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Claire E. Dimeo

Claire E. Dimeo

Jul 15, 2005

Claire E. (Brunick) DiMeo, of Melrose, died at home on July 15, 2005 at the age of 79. Claire was born & raised in South Boston and was a graduate of Gate of Heaven High School & Emerson College. She was a Melrose resident for over 48 years and a member of St. Marys Church. Claire was the owner of...

Paul B. Higgins

Paul B. Higgins

Jul 13, 2005

Paul B. Higgins, of Las Vegas, formerly of Melrose, died at home on July 13, 2005 at the age of 61. Paul was raised in Melrose, went to St. Marys Grammar School, Malden Catholic and was a graduate of Melrose High School Class of 1961. He received his B.S. in Accounting from Bentley College in 1973 and after college, he...

Antonio Delia

Antonio Delia

Jul 11, 2005

Antonio Delia passed away at the Melrose Care Center in Melrose, on July 11th, he was 80 years old. Antonio was born in Boston, raised in East Boston, graduated from East Boston High School with the Class of 1942. Mr. Delia was a salesman for Standard Register Company in Boston for 25 years and after he retired, Mr. Delia worked...

Ethel T. Hunter

Ethel T. Hunter

Jul 8, 2005

Ethel T. (Reardon) Hunter passed away at Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Malden, on July 8th, she was 90 years of age. Ethel was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Hunter was a homemaker, an exceptional tennis player & golfer and was an avid fan of the Bruins, Red...

Mary A. Parziale

Mary A. Parziale

Jul 7, 2005

Mary (Cefalo) Parziale passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Thursday July 7th, she was 88. Mrs. Parziale was born and raised in Melrose and was a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker and had also worked in the electronics division at Transitron in Melrose and Compugraphics for several years. Mary enjoyed cooking, was a member of the Sons of Italy...

Arthur F. Anderson

Arthur F. Anderson

Jul 7, 2005

Arthur Francis Anderson passed away suddenly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Thursday July 7th, he was 69. Arthur was born and raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School, Class of 1954, and has been a resident of Melrose for the past 40 years. Mr. Anderson worked as a finish carpenter for Local # 218, working on numerous projects in Boston....

Mary E. Carakatsane

Mary E. Carakatsane

Jul 6, 2005

Mary E. (Filias) Carakatsane passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on July 6th, at the age of 87. Mary was born in Lowell, raised in Manchester-by-the-Sea, graduated from Story High School and Massachusetts College of Art. Mrs. Carakatsane ran the 1st National Store in Manchester-by-the-Sea during WWII, she lived in Melrose from 1947 to 1963 and has been a Saugus resident...

Claire C. Leahy

Claire C. Leahy

Jun 30, 2005

Leahy, Claire C. (Couture) of Melrose, June 30, 2005 age 79. Devoted wife of the late John S. Leahy, Loving mother of Michael J. & his wife Sandy of Raynham, Maureen C. Callan & her husband Dennis of Bridgewater, Robert G. & his wife Elizabeth of Ashburnham, Nancy J. of ME, Daniel J. & his wife Susan of Leominster, Kevin...

Ester C. Fortaleza

Ester C. Fortaleza

Jun 28, 2005

Esther C.(Castronuevo) Fortaleza, of Stoneham, died at her home on June 28, 2005 at the age of 72. Ester was born and raised in the Philippines and came to the United States in 1971. She worked as a Registered Nurse for the Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary in Boston for over 18 years also Malden Hospital and Glenridge Nursing Home...

Marjorie L. Burke

Marjorie L. Burke

Jun 28, 2005

Marjorie L. (Rendall) Burke, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on June 28, 2005 at the age of 77. Marjorie was born & raised in Dorchester, graduated from Melrose High School in 1945 and lived the last 35 years in Wakefield. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War Auxiliary...

