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Constance M. (Lee) Perry
June 13, 2020
Constance M. (Lee) Perry, a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at age 92. Constance was born in Stretford, England on February 16, 1928, the second oldest of seven children of the late Arthur and Gladys (Bradshaw) Lee. At the beginning of World War II, Connie and three...
Eleanor B. (Wolf) Hamer
June 4, 2020
Eleanor B. Hamer, died June 4, 2020, after living graciously with dementia for twelve years.She was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1925 to Bella and Samuel Wolf.She married Howard Hamer in September 1946 and settled in Long Branch, NJ where they raised their three children.In the early 1960s Eleanor fulfilled a life long dream to attend college and in 1968...
Robert G. Hughes
June 2, 2020
Robert G. Hughes, lifelong Melrose resident, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the Arnold House in Stoneham.He was 81. Born in Melrose on August 9, 1938, Bob was one of two children of the late George F. and Mary R. (nee Paterson) Hughes.He graduated from Melrose High School in 1956 and was an avid swimmer at the Melrose YMCA....
Malcolm H. "Mal" Allen
May 29, 2020
Malcolm H. "Mal" Allen, Jr., longtime Melrose resident, died peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2020, at Aberjona Nursing Center. He was 93. Born on July 13, 1926, in Portland Maine, Mal was one of two children of the late Malcolm H. and Dora E. (Oberg) Allen. Moving to Melrose with his family at the age of 6, Mal was more...
Virginia Shaw
May 28, 2020
Virginia Shaw, a resident of Melrose, formerly of Reading, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at age 97. Born on June 16, 1922, the daughter of the late Howard P. Isabelle (Metz) Shaw. Virginia worked for many years as a Banking Administrator in Boston. Virginia was a longtime, devoted and active member of Melrose Highlands...
Guy Russell "Rusty" Runge
May 26, 2020
Guy Russell "Rusty" Runge, a longtime resident of Melrose, died at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at age 83. Rusty was born in Reading on January 3, 1937, son of the late Carl "Chappie" Runge and Dorothy (Shattuck) Runge. A three-sport athlete, Rusty graduated from Reading High School and signed with the Boston Red...
Elaine L. (Donnelly) Mcdonald
May 26, 2020
Elaine L. (Donnelly) McDonald, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 after a brave fight against lung disease, at age 77. Elaine was born in Somerville on July 28, 1942, daughter of the late John P. and Eva (Zec) Donnelly. Faced with the unexpected loss of both of her parents at a...
Constance "Connie" Baumgartner
May 19, 2020
Constance "Connie" Baumgartner, longtime resident of Amesbury, and formerly of East Boston, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 with her family by her side.She was 88. Born in Boston on October 5, 1931, Connie was one of four children of the late Tom and Antonia (nee Famolare) Console.She grew up in Boston and got married to the late Philip...
Stephen R. Harris
May 18, 2020
Lt. Commander Stephen R. Harris, U.S. Navy (Ret.) a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the EN Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on Monday, May 18, 2020, at age 82. Stephen was born in Melrose on March 31, 1938, the son of the late Robert S. Harris and Eleanor L. (Van Buskirk) Harris. Stephen was raised in Melrose...
Theodora M. "Teddy" Costas
May 13, 2020
Theodora M. (Barlas) "Teddy" Costas, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at age 82. Theodora was born in Boston on August 28, 1937, one of three children of the late Michael Barlas and Sophie (Isogonis) Barlas. Married in 1955, Teddy enjoyed extensive travel within the United States...
Ann J. "Andy" Stevens
May 13, 2020
Ann "Andy" Johnson Stevens, 96, of North Andover, passed away on May 13, after a brief illness. She was the beloved mother of Peter B. Stevens of Rico, CO, Lynn S. Lenhart and her husband J. Thomas Lenhart of Ipswich, Jonathan A. Stevens and his wife Priscilla S. Stevens of Concord, and Jane A. Stevens of Ouzinkie, AK. She was...
Salvatore Sicari
May 11, 2020
Salvatore Sicari, resident of Peabody, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, May 11, 2020 at his home.He was 89. Born on October 16, 1930, in Augusta, Sicily, Salvatore was a son of the late Gaetano and Nunziata (nee Calabro) Sicari.He grew up in Augusta and got into commercial fishing.At the age of 23, Salvatore left...
Sewell S. Hayes
May 8, 2020
Rev. Sewell S. Hayes, of Rockport, and formerly of Gloucester, died on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Den-Mar Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rockport.He was 86. Born in Melrose on February 14, 1934, Sewell is one of three children of the late William S. D. and Elizabeth (nee Cratsley) Hayes.He attended Melrose High School before transferring to Phillips Academy in...
Geraldine M. "Gerry" Chagnon
May 5, 2020
Geraldine M. "Gerry" (nee Collins) (Santella) Chagnon, resident of Reading, and formerly of Melrose, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody. She was 85. Born in Melrose on October 20, 1934, Gerry is one of four children of the late Albert E. and Edith (nee Brown) Collins. She grew up in...
William R. "Bill" Scott
May 2, 2020
William R. "Bill" Scott, of Peabody and formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at age 53. Bill was born in Tewksbury on May 26, 1966, and raised in Wakefield. After graduating from Wakefield High School, he settled in Melrose to raise a family. A self-employed businessman, Bill worked for many years in Asbestos Removal. Bill...
Janet L. Terlizzi
May 2, 2020
Janet L. Terlizzi, of Marblehead and formerly of Beacon Hill and Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Devereux House in Marblehead on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at age 77. Janet was born on February 9, 1943 in Melrose, one of three children of the late James V. Terlizzi and Emily G. (Ritchie) Terlizzi. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose...
Gerard "Jerry" Defranzo
May 2, 2020
Gerard "Jerry" DeFranzo, a resident of Somerville and formerly of Malden, died at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at age 84. Gerard was born in Winthrop on October 18, 1935, one of five children of the late Michael DeFranzo and Isabel (Rinaldi) DeFranzo. An East Boston native, Jerry's love of baseball originated in the ballparks...
Jean (Ganey) Cunningham
April 29, 2020
Jean (Ganey) Cunningham, a resident of Wakefield and formerly of Wilmington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at home on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at age 64. Born on May 26, 1955, Jean was raised in Salem.She graduated from Salem High School, Class of 1973, and proceeded to enter the nursing program at Salem Hospital, from which she...
Edward J. Hale
April 26, 2020
Edward J. Hale, 95, currently of Melrose MA, previously of Palm Harbor, FL and South Windsor, CT, beloved husband for 65 years of the late Ruth (Gooley) Hale, died peacefully after a brief illness on Sunday, April 26, 2020. He was the son of the late Ralph and Sadie (Smith) Hale and the youngest among his four sisters and five...
Louisa F. (Bennett) Mciver
April 25, 2020
On Saturday, April 25, 2020, Louisa F. (Bennett) McIver, wife of the late James M. McIver and mother of John Corbin of Melrose, MA and Khadijah Arkil-Bright of Port St. Lucie, Fl. passed away at the age of 103. Louisa was born on December 6, 1916 in Melrose, MA. She precedes the death of siblings Estelle Oliver of New York,...
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