Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Kenneth A. "Ken" Kartes

Kenneth A. "Ken" Kartes

April 24, 2020

Kenneth A. "Ken" Kartes, peacefully passed away with his family by his side on Friday, April 24, 2020 at his home in Melrose, MA.He was 58. Ken was born in Woburn on August 11, 1961, one of two children of the late Elaine (McGunnigle) McGoldrick, and late Patrick Kartes.He grew up in the Stoneham area, and graduated from Stoneham High...

Ruth (Hayes) Janes

Ruth (Hayes) Janes

April 23, 2020

Ruth (Hayes) Janes, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at age 85. Ruth was born on November 13, 1934 in Melrose, daughter of the late Allison and Arlene (Ford) Hayes. She was raised in Melrose where she graduated from Melrose High School, and received her bachelor's degree from Mount Ida...

Carl A. Turilli

Carl A. Turilli

April 23, 2020

Carl Anthony Turilli, passed away of Covid-19 at Meadow View Center North Reading, MA on April 23, 2020, at age 79. Carl was born on August 18, 1940, son of the late Filomena (Termine) Turilli and Serafino Turilli both of whom immigrated to the United States from Italy. He is survived by his four daughters and their families. LeeAnn &...

Josephine R. (Casaccio) Camella

Josephine R. (Casaccio) Camella

April 21, 2020

Josephine Rose Camella, of Haverhill, MA, formerly of Malden and Everett, passed away peacefully in the presence of family on April 21, 2020 due to complications from dementia. She was 88 years old. Born on March 27, 1932, Josephine was one of four children of the late Edward V. and Marion R. (nee Lombardi) Casaccio. Upon graduation from Everett High...

Elizabeth "Liz" Coolidge

Elizabeth "Liz" Coolidge

April 19, 2020

Elizabeth M. (D'Addario) "Liz" Coolidge, a resident of Melrose and formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully at the High Pointe House in Haverhill on Sunday, April 19, 2020, at age 71. Elizabeth was born in Boston on September 16, 1948, the daughter of the late Elena (Cervizzi) and Mario D'Addario. She was raised in the Jeffries Point section of...

Glen L. Houghtaling

Glen L. Houghtaling

April 18, 2020

Glen L. Houghtaling, a resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April, 18, 2020 at the Dexter House in Malden, at age 89. Glen was born in Fargo, North Dakota on January 1, 1931. He was raised and educated in Fargo, and entered the United States Navy at age 18. He served his country with loyalty and pride, and...

Hilda (Payne) Ahearn

Hilda (Payne) Ahearn

April 18, 2020

Hilda (Payne) Ahearn, resident of Stoneham, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020. She was 89. Hilda was the beloved wife of the late Richard T. Ahearn. Loving sister of Edna M. Gramolini and her late husband Ernest of Malden, the late Alfred E. Payne, Ruth V. Gilligan-Roberts, Robert G. Payne, and William R. Payne. Proud aunt of Peter Gramolini...

Alfred T. Mckenney

Alfred T. Mckenney

April 16, 2020

Alfred T. McKenney, formerly of Port Charlotte, FL and longtime resident of Melrose, MA passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at the age of 83 after a brief, but valiant battle with esophageal cancer. Alfred, known to most as "Al," "Sonny" or "Big Al," was born on October 2, 1936 in Melrose.He was one of three children of the...

Janet G. (Welch) Sutherland

Janet G. (Welch) Sutherland

April 15, 2020

Janet Grace (Welch) Sutherland, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in Beverly, at the age of 74. Janet was born on January 13, 1946 in Melrose, one of three children of the late John and Grace (Gowell) Welch. Raised in Melrose, Janet graduated from St. Mary's School, and from MassBay Community College in...

Ingeborg "Inge" Burggraf

Ingeborg "Inge" Burggraf

April 14, 2020

Ingeborg "Inge" Burggraf, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Care One in Wilmington on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at age 80. Born on July 2, 1939, Inge was the daughter of the late Rosa Burggraf. Inge was raised in the small mountain village of Rohr, Austria where her lifelong appreciation for nature was instilled at a young...

