Robert A. Avola
Nov 7, 2021
Robert A. Avola, of Melrose, passed away on November 7, 2021 at the age of 61. Bob was born in Melrose on August 28, 1960 to Angelo and Elizabeth (Carpenito) Avola. Bob was raised in Melrose and attended Melrose High School. He then attended Northeast Aero Tech which later transitioned him to aircraft mechanic and later became President of American...
Joseph A. Rotunno
Nov 3, 2021
Joseph A. Rotunno, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, passed away at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on November 3, 2021, at the age of 62. Joe was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School. He resided in Wakefield and worked as a Truck Driver for Odwalla Beverage Company. Joe was an avid sports fan, especially the...
Dr. James T. Mcneil
Nov 2, 2021
Dr. James T. McNeil, of Melrose passed away on November 2, 2021. Dr. McNeil was raised in Everett. He attended Boston College High School and then entered the United States Navy V-12 program during World War II matriculating at Boston College and Brown University before entering dental school at New York University. After graduating from dental school, Dr. McNeil opened...
Alfred Boukharov
Oct 28, 2021
Alfred Boukharov, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2021, at the age of 86. Alfred was born in Russia and spent most of his professional life as a mechanical engineer designing machines for iron ore mining in Ukraine. In 2011 he and his wife Olga moved to the United States to reunite with the family of his elder...
Kevin Barry
Oct 22, 2021
Kevin passed away on 10/22/2021 at the age of 56 at Boston Medical Center after a prolonged battle with Bladder Cancer which spread to his brain. Kevin was born on 7/7/65. He attended Horace Mann Elementary School, as well as Melrose JR and SR High School graduating in 1983. During those years, Kevin loved his position on the Hockey Team,...
James Robert Mccarthy
Oct 21, 2021
James "Jimmy" Robert McCarthy passed away at Season's Hospice in Milton on October 21, 2021 at the age of 67 from a long battle with cancer. Jimmy was born in Melrose on February 13, 1954, was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1972. Shortly after graduation, he worked at The Boston and Maine Railroad, as a...
Richard J. Auger
Oct 21, 2021
Richard Auger passed away on the morning of October 21, 2021 at the age of 66. Richard, who was born in Revere, spent his last few years living in Melrose, where many years of his childhood were spent. He had also spent some time living in Everett, as well as on a farm in Littleton. His battle with cancer in...
Margaret M. "Peggy" (Corkery) Mcgee
Oct 18, 2021
Margaret M. "Peggy" McGee, loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer on Monday, October 18. She was 71 years old. Peggy was born and raised in Cambridge, graduating from Cambridge Rindge and Latin class of '69 before beginning her career as an outpatient clerk at Cambridge Hospital, where she worked for over...
Herbert M. Macdonough
Oct 16, 2021
Herbert Mark MacDonough, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2021, at the age of 74. Herb was born in Cambridge, raised in Somerville, and a graduate of Matignon High School, Cambridge, Class of 1965. After graduation, he went on to serve in the United States Air Force and returned to earn a degree from Northeastern University, Boston, and...
Esther P. "Terry" Murphy
Oct 14, 2021
Esther P. "Terry" Murphy, of Melrose, formerly of Somerville, died on October 14, 2021 at the age of 85. She was predeceased by her parents, Alfred and Annie (Henshon) Akins, her sisters Mary (Akins) Darcy and Shirley (Akins) Salm. Beloved wife of the late Edward W. Murphy – 40 year employee of W.R. Grace & Co. in Cambridge and decorated...
Roy G. Bauer Jr.
Oct 6, 2021
Roy Bauer is a renowned spiritual leader, counselor, mentor, and healer for many people both spiritually and physically. He was a great teacher combining all the different religions showing the similarity. He taught Shamanism, Reiki, Soul Retrieval, Church Law and gave spiritual guidance as well as training healers to carry on the work. He has many ministers through the USA....
Agnes Louise (Griffin) Donovan
Oct 1, 2021
Agnes "Louise" (Griffin) Donovan, born March 17, 1938, passed peacefully on October 1, 2021. Louise was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and immigrated to the United States in 1955. She was pre-deceased by her husband, William T. Donovan, Sr. Louise was the daughter of Allan J. and Mary Jane (Cameron) MacDonald; pre-deceased by siblings Clement Griffin and Ronald Griffin; survived...
Donna M. (Carr) Canada
Oct 1, 2021
Donna M. (Carr) Canada, of Melrose, passed away on October 1st, 2021 at the age of 69. She was born in Melrose on July 5, 1952 to Lillian M. (Foley) Carr and the late Donald F. Carr. Donna was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. She worked at the Northeast Vocational School in Wakefield for many years....
Gerard L. Malone Sr.
Sep 30, 2021
Gerard L. Malone Sr. passed away at his home in Melrose on September 30, 2021. He was 77 years of age. Mr. Malone was born and raised in Charlestown and graduated from Boston College. After high school he served his country with pride in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. Gerald lived in Charlestown for many years, Brockton...
Quincy King
Sep 30, 2021
Quincy King, of Melrose, passed away on September 30, 2021 at the age of 70. He was born in Boston on June 20, 1951, was raised in Boston, and attended Boston Public Schools. He was the husband of Jeannie King of Melrose. Father of Abigail King and Quincy King II, both of Melrose. Brother of Eleanor King of Melrose. He...
William "Bill" J. Killilea
Sep 29, 2021
William J. "Bill" Killilea, of Melrose, passed away on September 29, 2021 at the age of 64. Bill was born in Bangor, ME on February 23, 1957 to John P. & Patricia M. (Brennan) Killilea. He was raised in Melrose, MA and graduated from Melrose High School in 1975. After high school he attended the Maine Central Institute in 1976...
John E. Lyons
Sep 28, 2021
John Lyons July 14, 1953 – September 28, 2021 John E. Lyons, 68, of Melrose, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at home on September 28, 2021 after a long illness. Born to his loving mother Maureen (Reidy) Lyons and to John Adams, and raised in Woburn, MA by Maureen and Thomas P. Lyons, he also spent many years living in Lexington...
Carolyn J. Whitley
Sep 27, 2021
Carolyn J. Whitley passed away at Care One in Peabody on September 27, 2021. She was 83 years of age. Carolyn was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late John & Catherine (Carroll) Whitley. She was raised in Brooklyn, graduated from New York State with a teaching degree and received her Masters in reading at Salem State College. Miss Whitley...
Ronald Charles Devellis
Sep 27, 2021
Ronald C. DeVellis, formerly of Somerville & Cambridge, passed away on September 27, 2021, at the age of 81. Ronald was born in Somerville, MA on November 8, 1939, to Cosmo "Charlie" and Vincenza Rose (DiFazio) DeVellis. He was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. Ronald spent most of his life living in Somerville and Cambridge. He...
Frank Callahan
Sep 23, 2021
Frank Callahan of Melrose, passed away at Glen Ridge Nursing Center in Medford on September 23, 2021. He was 93 years of age. Frank was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, lived in Everett for 6 years and Melrose for over 60 years. Mr. Callahan has been a carpenter since a teenager and owned and operated Frank Callahan Carpentry based...
