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Lawrence J. Larry Scoboria
May 10, 2005
Lawrence J. Larry Scoboria, 83 a life long resident of Melrose died Tuesday evening, May 10, 2005 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Larry served in the US Marines during WWII and he was a machinist for the Simplex Wire & Cable Company in Cambridge. Larry was the husband of the late Lorene (Schwarzer) Scoboria and the brother of...
Charles F. Chuck Kezer
May 8, 2005
Attorney Charles F. "Chuck" Kezer, 85 of Stratham, NH, formerly of Melrose, died Sunday May 8, 2005 at the Exeter Hospital in Exeter, NH. Mr. Kezer was born December 1, 1919 in Boston, MA, son of the late Charles E. Kezer and Ellen M. (Kerr) Kezer. He was raised in Malden MA, and was a 1939 graduate of Malden High...
Janice K. Mcalpine
May 4, 2005
Mrs. Janice K. (Collins) McAlpine a long-time resident of Melrose died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at the Epoch Health Care Center in Melrose. Mrs. McAlpine was born July 6, 1939 in Wellsburg, WV, daughter of the late Orville and Virginia W. (Lazear) Collins. Mrs. McAlpine had worked many years as a service representative for Fleet Bank in Charlestown. Life partner...
Scott E. Chapman
May 1, 2005
Scott E. Chapman of Melrose died Sunday, May 1, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Scott was born August 18, 1970 in Melrose. Scott was a graduate of Melrose High School, class of 1988.He graduated from Bunker Hill College in 1991 and worked for 9 years as a Radiologic Technologist at Children's Hospital and also Mass General Hospital in Boston. He...
Nicholas C. Nick Fountas
April 28, 2005
Mr. Nicholas C. "Nick"Fountasa 40 year resident of Malden died Thursday, April 28, 2005 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Peabody where he had been a resident for 2 years and received loving care that brought a smile to him each day. Nick was a baker for 35 years having worked for the Dorothy Muriel Bakery and also Wonderbread.He was...
Frederick E. Cook
April 27, 2005
Frederick E. "Fred" Cook, a longtime Melrose resident died on Wednesday, April 27th at his home. Mr. Cook was bornNovember 19, 1925 in Wrentham, son of the late Horace F. Cook and Emily M. (Young) Cook. Mr. Cook was a graduate of Northeastern University with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.He went on to serve his country in the Army...
Fay I. Merrill
April 26, 2005
Fay I.(Clarke)Giles Merrill,age 83,of Wilmington, formerly of Wakefield and Melrose, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at the Wilmington Healthcare Center in Wilmington. Mrs. Merrill was born October 13, 1921 in Portland, ME, daughter of the late George F. Clarke and Bessie (Fay) Clarke. Fay was the wife of the late Eugene Merrill and Albert J. Giles, Sr. Fay was the...
Elizabeth M. Carey
April 25, 2005
Elizabeth "Betty" (Bernard) Carey age 68, a retired legal secretary died at her North Reading home on Monday morning April 25,2005. Betty was born in Lawrence, MANovember 27, 1936, daughter of the late Elizabeth M.(Ferrier) Bernard and Frederick W. Bernard. As a child, Betty was raised in Lawrence and Andover and moved to Melrose graduating from Melrose High School in...
Alpheus Al Button
April 15, 2005
Alpheus "Al" Button, 92 of Malden died Friday evening, April 15, 2005 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Home in Medford. Al was born in Newfoundland, CN, July 31, 1912, son of the late William H. Button, Jr. and Elizabeth (George) Button. Mr. Button came to the United States from Newfoundland in 1925.He was a long-time member of the Salvation Army...
Mary E. Sampson Quinn
April 14, 2005
Mrs. Mary E.(Mohan) Sampson Quinn, 86 of Melrose, died at the Elizabeth Seton Residence in Wellesley on Thursday afternoon, April 14, 2005. Mrs. Quinn was born in Portland, ME, June 27, 1918, daughter of the late Charles L. Mohan and Nora (Kissel) Mohan. Mary was a former resident of Wakefield and was a Melrose resident for the past 30 years....
