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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Jeanette H. Bushee
Jun 5, 2005
Jeanette H. (Pellagrini) Bushee passed away at her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, on June 5th, she was 85. Jeanette was born in Boston, raised in Dorchester and graduated from the Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Boston. Mrs. Bushee worked as a clerk at Turnstyle Department Store in Medford for several years, she enjoyed cooking and was a longtime...
Mary C. Shelfoon
Jun 4, 2005
Shelfoon, Mary Catherine, June 4th, at age 93. Longtime resident of Brookline, Stoneham & Melrose. Born and raised in Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Mary was the daughter of George Shelfoon and Margaret Ann Cameron: loving sister of Nesry Shelfoon and Joseph Shelfoon. Dear Aunt to Bonnie & Rich Ruggiero of Needham, Helen & Stuart Hamon and Karen Smith of...
Robert C. Terry
Jun 4, 2005
Robert C. Butch Terry, of Melrose, formerly of East Boston, died at the Soldiers Home in Chelsea on June 4, 2005 at the age of 77. Butch was born & raised in East Boston and attended East Boston Schools. He served in the Army during WWII in Japan. Butch worked as a Fork Truck Operator for Revere Sugar Company for...
Vincent G. Houten
May 30, 2005
Vincent G. Houten passed away at Kindred Hospital in Boston, on May 30th, at the age of 73. Vincent was born and raised in Boston, graduated from high school in Boston, Bunker Hill Community College, and Boston State with a teaching degree. Mr. Houten was a US Army Korean War Veteran and was a Purple Heart recipient. He worked as...
Ann Nancy Digiovanni
May 27, 2005
Ann Nancy DiGiovanni, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on May 27, 2005 at the age of 71. Ann was born in Charlestown, raised in Melrose and attended St. Marys Grammar School. She was a graduate of Charlestown High School, Class of 1952 and the Melrose Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1957. Ann worked as a Nurse...
Thomas B. Forsyth, Ii
May 24, 2005
Thomas B. Forsyth II, of Revere, formerly of Melrose, died at home on May 24, 2005 at the age of 63. Tom was born in Cambridge, raised in Melrose where he was a resident for over 30 years and the last 20 years in Revere. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1976 and Boston College in 1979. Tom worked as...
Ruth M. Fernald
May 18, 2005
Ruth Margaret (Moulaison) Fernald passed away at Harborside Healthcare in Wakefield, on May 18th, at the age of 82. Ruth was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and lived in Melrose many years before moving to Wakefield 50 years ago. Mrs. Fernald worked as a secretary for the Gillette Company for over 25 years and did...
Mary C. Hardy
May 17, 2005
Mary C. (Forrey) Hardy passed away at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on May 17th , she was 80 years old. Mary was born and raised in East Boston, moved to Melrose in the 1950s and lived in Melrose for over 40 years. Mrs. Hardy was a homemaker, she worked as a policewoman in Melrose and at Lollipop...
Edward I. Lloyd
May 15, 2005
Edward I. Lloyd passed away at Glen Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Malden, on May 15th, he was 76. Ed was born and raised in Melrose, was a graduate of Melrose High School Class of 1946, where he played baseball & hockey. He was a WWII Army Veteran. Mr. Lloyd worked for the maintenance department of Melrose Public Schools...
Jean Leavitt
May 12, 2005
Jean (Lahiff) Leavitt, of Melrose, formerly of Somerville, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on May 12, 2005 at the age of 77. Jean was born in Somerville, raised in Belmont and was a graduate of Mt. Trinity Academy and Dana Hall College. She was a lifelong Somerville resident who loved Music and her dog Punkie. Jean was a State...
