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Leonard T. Hanson
May 3, 2003
Mr. Hanson was born in Malden. Son of the late Godfrey and Eva (Anderson) Hanson. He was a resident of Melrose for most of his life and previously resided in Malden. He and his brothers were the owners and operators of Hanson Chevrolet Dealership in Malden for over 30 years until his retirement. He was a member of the Lynn...
Marjorie L. Chaffee
April 28, 2003
Mrs. Marjorie L. (Ziegler) Chaffee died April 28, 2003 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was born in Cleveland, OH daughter of the late William and Margaret (Leide) Ziegler. Mrs. Chaffee was a 57 year resident of Melrose.She was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Melrose and its Semi-circle.She was also a member of the Daughters of the...
Priscilla M. Williams
April 26, 2003
Mrs. Priscilla (Moore) Williams of Wakefield, formerly of Chestnut Hill, died Saturday, April 26,2003 in a local nursing home. Mrs. Williams was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Albert F. and Lillian D. (Olsen) Moore. Mrs. Williams was a long time resident of Melrose before moving to Reading and Londonderry,NH where she resided for 10 years. She was...
Lillian A. Mcintyre
April 26, 2003
Mrs. Lillian A. (O'Brien) McIntyre of Melrose died Saturday, April 26,2003 in a local nursing home after a lengthy illness. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, November 11,1910, daughter of the late Dennis and Margaret (Dwyer) O'Brien. She was a resident of Melrose for several years and previously resided in Chestnut Hill and Quincy. She worked for the Division of Employment Security...
Wallace R. Creelman
April 24, 2003
Mr. Wallace R. Creelman , former Turner Construction Company executive died on Thursday, April 24, 2003 at the age of 88. Born in Melrose son of the late William C. and Emma M. (McNeish) Creelman. Mr. Creelman was a graduate of Melrose High School Class of 1933, Tilton School Class of 1934 and Oxford School of Business Administration Class of...
Mildred L. Baldwin
April 20, 2003
Miss Mildred L. Baldwin, a life-long resident of Melrose, died April 20, 2003 at the Epoch Care Center in Melrose. Born December 12, 1908, in Melrose, MA, daughter of the late Frederick W. and Mary E. (Pratt) Baldwin. Miss Baldwin was a life-long resident of Melrose.She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Melrose.Among her many associations,...
Robert W. Graham
April 15, 2003
Mr. Robert W. Graham of Melrose died April 15, 2003 at a local nursing home. Born May 7, 1923, son of the late George M. and Helen (Whedon) Graham. Mr. Graham was a long-time resident of Melrose.He was a graduate of Malden High School, class of 1941.He graduated from Virginia Tech, class of 1945 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.He...
Elonia D. Donahue
April 15, 2003
Mrs. Elonia D. (Curwen)Donahue of Melrose died April 15, 2003 at the Life Care Center in Stoneham. Elonia was born and raised in Richibucto, Canada and has been a Melrose resident for over 45 years. She was an Industrial Nurse at Lawson Machine & ToolCompany, Malden for many years until her retirement, she previously was a registered nurse at Malden...
Albert V. Guarente
April 14, 2003
Mr. Albert B. Guarente of Melrose died April 14, 2003 at his home in Melrose. Born March 19, 1920 in Melrose, son of the late Albert V. and Ruth (McIntyre) Guarente. Mr. Guarente grew up in Everett and had resided in Melrose since 1944.He worked 30 years for Raytheon as a Commercial Artist.He was in the US Navy V5 Program...
Alvin J. Macdonald
April 7, 2003
Alvin Joseph MacDonald Jr. was born in Wakefield, MA November 4, 1930, son of the late Alvin J. and Edna G. (Smith) MacDonald. Alvin was a Truck Driver for several years until his retirement. Mr. MacDonald served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was amember of Club 24 in Malden for many years.He was an avid...
