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Rachel H. (Halloway) Dunn
March 23, 2020
Rachel H. (Halloway) Dunn, resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2020 at Bear Hill Nursing Home in Wakefield.She was 91. Born in Churdan Iowa on October 9, 1928, Rachel is one of five children of the late Roger G .and Florence M. (nee Greiner) Halloway.The family moved to Jefferson Iowa while she was in high school.Growing...
Aubrey Clifford "Cliff" Brown
March 21, 2020
Aubrey Clifford "Cliff" Brown Sr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at home on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at age 90. Cliff was born in Chelsea on February 25, 1930, one of nine children of the late James and Selena (Noseworthy) Brown. Raised near the end of the Great Depression, Cliff started working...
Eleanor (Graves) Lyons
March 20, 2020
Eleanor (Graves) Lyons, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family at home on Friday, March 20, 2020, at age 88. Eleanor was born in Malden, one of four children of the late Sheldon and Priscilla (Glazier) Graves. She was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School where she met her...
Paula (Raso) Gange
March 17, 2020
Paula (Raso) Gange, a resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at age 97. Paula was born in the North End of Boston on July 19, 1922, one of two daughters of the late Salvatore and Josephine (Augello) Raso. A Medford girl, Paula was raised in Medford and graduated from...
Brenda (Vuolo) Hallissy
March 15, 2020
Brenda (Vuolo) Hallissy, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at her home.She was 79. Born in Stoneham on June 23, 1940, Brenda is one of three children of the late Anthony J. and Grace (nee DiFazio) Vuolo.Brenda grew up in Malden and graduated from Malden High School in...
Gloria K. Frazier
March 9, 2020
Gloria K. (Olive) Frazier, of Brooksby Village in Peabody, former longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2020, at age 90. Gloria was born in Natick Massachusetts on August 8, 1929, the oldest of three daughters of Gordon and Kathleen (Pink) Olive. She was raised in Cambridge where she graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School.Gloria...
James A. Mannuccia
March 9, 2020
James A. Mannuccia, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 78. Born in Wakefield on November 29, 1941, James is one of five children of the late James A. and Marie (nee) Avila McDonald.He attended Wakefield schools, and enjoyed running and working out in his younger years.Times were hard for the...
Gordon S. Mckenney
March 2, 2020
Gordon S. McKenney Jr., of Topsfield, and formerly longtime resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully with his beloved family by his side on Monday, March 2, 2020 at his home.He was 76. Born on March 3, 1943 at Fort Bragg North Carolina, Gordon is one of three children of the late Gordon S. and Lois (nee Cheever) McKenney Sr.With his...
Clinton J. Chadsey
February 29, 2020
Clinton J. "Clint" Chadsey, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 73. Born on November 30, 1946, in Malden, Clint is one of two children of the late Ralph W. and Bertha M. (nee Campbell) Chadsey.He grew up in Malden, and as a young boy,...
Judith A. Hernandez
February 20, 2020
Judith A. Hernandez, of Saugus, and formerly longtime of Cambridge, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 76. Judy was born in Cambridge on February 10, 1944, one of seven children of the late Edwin and Mildred (Corlin) Russell. Raised and educated in Cambridge, she resided in Cambridge for many years and later moved to...
George A. Beote
February 12, 2020
George A. Beote, longtime resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.He was 72. Born in Salem on December 1st, 1947, George is one of four children of the late Joseph E. and Ruth L. (née Patenaude) Beote Sr.He grew up in Salem, graduating from Salem High School in 1965. After...
Sandra C. Fitzpatrick
February 7, 2020
Sandra C. Fitzpatrick, of Lynn, formerly longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 7, 2020, at age 81. Sandra was born on October 13, 1938, a daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Argo) Fitzpatrick. A Melrose native, Sandy was well known and well loved by many in Melrose. While walking throughout the city, she...
Rosalind C. "Rose" Burnett
February 7, 2020
Rosalind C. "Rose" (Risteen) Burnett, a resident of Sudbury and formerly longtime of Everett and North Reading, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 7, 2020, at age 93. Rose was born on October 7, 1926, one of eight children of the late Alfred and Helen (Hurley) Risteen. Born in Everett, Rose graduated from Everett High School and called...
Katalin Csigi
February 7, 2020
Katalin Csigi passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 7, 2020, at the age of 93. Born Katalin Kollat in Csongrad, Hungary, on January 1, 1927, she lived an eventful life, surviving WWII and its aftermath, the brutal occupation of her country, first by the Germans, then by the Russians.Because of their participation in the failed October, 1956, Hungarian...
Kevin J. Johnston
February 2, 2020
Kevin J. Johnston, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly at home with the warmth of his wood stove and his cherished dog, Cortland, beside him on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at age 65. Kevin was born in Melrose on January 27, 1955, one of two sons of the late Joseph and Claire (Abbott) Johnston. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from...
Jeffrey D. Boothe
February 1, 2020
Jeffrey D. Boothe, longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 1, 2020.He was 61. Born in Cambridge on June 1st, 1958, Jeff is one of four children of the late Robert P. and Marie (Magliozzi) Boothe.He grew up in Somerville, graduating from Somerville High School.Jeff met and later married his beloved Dianna in 1991. Jeff had a strong...
Millicent A. (Martin) Kinch
January 28, 2020
Millicent A. "Milli" Kinch, of Melrose and formerly of London, UK, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at her home.She was 95. Milli was born in Belvedere, Kent, England on January 13, 1925, the youngest of 11 children of the late George and Elsie (nee Trimmings) Martin.She grew up in Belvedere attending...
Anna C. (Pescatore) Santorelli
January 25, 2020
If there is a word by which Anna Santorelli will be remembered it is gracious. Throughout her almost 100 years Anna was a gentle woman, loving wife, mother and grandmother to her large Italian family. And too she was a wonderful neighbor and friend in the various communities she called home. Anna C. Pescatore was born on December 26, 1920...
Maria M.A. (Schlee) Dinjian
January 24, 2020
Maria M.A. (Schlee) Dinjian, a resident of Reading, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Care One in Peabody, at age 82. A native of Germany, Maria was born in Bamberg on June 22, 1937, daughter of the late Wilhem and Paula (Kreuzpointner) Schlee. She immigrated to the United States in 1958 and raised her family of two...
James H. Powell
January 21, 2020
James H. Powell III of Peabody, formerly longtime of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Hunt Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Danvers on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at age 97. Jim was born in Boston on October 3, 1922, one of three children of the late James H. Powell and Amy E. (Spratlin) Powell. Raised in Lynnfield and Melrose, Jim graduated...
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