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...
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...
