Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Mary Tai

Mary Tai

September 6, 2003

Mrs. Tai was born in Lochee, China, daughter of the late Tsun and Sue (Chi) Kwin. She was a resident of Melrose for the past 51 years and previously resided in Chinatown. Mrs. Tai and her husband were the owners of the former Golden Gate Chinese Restaurant on West Foster Street in Melrose for 30 years until retiring in 1983....

Carol Marsh-Macduff

Carol Marsh-Macduff

September 4, 2003

Mrs. Marsh-MacDuffwas born March 13, 1945 in Greenwich, CT, daughter of Barbara (Peck) Ball of South Setauket, NY and the late Howard March. She wasbrought up in Hicksville, NY graduating from Hicksville High School.She was also a graduate of State University of NY in Farmingdale. She worked as a dental hygienist for Lynn Dental for several years. Wife of Daniel...

Raymond R. Dinitto

Raymond R. Dinitto

August 27, 2003

Mr. Raymond DiNitto of Melrose died at his home on August 27, 2003. Mr. DiNitto was born in Revere, MA, September 9, 1937, son of Pasquale DiNitto of Revere and the late Civitina (D'Ovidio) DiNitto. Mr. DiNitto was a resident of Melrose for the past 25 years and previously resided in Revere. He was a graduate of Revere High School...

Robert E. Boutilier

Robert E. Boutilier

August 23, 2003

Mr. Robert E. Boutilier of Melrose died August 23, 2003 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mr. Boutilier was born December 3, 1921 in Watertown, MA, son of the late William and Mary (Potter) Boutilier. Mr. Boutilier worked as a mail handler for the U.S. Post Office for over 25 years. Husband of Doris H. (Kelson) Boutilier with whom he shared 50...

Esther L. Penney

Esther L. Penney

August 18, 2003

Mrs. Penney was born May 10, 1901 in Woods Harbour Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. Daughter of the late Angus and Elizabeth M. (Atkinson) Nickerson. She resided in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire for several years and previously resided in Melrose. She worked at Stone and Webster Engineering in Boston as a Clerk for 14 years until her retirement. She was a member...

H. Virginia Lundberg

H. Virginia Lundberg

August 18, 2003

Miss Lundberg was born in Chelsea, daughter of the late Sven and Hulda (Asp) Lundberg. She was a resident of Reading for the past 15 years and previously resided in Everett. She was a graduate of Everett High School. Miss Lundberg was an Insurance Rater for Kemper Insurance Company for several years until her retirement. She was a member of...

Robert A. Cushman

Robert A. Cushman

August 17, 2003

Mr. Robert A. Cushman of Melrose died Sunday August 17, 2003 at the Melrose Care Center after a lengthy illness. Mr Cushman was born in Melrose, son of the late Loring and Marguerite (Libby) Cushman. He was a life long resident of Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School and New Hampton Academy. Mr. Cushman was a a Manager at...

Eleanor D. Puffer

Eleanor D. Puffer

August 12, 2003

Mrs. Eleanor D. (Pierce) Puffer of North Andover, formerly of Gloucester, MA and Melrose, MA died August 12, 2003 at the WingateNursing Home in Andover. Mrs. Puffer was born September 28, 1918, in Boston, MA daughter of the late Elmer E. and Gertrude E. (Clark) Pierce. Mrs. Puffer was a graduate of Lasell Jr. College and was an accomplished artist...

Eleanor M. Mcmahon

Eleanor M. Mcmahon

August 7, 2003

Mrs. Eleanor M. (Hurley) McMahon of Melrose died August 7, 2003 at her residence. Mrs. McMahon was born in Boston, August 17, 1936, daughter of the late Daniel T. and Helen (McCarthy) Hurley. Wife of Paul J. McMahon. Mother of Ellen T. Elwell of Melrose, Sheila M. Clapp and her husband Nathan of Stoneham, Kathy A. Murphy and her husband...

Edythe S. Ghen

Edythe S. Ghen

August 6, 2003

Mrs.Edythe (Solberg) of Beverly, formerly of Melrose, died August 6, 2002 at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. Mrs. Ghen was born May 1, 1922 in Wakefield, MA daughter of the late Frederick G. and Ethel (Keander) Solberg. Mrs. Ghen was a native of Melrose and Educated at Mass. College of Art, Salem State and Montserrat College of Art.Professionally, she designed...

