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Emma A. Penachio
May 16, 2006
Mrs. Emma A. (Tura) Penachio of Wakefield died Tuesday morning, May 16, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Penachio was born August 16, 1924 in Saugus, MA, daughter of the late Charles Tura and Mildred (Curtis) Tura. Mrs. Penachio and her late husband had shared 58 years of marriage.She had been a resident of Wakefield for 14 years and a...
Phyllis J. Beauchamp
May 15, 2006
Mrs. Phyllis J. (Faragi) Beauchamp of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, died Monday morning, May 15, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Beauchamp was born in Everett, February 19, 1920, daughter of the late Phillip Faragi and Damiana (Ferro) Faragi. Mrs. Beauchamp was raised and educated in Saugus. Phyllis was the beloved wife of the late Sgt. 1st class Joseph D....
Marie J. Brennan
May 10, 2006
Mrs. Marie J. (Young) Brennan of Wakefield, died Wednesday morning, May 10, 2006 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford, following a period of declining health. Mrs. Brennan was born August 6, 1929 in Wakefield, daughter of the late Paul E. Young and Alida (Fredette) Young. Marie was raised in Wakefield and attended Wakefield High School. Marie was the loving...
Linda Rideout
May 9, 2006
Mrs. Linda (Roemer) Rideout, 68 of Westerly, RI, formerly of Wakefield, MA, died Tuesday evening May 9, 2006 at the Westerly Health Center in Westerly, RI. Mrs. Rideout was born October 23, 1937 in Waterbury, CT, daughter of the late William J. Roemer and Jeannette (Carter) Roemer. Linda graduated from the House of the Pines High School and Colby Junior...
Robert D. Maclean
May 8, 2006
Mr. Robert D. MacLean died Monday morning May 8, 2006 at his home in Newburyport. He was born in West Point, NY, January 19, 1950, son of Merle C. (Gibbons) MacLean of Melrose and the late Robert M. MacLean. Bob had lived in Newburyport for several years and was a former resident of Melrose. He worked for many years as...
Alva V. Jeffery
April 21, 2006
Mrs. Alva V. Jeffery, 93 of Hudson, NH, formerly of Melrose died Friday evening April 21, 2006 at the Fairview Nursing Home in Hudson, NH. Alva was born October 23, 1912 in Wakefield, MA daughter of the late William R. Kelloway and Gertrude (Parsons) Kelloway. Alva was a former 50 year resident of Melrose and a long time member of...
Virginia Andrusek
April 16, 2006
Mrs. Virginia "Ginny" (O'Brien) Andrusek of Tewksbury, a former long-time resident of Melrose, died in Saints Memorial Medical Center in Lowell on Sunday, April 16, 2006. Mrs. Andrusek was born in Malden, September 8, 1924, daughter of the late Frederick O'Brien and Edna (Paul) O'Brien. Ginny was the beloved wife of the late Richard "Dick" Andrusek and the loving sister...
Stephen Garvey
April 15, 2006
Mr. Stephen Garvey, of Peabody, died Saturday, April 15th in his home. He was 55 years old. He was struggling from complications of a brain tumor. He leaves his wife of 27 years, Jill E. (Puglia) Garvey; a daughter, Lianne M. Brown and her husband, Kevin of Peabody; his mother, Norma (Lord) Garvey and a sister, Susan Garvey, both of...
Martha L. Brunick
April 11, 2006
Martha L. (Grant) Brunick, 68 of Malden, died Tuesday morning April 11, 2006 at the Wilmington Healthcare with her loving family at her bedside. Mrs. Brunick was born in Jamaica Plain, June 6, 1937. Martha was wife of the late William C. Brunick.Daughter of Louise (Walsh) Grant ofMelrose and the late Harry Grant.Mother of Kathryn L. Weisenmiller and Paul J....
Mildred O. Parsons
April 8, 2006
Mrs. Mildred O. Parsons of Melrose died Saturday morning, April 8, 2006 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose. Mrs. Parsons was born in Everett, MA November 16, 1916, daughter of the late Erick W. Kalberg and Augusta (Hansen) Kalberg. Mrs. Parsons was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Melrose.For many years she worked at Hills...
