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Donna J. Smith
December 29, 2005
Mrs. Donna J. (Giannetti) Smith of East Boston died Thursday, December 29, 2005 at Mass General Hospital in Boston. Mrs. Smith was born May 19, 1944 in Boston, daughter of Olga (Goyette) Giannetti and the late Benedetto Giannetti. Mrs. Smith worked as a Sales Clerk in the Retail business for many years. Donna and her late husband, Carmen, had shared...
Regina M. Delgenio
December 22, 2005
Mrs. Regina M. (Walker) DelGenio of Melrose died Thursday afternoon, December 22, 2005 at the Sunbridge of North Reading Nursing Home. Mrs. DelGenio was born May 10, 1927 in East Boston, daughter of the late John T. Walker and Catherine (Costello) Walker. Her husband, Amidel A. DelGenio died in 1992. She leaves her children, Dennis W. DelGenio and his wife...
Frederic M. Magarian
December 21, 2005
Mr. Frederic Magarian of Malden died at his home on December 21, 2005. Mr. Magarian was born in Bethesda, MD, October 18, 1946.Mr. Magarian was raised and educated in Newton. Loving son of Mary (Ajamian) Magarian of Danvers, formerly of Watertown, and the late Fred G. Magarian.Devoted brother of Lorraine Magarian of Medford.Also survived by several nieces and nephews.Funeral service...
Suzanne M. Elder
December 18, 2005
Mrs Suzanne M. (Babcock) Elder of Saugus, died Sunday evening, December 18, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Elder was born in Malden, December 30, 1939, daughter of the late Arthur Babcock and Isabelle (Murray) Babcock. Suzanne was a long-time resident of Saugus and had worked as a bookkeeper at the Saugus Bank & Trust for 15 years and at...
Jacqueline W.C. Oei
December 15, 2005
Peabody - Mrs. Jacqueline W.C. (Luyt) Oei, of Brooksby Village Drive, formerly of Rye, New York, died Thursday, December 15, 2005 in her home surrounded by her family after a period of declining health. She was 84 years old. Her husband of twenty-one years, Ing Bian Oei died in 1967. She leaves her children, Ting Pau Oei and his wife...
Virginia E. Bim Hinckley
December 11, 2005
Mrs. Virginia E. "Bim" (Turner) Hinckley of Melrose died Sunday morning, December 11, 2005 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose. Mrs. Hinckley was born in Boston, December 11, 1923, daughter of the late Edward Turner and Lila (Foster) Turner. Mrs. Hinckley and her husband, Dick, had shared 59 years of marriage.She was a member and past president of Phi...
John J. Jack Hickey
November 30, 2005
Jack J. Hickey, Jr., 79, formerly of Melrose, died suddenly Wednesday morning, November 30, 2005, at his home in Exeter, NH. Jack was born in Boston, MA on April 14, 1926, son of the late John J. Hickey, Sr. and Eleanor (Skahan) Hickey. Jack proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII andgraduated from the College of The Holy...
Marguerite M. Wallace
November 29, 2005
Marguerite M. (Barsell) Wallace, 98 of Reading, formerly of Melrose died at home Tuesday evening, November 29, 2005. Mrs. Wallace was born in St. Louis, MO, daughter of the late Louis A. Barsell and Emma E. (Rapsilber) Barsell. Mrs. Wallace was raised in Boston and moved to Melrose at the age of 18. She was a co-owner of Chipman Shade...
Daniel W. Puffer
November 29, 2005
Mr. Daniel W. Puffer of Melrose died Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at the Academy Manor Nursing Home in Andover. Mr. Puffer was born October 13, 1918 in Malden, MA, son of the late Leon R. Puffer and Josephine (Meigs) Puffer. Mr. Puffer attended the Medford Public Schools and also the New Hampton School in New Hampton, NH.He earned his Bachelor's...
Ray D. Sipola
November 28, 2005
Ray D. Sipola, Wakefield Music Educator for 28 years, died Monday morning, November 28, 2005 from complications from Alzheimer's disease at the Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester. Ray was born in South Range, MISeptember 6, 1921 son of the late Yalmar Sipola and Olive (Suuppi) Sipola. Ray was raised in South Range, MIwas a former resident of Reading, Andover and...
