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Janet W. Lawrence
June 29, 2005
Janet (Wilson) Lawrence of Danvers, formerly of Melrose, died June 29, 2005 at the Beverly Hospital in Beverly. Janet was born in Melrose, March 31, 1919, daughter of the late Herbert Ray Wilson and Ethel M. (Travis) Wilson. Janet was the mother of Gretchen Lawrence of Bradenton, FL, Robert W. Lawrence of Trumbull, CT and Heidi Steen-Johnsen of Danvers. She...
Joanne M. Stretton
June 29, 2005
Mrs. Joanne M. (Stumpf) Stretton, formerly of Melrose and Wakefield, died June 29, 2005 at her home in DeBary, FL. Mrs. Stretton was born December 23, 1929 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Howard C. and Mary (Flaherty) Stumpf. Wife of Thomas W. "Bill" Stretton.Mother of Sally A. DiOrio and her husband, Michael of Lynnfield, Thomas W. Stretton, Jr....
John R. Blutt
June 22, 2005
John R. Blutt, 66 of Melrose, a mechanical engineer, died Wednesday morning, June 22, 2005 at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading. Mr. Blutt was born May 25, 1939 in Sioux City, Iowa, son of the late Jacob Blutt and Florence (Brence) Blutt. Mr. Blutt graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering...
Lois A. Berry
June 18, 2005
Lois Berry, 59,a retired Registered Nurse died suddenly Saturday morning June 18, 2005 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. Lois was born in Everett January 4, 1946, daughter of the late John Berry and Ellen (Boardman) Berry.Lois was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1964 and the Melrose Wakefield Hospital School of Nursing in 1967.Lois was a Registered...
Marion R. Casaccio
June 17, 2005
Marion R. (Lombardi) Casaccio, 96 of Everett died Friday afternoon, June 17, 2005. at the Glen Ridge Nursing Center in Malden. Mrs. Casaccio was born in Boston, October 14, 1908, daughter of the late Alphonse Lombardi and Angelina (DiGiacomo) Lombardi. Mrs. Casaccio was a life long resident of Everett, graduated from Everett High School and was a parishoner at St...
Phyllis A. Poole
June 14, 2005
Phyllis A. (Bartlett) Poole, 80 of Melrose died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Tuesday evening June 14, 2005. Mrs. Poole was born February 5, 1925 in Asbury Park, NJ, daughter of the late George R. and Henrietta (Megill) Bartlett. Mrs. Poole was a resident of Melrose for the past 55 years.She and her late husband, George, had shared 56 years of...
Florence Grace Smith
June 11, 2005
Mrs. Florence G. Smith of Melrose died at the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Melrose on Saturday morning, June 11, 2005. Mrs. Smith was born in Melrose, October 7, 1921, daughter of the late Cornelius Lynch and Frances (Mansfield) Lynch. Florence was a homemaker, a life long resident of Melrose and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1939. Florence...
Roy H. Larsen
June 9, 2005
Roy H. Larsen, 83 of Melrose, died Thursday, June 9, 2005 after a long illness in the E. N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA. Mr. Larsen was born in Everett, September 1, 1921, son of the late Olaf and Agnes (Westgard) Larsen. Mr. Larsen was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. He and his late...
C. Michael Mohr
June 9, 2005
Dr. C. Michael Mohr of Melrose, died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Mohr was born October 31, 1932 in South Haven, Michigan. He received his S.B. in Chemical Engineering in 1955 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and went on to receive his S.M. from MIT in 1956 and his Sc.D. in 1961, also...
Geraldine Gerry Spinale
June 4, 2005
Geraldine "Gerry" (Peck) Spinale, 82 of Malden, formerly of Wakefield died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Saturday morning June 4, 2005. Geraldine was born July 20, 1920 in Milwaukee, WI, daughter of the late Jerry Peck and Lenora (Mortimer) Peck. She was raised in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High School.For many years Gerry was an Insurance Underwriter and also a...
