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...
Sandra J. Bingham
May 3, 2005
Sandra J. Bingham passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on May 3rd, after a brief illness. Sandra was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Marys Grammar School & Melrose High School, Class of 1974. Sandra has been a resident of Nahant for over 30 years. She was a homemaker and had worked at Middlesex Fells Nursing Home in Melrose...
Mildred M. Babin
May 1, 2005
Mildred M. (LeBlanc) Babin passed away at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose , on May 1st, , she was 87. Millie was born in Charlestown, brought up in Everett, graduated from Everett High and lived in Everett for 31 years. She was a homemaker and a resident of Melrose for the past 57 years. Millie was a dedicated parishioner at...
Norma Jean Owen
Apr 30, 2005
Norma Jean (Murray)Slazinik Owen passed away at home, in Melrose, on April 30th, she was 76. Norma was born and raised in St. Louis, MO, she lived in Illinois, Southern Illinois, NJ and the past year in Melrose. She was a homemaker and had formerly worked for John Hancock Insurance Company for 10 years. Norma was the devoted mother of...
William W. Kelley
Apr 29, 2005
William W. Kelley passed away at home on April 29th, he was 82. Born in Lynn, MA and raised in Melrose, Bill was a lifelong resident of Melrose. He worked at A.W. Chesterton in Woburn for 20 years and then at Hancock Machine for 15 years. He was the beloved husband of Margaret M. (Feeney) Kelley with whom they shared...
Michael J. Sullivan
Apr 25, 2005
Michael Joseph Sullivan passed away at home, on April 25th , at the age of 79. Michael was born and raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1943. He entered the US Navy in 1943 and served during WWII, he was reactivated in 1947 and served in the Navy during the Korean War. Mr. Sullivan worked...
Ellen O'Donohue
Apr 22, 2005
Ellen Nellie ODonohue, of Melrose, died at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford on April 22, 2005 at the age of 84. Nellie was born in Mullagh, Ireland and came to the United States in 1961. She worked as a housekeeper at the Presentation Manor Nursing Home in Brighton for many years until her retirement at the age of 65....
Anna J. Driver
Apr 20, 2005
Anna J. (Genavitch) Driver, of Melrose, died at the Epoch Nursing Center in Melrose on April 20, 2005 at the age of 87. Anna was born in Winthrop, resided in East Boston for 40 years and the past 47 years in Melrose. She was the wife of the late Captain John W. Driver for over 40 years. Loving mother of...
Alfred R. Porcaro
Apr 17, 2005
Alfred R. Al Porcaro of Melrose, 78, passed away April 17, 2005, after a lengthy illness. Born in Everett, Al was a veteran of the Coast Guard and served during WWII. He was the co-founder & owner of Melrose Appliance Inc., also known as Hugos of Melrose. Big Al ran the business for 53 years and also enjoyed golfing. Devoted...
Nicolas Alessandro Lamarca
Apr 13, 2005
Nicolas Alessandro LaMarca, of Melrose, born on August 23, 2004, entered into rest peacefully on April 13, 2005. Cherished son of Christopher G. & Satu S. (Sakaranaho) LaMarca. Beloved grandson of Tom & Lynne (Bromm) LaMarca of Melrose and Simo & Elvi (Pyykko) Sakaranaho of Finland. Beloved great grandson of Ruth Bromm of Ohio & Aili Pyykko of Finland. Cherished...
Anna J. Roma
Apr 11, 2005
Anna J. Roma passed away at Lexington Health Care Center in Lexington, on April 11th, she was 90. Anna was born and raised in Roxbury and graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School, Class of 1932. Mrs. Roma lived in Somerville for 13 years and in Melrose since 1956. She worked as a computer operator at Automatic Radio in Malden for...
Anthony E. Maffie
Apr 3, 2005
Anthony E. Maffie died suddenly at his home in Melrose on April 3rd, he was 80. Anthony was born and raised in East Boston, graduated from East Boston High School and served in the US Army during WWII. He worked as a radioman at the New England Telephone Company in Boston for over 40 years. Mr. Maffie has been a...
John Pope Paul, Ii
Apr 2, 2005
Karol Jzef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and...
Carlo P. D'Agostino
Mar 29, 2005
Carlo P. DAgostino, of Melrose, died at the Harborside Healthcare in Wakefield on March 29, 2005 at the age of 76. Carlo was born & raised in East Boston, graduated from East Boston High School, Class of 1946 and Northeastern University in 1966. He was a Melrose resident since 1955, longtime member of the Incarnation Church and worked as a...
Ruth K. Iovanni
Mar 29, 2005
Ruth K. (Spencer) Iovanni passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 29th, she was 81. Ruth was born and raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School, Class of 1940 and lived in Everett most of her life. Mrs. Iovanni worked as a secretary for the Superintendent of Everett Schools for over 15 years. She moved to Melrose in 1979,...
