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Justin K. Moore
June 11, 2019
Justin K. Moore, a resident of Melrose, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a courageous and hard fought battle with cancer on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at age 40. Justin was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 20, 1978. Raised in Edmond, OK, Justin graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1998 and...
David J. Nichols
June 7, 2019
David J. Nichols, longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019 at High Pointe House in Haverhill.He was 61. Born in Boston on November 1st, 1957, David is one of three children of the late Robert S. and Joyce (Houlder) Nichols.He grew up in Reading, attending Reading High School.There, he developed a love of gymnastics and...
Joyce A. (Lattanzi) Petrino
June 6, 2019
Joyce A. Petrino, Melrose resident, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019 with her family by her side at Winchester Hospital.She was 76. Born in Melrose on October 24, 1942, Joyce is one of two children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lattanzi.She grew up in Everett and graduated from Everett High School in 1960.In her earlier years, she...
Nicole Elizabeth Campbell
June 4, 2019
Nicole Elizabeth Campbell, resident of Malden, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, she was 29 Nicole had an infectious laugh and quite the sense of humor.She made her family smile on a daily basis because she would come out with things that you would never expect. She loved animals, drawing, anything to do with far off lands such...
Mark E. Beauchesne
June 3, 2019
Mark E. Beauchesne, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away surrounded by his family after a fearless battle with cancer at home on Monday, June 3, 2019, at age 50. Mark was born in Winchester on June 27, 1968. He was raised in Stoneham and Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1986. He was married to Meredith...
Ethel L. Polley
May 31, 2019
Ethel Louise (Sentner) Polley, a resident of Haverhill and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 31, 2019, at age 84. Ethel was born in Melrose on February 13, 1935, one of seven children of the late William C. Sentner and Sadie H. (MacWilliams) Sentner. Ethel graduated from Melrose High School with the Class of...
Belle Maxwell
May 25, 2019
Belle (Nunley) Maxwell, a resident of Melrose and formerly longtime resident of Marietta, GA, passed away peacefully at Elmhurst Healthcare in Melrose on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at age 95. Belle was born at home on August 14, 1923 in rural Putnam County, Tennessee. Raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she was married to Clarence E. Maxwell on March 19, 1947 in...
Cathy A. Conboy
May 23, 2019
Cathy Ann Conboy, Psy. D.of Melrose, passed into eternal peace at Massachusetts General Hospital on Thursday May 23, 2019. She was 62 years old. Beloved wife of Dr. Mark A. Blais of Melrose with whom she shared 28 years of marriage.Loving mother of Mary Catherine Blais and Alice Victoria Blais, both of Melrose.Cherished daughter of Mary Conboy and the late...
Dana M. Jewell
May 23, 2019
Mr. Dana M. Jewell, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Care One in Wilmington on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at age 81. Dana was born in Lawrence on March 16, 1938. Raised and educated in Brookline, Dana was a graduate of Brookline High School and settled in Melrose. Dana was a dedicated employee of the aeronautical manufacturing...
Martha R. Cusolito
May 21, 2019
Martha R. Cusolito (Mallard), longtime Melrose resident, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at The Residence at Melrose Station with her family by her side.She was 85. Born September 6, 1933, Martha is one of four children of the late Joseph and Ruth (MacPhee) Mallard.She grew up in West Medford, and graduated from Medford High in 1952.As a child,...
John C. Williams
May 19, 2019
John C. Williams, a resident of Wakefield, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Winchester Hospital.He was 53. John was born in Melrose on November 28, 1965, one of three children of William "Bill" Williams and Patricia R. (Ahearn) Mahoney.He grew up in Wakefield, and graduated from Wakefield High School. From an early age, John loved to take things...
Elizabeth D. "Bette" Finegan
May 17, 2019
Elizabeth D. "Bette" (Dickson) Finegan passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 17, 2019, at age 96. Born to parents Walter Shaw Dickson and Helen Rextrow Dickson on December 7, 1922, with her twin sister Marjorie (Mardi), in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Bette graduated from Winchester High School (MA) and received a BA from Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA, and an MA from...
Violet C. (Mackay) Ralston
May 15, 2019
Violet C. Ralston, of Wakefield, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Wakefield Center on Wednesday, May 15, 2019.She was 93. Violet was born on August 2, 1925 in Hyde Park, one of four children of the late Frederick and Violet (Grant) MacKay.She grew up in Hyde Park, and Graduated from Hyde Park...
John Francis Burke
May 12, 2019
John Francis Burke, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on May 12, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Rosemary T. Burke (Holland). Loving father of John and his wife Helen of Maryland, the late Dennis and his wife Theresa Melnikas and her husband Andrew of New Hampshire, Joseph and his wife Lisa of North Andover, Stephen and...
Milton E. Henderson
May 10, 2019
A longtime resident of Melrose, Massachusetts, Dr. Milton E. Henderson passed away at home on Friday, May 10, 2019, at age 91; he was predeceased by his beloved wife, Donna.Dr. Henderson was born in Vinalhaven, Maine and grew up in Farmington, Maine, where his father, the Reverend Albert George Henderson (originally from Aberdeen, Scotland), was the pastor at the Henderson...
Betty J. (Hoag) Johnston
May 7, 2019
Mrs. Betty J. (Hoag) Johnston, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Burlington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at age 92. Betty was born in N.Y., adopted at age eight by an aunt and uncle, and their daughter, Dorothy Rothe, in Malden & graduated from Malden High School....
John J. Leblanc
May 4, 2019
John J. LeBlanc, a resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at age 62. John was born in Everett on September 24, 1956, and raised in Everett and Malden. He graduated from Malden High School, and from Technical School in Woburn. He worked as an appliance technician for many years. For the past...
Janice E. (Berg) Desimone
May 1, 2019
Janice E. (Berg) DeSimone, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Bridges by EPOCH in Andover, at age 74. Janice was born in Malden on June 26, 1944, one of three daughters of the late Henning E. Berg and Ethel C. (Littlefield) Berg. A 1962 graduate of Malden High School, Janice met fellow...
Zina L. (Miller) Youngquest
April 29, 2019
Zina L. (Miller) Youngquest, a resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2019 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at age 81. Zina was born on June 25, 1937 in Boston, one of three children of the late Benjamin and Rose (Cogen) Miller. She was raised in Boston and graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School. Zina worked as a bookkeeper...
Carole D. (Cook) Walsh
April 19, 2019
Carole D. (Cook) Walsh, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital.She was 85. Carole was born on September 9, 1933 in Malden, one of five children of the late Amos C. and Elizabeth (Tardiff) Cook.She grew up in Malden, graduating from Malden High in 1951.Shortly thereafter, she moved to Melrose where she...
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