Diane E. Harding
April 7, 2006
Diane E. Harding, 45 of Malden died Friday afternoon April 7, 2006 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief period of failing health. Diane was born June 9, 1960 in Everett and was raised and educated in Malden.For several years she worked at the Malden Savings Bank and for Boston Safe.She loved the water and boating. Diane was the beloved...
Wilna F. Thompson
April 4, 2006
Mrs. Wilna F. (Shaw) Thompson, 96, a long-time resident of Melrose, died Tuesday morning, April 4, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Thompson was born May 1, 1909 in Greensboro, NC, daughter of the late James H. Shaw and Lillie (White) Shaw. Mrs. Thompson was raised in Greensboro, NC.She attended Salem Academy in Salem, NC and Stuart Hall in Richmond,...
Francis P. Homer
April 4, 2006
Francis Parsons Homer, 96, of Everett died Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2006 at the Life Care Center of Nashoba in Littleton, MA. Frank, who loved the Lord, his wife, his country, and his family, was born in Freshwater Newfoundland to Wilson and Elizabeth (Parsons) Homer.After the First World War and the collapse of his father's fish business, Frank, as the...
Armand T. Giunta
April 3, 2006
Mr. Armand T. Giunta, 81 of Lynnfield died at his home with his loving family at his bedside on Monday morning, April 3, 2006. Mr. Giunta was born February 5, 1925 in Wakefield, MA, son of the late Santo Giunta and Elvira (Secci) Giunta. Mr. Giunta was a graduate of Wakefield High School.He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University...
Anna L. Peterson
April 1, 2006
Mrs. Anna (Ekstrom) Peterson of Melrose died Saturday, April 1, 2006 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare. She was 97 years old. Anna was born in Cambridge, MA daughter of the late Lars Ekstrom and Emma Ekstrom. Anna was raised in Wakefield and Saugus and has been a long time resident of Melrose. She was the wife of the late Carl...
Robert J. King
April 1, 2006
Mr. Robert J. King, Sr., of Melrose, died Saturday, April 1, 2006 in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a period of failing health. He was 86 years old. He leaves his children, Robert J. and his wife, Constance of Monrovia, CA, Carole L. Sellars and her husband Robert of Ipswich, Herbert L. King and his wife Debra of Malden and William R....
Helen D. Longo
March 24, 2006
Mrs. Helen D. (DeFronzo) Longo of Melrose died Friday morning, March 24, 2006, in the Tuell Nursing Home in Melrose. Mrs. Longo was born in Boston June 16, 1920, daughter of the late Pasquale DeFronzo and Carmella (Dambrosio) DeFronzo. Mrs. Longo was a graduate of Girls Latin in Boston.She had worked many years as a seamstress and was a member...
Esther A. Torian
March 21, 2006
Mrs. Esther A. (Proodian) Torian of Melrose died Tuesday afternoon, March 21, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Torian was born in Amosia, Armenia, April 20, 1908, daughter of the late Hagopus and Beatrice Proodian. Mrs. Torian was raised in Stoneham and had worked as a shoe stitcher for many years.She also had worked at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was...
Marjorie B. Isnor
March 20, 2006
Ms. Marjorie B. Isnor of Melrose died Tuesday afternoon, March 20, 2006 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Ms. Isnor was born in Boston, March 15, 1929, daughter of the late Reginald W. Isnor and Harriet H. (Bradbury) Isnor. Ms. Isnor was a graduate of Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School.She had previously lived in the communities of Cambridge, Hyde Park and...
Frank A. Gill
March 17, 2006
Mr. Frank A. Gill, Jr.61, of Melrose, formerly of Stoughton and Ogunquit, ME died unexpectedly Friday morning, March 17, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mr. Gill was born in Norwood, September 21, 1944, son of the late Frank A. Gill and Miriam (Louko) Gill. He attended St. Mary's Grammar School in Stoughton and BC High. He was a graduate of...
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