Society. Mrs. Miele lived most of her life in Malden and Melrose for a short time. She was homemaker, she worked as a...
Ralph Carl Bertolucci
Jan 10, 2006
Ralph Carl Bertolucci passed away at his home in Melrose, on January 10, 2006, he was 94. Ralph was born in Portland Maine, raised in Somerville and lived in Somerville for 22 years. Ralph was the manager of the A&P Grocery Store in Reading for 38 years. He lived most of his life in Melrose and enjoyed wintering in Port...
Leo A. Green
Jan 8, 2006
Leo A. Green passed away at Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston on January 8, 2006, after a brief illness. Leo was 99 years of age (in his 100th year). Mr. Green was born and raised in Orono, Maine and was schooled at Orono Catholic High School, he lived in Vermont for 2 years and has been a resident of...
Paul J. Dwyer
Jan 8, 2006
Paul J. Dwyer passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on January 8, 2006, he was 87. Paul was born in Gloucester, raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1938, where he excelled in baseball. After serving in the US Army during WWII, Paul was recruited and played shortstop for the Boston Braves & the Cleveland Indians. After his...
Alice Killion Sasso
Jan 8, 2006
Alice (Sias) Killion Sasso passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham on January 8, 2006, she was 92. Alice was born and raised in Revere, graduated from Revere High School and the New England Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences, with her Funeral Directors License. She worked as a dental assistant for Dr Arno M. Bommer and then...
Janet L. Leonard
Jan 6, 2006
Janet A. (McClafferty) Leonard passed away at her home on Jan. 6, 2006 surrounded by her family & friends. She was 68 years old. Born in Somerville to the late James & Ruth (Fortier) McClafferty, she was a graduate of St. Josephs High School of Somerville, class of 1955. Janet was an administrative assistant at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital for 9...
Joan A. Hardway
Jan 5, 2006
Joan A. (Fuchs) Hardway passed away at home, on January 5, 2006, she was 69 years of age. Joan was born in Somerville, raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1955. Mrs. Hardway lived in Melrose most of her life and the past 4 years with her daughter in Westford. Joan was assistant city clerk in...
John J. Walsh
Jan 5, 2006
John J. Walsh passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 5, 2006, he was 86. John was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School and Wentworth Institute in Boston. Mr. Walsh was a lifelong resident of Melrose and a member of St. Marys Church. He worked as a technician and as the head of exhibits at...
John T. Dr. Breslin
Jan 5, 2006
Dr. John T. Jack Breslin passed away at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, on January 5, 2006, he was 72. Jack was born in New York, raised in Bell Harbor Queens, graduated from St. Johns Prep in NY, St. Johns University and NYU College of Dentistry. Dr. Breslin was an oral surgeon in Malden for over 30 years and in...
Anna M. Paganucci
Jan 3, 2006
Anna Mae (Robertson) Paganucci passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 3, 2006, she was 76. Anna was born in Ellsworth Maine, brought up in Ellsworth, Franklin & North Sullivan Maine and graduated high school in Maine. Mrs. Paganucci has been a resident of Melrose, MA since 1948; she was a homemaker and enjoyed doing crossword puzzles. She was the...
Dorothy K. Lynch
Jan 2, 2006
Dorothy K. Lynch passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham, on January 2, 2006, she was 93. Dorothy was born and raised in Melrose, she went to St. Marys Grammar and St. Marys High School. Miss Lynch has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. She worked as a secretary for several companies in Boston for many years and...
Dorothy R. Poupart
Dec 27, 2005
Dorothy R. Poupart, of Melrose, died at the Saints Memorial Hospital in Lowell on Dec. 27, 2005 at the age of 80. Dorothy was born in Cambridge & raised in Melrose and was a lifelong Melrose resident. She worked as a Typist for the Relief Printing Company in Boston for 25 years until her retirement in 1971. Dorothy was a...
Gordon L. Francis
Dec 27, 2005
Gordon L. Ging Francis, of Melrose, died at the Sawtell Family Hospice House in Reading on Dec. 27, 2005 at the age of 85. Ging was born in Nova Scotia, raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1939. He was a lifelong resident of Melrose and worked as a Maintenance Mechanic for the DuPont...
Joseph R. Nugent
Dec 25, 2005
Joseph Richard Dick Nugent, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Dec. 25, 2005 at the age of 87. Dick was born & raised in Malden and attended Chevrus School and Malden High School. He was in the Army during WWII, lived in Melrose for the last 60 years and was a retired Melrose Firefighter. Dick was a...
George Furno
Dec 15, 2005
George Furno passed away at Harborside of the Northshore in Saugus, on December 15, 2005, he was 93. George was born in Italy, raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School, where he excelled in football. Mr Furno was a WWII Army Veteran, serving in the European Theater for 3 years. He was involved the D-day Normandy Invasion, the...
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