Kenneth Glover
May 27, 2021
Kenneth Glover of Melrose passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a brief illness on May 27, 2021. Ken was born in 1938 and lived in Melrose his entire life. He met the love of his life, Marilyn, when she sat right behind him in homeroom in high school. They shared 61 years of marriage together. He was a...
Elaine G. (Pietrantoni) Leuci
May 26, 2021
Elaine G. (Pietrantoni) Leuci, formerly of Chelmsford, Burlington and Everett, passed away at home on May 26, 2021 at the age of 82. Elaine was born & raised in Everett and a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1958 and the Stenotype Institute in Boston. She was a full time mother and Office Manager & Administrator for the family...
Richard "Dick" Shea
May 26, 2021
Richard (Dick) Shea of Naples, Florida, formerly of Melrose and Osterville, MA, passed away on May 26th at the age of 84 due to complications with Parkinson's Disease while surrounded by his loving family. Dick is survived by his beautiful wife of 62 years, Barbara (Beaudoin) Shea, five children, fourteen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. His family includes: Son Michael &...
Dorothy M. (Mistretta) Mckenna
May 25, 2021
Dorothy M. (Mistretta) McKenna, of Reading, formerly of Winchester passed away peacefully at her home in Reading in the company of her family after a long illness. Dot (Mistretta) was born on September 30, 1924 in Medford and was raised there graduating from Medford High School in 1942. She earned her Bachelor degree at Boston University in 1946. She became...
William F. Redmond
May 25, 2021
On Tuesday May 25th Bill Redmond passed away peacefully of congestive heart failure at the age of 79. Bill was born in Somerville to William Redmond, Sr and Ester Sweeney. He received his bachelor's degree from St John's and his master's degree from the University of New Mexico. While both were teaching at an elementary school Bill met his loving...
Elsie Constantine
May 23, 2021
Elsie Constantine, of Somerville, passed away at the Elmhurst Healthcare in Melrose on May 23, 2021 at the age of 89. Elsie was born and raised in Somerville & a graduate of Somerville High School. She was a lifelong Somerville resident, avid reader and always enjoyed having lunch & traveling with her girlfriends. Elsie was a former member of St....
Claire M. Twist
May 21, 2021
Claire Twist, a 40-year resident of Melrose, passed away on Friday unexpectedly at Salem Hospital. Twist was a native of Malden and was a lifelong educator. She started her career as a schoolteacher in Lynwood, California before teaching at the St. Mary's, Lincoln and Winthrop schools in Melrose. She retired as a first-grade teacher at the Winthrop school in 2014....
Nancy L. Jones
May 20, 2021
Nancy Jones, 63, of Peabody, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2021 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA and predeceased by her parents, Harry Albert Jones Jr. and Alice Jones. Nancy had a long career in the publishing industry. She was a talented and creative artist who was always ready to help others in need. Nancy...
Jessie G. Suozzo
May 19, 2021
Jessie G. Suozzo, of Melrose, died peacefully on May 19th, 2021 at the age of 98. She was born on April 12, 1923 to Pasquale and Angela (Scarpa) Suozzo, and was raised in East Boston. Jessie was a devoted member of St. Mary's Church and the St. Mary's Ladies Sodality in Melrose. She was a very active volunteer at the...
George J. "Buddy" Knox
May 16, 2021
It is with a heavy sad heart to announce George Buddy Knox passed away the afternoon of May 16, 2021 with family at his side. To friends and family and those that knew him, he went by Buddy after his Dad. George was a huge sports person and watched local, college and the pro's. He could talk sports with anyone...
Mark S. Scalisi
May 12, 2021
Mark S. Scalisi, born and raised in Melrose, passed away suddenly on May 12, 2021 at the age of 63. He was born on November 6, 1957 to the late Anthony and Frances (McCabe) Scalisi. He is survived by his daughters Christina and Dara. Brother of Karen Scalisi of Melrose, Cheryl Scalisi & her fiancée Greg Celko of Webster, Walter...
John F. Reynolds, Jr.
May 10, 2021
John Francis Reynolds, of Prospect, VA, died on May 10th, 2021. He was born in Everett, Massachusetts on October 23, 1942 to the late John F. Reynolds and Margaret E. (Leary) Reynolds. John was raised in Melrose, attended elementary schools and graduated from Melrose High School in 1960. His education continued at Tufts University (B.A.) 1964, Tubergin University in Germany...
James F. Daly Jr.
May 9, 2021
James F. Daly Jr. Beloved son of James F & Josephine (Barry) Daly. Jim was born in South Boston 86 years ago. He was married to Jane (Donahoe) Daly for 57 years. Father of James F. III and his wife Kimberly of Groton, Elizabeth Jones and her husband Thomas of Byfield and Kathleen Pereira and her husband Peter of Mendon....
Shirley J. (Hatch) Lawler
May 1, 2021
Shirley J. Lawler (Hatch) Shirley J. Lawler (Hatch) of Melrose passed away peacefully on May 1, 2021, at the age of 95. She was born in Reading, MA, to Ida and William Hatch. She was the sister of Caroline, Marilyn, Robert, and Roland. She was married to the late Raymond A. Lawler for 62 years. Shirley was the devoted mother...
Arlene M. (Kelley) Crowley
Apr 30, 2021
Arlene Marie Kelley Crowley was born in Dorchester on November 24, 1933 to William Kelley and Eileen Meehan Kelley. She considered herself a "Melrose girl" in her heart as that is where spent most of her life and raised her family. Arl had a never-ending capacity for kindness and love, not just for her children and husband, but for all...
Emma L. (Costa) Trulli
Apr 30, 2021
Emma L. Trulli On April 30, 2021 Emma Laura (Costa) Trulli of Peabody, MA passed away peacefully. She was 95. Emma was born on April 7, 1926 to Theresa (Lodi) Costa and William Costa in Everett, MA. She graduated Everett High School and married Alphonso A. Trulli in 1948. She worked for a time at her husband's architectural firm, A.A....
Christine J. Meredith
Apr 27, 2021
Christine Meredith passed away peacefully at Care Dimensions Kaplan House in Danvers, MA. She was born at Melrose Hospital and graduated from Melrose High School in the Class of '67 with a business diploma, and later took a position at MIT in bookkeeping where she met her husband Denny. Moving to Farmington Hills, Michigan some time after marrying, she had...
James G. Deyoung
Apr 27, 2021
James Gregory DeYoung Born April 19th 1932 Died April 27th 2021 Naples, Florida James G. DeYoung, 89, beloved husband of Margaret E. (Kelly) DeYoung, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Naples, Florida. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Herbert and Catherine (Smith) DeYoung. James and his seven siblings, Herbert, Robert, George, Ronald,...
Lillian M. (Bono) Galante
Apr 23, 2021
Lillian Galante, a longtime resident of Melrose and Stoneham, MA, passed away peacefully Friday, April 23, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 1, 1933 in Boston and grew up in the North End. Lillian was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. In her early years she worked retail at Filene's in Boston. Married...
Edwina J. "Wina" Murphy
Apr 22, 2021
Edwina J. (Meuse) Murphy, of Melrose, died at home on April 22, 2021 with her daughters at her side. She was born and raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose high school. She worked full time her entire life being a devoted wife and cherished mother to her three children. Her four grandchildren brought her enormous joy and this joy...
