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Rose M. Pento
November 5, 2003
Mrs. Rose M. (Sciacchitano) Pento died at her Melrose home on November 5, 2003. Rose was born August 13, 1929 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late John and Sarah (Loconzolo) Sciacchitano. Mrs. Pento had been a resident of Melrose since 1968 and worked as an officer manager for Dr. Haynes, DMD in Melrose. Beloved wife of John G. Pento.Mother...
E. Margaret Bashford
November 2, 2003
Mrs. Bashford wasborn in Arlington, daughter of the late William and Catherine(Anderson) Christie. She was a graduate of Shrewsbury High School and Becker College in Worcester. Mrs. Bashford was a resident of Melrose for the past 51 years. She worked at Sears Department Store, Saugus for 17 years until her retirement. She was a member of the DAV Auxiliary Post...
Bradford Haydn Clough
November 1, 2003
Bradford Clough Leader in Coast Guard Auxiliary at age 73 Mr. Bradford H. Clough of Melrose died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on November 1, 2003 after a brief illness. Mr. Clough was born in Boston, son of the late Walter H. and Lucille (Coaker) Clough. Mr. Clough graduated from Medford High School in 1949.He then served with the 8th...
Oskar Kristiansen
October 22, 2003
Oskar Kristiansen, 92 of Ossipee, NH formerly of Wakefield and Melrose, MA died October 22, 2003 at the Mountain View Nursing Home in Ossipee, NH after a long illness. Mr. Kristiansen was born August 23, 1911 in Bergen, Norway, son of the late Livion and Kristi (Larsdatter) Kristiansen. Mr. Kristiansen was a machinist for many years at General Electric, (aircraft...
Harriet J. Starr
October 14, 2003
Mrs. Harriet J. (Thompson) Starr of Malden died Tuesday evening October 14, 2003 in the Glenridge Nursing Care Center, Medford after a brief illness. Mrs. Starr was born in Boston, daughter of the late Albert and Annie (Nolan) Thompson. Mrs. Starr was a resident of Malden for most of her life. Mrs. Starr was a member of the Malden First...
Marjorie E. Margie Goff
October 12, 2003
Mrs. Marjorie E. "Margie" Goff of Lawrenceville, GA, formerly of Malden, died in the Christian Peachtree Hospice, Duluth, GA. Sunday morning October 12, 2003. Mrs. Goff was born September 25, 1917 in Malden, MA, daughter of the late Arnold H. and Edna (Pinette) Nelson. Mrs. Goff had formerly lived in Malden, Walpole and Mansfield, MA.She was a Lead Person for...
Maureen A. Dolan
October 12, 2003
Mrs. Maureen A. (Nellegar) Dolan, 63 of Wakefield died at home on Sunday morning October 12, 2003. Maureen was born and raised in Stamford, CT, the daughter of the late Maurice and Ann (Keith) Nellegar. Mrs. Dolan was a esident of Wakefield for the past 25 years. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Stamford, CT class of 1958.She received...
William M. Magnuson
October 10, 2003
Mr. William M. Magnuson, 83 of North Reading, formerly of Melrose died Friday October 10, 2003 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Bill was born September 28, 1920 in Everett, MA, son of the late Rose (Liberti) and William Magnuson.Bill had lived in North Reading for 32 years and was a retired Police Officer with the Boston and Maine Railroad. He served...
Elizabeth L. Lord
October 10, 2003
Mrs. Elizabeth L. (Lindquist) Lord, in her 93 year died at the Grosvenor Park Nursing Center in Salem, MA on Friday October 10, 2003. Mrs. Lord was born April 6, 1911 in Everett, MAdaughter of the late Lewis and Florence (Cooper) Lindquist. Mrs. Lindquist lived most of her married life in Malden and Wakefield, MA and also lived for 20...
Mabel Hinton Osborne
October 8, 2003
Mabel Hinton Osborne, recently of Boston and former resident of Cheshire, CT, died October 8, 2003 at a local nursing home.She was 93. She was a teacher, radio talk-show host, actress and writer. Daughter of Frank and Clara Hinton of Bradford, England, N, Andover & Holyoke, MA and wife ofStan Osborne, Holyoke native, of Hubbard, Lawless &Osborne, consulting engineers of...
