Dorothy C. Brewer
Nov 8, 2001
Dorothy C. (Brazeau) Brewer died after a short illness at Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Nov. 8th at the age of 63. She was born in Cambridge, raised in Weymouth and graduated from Weymouth High School. Dorothy was a homemaker. She lived in Hull for 18yrs and Melrose the past 21 yrs. She was the wife of the late George J....
Paul L. Mirto
Nov 3, 2001
Paul L. Mirto died after a short illness at Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Nov. 3 at the age of 90. He was born and raised in East Boston and has lived in Melrose for the past 50yrs. Paul worked as a furniture manufacturer for the William Leavens Co. of Boston for many years. He was also a longtime member of...
Deborah Ann Smarr
Oct 29, 2001
Deborah Ann (Smith) Smarr died after a long battle with lung disease Oct. 29th at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at the age of 29. Deborah was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High Class of 1990 and West Virginia University Class of 1994. Deborah has lived all of her life in Melrose, lived in West Virginia...
Thomas L. Byrne
Oct 27, 2001
Thomas L. Byrne, 86, died unexpectedly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Friday. Born and raised in Melrose,he was a life-long resident. He was a Sergeant in the 182nd Infantry Americal Division and saw action at Guadalcanal, Northern Solomon's and the Southern Philippines for which he received several Commendations and Citations including a Bronze Star. He was an active member of the Saugus...
Ernestine E. Donovan
Oct 26, 2001
Ernestine E. ''Ernie'' (Place) Donovan died after a long illness at the Center for Optimum Care in Winthrop Oct. 26th at the age of 81. She was born and raised in Malden and has lived in Melrose the past 45yrs. She was a homemeaker and had previously worked at Transitron Company in Melrose for several years. She was the wife...
Vera J. Moriarty
Oct 23, 2001
Vera J. (Jordan) Moriarty died unexpectedly on Wed. Oct. 23rd at the age of 79. She was born and raised in Lawrence, graduated from Lawrence High School, Boston University and received her masters in Education from BU. Vera was a homemaker, she lived in Melrose for 20yrs, 15yrs in Wakefield and the past 10yrs in Reading. Vera was a former...
Catherine A. Waldron
Oct 18, 2001
Catherine A. (Corkery) Waldron died after a long illness at home October 18th at the age of 81. She was born and raised in Malden. She graduated from Chevrus Grammar & High School in Malden and has been living in Melrose since 1959. Catherine was a homemaker and a former employee of National Radio in Melrose where she worked for...
Robert F. Ebrecht
Oct 17, 2001
Robert F. Ebrecht died at home Wednesday morning October 17th after a lengthy illness at the age of 62. He was born and raised in Boston and graduated from Boston English High School. He entered the AirForce after High School and served in the Airforce for several years. Robert had lived in Somerville for 10yrs, Medford for several years and...
Anne F. Solari
Oct 15, 2001
Anne F. (Flynn) Solari died after a long illness at Melrose Care Center in Melrose Oct. 15th at the age of 95. Anne was born in Newton, raised in Revere and graduated from Revere High School. She has been a Melrose resident for the past 60yrs. Anne was a housewife and a longtime member of Most Blessed Sacrament Church in...
Kimberly Ann Brennan
Oct 14, 2001
Kimberly Ann Brennan, 32, died unexpectedly Oct 14,at her home in Lowell Sunday morning. She was born in Lowell, grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High. She had been employed as a receptionist at several insurance companies. Kimberly had lived in Lowell for the past 12 years She was the daughter of Peter B. Brennan of Melrose &...
Peter P. Kelly
Oct 12, 2001
Peter P. Kelly, 65, died at New England Rehabilitation Center Friday afternoon. Born & raised in Melrose, he was a lifelong resident of Melrose. He entered the Marine Corp in 1953 and had earned the rank of Sergeant. Peter attended Melrose High School and Bunker Hill College. He joined the Melrose Police Dept. in 1957, was promoted to Sergeant in...
Dorothy M. Dunn
Oct 6, 2001
Dorothy M. (McClellan) Dunn died after a long illness at the Stanley R. Tippett House in Needham Oct. 6th at the age of 89. Dorothy was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammer & St. Mary's High School and has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. Dorothy worked for the N.E. Telephone Co. as an operator before...
Vincent F. Lee
Oct 6, 2001
Vincent F. Lee died suddenly at home Oct.6th at the age of 86. Vincent was born and raised in Medford, graduated from BC High, Holy Cross College Class of 1937 and received his masters in accounting from Bentley College. Vin has lived in Melrose for the past 46yrs, was a former member of the K of C Melrose and a...
Helen M. Mcmanus
Oct 4, 2001
Helen M. (Leahy) McManus died at Harbor House Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center in Hingham Oct. 4th at the age of 89. She was born and brought up in Charlestown, graduated from Charlestown High School, lived in Somerville for over 30yrs, Arlington for a few years and the past 4 yrs in N.Weymouth. Helen was the organist at St. Poly...
Edgar A. Caggiano
Oct 3, 2001
Edgar A. Caggiano died at the Center for Optimum Care in Wakefield Oct. 3rd at the age of 91. Ed was born in East Boston, raised in Malden and has lived in Melrose the past 41yrs. Ed worked as a painter for several paint contractors in the Boston and Melrose areas for many years. He was a WWII Army Veteran...
Jean E. Casey
Oct 1, 2001
Jean E. (Marino) Casey died after a courageous battle with breast cancer at Winchester Hospital Oct. 1st at the age of 51. She was born in Hartford CT, raised in Avon and Farmington CT, graduated from Farmington High Class of 1968 and attended College of Miseracordia in PA. Jean lived in Centerville MA on Cape Cod for 16yrs and Melrose...
Helen E. Duggan
Sep 28, 2001
Helen E. Duggan, 94, died at Lowell General Hospital friday evening after a brief illness. Born in Cambridge, she lived in most of her life Somerville and had graduated from Somerville High School. She had also spent many years residing in Melrose and Malden before entering Heritage Nursing Home in Lowell. Helen was an employee of Consolidated Paper Box Co....
Mary P. Pothier
Sep 24, 2001
Mary P. (McLaughlin) Pothier died suddenly at home Sept. 24th at the age of 67. Mary was born in Arlington, raised in Lexington, moved to Ireland for 3yrs and then moved back to Lexington. She was a homemaker, has been living in Melrose for the past 41yrs and was a longtime member of Incarnation Church Melrose.She was the beloved wife...
Mary V. Geier
Sep 24, 2001
Mary V. (Sheehy) Geier died after a long illness at Melrose Wakefield Hospital Sept. 24th at the age of 87. She was born in New York City, raised in Dorchester, lived in Hyde Park for many years and Melrose the past 18yrs. Mary was a homemeaker, a member of the McCarthy House Tenants Assoc and a former member of the...
Dorothy A. Sullivan
Sep 18, 2001
Dorothy A. (Randall) Sullivan died at Kindred Hospital in Peabody Sept.18th at the age of 77. Dorothy was born and raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High Class of 1942. She lived in Melrose from 1958-1992 and has lived in Andover the past 9 yrs.. Dorothy worked as a secretary for several companies in the Boston area and had...
