Margaret C. Delmastro
Jul 4, 2004
Margaret C. (Currier) DelMastro passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on July 4th at the age of 68. Margaret was born in Boston, raised in Charlestown, lived in Melrose for 40 years and the past 14 years in Florida. She was a dedicated wife & mother and was one of the founding members of Incarnation Church in Melrose.Margaret was the wife...
Joseph W. Oxley, Jr.
Jun 29, 2004
Joseph W. Oxley Jr, age 75, died on Tuesday on June 29th at the Glenridge Nursing Care Center in Medford, after a lengthy illness. Joseph was born in Wakefield, he was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High and was a Malden resident until he moved to Melrose 30 years ago. Joseph served in the Army in Japan from 1948...
Maurice L. Gardner, Ii
Jun 24, 2004
Maurice L. Gardner II, died at Concord Hospital Thursday after a brief illness. Born in Boston he was raised in Watertown, graduated from Watertown High School Class of 1941. He enlisted in the Army in 1942, served in France on an anti-tank gun crew and received a Purple Heart for wounds received in battle. Maurice was a member of VFW...
Owen W. Shields
Jun 18, 2004
Owen W. Shields passed away at his home in Melrose, on June 18th, at the age of 51. Owen was born in Melrose, raised in Medford, graduated from St. Josephs Grammar School in Medford and Matignon High School in Cambridge, with the Class of 1970. He was an active in the CYO and the Band at St. Josephs School in...
Frances M. Chipchase
Jun 17, 2004
Frances M. Pat Chipchase, 77, died at Melrose Wakefield Hospital Friday evening unexpectedly. Born in Melrose, she was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. Pat had been a Melrose resident for most of her life. She had been a bookkeeper at Brinks Corp, Boston Leader Agency & the Globe Ticket Agency. Pat was the wife of Richard...
Donald X. Finn
Jun 7, 2004
Donald X. Finn passed away at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose on June 5th at the age of 90. He was born and raised in Revere, graduated from Revere High School Class of 1931. He owned a gas station on the corner of Lebanon & Park St. in Melrose in the 1930s. Donald served in the US Army during WWII...
Alexander J. Lynch
Jun 5, 2004
Alexander J. Pat Lynch passed away suddenly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday June 5th at the age of 80. Pat was born in Chelsea, raised in Somerville, graduated from Somerville High in 1943, as Class President, and from Bentley Business School. He lived in Somerville for many years and the past 31 years in Melrose. Mr. Lynch worked as a...
Sophie M. Opacki
Jun 5, 2004
Sophie M. (Kosmaciewski) Opacki passed away at Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Saturday June 5, 2004 at the age of 89. She was raised in Woburn and Dorchester and has been a resident of Melrose for over 50 years. She was a homemaker and devoted mother. Sophie was the wife of the late Dominic F. Opacki. Mother of Barbara Moore of...
Ruggerio E. Digregorio
Jun 3, 2004
Ruggerio E. 'Geno' DiGregorio passed away at Epoch Senior Care & Rehab Center in Melrose, on June 3rd, at the age of 78. Geno was born in Boston, raised in East Boston and moved to Melrose in 1962. He worked in the transportation department for the BLH Electronics Company in Waltham for 15 years and for Pepi's Chain Dye Company...
Martha M. Lynch
Jun 2, 2004
Martha M. (Squires) Lynch passed away at Blueberry Hill Nursing Center in Danvers on June 2nd at the age of 84. Martha was born in Everett, graduated from Everett High School and Salem State College with a Masters in Education. Mrs. Lynch worked as a 1st grade teacher at the Washington Elementary School in Melrose for many years and as...
Dorothy Groark
May 26, 2004
Dorothy (Gibson) Groark, 69, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after being stricken at Melrose High School. Born and raised in Somerville, she had been a Melrose resident for over 41 years. Dorothy graduated from Somervile High class of 1953. She was a Teacher's aide and Para-professional at Melrose High School for over 20 years. An avid fan of...
Richard O. Fiore
May 24, 2004
Richard O. Fiore passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday May 24th, at the age of 67. Richard was born in Boston, raised in Somerville and has lived in Melrose for the past 35 years. He worked as a truck driver for B&T Trucking in Boston for many years and was a member of the Teamsters Local 25. Richard served...
Marie T. Tosi
May 23, 2004
Marie T. ( Brown ) Tosi, 82, died Sunday at the New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Woburn after a brief illness. Born and raised in Melrose, she was a life-long resident. Marie graduated from St Mary's grade school in 1935 and from Medford High in 1939. She and her husband John owned and operated Melrose Real Estate of Burlington until...
Eleanor G. Desjardins
May 22, 2004
Eleanor G. (Hogan) Desjardins, 84, died at Melrose - Wakefield Hospital Saturday after a brief illness. Born in Boston, she had been a Melrose resident for over 63 years and had resided in Atteboro for 18 years. She earned a Bachelors Degree from North Shore Community College in 1985. Eleanor was a Metrologist for the Department of Defense, in Boston,...
Kevin J. Deyoung
May 17, 2004
Kevin J. DeYoung passed away at Union Hospital in Lynn , on May 17th, at the age of 42. Kevin was born in Somerville, was raised in Melrose and has been a lifelong resident. He graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1979, and graduated from Merrimack College in Andover. Kevin worked as an administrative assistant for the New England...
John F. Graffam
May 14, 2004
John F. 'Jack' Graffam, of Melrose, died unexpectedly at home on May14th at the age of 51. Jack was born & raised in Malden and was a graduate of Melrose High School, RETS & The Computer Learning Center. He worked as a Computer Engineer for Barbizon Lighting of NE in Woburn for several years. Jack was the loving son of...
Michael A. Covelluzzi
May 13, 2004
Michael A. Covelluzzi, of Saugus, died at the Radius Healthcare in Danvers on May 13th at the age of 85. Michael was born & raised in the North End of Boston and was a graduate of English High School Class of 1936. He was in the U.S. Army during WWII and later owned Viking Seafood located in Boston & Malden...
Catherine V. Charos
May 12, 2004
Catherine V. (Hegerich) Charos passed away at Glenridge Nursing Care Center in Medford on May 12th, she was 77. Catherine was born in Boston, raised in Mission Hill and graduated from Mission High School. She worked as an operator and then as a staff assistant at the New England Telephone Company for 37 years, retiring in 1989. She was a...
Geoffrey T. Mullett
May 11, 2004
Geoffrey T. 'Geoff' Mullett passed away at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, on May 11th, at the age of 36. Geoff was born in Norristown PA, raised in Blakeslee PA and has been a resident of Melrose for the past 5 years. He graduated from Pocono Mountain High School in Mt. Pocono PA, Class of 1985 and the University...
Ruth I. Larkin
May 9, 2004
Ruth I. (Luther) Larkin passed away at home on May 9th at the age of 79. Ruth was born in Colver, PA, raised in Pa and graduated from Central Cambria High School in PA. She was a homemaker, lived in Medford for 25 years and Melrose the past 25 years. Ruth was a dedicated mother & grandmother and was a...
