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Doreen Betty Taylor
September 23, 2005
Mrs. Betty Taylor a long time resident of Melrose, died at her home on Friday morning September 23, 2005 with her family at her bedside. Betty was born in Everett on January 2, 1925, the daughter of the late George S. Kenison and Marie (Gramstorff) Kenison. Betty was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School in 1942. For...
Barbara Goss
September 22, 2005
Miss Barbara Goss, a life-long resident of Melrose, died at her home on Thursday afternoon, September 22, 2005 Miss Goss was born in Melrose, December 17, 1902, daughter of the late Willis C. Goss and Anna M. (Parker) Goss. Miss Goss graduated from Melrose High School in 1920.She was a 1922 graduate of the Abbot Academy in Andover and the...
S. Harold Lundberg
September 21, 2005
Mr. S. Harold Lundberg, a 40 year resident of Reading, died Wednesday afternoon September 21, 2005 at the Woodbriar Nursing Home in Wilmington. Harold was born December 22, 1907 in Lynn, MA, son of the late Sven A. Lundberg and Hulda (Asp) Lundberg. Mr. Lundberg was raised in Lynn and had lived in the communities of Everett, Melrose and Reading....
Dorothy E. Dot Laben
September 21, 2005
Mrs. Dorothy E. "Dot" (Ward) Laben of Melrose died Wednesday morning September 21, 2005 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose. Mrs. Laben was born August 3, 1909 in Everett, MA, daughter of the late Henry G. Ward and Ardella (Carroll) Ward. Mrs. Laben was a graduate of St. Rose High School in Chelsea.She was a retired sales clerk at...
Pauline S. Hall
September 18, 2005
Mrs. Pauline (Sheldon) Hall, in her 105th year, died at her home in Wakefield on Sunday evening, September 18, 2005. Mrs. Hall was born August 23, 1901 in Malden, daughter of the late Walter P. Sheldon and Isabel (Richardson) Sheldon. Her father had owned Sheldon Drug Store on Main St. in Malden for 40 years.Their home was where the Malden...
Inez Bousman
September 13, 2005
Mrs. Inez (McCarthy) Bousman of Melrose, died Tuesday afternoon, September 13, 2005 in the Harborside Healthcare Center in Wakefield. Inez was born December 16, 1923 in Cambridge, MA, daughter of the late Anthony and Inez G. (Fitzpatrick) McCarthy. She was a long-time resident of Melrose and had worked for TransWorld Services on Washington St. for many years. Inez was the...
Arnold W. Williams
September 13, 2005
Mr. Arnold W. Williams, a former long-time resident of Melrose, died Tuesday evening September 13, 2005 in Falmouth, ME. Mr. Williams was born in Melrose, MA, December 23, 1911, son of the late Merton D. Williams and Mary E. (Weaver) Williams. Mr. Williams was a 1930 graduate of Melrose High School. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1935 with a...
Marjorie L. Burgess
September 12, 2005
Marjorie L. (Solomon) Burgess, of Melrose, died at the Sawtelle Hospice House of Reading on September 12, 2005. She was 90. Born in Milton, daughter of the late Joseph and Grace (Karter) Solomon, Marjorie was a graduate of Milton High School.She later received an Honorary Degree from the Berklee College of Music.Marjorie taught piano at the Berklee College of Music...
Mary E. Smith
September 12, 2005
Mary E. (Miller) Smith died on Monday, September 12, 2005 at the Rosewoood Nursing Home in Peabody.She was 89. Born in Campbelton, New Brunswick Canada, daughter of the late Allan and Margaret (Murchie) Miller, she came to Melrose in 1935. Mary was a Registered Nurse and worked at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital for many years and also at the Danforth House...
Mary L. Lou Garrard
September 9, 2005
Mary L. "Lou" (Wootten) Garrard died on Friday September 9, 2005 at the Woodbury Wellness Center in Hampstead, North Carolina.She was 74. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, daughter of the late Rufus M. and Helen (Lucas) Wootten, she was raised and educated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Lou graduated from Tufts University Class of 1951.She went on to teach children with...
