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Luciano Lou Fresco
Jul 8, 2018
Luciano "Lou" Fresco passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on July 8, 2018. He was 83 years of age. Lou was born in Boston on November 2, 1934 to the late Charles & Maria C. (Turco) Fresco. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and received his Masters in Education. Mr. Fresco lived in Wakefield, Melrose and Reading...
Francis T. Frank Cassidy
Jul 6, 2018
Francis T. "Frank" Cassidy, of Melrose, formerly of Malden, passed away on July 6, 2018 at the age of 83. Frank was born in Medford on April 26, 1935 to William & Alice (Newman) Cassidy. He was raised in Medford and attended Medford Schools. Frank was a member of the Local 22 Laborers Union and worked at numerous construction companies...
Joseph Hinchey, Jr.
Jul 1, 2018
Joseph Hinchey Jr. passed away at The Elmhurst Health Care in Melrose on Sunday, July 1, 2018. He was 81 years of age. Joe was born on April 4, 1937 to the late Joseph & Louise (Riley) Hinchey. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1954 and from Boston College in 1958. Mr. Hinchey...
John P. Davidian
Jun 26, 2018
John P. (David Ian) Davidian, of Melrose, formerly of Lynn, died on June 26, 2018 at the age of 65 years old. Devoted husband of Deborah A. Davidian (McGurin) for 39 years. Loving father of John R. Davidian and his wife Nicole Pesce-Davidian, of Melrose; Joanna Davidian and her partner Christopher Johnson, of Beverly; and Danielle Snyder and husband Thomas...
Robert J. Mclean
Jun 25, 2018
Robert J McLean May 30th 1933-June 25th 2018 of Peabody, formerly of Everett & Melrose. "You never hurt more or dream bigger than for your children" Robert J. McLean passed away at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington on June 25, 2018. He was 85 years of age. Robert was born and raised in the "City of Pride", Everett, MA. He...
George A. Bud Robbins, Jr.
Jun 23, 2018
George A. "Bud" Robbins, Jr., of Melrose, died at home on June 23, 2018 at the age of 95. Bud was born & raised in Charlestown, resided in Charlestown until 1950, Somerville for 25 years and Melrose since 1975. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. After returning from WWII, Bud worked as a Boston Firefighter...
Margaret C. Dwyer Enos
Jun 22, 2018
Margaret C. (Dwyer) Enos, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 22, 2018. She was 100 years of age. Margaret was born in Malden on March 7, 1918 to the late Matthew & Margaret (O'Gorman) Dwyer. She was raised in Malden and a graduate of Cheverus High School in Malden. Margaret was a homemaker and resided in Melrose from 1949-1965,...
David J. Constantino
Jun 20, 2018
David Constantino of Pompano Beach, FL, formerly of Melrose and Malden, passed away at his home in Florida on June 20, 2018 where he was receiving at home hospice comfort care for his COPD, he was 76 years of age. David is a graduate of Melrose High School, a member of the Melrose Elks for 55 years, and was a...
Patricia M. Patsy Higgins Byrne
Jun 20, 2018
Patricia M. (Higgins) Byrne, 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on June 20, 2018. She was born in Burlington, MA and grew up in Woburn and Medford. She graduated from Girls Catholic High School and Malden School of Nursing, where she started her career as a maternity nurse at St. Margaret's Hospital and Malden Hospital. She continued...
Marion J. Marshall Boggia
Jun 16, 2018
Marion J. Boggia passed away on June 16, 2018, she was 87. Mrs. Boggia was born in Malden on August 28, 1930 to the late Douglas & Irene (Best) Marshall. She was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School and was a lifelong resident of Malden. Marion worked part time for Jordan Marsh in Boston as a model and...
Heather Noelle Ostertog
Jun 16, 2018
Heather Noelle Ostertog, of Melrose, passed away on June 16, 2018 at the Lahey Hospital in Burlington at the age of 41. She was born in Milford, MA on December 31, 1976. Heather went through the Milford School system and went to Northeastern University, graduating with a Civil Engineering Degree. She earned a Masters Degree in Transportation Engineering from the...
Hazel M. Amirault Martel
Jun 13, 2018
Hazel M. (Amirault) Martel, of Malden, formerly a 42 year resident of Melrose, passed away on June 13, 2018 at the age of 92. Hazel was born in Malden on June 12, 1926 to Deremie & Annie (LeBlanc) Amirault. She was raised in Malden and graduated from the Cheverus High School. Hazel worked as a machinist at Spirit Inc. in...
Eleanor M. Kiley O'Brien
Jun 12, 2018
Eleanor M. (Kiley) O'Brien, a lifelong resident of Melrose passed away suddenly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 12, 2018; she was 85 years of age. Eleanor was a graduate of St. Mary's Elementary School and St. Mary's High School. She enjoyed being a devoted wife and home maker and raising her children. In later years she was employed by Metropolitan...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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