Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas
Josephine M. Kwiatkowski
December 25, 2003
Mrs. Josephine M. (Russo) Kwiatkowski of Peabody died December 25, 2003 at home after a lengthy illness. Beloved wife of the late Watson Kwiatkowski. Born in Italy March 20, 1913, daughter of the late Diego and Mary (Manicone) Russo. She was a resident of Peabody for over 30 years and previously resided in Saugus. Mrs. Kwiatkowski worked in the Shoe...
Lillian Garniss
December 23, 2003
Lillian M. (Jeffrey) Garniss, age 95 of Melrose died at the Glenridge Nursing Care Center, Medford after a brief illness Monday December 22, 2003. Mrs. Garniss was born in Lynn, daughter of the late Louis and Flora (Pfeiffer) Jeffrey. She was a resident of Melrose for over 70 years. Lillian was the wife of the late Charles Garniss.Mother of Charles...
Raymond E. Harrington
December 19, 2003
Ray Harrington, age 80 of Saugus, formerly of Melrose died suddenly, Friday December 19, 2003 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was born in Melrose, November 26, 1923, son of the late Nilda and Gerald Harrington.Ray was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and attended Northeastern University. For 35 years he was a mechanic with Bardon Trimount, Everett.He served in...
Patricia L. Mcgurty
December 19, 2003
Patricia L. (Judd) McGurty, 57 of Melrose, MA formerly of Walpole, ME and San Francisco, CA died December 19, 2003 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Patricia was born February 25, 1946 in Malden, MA.Pat graduated from Malden High School, 1964 and from Boston University in 1982. Before moving to Melrose she had previously lived in San Francisco,...
Christine E. Blake
December 17, 2003
Christine E. (Neumyer) Blake, age, 53 died at the Tremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Wareham, Wednesday evening December 17, 2003. She was born in Melrose, June 2, 1950.Christine grew up in Malden and graduated from Malden Public Schools. Christine was the mother of Dennis J. Blake and his wife Krisann of Melrose.Daughter of John H. Neumyerof Melrose and...
Maria A. Jackson
December 15, 2003
Maria A. (Rossino) Jackson, 76 died Monday, December 15, 2003 at home after a brief illness. She was born in Everett, daughter of the late Sebastian and Mary (DiFilippo) Rossino. She was a resident of Melrose for many years previously residing in Wakefield and Cape Cod. Mrs. Jackson was a graduate of Melrose High School, Suffolk University, McGill College and...
Edith M. Wilson
December 15, 2003
Mrs. Wilson was born, raised and educated in Melrose. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Edith (Berry) Dows. She was a resident of Lynn for several years and previously resided in Melrose. Wife of the late Malcolm L. Wilson. Mother of Cynthia Zorzy of Palm Bay,FL, Malcolm Wilson of Lynn, Ian Wilson of Lynn, Nancy Small of...
Mary L. Santoro
December 15, 2003
Mrs. Santoro died Monday December 15, 2003 in Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital after a brief illness. She was born November 5, 1937 in Everett, daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Fitzgerald) Bailey. Mrs. Santoro was a graduate of Everett High School. She was a resident of Stoneham for the past 7 years and previously resided in Wakefield. Mrs. Santoro...
Evelyn L. Lewis
December 11, 2003
Mrs. Lewis was born in South Acton, MAAugust 26, 1909, daughter of the late Herbert and Harriet Lewis. She was a graduate of Reading High School, class of 1926.She graduated from Bryant & Stratton in Boston in 1928.Evelyn was a secretary at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Melrose Savings Bank and for the Boston law firm of Abbot, Carr, Turner & Smith.She...
Barbara J. Aaron
December 10, 2003
Barbara Jean Aaron, 79, of Topsail Beach, NC formerly of Melrose died unexpectedly in New Hanover Regional Medical Center in North Carolina. She was born in Stoneham daughter of the late Harry and Mabel Aaron. She was a resident of Melrose for several years until moving to Topsail, North Carolina. Barbara was best known as the operator and manager of...
