Catherine A. Hackett
Feb 11, 2004
Catherine A. (Houston) Hackett passed away at Wingate Nursing Home in Reading on Feb. 11th at the age of 85. Catherine was born in Somerville, raised in Medford, graduated from Medford High School and has been a resident of Stoneham since 1968. She worked as a traffic supervisor for the City of Medford for 28 years and also worked as...
Arthur W. Berrigan
Feb 11, 2004
Arthur W. Berrigan 79, died Wednesday Feb 11th after a brief illness at the Hospice of Naples, Florida. Born in Medford and raised in Melrose he graduated from Melrose High class of 1942. Arthur served in Navy in the Pacific Theater aboard the destroyer USS Honeywell. He was an employee of Jenny Oil Co. before transferring to the National Marine...
Joseph J. Yancovitz, Sr.
Feb 10, 2004
Joseph J. Yancovitz Sr. passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on February 10th at the age of 94. He was born in Boston, raised in East Boston, graduated from Commerce High School in Boston and attended Boston University. Joseph served in the US Army during WWII, following his service in the Army he worked as a railroad clerk for New York...
Joan M. Santos
Feb 10, 2004
Joan Marie (O'Hare) Santos passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Feb. 10th at the age of 63. Joan was born and raised in Cambridge, graduated from Cambridge Latin High School, lived in Cambridge for 30 years and Melrose the past 30yrs. She worked as a teller at Melrose Savings Bank for several years, as payroll clerk at City Hall in...
David A. Mcgough
Feb 10, 2004
David A. McGough passed away at the N.E. Medical Center in Boston on Feb. 10th at the age of 61. He was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1960, and has been a lifelong resident. David worked as a truck driver and rigger for Cullen Electrical Co. for many years and was a former...
Santa Dimauro
Feb 7, 2004
Santa (Celona) DiMauro of Melrose, formerly of East Boston, died at the Courtyard Nursing Center in Medford on Feb 7th. Santa lived in East Boston until 1956 and resided Melrose for the last 48 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of the Incarnation in Melrose for many years. She was the wife of the late...
Pat Gillis
Feb 6, 2004
Pat (Morley) Gillis, of Melrose, formerly of Worcester, died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday Feb. 6th at the age of 75. Pat was born in Boston, raised in Jamaice Plain & was a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas in Jamaica Plain. She was a resident of Worcester for over 40 years and Melrose the last several years. After...
Amilio A. Minichiello
Feb 4, 2004
Amilio 'Mil' A. Minichiello, 86, of Haven Health Center in Hampton, New Hampshire and previously of Melrose, Massachusetts died from complications related to Alzheimers disease. Mr. Minichiello was born on February 18, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts and was raised in Framingham and East Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Mechanic Arts High School (J.D. OBryant School for Mathematics and Science) in Boston....
Claire T. Kirk
Jan 30, 2004
Claire T. Kirk passed away at Kirkwood Nursing Home in Wakefield on January 30th at the age of 77. Claire was born in Medford, raised in Malden and graduated from Girls Catholic High School in Malden, Class of 1943. She lived in Medford & Reading for several years and the past 45 years in Melrose. Claire worked as a secretary...
Mary F. Piccolo
Jan 30, 2004
Mary F. (Russo) Piccolo passed away at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose on January 30th at the age of 89. She was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar & St. Mary's High School, Boston College, Boston State & Leslie College. Mary worked as a teacher in the Belmont School System for 10 years and taught at...
Genevieve Beaudoin
Jan 29, 2004
Genevieve (Russo) Beaudoin passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on January 29th at the age of 92. Genevieve was born in Watertown MA, was raised in Italy and came back to the US at the age of 13. She lived in Revere for many years, Melrose since 1949 and has wintered in Ft. Lauderdale, FL for the past 30 years....
William S. Ellis
Jan 29, 2004
William S. Ellis passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 29th at the age of 74. He was born in Boston, raised in Dorchester, lived in Somerville & Saugus for a few years, Melrose for 32yrs and the past year and a half in Reading. Bill served in the US Navy during the Korean War as a medic. He owned...
Mary Macarthur Amaral
Jan 26, 2004
Mary MacArthur (Fletcher) Amaral, 72 wife of the late Anthony Pacheco Amaral Sr. of Somerset MA, and Edgartown MA died Monday, Jan 26 at Beverly Hospital surrounded by family members. Mrs. Amaral was born July 19, 1931 in Fall River MA, daughter of the late James Howarth and Theresa Marie (Quinlivan) Fletcher. She grew up in Fall River and graduated...
Edio R. Pesaturo
Jan 23, 2004
Edio R. Pesaturo passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday, January 23rd, at the age of 79. Edio was born and raised in East Boston, graduated from East Boston Trade School and attended University of Maine. Mr. Pesaturo worked as a printer for 45 years and the last 15 years of his career at United Lithograph of Somerville. Edio...
Charles R. Barrett
Jan 21, 2004
Charles R. 'Charlie' Barrett died suddenly at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton on Jan. 21st at the age of 88. Charlie was born and raised in Revere, graduated from Revere High School where he was an all state player in basketball, baseball, football & track. He moved to Melrose in 1962 and was a resident for 39 years before moving...
Stephen M. Basteri
Jan 19, 2004
Basteri, Stephen M., unexpectedly Jan 19, of Melrose formerly of Somerville. Stephen M. Basteri died unexpectedly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Jan. 19th at the age of 55. Stephen was born in Cambridge, raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. He was the owner of Stephen Basteri Painting Company of Melrose which he has owned and operated through out...
Jerome H. Supple
Jan 16, 2004
Jerome H. Supple passed away from cancer at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas on January 16th at the age of 67. He was born in Boston, raised in Winthrop, graduated from Boston College, received his doctorate from University of New Hampshire and did his post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California Berkley. Jerome served as President of...
Henry J. Korklenewski
Jan 16, 2004
Henry J. Korklenewski passed away in Waltham on January 16th at the age of 89. Henry was born and raised in Brighton, lived in Melrose for a short time and at the Fernald Center in Waltham since 1964. He was the son of the late John P. & Lucy N. (Sharkin) Korklenewski. Brother of Vincentia Markelionis of Melrose. Uncle of...
Domenic D. Leone
Jan 16, 2004
Domenic D. 'Duke' Leone passed away at home on January 16th at the age of 80. He was born in Boston, raised in East Boston, graduated from Boston Latin High School & Northeastern University with a degree in engineering. Duke worked a mechanical engineer for 35 years, working for Lesselles Engineering in Boston and then for Teledyne Engineering Inc. of...
Marshall W. Geyer
Jan 13, 2004
Marshall W. Geyer, 83, died at Winchester Hospital Tuesday after a brief illness. Born in Everett and raised in Malden, he graduated from Malden High in 1938. Marshall had been a Melrose resident since 1952. He was a stationary engineer at Standard - Thompson of Waltham for 38 yrs. He was the husband of the late Dorothy A. ( McHatton)...
