Frank W. Bushee
Sep 21, 2004
Frank W. Bushee passed away at home on Sept. 21st at the age of 79. Frank was born in Everett, raised in Melrose, attended Melrose Schools and lived in Melrose until 1969, when he moved to Middleton. Frank entered US Navy in December of 1943, was a WWII Navy Veteran, serving for 3 years on several vessels. After the US...
William E. Bryan
Sep 18, 2004
William E. Bryan, of Medford, died at the Mass. General Hospital of Sept. 18th at the age of 73. Bill was born in Philadelphia, PA, raised in Medford & was a Medford resident for many years. He owned & operated the B&D Window Cleaning Company in Medford for over 42 years. Bill was a member of the Medford Red Skins...
William J. Burbank
Sep 16, 2004
William J. Burbank, of Melrose, died at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on Sept. 16th at the age of 81. Bill was born in Boston, raised in Melrose and was a lifelong Melrose resident. He was a former member of the Melrose Lodge of Elks and a Navy Veteran during WWII. Bill was the beloved husband of...
Josephine M. Voto
Sep 13, 2004
Josephine M. (Aleo) Voto passed away at Harborside at Pheasant Wood in Peterborough NH on Sept. 13th at the age of 88. Josephine was born in East Boston, raised in East Boston, lived on Burrell St. in Roxbury for 21 years and Melrose for over 30 years. She worked as a seamstress for the Silans Apron Factory in Boston for...
Alice M. Connors
Sep 10, 2004
Alice M. Connors, 64, died at Concord Hospital, Concord NH, Friday after a brief illness. Born and raised in Gloucester, she graduated from St. Ann, s High School class of 1957. Alice was an employee of Boston Gas in the Payroll Dept for 24 yrs and retired in 1998. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, Harold O. Young...
A. Heather Jack
Sep 9, 2004
A. Heather Jack passed away at home, on Plum Island, on Sept. 9th at the age of 49. Heather was born and raised in Melrose, lived most of her life in Melrose, summered on Plum Island & wintered in Vero Beach, Florida for the past 9 years. Heather worked at Opportunity Works in Newburyport for the past 10 years and...
Alexander M. Giacometti
Sep 8, 2004
Alexander M. Giacometti passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sept. 8th at the age of 63. He started his career in the medical field working in the lab at Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston, then in the lab at the North Shore Medical Center. After many years of hard work he became the Chief Operating Officer at NSMC, a...
Dennis J. Markelionis
Sep 5, 2004
Dennis J. Markelionis passed away at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford on Sept. 5th at the age of 52. Dennis was born in Boston, raised in Brighton & Melrose, graduated from Domenic Savio High School in East Boston, Class of 1969. He worked as an automotive mechanic in Salem for many years and enjoyed gardening. Dennis was the son of...
Edward F. Hasselbrack
Sep 4, 2004
Edward F. Hasselbrack Jr. of Melrose, died at home on Sept. 4th after a lengthy illness at the age of 64. Ed was born in Malden & was a graduate of Melrose High School Class of 1959 and was a lifelong Melrose resident. He worked as a forman for General Electric in both Everett & Lynn for over 30 years....
Margaret E. Tremblay
Sep 4, 2004
Margaret E. Peg (Keefe) Tremblay, of Melrose, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004. Peg was born in Cambridge on Sept. 7, 1920, the daughter of Edward Keefe & Rose McCluskey. She married Leonard A. Tremblay of Cambridge on New Years Eve, Dec. 31, 1947. Len & Peg moved to Melrose in 1956 and were married 50 years before his death in...
Evangeline C. Walsh
Sep 2, 2004
Evangeline C. Jeanne Walsh, of Melrose, died at home on Sept. 2nd at the age of 82. Jeanne was born & raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School & a lifelong Melrose resident. She worked as a secretary for General Electric in Everett for 40 years until her retirement in 1984. Jeanne volunteered at the Melrose...
James F. Keating, Jr.
Aug 28, 2004
James F. Keating Jr. passed away at home, on August 28th, at the age of 64. Jim was born and raised in Cambridge, graduated from Cambridge High & Latin and Northeastern University in 1965, where he was captain of the baseball team. Mr. Keating has been a resident of Melrose for the past 31 years. He worked for the Shell...
Mary Theresa Burns
Aug 25, 2004
Mary Theresa Burns passed away at Wilmington Health Care Center in Wilmington, on August 25th , at the age of 78. Mary was born in Boston, raised in Everett, Malden & Melrose and graduated from St. Marys High School in Melrose as the valedictorian. Mary lived in Melrose for many years, was a member of St. Marys Church and has...
Lawrence P. Whittier
Aug 24, 2004
Lawrence P. Pete Whittier passed away at Youville Hospital in Cambridge on August 24th at the age of 76. Pete was born and raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. Mr. Whittier entered the Army after high school and served in the US Army during WWII. Pete started his career in plumbing & heating sales at Metropolitan Pipe...
Jane C. Thurber
Aug 19, 2004
Jane C. Thurber of Melrose died suddenly on August 19, 2004 in Savannah Georgia, just two months after her twentieth birthday. Jane was born in Boston and grew up in Melrose. She was a graduate of Melrose High School, class of 2002, where she was a member of the Chorus. She participated in the Project Bread Walk for Hunger several...
Wladyslaw Hanower
Aug 17, 2004
Wladyslaw Zeff Hanower passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on August 17th at the age of 62. Zeff was born in Stalingrad, Russia, was raised in Poland and graduated from the College of Wroclaw with a degree as an electro technician. He came to the US in 1969, settled in Boston and has been a resident of Melrose for the past...
John E. Curran
Aug 14, 2004
John E. Curran, 90, died Sat evening at the Chelsea Soldiers Home after a brief illness. Born and raised in Presque Isle ME, he graduatd from Reading High School, lived in Wakefield for 30 years, before moving to Melrose in1970 and then back to Wakefield in 1991. He was a self-employed Locksmith, a member of the National Locksmith Assoc., the...
Deborah J. Murphy
Aug 14, 2004
Deborah J. Murphy, 59, died at Mass General Hospital, Saturday after a lengthy illness. Born in Melrose she was a lifelong resident. Deborah graduated from Melrose High class of 1963 and Chandler School for Women in 1965. She was active in Brownie & Girl Scout Troops and Cub Scout & Boy Scout Troops in Melrose, Holder of the Silver Beaver...
Bruce H. Hartigan
Aug 12, 2004
Bruce H. Hartigan passed away on Thursday August 12th after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 42. Bruce was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Marys Grammar School, Malden Catholic High School Class of 1979 and from Bentley College in 1983. He also received his MBA in finance from Bentley College. Bruce was Vice President of Finance...
Helen J. Martin
Aug 11, 2004
Helen J. ( Quinn ) Martin, 93, died at home Wednesday after a brief illness. Born and raised in Arlington, she graduated from Arlington High Class of 1929. She was a homemaker, a parishioner of St Marys Church and member of the Ladies Sodality. Helen worked at Bobs Market for over 35 years and had been a Melrose resident for...
