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Maryse Lafrance
July 8, 2018
Maryse Lafrance, resident of Rockland, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was 42. Maryse was born on January 11, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, a daughter of Max Stephen and Antonide Lafrance. The family moved back to Haiti when Maryse was very young, and she spent the first part of her childhood there,...
Lois (Sharpless) Pfatteicher
June 30, 2018
Mrs. Lois (Sharpless) Pfatteicher, a resident of Melrose, MA, formerly of Pittsburgh and East Stroudsburg, PA, passed away at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA, on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at age 82. Lois was born on June 22, 1936 in Philadelphia, one of three daughters of the late Thomas and Adelia (Cunningham) Sharpless. She was raised in Philadelphia where...
Patricia A. "Pat" (Leeman) Thomas
June 28, 2018
Patricia A. "Pat" (Leeman) Thomas, a resident of Saugus, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 76. Pat was born on December 5, 1941 in Melrose, one of two children of the late Wilbur C. and Lillian (Pace) Leeman.Pat grew up in Melrose, and graduated from Melrose High School in 1959.Pat and Frank D. Thomas...
John B. "Jack" Fandel
June 26, 2018
John B. "Jack" Fandel, of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford with his family by his side.He was 88. Jack was born in Everett on August 20, 1929, one of eight children of the late William J. and Marion (Burns) Fandel.Jack was a US Navy Veteran, serving 2 terms of service on the...
Jessie A. (Smith) Freda
June 22, 2018
Jessie A. (Smith) Freda, lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, June, 22, 2018 with her family by her side.She was 86. Born on November 11, 1931 in Stoneham, Jessie was one of two children of the late Harry F. and Grace (Stewart) Smith.Jessie grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1950.After High School, she...
Tara Gildea (Wadsworth) O'Connor
June 19, 2018
Tara Gildea (Wadsworth) O'Connor Of Braintree, unexpectedly passed away on June 19, 2018, at age 29. Tara is survived by her beloved husband Ryan K. O'Connor, her treasured daughter Mackenzie Rose, her devoted mother Catherine Gildea and her husband Michael Stacy of Braintree, her loving brother Johnny Wadsworth of Lewisburg, WV, loving sister Mary Wadsworth of San Diego, CA, loving...
Priscilla M. (Murch) Copeland
June 18, 2018
Priscilla M. (Murch) Copeland, of Reading, and a long time resident of Melrose, died on Monday, June 18, 2018 at Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading with her family by her side.She was 85. Priscilla was born on August 17, 1932 in Stoneham to the late Charles Murray and Janie Laura (Gratto) Murch. She was the youngest of three daughters...
Garry N. Bean
June 17, 2018
Garry N. Bean, a resident of Westwood, and formerly of Peabody, MA and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at age 93. Garry was one of two children of the late Charles E. and Elizabeth (Parkes) Bean. He was raised in Melrose where he excelled as a student-athlete, playing...
Isabelle J. (Longo) Adinolfi
June 16, 2018
Isabelle J. (Longo) Adinolfi, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 86. Born on March 17, 1932 in Melrose, Isabelle was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. She attended beauty school in Boston, and became a hairdresser at Chatelein's on Franklin...
Louise R. Chase
June 14, 2018
Louise R. (Farrell) Chase, a longtime resident of Woburn, passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at age 86. Louise was born in Melrose on March 22, 1932, one of three children of the late John J. Farrell, Sr. and Ada A. (Goff) Farrell. Raised in Melrose, Louise graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1950....
Nancy A. (Corvino) Ingemi
June 8, 2018
Mrs. Nancy A. (Corvino) Ingemi, a resident of Peabody and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, June 8, 2018, at age 82. Born in Boston on March 2, 1936, Nancy was one of nine children of the late Pasquale and Rose (Ferrante) Corvino. Raised in Everett, Nancy learned the value of...
George J. Jannino
June 7, 2018
Mr. George J. Jannino, Jr., a resident of Melrose and formerly of Everett, passed away peacefully at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on June 7, 2018, at age 79. George was born on April 9, 1939 in Chelsea, one of three sons of the late George J. Jannino and Mary (Gymziak) Jannino. Raised in Chelsea, George graduated from...
Frank P. Rinfret
June 5, 2018
Frank P. Rinfret, President and Owner of East Coast Electronics and resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at age 90. Born in Boston on December 19, 1927, he was one of two sons of the late Francis R. Rinfret and Mildred (McWade) Rinfret. Frank was raised in...
Philip D. "Phil" Wetherbee
June 2, 2018
Philip D. "Phil" Wetherbee, 65, of Hampton, NH, died suddenly on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at his home. Phil was born on August 20, 1952 in Melrose, one of three children ofthe late Alfred and Elizabeth (Churchey) Wetherbee. Phil grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1970, where he excelled in sports, particularly, wrestling and soccer.He...
William F. Mokeler
June 1, 2018
William F. Mokeler, Jr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 1, 2018 at the Dexter House in Malden, at age 76. Born in Boston, on April 18, 1942, he was the son of the late William F. Mokeler and Mary Hilda Mokeler. He was raised in Revere where he graduated from Revere High School. Bill...
Alexander L. Johnston
May 30, 2018
Alexander L. Johnston, longtime Melrose resident, died Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington.He was 85. Alexander was born in Glasgow Scotland on March 14, 1933, one of two children of the late Henry and Isabella (Storrar) Johnston.He grew up in Dennistoun Glasgow, where he enjoyed playing soccer, and graduated from the White Hill Secondary School.He joined the...
Edward P. "Eddie" Kelley
May 25, 2018
Edward P. "Eddie" Kelley, age 53, President of Kirkwood Printing Co., and a resident of Boxford, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 25, 2018 at his home with his family by his side. Eddie was born on August 13, 1964 in Melrose, one of three children of Catherine (Canzano) Kelley and the late Charles O. Kelley.He grew up in Melrose...
Sze Kee Yee
May 25, 2018
Sze Kee Yee, a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 25, 2018, at age 74. Kee was born in Canton, China on December 9, 1943. Married to Li Fang Chen in 1973, Kee immigrated to the United States in 1979 to start a life for his family. He began working...
Susan D. (Allen) "Dixie" Clark
May 20, 2018
Susan D. (Allen) "Dixie" Clark, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 20, 2018 after a long battle with cancer at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. She lived 80 full years of life. Born on June 23, 1937 in Melrose, she was one of three children of the late Ralph W. Allen and Helen...
Rhoda H. (Churchill) Schermerhorn
May 16, 2018
Rhoda H. (Churchill) Schermerhorn, longtime Melrose resident, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at the age of 90. Rhoda was born on June 21, 1927 in Troy, NY., the only child of Randolph P. and Hope E. (Young) Churchill.At a young age, her family moved to Melrose Massachusetts, where she grew up.She graduated from Cushing Academy in...
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