Obituary Listing

Feb 17, 2023

Diane Emery, 66, of Melrose, Massachusetts, passed away on February 17th, 2023, after a yearlong battle with cancer. She passed at home surrounded by her loved ones.

Diane was born on October 9th, 1956, to John and Rita Stanley in Melrose, Massachusetts. She attended Saint Mary's elementary and middle school. In 1974 she graduated Melrose High School....

Feb 17, 2023

Carol L.(Lundstedt) Skerry passed away at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on February 17, 2023 at the age of 94. She was born to Alfred and Olive (Neville)Lundstedt on July 11, 1928, in Malden, Ma. Carol graduated from Malden High School. She would eventually settle in Medford to raise her family with her late husband Paul, where they lived for...

Feb 16, 2023

Stephen L. Moore passed away at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on February 16, 2023, he was 63 years of age, Stephen was born in Woburn, was raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1977. After graduation he entered into the United States Airforce to proudly serve his country.

He was an avid...

Feb 14, 2023

Garrett Lee Engels, age 79, died peacefully at his home in Melrose, February 14, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He bravely battled MSA for three years. Garrett was born May 2, 1943, to Joseph Engels and Mary Rita Moynihan of Lawrence MA.

Garrett attended Central Catholic high school in Lawrence and then graduated Boston University in...

Feb 14, 2023

Clyde B. Murphy of Falmouth, formerly of Melrose, passed on Tuesday February 14, 2023 at the age of 86 surrounded by the care and comfort of his family. He was born and raised in Somerville by the late John and Margaret Murphy.

Clyde is the beloved husband of Charlene M. Murphy of Falmouth. Loving father of Laurene...

Feb 9, 2023

Peter F. Kelly passed away at the Wakefield Nursing Center on February 9. 2023, he was 71 years of age, Peter was born in Melrose, was raised in Stoneham and graduated from Stoneham High School, Class of 1969. After graduation he entered the police academy and became a Stoneham Police Officer. Peter was a police officer in Stoneham for...

Feb 7, 2023

Allan F. Finlay, of Melrose, passed away on February 7, 2023 at the age of 78. He was born in Everett, MA on November 6, 1944 to the late Harry and Madeline (Beauchamp) Finlay. Allan was raised in Everett and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School, he would go on to earn a degree in electrical engineering from Lowell...

Feb 5, 2023

Antoinette Volpe passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on February 5, 2023 at the age of 93. She was kind, compassionate, fun, witty, beautiful, and warm to all who knew her, and her sparkle never faded. Preceded in death in 2022 by the love of her life, her husband of 68 years Luke, she was an...

Jan 31, 2023

Gladys C. (Polk) Ventola, formerly of Malden and Melrose, died peacefully on January 31st, 2023 at the age of 94. She was born to Frederick and Lena (MacLeod) Polk on July 1, 1928, in Melrose, MA. Gladys was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. She would eventually settle in Malden to raise her family with her...

Jan 30, 2023

With deep sadness we say goodbye to Roselyn Frank, daughter of the late Philip and Anne Frankenstein, of Pittsburgh, PA. Roselyn passed away on January 30th, at The Residence at Riverbend in Ipswich, MA at the age of 83. Roselyn was a remarkable woman who led a life defined by a pursuit of learning and knowledge. She had an...

Jan 28, 2023

Antonietta (Zizza) Tenaglia passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the age of 92.

Born on September 19, 1930, in Anzano di Puglia, Italy, Antonietta immigrated to America at the age of 14 with her family, at the end of World War II and settled in the North End...

Jan 28, 2023

Thomas 'Tom' Zibrofski, 82, of Green Street in Melrose, MA passed away the morning of Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Mass General Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Tom was born in Boston, raised in Somerville, and graduated from the Christopher Columbus High School in the North End of Boston, MA. Tom went on to study at...

Jan 28, 2023

Crowley, Margaret M. "Peg"

Of Melrose, January 28, 2023. Beloved wife of David M. Crowley of Melrose with whom she shared the most loving marriage for over 54 years. Loving mother of David J. Crowley and his wife, Nicole, of Wilmington, John T. Crowley and his wife, Trisha, of Exeter, NH, and Joshua P. Crowley and his...

Jan 24, 2023

Philip P. Ranieri, of Melrose, formerly a 45-year resident of Cambridge, died on January 24th, 2023, at the age of 65. He was born in Cambridge, MA on December 27, 1957, he started his schooling at the Harmony Hill School for 4 years in Rhode Island before finishing through the Cambridge Public School System.

Philip was an...

Jan 23, 2023

Elinor A. "Ellie" (Reponen) Cronin, of Melrose, passed away after a long illness on January 23, 2023 at the age of 91.

Elinor was born in Gardner, MA graduating from Templeton High School in 1949. Went on to study home economics on scholarship at Skidmore College graduating 1953. Elinor worked in the Medford Schools as a home...

Jan 21, 2023

Lawrence D. Murphy, age 68, peacefully passed away in his home on January 21, 2023. Larry was born and raised in Somerville, MA, graduated from Somerville High School and went on to his life long career at General Insulation Company.

Larry soon met his now wife, Marianne. They married in 1985 and lived in Melrose where they...

Jan 20, 2023

Judith E. Matson, of Melrose, passed away on January 20th, 2023 at the age of 80. She was the loving mother of Stephen R. Burnell of Melrose, Scott R. Burnell of AZ, and the late James R. Burnell. Proud grandmother of Nikolai Burnell of Melrose and Inessa Burnell of AZ. Sister of the late Joyce Furia and the late...

Jan 17, 2023

Cosmo was born in Revere on September 27, 1941 to the late Henry and Angelina (Dovidio) Vellucci. He was raised in Peabody and Revere and graduated from Revere High School. He went to work for the phone company as a technician after graduation and spent 35 years there working his way up first as a foreman and then as...

Jan 15, 2023

Derek Joseph Jefferson, a life long resident of Everett MA, passed unexpectedly on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 61 years old due to many health complications.

Derek is survived by his three children; Mackenzie, Andrew "AJ", and Giana Jefferson; his grandson, Adrian Dias; and his other half Jeanne Norton. He is predeceased by his brother; Stephen Jefferson....

Jan 13, 2023

Ann H. "Sissy" Pascale died unexpectedly on January 13, 2023 at the age of 63 years old. She sadly left behind her loving father Joseph Pascale and her late mother Patricia Pascale. Ann was the loving sister to Gale Pascale, Valarie Pascale, and the late Lisa Pascale. She was the caring aunt and proud godmother to Vincent Kilrow. Doting...