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Cynthia W. Hasey

Cynthia W. Hasey

Jun 4, 2018

Cynthia W. Hasey passed away suddenly in Stoneham on June 4, 2018, age 65. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School and Bunker Hill Community College. Cynthia was the beloved daughter of the late Hubert C. Hasey Jr. & Phyllis J. (Callahan) Hasey. Loving sister of Pamela J. Hasey Craig of Bedford, NH and her late...

Nicholas R. Maffei

Nicholas R. Maffei

Jun 3, 2018

Nicholas R. Maffei, of Melrose, formerly of East Boston, died at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on June 3, 2018 at the age of 62. Nick was born in Winthrop, raised in East Boston and a graduate of Boston Technical High School. He went on receive his B.A. from Berklee College of Music and his master's degree from Suffolk...

Patrick E. Granfield

Patrick E. Granfield

Jun 2, 2018

Patrick E. Granfield, of Melrose, died at the Benchmark Senior Living in Woburn on June 2, 2018 at the age of 92. Pat was born & raised in Medford and a graduate of Medford High School. He went on to earn his bachelor's & master's degrees from Boston University. Pat resided in Medford until the age of 32 and Melrose...

Margaret L. Dineen

Margaret L. Dineen

Jun 2, 2018

Margaret L. Dineen passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 2, 2018 at the age of 94. She was born in Malden to the late William & Margaret (Newcombe) Dineen on January 21, 1924. She was raised in Malden, graduated from the Chevrus School and Malden Business School. Miss Dineen served her country with pride in the WAC (Women's Army...

Marie A. Calliends Scanlan

Marie A. Calliends Scanlan

Jun 1, 2018

Marie A. (Calliends) Scanlan, of Melrose, entered into eternal rest in her 105th year on June 1, 2018. Devoted and loving wife of the late John L. Scanlan with whom she shared 62 years of marriage. She was born and raised in East Boston and moved to Melrose in 1955. She was an active member of St. Mary's church in...

Priscilla J. Mahoney Granfield

Priscilla J. Mahoney Granfield

May 30, 2018

Priscilla J. (Mahoney) Granfield, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on May 30, 2018 at the age of 83. Priscilla was born in Cambridge, raised in Melrose and a graduate of St. Mary's School. She went on to earn her bachelor's degree from Regis College in Chemistry and her master's degree in education from Boston University. Priscilla worked...

Robert V. Bob Ford

Robert V. Bob Ford

May 29, 2018

Robert V. "Bob" Ford, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on May 29, 2018 at the age of 89. Bob was born in Malden, raised in Medford and a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1947. He attended Merrimack College and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....

Eleanor A. / Reehill Kellie Howland

Eleanor A. / Reehill Kellie Howland

May 24, 2018

Eleanor A. (Reehill) Howland, "Kellie", of Melrose, died at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington on May 24, 2018 at the age of 88. Eleanor was born & raised in Saugus and a graduate of Saugus High School. She resided in Saugus for many years and Melrose since 1969. Eleanor was a homemaker and a devout member of the...

William J. Billy Doyle, Jr.

William J. Billy Doyle, Jr.

May 24, 2018

William J. "Billy" Doyle, Jr., of Melrose, died at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on May 24, 2018 at the age of 44. Billy was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1992. He was a former U.P.S. Truck Driver & member of the Local Union #25 for many years and was...

Lorraine T Dargan Flaherty

Lorraine T Dargan Flaherty

May 23, 2018

Lorraine Theresa (Dargan) Flaherty passed away after a lengthy illness, at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose, MA on May 23, 2018. She was 74 years of age. Born in Cambridge, MA on February 4, 1944 to the late George and Mary (Hurley) Dargan. Lorraine was raised in Cambridge and Medford and graduated from St. Mary of the Annunciation Grammar...

