"Steve" Check Siel Yu
Oct 8, 2020
Steve Check Siel Yu, of Melrose, MA, passed away on October 8, 2020 at the age of 69. He was born in China, educated in Hong Kong and spent most of his life at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Steve was the first born of Jimmy Gen Yuen Yee and Oi Yuk Chu. He was the loyal husband of Forra Yu....
Thomas O. "Tod" Dargan
Oct 8, 2020
Thomas O. "Tod" Dargan, of Melrose, died at Melrose Wakefield Hospital on October 8, 2020. He was 72 years of age. Tod was the beloved husband of Jane M. (Laskey) Dargan. Loving father of Seth R. Dargan and Katie Kelley & her husband Peter and the late Andrew Dargan, all of Melrose. Cherished grandfather of Luke & Kara Kelley. Caring...
Judith Ellen Gillis
Oct 8, 2020
Judith E. Gillis, of Hampton, NH, died on October 8, 2020 at the age of 67. Judy was born in Boston, MA on March 8th, 1953 to the late Donald and Patricia (Morley) Gillis. Judy was a beloved high school teacher at Farmington High school in NH, she had a passion for teaching and was adored by her students. She...
Margaret A. Costa
Oct 7, 2020
Margaret Costa passed away peacefully at home on October 7, 2020. Margaret loved to make ceramics, knit, crochet and showered many of her beautiful treasures on family and friends. She was a wonderful baker making many scrumptious desserts but was just as happy with a hot cup of tea and a molasses biscuit. Margaret was always the life of the...
Lorraine M. (Robichaud) Bruno
Oct 6, 2020
Lorraine Mary Lucy Bruno (Robichaud) age 89, of North Andover, formerly of Melrose died peacefully at home with her husband by her side on October 6, 2020. She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years & best friend, Pasquale E. Bruno. Loving mother of Patrick M. Bruno & spouse Kimberly, Dean A. Bruno & spouse Meg, Karen V....
Leo Howard Green
Oct 4, 2020
Leo Howard Green, 91, of Melrose, MA passed away on October 4, 2020, surrounded by the love of his family. Leo was born in Somerville, MA on July 29, 1929. He owned and operated the Winthrop Beauty Salon for over forty years. He lived for his children and grandchildren, spending as much time with them as he could. He loved...
Doris M. (Arsenault) Sullivan
Sep 27, 2020
Doris M. (Arsenault) Sullivan passed away at her home in Melrose on September 27, 2020. She was 86 years of age. Doris was born in Boston, raised in Chelsea, graduated from Our Lady of Assumption Grammar School and from Chelsea High School. Doris and her late husband Lawrence, who was a former Alderman in Chelsea, lived most of their lives...
Joyce K. (Warner) Dalton
Sep 27, 2020
Joyce K. Dalton, of Melrose, passed away surrounded by her loving family, on September 27, 2020 at Wingate of Haverhill after a long period of declining health, just 2 weeks shy of her 89th birthday. She was born on October 11, 1931 in Port of Spain Trinidad, the daughter of Clarence and Muriel (Steele) Warner. While working at the Canadian...
Gerardo J. D'Amato, Jr.
Sep 27, 2020
Jerry, as he is known to most was a union carpenter in local 33 for most of his life. He grew up in Malden and moved to Melrose with his wife Mary of 68 years where they raised their family. His favorite past time was spent with his wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He enjoyed golf and traveling to...
Pauline R. (Hardiman) Howard
Sep 25, 2020
Pauline (Hardiman) Howard formerly of Wolfeboro, NH, passed away on September 25, 2020 at the age of 97. She was born in Malden on July 6, 1923 to Martin and Margaret (Moriarty) Hardiman. Predeceased by her beloved husband, James Howard. They married in 1946 and started their lives in Reading where Jim was a police officer and Pauline worked for...
Shana Naraia Fusco-Russell
Sep 19, 2020
Shana Naraia Fusco-Russell, of Melrose, passed away suddenly at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, after succumbing to fatal injuries incurred from a tragic automobile accident in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 19, 2020. Shana Naraia was born on July 21, 1994 in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Her very first view of the world was looking at the Spot Pond Reservoir. Shana...
Robert "Pete" Butler
Sep 18, 2020
Robert "Pete" Butler, passed away peacefully on September 18th at the age of 78. He was born in Newfoundland Canada in 1942 to the late Laura (Snow) Butler and William Henry Dawe Butler. He was the beloved husband of the late Evelyn F. (Levenson) Butler, his high school sweetheart whom they shared 50 wonderful years of marriage. Pete was an...
Jenny L Gallant
Sep 18, 2020
Jenny Lee Gallant, of Gloucester, formerly of Lynn, passed away after a lengthy illness on September 18, 2020 at the age of 36. Jenny was the loving mother of Julian D. Diaz of Lynn, Alyssa L. Merrill, Anthony R. Merrill, Jr., and Aaden J. Scoppettuolo, all of Gloucester. Cherished daughter of David S. & Roxane C. (Peterson) Gallant of Lynn....
Michael S. Lyons
Sep 16, 2020
Michael S. Lyons died suddenly on September 16, 2020, he was only 46 years of age. Mike was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1991, and from The University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Mike went on to become a proud member of the Teamsters Union while working for a number of years at UPS. Most recently...
Ann Christine (Mcisaac) Doherty
Sep 14, 2020
Ann Christine (McIsaac) Doherty, having lived a full and active life for nearly 95 years, passed peacefully on September 14th, 2020. Predeceased by her loving husband, Owen Francis Doherty LTC-RA retired and two daughters, Ellen Frances Comeau and Nancy Louise McDonough. Born, prematurely at home, to Hugh Daniel McIsaac and Florence Annie MacKinnon in Somerville, she spent her first night...
Kathleen R. Courtney
Sep 8, 2020
Kathleen R. (Theodore) Courtney, of Suffolk, VA, formerly of Melrose, MA, passed away on September 8th, 2020 at the age of 84. She was born in Chelsea, MA on March 17, 1936 to the late Alexander & Alice (Clark) Theodore. Kathleen worked for many years as a switchboard operator for the New England Telephone Company. She is survived by her...
Joseph Peter Flanagan
Sep 6, 2020
Joseph P. "Joe" Flanagan was born and raised in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland where he attended secondary school at Newbridge College. He went on to Trinity College in Dublin to attain a bachelor's degree in economics. Graduating in 1989, he moved to the States and worked as an accountant at The Boston Company where he met the love of his...
Lauria B. (Pickens) Currier
Sep 6, 2020
Lauria Beth Currier (Pickens), also known as Mrs. C, Mom, Maaaa, Nana, and Yaya, died on September 6, 2020 after deciding she couldn't watch Tom Brady play for the Bucs. Lauria was happily married to Herbert W. Currier Jr. for more than 50 years (although she secretly wished she was married to Jim Rice). She is survived by her four...
Mary Lee F. (Josserand) Scharaffa
Sep 5, 2020
Mary Lee F. (Josserand) Scharaffa, of Melrose, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, September 5, 2020, surrounded by her loving family after a long and courageous 20 year battle with dementia. Beloved daughter of the late Jewel and Mary (Bova) Josserand. Devoted wife for almost 50 years to former Commissioner of the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, Frank J....
James J. Gorman
Aug 28, 2020
Jimmy was born in Melrose in December 28, 1969 the second son of Fred and Claire Gorman. He was a graduate of Melrose High School Class of 1988. After high school, Jimmy worked for a variety of different companies including Greenwood and Sons and most recently, D & R Paving. Anyone who knew Jimmy, knew he loved life and no...
