Mary E. Halligan
Jul 5, 2003
Mary E. Halligan passed away suddenly at her home in Stoneham on July 5th at the age of 76. She was born in Boston, raised in Winthrop and graduated from Winthrop High School. Mary has lived in Stoneham the past 30 years and was a member of St. Mary's Church in Melrose. She worked as a clerk for the Boston...
Paul C. Groark
Jul 2, 2003
Paul C. Groark died suddenly at home on July 2nd at the age of 67. Paul was born in Boston, raised in Dorchester, graduated from Brighton High School and has been a resident of Melrose the past 40 years. He worked as a truck driver for UPS and was a member of the Teamsters Local #25. Paul was an avid...
Edward B. Noel
Jul 2, 2003
Edward B. Noel passed away suddenly at Lawrence General Hospital on July 2nd at the age of 88. Edward was raised in Saugus, was a lifelong resident of Saugus and was a well known farmer in Saugus. He owned and operated a pigery & farm on the Saugus/ Melrose line by Mount Hood Golf Course through out his entire life....
William J. Ross
Jul 2, 2003
William J. Ross passed away at Melrose Care Center in Melrose on July 2nd at the age of 91. He was born in Lawrence, raised in Andover & Lawrence and graduated from Lawrence High School. William lived in Cambridge for 66 years and the past 3 years in Melrose. He was a firefighter for the City of Cambridge for over...
Isabel Weaver
Jul 2, 2003
Isabel (Munro) Weaver died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, July 2nd, at the age of 87. Isabel was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar & Melrose High School and has been a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker, a longtime member of Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Wakefield and a member of the Guild at Most...
Joanne M. Miller
Jul 1, 2003
Joanne M. (Tully) Miller died unexpectedly at home on July 1st at the age of 56. She was born in Boston, raised in Peabody, graduated from Peabody high Class of 1960 and Marian Court Secretarial School Class of 1962. She worked as a Staff Assistant with the Department of Education for 36 years. Joanne lived most of her life in...
Denise B. Reilly
Jun 30, 2003
Denise B. ( Lynch ) Reilly, 53, died at home Monday morning after a lengthy illness. Born in Cambridge, she was raised in Somerville and Medford, and had been a Melrose resident for the past 23 years. Denise graduated from St Mary's High School in Cambridge in 1968. She was a federal government employee for 30 years and was Administrative...
Michelle M. Hodgson
Jun 29, 2003
Michelle M. Hodgson, 46, died at York Hospital, York ME, Sunday after a brief illness. Born and raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High in 1975. Michelle had lived in Melrose for 30 years prior to moving to South Berwick, ME, 16 years ago. She was the beloved wife of Michael J. Hodgson of S. Berwick, ME. Loving mother...
Bernard A. Hines
Jun 23, 2003
Bernard A. Hines, 73, died June 23rd at Melrose Wakefield Hospital Monday after a brief illness. Born and raised in Roxbury and Dorchester, Bernard graduated from Boston English High School and served in the Army from 1948 to 1952. He was a letter carrier in the Melrose Post Office for 30 yrs and retired in 1989. Bernard was a V...
John D. Harrigan
Jun 20, 2003
John D. 'Dibby' Harrigan, 74, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Friday after a brief illness. Born in Malden, he was a life-long resident of Melrose. Dibby was a maintenance worker at Caruso's Diplomat Function Hall in Saugus. During WW II he served in the Navy at the invasions of Normandy, Southern France and Okinawa. Dibby was aboard the U S S...
Eleanor A. Sanders
Jun 20, 2003
Eleanor A. Sanders, of Melrose, formerly of Wakefield, died at the Melrose Care Center, June 20th at the age of 92. Eleanor was born & raised and lived most of her life in Wakefield. She was a homemaker and lived the last 30 years in Melrose. Eleanor was the wife of the late Carl Sanders. She was the mother of...
Jean M. Sullivan
Jun 16, 2003
Jean M. (Heffernan) Sullivan passed away at home on Monday June 16th after a long illness. Jean was born and raised in South Boston, graduated from the Nazareth School in South Boston and Catherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston. She worked as a legal secretary for a number of law firms in Melrose and the Boston area. Jean worked as...
Marie O. Andrews
Jun 14, 2003
Marie O.(Bowen) Andrews, of Melrose, formerly of Stoneham & Gloucester, died at the Winchester Hospital on June 14th. She was born & raised in Gloucester & lived most of her life in Stoneham and the last 5 years in Melrose. Marie graduated from Gloucester High School in 1947 & was a graduate of Shepard Gill Practical Nursing School in Boston....
Paul F. Toland
Jun 12, 2003
Paul F. Toland, originally from South Boston and then a longtime resident of Melrose, died on June 12, 2003 at the age of 67. He was preceded in death by his wife, the late Sheila M. (Turner) Toland of Melrose; by his brother, the late Donald T. 'Duncan' Toland, USMC, of South Boston; and by his parents, William and Virginia...
Catherine S. Fitzpatrick
Jun 10, 2003
Catherine S. (Johnson) Fitzpatrick, of Melrose, died June 10th at the Harborside Healthcare in Wakefield at the age of 91. Catherine was born in Boston and raised in Malden & Everett and lived most of her life in Melrose. She was a member of St. Mary's Church & the 200 Club in Melrose & a former member of the Hybernian...
Marilyn P. Curry
Jun 5, 2003
Marilyn P. (Carey), 74, died at Mass General Hospital Thursday after a brief illness. Born andraised in Somerville, she graduated from Mt. St. Joseph Academy in Brighton, Class of 1946, and Regis College in 1950. Marilyn was a social worker for the City of Somerville during the 1950's and was a ward secretary at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Medford for over...
John F. Claire
Jun 4, 2003
John F. Claire, 69, died Wednesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Manchester NH, he graduated from Christopher Columbus High, entered the Army, served in the Korean War and was discharged with the rank of Sgt. John was a longtime Melrose resident who was a car salesman at Smyly Buick, Malden. He was a...
Marie E. Blanche
May 31, 2003
Marie E. (Campbell) Blanche, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on May 31St at the age of 83. Marie was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia & was raised in Somerville. She graduated from Charlestown High School in 1939 & worked for the Schraft's Candy Company for over 30 years and was also a shop steward for many years....
Mildred P. Stanton Duffy
May 27, 2003
Mildred P. (Perkins) Stanton Duffy passed away at Melrose Care Center on May 27th at the age of 80. She was born and raised in Cambridge, lived in Michigan for several years, Somerville, Charlestown and Revere for many years and the past 4 years in Melrose. Mildred worked as an assembler at Polaroid Corp. in Waltham for over 15 years....
Burton P. Hart
May 24, 2003
Burton P. Hart, 86, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Saturday, after a brief illness. Born in Boston, Burton was raised in Warren ME, where he graduated from Commerce High and from the Maine Maritime Academy. He served many years in the Merchant Marines during WW II. Burt earned his Ship's Master License in California. He worked at the Eagle Can...
