Obituary Listing

Sep 18, 2022

Thomas Ellis Price Jr., 73 passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 18, 2022, with his love and best friend by his side. Tom was a long-time resident of Melrose for the last twenty-six years. He was born in Holyoke, MA on November 11, 1948, to the late Claire Roy Price and Thomas E. Price Sr.

Tom was...

Sep 15, 2022

Susan C. Nickerson (Healey), of North Reading, died at home surrounded by her loving family on September 15, 2022 at the age of 70. She was born on September 25, 1951 in Melrose to the late Robert and Mary (Harris) Healey. Susan was raised in Melrose, where she graduated from Melrose High School, class of 1969.

After...

Sep 14, 2022

Roger L. Richard, of Beverly, formerly of Medford, passed away at his home on September 14, 2022. He was 93 years old.

Roger was the beloved husband of the late Anna T. (Bernhard) Richard. Loving father of Stephen Richard and his wife Ginny Richard of Lynnfield and Michelle Arkins and her partner Donald DeWart of Topsfield. Cherished...

Sep 13, 2022

Benedict J. "Dick" Pothier passed away peacefully at home in Tewksbury surrounded by his family on September 13, 2022, he was 91 years of age. Dick was born in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia on October 26, 1930 to the late Henri & Neomise (Surette) Pothier. He was raised in Nova Scotia and came to the US at the age of...

Sep 11, 2022

David S. Csicsek died suddenly at his home in North Point, Florida, on September 11, 2022. David painlessly passed away at the age of 60.

Dave was born in Everett, was raised in Melrose, was a longtime resident of Melrose before moving to Florida in October 2021. He graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1980, received...

Sep 11, 2022

Matthew S. Datalo of Wakefield passed away unexpectedly due to an underlying health condition while at home surrounded by his loving family and partner Shannon Maher. He was 38 years of age. Born on February 3, 1984 in Boston, MA., Matt is the beloved son of Kim A. and Ruthanne Datalo and the loving brother of Alexandra Datalo. Matt...

Sep 10, 2022

Ronald J. Roche passed away on September 10, 2022. Ronald J. Roche was born in London, England. His happy childhood was interrupted by WWII when he and his young sister were evacuated to Somerset (100 miles out of London) to escape the Nazi Luftwaffe's bombing. Ronald's parents owned a thriving business in the outskirts of London and much of...

Sep 9, 2022

Marilyn J. Collins (Troughton), of Stoneham, died at home surrounded by her loving family on September 9, 2022 at the age of 74. She was born on February 14, 1948 in Medford to the late William & Evelyn Troughton. Marilyn was raised in Melrose, where she graduated from Melrose High School class of 1966.

Marilyn worked as...

Sep 8, 2022

Loretta G. (Conrod) Mabardy, of Melrose, formerly of Somerville, passed away peacefully at home on September 8, 2022. Loretta was the beloved wife of 47 years to William G. Mabardy. Loving mother of Lauren G. Lasker & her husband Scott of Avon, Ohio and Mariel J. Eagles & her husband Peter of Wakefield. Cherished Nonnie of Nathan & Ryan...

Sep 8, 2022

Margaret Mary "Peggy" (Bowen) Kenny, 90, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, September 8, 2022. She was a longtime resident of Melrose for 54 years. She was born on October 8, 1931 in Medford to the late Thomas and Margaret Bowen.

She was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School...

Sep 4, 2022

Robert Clegg Casey died unexpectedly on Sunday September 4th, 2022, with his family by his side. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 3rd, 1941, he was raised in Jamaica Plain. Robert attended the Boston Latin School, the University of Notre Dame (BS) and Northeastern University (MA). Upon graduating from Notre Dame, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United...

Sep 3, 2022

Francis J. "Frank" Cabral, of Peabody, passed away at home on September 3, 2022. Frank was 74 years old.

Frank was born and raised in Somerville and a graduate of Somerville High School. He went on to receive his degree from Bunker Hill Community College. Frank proudly served his country in the United States Army during the...

Sep 1, 2022

William (Bill) F. Munsey, of Melrose, formerly of Malden, born in Brooklyn, NY passed away suddenly, yet peacefully, on September 1, 2022 at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire surrounded by his family. He was 85 years of age.

First and foremost, Bill felt endless, unconditional love for his family. He was married to the love of his...

Aug 31, 2022

Barbara C. Kenison, age 82, longtime resident of Melrose, MA died peacefully on Wednesday, August 31st after a brief illness with her loving husband Bill and her daughter Laura and son Tom by her side. She was born in Medford, MA on December 17, 1939 and was the daughter of the late Arnold and Elinor (Cipriano) Stuffle. She was...

Aug 30, 2022

Phyllis V. (Thompson) Chagnon (99), previously of Concord, MA, passed away peacefully at home on August 30, 2022.

Born in Los Angeles, CA on January 22, 1923, raised in Everett and Melrose, MA. She attended St. Mary's schools and earned her B.A. from Emmanuel College.

Phyllis began her career as a teacher and continued as...

Aug 28, 2022

Marie J. Kelleher, 88, died at Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, August 28, 2022 following a brief illness. Born on March 21, 1934 in Melrose, Marie was the daughter of the late Simon J. and Marie A. (Long) Kelleher. A lifelong Melrose resident, Marie was the third generation to reside in their family home on Tappan Street. Marie was a...

Aug 27, 2022

Carol A. (Simmons) Packard 83, a long-time resident of Whitman and in later years Plymouth died peacefully on August 27, 2022. Born in Brockton, MA in 1938 she was the youngest child of Beatrice (Pike) and Frank Simmons. Carol graduated from Brockton High School in 1955 and a year later married her High School sweetheart Loring. They enjoyed 54 wonderful...

Aug 26, 2022

Eileen A. Patterson, 71, of Melrose, MA died unexpectedly at home on Friday, August 26. Eileen was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's High School and has been a resident of Melrose since 1963. She worked for CGI for 39 years, in their Customer Support group and was a Eucharistic minister and longtime member of Incarnation Church, Melrose, MA...

Aug 25, 2022

Rita J. Sullivan, of Malden, died at home surrounded by family on August 25, 2022 at the age of 97. She was born on December 28, 1924 in Charlestown to the late Daniel & Nora Sullivan. Rita was raised in Malden, where she graduated from the Cheverus School. She was a woman of strong faith and a member of the...

Aug 24, 2022

Linda S. (Cleary) Smith, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died peacefully on August 24, 2022 at the age of 82. She was born on April 8th, 1940 to the late Arthur and Annie (Critch) Cleary. Linda was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1958. Linda married her high school sweetheart, John, in 1965, and they remained...