Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Loren S. Fernald

Loren S. Fernald

December 7, 2006

Mr. Loren S. Fernald of Wakefield, died Thursday morning, December 7, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mr. Fernald was born April 1, 1919 in Nottingham, NH.He was the son of the late Frank Fernald and Mildred A. (Gile) Fernald. Mr. Fernald was raised and educated in Melrose.He served in the U. S. Army Air Corp during WWII and for many...

Charles J. Ragucci

Charles J. Ragucci

December 5, 2006

Mr. Charles J. Ragucci of Malden, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family after a short illness on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 in Wakefield. He was 82 years old. He was born July 18, 1924 in Everett son to the late Alfonso Ragucci and Regina (Macario) Ragucci. Charlie was raised in Everett and was a graduate of the 1943...

Joseph Clery

Joseph Clery

December 3, 2006

Mr. Joseph Clery of Melrose, died Sunday morning December 3, 2006 at Harborside Healthcare in Saugus after a period of declining health. He was 85 years old. He was born February 4, 1921 in East Boston son to the late Floriano Clericuzio and Maria (Gennattasio) Clericuzio. Mr. Clery was raised and educated in East Boston.He proudly served in the United...

Aislin Silva

Aislin Silva

December 1, 2006

Aislin Silva, of Medford, formerly of Billerica and Melrose was taken from us unexpectedly on November 13, 1996 and was brought home to her family on December 1, 2006. She was 19 years old. Aislin was born April 17, 1977 in Cambridge daughter to Joseph P. Silva and Doreen (Wanamaker) Henderson. Aislin was raised and educated in Billerica and Melrose....

William T. Jones

William T. Jones

December 1, 2006

Mr. William T. Jones Jr. of Melrose, died unexpectedly Friday eveningDecember 1, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He was 98 years old. He was born May 24, 1908 in Everett son to the late William T. Jones and Mildred L. (Currier) Jones. Mr. Jones was raised and educated in Everett and graduated from Bentley College. He proudly served in the...

Lillian M. Anderson

Lillian M. Anderson

November 26, 2006

Miss Lillian M. Anderson of Malden, formerly of Melrose, died Sunday afternoon, November 26, 2006, in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 87 years old. Miss Anderson was born in Malden, May 27, 1919 daughter of the late Ronald H. Anderson and Eva C. (Cook) Anderson. She lived in Melrose for 9 years before moving to Malden.She worked for 15 years...

Mary R. Bird

Mary R. Bird

November 19, 2006

Mrs. Mary R. Bird of Melrose, MA died Sunday, November 19, 2006 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA. She was 83 years old. She was born June 3, 1923 daughter to the late Frank Silvia and the late Emma (Mora) Silvia. Mary was the wife of the late John A. Bird. Mother of Sharon A. McCormack of Melrose and...

Lorene White Schwarzer

Lorene White Schwarzer

November 14, 2006

Mrs. Lorene White Schwarzer of Melrose, MA, formerly of Mansfield, died Tuesday eveningNovember 14, 2006 at the Victoria Haven Nursing Home in Norwood, MA following a brief period of declining health. She was 88 years old. She was born November 28, 1917 in Bangor, ME daughter to the late Percy White and Odille (Desrosier) White. Mrs. Schwarzer was raised and...

Martina A. Zukowski

Martina A. Zukowski

November 10, 2006

Mrs. Martina (Little) Zukowski, of Melrose, MA, formerly of Barrington, RI, died Friday eveningNovember 10, 2006 at her daughter's home in Stoneham, MA following a brief period of declining health. She was 70 years old. She was born December 21, 1935 in Barrington, RI daughter to Martina (Courchine) Little and Patrick T. Little. Martina was raised in Barrington, RI and...

Edward E. Dickie

Edward E. Dickie

November 5, 2006

Edward E. Dickie, 91, of Melrose died Sunday morning November 5, at Harborside Healthcare in Wakefield. Edward was born in Medford son of Morley B. Dickey and Evelena Sarah (Weir) Dickie. He was raised in Malden and was a 25 year resident of Melrose. Mr. Dickie worked for Railway Express as a trailer driver for 30 years and was a...

