Barbara L. Swan
Apr 25, 2001
Barbara L. Swan, 64, died Thursday, after long years of disability, at Mass General Hospital , Boston. She was artistic and creative and made wonderful things for her friends and family. She loved dancing and taught ballroom dancing at the Arthur Murray Studios in the 1960's and early 1970's. She lived independently in Bosotn and New York until her late...
Agnes E. Sanford
Apr 23, 2001
Agnes E. (Hannegan) Sanford died on Cape Cod April 23rd after a long battle with cancer at the age of 88. Agnes was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and Chandler Secretarial School in Boston. Agnes worked as a medical assistant for Dr. John J. McNulty in Wakefield for many years before moving to Yarmouth Port...
James R. Primiano
Apr 16, 2001
James R. Primiano, 46, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston Monday after a lengthy illness. Born in Attleboro, Jim was raised in Braintree, graduated from Brintree High in 1973 and from St Louis University with his Physical Therapist degree in 1977. He was a resident of Melrose for over 20yrs.Jim was a Physical Therapist for many years and, at...
Robert Doc Doherty
Apr 13, 2001
Robert W. ''Doc '' Doherty, 75, died at Mt Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, friday after a lengthy illness. Born in Melrose, he was a life-long resident and graduated from Melrose High in 1943. Doc entered the Marine Corp after graduation , served until January of 1946 and was a corporal when discharged. He was a Melrose Fire-fighter for 32 years until...
John Michael Carakatsane
Apr 9, 2001
John Michael Carakatsane died at Melrose Wakefield Hospital April 9th at the age of 89. He was born in Lynn, raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High Class of 1930 and Northeastern Univ. Class of 1935. John lived in Melrose for 50yrs and the past 40yrs in Saugus. He worked as an electrical engineer for several local firms including Raytheon,...
Alice V. Stiles
Apr 8, 2001
Alice V. (Chipman) Stiles died at Woburn Nursing Center in Woburn April 8th at the age of 79. Alice was born in Melrose, graduated from Medford High Class of 1940 and lived in Melrose for most of her life. She lived in Exeter NH for a few years and then moved back to Melrose. Alice & her husband Leslie owned...
Charles A. Nickerson
Apr 8, 2001
Charles A. Nickerson, 78, died at the Winchester Nursing Care Center Sunday morning after a brief illness. Born and raised in Somerville, he graduated from Somerville High Class of 1940, he lived most of his life in Somerville. Charles has lived on the Malden-Melrose line for the past few years. He was a parisherioner of St Mary's Church and a...
Elaine F. Swindlehurst
Apr 2, 2001
Elaine F. Swindlehurst died at the Center for Optimum Care in Wakefield on Monday morning April 2nd after a lengthy illness at the age of 75. Elaine was born in Boston, she was raised in Lynn and Malden, graduated from Melrose High Class of 1944, and had been a Melrose resident for the past 60 yrs. She was a longtime...
Yolanda M. Capone
Apr 2, 2001
Yolanda M. (Russo) Capone died after a short illness at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford April 2nd at the age of 86. She was born in Boston, raised in Somerville, lived most of her life in Somerville and Medford the past 36yrs.. Yolanda worked as a stitcher for Stride-Rite Shoe Co. in Boston for over 25yrs. She was the wife...
Thelma G. Marshall
Apr 1, 2001
Thelma G. Marshall died suddenly at home April 1st at the age of 77. Thelma was born in East Boston, raised in Medford, graduated from high school there, lived in Melrose for 11yrs, Malden for 25yrs and the past few months in Melrose. During WWII Thelma worked at the Charlestown Naval Yard, after the Navy Yard she worked as a...
Helen G. Macdonald
Apr 1, 2001
Helen G. MacDonald died after a long illness at EPOC Nursing Home in Melrose April 1st at the age of 96. She was born in Gloucester, raised in Rockport, lived most of her life in Rockport, Reading for 20yrs and Melrose for many years. Helen worked as a secretary for Riverside Press Co., American Industrial Development Council of Boston and...
Concetta J. Dimuzio
Apr 1, 2001
Concetta J. (Galardi) DiMuzio died after a long illness at River Terrace Nursing Home in Lancaster April 1st at the age of 97. She was born in Boston, returned to live in Italy for a few years and then came back to the US and lived in Wakefield. Concetta went to work as a young child working as a seamstress...
Phyllis K. Eisnor
Mar 31, 2001
Phyllis K. (Tedford) Eisnor died suddenly at home March 31st at the age of 83. She was born in Boston, raised in Brighton and graduated from high school in Brighton. Phyllis lived in Cambridge for 40yrs and Melrose the past 10yrs. She worked as a seamstress for different manufacturers in the Boston and Cambridge areas during the 1940's & 1950's....
Louise F. Morgan
Mar 26, 2001
Louise F. (Field) Morgan died after a long illness at home March 26th at the age of 82. She was born in Peabody, raised in Salem, graduated from Salem High class of 1937. Louise lived in Boston for 10yrs, Melrose since 1956 and summered in Rockport for the past 45yrs.She worked as a bookkeeper for Lyman Garniss Market in Melrose...
Edward L. Fahy
Mar 26, 2001
Edward L. Fahy died after a short illness at Melrose Wakefield Hospital March 26th at the age of 86. Edward was born and raised in Newport RI, graduated from Rogers High School in Newport. After high school he went to embalming school in New York and worked for Monahan Funeral Home in Providence RI. He entered WWII and served in...
Marie E. Dooley Liebke
Mar 26, 2001
Marie E. (Bissell) Dooley Liebke died at Hearthstone Choate Hospital in Woburn March 26th at the age of 81. Marie was born and raised in Melrose, Graduated from Melrose High Class of 1936 and Emmanuel College Class of 1940. She worked at Melrose Wakefield Hospital as a Lab Technician for over 40yrs and most of those years as head of...
John H. Waldron, Sr.
Mar 25, 2001
John H. Waldron Sr. died after a short illness at Mass. General Hosp. in Boston March 25th at the age of 82. He was born and raised in Woburn, graduated from St. Charles Grammar School and Woburn High School. John entered the service and served in the 3rd Marine Division fighting in many battles including Boganville, Guadal Canal, Iowa Jima...
Angela Bunny H. Ragucci
Mar 23, 2001
Angela ''Bunny'' H.(Cataldo) Ragucci, 76 of Malden, died Friday, March 23, 2001 at home with her family after a brief illness. Angela was the loving and devoted wife of Charles J. Ragucci, beloved mother of Christine Colantuoni of Wakefield, Stephanie Ward and her husband, Larry, of Durham, NH and Virginia Brennan and her husband Stephen of Wakefield, sister of Marie...
Howard H. Aborn, Sr.
Mar 21, 2001
Howard H. Aborn Sr. died Wed. March 21st at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital at the age of 78. He was born in Belmont on April 7,1922 and was the son of the late Bertram and G. Dorothy (Hunter) Aborn. Howard was raised in Medford, Graduated from Medford High School Class of 1940 and has lived in Melrose the past 47yrs....
Joan M. Molyneaux
Mar 18, 2001
Joan M. Molyneaux died after a brief illness at Mass. General Hosp. March 18th at the age of 56. She was born and raised in Malden, graduated from the Chevrus Grammar & Chevrus High School. Joan has lived in Melrose for the past 30yrs. She worked for the City of Malden in the Housing Authority and as billing clerk for...
