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Alice M. (Cabral) Jouvelis

Alice M. (Cabral) Jouvelis

Oct 19, 2023

Alice M. (Cabral) Jouvelis of Tewksbury, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on October 19, 2023, at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, surrounded by her loving family. She was 74 years old.

Born in Somerville, MA on May 2, 1949. Alice graduated from Somerville High School in 1967, then completed her certificate as a Dental Assistant from Northeastern University....

Eric J. Liwanag

Eric J. Liwanag

Oct 14, 2023

Eric Joseph Liwanag of Saugus, formerly of Melrose and San Francisco, passed away unexpectedly on October 14, 2023 at the age of 51. He was born in Malden to Emilio and Myrna (Oreste) Liwanag on April 18, 1972.

Eric was a beloved member of many communities that looked to him as a leader, teacher, and mentor throughout...

Susan Burke

Susan Burke

Oct 14, 2023

Susan Donelan Burke, age 66 of Malden, Massachusetts, died October 14, 2023 after a period of declining health. She was the beloved wife and partner of Daniel Burke for 20 years, the fiercely devoted mother of Will Shawno, and the best friend of Maxx the dog, all of Malden.

Born in Manchester, MA, the daughter of the...

Frank Michael Garvey

Frank Michael Garvey

Oct 14, 2023

Frank Garvey passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 14th, after recent health complications, at the age of nearly 88 years.

Frank was born to Frank Garvey and his wife Margaret (Meehan) in Dorchester, Massachusetts in December of 1935. The young family briefly moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts, and after about a year put their permanent "roots-down" in Melrose,...

Barbara F. Difronzo

Barbara F. Difronzo

Oct 12, 2023

Barbara F. DiFronzo, 89, of Melrose, formerly of Somerville, MA, passed away on October 12, 2023.

Barbara was born on November 28, 1933, to Mary and Carl Swanson of Somerville, MA. She graduated from St. Joseph's High School where she made lifelong friends.

Barbara worked at Jordan Marsh for many years and then went back...

Alicia M. Roman

Alicia M. Roman

Oct 12, 2023

Alicia M. (Gigi) Roman, of Stoneham, formerly of Melrose, passed away on October 12, 2023, at the age of 101. She was born on January 13, 1922, in Dover, NH, to Alphonso and Anna (Trainor) Norman. Alicia was raised in Dover until she was six years old, before moving to Melrose, where she would remain for most of her...

Scott M. Evangelista

Scott M. Evangelista

Oct 9, 2023

Scott M. Evangelista passed away unexpectedly at his home in New Hampshire while getting ready for what he loved to do, working for EJ Paving. Scott was born in Melrose on August 21, 1966 to the late Ernest J. & Barbara J. (MacDonald) Evangelista. He was raised in Wakefield, graduated from Wakefield High School and has been a resident...

Joseph P. Harrison

Joseph P. Harrison

Oct 7, 2023

Joseph P. Harrison passed away at the Mary Immaculate Restorative Center in Lawrence on October 7, 2023, at 63 years of age.

Joseph "Joe" Harrison was born on October 16, 1959 in Melrose, MA to the late Patricia (Cochrane) Harrison and the late James Harrison. Joe was raised in Melrose and was in the graduating class of...

Alice Feeley Carney

Alice Feeley Carney

Oct 6, 2023

Alice F. Carney (October 27, 1938 – October 6, 2023)

Age 84, of Wakefield, formerly of Burlington, Melrose, and Cambridge, passed peacefully surrounded by her family after a long illness.

Alice is predeceased by her beloved husband and best friend of 59 years, Herb Carney. Alice was the devoted mother of Kevin and wife Carol,...

Josephine V. "Jerry" Davis

Josephine V. "Jerry" Davis

Oct 4, 2023

Josephine (Jerry) Davis, 93, passed away peacefully on October 4th, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 31st 1930 to Dominic and Edith Amicangioli in Malden, Ma.

She is survived by sister Margaret (Amicangioli) Labedz. She was preceded in death by husband of 71 years Gerard Michael Davis, mother Edith, father Dominic, siblings Mary, Ann,...

