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Dorothy M. Buchert
February 14, 2007
Mrs. Dorothy M. (Wells) Buchert, a long-time resident of Melrose, died WednesdayFebruary 14, 2007 at the Melrose-Wakefield hospital. She was 94 years old. Mrs. Buchert was born June 29, 1912 in Arlington, daughter of the late Ernest B. Wells and Inez S. (Priest) Wells. She was a graduate of Arlington High School, class of 1930. After moving with her family...
Grace A. Kelly
February 12, 2007
Mrs. Grace A. Kelly of Melrose, died Monday morning, February 12, 2007 in the Sunbridge of North Reading Nursing Home. Mrs. Kelly was born September 9, 1917 in North Salem, New York, daughter of the late Clifford A. Hahn and Grace A. (Hitchcock) Hahn. Mrs. Kelly was raised in New York and had also lived in Pittsburg.She graduated from Hood...
Iosif I. Ragutshteyn
February 7, 2007
Mr. Iosif Ragutshteyn of Melrose died Wednesday morning, February 7, 2007 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a period of declining health. He was 74 years old. Mr. Ragutshteyn was born in Azerbaijan on October 19, 1932, son of the late Izrail Ragutshteyn and Tatiana (Fleshler) Ragutshteyn. He had worked many years as an electrical Engineer and was a Melrose resident...
Barbara L. Foss
February 7, 2007
Mrs. Barbara L. (Olson) Foss, a life-long resident of Melrose, died February 7, 2007 at her home surrounded by her loving husband and children. She was 75 years old. Barbara was bornin Melrose, daughter of the late Walter L. Olson and Verna L. (Newcomb) Olson. Mrs. Foss was a graduate of Melrose High School, class of 1950.She excelled in many...
Shirley C. Palmer-Schmidt
February 5, 2007
Mrs. Shirley C. (Noftall) Palmer - Schmidt, of Medford, died Monday, February 5, 2007 in her home in the loving care of her husband, after a short andcourageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 69 years old. She leaves her husband, Robert K. Schmidt of Medford; her children, Pamela V. Holt and William B. Palmer; her grandchildren, Jason and Brandon...
Peter Donovan
January 29, 2007
Mr. Peter Donovan, of Melrose, died Monday morning, January 29, 2007 after a period of declining health. He was 60 years old. Peter was born February 28, 1946 in Malden and was a Melrose resident for 22 years. Peter had many varied interests in life. He loved dancing and singing, especially ''God Bless America'' and ''Happy Birthday.'' Peter considered himself...
Martha E. Pitts
January 28, 2007
Martha E. Pitts of Melrose, died Sunday morningJanuary 28, 2007 at the Sunrise at Gardner Park Assisted Living in Peabody following a period of declining health. She was 91 years old. Martha was born September 28, 1915 in East Boston, daughter to the late George F. Pitts and Martha (Hobdell) Pitts. Martha was raised and educated in Melrose. She was...
Evelyn B. Wilson
January 13, 2007
Mrs. Evelyn B. Wilson, of Saugus, died Saturday afternoon, January 13, 2007,at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a period of declining health. She was 71 years old. Evelyn was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia November 17, 1935, daughter of the late Louis L. Atkins and Genevieve (Knowles) Atkins. Evelyn was raised in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High School. She wasa...
Mary S. Lim
January 12, 2007
Mrs. Mary S. (Chin) Lim, of Wakefield, passed away Friday afternoon, January 12, 2007 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, surrounded by her loving family, after battling cancer.She was 57 years old. She leaves her husband of 30 years, Charles H. Lim; her sons, Albert B. Lim of Chandler, Arizona and Felix D. Lim of Cambridge; her mother, Sui M. (Wong)...
Audrey L. Fraser
January 9, 2007
Mrs. Audrey L. (MacLean) Fraser of Melrose, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Fraser was born in Medford, March 9, 1926, daughter of the late Colin B. MacLean and Jessie (Morrison) MacLean. Mrs. Fraser was raised and educated in Medford. She was a 69 year member of the First Baptist Church of Medford. Audrey was very...