Myra C. Perry
April 5, 2005
Mrs. Myra C. (Colpitts) Perry, 90 of Stoneham, a former long-time resident of Melrose, died Tuesday evening, April 5, 2005 at her home in Stoneham. She was born in Pleasant Vale, New Brunswick, Canada June 5, 1914, daughter of the late Robert Snowball Colpitts and Nettie (Mullins) Colpitts. Mrs. Perry came to the United States as a child and graduated...
James K. Gould
April 3, 2005
James K. Gould, 78 an Engineer for 33 years with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts died Sunday afternoon April 3, 2005 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. James was born in Somerville April 3, 1927, son of the late Percy F. Gould and Anna (Fitzpatrick) Gould. He was raised and educated in Somerville and was a resident of Melrose for the...
Arnold Waldo Skaare
March 30, 2005
Arnold W. Skaare, 92 of Melrose, died March 30, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Arnold was born and raised in Richland County, North Dakota, son of the late John A. Skaare and Pauline (Heglie) Skaare.He enlisted in the United States Marines, serving from 1931 - 1936.He then enlisted in the United States Navy from 1936 - 1945, serving in WWII...
William Pure Bill Gallugi
March 30, 2005
William E. "Pure Bill" Gallugi, 93 of Malden, formerly of Wakefield, died Wednesday evening, March 30, 2005 at the Epoch Senior Health Care Center in Melrose. Bill was born in Wakefield, May 14, 1911, son of the late Raphael and Asunta (DeVito) Gallugi. Mr. Gallugi was a World War II Army Veteran and was a chef for 15 years at...
Ruth A. Oatis
March 28, 2005
Ruth A. (Ward) Oatis, 93 of Melrose died Monday evening March 28, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a prolonged illness. Ruth was born in Chelsea October 16, 1911, daughter of the late Henry G. Ward and Ardella (Carroll) Ward.She was raised in Chelsea, graduating from St. Rose High School and was a former resident of Stoneham.Mrs. Oatis has been...
Richard A. Glidden
March 25, 2005
Richard A. Glidden, 70, a Draftsman for 35 years with the General Electric Company in Lynn died Friday evening March 25, 2005 at the Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester after a brief illness. Richard was born in Wakefield April 20, 1934, son of the late Lloyd S. Glidden and Ida E. (Dow) Glidden.He was a life long resident of Wakefield...
Wallace F. Wally Webber
March 22, 2005
Mr. Wallace F. Webber age 97 and a 55 year resident of Melrose diedTuesday morningMarch 22, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Wallace was born January 30, 1908 in Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, Canada. He was raised and educated in Newfoundland and was the retired co-owner of the Gunite Construction Company in Malden for over 30 years. He was a member of...
Pauline Marie Walsh
March 20, 2005
Pauline M. (Shea) Walsh, 85 died Sunday morning March 20, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Pauline was born in Malden July 5, 1919, daughter of the late George Shea and Marie (McLoughlin) Shea. She was raised in Revere and graduated from Revere High School.For many years Pauline and her family lived at Point of Pines, Revere.Mrs. Walsh was a resident...
Bernice V. Ferrioli
March 20, 2005
Mrs. Bernice V. (Doucette) Ferrioli of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose and Malden, died at the St. Camillus Nursing Home in Whitinsville, MA on March 20, 2005. Mrs. Ferrioli was born November 3, 1923 in Melrose, daughter of the late Elizabeth (Penny) Scribner and the late John W. Scribner, Sr. Mrs. Ferrioli grew up in Malden, graduating from Malden High School...
Anna Lesiak
March 19, 2005
Anna Lesiak age 79 and a resident of Melrose for 19 years died Saturday March 19, 2005 at the New England Medical Center in Boston after a lengthy illness. Anna was born in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine October 25, 1925, daughter of the late Anton and Katherine.Anna was raised and educated in Ukraine and during WWII she was held as a prisoner...
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