William G. Kotzuba
Jan 27, 2015
William G. Kotzuba, of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday January 27, 2015 at the age of 53. He is survived by his wife Helen M. Kotzuba, Daughter Amanda Kotzuba and her fiancé Andrew Rowe, Sons Eric and Michael Coughlin and Grandson Nathan Rowe all of Melrose. Son of the late Michael Kotzuba and the late Susan Kotzuba, Brother of Jean...
Walter F. Cronin
Jan 27, 2015
Walter F. Cronin, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Jan. 27, 2015 at the age of 73. Walter was born & raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Cambridge. After high school, Walter served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp Reserves. He worked as a Labor Relations...
John Bena, Jr.
Jan 26, 2015
John Bena Jr. passed away at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital on January 26, 2015. He was 93 years of age. John was born in Middleborough on July 14, 1921 to the late Giovanni & Elisia (Pipi) Bena. He was raised in Middleborough and graduated from Middleborough High School. John was an accomplished violinist, playing in the his own...
Patricia Louise Pinkney Buchan
Jan 25, 2015
Patricia Louise (Pinkney) Buchan passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham on January 25, 2015. She was 83 years of age. Patricia was born in Melrose on February 23, 1931 to the late Gilbert & Ada (Doucette) Pinkney. She was raised in Melrose, went to St. Mary's School and has been a lifelong resident. Mrs. Buchan worked for...
Walter Ed Valentine
Jan 24, 2015
Walter E. "Ed" Valentine, of Melrose, passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 24, 2015 at the age of 68. Ed was the former husband of the late Irene (Fontaine) Valentine. He was the loving father of David Valentine and daughter-in-law Mary Foley. Ed had also recently become the grandfather to Dylan. He was the brother to Mario, Maria,...
Michael F. Walsh
Jan 23, 2015
Michael Francis Walsh, age 85, of Melrose, MA, passed away suddenly on January 23, 2015 after a period of illness. Born in Somerville, MA to John and Margaret (Dunleavy) Walsh in 1929, Michael had made a home in Melrose for over 50 years. Michael leaves his wife of 55 years, Doreen T. (Sheehan). He leaves a son, Michael J. of...
Leslie E. Coholan
Jan 20, 2015
Leslie E. Coholan, of Rochester, NH, formerly of Melrose, died at his home on Jan. 20, 2015 at the age of 82. Leslie was born & raised in Malden and a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1951. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After returning from the Army, Leslie resided in Melrose...
Geraldine T. Gerry Lynch Gillcrist
Jan 19, 2015
Geraldine T. "Gerry" (Lynch) Gillcrist passed away at the Golden Living Center Dexter House in Malden, on January 19, 2015. She was 87 years of age. Mrs. Gillcrist was born in Melrose on April 8, 1927 to the late Cornelius & Amelia Frances (Mansfield) Lynch. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary's Grammar and St. Mary's High School,...
Paul A. Ace Agresti
Jan 19, 2015
Paul A. Agresti passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield, on January 19, 2015 at the age of 84. Paul was born in Boston, raised in the North End of Boston and went to work at a very young age. He lived in East Boston for 35 years and the past 14 years in Melrose. Mr. Agresti worked...
Raymond J. Aylward, Sr.
Jan 18, 2015
Raymond J. Aylward Sr., of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA. Raymond was the loving husband of Bernadine Aylward of Melrose. He was the father of Raymond Alyward Jr. and his wife Maryellen of Georgia, Lynda Gutro of Melrose, and Sean Aylward of Melrose. Raymond is also survived by his two grandchildren...
Debra L. Colclough Ford
Jan 18, 2015
Debra L. (Colclough) Ford passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the age of 60. "Deb", born on November 13, 1954, was raised in Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School, class of 1972. She was the beloved wife of Christopher T. Ford, and the loving mother of Ashley & Casey Ford, of Lynnfield. Daughter of the late Francis...
Edward F. Laskey
Jan 18, 2015
Edward F. Laskey passed away at the Chelsea Soldiers Home in Chelsea on Sunday, January 18, 2015. He was 87 years of age. Edward was born in Boston to the late George & Lillian (Newman) Laskey. He was raised in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School. He entered the service after high school and served his country with pride...
Marjorie A. Ryan Butler
Jan 15, 2015
Marjorie A. (Ryan) Butler, of Melrose, died at the Chelsea Soldier's Home on Jan. 15, 2015 at the age of 93. Marjorie was born & raised in Malden, a graduate of Cheverus School in Malden and went on to attend Fashion Design School. She served her country in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII and worked as a Secretary for...
Doris P. Hammond Walsh
Jan 14, 2015
Doris Walsh, daughter of Ella and Lou Hammond, was born and raised in Cambridge, MA. She attended Cambridge Latin High School, and later worked as a clerk at Cambridge Hospital until she met and married Frank Walsh of Somerville in 1957. They moved several times, ultimately landing in Melrose, where they settled in 1967. After Frank died in 1979, Doris...
Ofs Loring K. Crossman
Jan 12, 2015
Loring K. Crossman, OFS of Stoneham, a retired jazz drummer, died at his home on January 12, 2015. Born in Boston, Mr. Crossman was raised in Melrose. He graduated from Melrose High School in 1954 and attended Middlesex Community College and Berkeley School of Music. Mr. Crossman spent over 15 years playing drums for different US jazz bands which involved...
Ann M. Baumann
Jan 9, 2015
Ann Baumann, a longtime resident of Picariello Drive in Saugus, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the age of 60. She was employed for over 20 years at EMARC & American Training, most recently working as a receptionist where she loved to greet visitors. Ann enjoyed a great many activities including going to Dances, Hard Rock Music and...
Cary H. Noyes
Jan 7, 2015
Cary H. Noyes, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers at the age of 73. Cary was born in Boston, raised in Dedham and attended Dedham schools. He served his country in the Army Reserves and resided on Beacon Hill in Boston for many years and Melrose for the past 23 years. Cary worked as a...
Kenneth C. Mulrenan
Jan 6, 2015
Kenneth C. Mulrenan passed away at Genesis @ Wakefield Nursing Center on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was 79 years of age. Ken was raised in Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School, where he was a very talented hockey player. He attended Boston College, was a lifelong resident of Melrose before moving to Wakefield 10 years ago. Mr. Mulrenan...
Daniel P. Rotunno
Jan 6, 2015
Daniel P. Rotunno, of Melrose, died at home unexpectedly at home on Jan. 6, 2015 at the age of 52. Dan was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1981. He was a lifelong Melrose resident and worked as a Machinist for Victor Microwave in Wakefield for several years and also as a...
Geraldine Bodi
Jan 2, 2015
Geraldine Bodi, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Jan. 2, 2015 at the age of 76. Geri was born & raised in Roxbury, a graduate of Jamaica Plain High School and went on to attend Business School. Geri worked as an Executive Secretary for Furman Lumber in Billerica for 40 years before her retirement. She resided in...
