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Marian F. Fasciano
May 6, 2004
Marian F. (Murphy) Fasciano passed away at Winchester Hospital on May 6th at the age of 77. Marian was born and raised in East Boston, lived most of her life in East Boston and the past 5 years in Melrose. Marian was a homemaker, enjoyed her family, Knitting, crocheting and playing cards. She was the wife of the late Alphonse...
Mary E. Macdougall
May 4, 2004
Mary E. (Landrigan) MacDougall passed away on May 4th at the age of 79. Mary was born and raised in Melrose and has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. She worked as a secretary at the Raytheon Company for 30 years, retiring in 1990. Mary was a lifelong parishioner at St. Mary's Church in Melrose and was active with the...
Robert C. Wentzell
May 1, 2004
Robert C. Wentzell, of Melrose, died at home after a lengthy illness at the age of 58. Robert was a lifelong Melrose resident and a graduate of Melrose High School. He was in the Coast Guard during Vietnam and a member of the VFW LT. Norman Prince, Post 1506 & the Elks Club, both in Melrose for many years. Robert...
Robert C. Wentzell
May 1, 2004
Robert C. Wentzell, of Melrose, died at home after a lengthy illness at the age of 58. Robert was a lifelong Melrose resident and a graduate of Melrose High School. He was in the Coast Guard during Vietnam and a member of the VFW LT. Norman Prince, Post 1506 & the Elks Club, both in Melrose for many years. Robert...
Florence T. Boyle
Apr 30, 2004
Florence T. (MacInnis) Boyle passed away the the Lahey Clini in Burlington on April 30th at the age of 83. She was born in Boston, raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. Florence was a WWII Navy Wave Veteran and a member of the Ladies Auxillary at VFW Harold O'Young Post#2394 in Melrose.She was a homemaker, a resident...
Pasquale Lavita
Apr 24, 2004
Pasquale 'Pat' LaVita, 78, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday April 24th after a lengthy illness. He was born and raised in East Boston, graduated from E. Boston High School, was a longtime resident of East Boston and has lived in Melrose since 1969. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Pat was a patrolman for the Boston Police...
Thelma J. Doherty
Apr 22, 2004
Thelma J. (King ), Doherty, 87, died in Wolfboro NH, Thursday evening after a brief illness. Born in Chelsea, she was raised in Revere, graduated from Revere High School. Thelma had been a Melrose resident for over 40 years, was Lunch Mother at the Washington School from the 1950's thru the 1970's, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at St...
James E. O'Donnell
Apr 19, 2004
James E. O'Donnell passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on April 19th, he was 94. James was born and raised in Providence RI, graduated from LaSalle Academy and Providence College. Mr. O'Donnell was an executive for New England Telephone Company for 39 years, retiring in 1974. He served in the US Navy during WWII, was a resident of Melrose for 53...
Leo P. Ciovacco
Apr 14, 2004
Leo P. Ciovacco passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham, on April 16th, at the age of 82. He was born in Boston, raised in Everett, attended Everett Schools and has been a resident of Wakefield the past 50 years. Leo served in the US Army Amphibious Division during WWII. He fought in France, Germany, Africa and the...
Yvonne Alice Brown
Apr 7, 2004
Yvonne Alice (Burbulis) Brown passed away at Life Care Center in Stoneham on April 7th, she was 95. Mrs. Brown was born in Lithuania, raised in Boston and graduated from South Boston High School. She lived in Dorchester and most of her life in Melrose. Alice was a homemaker, a member of St. Mary's Church & the Ladies Sodality at...
Duncan M. Estabrooks
Apr 5, 2004
Duncan M. Estabrooks, 50, of Guildhall VT, died unexpectedly April 5th. Born in Berlin, NH, he was raised in Newton MA graduated from Newton High and attended Mass. Maritime Academy. Duncan was the owner and operator of Hertitage Builders of Jefferson NH. He was the husband of Mary (Cargill) Estabrooks. Father of Dylan M. Estabrooks, Matthew E. Estabrooks and Ian...
William E. Wyeth
Apr 4, 2004
William E. 'Footsie' Wyeth passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on April 4th, he was 85. Bill was born in Cambridge, raised in Malden and was a lifelong resident of Melrose. He worked for Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in the dietary department for over 25 years, retiring in 1985. Bill was a member of the Melrose Elks, an associate member of the VFW...
Janet L. Bills
Apr 3, 2004
Janet L. Bills of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on April 3rd at the age of 69. Janet was a homemaker & a lifelong Melrose resident. She was a member of the First Baptist Church & the Upham Family Society, both in Melrose and a former member of the First Baptist Church in Wakefield. Janet was the daughter...
Melba W. Mcclanahan
Mar 31, 2004
Melba W. McClanahan, 85, died at the Kirkwood House Nursing Home Wakefield, wednesday after a lengthy illness. Born in Keakuk Iowa, she graduated from Ft. Madison High Keakuk, class of 1939. She was an executive secretary at the Central Inteligence Agency in the 1940's, then with the Postmaster General Office in the 1950's, and later at Hancomb Air Force Base,...
Frances M. Gensler
Mar 30, 2004
Frances M. (Maguire) Gensler passed away at Southern NH Medical Center in Nashua, NH on March 30th, she was 83. Frances was born in Woburn, raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar & High School and Boston College with a degree in nursing. Mrs. Gensler was a nurse in the Navy during WWII, serving as a Lieutenant in San...
Marion E. Mannion
Mar 29, 2004
Marion E. (Cregg) Mannion passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday March 29th, she was 95. Marion was born and raised in Lawrence, graduated from Lawrence High School and St. Elizabeth College in NJ with a degree in Latin. Prior to becoming a homemaker, Marion worked for Congressman George Bates in Washington DC as his assistant and then as a...
Olga Anne Erikson
Mar 27, 2004
O. Anne Erikson passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 27th after a long illness, she was 75. Anne was born and raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School and Cartherine Gibbs School in Boston. She lived in Winchester for 4 years, Malden most of her life and Melrose the past 18 years. Anne worked as a secretary for...
Florence E. Law
Mar 25, 2004
Florence E. (Smith) Law passed away at Epoch Senior Health Care of Melrose on March 25th, she was 97. Florence was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, lived in California & New Jersey and most of her life in Melrose. She worked as a manager in the mutual funds department at State Street Bank in Boston...
Joanne C. Barrett
Mar 23, 2004
Joanne C. (Enos) Barrett passed away at home on March 23rd, she was 63. Joanne was born in Malden, raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and Salem State College. She lived in Melrose most of her life and the last 24 years in Woburn. Mrs. Barrett worked as a financial officer in the Biology Department at MIT in...
Antoinette M. Roche
Mar 20, 2004
Antoinette M. (Mury) Roche passed away at Wingate Nursing Home in Reading on March 20th, she was 89. Antoinette was born and raised in Nova Scotia and has been a resident of Melrose for over 50 years. She came to the United States, worked as a seamstress for the Jordan Marsh Company in the upholstery division in Boston and then...
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