Louis W. Gibelli
Apr 9, 2003
Louis W. Gibelli passed away at Chelsea Soldier's Home on Wednesday, April 9th at the age of 84. Louis was born in Boston, raised in the North End of Boston, attended Michael Angelo School and graduated from English High Class of 1936. He was a WWII Army Veteran, serving in the 390th Signal Company in the West Pacific. Louis was...
Frank A. Miano
Apr 6, 2003
Frank A. 'Yankee' Miano, age 82, a Melrose resident for 36 years, formerly of East Boston, died on Sunday April 6th after a long illness. Frank was the son of the late Louis & May (Penney) Miano and was born in East Boston on Dec. 28, 1920. He was raised in East Boston, graduated from East Boston High and has...
Josephine M. Sullivan
Apr 4, 2003
Josephine M. (Ranson) Sullivan died unexpectedly at home on April 4th at the age of 84. Josephine was born and raised in Boston, lived in Chelsea and Malden for several years and Melrose the past 19 years. She worked as a scrub nurse in the operating room at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital for over 23 years. She was the daughter of the...
Ruth A. Macleod
Mar 31, 2003
Ruth A. ( Webb ) MacLeod, 86, died unexpectedly Monday at a Lehigh Acres Regional Medical Center, Lehigh Acres FL. Born in Somerville, she was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. She was a salesperson at David's Supply Co in Malden and in1960 she joined the Mass Gas Co. until she retired in 1980. Ruth was a...
Doris L. Mccann
Mar 28, 2003
Doris L. (Binda) McCann passed away at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington on March 28th at the age of 74. Doris was born and raised in Dorchester, she lived in Somerville for several years and the past 22 years in Medford. She worked as a secretary at the Youville School of Nursing in Cambridge for over 20 years. She...
Domenic A. Lapio
Mar 24, 2003
Domenic A. Lapio died suddenly at work in Franklin NH on March 24th at the age of 64. Domenic was born in Waterbury CT, graduated from Waterbury High School Class of 1956 and Canaan Technical School in CT. He was a licensed electrician for over 45 years working for Capital Electronics in Reading MA for many years and R&T Electrical...
Marie Josephine Tuscano
Mar 21, 2003
Marie Josephine (Scola) Tuscano, age 81, died at Rockingham County Nursing Home in Brentwwod, NH on March 21st after a long illness. Marie was born in Boston, raised in the North End of Boston and has been living in Melrose the past 50 years. She was a homemaker, a longtime member of St. Mary's Church, a member of the Ladies...
Ralph F. Hendy
Mar 15, 2003
Ralph F. Hendy, 80, died at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Satuday March 15th after a brief illness. He was born and raised in Medford, he graduated from Medford Vocational School, played minor league baseball for the NY Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. In his younger years, he played baseball for several teams in the Cape Cod League. Ralph...
Caroline S. Andrews
Mar 13, 2003
Andrews, of Melrose, unexpectedly March 13, Caroline S. Andrews. Wife of James A. Dwaileebe. Mother of Paul James Andrews-Dwaileebe and Alec Severance Andrews-Dwaileebe both of Melrose. Daughter of Sara (Eilber) Andrews of Rochester N.Y. and the late Paul A. Andrews. Sister of Sara Andrews and Grace Andrews & her husband Joseph Nardone all of Melrose. Aunt of Colby C. Andrews....
Helen M. Turner
Mar 12, 2003
Helen M. Turner passed away at home, March 12th, after a long illness, at the age of 72. Helen was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School and St. Mary's High School Class of 1948. She worked as a clerk for the First National Bank of Boston for 27 years, retiring in 1985. Helen was an...
Evelyn S. Boyle
Mar 12, 2003
Evelyn (Shoulder) Boyle died after a long illness at the St. Patrick's Manor in Framingham on March 12th at the age of 80. She was born and raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. Evelyn worked as a probate accountant for Hale & Dorr Law Firm in Boston for 17 years. She lived in Scituate from 1976-1996 and...
Margaret I. Jones
Mar 11, 2003
Margaret I. (Welling) Jones died unexpectedly at her home in Melrose on March 11th . Margaret was born in Boston, raised in East Boston and Winthrop and graduated from Winthrop High School Class of 1941. She was a homemaker and has lived in Melrose the past 41 years. Margaret was a longtime member of Bellevue Golf Club, played with the...
Raymond A. Gillis
Mar 6, 2003
Raymond A. Gillis died at Lakes Region General Hospital in NH on March 6th at the age of 75. Raymond was born in Medford, raised in Medford & Somerville, graduated from from Somerville High School and attended Norwich University. He was a WWII Army Air Corps Veteran. Raymond lived in Melrose from 1968 to 1985 and has lived in Meredith...
Mary T. Johnson
Mar 3, 2003
Mary T. (Hunter) Johnson died after a long illness at Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Melrose on March 3rd at the age of 91. Mary was born in Beverly, raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School and Melrose High School. She was a homemaker, a lifelong resident of Melrose, a longtime member of St. Mary's Church and former...
Marguerite Mary Greene
Feb 27, 2003
Marguerite M. (Donahue) Greene died at home on Thursday Feb. 27th at the age of 84. Marguerite was born and raised in Melrose, Graduated from Melrose High School and was a lifelong resident. She owned and operated Marguerite Greene Realty in Melrose for 25years, and was a member of the Middlesex Board of Realtors. Marguerite was a member of the...
Loretta E. Ward
Feb 24, 2003
Loretta E. (Mack) Ward died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday Feb. 24th at the age of 63. Loretta was born in Medford, raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School in 1957 and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital School of Nursing in 1960. She graduated from Barnes Hospital Anesthesia School in St. Louis in 1965 and worked there for 10 years. She moved...
Joseph V. Leary, Sr.
Feb 23, 2003
Joseph V. Leary Sr. died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday February 23rd at the age of 75. Joseph was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School, Melrose High School Class of 1945 and was a lifelong resident. He worked for the First National Store's main office in Somerville for 24 years and then for A.W. Chesterton...
Gladys G. Copp
Feb 21, 2003
Copp, of Melrose, Feb 21, Gladys G. ( Hunnewell ) Copp. Wife of the late John Copp. Mother of George H. Copp and his wife Marie of Melrose and Gladys H. Copp of Melrose. Grandmother of Brenda Cameron & her husband Mark of Derry NH, Paula Abrams & her husband Stephen of Somerville, Patricia Norton & her husband Mark Van...
Edward A. Gnecco
Feb 16, 2003
Edward A. Gnecco, 72, died atWhidden Memorial Hospital, Everett, after a brief illness. Born and raised in Malden, he had been an Everett resident for over 20 yrs before moving to Melrose 30 yrs ago. Edward was an Air Force veteran serving during the Korean Conflict, a 34 years veteran of the Everett Police Dept and retired in 1994 with...
Dimitri G. Sayegh
Feb 13, 2003
Dimitri G. Sayegh died suddenly at Mass. General Hospital on Feb. 13th at the age of 86. He was born in Lebanon, raised in Egypt, graduated high school in Egypt and lived in Egypt until his mid 40's. Dimitri took over his father's grocery store in Egypt and ran the business until he was forced to move back to Lebanon....