Carl A. Morris

Carl A. Morris

October 28, 2006

Mr. Carl A.Morris Sr., a resident of Melrose since 1937, died Saturday morning October 28, 2006 at the Liberty Commons Home in Chatham following a brief period of declining health. He was 99 years old. He was born May 8, 1907 in Taunton, MA son to the late Thomas Morris and Jane (Errington) Morris. Carl was raised in Dedham and...

Jean F. Butt

Jean F. Butt

October 26, 2006

Mrs. Jean F. (Clish) Butt of Melrose died Thursday afternoon, October 26, 2006 in the Kindred Hospital, Peabody, MA Mrs. Butt was born November 3, 1927 in Portland, ME, daughter of the late Thomas F. Clish and Velma Maxine (White) Clish. Mrs. Butt graduated from Falmouth High School in 1945 in Falmouth, ME.She received a Masters degree in the Humanities...

Marion E. "Pixie" Griffith

Marion E. "Pixie" Griffith

October 26, 2006

Marion Elizabeth (Boccard) Griffith, 84, of Melrose MA died suddenly Thursday, October 26 at the Winchester Nursing Center in Winchester, Mass.She had lived in Melrose and Wakefield, Mass. for the past 46 years. Marion was born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of Mary (Cloherty) Boccard and Maurice Henry Boccard. She was raised in a family with wide ranging talents and interests...

Howard W. Bassett

Howard W. Bassett

October 20, 2006

Howard W. Bassett, a resident of Melrose for 53 years, died suddenly Friday afternoon October 20, 2006 at his home in Melrose. He was 84 years old. He was born April 4, 1922 in Saugus, MA son to the late Calvin S. Bassett and Alice L. (Hanson) Bassett. Howard was raised in Saugus, graduated from Saugus High School and earned...

Margery Carter

Margery Carter

October 15, 2006

Mrs. Margery Carter, a resident of Melrose for 40 years, died Sunday afternoon October 15, 2006 at her home in Melrose. She was 85 years old. She was born December 22, 1920 in Melrose, MA daughter to the late C. Bertram Crawford and Oleva (Dority) Crawford. Margery was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.She began her long...

Marie M. Moreland

Marie M. Moreland

October 14, 2006

Mrs. Marie (MacGuire) Moreland, a resident of Melrose for 36 years, died Saturday morning, October 14, 2006 at the Harborside of Wakefield Nursing Home. She was 85 years old. She was born August 13, 1921 in Boston, MA daughter to the late William MacGuire and Doris (Stillman) MacGuire. Marie was raised in Jamaica Plain and graduated from Jamaica Plain High...

Mary A. List

Mary A. List

October 12, 2006

Mary A. List, 87, a longtime Wakefield resident, died unexpectedly, Thursday, October 12, 2006 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 87 years old. She was born October 1, 1919 in Exploits Harbour, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia daughter to the late Chesley and Gertrude (Lilley) Milley and moved to the United States at 3 years old. She graduated from...

Marjorie E. Benard

Marjorie E. Benard

October 11, 2006

Marjorie E. Benard, 78 of Malden, formerly of Melrose died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday morning October 11, 2006 following a brief illness. She was born in Malden January 1, 1928, daughter to Warren Gerade and Pearl (Gibson) Gerade. Marjorie was raised in Malden and Melrose.She and her late husband, Edward were members of the New England Wood Carvers'...

Ancy C. Mangan

Ancy C. Mangan

October 7, 2006

Nancy Mangan, 55 of Melrose, died suddenly at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday morning October 7, 2006. She was born in Boston April 1, 1951, daughter to Frank L. Tallent and Edna (Watson) Tallent. Nancy was a customer service representative for Hartshorne Insurance in Wakefield.She was raised in Charlestown and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1969.She was a member...

Charles E. Corkum

Charles E. Corkum

October 4, 2006

Mr. Charles E. Corkum, of Lynnfield, died Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a period of declining health. He was 90 years old. Mr. Corkum was born in Everett on May 17, 1916 son to the late Byron N. Corkum and the late E. Pearl (Eastwood) Corkum. He was raised in Melrose and was a retired co-owner...