John R. Mitchell
May 5, 2015
John R. Mitchell, of Melrose, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 after a lengthy illness. John was born on May 13, 1955 in Boston, MA to William and Evelyn (White) Mitchell. He was raised in Stoneham along with his seven siblings. He attended Stoneham schools and graduated from Stoneham High School in 1973. Years later, John decided to continue...
Robert F. Bob Shea
Apr 26, 2015
Robert F. "Bob" Shea, of Londonderry, NH, formerly of Melrose, passed away on April 26, 2015 at the age of 78. Bob was born in Melrose on April 1, 1937 to Joseph and Margaret (O'Leary) Shea. He graduated from Malden Catholic in 1955 and went on to enlist in the United States Marine Corps where he honorably served his country...
Marie R. Pizzella Cremin
Apr 22, 2015
Marie R. (Pizzella) Cremin, 95, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at her home in Melrose, MA. She was the beloved wife of 60 years to the late Michael J. Cremin. She was a devoted mother of seven, and the cherished grandmother of twenty grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Marie was born in Somerville,...
Paul Francis Granger
Apr 18, 2015
Paul Francis Granger, 81, of Parkville, Maryland passed away surrounded by his loving family on April 18, 2015. Paul was born in Worcester, MA on September 28, 1933 to the late George A. and Mary B. (Faucher) Granger. He grew up in Charleton, MA and graduated from Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA in 1955. Paul was in the Glee...
Marie L. O'Connell
Apr 17, 2015
Marie L. O'Connell February 15, 1928-April 17, 2015 Marie L. (Lynch) O'Connell passed away peacefully on April 17, 2015, after a brief illness. She was 87 years old. Marie raised 10 children in Melrose with her husband, Thomas F. O'Connell, who passed away in 1995. Since 2011, she had lived in Reading and Peabody. Marie was the loving mother of...
Ernest A. Masiello
Apr 15, 2015
Ernest A. Masiello passed away at Fish Memorial Hospital in Deltona, Florida on April 15, 2015. He was 88 years of age. Ernie was born in Melrose on November 30, 1926 to the late Angelo & Angelina (Bevilaqua) Masiello. He was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose High School and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Masiello summered at Bow Lake in...
Paul R Murphy, Jr.
Apr 14, 2015
Paul R. Murphy Jr., of Melrose, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2015 at the age of 73. Paul was born on September 6, 1941 in Boston, MA to Paul and Mary (Lynch) Murphy. Mary passed away tragically due to complications at birth. Paul Sr. later remarried to Kathleen (Dinatale) Murphy who was a loving adopted mother. Paul grew up...
Antonio John Ferraro
Apr 6, 2015
Antonio John Ferraro passed away at the Daniel's House in Reading on Monday April 6, 2015. He was 96 years of age. Antonio was born and raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1936. He served his country with pride during WWII in the Army Air Corps. Mr. Ferraro started working at the First National Grocery...
Mary J. Delaney
Apr 5, 2015
Mary J. (Niska) Delaney, of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at the age of 72. Mary was born on August 1, 1942 to Alfred and Florence (MacEacheron) Niska in Lynn, MA. Mary was raised in Lynn, and moved to Melrose after meeting the love of her life, George Delaney. Mary and George were married in 1968 and...
Martin M. Britten
Apr 3, 2015
Memories of the Best Man I Ever Knew Born in Creston, Iowa as Frederick Martin Britten in 1939; the fifth of nine children to Martin Nicholas Britten and Dolores (Bryan) Britten. His family moved to Melrose, MA when he was very young and there he grew up. He officially changed his name to Martin Michael Britten when he joined the...
Frank A. Zinck, Jr.
Apr 2, 2015
Frank A. Zinck, Jr., (Retired Melrose Fire Chief), of Melrose, passed away at his home on April 2, 2015 surrounded by family at the age of 73. Frank was born on January 19, 1942 at the Jamaica Plain Osteopathic Hospital to Frank Sr. & Eva (Harris) Zinck. Frank was a lifelong resident of Melrose; he was raised on Beech Ave....
James L. Diozzi
Mar 30, 2015
James L. Diozzi, of Saugus, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on March 30, 2015 at the age of 74. Jim was born & raised in Somerville and a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1959. He resided in Somerville, Malden & Medford for several years and the past 37 years in Saugus. Jimmy worked & was very proud...
George Lunn
Mar 27, 2015
George Lunn, of Melrose, passed away on March 27, 2015 at his home surrounded by family at the age of 74. George was born to Arthur J. Lunn and Edith (Toland) Lunn on November 26, 1940. He was raised in Dorchester and attended Jamaica Plain High School. While in high school George studied agriculture. His parents came from the farming...
Walter J. O'Brien
Mar 26, 2015
Walter J. O'Brien, of Saugus and formerly of Melrose, passed away surrounded by his family on March 26, 2015 at the age of 83. Walter was born on July 19, 1931 in Somerville, MA to Walter J. and Lillian M. (Potterton) O'Brien. He was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. In 1950, Walter enlisted in the United...
Mary A. O'Leary Boylen
Mar 25, 2015
Mary A. (O'Leary) Boylen passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. She was 72 years of age. Mary was born in Melrose on December 1, 1942 to the late Daniel & Helen (O'Connor) O'Leary. Mrs. Boylen was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School and St. Mary's High School. She worked as an administrative...
Paulette Keaveny Galvin
Mar 22, 2015
Paulette (Keaveny) Galvin passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 22, 2015. She was only 66 years of age. Paulette was born in Medford on November 5, 1948 to the late Thomas & Betty (Murray) Keaveny. She was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School, Class of 1966 and has been a resident of Melrose since 1973. Mrs....
Stephen Varney
Mar 17, 2015
Stephen Varney passed away suddenly at Lahey Medical Center in Peabody on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. He was only 49 years of age. Stephen was born in Cambridge, MA on October 21, 1965 to Robert E. & Ellen A. (Laskey) Varney. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School Class of 1983, attended SMU and graduated from East...
Marion J. Gianino
Mar 16, 2015
Marion J. Gianino (Celani) passed away in Melrose on March 16, 2015 after suffering from cancer at the age of 84. She was born on March 19, 1930, the daughter of Frank and Josephine (Genovese) Celani. Her early childhood was spent in Malden. Then when she was 9 years old her family moved to Melrose where she has lived ever...
Mary B. Barron Hogan
Mar 16, 2015
Mary (Barron) Hogan, of Melrose, passed away on March 16, 2015 at the age of 85. Mary was born in Boston on May 31, 1929. She graduated from Gate of Heaven High School and Middlesex Community College. In the late 1950s she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked as a decoding clerk for the Central Intelligence Agency. She returned to...
John D. Galiano
Mar 16, 2015
John D. Galiano passed away suddenly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, March 16, 2015. He was only 63 years of age. John was born in Melrose on June 4, 1951 to the late Russell & Mary (Morrissey) Galiano. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Essex Agricultural School, from Stockbridge School of Agriculture UMASS Amherst and has been a lifelong...