Florence M. Winsor
September 6, 2005
Mrs. Florence M. (Saulnier) Winsor of Wolfeboro, NH, formerly of Melrose, died at the Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro on Tuesday evening September 6, 2005. Mrs. Winsor was born in Wakefield, MA on May 9, 1916, daughter of the late Frank Saulnier and Adele (Doucet) Saulnier. Florence was a long-time resident of Melrose and Malden before moving to Wolfeboro, NH.She had...
Elizabeth E. Sears
August 31, 2005
Mrs. Elizabeth E. (Stone) Sears of Melrose, died Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Sears was born in Melrose, October 26, 1914, daughter of the late Charles L. and Marion L. (Lyons) Stone. Mrs. Sears was raised and educated in Melrose.She lived in Winthrop from 1937 - 1969 when she returned to Melrose.She had worked as a...
Robert T. Bob Smith
August 27, 2005
Robert T. "Bob" Smith, Major USAF, Retired, of Melrose died at his residence Saturday evening August 27, 2005 with his loving family at his bedside. Bob was born in Everett, March 24, 1934, son of the late Ralph T. Smith and J. Muriel (Ellis) Smith. He was raised in Melrose and graduated from New Hampton Prep School, 1951 and attended...
William M. Longmuir
August 14, 2005
Mr. William M. Longmuir of Melrose, formerly of Malden, died Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2005 at the Harborside at Wakefield Nursing Home. William was born November 16, 1917, son of the late William M.Longmuir and Margaret A. (Inglis) Longmuir. Mr. Longmuir was a member of the Vespa George Art School.He had worked for HP Hood Company in Charlestown for 45...
Patricia J. Keady
August 14, 2005
Mrs. Patricia J. (O'Donnell) Keady, a long-time resident of Melrose, died Sunday, August 14, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Patricia was born March 10, 1921 in Annapolis, MD, daughter of the late Louis P. and Irene (O'Connor) Keady. Patricia was a Melrose High School graduate, class of 1938 and was a retired Physical Therapist. Mrs. Keady was the wiife of...
Ronald G. Perry
August 14, 2005
Ronald G. Perry, 51 of Melrose, died at his home suddenly on Sunday morning August 14, 2005. Mr. Perry was born in Melrose, November 15, 1953. He was a Wakefield High School graduate, class of 1971. He attended Emerson College and Lowell State. Ron was a Systems Analyst for National Engineering Services at Gillette in South Boston. He was a...
Richard J. Cusato
August 8, 2005
Richard J. Cusato, age 67 of Wakefield died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, August 8, 2005. Richard was born in Melrose, October 4, 1937, son of the late Ralph and Anne (Storti) Cusato. He was a life-long resident of Wakefield and was a self-employed painting contractor. He attended the Wakefield Public Schools and served in the United States Air Force during...
Rita C. Skrabut
July 15, 2005
Mrs. Rita C. (Cassidy) Skrabut, 80 of Malden died at the Pilgrim Rehabilitation Center in Peabody on Friday afternoon July 15, 2005. Mrs. Skrabut was born in Lynn, MA October 28, 1924, daughter of the late Joseph Cassidy and Justina (Lane) Cassidy. Rita graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lynn and for 30 years was a clerk at the...
Thyra H. Eisenbiegler
July 11, 2005
Mrs. Thyra H. (Rankin) Eisenbiegler, 77 of Peabody, formerly of Lynnfield, died Monday morning July 11, 2005 at the Brooksby Village Rennaissance Gardens in Peabody. Mrs. Eisenbiegler was born August 23, 1927 in East Angus, Quebec, Canada, daughter of the late Francis Rankin and Dorothy (Parsons) Rankin. Thyra and her husband Frederick shared 55 years of marriage. She was the...
Barbara E. Soule
July 1, 2005
Mrs. Barbara (Elwell) Soule of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield, died Friday morning, July 1, 2005 at the Harborside Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Danvers. Mrs. Soule was born in Leominster, November 29, 1912, daughter of the late Albert Elwell and Florence (Crosman) Elwell. Mrs. Soule was a co-owner of the Melody Ranch Music Shop in Wakefield from 1949-1973. Barbara was...
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