Paula R. (Zani) Pellegrino

Paula R. (Zani) Pellegrino

Oct 3, 2023

Paula (Zani) Pellegrino, 68, of Melrose, Massachusetts (formerly of Cambridge, MA) passed away on October 3, 2023. Born on April 2, 1955, to Caesar and Florence Zani. Paula graduated from North Cambridge Catholic High School in 1973. After high school, she went on to receive three master's degrees in education. She was a dedicated teacher for over 30 years....

Michael J. Mclaughlin

Michael J. Mclaughlin

Sep 28, 2023

Michael J. McLaughlin, of Peabody, passed away on September 28th, 2023 at the age of 73. He was born in Winthrop, Ma on July 10, 1950. Michael was a Purple Heart Vietnam Veteran with the United States Marine Corps. After the war, he would continue his service as a police officer for the City of Revere for many years....

Andrew John Previte

Andrew John Previte

Sep 27, 2023

Andrew John Previte or affectionately known as Andy, was born on April 20, 1931, to his beloved parents Peter and Nicolina (LeDonne) Previte. With his twin brothers Domenic and Anthony and "sister" Carmela, they lived in East Boston for a short time and relocated to Everett, where he attended schools while also helping his family with their Italian market....

Craig Andrew  "Cj" Golini

Craig Andrew "Cj" Golini

Sep 27, 2023

Craig Andrews Golini, affectionately known as CJ , passed away unexpectantly on Wednesday, September 27th. He was the loving son of Wendy Golini of Melrose and Paul Golini of Florida. He was survived by his brothers David and Thomas and his two children Zarya and Abraham.

CJ was raised most of his life in Melrose and graduated...

Cynthia M. Sartori

Cynthia M. Sartori

Sep 27, 2023

Cynthia (Cindy) Sartori, 65, of Melrose, passed away on September 27, 2023, peacefully surrounded by her loved ones.

Cindy was born in Melrose in 1957 to Louis and Mary DeFazio. She attended Melrose Schools before going on to attend Hairdressing School. In her earlier years, Cindy was the owner of a Hairdressing Shop in Melrose. She ran...

Joseph James  Giovino

Joseph James Giovino

Sep 27, 2023

Joseph James Giovino, DDS, of Stoneham, formerly of Melrose, passed away on September 27, 2023. He was 91 years of age. Joe was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1949, Boston College in 1953 and Dental School from Loyola. Joe served his country with pride in the US Army during the Vietnam War Era...

Ralph "Jim" Henderson

Ralph "Jim" Henderson

Sep 24, 2023

Ralph "Jim" Henderson, formerly of Melrose and Mashpee, died peacefully in Peabody, MA, on September 24, 2023, at the age of 87. Jim was born on December 12, 1935, in Winthrop, MA to William and Hannah (McMann) Henderson. He was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose Public Schools, and lived in Melrose for most of his life. He would go...

Dorothy Pinkham

Dorothy Pinkham

Sep 23, 2023

Dorothy "Dottie" (Cargill) Pinkham passed away on Saturday, September 23, at her home and surrounded by her family and beloved dogs.

Dorothy was born on January 29, 1960 in Stoneham, Massachusetts to the late Edwin J. Cargill and Beverly E. (Runge) Cargill. She was raised in Melrose with her parents and many siblings. She graduated from Melrose...

William Harold Ryan

William Harold Ryan

Sep 22, 2023

William (Bill) Harold Ryan, 79, of Melrose, passed away on September 22, 2023 with his wife of 55 years and his three children by his side.

Bill was born on August 24, 1944, to mother Florence Agnes (Guest) Ryan and father Patrick Joseph Ryan at Melrose Wakefield Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, and...

Carmen  L. Donnaruma

Carmen L. Donnaruma

Sep 22, 2023

Carmen L. Donnaruma, of Melrose, passed away at his home on September 22, 2023, at 91years of age.

Carmen was born & raised in East Boston and served proudly in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War. He resided in East Boston for most of his life and Melrose for the past 26 years. Carmen worked...

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