Marjorie Campbell
December 6, 2003
Mrs. Marjorie (Shute) Campbell of Malden, formerly of Melrose, died at her home on Saturday December 6, 2003. Mrs. Campbell was born July 6, 1931 in Melrose, MA, daughter of the late Eugene and Dorothy (Dunn) Shute. Marjorie was a long time resident of Melrose before moving to Malden 16 years ago.Marjorie graduated from Rockport High School, 1949.She was a...
Kenneth M. Johnston
December 4, 2003
Mr. Kenneth M. Johnston of Malden, formerly of North Andover and Reading, died at Epoch Senior Heatlhcare of Melrose on December 4, 2003. Mr. Johnston was born on June 3, 1920 in Cambridge, MA, Son of the late John J. and his wife Estelle (McGregor) Johnston. Mr. Johnston was a resident of Malden for 2 years, prior to that he...
Daniel J. Tab O'Leary
November 22, 2003
Daniel J. "Tab" O'Leary, age 79 died at the Epoch Rehabilitation Center of Melrose, Saturday morning, November 22, 2003.He was born in Melrose January 23, 1924 and was a life long resident.He was the son of the late John F. O'Leary and Bessie (McGovern)O'Leary."Tab" was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, 1941 and during WWII he served in...
William J. Dingivan
November 22, 2003
William J. "Bill" Dingivan Jr. age 75, of Saugus died at the Winchester Hospital, Winchester, Saturday evening, November 22, 2003.He was born in Malden May 1, 1928, son of the late William and Blanche (Bohan) Dingivan. Bill was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden Catholic High School and served in the Army during WWII. He was a member of the...
John F. Walsh
November 9, 2003
Born in Winthrop, Jack was a resident of Medford for several years previously residing in Malden and East Boston. He was a graduate of East Boston High School Class of 1974. Jack worked for Joseph Transportation as a Bus Driver for several years. He previously worked for the MBTA. Husband of Mary Ann (Szmyt) Walsh.Son of Florence (Ginepra) Viola-Daly of...
Robert F. Lyons
November 9, 2003
"Bob" Lyons of Everett died at the New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston Sunday morning,November 9, 2003.He was born in Boston April 2, 1923 son of the late Albert J. and Dolonia (MacDonald) Lyons.During WWII he served in the Navy on the USS Slater.Bob retired as a supervisor of Ship Surveying after spending 38 years at the Boston Navy Yard....
Henry Crosskill Betcher
November 8, 2003
Mr.Henry Crosskill Betcher, Jr. died November 8, 2003 at the Academy Manor Nursing Home in Andover.Mr. Betcher was born March 26, 1914 in East Weymouth, MA, son of the late Henry C. Betcher, Sr. and Gladys M. (McClearn) Betcher. Mr. Betcher was a WWIIVeteran US Air Force, Past Grand Commander of Grand Commandery Knights Templar of MA and RI; Past...
John H. Hanson
November 7, 2003
Mr. John H. Hanson a 55 year resident of Lynnfield died Friday November 7, 2003 at the Life Care Center, Stoneham. Mr. Hanson was born in Everett December 19, 1909 son of the late Nils E. Hanson and Selma (Elmstrom) Hanson.John was raised in Everett and served in the Army Air Corps as a flight instructor during WWII.Mr. Hanson was...
Donald C. Emery
November 6, 2003
Donald C. Emery, age 70 of Melrose, MA and Drakes Island, Maine died suddenly November 6, 2003 at his residence in Drakes Island, Maine. Donald was born in Melrose, MA April 13, 1933son of the late Carl B. Emery and Helen (West) Emery.He was raisedin Melrose, MA and was a life long resident.He graduated from Melrose High School, 1951 and...
Maurice M. Lisker
November 5, 2003
Mr. Maurice M. "Murray" Lisker of Melrose formerly of Brighton, died November 5, 2003 at the East Village Nursing Facility in Lexington, MA Mr. Lisker was born March 3, 1914 in Boston, MA, son of the late Harry and Rebecca (Feldman) Lisker. Mr. Lisker was the official greeter of Melrose with his own desk in City Hall.He was appointed by...