Ruth Grant Faller
Jul 2, 2015
Ruth Grant Faller passed away peacefully on July 2 at her home in Burlington, MA. The daughter of Harry and Margaret Grant of Old Town, Maine, Ruth was the youngest of 12 children, 10 of whom grew up together, all girls! Ruth lost her father at age two. But she would say she "grew up with everything" nevertheless, under the...
Josephine Dimauro Macindewar
Jul 1, 2015
Josephine (DiMauro) MacIndewar, of Melrose, died at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford on July 1, 2015 at the age of 80. Josephine was born in Boston, raised in East Boston and a graduate of East Boston High School, Class of 1953. She went on to earn her Bachelor's degree from Massachusetts College of Art, Class of 1957....
Frank S. Tuscano
Jul 1, 2015
Frank S. Tuscano passed away at his home in Melrose on July 1, 2015. He was 91 years of age. Frank was born in Gary, West Virginia on December 8, 1923 to the late Domenic & Mary (DiBiasi) Toscano. He was raised in Pennsylvania and came to the North End of Boston at the age of 15. Mr. Tuscano entered...
Patricia M. Grady
Jun 28, 2015
Patricia M. (Higgins) Grady, of Saugus, passed on June 28, 2015 at the age of 55. Patricia was born on June 1, 1960 to Robert and Emily Higgins. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Patricia was always an "A" student, and qualified for a full scholarship to Salem State University. She graduated Summa Cum Laude...
Carolyn M. Johnson Skaare
Jun 26, 2015
Carolyn M. (Johnson), of Melrose, died at home on June 26, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at the age of 67. Carolyn was born & raised in Melrose and was a lifelong Melrose resident. She was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1965. Carolyn loved children and worked as a Assistant Coordinator of Transportation for the Melrose...
Janet E. Enderlein Knight
Jun 26, 2015
Janet E. (Enderlein) Knight, of Melrose, died at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston on June 26, 2015 at the age of 61. Janet was born in Waco, TX, raised in Mt. Laurel, NJ, a graduate of Holy Cross High School in NJ and attended Ohio Dominican University. She worked as a Outreach Counselor for Elliott Community Health in Danvers...
Ruth V. Murphy Tracy
Jun 21, 2015
Ruth V. (Murphy) Tracy passed away at her home in Melrose on Sunday, June 21, 2015. She was 84 years of age. Mrs. Tracy was born in Cambridge on May 17, 1931 to the late Francis P. & Mary (O'Malley) Murphy. She was raised in Cambridge and graduated from Howe High School in Billerica. After graduation, Mrs. Tracy worked for...
James Zafiropoulo
Jun 20, 2015
James Zafiropoulo, of Melrose, passed away on June 20, 2015 at the age of 75. Jim was born in Boston on March 11, 1940 to William & Christine Zafiropoulo. He was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School in 1957. Following high school, Jim graduated from the Wentworth Institute. He went on to marry Arlene, the love of...
Helen Ziavras
Jun 19, 2015
Helen (Sougarides) Ziavras, of Melrose, died on June 19, 2015 at the age of 52. Helen was born in Boston on December 26, 1962 to Costas Sougarides and the late Aristea (Tziallas) Sougarides. Helen graduated from West Roxbury High and attended Northeastern University. In 1987, she married Nickolas Ziavras and later moved to Melrose to raise their two children, Evan...
Delia E. Hamblin
Jun 19, 2015
Hamblin, Delia E (Root), of Melrose, formerly of Medford, MA and Brattleboro, VT, June 19, 2015. Wife of the late Robert S. Hamblin. Loving mother of Marie (Holly) Bowen and her husband Robert of Lynchburg, VA, Maureen Buzby of Melrose, Eileen Hamblin and her husband Lawrence Cannon of Melrose, Robert L. Hamblin and the late Suzanne of Hinsdale, NH, Michael...
Mary V. Paula Dimino
Jun 17, 2015
Mary V. (Paula) DiMino passed away at her home in Melrose on June 17, 2015. She was 88 years of age. Mary was born in Arlington, MA on August 5, 1926 to the late Placido & Mary (Ferdinand) Paula. She was raised in Cambridge, lived most of her life in Medford and Melrose for the past 7 years. Mrs. DiMino...
Mary M Collins
Jun 16, 2015
Mary M. (Gray) Collins, of Palm Bay, FL, formerly of Melrose, died on June 16, 2015 at the age of 89. Mary was born in Scotland on March 22, 1926 to Bernard and Margaret Gray. Mary married Robert Collins in Scotland, came to the United States as a war bride and they had three children together. She raised her family...
Thomas E. Durney
Jun 15, 2015
Thomas E. Durney passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 15, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was only 58 years of age. Tom was one of eleven children and was born in Melrose on November 21, 1956. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1974 and from Suffolk University with a degree...
William Bill Taylor, Jr.
Jun 14, 2015
William Taylor was born and grew up in Fall River MA. He attended Fall River schools and left to join the army. His military career took him to the Panama Canal then to Europe where he was a forward observer in the artillery. He was part of the Normandy invasion and spent time in France and Belgium. He fought in...
Teresa M. Gennetti Smith
Jun 9, 2015
Teresa M. (Gennetti) Smith passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 9, 2015. She was 85 years of age. Teresa was born in Malden on January 14, 1930 and was one of ten children of the late Salvatore & Marianina (Radoccio) Gennetti. She was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School and has been a resident of Melrose for...
William J. Bill Harris
May 30, 2015
William J. "Bill" Harris passed away at the Chelsea Soldiers Home on Saturday, May 30, 2015. He was 81 years of age. Bill was born in Melrose on November 7, 1933 to the late Kendall B. & Lula V. (Forbes) Harris. He was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose schools and has been a lifelong resident of Melrose. Mr. Harris entered...
Jacqueline F. Moran Joyce
May 25, 2015
Jacqueline F. (Moran) Joyce came into this world on Memorial Day on May 30, 1929 and passed away at Woodbriar Nursing Home in Wilmington on Memorial Day on May 25, 2015. She was 85 years of age. Mrs. Joyce was born in Revere, was raised in Revere, and graduated from St. Rose High School in Chelsea before marrying her husband...
Virginia Gini Pineau
May 23, 2015
Virginia "Gini" A. (deMara) Pineau, of Malden, formerly of Melrose, died peacefully on May 23, 2015 at the age of 90. Gini was born on March 22, 1925 in Providence, RI to William and Mary (Flately) deMara. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Gini married Frederick "Gene" Pineau at St. Mary's Church in Melrose and...
Mary M. Graham Spagnolo
May 21, 2015
Mary M. (Graham) Spagnolo, of Melrose, died peacefully on May 21, 2015. Mary was born in Somerville, MA on February 27, 1928 to two Irish immigrants, William and Nora (O'Sullivan) Graham. She was raised in Charlestown and graduated from Charlestown High School and was a member of the Old School Girls Association in Charlestown. Mary married Mario E. Spagnolo and...
Despin Angelopoulos Kotsakis
May 20, 2015
Despin (Angelopoulos) Kotsakis, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on May 20, 2015 at the age of 88. Despin was born & raised in Melrose, a lifelong Melrose resident and attended Melrose schools. She worked for many years at Peter's Market in Melrose and enjoyed shopping, gardening, needlepoint, cooking, arts & crafts, gold leafing, refinishing...
