Obituary Listing
Recent Obituaries
Marianna T. Galvin Cerretani
Jul 25, 2015
Marianna T. (Galvin) Cerretani passed away at Woodbriar Health Center in Wilmington on July 25, 2015. She was 87 years of age. Marianna was born in Charlestown, raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1946. Mrs. Cerretani lived most of her life in Melrose before moving to Stoneham 15 years ago. She was a dedicated wife,...
Ward Smokie Face, Iii
Jul 24, 2015
Ward "Smokie" Face III, of Palm Harbor, FL, formerly of Melrose, went to be with his Lord on July 24, 2015 at the age of 80. Ward was born in Stuyvesant Falls, NY, raised in Everett and a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1953. After high school, he served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean...
David E. Griffin
Jul 14, 2015
David E. Griffin, of Wakefield, died at the Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington on July 14, 2015 at the age of 72. David was born in Melrose, raised in Wakefield and a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1962. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, receiving 2 Bronze Stars and also served...
James M. Greelish
Jul 13, 2015
James M. Greelish, of Barnstead, NH, died at the Port Health Care in Newburyport on July 13, 2015 at the age of 79. Jim was born & raised in Melrose and a graduate of Medford Vocational School, Class of 1955. He resided in Wakefield for 21 Years and the past 31 years in Center Barnstead, NH. Jim was a Wakefield...
Teresa M Savage
Jul 7, 2015
Teresa Marie Savage passed away suddenly in Bermuda while on vacation on July 7, 2015. She was 61 years of age. Teresa was born on December 29, 1953 to the late Lester & Jean (Fleming) Savage. She was raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School and received her associates degree from Bunker Hill Community College in May of 2014....
Anthony Joseph Carbone
Jul 6, 2015
Anthony Joseph Carbone passed away at his home in Melrose on July 6, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was 92 years of age. Anthony was born in Boston on June 8, 1923, was raised in the North End of Boston and graduated from English High School. Mr. Carbone served his country with pride during WWII in the US...
Richard Edward Pryor
Jul 5, 2015
Richard E. Pryor passed away suddenly at his home in Saugus on Sunday, July 5, 2015. He was only 27 years of age. Richard was born in Dorchester at St. Margaret's Hospital, on November 17, 1987. He was raised in Saugus, graduated from Saugus High School, Class of 2005 and has been a lifelong resident. Mr. Pryor continued his education...
Lawrence H. Larry Levenson
Jul 2, 2015
Lawrence H. "Larry" Levenson passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on July 2, 2015. He was 87 years of age. Larry was born in Everett on July 5, 1927 to the late Sam & Sadie (Altman) Levenson, was raised in Malden, left high school at the age of 17 to join the US Navy. Mr. Levenson...
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...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.
