Elaine S. (Burgess) Zirpolo
May 30, 2020
Elaine S. (Burgess) Zirpolo, formerly of Somerville, passed away at the Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Center in Natick on May 30, 2020 at the age of 72. Elaine was born in Blackpool, England and came to the Amercia at the age of 22. She resided in Somerville for over 45 years and worked as a Clerk for a dry cleaning...
Peter V. Curran
May 25, 2020
Peter V. Curran, of Melrose, died peacefully on May 25, 2020 at the age of 92. Peter was born in Melrose on May 28, 1927 to Joseph V. and Selina (Hall) Curran. He was raised in Melrose and attended St. Mary's Catholic School, from there he went to work at Lawson's Machinery in Melrose and then entered the United States...
Carmel Killoran
May 19, 2020
Carmel Killoran, age 94, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on May 19th, surrounded by her loving family. Born on a farm in Belledune, New Brunswick, Canada to the late William & Helen (Duke) Killoran. She emigrated to Boston in 1948 to pursue a nursing career. Carmel worked at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital for several years before becoming a Nurse Manager of the...
Rolando Visentini
May 19, 2020
Rolando Visentini 1948 – 2020 Rolando Visentini, age 72, of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Beloved husband of 48 years to Michelina (Pastore) Visentini. Dear brother of Rolanda DiScipio, Medford, MA and Lina Visentini, Genova, Italy. Devoted father to his son, Agostino, daughter Daniela, son-in-law Alex, and adoring grandson Lorenzo. Loving uncle to many nieces and nephews....
Donald R. Felker
May 16, 2020
Donald R. Felker, 79 Enjoyed spending time with his family and volunteering with the Melrose Lions Club Don Felker, 79, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Saturday May 16, 2020 while residing at The Atrium at Veronica Drive, in Danvers. Don was born to George Lewis Felker and Gladys Rosalie Goodrich in Wenatchee, Washington. He grew up on...
Claire L. (Elliott) Ranieri
May 16, 2020
Claire L. (Elliott) Ranieri, of Melrose, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on May 16, 2020 at the age of 87. Claire was born in Medford, raised her family in Cambridge before moving to Stoneham and then Melrose. Claire was the loving wife of the late Felice "Phil" Ranieri. Devoted mother of Karen E. Tarmey & her...
Fortuna Loretta Tina (Rossino) Aliberti
May 15, 2020
Fortuna Loretta "Tina" (Rossino) Aliberti, of Somerville, formerly of Malden, died on May 15th, 2020 at the age of 101. The daughter of Sebastian and Mary (DiFilippo) Rossino, Tina was born in Boston on November 28, 1918. Tina was the beloved wife of the late John W. Aliberti. Loving mother of the late Mary Ellen Savage and Joan M. Aliberti....
Jean Marie (Doyle) Pandolfo
May 15, 2020
Jean (Doyle) Pandolfo of Peabody, formerly of East Boston and Saugus passed away peacefully on May 15 at the Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living. She was 86 years old. Jean was the beloved wife of the late Nicholas Pandolfo with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. She was born and raised in East Boston and a long...
Paul A. Dotoli
May 11, 2020
Paul Dotoli, age 63, of Malden, died suddenly on Monday, May 11, 2020 in his home after a long battle with multiple medical conditions. Paul was born on November 28, 1956 and was the son of Arlene Dotoli and the late Arthur Dotoli. Paul grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1973 before moving on to...
Grace C. (Morelli) Pavone
May 10, 2020
Grace C. (Morelli) Pavone died at her home in Melrose on May 10, 2020. She was 101 years of age. Grace was born in Boston on February 19, 1919 to the late Donato & Josephine (Filippone) Morelli, was raised in Malden and attended trade school. Mrs. Pavone has been a resident of Melrose for 70 years and worked as a...
