Walter F. Hill
Apr 1, 2018
Walter F. Hill, of Melrose, died at the Life Care of Stoneham on April 1, 2018 at the age of 76. Walter was born & raised in Everett and went on to graduate from Malden High School, Class of 1960. He resided in Melrose since 1977 and worked as a Manager for the Mass. Turnpike Authority for many years before...
Joann T. Taracevicz O'Brien
Mar 26, 2018
Joann (Taracevicz) O'Brien, 86, of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 26, 2018 at Rosewood Rehabilitation Center in Peabody, MA. Joann was the beloved wife of the late Walter O'Brien of Saugus. Joann was born on May 16, 1931 in Cambridge, MA to Fabian Taracevicz and Katherine (Smiarowska) Taracevicz, both immigrants of Poland. Joann was raised in Malden, MA...
Dean Cronis
Mar 21, 2018
Dean Cronis passed away at the Bostonian Nursing & Rehab Center in Dorchester on March 21, 2018. He was 85 years of age. Dean was born in Melrose on November 5, 1932 to the late John & Vivian (Kostas) Chronopoulos. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and Emerson College and received his Masters in Education from...
Dorothy L. Connolly Robbins
Mar 19, 2018
Dorothy L. (Connolly) Robbins, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on March 19, 2018 at the age of 93. Dorothy was born & raised in Charlestown and attended Charlestown schools. She resided in Charlestown until 1950, Somerville for 25 years and the past 43 years in Melrose. Dorothy enjoyed family vacations at their camp in Rochester, NH, traveling...
Jerome A. Ambrogne, Jr.
Mar 16, 2018
Jerome A. Ambrogne Jr. passed away suddenly at the Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire on March 16, 2018. He was 57 years of age. Jerome was born in Melrose on January 26, 1961 to Margaret (Bushee) Ambrogne of Melrose and late Jerome Ambrogne, he was raised in Melrose and graduated from the Northeast Vocational School in Wakefield. He lived in...
Michael J. Otis Twomey
Mar 16, 2018
Michael J. "Otis" Twomey, age 67, of Winthrop, MA. He passed away peacefully March 16, 2018 at Massachusetts General Hospital with his family by his side. He was the husband of the late Bonnie E. Hamann, "The love of his life". A beloved son of deceased parents Augustine J. Twomey and Mary Murphy Twomey Grimes. Mike is survived by a...
Catherine Joy Kinneer Koontz
Mar 13, 2018
The pillar of our family, Catherine Joy Koontz (nee Kinneer) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Joy, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, was the second of three daughters born to Fredrick Marion and Kathryn (Donoghue) Kinneer of Dayton, Ohio. Born in Murray City, Ohio on June 28, 1935, she spent much of her childhood in the rolling hills...
David Joseph O'Donnell
Mar 9, 2018
David Joseph O'Donnell passed away suddenly on Friday, March 9, 2018 at the age of 79. Mr. O'Donnell was born in Charlestown on November 6, 1938. He was the youngest of eight children. He graduated from Charlestown High School, lived in Stoneham for many years and the past 25 years in Melrose. David was the owner of the Yankee Clipper...
Mary A. Mccabe Fitzgerald
Mar 5, 2018
Mary A. (McCabe) Fitzgerald passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, March 5, 2018. She was 70 years of age. Mary was born in Melrose on July 3, 1947 to the late William & Helen McCabe. She was raised in raised in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High School. Mary moved to Melrose in 1971 and was a homemaker who...
Ann Kristy Stodolnic Fedele
Feb 28, 2018
Ann Kristy (Stodolnic) Fedele passed away suddenly on February 28, 2018 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH. She was 49 years of age. Kristy was born in Melrose on June 19, 1968 to the late George & Ann (Ratterman) Stodolnic. She graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School, attended Pope John High School in Everett and graduated from Melrose High...
Marian E. Sullivan Macleod
Feb 27, 2018
Marian Elizabeth (Sullivan) MacLeod, age 86 of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on February 27, 2018. Marian (Mimsy) beloved wife of George Graham MacLeod for 67 years, having married him in the First Baptist Church of Everett on March 18, 1951. She is survived by her four children, Diane Cooper and Charles of Osprey, FL, Doreen...
Richard A. Gorman
Feb 27, 2018
Richard A. "Dick" Gorman passed away peacefully at the Life Care Center in Stoneham with his family by his side. He was 84 years of age, born in Roxbury, MA, on December 28, 1933 to the late Francis & Agnes (McNeil) Gorman. Mr. Gorman lived in Somerville for many years before moving to Melrose 40 years ago. Richard worked in...
Nancy Covino
Feb 26, 2018
Nancy Covino passed away at the North Shore Medical Center Union Hospital in Lynn on February 26, 2018. She was 67 years of age. Nancy was born in Rochester, NH on July 19, 1950 to the late Samuel J. & Marie L. (Cafasso) Covino. She was raised in Stoneham, attended Stoneham elementary schools, the John T. Barry School and St....
Margaret A. Cornwall
Feb 25, 2018
Margaret A. Cornwall passed away at the Aberjona Nursing Home in Winchester on February 25, 2018. She was 87 years of age. She was born in Ireland on March 12, 1930 to the late William & Annie (Dolan) Cornwall. Margaret came to the United States in 1948. She lived in Boston, Medford, Everett for 20 years and the past few...
Robert F. Hap Hennigan
Feb 25, 2018
Robert F."Hap" Hennigan, of Melrose, beloved son of Thomas and Catherine (Ryan) Hennigan, died at the Winchester Hospital on Feb. 25, 2018 at the age of 85. Hap was born & raised in Charlestown and moved to Melrose at the age of 13. He attended Melrose schools and went on to serve his country in the U.S. Army during the...
James T. Mcmanus
Feb 24, 2018
James T. McManus passed away at his home in Melrose on February 24, 2018 at the age of 77. Jim was raised in Woburn, MA, and graduated from Woburn High School in 1958. He then went on to honorably serve in the Army as a Cannoneer at Ft. Sill, where he boasted no one successfully invaded Oklahoma during his tour....
Warren E. Eddie Bushee
Feb 20, 2018
Warren E. "Eddie" Bushee passed away at the High Pointe House in Haverhill on February 20, 2018. He was 85 years old. Eddie was born in Melrose on October 19, 1932 to the late Charles & Emma (Boucher) Bushee. He was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose High School. After high school he entered the US Army and served his country...
Margaret Dowd Dileo
Feb 19, 2018
Margaret (Dowd) DiLeo, of Charlestown, formerly of Melrose, February 19. Beloved wife of the late Nicholas J. DiLeo. Loving mother of Nicholas S. DiLeo and his wife Emily and Kathleen M. DiLeo. Beloved nana of Jared, Lauren, Catherine and Isabella DiLeo. Dear sister of Dorothy McColgan, Virginia Healey and Thomas Dowd. Visiting hours will be held at the Gately Funeral...
Lisa M. Pollard
Feb 17, 2018
Lisa M. Pollard, of Melrose, passed away on Feb. 17, 2018 at the age of 31. Lisa was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 2004. She went on to graduate from the Bryman Institute and worked as a Medical Assistant. Lisa cared about everyone else, was a very compassionate, adventurous, funny, had...
Mary C. Donoghue Fernandes
Feb 14, 2018
Mary C. (Donoghue) Fernandes, of Melrose, died at her home on Feb. 14, 2018 at the age of 87. Mary was born & raised in Mission Hill and a graduate of Mission Hill High School. She resided in Melrose for over 60 years and worked as a Claim Adjuster for Central Mutual Insurance Co. of Boston & Waltham for over...