Nanci Anderson

Nanci Anderson

April 12, 2020

Nanci (Patterson) Anderson, died peacefully at the Winchester Hospital on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, with family and friends by her side. Nanci was born on October 7, 1941; attended the Boston Public School system, the Immaculate Conception High School, and graduated from Boston University. As a young woman, she traveled extensively across North America and throughout Europe. At the...

Kenneth W. Boyd

Kenneth W. Boyd

April 9, 2020

Kenneth W. Boyd, longtime resident of Reading, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side.He was 92. Born in Melrose on March 27, 1928, Ken was one of six children of the late Robert P. and Dorothy (nee Preston) Boyd.Ken grew up in Melrose, graduating from Melrose High School in 1947.Ken...

Carol A. Gori

Carol A. Gori

April 8, 2020

Carol A. (Roman) Gori, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at CHA Everett on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at age 73. Carol was born in Moriah, New York, daughter of the late Walter S. Roman and Lucille A. (Glebus) Roman. She was raised in Cambridge and graduated from Mt. St. Joseph Academy in Brighton. Carol was married to...

Edward "Eddie" Beirod

Edward "Eddie" Beirod

April 6, 2020

Edward "Eddie" Beirod, longtime Melrose resident, passed away at Tufts Medical Center on Monday, April 6, 2020.He was 78. Eddie was born in Cambridge on August 28, 1941, one of three children of the late Oscar and Austra (nee Greese) Beirod.He grew up in Melrose graduating from Melrose High School in 1959. In his youth, Eddie enjoyed playing hockey, and...

Nancy G. (O'Leary) Bosen

Nancy G. (O'Leary) Bosen

April 5, 2020

Nancy G. (O'Leary) Bosen, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on April 5, 2020, at age 69. Nancy was born on September 10, 1950, one of three children of the late Francis J. O'Leary and Barbara (Hussey) O'Leary. Born and raised in Melrose, Nancy was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1968, and from...

Barbara (Beardsley) Birch

Barbara (Beardsley) Birch

April 4, 2020

Barbara (Beardsley) Birch, a resident of Wakefield, formerly of S. Dennis, died peacefully after a brief battle with the Covid-19 virus, at Winchester Hospital on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at age 91. Barbara was born in Cambridge on October 14, 1928, one of three children of the late Catherine (Morrison) Beardsley and Harold W. Beardsley. She was raised in Lincoln...

Linda (Ford) Thomas Macneil

Linda (Ford) Thomas Macneil

April 1, 2020

Linda MacNeil, 76, of Wakefield, MA, passed away at home surrounded by love and her family after a courageous 5 1/2 year battle with lung cancer. Born and raised in Belfast, ME, to William O. Ford and Arlene (Fletcher) Ford (Dow), she was the second of three children. After high school, Linda worked as an executive secretary at Merrill Trust,...

Margaret C. "Maggie" Ferrick-Manley

Margaret C. "Maggie" Ferrick-Manley

April 1, 2020

Margaret C. "Maggie" Ferrick-Manley, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, at age 65. Born in Melrose on July 12, 1954, Maggie was one of seven children of the late Henry F. Ferrick and Genevieve C. (O'Mara) Ferrick. She was raised in Malden where she graduated from Malden High...

Earl L. Richard

Earl L. Richard

March 29, 2020

Mr. Earl L. Richard, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at age 99. Earl was born in Melrose on February 8, 1921, son of the late Earl and Mary (Findlay) Richard. At age 19, on October 30, 1940, Earl enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during World War II...

Steven T. Richard

Steven T. Richard

March 24, 2020

Steven T. Richard, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, died at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington on March 24, 2020, from COVID-19.He was 58. Steven was born in Stoneham on April 20, 1961, the youngest of four children of the late Earl L. and Edith M. (Pope) Richard. Steven was a loving husband to Karen Nascembeni, his wife, partner...