Obituaries

May 13, 2023

William R. “Bill” Ghen, former resident of Melrose and Beverly, passed away on May 13, 2023 in Haverhill, MA after a lengthy decline in health. He was 93. Born and raised in Melrose, Bill was the only child of the late Russell C. and Viola M. (Lasky) Ghen.   After graduating from Melrose High School, Bill continued his education at...

May 10, 2023

Judith F. MacPherson, of Salisbury, and formerly of Wakefield and Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation in Newburyport, at age 83.

Judith was born in Cambridge on March 11, 1940, the daughter of the late Philip Benson and Virginia (Carleton) Jahnle. Raised in Melrose and...

May 9, 2023

Robert F. “Bobby” Hyder, a resident of Laurel Hollow, NY and formerly of Lawrence, MA, passed away peacefully at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at age 69.

Robert was born in Boston on June 11, 1953, one of three children of the late Frederick Hyder and Theresa (Salami) Hyder.

May 4, 2023

Patricia M. Connors, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 04, 2023. She was 84.

Born on December 23, 1938 in Melrose, Patricia was one of six children of the late Matthew G. and Dorothy (Chetwynd) Connors. Pat grew up in Melrose, graduating from Melrose High School in 1956.

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May 3, 2023

Marie C. (Hong) Wong, long time resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, at the Courtyard Nursing Center in Medford.  She was 97.

Born in Lynn on August 11th, 1925, Marie was one of six children of the late Chung and Tai Kwai (Ng) Hong.  She grew up in Melrose and attended Melrose...

May 3, 2023

Ruby "Jean" (Hiltz) Ducott, resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading, following a brief period of declining health. She was 92.

Born in Waltham on May 25, 1930, Jean was one of three children of the late Edwin A. and Kathleen (Vroom) Hiltz. As a child, Jean...

May 1, 2023

Kevin E. Murphy, resident of Peabody, and formerly of Medford, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 1, 2023 at a Danvers healthcare facility.  He was 75.

Born in Melrose on February 17, 1948, Kevin was one of two children of the late John J. and Eleanor M. (Rideout) Murphy.  He grew up in Medford and attended Medford...

April 30, 2023

Florence M. Lionetti, a resident of Dracut, formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away at home on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at age 87.

Florence was born in Boston on January 13, 1936, one of three children of the late Carmen Lionetti and Teodora (Pierni) Lionetti. Raised in Somerville, she graduated from Somerville High School and settled in...

April 29, 2023

Lena F. (McDaniel) Young, a resident of Braintree and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Alliance Health of Braintree, at age 100.

Lena was born on a family farm in Lyons, Georgia on February 17, 1923, daughter of the late Rafe and Ophelia (Connors) McDaniel. One of 13 children, her...

April 28, 2023

Gary F. Dancewicz, a 40-year college football official and longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family at home on Friday, April 28, 2023, at age 74.

Born on January 16, 1949 in Lynn, Gary was raised and educated in Lynn, and graduated from Lynn English High School,...

April 26, 2023

Scott M. Allenshepski, resident of Taunton and formerly of Hyde Park, passed away peacefully at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at age 58.

Scott was born in Anchorage, Alaska, on June 22, 1964, one of four children of the late John J. and Catherine A. (Murray) Allenshepski. A graduate of...

April 24, 2023

Francis W. “Sonny” Shepherd III, 88, long time resident of Melrose, MA, passed away peacefully at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on April 24, 2023 after his courageous two year battle with cancer.

Born in Somerville on September 6,1934, he was the son of the late Frances (Nichols) Stone, Francis W....

April 23, 2023

Henry H. Van Vleck, of Granby, CT, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 23, 2023. He was 90.

Henry was born on January 13, 1933 along with his twin sister, Sarita, in Montclair, NJ. He graduated from Loomis School in 1951 and Middlebury College in 1955.  He served...

April 16, 2023

Judith M. (Trodden) “Judie” Moran, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Winchester Hospital on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at age 81.

Judie was born in Lynn on May 28, 1941, one of five children of the late William F. Trodden and Agnes F. (Devlin) Trodden. Raised in Cambridge, she...

April 12, 2023

Mark D. Farrell, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly due to a sudden heart ailment on Tuesday, April 12, 2023, at age 58.

Mark was born in Melrose on March 7, 1965, one of seven children of the late John J. Farrell and Phyllis M. (Mansfield) Farrell. Raised and educated in Melrose, Mark played Melrose...

April 5, 2023

Robert “Bob” Pierce, 54, of Melrose, Massachusetts passed away the morning of April 5th, 2023, at the Massachusetts General Hospital due to complications with ALS. Bob had fought ALS for 12 years, surviving off of pure stubbornness and the love of his family and care team. Although Bob was determined to live to watch his daughters continue to grow...

March 31, 2023

David A. Hall, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 31, 2023, at age 71.

David was born in Everett on April 18, 1951, one of two sons of the late Robert E. Hall and Florence (MacLean) Hall. Raised in Melrose, David was a 1969 graduate of Melrose High School where...

March 26, 2023

Carrie D. Cleal, resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Melrose Wakefield Hospital after a long illness. She was 57. Born in Chicago on October 29, 1965, Carrie was the daughter of Kathleen Terry Cleal and the late Earl Cleal. Carrie grew up in the Chicagoland area where she attended electronics school after graduating...

March 22, 2023

Vincenzo “Vincent” Stamegna, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at age 91.

Vincenzo was born in Gaeta, Italy on February 2, 1932, one of three children of the late Gennaro and Elvira (DiFusco) Stamegna. Raised in Gaeta, Vincenzo immigrated at the end of WWII to the United States at age 19....

March 22, 2023

Ronald H. Cheney, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.  He was 87.

Ron was born on March 12, 1936 in Lawrence, one of three children of the late Henry V. and Vera D. (Rhodes) Cheney.  Ron grew up in Lynn and graduated from Lynn Classical class of 1956...