Phyllis Ruvido
Jan 23, 2002
Phyllis (Hessel) Ruvido died after a long illness Jan. 23rd at Epoch Senior Health Care in Melrose at the age of 82. Phyllis was born and raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School, lived in Melrose for a few years and the past 30yrs in Wakefield. She was a health care worker for several local nursing homes and private...
Efrosene Harris
Jan 23, 2002
Efrosene (Chickles) Harris died after a long illness Jan.23rd at the age of 98. She was born in Amsterdam NY and raised in Wakefield MA. Efrosene was a homemaker living most of her life in Milton and the past several years in Canton. She was a longtime member of the Annunciation of Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Boston and a member...
Allen F. Matheson
Jan 20, 2002
Allen F. Matheson,68, died at Life Care Center Stoneham after a lengthy illness. Born in Boston, he was raised in Somerville, graduated from Somerville High School and Western New England College with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice. He served on the Somerville Police Deparment and retired as a Sgt in 1993. Allen worked at U-Haul Somerville after retiring from...
John E. Jack Higgins
Jan 17, 2002
John E. ''Jack'' Higgins, 92, died at home in his sleep Thursday morning. He worked for the John Hancock Life Insurance Co. from 1929 until he retired in 1974. He began his career as an office clerk and rose to a Regional Office Supervisor and finally Director of Labor Relations. When he retired from the labor relations at John Hancock...
Antonio Anthony Russo
Jan 16, 2002
Antonio ''Anthony'' Russo died at Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose after a long illness Jan. 16th at the age of 89. Anthony was born and raised in Melrose and has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. He worked as an auto mechanic for Bowden St. Garage in Boston for a few years and then for Luby Chevrolet on Boylston St....
Angelo F. Jule Velluto
Jan 14, 2002
Angelo F. ''Jule'' Velluto died suddenly at Melrose Wakefield Hospital January 14th at the age of 80. He was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School and Melrose High School Class of 1940. Jule served in the US Navy as a SeaBee for several years during WWII. He worked as a sales rep. for a couple...
Dorothy M. Mackinnon
Jan 9, 2002
Dorothy M. (MacLennan) MacKinnon died after a long illness at the Life Care Center in Stoneham Jan. 9th at the age of 90. She was born in Nova Scotia, raised in Salem & Boston and graduated from Girls Latin High School in Boston. She worked for 9yrs as a bookkeeper at the 1st National Bank in Boston before she was...
Joey E. Crawford
Jan 5, 2002
Joey E. Crawford died suddenly in Malden Jan. 5th at the age of 33. He was born in Boston, raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High Class of 1986 and lived most of his life in Melrose. He worked for a Cement Manufacturing Co. in Lynn for a short time.He was the son of Shirley (McHatton) Crawford of Melrose and...
Jennie L. Ward
Jan 5, 2002
Jennie L. (Goodwin) Ward died after a long illness at the Center for Optimum Care in Wakefield Jan. 5th at the age of 95. Jennie was born in Gloucester, raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar & St. Mary's High School and has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. Jennie worked for the N.E. Telephone Co. as an operator...
John J. P. Murray
Jan 2, 2002
John J. P. Murray died at his summer home in York Maine Jan. 2nd after a long battle with cancer at the age of 69. John was born in Boston, raised in Roxbury & Dorchester and graduated from Brighton High School. He entered the service after high school and served in the US Navy during the Korean War. After coming...
Henry W. Martel
Jan 1, 2002
Martel, of Vero Beach FL, formerly of Melrose, Jan 1,2002, Henry W. Martel Husband of Barbara A. ( Holden ) Martel. Father of Ronald P. Martel of Greenland NH,Dale A. Perrine of Lacey WA and Deborah J. Crimins of Billerica. Brother of Bruno Martel of Malden, Martha Ashman of Melrose and Stanley Martel of Saugus. Also survived by 8 grandchildren...
Geneva M. Lane
Dec 31, 2001
Geneva M. (Mennina) Lane died after a short illness at Whidden Hospital in Everett Dec. 31st at the age of 97. She was born in Boston, raised in Revere, graduated from Revere High School and Burdette Business School in Boston. Geneva worked as a bookkeeper in the food service industry for several years and has lived in Melrose for over...
Donald M. Johnson
Dec 29, 2001
Donald M. Johnson, 71, died at Sarasota Life Care Center, Sarasota FL, Saturday morning, after a brief illness. Born in Natick, Ma, he was raised in Malen, graduated from Malden High in 1948. Don was New England Manager for DuPont Photo Products and retired in the late 1980's.He resided in Melrose for over 30 years and had been in Sarasota...
Phyllis R. Spadafora
Dec 28, 2001
Phyllis R. Spadafora, 86, died at Cape Cod Hospital, Friday evening after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Melrose, she was a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker who, working at home, was also a seamstress for the Vogue Doll Co in Malden. Being the wife of Former Melrose Firefighter William G. Spadafora, she was a member of the...
Gertrude F. Roach
Dec 27, 2001
Gertrude F. Roach, 94, died at Bear Hill Nursing Center, Thursday after a brief illness. Born in Malden, she was raised in Melrose and graduated from St Mary's High School in 1924. She was a telephone operator for N.E. Telephone Co in the Malden office for many years and a member of the Telephone Pioneers and St Florence Parish in...
Dorothy N. Turner
Dec 26, 2001
Dorothy N. (Karpinski) Turner died at home after a battle with cancer on Dec. 26th at the age of 70. Dorothy was born and raised in Peabody, graduated from Peabody High School and has lived in Melrose the past 25yrs. She worked as a tax examiner for the IRS for several years and then ran Delaney's Market on Linwood Ave....
Mary Phyllis Tolland
Dec 25, 2001
Mary ''Phyllis'' (MacVarish) Tolland died at home Dec. 25th after a long illness at the age of 71. Phyllis was born in Malden, raised in Medford, graduated from Medford High School Class of 1948 and has been a lifelong resident of Medford. Phyllis worked as a secretary for Boston Filter Co., Medford High Special Ed. Dept. and for several years...
Gertrude Kittridge Mcgovern
Dec 23, 2001
Gertrude E.( Hatch ) McGovern, 90, died at the Greenwood Nursing & Rehab Center, Wakefield Sunday after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Boston, she had lived in Melrose from the mid 1930's until 1969, from 1969 to 1995 she resided in Plainville, MA, then moved back to Melrose until she passed away. Gertrude, at onetime had been active...
Robert R. Bob Manson
Dec 21, 2001
Robert R. ''Bob'' Manson died suddenly at home Dec. 21st at the age of 59. Bob was born and raised in Stoneham, graduated from Stoneham High Class of 1960, attended UMass Amhurst and was a lifelong resident of Stoneham. Bob was the co-owner of M&M Liqours in Malden for over 30yrs and the manager of Buyrite Liquors in Cambridge for...
Jennie K. Daggett
Dec 19, 2001
Jennie K. Daggett died after a long illness at Courtyard Nursing Home in Medford Dec. 19th at the age of 77. Jennie was born in Eastport Maine, raised in Eastport and graduated from Shead High School in Eastport. Jennie lived most of her life in Malden. She worked as a secretary and retail clerk in the family lobster business, Conley...
