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Angela Bunny H. Ragucci

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.

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

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...

Evelyn M. Crowley

Evelyn M. Crowley

Mar 14, 2001

Evelyn M. Crowley died after a long illness at Melrose Wakefield Hospital March 14th at the age of 57. She was born in Stoneham, raised in Malden and has been a longtime resident of Melrose. She worked at Automatic Radio in Melrose as a tester for many years. Evelyn was a longtime meber of St. Mary's Church, was on the...

Shirley B. Murphy

Shirley B. Murphy

Mar 13, 2001

Shirley B. Murphy, 84, died at Mass General Hospital Boston on Tuesday March 13th. She was born and raised in Woburn, graduated from Howett High School in Woburn and was longtime Melrose resident. She was the 1st women memberof the Graphic Art Union Local # 648 of Boston and was a Lithographer at Litco Printing Co. and R&T Printing Co,...

Louise W. Yancovitz

Louise W. Yancovitz

Mar 10, 2001

Louise W. Yancovitz died on March 10th at Sunbridge Nursing Home in No. Reading Saturday evening at the age of 87. Louise was born and raised in Boston and she graduated from Boston Girls High School. Louise was a longtime Melrose resident who was a Medical Records Secretary at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital for over 20 yrs and a member of the...

Joseph E. Hallinan

Joseph E. Hallinan

Mar 9, 2001

Joseph E. Hallinan died after a long illness at home March 9th at the age of 79. He was born and raised in Melrose, was a life long resident, graduated from Somerville Vocational School and attended MIT. He served in the US Army during WWII as a 1st Sgt. of a Tank Company with the 9th division in Europe. Joseph...

Yano Sebastiano Jim Joseph Passanisi

Yano Sebastiano Jim Joseph Passanisi

Mar 5, 2001

Yano '' Jim'' Passanisi died suddenly at Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Monday afternoon March 5th at the age of 78. He was born and brought up in the West End of Boston, graduated from Boston Trade School in 1941. He was a WWII Army Air Corps veteran serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Following his discharge from the service, Jim...

Robert E. Rhodes

Robert E. Rhodes

Mar 3, 2001

Robert E. Rhodes died after a long illness at Lahey Clinic in Burlington March 3rd at the age of 71. Robert was born and raised in Ripley W. Virginia, Mattapan for several years and Melrose the past 43yrs. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and after the war he worked as the Assistant Director of Building...

Gertrude M. Fahey

Gertrude M. Fahey

Mar 2, 2001

Gertrude M. Fahey died after a short illness at Oosterman Nursing Home in Melrose on Friday March 2nd at the age of 93. Gertrude was born and brought up in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar & St. Mary's High School. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Mary's Church. She was the beloved wife of the...

Stephen J. Turner

Stephen J. Turner

Mar 1, 2001

Stephen J. Turner lost his courageous battle with cancer at his home in Melrose on Thursday morning March 1st at the age of 49. Steve was born and brought up in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High Class of 1970, Boston State College and Simmons College with a Masters in Education. Stephen has been a lifelong resident of Melrose and has...

Nora E. Williamson

Nora E. Williamson

Mar 1, 2001

Nora E. Williamson died at Bear Hill Nursing Center March 1st at the age of 92. She was born and brought up in Nashua NH, graduated from Plymouth State College with a BS in History and recieved her Masters in Education from Boston State College. Nora lived in Everett for several years and has been a longtime resident of Melrose....

William Leo Mulcahy

William Leo Mulcahy

Feb 27, 2001

William Leo Mulcahy Jr. died at Chelsea Soldiers Home Feb. 27th at the age of 83. William was born and brought up in Winthrop, graduated from Boston Latin High School, Harvard University Class of 1939 and recieved his Masters from Salem State College.He lived in different parts of the World before returning to Massachusetts to live in Lowell for 15yrs...

John F. Quigg

John F. Quigg

Feb 25, 2001

John F. Quigg, age 86, died at the Chelsea Soldiers Home on Sunday morning Feb. 25th after lengthy illness. He was born and raised in Charlestown, graduated from Boston Latin Class of 1933. John was WWII Army Veteran of the European Theater where he earned the rank of 1st Leutenant. He was a supervisor at the Postal Annex in Boston...

Jeanne C. Trimarco

Jeanne C. Trimarco

Feb 24, 2001

Jeanne C. Trimarco, 88, died at Mass General Hospital on Saturday Feb. 24th after a lengthy illness. Jeanne was born & raised in the Bronx, New York City. She lived most of her life in the City until moving to Charlestown MA five yrs ago. Jeanne was a salesperson in Bloomingdale's Dept Store for over 30 yrs in the Elegant...

Dorothy Pothier

Dorothy Pothier

Feb 24, 2001

Dorothy Pothier, 105 yrs young, died at home Saturday Feb. 24th after a brief illness. She was born and raised in Danvers, she lived in Haverhill & Medford for several years and Melrose for the past 52 years. Dorothy was the oldest living survivor of polio, a disease she suffered in 1903 and she also survived tuberculosis in the 1930's...

George L. Bourque

George L. Bourque

Feb 23, 2001

George L. Bourque, age 71, died at the Lakes Region Gen'l Hospital in Laconia NH on Friday Feb. 23rd after a lengthy illness. He was born and raised in Everett, he attended St Joseph's and Chevrus School in Malden. George was a truck driver for American Biltrite for 35 years and Spear Trucking until he retired in 1985 and was...

Christine B. Mcnamara

Christine B. Mcnamara

Feb 20, 2001

Christine B. McNamara, 88, died at home Wednesday after a brief illness. Born in Cork City, County Cork, Ireland, she was raised and educated in Boston. She graduated from the Boston City Hospital School of Nursing , Class of 1936. Christine was Past President of the Eastern Middlesex Women's Medical Sociey Auxiliary and a Founder of the Church of the...

Ruth M. Ferguson

Ruth M. Ferguson

Feb 18, 2001

Ruth M. Ferguson died after a long illness Feb. 18th at the age of 91. Ruth was born and raised in Chicago IL and has been living in Melrose the past 64yrs. She was a supervisor at Transitron Co. in Melrose for many years, a longtime member of St. Mary's Church, a member of St. Mary's Ladies Sodality. Ruth was...

Mary E. Clemens

Mary E. Clemens

Feb 17, 2001

Mary E. Clemens, 79, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. Born and raised in Melrose, she was a lifelong resident. Mary graduated from St Mary's High School in 1939. She was a homemaker and wife of the late Arthur J. Clemens. Mother of Patricia Sullivan of Ft. Meyers FL and Robert T. Clemens of Melrose. Sister of Frank...

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