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Anna T. Fantasia
October 15, 2020
Anna T. (Griffith) Fantasia, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at age 88. Anna was born on April 1, 1932, one of three daughters of the late Harold and Mary Griffith. Raised and educated in Malden, she was married to Manuel E. Fantasia and bought their first...
June (Graves) Amazeen
October 13, 2020
Nettie June (Graves) Amazeen, a resident of Lowell, formerly 73-year resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at age 97. June was born in Malden on July 10, 1923, one of nine children of the late Ernest R. Graves and Elsie (Parsons) Babcock. She was raised in Melrose where she graduated from Melrose High School. After the...
Joseph Alcine "Al" Robichaud
October 11, 2020
J. Alcine "Al" Robichaud, longtime of Saugus, and Past Commodore & lifelong member of the Winthrop Yacht Club, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at the Brudnick Center for Living, at age 88. Al was born in Meteghan Centre, Nova Scotia on December 11, 1931, one of 10 children of the late Bernard and Cecile (Gaudet) Robichaud. Raised...
Mary R. "Bobbie" Carroll
October 10, 2020
Mary R. "Bobbie" Carroll, of Wilmington and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 10, 2020.She was 93. Born on July 12, 1927 in Malden, Bobbie was the youngest of fifteen children of the late Robert and Rhoda (Grover) Carroll.She graduated from Malden High School and received her bachelor and master's degree from Boston College. A woman who...
Loretta A. (Patula) Keohan
October 10, 2020
Loretta A. (Patula) Keohan, a longtime resident of Melrose passed away at her home on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the age of 88. Loretta was born a Coal Miners daughter on November 17, 1931, in Thomas Mills PA to the late Thomas F. and Edna E. (Shick) Patula.She graduated in 1949 from Conemaugh Township H. S. and worked in...
Civita "Tina" Cavicchio
October 5, 2020
Civita "Tina" Cavicchio, longtime Melrose Resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2020 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield.She was 107. Born on November 5, 1912 in Somerville, she is one of seven children of the late Anthony and Rose (Mitrano) Bertocci.At the age of eight, she and the family moved back to the homestead in Italy until she...
Paul F. Lassiter
October 3, 2020
Paul F. Lassiter, a 50 year resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, at age 79. Paul was born on December 22, 1940, one of four children of the late Atlas and Jeanette (Day) Lassiter. He was raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School as a three-sport letterman and enlisted in the US...
Edna G. (Duggan) Lafarge
October 1, 2020
Edna G. (Duggan) LaFarge, of Melrose formerly longtime of Malden, at the age of 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Edna was born and raised in Somerville where she met and married her high school sweetheart Leo. They moved to Malden and raised their 5 daughters. Over the next 47 years of...
Richard S. Taylor
September 26, 2020
Richard S. Taylor, long time Melrose resident, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Winchester Hospital. He was 91. Richard was born on November 3, 1928 in Boston, the son of the late Harry and Lillian (Rothberg) Taylor.He was raised by his grandmother Celia Salzberger in West Roxbury.He attended Bridgton Academy and graduated in 1947. He joined the United...
Sean P. Brosnan
September 24, 2020
Sean P. Brosnan, a resident of Andover, passed away unexpectedly at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at age 57. Sean was born in Worcester on December 15, 1962. He graduated from Burncoat High School in Worcester, and from UMASS-Amherst. Sean was married to Lori Rice on September 23, 1989 and they lived in Littleton before...
Stephanie M. Messina
September 19, 2020
Stephanie M. Messina, a resident of Boston and formerly of Newton, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital at age 67. Stephanie was born in Newton on June 3, 1953, and raised in Newton. She graduated from Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, received her BA in History from Boston College, a Master's in...
Donald F. Thayer
September 17, 2020
Donald F. Thayer, a resident of Derry, New Hampshire, formerly longtime resident of Melrose and Stoneham, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Parkland Medical Center on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at age 90. Donald Thayer was born in Arlington on November 19, 1929, son of the late Donald F. and Helen L. (Jeff) Thayer. He was raised...
Sandra (Perkins) Hamilton
September 16, 2020
Sandra (Perkins) Hamilton age 84 long time resident of Melrose, passed away on September 16, 2020 peacefully in her home. Born on August 20, 1936, in Melrose, Sandy was the daughter of the late Leonard Perkins and Margaret (Latty) Perkins Taylor. Raised in Melrose Sandy graduated from Melrose High School in 1955. Her Family and faith were the center of...
Genevieve Y. Dicarlo
September 16, 2020
Genevieve Y. (Longo) DiCarlo of Melrose passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 16, 2020 at the High Pointe Hospice House, at the age of 97. Genevieve was born on April 14, 1923 in Boston, one of six children of the late Joseph and Rose (Camelia) Longo. From an early age, she loved and had a knack for patterns and figures....
Elizabeth "Liz" Mary Bowe
September 15, 2020
Elizabeth "Liz" Mary Bowe, age 57, of Walpole, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, James A. Moore and her four beloved children, Aidain E. Moore, Andie H. Moore, Ruairi A. Moore, and Devin E. Moore of Walpole.She also leaves behind her much-loved...
Frances R. (Dunkle) Dimeco
September 11, 2020
Frances R. (Dunkle) DiMeco, long time Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 11, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 84. Born in Boston on March 13, 1936, Frances is the daughter of the late Horace E. and Frances J. (Love) Dunkle.She grew up in Onset, Massachusetts and would vacation there in her adult life.It was a place she loved....
George M. Shields
August 27, 2020
George M. Shields, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Thursday, August 27, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 26, 1926, in Boston, George is one of two children of the late James F. and Frances (née Martin) Shields. He was raised by Samuel and Mabel Copithorne in Everett, graduating from Everett...
Herbert P. Gray
August 25, 2020
Herbert P. Gray, longtime Melrose resident, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at his home.He was 99. Born on July 22, 1921 in Pittsfield, NH, Herbert is one of two children of the late Roscoe and Harriett (nee Paige) Gray.He grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1939.He graduated from Amherst College in 1943 with...
Giovanni Puccio
August 24, 2020
Giovanni Puccio, a longtime resident of Medford, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 24, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 78. Giovanni was born in Palermo, Sicily on June 14, 1942. He was raised and educated in Palermo, Sicily and proudly served in the Italian Navy. Giovanni came to the United States at age 25 and settled in Somerville, before...
Elyse Grace Welch
August 21, 2020
Elyse Grace Welch passed away at five days old on August 21, 2020, surrounded by her mother and father. Elyse was born on August 17, 2020, to Neil and Sarah Welch of Melrose. Elyse is survived by her sister Essie, her grandparents Ann and William Downing of Melrose, and her grandparents Francis and Eileen Welch of Cambridge. She is also...
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