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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Donna L. Feindel
Feb 17, 2001
Donna L. Feindel, 49, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Saturday after a lengthy illness. Born in Melrose, she was raised in Stoneham and graduated from Stoneham High in 1968. She had been a resident of Stoneham for 28 yrs, a longtime resident of Woburn and Melrose for the past 4 yrs. Donna was an assembler at Eltron Electronic of Wilmington for...
Nina V. Foss
Feb 15, 2001
Nina V. Foss died after a long illness Feb. 15 at the Melrose Care Center at the age of 91. She was born in Canada, was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and has been a lifelong resident. She was a housewife the past several years and had previously worked for National Radio in Melrose as an assembler....
Donald F. Butler
Feb 14, 2001
Donald F. Butler died after a long illness at Melrose Wakefield Hospital Feb.14th. He was born in Chelsea, raised in Medford, graduated from Malden Catholic High School Class of 1941 and graduated from Boston University as a CPA after he served in WWII. Donald worked as a steriotyper for both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald (Record American) and...
Helen L. Carmody
Feb 14, 2001
Helen L. (Barrett) Carmody died after a long illness at Beth Isreal Hospital Feb. 14th at the age of 81. Helen was brought up in Shaunee Ok, Grad from High School in Shaunee. She lived in Everett for 35yrs, 8yrs in Melrose and the past 8yrs in Stoneham. Helen worked as the Department Manager of Medical Records at Whidden Memorial...
William T. Troughton
Feb 14, 2001
William T. Troughton died at Melrose Wakefield Hospital Wednesday Feb. 14 at the age of 81 after a lengthy illness. William was born in Barrow-N-Furnace England and came to this country when was 4 yrs old. He grew up in Somerville, graduated from Somerville High and from the time he was four until he was seventeen he sang professionally in...
Dorothy T. Dot O'Leary
Feb 11, 2001
Dorothy T. ''Dot'' O'Leary died after a long illness at her niece's home in NY Feb. 11th at the age of 90. She was born and brought up in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammer and St. Mary's High School in Melrose. Dot worked as a bookkeeper for over 50yrs for Frank Shereton Upholstry in Somerville and then for Caci...
Ethel Ruth Huston
Feb 10, 2001
Ethel Ruth (Curley) Huston died after a long illness at The Center for Optimum Care in Wakefield Feb. 10th at the age of 88. She was born in Fitchburg MA, brought up in Providence RI, graduated from high school in Providence and graduated from RI Hospital School of Nursing. Ethel worked as a registered nurse at Melrose Wakefield Hospital in...
Mary Bernadette Bernie Hooton
Feb 9, 2001
Mary Bernadette ''Bernie'' (Coughlin) Hooton died suddenly at home Feb. 9th at the age of 92. She was born and brought up in East Boston, Graduated from East Boston High. Bernie lived most of her life in Revere and the past 5yrs in Melrose. She worked as a clerk for Aetna Insurance Co. of Boston for 20yrs. Bernie was a...
Frances P. Dinocco
Feb 9, 2001
Frances P. (Simmons) DiNocco died after a long illness at Melrose Wakefield Hospital Feb. 9th at the age of 85. She was born and brought up in East Boston, graduated from East Boston High. Frances lived most of her life in Somerville, Saugus for 19yrs and Stoneham the past 18yrs. She worked as a registered licensed optician for Dr. Maynard...
