Rose F. Grillo
Nov 12, 2005
Rose F. Grillo passed away at Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, on Nov. 12th, she was 71. Rose was born in Lawrence and raised in East Boston & Connecticut. She lived in Connecticut most of her life, Melrose for 10 years and Saugus for the past year. Rose was a talented chef, owned and operated a restaurant in...
M. Irene Conway
Nov 9, 2005
M. Irene Conway, of Melrose, passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, November 9, 2005. She was 91 years old. Born & raised in Melrose, she was the last remaining family member of the Conway Family, who was one of the first three catholic families to settle in Melrose. Her home at on Vinton St. was built by her...
Robert F. Macdougall
Nov 6, 2005
Robert F. MacDougall, of Melrose, died at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington on Nov. 6, 2005 at the age of 84. Bob was born & raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1938. He served in the Army during WWII and worked as a Foreman for Kyanize Paints in Everett for 48 years. Bob...
George E. Howard
Nov 6, 2005
George E. Al Howard passed away at The Chelsea Soldiers Home, on Nov.6th; he was 90 years of age. Al was born and raised in Saugus, graduated from Saugus High School, Class of 1932 and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Howard joined the Saugus Fire Department in 1948, worked as a firefighter for 29 years, retiring in 1977. Al worked...
Albert Leo Michigan
Nov 3, 2005
Albert Leo Michigan passed away at home, on Nov. 3, 2005, he was 74. Albert was born and raised in Medford, graduated from St. Josephs Grammar School in Medford and Medford High School. Mr. Michigan was an Iron Worker for the Local #7 Union, working as a supervisor foreman for many years and then he worked as a laboratory technician...
George A. Menni
Nov 3, 2005
George A. Menni passed away at his home in Malden, on Nov. 3rd, he was 70. He was born on March 19, 1935 in Uniontown, PA and was the son of the late Attlio G. & Marguerite (Tedesco) Menni. George was an active member of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Revere, serving as an Eucharistic Minister, a Lector...
Joseph G. Vonhandorf
Nov 3, 2005
Joseph G. VonHandorf passed away suddenly, November 3, 2005, at the age of 80. Born in Boston, Joe was raised in Chelsea, graduated from St. Rose Grammar School, Chelsea High School and attended Holy Cross College for 1 year, before serving in the US Navy during WWII. After his discharge from the US Navy, Mr. VonHandorf went to Suffolk Law...
Edith V. Bloom
Nov 2, 2005
Edith V. Edie (Johnson) Bloom passed away at Brockton Hospital in Brockton, on November 2nd, she was 87. Edie was born in Boston, raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. Mrs. Bloom was a homemaker, a resident of Melrose for over 50 years and worked for a short time in the shoe business as a model, secretary and...
Joseph G. Ledoux
Oct 28, 2005
Joseph G. Ledoux, of Melrose, died at his home on Oct. 28, 2005 at the age of 83. Joseph was an Electrical Supervisor for the B&M Railroad from 1946-1984. He was a Navy WWII Veteran and lived in Melrose for many years. Joe was a member of the Melrose High Band-Aiders for over 20 years and a member of Wheels...
Ellen May Twibell
Oct 23, 2005
Ellen May Twibell, of Melrose, died at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford on Oct. 23, 2005 at the age of 85. Ellen was born in Boston, raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School, Class of 1939. She worked in the Food Service Dept. at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital for many years until her retirement. Ellen was a...
Gerald A. Shay
Oct 22, 2005
Gerald Andrew Shay, of Reading, (formerly of Melrose) and Falmouth passed away Oct. 22, 2005 at his home after a lengthly illness at the age of 70. Born & raised in Massachusetts, he graduated from St. Johns Prep in Danvers in 1953, the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1957 and Suffolk Law School in 1965. Mr. Shay was an...
Alice A. Cook
Oct 20, 2005
Alice A. (Andrews) Cook passed away, at home, on October 20th, she was 90. Alice was born, raised and attended schools in Melbourne, Nova Scotia, before moving to North Reading in 1949. Mrs. Cook worked as a manager for W.T. Grants & Company for over 25 years in the Reading & Wakefield stores. She has been a resident of North...
Margaret E. Murphy
Oct 20, 2005
Margaret E. (Cotter) Murphy, of Melrose, formerly of Charlestown, died at the Plainville Healthcare Center in Plainville, CT on Oct. 20, 2005 at the age of 97. Margaret was born in Somerville, raised in Charlestown where she lived until 1978 before moving to Melrose. She was a homemaker, who also worked as a Telephone Operator for New England Telephone Co....
Florence M. Spadafora
Oct 14, 2005
Spadafora, Florence, M. (Marshall), of Melrose, Oct. 14, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Bernard Spadafora. Loving mother of Joan F. Kelliher & her husband Richard of Melrose and the late Janet L. Spadafora. Cherished grandmother of Janet L. Elwell & her husband William of Wakefield and Paul R. Kelliher & his wife Linnea of Wakefield. Loving great grandmother of...
Paul J. Comeau
Oct 14, 2005
Paul J. Comeau of Melrose passed away at home on Oct. 14, 2005 after a lengthy illness. He was 89 years old. Born and raised in Malden, Paul graduated from Malden High School. He moved to Melrose in 1940 and lived on Grove St. for a short period of time and then on Burnett St. for over 48 years. Paul...
Selma G. O'Connor
Oct 11, 2005
Selma G. (Rian) OConnor, of Melrose, a homemaker, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Oct. 11, 2005 at the age of 92. Selma was born in Medford, attended the Chevrus School in Malden and graduated from Medford High School & Burdett Business School. She was a caterer for the Harvard Divinity Church, Camp Four Winds in Plymouth and O-AT-KA...
Arthur H. Mackinnon
Oct 10, 2005
Arthur H. MacKinnon passed away in Stoneham, on October 10, 2005, he was 93. Arthur was born and raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School, Class of 1928, Bentley College, Class of 1930 and served as a member of the Presidents Advisory Committee and Past President of the Alumni Assoc. at Bentley for many years. Arthur lived in Everett...
Rita May Ciampa
Oct 8, 2005
Rita May (Flanagan) Ciampa passed away at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Attleboro, on October 8, 2005, she was 79. Rita was raised in East Boston, attended East Boston High School and has been a resident of Melrose since 1949. Mrs. Ciampa was a homemaker and a telephone operator, working for the New England Telephone Company in Boston for over...
Judith A. Hughes
Oct 5, 2005
Judith A. (Desrosiers) Hughes, of Revere, died at her home on Oct.5, 2005 at the age of 58. Judy was born in Boston, raised in Revere and was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1966 and Burdett Business School. She worked for the City of Melrose as an Executive Secretary for the Maintenance Division and Executive Secretary to...
Patricia Ann Donovan
Oct 3, 2005
Patricia Ann Donovan, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Monday October 3, 2005. Patricia was born in Malden and was raised in Melrose, Malden and Fairfield, CT. She was a graduate of Notre Dame Girls High School, Class of 1972 and St. Vincents School of Nursing, both in Bridgeport, CT Class of 1975. Patricia worked as a...