Bruce A. Hidden

Bruce A. Hidden

July 31, 2003

Mr. Bruce A. Hidden of Manchester, NH, formerly of Everett, MA, died at his home on July 31, 2003. Mr. Hidden was born in Everett, January 26, 1947, son of the late Harold K. and Beatrice (Hight) Hidden. Mr. Hidden was a long-time resident of Everett before moving to Manchester, NH in 2002. He served in the US Army during...

George W. Newhall

George W. Newhall

July 29, 2003

Mr. Newhall was born in Melrose, July 13, 1913 son of the late Joshua Walter and Mary Rose (Norris) Newhall. He was a resident of Brewster for the past 20 years, he previously was a long time resident of Melrose, and also resided in Boxford, MAand Wolfeboro, NH. He was a graduate of Melrose High School and Northeastern University. Mr....

Sheila M. Curran

Sheila M. Curran

July 26, 2003

Sheila was born September 28, 1969 in Melrose, Massachusetts. Daughter of David E. and Janice E. (Broadhead) Jaynes of Melrose. She was a resident of Stoneham since November and previously resided in Melrose and Wakefield. She was a graduate of Melrose High School Class of 1987. She was a Legal Secretary for Jackson Lewis LLP for several years. Wife of...

Esther K. Riley

Esther K. Riley

July 25, 2003

Mrs. Riley was born June 25, 1920 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, daughter of the late James C. and Laura (Kerr) Somers. Mrs. Riley had served in the Uited States Navy during WWII as a Yeoman 3rd Class.She worked many years as a secretary for Dewey & Almy Chemical Company and also as a clerk for the County Bank in Somerville. She...

Geraldine Wheelock Shirley

Geraldine Wheelock Shirley

July 16, 2003

Dr. Geraldine Wheelock (Sawyer) Shirley of the Berkeley Residence in Halifax, Nova Scotia, formerly of Melrose, died July 16, 2003. Dr. Shirley was born November 2, 1905 in Melrose, MA, daughter of the late Charles E. and Grace (Dunklee) Sawyer. Dr. Shirley received her A.B. from Radcliffe College in Cambridge, MA in 1927 and her M.D. from the University of...

Theodora M. Lawton

Theodora M. Lawton

July 16, 2003

Mrs. Theodora M. "Teddi" (Kuhne) Lawton of Melrose died July 16, 2003 at her residence. Mrs. Lawton was born in Boston, July 9, 1927, daughter of the late Theodore and Margaret (Walker) Kuhne. Wife of Albert J. Lawton of Melrose.Mother of Monica Lawton and her husband Raymond Crane of Rockport.Sister of Theodore Kuhne and family of Somerville.Sister in law of...

Henry I. White

Henry I. White

July 15, 2003

Mr. Henry I. "Whitey" White of Melrose died July 15, 2003 at Epoch Senior Health Care. Mr. White was born December 18, 1908 in Everett, MA, son of the late Henry I. and Sarah F. (Cole) White. Mr. White was a long-time Wakefield resident.He worked as a security guard at Logan Airport for several years until his retirement.He owned Jack...

Bettye P. Cuthbertson

Bettye P. Cuthbertson

July 15, 2003

Mrs. Bettye P. (Portlock) Cuthbertson, of Deltona,FL and Essex, died July 15, 2003 at the Kindred Hospital, Green Cove Springs, FL. Mrs. Cuthbertson was born January 22, 1929 in Norfolk, VA, daughter of the late Roland L. and Frances (Hudgins) Portlock. She was a graduate of William and Mary College. She was a resident of Deltona,FL for the past 11...

Stephen L. Christenson

Stephen L. Christenson

July 14, 2003

Mr. Stephen L. Christenson died July 14, 2003 at his home in Melrose. Mr. Christenson was born in Melrose, July 19, 1946, son of the late Victor E. and Harriett (Magnuson) Christenson. Mr. Christenson was a life-long resident of Melrose.He attended Melrose High School and also Essex Agricultural Institute. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam with the 5th...

Christine Antonelli

Christine Antonelli

July 13, 2003

Mrs. Antonelli was born November 13, 1903 in Lunenburg, MA, daughter of the late Gaetano and Grace (St. George) Stella. She was a resident of Nashua, NH for the past 5 years and previously resided in Melrose and Medford. Wife of the late Stephen Antonelli.Mother of Paul F. Antonelli of Grand Junction, CO, Stephen G. Antonelli of Fayetteville,NC, Frank A....