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Richard G. Haffty
October 7, 2021
Richard G. Haffty, resident of Stoneham, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Winchester Hospital.He was 65. Born in Worcester, Richard was the son of George and Eliza Haffty.He grew up in Worcester and later moved to Holden.He attended UMass and graduated from Clark University with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration.He worked as an accountant at several...
Harold G. Fiebig
September 29, 2021
Harold G. Fiebig, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. He was 94. Harold was born in Steinkirchen, Germany, on January 3, 1927. Growing up on a farm, he developed a love of the animals, and the skills necessary to fix almost anything around the home. He...
James Oliver Buswell
September 28, 2021
American virtuoso violinist, conductor, Grammy nominated recording artist, and educator, James Buswell passed away on Tuesday, Sep 28, 2021 in Boston. He was 74. James Buswell first burst onto the music scene as the youngest soloist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at age seven. His musical career spanned almost 7 decades and included performances of over 100 violin concerti...
Robert M. Strickland
September 26, 2021
Robert M. Strickland, resident of Saugus, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 79. Born in Helena, Montana on April 8, 1942, Bob is one of two children of the late Maurice and Mary (Prebil) Strickland.Bob enlisted in the United States Marines being honorably discharged in 1968. After his time in the Marines, he attended and...
John Edwin Finigian
September 23, 2021
John Edwin Finigian, a resident of Monroe, North Carolina and formerly of Florida and Stoneham, Massachusetts died on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at age 58 after a long battle with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. John was born in Boston, MA on June 2, 1963, the son of the late Mary G. (Kelley) Finigian and Martin Finigian and stepson of Charlotte A. (Burns)...
Daniel D. Kelleher
September 22, 2021
Daniel D. Kelleher, Jr., longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He was 92. Born in Boston on August 26, 1929, Daniel is one of five children of the late Daniel D. and Theresa (Doherty) Kelleher, Sr. He grew up in Brookline, graduating from Brookline High School, where he played football, and ran...
James F. Thompson
September 15, 2021
James F. Thompson, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 85. Born in Melrose on March 2, 1936, James is the son of the late Archer F. And Wilna (Shaw) Thompson.He grew up in Melrose graduating from Melrose High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receiving a bachelor's...
Robert H. Petitjean
September 15, 2021
Robert H. Petitjean, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away surrounded by his family after courageously battling cancer on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 75. Born in Middlebury, Connecticut on August 2, 1946, Bob was one of two children of the late Robert and Gladys (Jessiman) Petitjean. He was raised in Middlebury, graduated from Woodbury High...
George C. Farraher
September 13, 2021
Mr. George C. Farraher, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at home in his sleep on Monday, September 13, 2021, at age 80. Born in Stoneham on May 8, 1941, George was one of three children of the late George P. Farraher and Frances I. (Robertson) Farraher. He was raised in Malden and graduated from St. Mary's High School...
Helen B. Ritchey
September 12, 2021
Helen B. Ritchey, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 12, 2021 at a N. Reading healthcare facility.She was 100. Born on October 21, 1920 in Chicago, Helen is one of two children of the late Boris and Nell (Ritchey) Demitroff.She grew up all over the south because her father was a professional...
Margaret A. (Kennedy) Richardson
September 11, 2021
Margaret A. "Peggy" Richardson, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 68. Born in Jamaica Plain on June 23, 1953, Peggy was one of three children of the late Robert and Sally (Marsolais) Kennedy.She worked in customer service for Stoneham Fuel for many years where she made numerous lifelong friends. Peggy loved...
Christine E. Paris
September 5, 2021
Christine E. Paris, resident of Medford, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 57 years old. Born in Boston on March 29, 1964, Christine is one of four children of the late Donna Jean Marie (Kelley) Paris. She grew up in Charlestown and Somerville, later graduating from Somerville High School. After starting her...
Geraldine M. "Gerri" Corrado
September 5, 2021
Geraldine M. "Gerri" Corrado, a resident of Quincy, and formerly of South Boston, passed away peacefully in Lincoln on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at age 72. Geraldine was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 14, 1949, one of five children of the late Robert A. and Marie T. (Keane) Corrado. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School, Class...
David E. Morris
September 4, 2021
David E. Morris, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at age 86. Born in Everett on August 22, 1935, David was the son of the late Mary (Curran) and Edward Morris. He was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. David matriculated to Notre Dame University where he...
Anthony R. "Tony" Flammia
September 4, 2021
Anthony R. "Tony" Flammia, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away with his family by his side, listening to Frank Sinatra music, on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at age 87. Born in Boston on December 9, 1933, Tony was the son of the late Antonio and Frances V. (Pierce) Flammia. He was raised in East Boston, graduated from East Boston...
Beverly H. "Bev" (Howe) Rattray
August 29, 2021
Beverly H. "Bev" (Howe) Rattray, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at age 72. Beverly was born in Melrose on March 27, 1949. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1967. She worked for several years for New England Telephone Co....
Theodore W. Clarke
August 29, 2021
Theodore W. Clarke, resident of Haverhill, died on August 29, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center.He was 69 years old. Born in Everett on August 25th, 1952, Ted was one of two children of the late Wallace and Ruth A. (Mersereau) Clarke.He grew up in Everett, graduating from Everett High School in 1970.He enjoyed playing horn and marching in the...
Esther P. (Donovan) Sullivan
August 25, 2021
Esther (Donovan) Sullivan of Woburn, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on August 25, 2021.She was 79 years old. Born and raised in Melrose, Esther graduated from Melrose High School and Salem State College. Esther spent her career as a teacher in the Melrose Public Schools, retiring in 2003. Her family will remember her...
John J. Lava
August 23, 2021
John J. Lava, Jr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at Mass General Hospital, at age 80. John was born in Chelsea on December 13, 1940, one of two sons of the late John and Doris (Lavandier) Lava. Raised and educated in Chelsea, he enlisted in the US Air Force shortly after graduating from...
Albert R. Margeson
August 22, 2021
Albert R. Margeson, Jr., a resident of Melrose, formerly Swampscott, passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on August 22, 2021 at age 88. He was born in Everett on February 5, 1933, son of the late Albert R. Margeson and Lillias C. (Ginder) Margeson. Al was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and from Tufts...
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