Ruth J. Mudge
April 6, 2003
Mrs. Mudge was born December 10, 1913 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Havelock F. and Margaret J. (Mulvenny) Munroe.Mrs. Mudge worked as an x-ray technician for the Worcester City Hospital. Wife of the late Everett S. Mudge.Mother of Lee C. Mudge of Warren, June L. Halio of Stow, Carol J. Wilson of Andover, Diane R. Hessen ofNorth Andover...
Dorothy W. Macdonald
April 5, 2003
Mrs MacDonald was born in Danvers, Massachusetts. and was the daughter of the late Elmer and Anna M.(Verry) Wright. Dorothy was a resident of Melrose for the past 76 years and was a graduate of Melrose High School. Mrs. MacDonald worked at Wadland Jewelers, Melrosefor several years until her retirement. Dorothy was the wife of the late Judson M. MacDonald....
Earl K. Dickinson
March 30, 2003
Mr. Earl K. Dickinson of Wakefield, died at the Greenwood Nursing Home, in Wakefield on Sunday March 30, 2003. He was born in Melrose, February 12, 1924, the son of the late Richard and Forestine (Hinds) Dickinson. Brother of Elizabeth M. Aldrich of Reading and the late Richard Dickinson, Jr. Step Uncle of Susan Fransen of North Reading andJanetGarniss of...
Paul V. Birchmore
March 29, 2003
PaulV. Birchmore of Melrose, died at home March 29, 2003,with his loving family surrounding him.He was born in Quincy, MANovember 8, 1940.Son of the late Robert Birchmore and Alberta (Rogers) Birchmore. Paul was raised in Marblehead,previously lived in Malden and has lived in Melrose for the past 26 years.He served in the Navy during Vietnam andwas a truck driver for...
Alice L. Drake
March 26, 2003
Mrs. Alice L. (Mosher) Drake of Melrose died March 26, 2003 at a local nursing home. She was born November 1, 1912 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Harry O. and Elsie L. (Marshall) Mosher. Mrs. Drake was a graduate of Simmons College. She worked as a secretary for many years before her retirement. She was a long-time member...
Betty R. Coggins
March 25, 2003
Mrs. Betty R. (Horne) Coggins of Melrose, diedMarch 25, 2003 in the Epoch Nursing Home, Melrose. She was born in Waukesha, WisconsinJuly 2, 1920.Daughter of the late Ward and Elizabeth N. (Brazee) Horne. Mrs. Coggins served in the U. S. Army during WWII as a Wack in the SHAEF Unit in London. Bettywas the wife of the late Dr. Calvin...
Frances H. Wheeler
March 24, 2003
Miss Frances H. Wheeler of Melrose died March 24, 2003 at a local nursing home. She was born August 5, 1908, daughter of the late Frank W. and Susan (Hayward) Wheeler. Miss Wheeler was a long-time resident of Melrose. She worked for many years as a secretary for the Christian Science Church until her retirement. She was a member of...
Evelyn C. Decosta
March 18, 2003
Evelyn was born in Boston, daughter of the late Richard and Lillian (Walters) Patterson. She was a resident of Melrose for the past 25 years andpreviously resided in Malden. Evelyn graduated from the Malden Business School and was a member of the Maplewood Baptist Church for over 50 years and she was also a long time member of the Malden...
Marie F. Cox
March 15, 2003
Marie F. Cox of Wakefield died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose Saturday March 15, 2003 after a brief illness.Marie has been a resident of Wakefield for the past 26 years and formerly resided in Melrose. MissCox was born in Somerville June 12, 1923,daughter of the late Ernest P Cox and Mary Frances (Cunningham) Cox. Marie was the sister of...
Ralph B. Sargent
March 10, 2003
He was born in Boston on January 24, 1919, son of the late Ralph and Ann (Rousay) Sargent. He was a resident of Melrose for the past 47 years. Mr. Sargent was a plumber and supervisor at Raytheon Company for 30 years until his retirement in 1982. He previously worked at the Webco Plumbing and Heating Company. He served in...
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