Margaret M. Peg Berkland
May 18, 2019
Margaret M. (Rawson) "Peg" Berkland, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on May 18th, 2019. Peg was born in Medford, MA on June 29, 1930 to the late Charles and Margaret (McGee) Rawson. She was raised in Arlington before the family moved to Milton in 1940. Peg graduated Milton High School in 1947 and was a graduate of Katherine Gibbs Secretarial...
Michael Disalvo
May 17, 2019
Michael DiSalvo, of Melrose, passed away at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on May 17, 2019 at the age of 97. Michael was born in Civitanova, Italy and came to America in 1955. He resided in Revere for several years, Chelsea for 45 years and 13 years in Melrose. Michael worked as a Pharmacist Assistant for Massachusetts General Hospital for over...
Anna M. Murphy
May 16, 2019
Anna Murphy was born in the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Irish immigrant parents Michael Joseph Murphy and Jane McNamee Murphy, joining her brother Bob. While she was still a young child the family returned to Limerick, Ireland where her parents built a home in Corbally, Limerick. Sadly, her mother died from pernicious anemia when Anna was about seven...
Rosemary E. Giordano Peterson
May 15, 2019
Rosemary E. Peterson, 91, of Melrose, died on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Rosemary grew up in Everett. She graduated from Everett High School and the University of Massachusetts. Rosemary was the loving wife of Leonard, who died in 2008, and the devoted mother of eight children: Christine (John Horneff), Mark (Fay Reinhalter), John (Sheila Cody), Daniel (Joy Gould), Julia (Bruce...
Joan R. Labate Lavina
May 10, 2019
Joan R. (Labate) Lavina passed away at the Melrose Healthcare Facility on May 10, 2019. Joan was born in Chelsea on October 3, 1920 to the late Aphonso & Maria (Patano) Labate. She was raised in Chelsea, graduated from Chelsea High School and has been a resident of Melrose since 1955. Joan was a dedicated wife and mother who worked...
M. Wayne Preston
May 8, 2019
M. Wayne Preston died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on May 8, 2019. He was 78 years of age. Wayne was born in Moberly, Missouri on June 20, 1940 to the late John & Cleo (Kribbs) Preston. He was raised in Moberly, graduated from Moberly High School, from Moberly Junior College, where he excelled in basketball and baseball, and then entered the...
Marie Josephine Martell Colosimo
May 7, 2019
Marie Josephine (Martell) Colosimo passed away at the Oosterman Rest Home in Melrose on May 7, 2019. She was 87 years of age. Marie was born in Cambridge on June 7, 1931 to the late Amabel & Catherine (Martel) Martell. Marie was raised in Cambridge, attended Cambridge High & Latin and lived in Cambridge until 1980. Mrs. Colosimo lived in...
Phyllis A. Newman
May 6, 2019
Phyllis A. Newman, 94, died peacefully at her home in the Harvest Hill retirement community in Lebanon, New Hampshire on May 6, 2019 after a long illness. Phyllis was born Phyllis Lacasse in Lowell, MA and spent her early years in Wakefield, until her family moved to Melrose, where she lived for more than 70 years. She was the oldest...
Philip M. Walsh
May 3, 2019
Philip M. Walsh, 65, of Union, NH died peacefully on May 3, 2019 with his loving children nearby. Phil was born in Melrose, started his family in Billerica, and lived for many years in Malden. He spent his too-short retirement living in the Schoolhouse in Union, where he enjoyed being close to his children and grandchildren. After graduating Melrose High...
Denise Macdonald Barbagallo
Apr 30, 2019
Denise (MacDonald) Barbagallo passed away at her home in Saugus on April 30, 2019. She was only 55 years of age. Denise was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1981. She lived in Peabody for 10 years and the past 4 years in Saugus. Mrs. Barbagallo was a homemaker who also worked for several years at...
Gerald H. Jerry Mccarthy
Apr 30, 2019
Gerald H. "Jerry" McCarthy, of Melrose, passed away at home surrounded by his family on April 30, 2019 at the age of 88. Jerry was born & raised in Melrose and attended Melrose High School. He was a lifelong Melrose resident and member of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Wakefield for many years. Jerry started with the Boston &...
Dianne Alabiso Lucci
Apr 25, 2019
Dianne (Alabiso) Lucci, of Reading, formerly of Melrose, passed away suddenly while surrounded by family at Melrose Wakefield Hospital on April 25, 2019 at the age of 75. Born in Cambridge, Dianne was raised in Melrose graduating from Melrose High School (1961) before moving to Reading in 1971. She was a hairdresser at Joseph Allen Hairdressing Salon in Boston receiving...
Jean F. Nagle Berner
Apr 22, 2019
Jean F. (Nagle) Berner, of Melrose, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on April 22, 2019. She was 89 years of age. Jean was born in Medford, raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. Mrs. Berner was a dedicated wife and mother to her four daughters and has been a resident of Melrose for over 60 years. She loved to...
Lois M. Squires
Apr 19, 2019
Lois M. Squires of Stoneham, formerly of Melrose, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on April 19, 2019. She was 62 years of age. Lois was the beloved daughter of Joan (O'Brien) Squires of Stoneham and the late Alfred E. "Jack" Squires, Jr. Loving sister of Edward J. Squires of Stoneham, Catherine A. Robbins & her husband of Wakefield, and Susan L....
John Paul Napolitano
Apr 15, 2019
John Paul Napolitano died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on April 15, 2019. He was 71 years of age. John was born in Boston on February, 17, 1948. He was raised in Charlestown, attended Charlestown schools and lived in Charlestown for many years. Mr. Napolitano moved to Las Vegas where he worked as a top notch chef...
Mary C. Willwerth Rosati
Apr 14, 2019
Mary C. (Willwerth) Rosati died peacefully at Wingate of Reading Nursing Home on April 14, 2019. She was 81 years of age. Mary was born in Melrose on December 22, 1937 to the late Joseph & Mary (Keating) Willwerth. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School and St. Mary's High School. Mary lived in Stoneham for...
Joseph E. Chipper Costanza, Jr.
Apr 13, 2019
Joseph E. "Chipper" Costanza Jr. died at his home in Melrose on April 13, 2019. He was 71 years of age. Joseph was born on December 12, 1947, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1965 and has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. Mr. Costanza worked as a machinist at the Polaroid Corporation for over 25 years. Chipper was...
Joseph P. Staffier
Apr 12, 2019
Joseph Paul Staffier died at his home in Reading on April 12, 2019; he was 24 years of age. Joe was a beloved son, brother and friend. He enjoyed spending his free time with his family. He enjoyed his time up at his family's home in Sugar Hill New Hampshire. Whether it was snowboarding at Cannon and Loon Mountain in...
Leola V. Maclean Mccallum
Apr 10, 2019
Leola V. McCallum, of Melrose, passes away at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on April 10, 2019 at the age of 92. Leola was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1944. She was a homemaker and a lifelong Melrose resident. Leola worked as a Nurse's Aide for the Melrose Wakefield Hospital for many...
Donald A. Comeau
Apr 7, 2019
Donald A. Comeau passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on April 7, 2019. He was born in East Boston on October 13, 1927 to the late Jeremie & Elizabeth (Mailette) Comeau, raised in Quincy & Somerville and attended Somerville Schools. Mr. Comeau worked at the H.P. Hood Company in the Ice Cream Division for 34 years, retiring in 1986 as a...
