Evelyn O. Johnson Taylor
Sep 23, 2019
Evelyn O. (Johnson) Taylor died peacefully at home on September 23, 2019. She was 93 years of age. Evelyn was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Axel Edgar & Olga (Hugo) Johnson. She was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island and has lived in Medford for the past 64 years. Evelyn was a homemaker who was a loving and...
Virginia A. Meuse Orsillo
Sep 20, 2019
Virginia A. (Meuse) Orsillo, of Melrose, formerly of Wakefield, passed away at the Prescott House in North Andover on Sept. 20, 2019 at the age of 97. Virginia was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, raised in Wakefield, and attended Wakefield High School. She resided in Wakefield for 22 years and Melrose for many years. Virginia worked as a Dietary Aide...
Anthony Tony Deflumeri
Sep 9, 2019
Anthony "Tony" DeFlumeri, of Melrose, passed away at the Courtyard Nursing Center in Medford on September 9, 2019 at the age of 88. Tony was born & raised in Mirabella, Italy and came to America in 1947. He resided in East Boston for over 35 years and the past 35 years in Melrose. Anthony was a caring, humble man with...
Thomas E. Pops Burns
Sep 1, 2019
Thomas E. "Pops" Burns of Stoneham, formerly of Everett, passed away at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on September 1, 2019. He was 79 years of age. Thomas was a Marine Corps Veteran. Mr. Burns was predeceased in death by his wife of 55 years Nancy (O'Brien) Burns. Devoted father of Thomas Burns & his wife Debbie of FL,...
Domenico Mimmo Ternullo
Aug 30, 2019
Domenico "Mimmo" Ternullo, of Saugus, died August 30th, 2019 at the age of 67, after a brief illness. Domenic was born on in Augusta, Sicily on April 1, 1952 to Giovanni and Carmela (LaPorta) Ternullo. He spent his childhood in Sicily before immigrating with his family to the United States at the age of 16. Domenic owned and operated G&T...
Francis J. Jiga Stamegna
Aug 30, 2019
Francis J. "Jiga" Stamegna, of Melrose, died unexpectedly on August 30, 2019, age 62. He was born and raised in Melrose and was a lifelong resident. Jiga, also known to friends and family as Francis, Franny, Fran, Frank or Tabby, brought the party to heaven when he danced through the pearly gates on Friday, August 30th. Heaven just became a...
Richard J. Dick Flannigan
Aug 29, 2019
Richard Johnson Flannigan, of Melrose, Massachusetts. Passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by cherished wife Elizabeth Lucy (Galley) with whom he shared 59 years of marriage, until her death in 2014. Devoted Father of Joanne Cotton and her husband Daniel Cotton. Beloved grandfather of Michael Murphy, Maxwell Cotton, and Madison Cotton. Father and...
Stephen E. O'Neil
Aug 29, 2019
Stephen E. O'Neil, of Concord, NH, formerly of Melrose, died at home on August 29, 2019 at the age of 71. Stephen was the devoted son of the late Walter R. & Anne E. (Chaisson) O'Neil. Caring brother of James O'Neil & his wife Linda of Hampton, NH, Anne O'Neil, Patricia O'Neil, both of Sorrento, FL and Timothy O'Neil &...
George R. Mitchell
Aug 27, 2019
George Robert Mitchell of Lynnfield, formerly of Revere and Naples, Florida passed away on Tuesday, August 27th at the Kaplan Hospice House in Danvers. He was 78 years old. Devoted husband of Judith A. "Judy" (Tracia) Mitchell for 33 years. Loving father of Richard Mitchell and his wife Tammy of New Hampshire, Joey Catanzariti and his wife Michele, also of...
Janet M. Rogers Milligan
Aug 27, 2019
Janet M. (Rogers) Milligan passed away suddenly at the Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH on August 27, 2019. She was only 73 years. Janet was born in Boston on November 1, 1945 to the late Ralph & Florence (Forrest) Rogers. Janet was raised in Dorchester, graduated from Dorchester High School, lived in Melrose, Walpole, Franklin and several other communities...
Susan Lykogiannis Georgantas
Aug 25, 2019
Susan (Lykogiannis) Georgantas, of Melrose On August 26th, 1972, our grandfather passed away. On August 25th, he came to retrieve his love. With 103 years behind her, our grandmother represented so many things. She was not only full of class and sophistication, but she possessed a courage that we couldn't even fathom. To put all her faith into her husband...
Edith A. Grassi
Aug 24, 2019
In Memory of Edith Agnes Grassi August 23, 1924 – August 24, 2019 Edith A. Grassi, long-time resident of Melrose, MA died peacefully in the company of family on Saturday August 24, 2019 one day after attaining her 95th birthday. She was the beloved wife for 61 years of Robert N. Grassi who predeceased her in 2014. Edith was born...
Donald J. Gautreau
Aug 23, 2019
Donald J. Gautreau , of Melrose, died on August 23, 2019, age 83. Donald was born in New Brunswick, Canada in 1935 to Annie McGeoghegan Gautreau and Cyrille Gautreau, Don graduated from Boston English High School where he was an All Scholastic football player. A Marine Corps veteran, he played football for Camp Lejeune and was All Marine Guard in...
Paul J. Feeley
Aug 22, 2019
Paul J. Feeley, life-long resident of Melrose, died suddenly on August 22, 2019 at the age of 63. Paul adored his family. He was a devoted husband, proud father, loving brother and dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Paul graduated from Melrose High School in 1974. He went on to earn a Bachelors Degree from the University of Lowell...
Stephen Charles Limone
Aug 20, 2019
Stephen Charles Limone passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on August 20, 2019 at the age of 68. He is survived by his loving wife Vi, daughter Leah and husband Neil Slyva and their children Paul and Abby, son Christopher, son Brendan and wife Katharine Mooney and their daughter Marinel, sister Pamela and husband Robert McGrath, brothers...
Virginia M. Ginny Mitstifer
Aug 20, 2019
Virginia M. "Ginny" (Kelley) Mitstifer, of Melrose, died at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford on August 20, 2019 at the age of 74. Ginny was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1963. She went on to earn her degree from Salem State University in 1967 and her Master's degree from...
Edward R. Dr. Boyd
Aug 15, 2019
Dr. Edward R. Boyd, of Melrose, died at the Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester on August 15, 2019 at the age of 88. Dr. Boyd was born & raised in Everett and a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1948. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt...
Richard Chips Cooney
Aug 14, 2019
Richard "Chips" Cooney passed away on August 14, 2019. He was 79 years of age. Chips was born in Melrose on April 28, 1940, raised in Wakefield, graduated from Wakefield High School and from New England Broadcasting School.He served his country with pride in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Chips worked as a program director at Channel 38...
Stephen W. Bill Mcateer
Aug 14, 2019
Stephen W. "Bill" McAteer died at Glenridge Nursing Home in Medford on August 14, 2019. He was 74 years of age. Bill was born in Malden on October 1, 1944, he was raised in Malden and Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School and attended Boston University. Mr. McAteer lived in Melrose for 10 years and then in the Maplewood...
Frances T. Colantuone Lavita
Aug 12, 2019
Frances T. (Colantuone) LaVita, of Haverhill, formerly of Melrose, passed away at the Wingate at Haverhill on August 12, 2019 at the age of 89. Frances was born & raised in East Boston, a graduate of East Boston High School, Class of 1947 and went on to attend business school. She resided in Melrose for 34 years, Stoneham for 15...