Jay Allan Jackman

Jay Allan Jackman

May 21, 2018

Jay Allan Jackman passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on May 21, 2018. He was only 64 years of age. Jay was born in Saugus to the late John & Doris Jackman. He was raised in Lynn and attended Lynn Schools. He served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Mr. Jackman worked as a welder on jet...

William E. Billy Falcon, Jr.

William E. Billy Falcon, Jr.

May 20, 2018

William E. "Billy" Falcon, Jr., of Medford, died at the Brigham & Women's Hospital on May 20, 2018 at the age of 58. Billy was born in Chelsea, raised in Medford and a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1978. He resided in Medford until 2015 and several years in Calais, ME. Billy worked as a Silk Screener for...

Walter L. Edmonds, Jr.

Walter L. Edmonds, Jr.

May 18, 2018

Walter L. Edmonds, Jr., long time resident of Melrose passed away peacefully on May 18, 2018 at the Chelsea Soldiers and Sailors Home, at the age of 99, surrounded by family. He was pre deceased by his wife Madeline Edmonds in 2010 and brothers and sisters, William, Dorothy, George, Jean, John, Judy and Paul. Born in a firehouse in Boston...

Ann E. Shea Collins

Ann E. Shea Collins

May 17, 2018

Ann E. (Shea) Collins passed away at Greenwood Nursing & Rehab in Wakefield on May 17, 2018. She was 82 years of age. Mrs. Collins was born in Wakefield on July 26, 1935 and was one of six children to the late Richard & Anna (Driscoll) Shea. Ann was raised in Wakefield, graduated from Wakefield High School and has been...

Paul M. Zirpolo

Paul M. Zirpolo

May 17, 2018

Paul M. Zirpolo, of Somerville, died at the Dedham Healthcare in Dedham on May 17, 2018 at the age of 70. Paul was born in Malden, raised in Somerville and a graduate of Somerville High School. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Navy, serving two tours of duty in Vietnam. After returning from Vietnam, he was a...

Joan M. Dargon Vaughan

Joan M. Dargon Vaughan

May 16, 2018

Joan M. (Dargon) Vaughan, of Melrose, passed away on May 16, 2018 at the age of 86. Joan was born in Boston on December 2, 1931 to the late James & Sarah (Driscoll) Dargon. She was raised in Boston and attended Boston Public Schools. Joan worked at the Schrafts Building, Transitron, and 3 C's Chemical Company in her early years....

Leo L. Pistorino

Leo L. Pistorino

May 15, 2018

Leo L. Pistorino, of Wilmington, formerly of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on May 15, 2018 at the age of 94. Leo was born & raised in Somerville and a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1942. After high school, Leo proudly served his country in the Army Air Corp during WWII from 1942-1945. After returning from...

Ella L. Giovino Alfano

Ella L. Giovino Alfano

May 15, 2018

Born in 1927, Ella Alfano was a life-long resident of Melrose, MA. After graduating from Melrose High School and Garland Junior College (Boston), working summers for the family company, G. Giovino Fruit and Produce Brokerage Firm in Boston, she was married to Louis F. Alfano Sr MD for 62 years and they raised six children. When her youngest was in...

Cassandra R. Savage

Cassandra R. Savage

May 14, 2018

Cassandra R. Savage, of Melrose, died unexpectedly on May 14, 2018 at the age of 31. Cassandra was born in Stoneham and attended schools in Melrose, Malden & Everett. She resided in Melrose for most of her life and worked as an Administrative Assistant for a publishing Company. Cassandra enjoyed nature, photography, hiking in the Whip Hill section of Melrose,...

Muriel A. Mcphee Frederick

Muriel A. Mcphee Frederick

May 11, 2018

Muriel Ann (McPhee) Frederick, of Somerville, died at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer, MA on May 11, 2018 at the age of 85. Muriel was born & raised in Somerville and a graduate of St. Clements High School, Class of 1950. She resided in Somerville until 2001 and the past 16 years in Woburn. Muriel worked as an Administrative...

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