Steven M. Toohey
January 7, 2007
Mr. Steven M. Toohey, 47 of Danvers, formerly of Lynn, died suddenly Sunday, January 7, 2007 at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. Mr. Toohey was born in Boston, November 23, 1959, son of the late John P. Toohey and Florence (Weinstein) Toohey. Steven was a graduate of the class of the 1979 Lynn Tech Vocational School. He was a...
M. Penelope Smith
January 5, 2007
Mrs. M. Penelope (Gale) Smith of Colchester, CT, formerly of Melrose, died Friday morning, January 5, 2007 at the Middlesex Hospital Marlborough Medical Center in Marlborough, CT. Mrs. Smith was born in Boston, March 8, 1912, daughter of the late Robert Gale and Annie L. (Strum) Gale. Penelope lived in Melrose for many years. She was a long-time member of...
Margaret H. Sargent
December 25, 2006
Mrs. Margaret H. (Ratcliffe) Sargent, 95of Melrose, died Monday evening, December 25, 2006 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home in Wakefield. Mrs. Sargent was born in Everett, August 2, 1911, daughter of the late Edward F. Ratcliffe and Annie E. (Rogers) Ratcliffe. She was a lifelong resident of Melrose. She was the oldest living member of the Melrose Highlands Congregational...
Anna M. Enslow
December 24, 2006
Mrs. Anna M. (McAndrews) Enslow of Melrose died Sunday evening, December 24, 2006 in the Melrose Care Center, Melrose, MA. She was 98 years old. Mrs. Enslow was born in St. John, New Brunswick, CN on July 5, 1908, daughter of the late William H. and Barbara M. (Finlay) McAndrews. She had worked as an inspector for 34 years for...
Virginia M. Chetwynd
December 21, 2006
Mrs. Virginia M. (Smith) Chetwynd of Melrose, died Thursday morning, December 21, 2006 at the Life Care Center of Stoneham. Mrs. Chetwynd was born in Winchester, daughter of the late Edward Smith and Mary (Liccardi) Smith.She was raised and educated in Stoneham, graduating from Stoneham High School in 1943.Shortly after, she married and traveled with her husband during WW II.After...
Charlotte L. King
December 20, 2006
Mrs. Charlotte L. (LeGrow) King, of Melrose, formerly of Chelsea, Everett and Malden died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 in Epoch Healthcare of Melrose surrounded by her loving family after an illness. She was 77 years old. She leaves two daughters, Nancy L. Goodhue & her friend, John T. Kelly of Saugus and Joyce M. Sacco and her husband Carl of...
Claire Ann Baker
December 18, 2006
Ms. Claire Ann Baker, of Centerville, formerly of Stoneham, died Monday, December 18, 2006 in the Cape Cod Hospital after an illness. She was 36 years old. She leaves her siblings, Jay J. Baker of Melrose, Paul K. Baker and his wife, Virgianne and their children, Paul A. and Michael D. Baker, all of Boxford and Kerry B. Baker of...
Walter R. Pollock
December 18, 2006
Mr. Walter R. Pollock of Melrose, died Monday morning, December 18 2006, at the Melrose Care Nursing Center in Melrose. He was 82 years old. He was born in Boston, son of the late John Pollock and Dorothy (Green) Pollock. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Irene L. (Lutes) Pollock; two children, John W. Pollock & his...
Elizabeth Grace Hilton
December 10, 2006
Mrs. Elizabeth Grace (Hughes) Hilton of Malden formerly of East Boston, died Sunday morning, December 10, 2006, in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a period of declining health. Mrs. Hilton was born in Boston, October 20, 1920, daughter of the late Thomas Hughes and Grace (Sutherland) Hughes. She was raised and educated in East Boston and for many years...
Charlotte Pettee
December 9, 2006
Mrs. Charlotte H. (Harris) Pettee, 90, of Fredericksburg, VA, was a former long-time resident of Melrose, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at the Carriage Hill Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Fredericksburg, VA. Wife of the late Merton A. Pettee.Mother of Barbara Benson and her husband Bill of Fredericksburg, VA and Brenda Haughey of Buffalo, NY.Grandmother of Scott Benson and his...
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