Courtney E. Manning
May 8, 2020
Courtney E. Manning of Stoneham, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Winchester Hospital. She was born on April 19, 1975 in Melrose, she was the cherished daughter of Susan E. Manning and the late Robert P. Manning. Courtney was raised in Melrose where she brought joy and laughter to her close knit neighborhood from an early age. A...
Edward Richard Petrone
May 8, 2020
Edward R. Petrone, age 89, a 60 year resident of Melrose passed away peacefully on May 8, 2020. Edward was born on January 2, 1931 in East Boston, MA. He was the son of the late Nicholas and Teresa (Mollica) Petrone. Edward grew up in Somerville, MA and graduated in 1950 from Somerville Vocational High School with a concentration in...
Joanne (D'Amico) Diana
May 3, 2020
Joanne (D'Amico) Diana, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at the Hannah Duston Healthcare Center in Haverhill, May 3rd, 2020, at the age of 90. Joanne was predeceased by Guy, her loving husband of 54 years and her parents, James and Mary (Zandi) D'Amico, her brothers, Vincent and Salvatore D'Amico, and her sister, Marguerite DiBlasi. She was the sister...
Floyd H. Porter
May 3, 2020
Floyd H. Porter (82) of Chelsea, formerly of Revere and Winthrop, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday May 3, 2020. He is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Deborah (Meredith) Porter of Chelsea; Besides his wife he leaves two children, daughter Mandy (Porter) Piscitelli and her husband Frank J. Piscitelli, III Esq. of Millbury and son Nicholas...
Gertrude J. Gert (Doucette) Flaherty
Apr 30, 2020
Gertrude Jeanette (Doucette) Flaherty originally of Melrose, MA, died on 30 April after a short illness, at 95. Gert was born prematurely at home in Melrose, MA, to the late William A. Doucette and the late Mildred G. (Velmure) Doucette, both of whose parents were originally from Nova Scotia. She graduated from Melrose High School and lettered in field hockey...
Janice E. Antico
Apr 29, 2020
Janice E. Antico, of Malden, passed away on April 29th at Winchester Hospital from complications of Covid19 at the age of 75. Janice was born in Boston on December 16, 1944 to Gaetano Antico and Mildred (Cacchioti) Antico. Sister to the late, Diane Antico of Melrose. Janice enjoyed movies, shopping, bingo, and going to the hairdresser. Janice was the mother...
Alice E. Schmidt
Apr 29, 2020
Alice was born in Malden, Massachusetts to Sally and William Libby on July 18, 1930. She passed away on 4/29/2020 while residing at Bear Mountain Skilled Nursing Facility in Andover, Massachusetts. She was 89 years old. She grew up in Everett, Massachusetts. Alice attended Everett Public Schools and graduated from Everett High School in 1948. She had one brother William...
Virginia A. Ginny Snow
Apr 25, 2020
Virginia Alice "Ginny" Snow passed away at the Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody on Saturday, April 25, 2020. She was 94 years old. Virginia lived at Rosewood for the past four years where she welcomed a constant stream of visitors; forged deep friendships with fellow residents including the late Catherine George; was surrounded by a loving and compassionate staff including...
John F. Jack Roberts
Apr 25, 2020
John "Jack" Roberts, a longtime resident of Melrose, MA, died with his family by his side on April 25, 2020, at age 79. Jack was a loving husband to Margaret "Peggy" Roberts for 31 years until her death in November 2001. He was the son of the late George and Julia Roberts, both of County Kerry, Ireland. Jack was predeceased...
Lawrence J. Mickey Higgins
Apr 25, 2020
Lawrence J. "Mickey" Higgins Lawrence J. "Mickey" Higgins, (91) originally from the Bronx, N.Y., and formerly of Arlington and South Yarmouth, died peacefully Saturday morning, April 25, 2020 at Wingate nursing Home in Reading. Although a final physical embrace was not possible, Mickey passed knowing how loved he was and how much love he had given throughout his life. Mickey...
