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Dorothy Roulston
August 6, 2006
Mrs. Dorothy (Foan) Roulston of Gloucester, age 90 died Monday afternoon, August 6, 2006 at the Seacoast Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester. Mrs. Roulston was born in Salem, MA October 30, 1915, daughter of the late Lendell G. Foan and Mary E. (Buxton) Foan.. Mrs. Roulston was raised and educated in Beverly.She loved arts and crafts and did oil...
Margaret A. Teeling
August 4, 2006
Mrs. Margaret A. (Buonopane) Teeling of Lynn, formerly of Everett and Revere died Friday morning at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston.She was 66 years old. Mrs. Teeling was born June 8, 1940 in Boston daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret (Babb) Buonopane. She was an active, proud and devout member of Kindgom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in...
Leo J. Battaglioli
August 1, 2006
Mr. Leo J. Battaglioli of Melrose died Tuesday afternoon, August 1, 2006 at the Harborside Healthcare Center in Wakefield. He was 88 years old. Mr. Battaglioli was born March 15, 1918 in Somerville, MA, son of the late Virgilio Battaglioli and Malfisa (Pangi) Battaglioli. Mr. Battaglioli served in the United States Army during WWII and in the United States Air...
Ethel B. Mitton
July 28, 2006
Mrs. Ethel (Brison) Mitton of of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Melrose, died July 28, 2006 in her 104th year at the Westminster Shores Nursing Home in St. Petersburg, FL. She was the wife of the late Guy R. Mitton.Aunt of Louise Ridlon of Chelmsford, Carol Pack of Englewood, FL, Charles Brison of Goffstown, NH and Grace Ross of Tampa,...
Freda E. Gettman
July 26, 2006
Mrs. Freda E. (Noseworthy) Gettman, 94 of Melrose, died Wednesday morning, July 26, 2006 in the Country Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility in Newburyport. Mrs. Gettman was born Dec. 10, 1911 in Montreal, Canada, daughter of the late Frederick Noseworthy and Ella (Angel) Noseworthy. Wife of the late George Gettman.Mother of George E. Gettman of N. Reading and Linda G. Doyle...
Joseph A. Tomassi
July 24, 2006
Mr. Joseph A. Tomassi, of Melrose, died Monday, July 24, 2006 in Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose. He was 73. He is survived by his children, Jo-Ellen Kuhlman, Jacqueline Tomassi and William Tomassi, all of Saugus, Jill Bond of Winchester and Joy Hudson of Wakefield; three sisters, Jeanette Laganos of Colorado, Katherine Tomassi of Everett, Angela Tomassi of Saugus and...
Rose M. Dell'Orfano
July 24, 2006
Mrs. Rose M. (Morano) Dell'Orfano,of Melrose, died Monday, July 24, 2006 in Courville at Manchester, Manchester, New Hampshire, after a period of failing health. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Dell'Orfano was born in Boston, November 12, 1916, daughter of the late Rocco Morano and Caterina (Badolato) Morano. Rose was raised in East Boston and from 1950 - 2000 had...
Carl A. Blanchard
July 23, 2006
Mr. Carl A. Blanchard, Jr. 90, formerly of Topsfield, Needham and Melrose died Sunday afternoon, July 23, 2006 at Renaissance Gardens at Brooksby Village, Peabody. Mr. Blanchard was born June 16, 1916 in Melrose, son of Mr. Carl A. Blanchard and Annie H. (Dyer) Blanchard. Carl was a graduate of Melrose High School and received his degree in Mechanical Engineering...
Edwin J. Worthylake
July 23, 2006
Mr. Edwin J. Ned Worthylake, 90 of Melrose died Sunday evening, July 23, 2006 in the East Village Nursing Home in Lexington. Mr. Worthylake was born May 30, 1916 in Stoneham, MA, son of the late James Worthylake and Louise (Stannard) Worthylake. Ned was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. He was a former member of the...
Margaret I. Kenney
July 21, 2006
Mrs. Margaret I. "Peggy" (Longmuir) Kenney of Melrose died Friday morning, July 21, 2006 in the Daniels House Nursing Home in Reading. Mrs. Kenney was born in Boston, July 26, 1919, daughter of the late William Longmuir and Margaret (Ingles) Longmuir. Mrs. Kenney was raised and educated in Malden. She leaves three daughters, Barbara J. Gauvin and her husband Al...
