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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...
James J. Reilly, Iii
Aug 26, 2020
James J. Reilly, III of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on August 26, 2020 at the age of 86. Jim was born in Boston, raised in East Boston and a graduate of the Cotting School in Boston. He was a very religious man, resided in Melrose and worked as a Product Inspector for the Polaroid Corporation...
Irene M. Lembo) Thibeau
Aug 25, 2020
Irene Thibeau age 82, of Melrose MA, and formerly of East Boston, MA died peacefully on August 25, 2020 surrounded by her family members after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Irene M. (Lembo) Thibeau was born in Boston on March 1, 1938 to the late Michael & Mary (Ricardo) Lembo. She was raised in East Boston, graduated from...
Barbara A. Crowell
Aug 24, 2020
Barbara A. Crowell, of Melrose, passed away at her home on August 24, 2020 at the age of 93. Barbara was born in Malden, raised in Malden and a graduate of Malden High School. She went on to graduate from Catherine Gibbs Business School in Boston and resided in Malden until 1962. Barbara lived in Melrose for 58 years and...
Arlene M. (Perrella) Mclean
Aug 22, 2020
Arlene M. McLean Devoted and Loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother Arlene M. McLean (Perrella), 84 passed away peacefully at her home in Peabody on August 22nd 2020. Arlene was born in Everett, MA, to the late Louis and Mary (Cafarella) Perrella. Arlene graduated from Everett High School in 1954 and she married her high school sweetheart, Robert...
Marlene H. Cerulli
Aug 22, 2020
Marlene Hope Theresa (Fishera) Cerulli, 81, of Melrose, MA, passed away peacefully on the morning of August 22nd with the love of her family surrounding her in the comfort of her beach house after a long, difficult battle with cancer. Marlene was born to the late Louis and Philomena Fishera on November 26, 1938, in Boston, MA. She moved to...
Bonita F. (Corradini) Strudas
Aug 22, 2020
Bonnie Corradini Strudas, age 70, of Melrose, died peacefully, on August 22, 2020 after a nine year battle with cancer. Bonnie was a cherished daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. In addition, she was an incredible oncology nurse for 43 years at Mass General Hospital where she was honored in 2010 as one of MGH's top 100 people dedicated to...
Mary Claire (Butler) Horan
Aug 20, 2020
Mary Claire Horan (Butler) 80 Died peacefully on August 20th at her home in Key West Florida with her children by her side. Born on July 13,1940 to William and Elizabeth Butler, Mary Claire was raised in Stoneham and was a proud graduate of Stoneham High School's class of 1958. Immediately following high school, Mary enrolled at Merrimack College, graduating...
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