John Patrick Durney
Feb 3, 2005
John Patrick Durney succumbed to colon cancer, at his home in Chicago IL, on Feb. 3rd, at the age of 51. John was born and raised in Melrose, he graduated from St. Marys Grammar School and Melrose High School, Class of 1972. Mr. Durney lived most of his life in Melrose, before moving to Chicago 4 years ago. He was...
Angela Catalano
Feb 1, 2005
Angela (Mirra) Catalano, 96 of Melrose, MA, formerly of Medford, MA, died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, MA after a brief illness. Angela was born December 20, 1908 in Italy and came to the United Stated with her family when she was 18 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter Catalano...
Janet R. Stanton
Jan 30, 2005
Janet R. (MacLeod) Stanton passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on January 30th, she was 59. Janet was born in Medford, raised in Malden & Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Mrs. Stanton worked in Tele Communications for Tufts for 12 years and then for Travcorp in Malden for several years. She has been a resident of Melrose since 1955....
Mary P. Porcaro
Jan 30, 2005
Mary E. (Sampson) Porcaro passed away at the Avery Manor in Needham, on January 30th, she was 77. Mary was born in Boston, raised in Jamaica Plain and graduated from Jamaica Plain High School. Mrs. Porcaro worked as an assistant buyer for RH Whites Department Store in Boston for 10 years. While raising her family, she did volunteer work at...
Antoinette Gallella
Jan 29, 2005
Antoinette (Sansossoi) Gallella, 94, of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham, passed away early morning January 29 at home. Antoinette was a resident of Wakefield for over 60 years. Born in Italy, on July 4, 1910, she came to the United States at the age of 14. She lived in Natick, MA., N.Y. and Stoneham, MA., before residing in Wakefield. She was...
Joseph Liskowsky
Jan 25, 2005
Joseph Ski Liskowsky Sr. passed away at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose, on January 25th, at the age of 85. Ski was born and raised in Delano, PA and graduated from Delano High School. He was a WWII Army Veteran serving in the Ardennes, Central Europe and Rhineland from 1942 to 1945. Joseph worked as a certified mechanic for Melrose...
Gregoire Desrosiers
Jan 21, 2005
Gregoire DesRosiers passed away suddenly on January 21st at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 70. Gregoire was born and raised in Haiti and came to the US in 1986. He has been a resident of Malden for the past 18 years, worked as a carpenter for several years and for Tufts University in Medford for the past 5 years....
Genevieve B. Ball
Jan 20, 2005
Genevieve B. Angie (Zwolinski) Ball passed away at Life Care Center of Stoneham on January 20th at the age of 86. Angie was born and raised in Winchester NH and has been a resident of Melrose for over 60 years. She was a homemaker, enjoyed cooking, gardening & crafts and was a longtime member of The Most Blessed Sacrament Church...
Grace W. Kelley
Jan 16, 2005
Grace Walsh Kelley, of Malden, died at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on Jan. 16, 2005 at the age of 88. Grace was born in Schenectady, NY in 1916. She was the daughter of the late Frank & Viola Walsh. Grace graduated from Simmons College and the Massachusetts general Hospital School of Nursing in 1938. She also...
Phyllis E. Abare
Jan 15, 2005
Phyllis E. (Winsor) Abare, of Malden , formerly of South Pasadena, Fl, died at her home on Jan. 15, 2005 surrounded by family at the age of 77. Phyllis was born & raised in Everett, lived in Malden for over 24 years and South Pasadena, Fl for 18 years. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening & gospel music and...
Denise F. Barnes
Jan 12, 2005
Denise F. Barnes passed away at her home in Boston, on January 12th, at the age of 47. She was born and raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School with the Class of 1975. Denise worked in the security department at Sears for several years and has been a resident of Boston for the past 12 years. She was...
Pauline M. Geehan
Jan 11, 2005
Pauline M. Geehan, of Melrose, died at her home on Jan. 11, 2005 at the age of 56. Pauline was born in Chelsea, raised in Melrose and was a graduate of St. Marys High School Class of 1967. She went on to receive a degree from Bunker Hill Community College and worked as an Adjudicator for the Veterans Affair Office...
Louis S. Piques
Jan 11, 2005
Louis S. Piques passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on January 11th at the age of 70. He was born and raised in Portugal, came to Cambridge MA at the age of 15 and graduated from Cambridge Ringe & Latin High School. Mr. Piques lived in Cambridge for several years and Melrose the past 39 years. Louis owned and operated...
Barbara A. Anderson
Jan 10, 2005
Barbara A. Goodell Anderson, of Wakefield, formerly of Aurora IL, died at home on Jan. 10, 2005 at the age of 66. Barbara was born in Boston, lived in Aurora IL for 17 years before returning to Wakefield past 2&1/2 years ago.. She was the daughter the late Myron & Rita (Comeau) Greene. Barbara resided in Illinois with her husband...
Barbara P. Driscoll
Jan 5, 2005
Barbara P. (Shea) Driscoll passed away at the Courtyard Nursing Home in Medford on January 5th at the age of 78. Barbara was born and raised in Malden, graduating from Malden High School in 1944 and LaSell College in 1946. Mrs. Driscoll was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, a resident of Melrose for 50 years and a longtime member...
John Arena
Jan 4, 2005
John Arena passed away at home on January 4th at the age of 87. John was born and raised in East Boston, lived in East Boston for 47 years and the past 40 years in Melrose. He owned Arenas Market in East Boston for many years and then worked as a butcher for Stop & Shop for 10 years. After...
Amelia Digiovanni
Jan 2, 2005
Amelia (Kulaga) DiGiovanni, of Melrose, formerly of East Boston, died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Jan. 2, 2005 at the age of 82. Amelia was born & raised in Cumberland, RI and was a graduate of Cumberland High School. She resided in East Boston for 44 years and the last 14 years in Melrose. Amelia was a homemaker and...
Nancy A. Solano
Jan 1, 2005
Nancy A. (Ceddia) Solano, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Jan. 1, 2005, after a lengthy illness at the age of 57. Nancy was born in Boston, raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School Class of 1965. She went on to receive her degree from Boston State College in 1969 and her Masters...
Jack L. Baier
Dec 29, 2004
John L. Baier, Jack, of Amesbury, formerly of Melrose and LaCrosse, Wisconsin, a Marine Pilot and Melrose Youth Coach, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004 at home with his family, following a lengthy battle with Cancer. Jack grew up in Melrose, graduated Melrose High School in 1942 and volunteered for the Naval Air Corp following his freshman year at the University...
Frances Giacalone-Fisher
Dec 29, 2004
Frances Giacalone-Fisher, of Melrose, formerly of Saugus & the North End, died at the Harborside Healthcare in Wakefield on Dec. 29, 2004 at the age of 95. Frances was born & raised in the North End of Boston, a resident of Saugus for over 15 years and Melrose for 7 years. She was a homemaker and the beloved wife of...