Elaine L. Cole
July 18, 2006
Miss Elaine L. Cole, a long-time resident of Melrose, died Tuesday afternoon, July 18, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Miss Cole was born June 16, 1911 in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of the late Charles W. Cole and Ellen M. (Rainey) Cole. Miss Cole was a 1932 graduate of Wellesley College.She served as a Lt. Junior Grade in the United...
Aileen E. Mullins
July 14, 2006
Mrs. Aileen (Justice) Mullins of Saugus, formerly of Somerville died Friday morning July 14, 2006 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Mullins was born in Dunham, KY, August 22, 1920, daughter of the late Freeling L. Justice and Lillie (Crabtree) Justice. Mrs. Mullins was born in Dunham, KY and moved to Somerville in 1961.She had been a member of the Little...
Paul T. Winslow
July 12, 2006
Mr. Paul T. Winslow, of Melrose, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at home after an illness. He was 82. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margaret M. (McCormack) Winslow; his seven children, Mary M. Jordan & her husband Liam of Hyannis, Janice M. Leary & her husband Robert of S. Dennis, Paula M. Halas & her husband...
Hope E. Sprowl
July 10, 2006
Hope E. (Wade) Sprowl, 83 of Nokomis, FL, formerly a 49 year resident of Wakefield, died Monday, July 10, 2006 in the Sarasota Health & Rehab Hospital in Sarasota, FL following a period of declining health. Hope was born May 3, 1923 in Lynn, MA, daughter of the late Raymond B. Wade and Esther M. (Palmatier) Wade. Mrs. Sprowl was...
Ethel M. Shields
July 10, 2006
Mrs. Ethel M. (Bragg) Shields, 81 of Melrose died at home on Monday afternoon July 10, 2006 after a brief illness. She was born in Newburyport, MA on October 22, 1924, daughter of the late Dudley Bragg and Evelyn (Lewis) Bragg. Ethel was raised in Southborough and graduated from Peters High School in 1944. She had been a resident of...
Frank M. Amazeen
July 9, 2006
Mr. Frank M. Amazeen, Jr., of Wakefield, died Sunday in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Bedford, after an illness. He was 86. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, N. June (Graves) Amazeen of Wakefield; his children, Frank M. Amazeen III & his wife Pamela of West Hartford, Connecticut, Cheryl Brissette & her husband David of Grantham, New Hampshire,...
William T. Babcock
July 3, 2006
William T. Babcock of Melrose suddenly July 3, 2006. Bill was the loving husband of 49 years to Anne C. (O'Donoghue) Babcock. Brother of the late Margaret Locke. Brother in law of Ita Ryan, Nora Ryan both of Ireland and Michael O'Donoghue of England. Bill is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Sarah A. Mccaffrey
July 3, 2006
Sarah McCaffrey died suddenly July 3, 2006 at her home in Townsend. She was born May 7, 1966 in Kurayoshi, Tottori-ken, Japan, the only child of Duane E. and Sayoko (Matsumoto) Crabtree. She was graduated from Arlington High School in 1984 and Burdett School of Business in Boston. Sarah had worked many years for Charles T. Main, Price Waterhouse, Braun...
Geraldine M. Baker
July 3, 2006
Mrs. Geraldine M. "Gerri" (Clarke) Baker, a life long resident of Chelsea, died Monday, July 3, 2006 at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose. Mrs. Baker was born in Chelsea, MA, daughter of the late James Clarke and Mary (Morse) Clarke. Mrs. Baker was the wife of the late Franklin J. Baker.Mother of Saundra B. Lane of Lunenburg and sister...
William R. Vaughan
June 29, 2006
Mr. William R. Vaughan of Melrose died at his home on Thursday evening, June 29, 2006. Mr. Vaughan was born September 23, 1921 in Dorchester, MA, son of the late William Vaughan and Mildred (Elder) Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan was a WWII US Army Veteran enlisting in the service August 10, 1942.He served in HQ Battery, 83rd Div. Artillery stationed at...
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