Obituary Listing

Oct 28, 2025

Evelyn Mae Lovett (Nicholson), of Melrose, a woman with great faith and strength, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones after a courageous 4-year battle with lung cancer on October 28, 2025, at the age of 83, just 2 weeks shy of her 84th birthday. She was born in Lynn on November 10th, 1941, to the late Joseph and Agnes...

Oct 26, 2025

Nicholas Fasano, of Melrose, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on October 26, 2025. He was 87 years young.

Born in Saugus, Nick was the elder son of Margaret (Coscia) and Nicholas A. Fasano. When he was two, he and his parents moved to a triple decker in Chelsea, where his brother William was...

Oct 26, 2025

Liane Carter Crowley, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on October 26, 2025, at the age of 52. Born at Newton-Wellesley Hospital on August 3, 1973, Liane was the beloved daughter of the late Kathleen (Kearns) Clifford and James E. Carter, Jr., and the cherished stepdaughter of the late John T. Clifford.

Liane was a...

Oct 26, 2025

Donald F. Corcoran of Melrose, passed away on October 26, 2025 at the age of 95. He was born on May 17, 1930 in the City of Melrose, Massachusetts. He was the son of Edmund and Katherine Corcoran and one of 6 children. He was a life-long resident of Melrose and met the love of his life, Shirley Crocker...

Oct 25, 2025

Maria (Servodio) "Maruzzella" Ruotolo, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2025, in Melrose, Massachusetts. Born on August 12, 1938, in Arpaia Benevento, Italy, she was a daughter to the late Francesco and Arcangela (D'Onofrio) Servodio. Maria's life was a testament to her enduring spirit and her capacity to touch the lives of everyone she encountered.

Maria was...

Oct 24, 2025

Carol C. (Fama) Brousseau, of Malden, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, October 24, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on December 25, 1940, in Boston, Carol was the beloved daughter of the late Maurice and Josephine (Navaro) Fama of Somerville, and sister of the late Leonard Fama of Melbourne, Florida. She was the devoted...

Oct 24, 2025

Theodore Juzwiski, of Melrose, died on October 24, 2025, at the age of 100. Ted was born on April 29, 1925, in Reading, PA, the son of John and Anna Juzwiski. He graduated from Reading Senior High School in 1943. He served in the US Navy during World War II on board the USNTS Sampson and USS Euryale. Ted...

Oct 21, 2025

Kevin H. Harrington, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, died peacefully on October 21, 2025, at the age of 81. He was born in Everett, MA, on March 24, 1944, to the late Eleanor (Lee) and Nelson J. Harrington. Kevin was raised in a big hockey family in Melrose. He played hockey for Melrose High School and continued to always...

Oct 21, 2025

Ciro Tenaglia of Melrose passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025 at the age of 94.

Born on August 25, 1931 in the city of Lanciano Italy. He was called to America by his brother Umberto in 1947 at the age of 17. It was in the North End that he met his beautiful wife Antonietta (Zizza)...

Oct 20, 2025

Marilyn Contreas, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died on October 20, 2025, at the age of 74. She was born in Melrose on February 27, 1951, to the late Elizabeth (O'Neil) and John Contreas. Marilyn is survived by her loving sister, Jane Contreas of Connecticut, and numerous loving cousins.

Marilyn graduated from Melrose High School in 1968,...

Oct 20, 2025

Robert Edwin MacKenzie, a lifelong resident of Melrose, MA, died peacefully at home on October 20, 2025. He was 97.

Robert "Bob" was born on March 11, 1928 to John Henry MacKenzie and Margaret (Gillis) MacKenzie. He was brother to his beloved sister Marilyn (MacKenzie) Schnurr and they spent their childhood living on Harvard Street in Melrose....

Oct 20, 2025

Mark Leland Perry, 67, of Malden, MA, passed away unexpectedly on October 20, 2025. Born in Beverly, MA, on April 16, 1958, he was the son of the late Leland Jr. and Rosemary (Tiernan) Perry.

Mark grew up in Beverly, MA as one of seven children. While still in high school he enlisted in the US Navy...

Oct 18, 2025

Patricia A. Paleo, lovingly known as Tricia, passed away after a short illness at Milford Regional Hospital on October 18th at the age of 74.

She was born and raised in Melrose, May 6th, 1951, and graduated from Melrose High School. Tricia earned her associate's degree in accounting from North Shore Community College and later completed her...

Oct 17, 2025

Robert Michael "Bob" Shay, age 78, of Melrose, Massachusetts, passed away on October 17, 2025, at Lahey Hospital in Burlington.

Born in Somerville, MA on July 19, 1947, Robert was one of eleven children of the late John L. and Kathleen R. Shay, who raised their eleven children on Lebanon Street in Melrose, MA. He attended Melrose...

Oct 16, 2025

Tamie Johnson passed away on October 16, 2025 she was 62 years old. Born August 6, 1963, in Melrose, MA, she was a graduate of Melrose High School class of 1981.

Tamie was the daughter of the late Francis and Elsie Johnson of Melrose. She is survived by her beloved three children, Brandon Ziskind, Ryan Ziskind, and...

Oct 8, 2025

Mary Lou Cohane, of Melrose, died on October 8th, 2025, at the age of 88. She is survived by her loving daughter Nicole Creteau; and sister-in-law Kathleen Cohane. She was predeceased by her parents, William and Sarah (Wilkinson) Cohane; and her brother William Cohane.

A Funeral Service will be held at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W....

Sep 27, 2025

Mary Elizabeth (Donovan) Crowther, 92, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on September 27, 2025.

Born on April 24, 1933, Mary was the daughter of Edward J. and Mary E. (McCormick) Donovan. A lifelong resident of Melrose, she graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1951. Mary began her career with the New England...

Sep 25, 2025

Peggy Marie (Taggart) Botte, born May 31, 1938, beloved wife of 59 years to the late Henry W. Botte, Jr., died on September 25, 2025.

Peggy was the extraordinary mother of five and is survived by her daughters: Linda O'Koniewski, Laura Botte, Marie Botte and Michelle Walsh; her son Tom Botte; her sons-in-law David Bubier, Phelan Fretz,...

Sep 25, 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of William P. "Fitzy" Fitzgerald, who died peacefully on September 25, 2025, at the age of 86. Born and raised in Somerville, Massachusetts, Fitzy graduated from St. John the Evangelist High School in 1957 and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving honorably, including in Operation Blue Bat in Lebanon.

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Sep 22, 2025

Nancy Marie (Grover) Allan, of Malden, died peacefully on September 22, 2025, at the age of 69. She was born in Melrose to Louise (Daley) and the late Daniel Grover. Nancy was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1974.

Nancy married her husband, Dave, in 1978 at Incarnation Church in Melrose. They would...