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Harold N. Steeves
Jan 16, 2003
Harold N. Steeves passed away on Friday Jan 16th at the Epoch Senior Health Care Center in Melrose at the age of 82. He was born in Wakefield, raised in Melrose, lived most of his life in Melrose and several years in Everett, Malden & Medford. He worked as a truck driver for Palmer Mullen Co. of Malden for many...
Lorelei F. Cronin
Jan 10, 2003
Lorelei F. (Pecci) Cronin died at Winchester Hospital on January 10th at the age of 61. She was born and raised in Bath Maine, graduated from Bath High School and graduated from Atlantic Union College in Lancaster MA with a degree in nursing. Lorelei worked as a registered nurse in the ER and as an IV nurse for 37years. She...
Mary Therese Hammel
Jan 8, 2003
Mary T. Hammel, 75, died at Elliot Hospital Manchester NH, Wednesday after a lengthy illness. Born in Newport, NH, She was raised in Wakefield MA, graduated from Wakefield High in 1945 and received her Bachlor's Degree from New Rochelle College in 1949. Mary was a resident of Malden for 22 yrs and Melrose for 20yrs. Mary was a travel agent...
Heather Jean Berube
Jan 3, 2003
Heather Jean Berube, 30, died at Boston Medical Center, saturday after a short illness. Born in Stoneham, she lived most of her life in Malden and had been a Melrose resident for the past 5 years. Heather was a graduate of Barbizon School of Modeling and enjoyed modeling and fashion shows. She loved animals - especially her dog ' Scoundrel',...
Ruth J. Tolman
Dec 31, 2002
Ruth J. (Doucette) Tolman died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital December 31st at the age of 73. Ruth was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and has lived in Melrose her entire life. She was a loving Foster Parent and worked as a dietician for a local nursing home in Stoneham for many years. Ruth was a chaperone...
Phillip Ryan
Dec 25, 2002
Phillip Ryan died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Dec.25th after a long illness. He was born in Boston, raised in Saugus & Malden, graduated from Malden High School Class of 1933 and has lived in Melrose since 1951. Phillip was a printer for Daniels Printing in Everett for 35 years, retiring in 1980. He taught Graphic Arts at Boston University and...
Frederick T. Mullett
Dec 24, 2002
Frederick T. Mullett died at Lahey Clinic in Burlington Dec. 24th at the age of 75. Fred was born and raised in Malden and has lived in Melrose the past 28 years. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Trimont Co. in Malden for 41 years retiring in 1990. He was a member of Local #4 International Union of...
Frank E. Schueler, Jr.
Dec 24, 2002
Frank E. Schueler Jr. died at Elmhurst Nursing Home on Dec. 24th after a long illness at the age of 67. He was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School Class of 1953, Kimball Union Academy in NH in 1954 and attended Brown University. Frank has been a lifelong resident of Melrose and has summered in Naples...
Joseph A. Ranson
Dec 23, 2002
Joseph A. Ranson, 75, died unexpectedly Monday at Melrose -Wakefield Hospital. Born and raised in Boston, he lived there most of his life and resided in Melrose for the past 15 yrs. Joseph was the son of the late Michael and Jennie ( MacDonald ) Ranson. Brother of Josephine Sullivan and Dorothy Clark both of Melrose. Private Services will be...
Hilda Marina
Dec 22, 2002
Hilda ( Alverez ) Marina, 81, died at the Woonsocket Health Center, Woonsocket RI, after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Cuba, she had lived most of her in Brighton and Melrose before entering the health center in Woonsocket. She was an employee of Sack's 5th Boston in the alteration department for over 27 yrs and retired in 1987....
Ethel L. Hannabury
Dec 21, 2002
Ethel L. (Holmes) Hannabury died at Winchester Nursing Center on Dec. 21st after a long illness at the age of 79. She was raised in Chelsea, graduated from Chelsea High School and has been a resident of Melrose since 1943. Ethel was a homemaker and an accomplished artist. She taught decorative painting in Reading, Arlington and in her studio in...
Alfred V. Mccann
Dec 19, 2002
Alfred V. McCann, age 82, died at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on Dec. 19th after a brief illness. He was born and raised in Cambridge, he had lived in Somerville most of his life and resided in Medford for the past 22 yrs. Alfred worked for White Fuel in Boston for 30 years unloading the oil tankers at...
Vasiliki Gianoukos
Dec 19, 2002
Vasiliki 'Bessie' (Coulouras) Gianoukos died at Woburn Nursing Center after a long illness on Dec. 19th at the age of 90. She was born and raised in Gianeiki, Greece, she lived most of her life in the West End of Boston and the past 6 yrs in Woburn. Bessie was a homemaker and a co-owner of her father's restaurant, Harvard...
Dorothy L. Chaput
Dec 19, 2002
DorothyL. Chaput, 73, died unexpectedly Thursday at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital .Born and raised in Stoneham, she graduated from Stoneham High Class of 1946. Dorothy was a switch-board operator and admitting room secretary at Melrose - Wakefield Hospital for over 24 yrs and retired in 1990. She had been a resident of Melrose for the past 50 yrs and had been...
Veronica Gooch
Dec 18, 2002
Veronica (Donovan) Gooch died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday Dec. 18th at the age of 91. She was born and raised in Melrose and has been a lifelong resident. Veronica graduated from St. Mary's Grammar & St. Mary's High School. She was a housewife, worked at Lawson Machine Shop in Malden during WWII and was a member of St....
Daniel J. Phimister
Dec 17, 2002
Daniel J. 'Scotty' Phimister died after a long illness at Epoch Senior Health Care of Melrose on Dec. 17th at the age of 88. Daniel was born and raised in Scotland, came the the US in 1928 and graduated from St. Joseph Grammar School in Somerville. Scotty lived in Somerville most of his life and the past 25 years in...
Nancy A. Barnum
Dec 16, 2002
Nancy A. (Lynch) Barnum died at Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford Dec. 16th at the age of 91. Nancy was born and raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. Nancy was a housewife, she lived in Medford most of her life and the past 30 years in Stoneham. While living in Stoneham Nancy was a member of...
Thomas J. Lemoure
Dec 13, 2002
Thomas J. LeMoure, age 86, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Friday Dec. 13th after a short illness. Thomas was born and raised in East Boston, graduated from East Boston High School and Bentley School of Accounting. He lived in Everett & Malden most of his life and the past 6 years in Melrose. Thomas was Secretary Treasurer of Sea Food...
Charles T. Baxter
Dec 11, 2002
Charles T. Baxter, 87, died Wednesday at the Pilgrim Rehab & Nursing Center in Peabody after a brief illness. Born and raised in Malden, he graduated from Malden High School and resided in Malden until the mid 1940's. Charles had lived in Melrose for 48 yrs prior to moving to Wakefield 9 yrs ago. He was active in the Masonic...
Walter J. Nolan
Dec 2, 2002
Walter J. 'Bud' Nolan died suddenly at Beverly Hospital Dec. 2nd at the age of 89. Walter was born and raised in Revere, graduated from Revere High School and Bentley College with an accounting degree. Bud lived in Melrose for over 40 years, summered in Wolfeboro NH for 30 years and spent several years living in Wolfeboro after his retirement....
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