Elizabeth Ann Beth Brunick
June 2, 2005
Elizabeth "Beth" Brunick, 44 of Taunton died suddenly Thursday afternoon June 2, 2005 at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. Beth was born in Boston February 24, 1961. She grew up in Jamaica Plain and has been a long time resident of Taunton. Elizabeth A. "Beth" was the mother of John J. Brunick of Carver and Justin Brunick of...
Carmela Millie Wilkes Russo
May 25, 2005
Carmela "Millie" (Bonanno) Wilkes Russo, 89 of Reading, formerly of Braintree and Medford, died Wednesday morning, May 25, 2005 at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading. Millie was born April 10, 1916 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Joseph Bonanno and Felicia (Guarnaccia) Bonanno. Millie was the loving wife of Phillip Russo and the late Ralph Wilkes. She was...
William Simpson
May 25, 2005
William Simpson, 91 a long-time resident of Melrose, died Wednesday morning, May 25, 2005 at the Harborside Healthcare Center in Saugus. Mr. Simpson was born June 19, 1913 in Edinborough, Scotland, son of the late William T. S. and Sarah R. (Hughes) Simpson. Mr. Simpson was raised and educated in Scotland until the age of 16 when he came to...
Patricia A. Harrington
May 22, 2005
Patricia A. (Borden) Harrington, of Saugus, died Sunday, May 22, 2005. Pat was born in Revere, daughter of the late Clarence Borden and Josephine (Nazzarro) Borden. She was raised and educated in Revere. She received her associates degree from Chandler's School for Women. Patricia worked as a Clerk for the Tax Collector for the City of Revere for many years.She...
Doreen N. Brown
May 21, 2005
Doreen N. (Bridle) Brown, of Melrose died at the Hospice House on Haverhill Street in Reading on Friday, May 21, 2005. She was born in South Africa, daughter of the late Charles N. Bridle and Anna (Van der meve).She moved to the United States over 50 years ago. Doreen was the wife of 47 years to Frederick W. Brown of...
Paul F. Barrett
May 20, 2005
PaulF. Barrett, 86 of Medford died at home on Friday afternoon May 20, 2005. He was born in Boston, May 8, 1919, son of the late Peter Maguire and Mary (Ford) Maguire. Paul was a Security Guard for 31 years at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He was a resident of Medford for 57 years.Paul served in the US Navy (in...
Sheila M. Smith
May 14, 2005
Sheila M. (Martin) Smith, 76 of Melrose died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born in Winchester, June 7, 1928, daughter of the late Thomas and Sophie (Black) Martin. Mrs. Smith was a 1946 graduate of Winchester High School and was a 53 year resident of Melrose. Mother of Donald C. Smith and his wife,...
James C. O'Brien
May 13, 2005
James C. O'Brien, 60 of Stoneham died at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Friday morningMay 13, 2005. He was born in Cambridge, March 9, 1945, son of the late James C. O'Brien and Domicelia (Kondratavitch) O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien was a graduate of Somerville High School and he received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Northeastern University.He was a...
John J. Hogan
May 13, 2005
John J. Hogan, 78 of Melrose died at home on Friday morning May 13, 2005. John was the beloved husband of Mary (Barron) Hogan. He was the devoted father of Nancy Hogan of Boston, Marilyn "Lyn" Doran and her husband Stephenof North Reading, Joann O'Keefe and her husband Patrick of Greenland, NH., Thomas Hogan and his wife Christine of Sandwich,...
Gwendolyn E. Gwen Nagle
May 12, 2005
Gwendolyn E. "Gwen" Nagle, 73 of Melrose, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Miss Nagle was born in Newton, MA, July 11, 1931, daughter of the late Rebecca (Hopkins) Nagle and John F. Nagle. Gwen was a graduate of Newton High School. She was a long-time resident of Melrose and was an Administrator at John Hancock Insurance...
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