Richard C. Lord
November 24, 2005
OBITUARY Richard C. Lord 81 Mr. Richard C. Lord of Stoneham, formerly of Malden died Thursday, November 24, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mr. Lord was born in Old Town, ME on September 22, 1924, son of the late Lesley R. Lord and Edith (Jordan) Lord. Mr. Lord was a United States Army Veteran of WWII and worked on the...
Sidney J. Sid Bennett
November 20, 2005
Sidney J. "Sid" Bennett, of Melrose, died at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on Sunday evening November 20, 2005 at the age of 70. Sid was born in Chelsea July 9, 1935 and was raised in Chelsea and Melrose. Sid, was a well known Home Decorator in Metropolitan Boston for many years.He also worked in security at the Chelsea...
Lorraine E. Lima
November 19, 2005
Mrs. Lorraine E. (Johnston) Lima, ofWilmington died Saturday, November 19, 2005 in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a period of failing health. She was 79. She leaves her husband of 44 years, Joseph J. Lima. Mother of Brian Lima and his wife Gail of Haverhill, John Rowe and his wife, Mary of Jensen Beach, Florida and William Rowe and his...
Loring Cush Cushman
November 17, 2005
Loring "Cush" Cushman, a life long resident of Melrose, died at Lahey Clinic in Burlington on Thursday morning November 17, 2005 at the age of 96. "Cush" was born in Melrose September 26, 1909, son of the late Loring T. Cushman and Marguerite (Libby) Cushman. Cush played hockey at Melrose High School, Worcester Academy,Andover Academy and the Boston Hockey Club....
John H. Oatis
November 16, 2005
John H. Oatis, a long time resident of Melrose, died at home on Wednesday afternoon November 16, 2005 at the age of 64. John was born in Brighton February 10, 1941, son of the late John H. Oatis and Ruth (Ward) Oatis. John graduated from Boston University and was a computer programmer for Nynex and Verizon for many years.He was...
Betty Johnson
November 15, 2005
Betty Johnson a 37 year resident of Melrose,died at the Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose onTuesday morning November 15 , 2005at the age of 70. Betty was born in Norfolk, England February 25, 1935and was an assembler for a local electronics company. Betty was the wife of the late George C. Johnson III.Daughter of Bessie (Smith) Wakefield of England and...
Gracia M. Bradstreet
November 12, 2005
Gracia Bradstreet, a life long resident of Melrose,died Saturday afternoon November 12, 2005 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital at the age of 92. Gracia was a retired manager of the Book Store at Simmons College.She also was a Medical Record Librarian at Mass General Hospital in Boston and at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose.Gracia graduated from the Chamberlain School of...
Scott D. Derosa
November 12, 2005
Mr. Scott D. "Chico" DeRosa died suddenly November 12, 2005 at his residence in Melrose. He was 42 years old. Scott was a life long resident of Melrose graduating from Melrose High School.He attended Bunker Hill Community College and Wentworth Institute.He was a member of Local 3 Brick Masons Union. He leaves his wife, Janice "JJ" (Freni) DeRosa; his parents,...
Phyllis R. Macintosh
November 11, 2005
Mrs. Phyllis R. (Preble) MacIntosh of Melrose died November 10, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 85 years old. Mrs. MacIntosh was born in Malden, October 18, 1920, daughter of the late Walter B. Preble and Bertha (Degio) Preble. She leaves her husband of 62 years, Dana C. MacIntosh; her children,Gerald MacIntosh and his wife, Barbara and Edward D....
Ruth Hovey
November 11, 2005
Mrs. Ruth (Lenfest) Hovey, 86 a resident of Melrose for many years, died Friday morning November 11, 2005 at the Aberjona Nursing Home in Winchester. Mrs. Hovey was born in Washington, ME on November 10, 1919, daughter of the late Harry M. Lenfest and Alice M. (Turner) Lenfest. Mrs. Hovey grew up in Washington, ME graduating from Washington High School...
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