Obituaries

September 14, 2022

Jewel (Babson) Cook, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at The Elmhurst Healthcare on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at age 94.

Jewel was born in Stoneham on April 11, 1928, the daughter of the late William and Doris (Weeks) Babson. She was raised in Melrose where she graduated from Melrose High School. After her marriage...

September 9, 2022

Mary Ellen (Tully) Rice of Melrose, and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 9, 2022 in Marblehead, at age 97, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Boston on January 18, 1925, Mary was one of four children of the late John J. and Margaret (O’Leary) Tully.  She grew up in West Roxbury,...

September 9, 2022

Hayden Patrick Costa, just 22 years old, died unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in the arms of his loving father.

Hayden was born on April 4, 2000 in Methuen, Massachusetts to Sean and Renee (Pelletier) Costa. He was raised in the familial warmth of their Haverhill home along with his three siblings until the death of...

September 4, 2022

Adelaide Lucy Marie Brown, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, September 4, 2022, just short of her 93 rd birthday.

Marie was born in Western Bay, Newfoundland, on November 24, 1929, the youngest of seven children of the late Bartlett and Adelaide (Perry) Penney.  Growing up in Western...

September 3, 2022

Thomas S. Murphy, of Tewksbury, and formerly longtime of Stoneham, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 3, 2022 in Lowell, at age 80.

Tom was born in Cambridge, MA on November 4, 1941, one of four children of the late John and Helen (Sullivan) Murphy. Raised in North Cambridge, he graduated from Matignon High School and attended...

August 31, 2022

Priscilla J. (Marks) Poutre, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at age 65.

Priscilla was born in Boston on June 16, 1957, one of three children of the late Ralph H. Marks, Jr. and Barbara (Nauffts) Marks. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class...

August 28, 2022

Sandra L. Stowers, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at her home.  She was 80.

Born on February 28, 1942 in Melrose, Sandy was one of two children of the late Thurston and Rose (Rykoski) Stowers.  Sandy lived in the same house in Melrose for over 70 years. She attended Calvin Coolidge...

August 27, 2022

Mr. John F. “Jack” Dion, of Windham, NH and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at his home on Saturday, August 27, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was 78 years of age.

Jack Dion was born on December 19, 1943 in Waltham, one of four children of the late Clarence and Dorothy (Stickney)...

August 23, 2022

Brian L Page, resident of Andover, and formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at a Boston healthcare facility.  He was 60.

Born on August 29, 1961, Brian was a son of the late E. Lee and Sally (Lewis) Page.  He worked as a Fuel Truck Driver and enjoyed riding his motorcycle.

August 22, 2022

Douglas E. MacDonald, a lifelong proud Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at home in Melrose on Monday, August 22, 2022, at age 81.

Doug was born in Malden on March 15, 1941, one of three sons of the late Judson M. MacDonald and Dorothy W. (Wright) MacDonald.

Doug was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose...

August 20, 2022

Markrine (Mark) Kien, resident of Medford, passed away on August 20, 2022 at Brigham and Women's Hospital from bronchiectasis, a chronic lung disease he battled since childhood. He ended the fight on his terms and was surrounded by his loving friends and family in peace.

Born on December 23, 1990 in the Bronx, Mark was one of...

August 20, 2022

Our Mom, Nana, and Great-Grandmother, Jean Crosby Awiszus, of Melrose, surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 20, 2022, just short of her 92nd birthday.

Jean was born in Malden on September 2, 1930 and grew up in Wakefield.  She was the daughter of the late Margaret (Duggan) Crosby and James Crosby. Primarily a...

August 2, 2022

Kevin J. McCarthy, a resident of Woburn, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center at age 61.

Kevin was born in Melrose on September 13, 1960, one of five children of the late Edward E. and Mary E. (Dustin) McCarthy. A Melrose native, he attended Melrose High School and began working at...

July 30, 2022

Catherine (Hogan) Glassman, resident of Medford, and former longtime resident of Somerville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at a Woburn healthcare facility.  She was 88 years old.

Catherine was born on August 26, 1933 in Somerville, one of four children of the late Patrick C. and Delia (Sweeney) Hogan.  She grew up in Somerville...

July 21, 2022

Vincent W. “Tag” Tagliamonte, resident of Lynnfield and formerly longtime of Melrose, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at age 97.

Vincent was born in Somerville, one of four children of the late Salvatore and Mina (Percuoco) Tagliamonte. Raised in Malden, he graduated from Malden High School, and was...

July 20, 2022

Barbara A. (Morse) Balcom, a former longtime resident of Melrose and Pope’s Harbour, Nova Scotia, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Cedar View Rehabilitation Center in Methuen. She was 87.

Barbara was born in Boston on April 11, 1935, daughter of Newfoundlanders of the late Adella (Murphy) Morse and William Morse. At nine months of...

July 14, 2022

Wing G. Wong, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 14, 2022, with his family by his side.  He was 98.

Born in Canton China on September 12, 1923, Wing was the son of the late Yen G. Wong and the late Mei Oui (Lam) Wong.  He spent his early years in China,...

July 11, 2022

Jeannette (Kolak) Cosman, longtime resident of Malden, passed away on July 11, 2022 at the age of 88.

She was born on March 27, 1934 in Malden and was the daughter of the late Amelia (Godek) Kolak-Koskowitz-Hayes and Stanley Kolak.  She was the sister to Theresa Eveleth of Austin, Texas and the late Stanley Kolak, Jr.

July 8, 2022

William L. “Bill” Durland III, a resident of Mirror Lake, NH and formerly longtime of Melrose, died suddenly at home on Friday, July 8, 2022, at age 82.

Bill was born in Boston on March 2, 1940, one of three children of the late William L. Durland and Sonja E. (Lawson) Durland. Raised in Brighton and later...

July 7, 2022

Linda M. (LoPiccolo) Charette, of Salem, NH and formerly longtime of Malden, passed away peacefully at Greystone Farm at Salem on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at age 73.

Born on October 17, 1948 in Boston, she was one of five children of the late Joseph and Celia (Capachietti) LoPiccolo. Raised in the West End of Boston before...