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Edward D. Lynch
Sep 15, 2005
Edward D. Lynch, of Melrose, died at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on September 15, 2005, at the age of 80. He was born and raised in Melrose, was a lifelong Melrose resident, attended St. Marys Grammar School and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1942. After high school Ed entered the US Navy, serving for...
Edward J. Arsenault
Sep 12, 2005
Edward J. Arsenault, of Melrose, died peacefully on Sept. 12, 2005, he was 83. Eddie was born in Chelsea, raised in Reading and graduated from Reading High School. He lived in Malden for a few years and Melrose for over 45 years, where he was a member of the Incarnation Church and the American Legion. Mr. Arsenault served in the...
Carmella C. Barrasso
Sep 7, 2005
Carmella C. (Carrabis) Barrasso passed away at the DYouville Nursing Center in Lowell, on Sept. 7th, she was 89. Carmella was born and raised in Everett and has been a resident of Melrose for over 50 years. Mrs. Barrasso was a homemaker and an avid Red Sox fan.Carmella was the wife of the late James V. Barrasso. Mother of the...
Cheryl Ann Case
Sep 1, 2005
Cheryl A. Case passed away in Lynnfield, on September 1, 2005, she was 44. Cheryl was born in Malden, raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1979. She lived in Melrose most of her life, she worked as a hairdresser at several Hair Salons in the Boston area for many years. She loved animals, music and...
Joseph J. Kolacz, Sr.
Sep 1, 2005
Joseph J. Kolacz Sr. passed away at Kindred Hospital in Peabody, on Sept. 1st, at the age of 71. Joseph was born in Boston, raised in Boston, lived in Weymouth for 10 years and Melrose since 1979. Mr. Kolacz was a truck driver for Lee Disposal of Boston for several years and then for Grant Trucking for a number of...
Helen M. Riley
Aug 30, 2005
Helen M. (Dennis) Riley died peacefully, in the company of her loving family, due to complications from Parkinsons Disease, on August 30th, she was 73. Helen was born in Somerville, raised in Somerville & Medford and graduated from Medford High School. Mrs. Riley was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she worked for the New England Telephone Co. as...
Jean E. Zajac
Aug 29, 2005
Jean E. Zajac, of Melrose, died at the Life Care Center of Stoneham on August 29, 2005 at the age of 84. Jean was born in Somerville, raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School Class of 1939. She lived in Melrose since 1957 and was an active member of St. Marys Church, and many of St....
Beatrice Mae Greene
Aug 28, 2005
Beatrice Mae Betty (Gingras) Greene passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on August 28th, she was 85. Betty was born in Melrose, raised in Malden and graduated from Girls Catholic High School in Malden. She lived in Melrose most of her life, Deerfield Beach Florida from 1973 to 1985 and then Melrose since 1985. Mrs. Greene worked part time as a...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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