Olive M. Fanjoy
October 5, 2003
Mrs. Olive M. (Merrill) Fanjoy died October 5, 2003 at a local nursing home. Born October 7, 1920 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Herbert G. and Mary O. (Joy) Merrill. Mrs. Fanjoy worked as a clerk for American Mutual Insurance Company in Wakefield for several years until her retirment.She had previously worked as a saleswoman for Woolworth's department...
William A. Macleod
September 30, 2003
William A.MacLeodJr. age 79,of Lynnfield died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Tuesday September 30, 2003. Mr. MacLeod was born in Boston September 29, 1924, son of the late William A. MacLeod, Sr. and Ethel (Simonds) MacLeod. William was a resident of Lynnfield for the past 49 years. He was a retired civil engineer.Mr. MacLeod was the owner and President of the...
Elizabeth M. Betty Aldrich
September 28, 2003
Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Dickinson)Aldrich, 82 of Reading, formerly a resident of Melrose, died at the Woodbriar Nursing Home in Wilmington Sunday morning September 28, 2003. Betty was born in Melrose July 16, 1921, daughter of the late Richard Dickinson and Forestine (Hinds) Dickinson. Betty was a municipal bond trader and assistant Vice President with Kidder and Peabody, Boston and retired...
Catherine K. Durkin
September 27, 2003
Mrs. Catherine (Kennedy) Durkin of Melrose died at home September 27, 2003 after a lengthy illness.Wife of the late Arthur E. Durkin.Loving mother of Priscilla of Melrose, Arthur "Buzz" Durkin Jr. of Atkinson, NH, and Nancy Orazem of Edgartown.Dear mother-in-law of Judy Durkin and Garrett Orazem.Devoted grandmother of Lucy Orazem of NY City and Timothy Orazem of Edgartown.Sister of the...
Kenneth R. Ashley
September 25, 2003
Kenneth R. Ashley, Sr. age 80, a life-long resident of Melrose died September 25, 2003 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a long illness. Ken was born in Melrose, October 8, 1922, son of the late William R. and Mabel (Hobart) Ashley. Ken served in the Navy during WW II.Ken's great love and hobby was spending hours each day at the...
Frank J. Gosselin
September 21, 2003
Mr. Frank J. Gosselin Jr. of Stoneham, formerly of Malden died at the Soldiers Home in Chelsea Sunday September 21, 2003 after a very lengthy illness. Frank was born in Worcester, MA October 19, 1920, son of the late Alberta (Gagnon) Gosselin and Frank J. Gosselin Sr.Mr. Gosselin lived in Stoneham for the past 11 years and was a former...
Clarence M. Stanley
September 19, 2003
Mr. Stanley was born June 4, 1903 in St. John New Brunswick, Canada, son of the late Frederick and Susan (Campbell) Stanley. He was a resident of Melrose for several years. He was a Brick Layer for the Local # 3 Brick Layers Union for several years until his retirement. He was a member of the Local # 3 Brick...
Barbara M. Dooling
September 18, 2003
Mrs. Barbara M. (Goyette) Dooling of Melrose, formerly of Dedham died September 18, 2003 at the Life Care Center of Stoneham after a long battle with cancer. Barbara was born in Norwood, MA April 22, 1961 and grew up in Dedham, MA. Barbara graduated from Dedham High School in 1979. She was a star athlete for Dedham High School Track....
Peg Rowan Rn
September 13, 2003
Peg died suddenly by accident Saturday September 13, 2003 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Peg was born in Cleveland, Ohio.Peg graduated from Ursuline College in Ohio where she received her BA and she received her nursing degree from Boston University Magna Cum Laude. Peg was a communicant at St. Mary's Church, Melrose. She lived for many years in Melrose before...
Windsor S. Carpenter
September 10, 2003
Mr. Windsor S. Carpenter of Winchester died September 10, 2003 of heart failure. Mr. Carpenter was a native of Melrose, MA and after serving in WWII he and his wife, Emilie (Pepper) Carpenter, also a Melrose native made their home in Winchester, MA for 53 years. In 1938, shortly after graduating from Boston University College of Business Administration, he became...
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