Obituary Listing

Recent Obituaries

Richard A. Farry, Jr.

Richard A. Farry, Jr.

Aug 26, 2005

Richard A. Rick Farry, Jr. of Malden, passed away suddenly at his home at the age of 54. He was a lifelong Malden resident and a graduate of Malden High School, class of 1970. Rick was the son of the late Eleanor (Poore) Farry & Richard Farry, Sr. He was the devoted husband of Jeanne M. (Dolan) Farry with whom...

Albert J. Meehan

Albert J. Meehan

Aug 24, 2005

Albert J. Meehan passed away suddenly, at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Boston, on August 24th, at the age of 80. Albert was born in Melrose, raised in Malden, attended Malden High School, graduated from Tilton Academy in Tilton, NH, and has been a resident of Melrose for over 50 years. Mr. Meehan served in the US Army during WWII, as...

Margharita M. Allison

Margharita M. Allison

Aug 23, 2005

Margharita M. (Cain) Allison, of Quincy, formerly of Melrose, died on August 23, 2005 at the Quincy Medical Center at the age of 83. Margharita was born & raised in Melrose and was a graduate of St. Marys High School Class of 1939. She went on to receive her degree from Bentley School of Accounting and worked as an Accountant...

Ruth J. Greeley

Ruth J. Greeley

Aug 22, 2005

Ruth J. (Tobin) Greeley passed away at her daughters home in NH, on August 22nd, at the age of 82. Ruth was born and raised in Somerville, attended Somerville Schools and has been a resident of Melrose since 1952. Mrs. Greeley worked as a nurses aid for many years, enjoyed taking care of the elderly, she worked in the cafeteria...

Terese R. Mccready

Terese R. Mccready

Aug 19, 2005

Terese R. Terry McCready of Medford, passed away August 19, 2005, at The Kindred Hospital, North Shore in Peabody at the age of 78. Terry was the daughter of the late Mary (Shannon) & John Kiely. She was born & raised in Medford and was the wife of the late Leo P. McCready with whom they shared 53 years of...

Joan C. Veiga

Joan C. Veiga

Aug 19, 2005

Joan C. (Lavina) Veiga passed away at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, on August 19th, she was 62. Joan was born in Chelsea, raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Joan was a devoted mother & grandmother, a homemaker and also worked at Headstart in Malden, during the early stages of development. She was a lifelong resident of...

Patricia A. Mcgrail

Patricia A. Mcgrail

Aug 11, 2005

Patricia A. (Tosi) McGrail, of Melrose, formerly of Westwood, died on August 11, 2005 at the Massachusetts General Hospital at the age of 48. Patricia was born in Boston, raised in Westwood and was a graduate of Westwood High School Class of 1975. She went on to receive her BS in Nursing from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY and...

Gertrude M. Feeney

Gertrude M. Feeney

Aug 7, 2005

Gertrude Marie Feeney, of Palm Bay, Fl, died on August 7, 2005 at the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fl at the age of 87. Gertrude moved to Palm Bay, Fl from Maine in 1996. She was a member of the Moose Lodge #2311, Red Hat Society, Palm Bay Jewels and St. Josephs Church. Gertrude was the loving mother...

Anne M. Zorbas

Anne M. Zorbas

Aug 4, 2005

Anne M. (Smole) Zorbas passed away at her home, in Melrose, on Aug. 4th, she was 89. Anne was born in Bradley Illinois, graduated from Notre Dame Convent High School, St. Viator College and Gallagher School of Business in Illinois. Mrs. Zorbas lived in Chelsea for a few years and Melrose since 1951. She was a homemaker, raised 6 children...

Joseph F. Lee, Iii

Joseph F. Lee, Iii

Aug 4, 2005

Joseph F. Lee III, of Melrose, died at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington on August 4, 2005 at the age of 62. Joseph was a Union Electrician and member of I.B.E.W Local 103 for almost 40 years. He was a member of the VFW Harold OYoung Post #2394 in Melrose and the Saugus Elks for many years. Joseph is survived...

Dorothy Svenson

Dorothy Svenson

Jul 31, 2005

Dorothy (Flight) Svenson passed away at Mountain Ridge Health Center in Franklin, NH, on July 31, 2005, she was 90 years of age. Dorothy was born and raised in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School. Mrs. Svenson lived in Malden for a few years, Tilton NH for 20 years and moved to Melrose in 1982 after her husband passed...

Anthony F. Deluca

Anthony F. Deluca

Jul 31, 2005

Anthony F. DeLuca passed away at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, in Boston, on July 31st, at the age of 74. Anthony was born and raised in South Boston, graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School, Class of 1948 and received his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice at Bunker Hill Community College in 1976. Mr. DeLuca lived in Roslidale for 10 years,...

Margaret J. Wood

Margaret J. Wood

Jul 30, 2005

Margaret J. (Ross) Wood, of Malden, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on July 30, 2005 at the age of 62. Margaret was born & raised in Boston and has been a Malden resident for over 20 years. She worked as a Nurses Aid at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital & the Greenwood Nursing Home in Wakefield for many years. Margaret...

Joseph L. Ripley

Joseph L. Ripley

Jul 23, 2005

Joseph L.Ripley of Melrose passed away July 23, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, he was 57. Born & raised in Somerville, he lived in Melrose since 1980. Joe worked as a shipper for Sears & Roebuck for many years. He was the loving husband of Tina (Conley) Ripley. Father of Michael Ripley of Lowell, Peter Ripley & his wife Salina...

Gloria G. Burns

Gloria G. Burns

Jul 22, 2005

Gloria G. Burns, 76, died at Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Bangor, Maine and raised in Somerville, she was a graduate of Somerville High.Gloria was a longtime Melrose resident, who moved to Englewood Fl in 1990 and then to Seabrook NH in 2000. She was a homemaker and member of the Sgt Harold O. Young...

Alexander P. Depaolis

Alexander P. Depaolis

Jul 18, 2005

Alexander P. DePaolis passed away at Southwood of Norwood Nursing Care Center, on July 18th , he was 86. Alexander was born in Malden, raised in East Boston, lived in East Boston for several years and Melrose for over 30 years. Mr. DePaolis and his wife Josephine Pippy DePaolis owned and operated local store in East Boston for many years....

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...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

An orange arrow pointing to the right on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.