Virginia "Gina" (O'Neill) Cronin
Nov 17, 2025
Virginia "Gina" (O'Neill) Cronin, age 79, peacefully passed away on November 17, 2025, following a courageous battle with diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease, and dementia. Gina will always be remembered as a mother, wife, and friend. Gina was married to Dan for 53 great years and had four great children, Danny, Keri-Ann, Derek, and Sean. Also a great son-in-law Lew Barrett....
J. Randall Huber
Nov 4, 2025
J. Randall (Randy) Huber, age 77, died at Melrose Wakefield Hospital on November 4, 2025, after a brief illness.
Born on February 23, 1948, to the late John W. and Helen L. Huber, he attended Melrose High School and then graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1970. On October 30, 1977, he married Dorothy Bernadette LaMarca, his...
Francis J. Mcnamara, Jr. Dmd
Nov 1, 2025
Francis J. McNamara, Jr., of Melrose and Rockport, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 1st, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was 85.
Dr. McNamara was born in Melrose on October 4, 1940 to the late Francis J. McNamara, Sr., MD, and his wife Christine (Byrnes) McNamara. Frank graduated from Boston College High School in 1958,...
Shirley R. (Gonzales) Morelli
Nov 1, 2025
Shirley Morelli passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
She was born and raised in Malden. Shirley was the daughter of Oreste and Teresa (Marucci) Gonzales and the youngest of 12 children.
She was the beloved wife of Michael Morelli for over 65 years.
She was a dedicated homemaker who made her home...
William L. Carney
Oct 29, 2025
We know that we were lucky to have him for as long as we did. Nevertheless, the family of Bill Carney sadly announces his peaceful passing on Wednesday, October 29th, at the age of ninety-three.
Bill is survived by his best friend and wife of sixty-six years, Carol. He also leaves a family he loved deeply: Cathy...
Evelyn M. Lovett
Oct 28, 2025
Evelyn Mae Lovett (Nicholson), of Melrose, a woman with great faith and strength, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones after a courageous 4-year battle with lung cancer on October 28, 2025, at the age of 83, just 2 weeks shy of her 84th birthday. She was born in Lynn on November 10th, 1941, to the late Joseph and Agnes...
Nicholas Fasano
Oct 26, 2025
Nicholas Fasano, of Melrose, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on October 26, 2025. He was 87 years young.
Born in Saugus, Nick was the elder son of Margaret (Coscia) and Nicholas A. Fasano. When he was two, he and his parents moved to a triple decker in Chelsea, where his brother William was...
Liane B. (Carter) Crowley
Oct 26, 2025
Liane Carter Crowley, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on October 26, 2025, at the age of 52. Born at Newton-Wellesley Hospital on August 3, 1973, Liane was the beloved daughter of the late Kathleen (Kearns) Clifford and James E. Carter, Jr., and the cherished stepdaughter of the late John T. Clifford.
Liane was a...
Donald F. Corcoran
Oct 26, 2025
Donald F. Corcoran of Melrose, passed away on October 26, 2025 at the age of 95. He was born on May 17, 1930 in the City of Melrose, Massachusetts. He was the son of Edmund and Katherine Corcoran and one of 6 children. He was a life-long resident of Melrose and met the love of his life, Shirley Crocker...
Maria (Servodio) "Maruzzella" Ruotolo
Oct 25, 2025
Maria (Servodio) "Maruzzella" Ruotolo, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2025, in Melrose, Massachusetts. Born on August 12, 1938, in Arpaia Benevento, Italy, she was a daughter to the late Francesco and Arcangela (D'Onofrio) Servodio. Maria's life was a testament to her enduring spirit and her capacity to touch the lives of everyone she encountered.
Maria was...
Carol C. (Fama) Brousseau
Oct 24, 2025
Carol C. (Fama) Brousseau, of Malden, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, October 24, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on December 25, 1940, in Boston, Carol was the beloved daughter of the late Maurice and Josephine (Navaro) Fama of Somerville, and sister of the late Leonard Fama of Melbourne, Florida. She was the devoted...
Theodore Juzwiski
Oct 24, 2025
Theodore Juzwiski, of Melrose, died on October 24, 2025, at the age of 100. Ted was born on April 29, 1925, in Reading, PA, the son of John and Anna Juzwiski. He graduated from Reading Senior High School in 1943. He served in the US Navy during World War II on board the USNTS Sampson and USS Euryale. Ted...
Kevin H. Harrington
Oct 21, 2025
Kevin H. Harrington, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, died peacefully on October 21, 2025, at the age of 81. He was born in Everett, MA, on March 24, 1944, to the late Eleanor (Lee) and Nelson J. Harrington. Kevin was raised in a big hockey family in Melrose. He played hockey for Melrose High School and continued to always...
Ciro Tenaglia
Oct 21, 2025
Ciro Tenaglia of Melrose passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025 at the age of 94.
Born on August 25, 1931 in the city of Lanciano Italy. He was called to America by his brother Umberto in 1947 at the age of 17. It was in the North End that he met his beautiful wife Antonietta (Zizza)...
Marilyn Contreas
Oct 20, 2025
Marilyn Contreas, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died on October 20, 2025, at the age of 74. She was born in Melrose on February 27, 1951, to the late Elizabeth (O'Neil) and John Contreas. Marilyn is survived by her loving sister, Jane Contreas of Connecticut, and numerous loving cousins.
Marilyn graduated from Melrose High School in 1968,...
Robert Edwin "Bob" Mackenzie
Oct 20, 2025
Robert Edwin MacKenzie, a lifelong resident of Melrose, MA, died peacefully at home on October 20, 2025. He was 97.
Robert "Bob" was born on March 11, 1928 to John Henry MacKenzie and Margaret (Gillis) MacKenzie. He was brother to his beloved sister Marilyn (MacKenzie) Schnurr and they spent their childhood living on Harvard Street in Melrose....
Mark L. Perry
Oct 20, 2025
Mark Leland Perry, 67, of Malden, MA, passed away unexpectedly on October 20, 2025. Born in Beverly, MA, on April 16, 1958, he was the son of the late Leland Jr. and Rosemary (Tiernan) Perry.
Mark grew up in Beverly, MA as one of seven children. While still in high school he enlisted in the US Navy...
Patricia A. Paleo
Oct 18, 2025
Patricia A. Paleo, lovingly known as Tricia, passed away after a short illness at Milford Regional Hospital on October 18th at the age of 74.
She was born and raised in Melrose, May 6th, 1951, and graduated from Melrose High School. Tricia earned her associate's degree in accounting from North Shore Community College and later completed her...
Robert M. Shay
Oct 17, 2025
Robert Michael "Bob" Shay, age 78, of Melrose, Massachusetts, passed away on October 17, 2025, at Lahey Hospital in Burlington.
Born in Somerville, MA on July 19, 1947, Robert was one of eleven children of the late John L. and Kathleen R. Shay, who raised their eleven children on Lebanon Street in Melrose, MA. He attended Melrose...
Tamie Johnson
Oct 16, 2025
Tamie Johnson passed away on October 16, 2025 she was 62 years old. Born August 6, 1963, in Melrose, MA, she was a graduate of Melrose High School class of 1981.
Tamie was the daughter of the late Francis and Elsie Johnson of Melrose. She is survived by her beloved three children, Brandon Ziskind, Ryan Ziskind, and...