Emily A. Demenkow

Emily A. Demenkow

Jun 26, 2005

Emily A. Ollie Demenkow passed away at Childrens Hospital in Boston, on June 26th, after a courageous battle with cancer; she was 6 years old. Emily was born in Oceanside, CA, lived in California for 4 years and the past 2 years in Melrose. Emily attended preschool at Ripley School in Melrose and kindergarten at Hoover School in Melrose. She...

Joseph E. Ryan

Joseph E. Ryan

Jun 26, 2005

Joseph E. Ryan passed away at Winchester Hospital, on June 26th, he was 77. Joseph was born and raised in Jamaica Plain and attended school in Jamaica Plain. He lived in Dedham for a few years, Malden for over 20 years and the past 16 years in Melrose. He worked as a supervisor for the Environmental Division at Middlesex County...

Virginia M. Velluto

Virginia M. Velluto

Jun 25, 2005

Virginia M. (Masiello) Velluto passed away at Rosewood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, in Peabody, on June 25th, she was 92. Virginia was born in East Boston, raised in Melrose and attended Melrose Schools. Virginia lived in Melrose most of her life, Florida the past 25 years and summered at Bow Lake in NH for the past 60 years. Mrs. Velluto...

Eleanor J. Costello

Eleanor J. Costello

Jun 24, 2005

Eleanor J. (Doran) Costello of Malden, passed away June 24, 2005, at her home. Born & raised in Somerville, MA to the late Michael & Hilda (White) Doran, she graduated from the Cambridge City Hospital School of Nursing in 1950 and worked as an RN for Cambridge City Hospital & St. Elizabeths Hospital for over 10 years. Ellie also worked...

Lillian K. Van Galen

Lillian K. Van Galen

Jun 17, 2005

Lillian K. (LoSciuto) Van Galen, of Peabody, formerly of Melrose, died at the Blueberry Hill Health Care in Beverly on June 17, 2005 at the age of 82. Lillian was born & raised in Somerville, graduated from Somerville High School Class of 1937 at the age of 15. At that time, she was the only person in Massachusettss history to...

Daniel J. Duncan

Daniel J. Duncan

Jun 14, 2005

Daniel J. Duncan, of Malden, formerly of Winthrop, died at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Brighton on June 14, 2005 at the age of 41. Dan was born & raised in Winthrop, and had a great love for Art & Painting. He worked for the Food Service support program at Boston College and also at the Life Focus Center in Charlestown....

Arthur J. St.Germain

Arthur J. St.Germain

Jun 12, 2005

Arthur J. St.Germain passed away at Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose, on June 12, 2005, he was 107 years old. Arthur was born in Spencer, raised in Oxford and attended Oxford Schools. Arthur lived in Medford for 10 years and Melrose since 1957. He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers in Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Maine & Boston, retiring in...

Marion D. Young

Marion D. Young

Jun 9, 2005

Marion D.(Doucette) Young passed away on June 9, 2005, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, she was 88. She was born in Boston, raised in Everett, she graduated from Everett High School and lived most of her life in Everett. Marion worked for the Jordan Marsh Company for 26 years as a Personal Director. She moved to Melrose in 1986 and was...

Edna V. Farrell

Edna V. Farrell

Jun 8, 2005

Edna V. Farrell passed away June 8, 2005 at the Winchester Hospital, she was 92 years old. Born and raised in Melrose, she attended Melrose Public Schools and graduated from Boston University in 1934. Edna worked for the General Electric Company from 1941 to 1967 as a secretary & recruiter. She retired in 1977, lived in Dennis for many years...

Salvatore J. Diamico

Salvatore J. Diamico

Jun 6, 2005

Salvatore J. DAmico passed away at Kindred Hospital in Peabody, after a short illness, he was 79. Mr. DAmico was born and raised in the West End of Boston, graduated from Mechanics High School in Boston, lived in Somerville & Winchester for several years and Woburn since 1996. Salvatore was an electrical optical engineer working on satellites for the LOreal...

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