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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mary A. Parziale
Jul 7, 2005
Mary (Cefalo) Parziale passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Thursday July 7th, she was 88. Mrs. Parziale was born and raised in Melrose and was a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker and had also worked in the electronics division at Transitron in Melrose and Compugraphics for several years. Mary enjoyed cooking, was a member of the Sons of Italy...
Arthur F. Anderson
Jul 7, 2005
Arthur Francis Anderson passed away suddenly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on Thursday July 7th, he was 69. Arthur was born and raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School, Class of 1954, and has been a resident of Melrose for the past 40 years. Mr. Anderson worked as a finish carpenter for Local # 218, working on numerous projects in Boston....
Mary E. Carakatsane
Jul 6, 2005
Mary E. (Filias) Carakatsane passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on July 6th, at the age of 87. Mary was born in Lowell, raised in Manchester-by-the-Sea, graduated from Story High School and Massachusetts College of Art. Mrs. Carakatsane ran the 1st National Store in Manchester-by-the-Sea during WWII, she lived in Melrose from 1947 to 1963 and has been a Saugus resident...
Claire C. Leahy
Jun 30, 2005
Leahy, Claire C. (Couture) of Melrose, June 30, 2005 age 79. Devoted wife of the late John S. Leahy, Loving mother of Michael J. & his wife Sandy of Raynham, Maureen C. Callan & her husband Dennis of Bridgewater, Robert G. & his wife Elizabeth of Ashburnham, Nancy J. of ME, Daniel J. & his wife Susan of Leominster, Kevin...
Ester C. Fortaleza
Jun 28, 2005
Esther C.(Castronuevo) Fortaleza, of Stoneham, died at her home on June 28, 2005 at the age of 72. Ester was born and raised in the Philippines and came to the United States in 1971. She worked as a Registered Nurse for the Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary in Boston for over 18 years also Malden Hospital and Glenridge Nursing Home...
Marjorie L. Burke
Jun 28, 2005
Marjorie L. (Rendall) Burke, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on June 28, 2005 at the age of 77. Marjorie was born & raised in Dorchester, graduated from Melrose High School in 1945 and lived the last 35 years in Wakefield. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War Auxiliary...
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....
