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G. Dana Bill
May 16, 2018
G. Dana Bill, a longtime resident of Boxford, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody, at age 92. Dana was born in Boston on May 6, 1926, one of two children of the late George Dana Bill and Bertha (Wood) Bill. Raised in Malden, Dana was a...
Jean B. (Barnard) Corliss
May 13, 2018
Jean B. (Barnard) Corliss, resident of Melrose and Wakefield, died peacefully on Sunday, May 13, 2018 in her home at Brightview in Wakefield. Jean was born on June 17, 1921 in Everett, one of three children of the late Bradford and Pearl (McGinnis) Barnard. Jean is the beloved wife of the late Richard F. Corliss. Devoted mother of Janet C....
Angelo R. D'Ambrosio
April 29, 2018
Angelo R. D'Ambrosio, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 75. Angelo was born on October 24, 1942 in Boston, one of five children of the late Joseph T. and Molly (Ciocco) D'Ambrosio. Angelo was raised in the North End of Boston before moving to Melrose with his family...
George R. Kelloway
April 20, 2018
Mr. George R. Kelloway, Sr., of Epsom, NH and formerly longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 20, 2018, at age 90. George was born on April 17, 1928 in Winchester, one of ten children of the late William and Gertrude (Parsons) Kelloway. Raised in Wakefield, George enlisted in the United States Navy at age...
Joan B. Gardner
April 16, 2018
Mrs. Joan B. Gardner, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House on Monday, April 16, 2018, at age 89. Joan was born on January 23, 1929, the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Bertha (Hawes) Batchelder. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1947 and received training to...
Marion F. (Crosier) Ewell
April 13, 2018
Marion Frances (Crosier) Ewell, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham, at age 88. Marion was married to the late Philip L. Ewell for 36 years before his early death in 1984. Marion was born in Waltham on November 14, 1929, one of two children of the...
William L. "Bill" Donovan
April 12, 2018
William L. "Bill" Donovan, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at NCH North Naples Hospital in Naples, FL on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at age 85. Bill was born on March 21, 1933 in Melrose, one of two sons of the late John H. Donovan and Dorothy (Livingston) Donovan. Raised in Stoneham, Bill attended St. Mary's School in...
Corinne P. (Leeman) "Maggie" Magnuson
April 11, 2018
Corinne P. (Leeman) "Maggie" Magnuson, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Oosterman's Rest Home in Wakefield on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at age 95. Maggie was born in Boston on May 23, 1922, one of four children of the late Seward and Addie A. (Sears) Leeman. She resided for most of her life on Laurel...
Grace M. (Deyab) Pesaturo
April 10, 2018
Grace M. (Deyab) Pesaturo, of Malden, formerly of Medford, died peacefully at Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medway on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, after a long illness.She was 85. Grace was born in Medford on February 18, 1933, one of six children of the late George and Mary (Hakar) Deyab.Grace was the only daughter of six children, and lost her...
George E. Wentzell
April 10, 2018
Mr. George E. Wentzell, a resident of Saugus and formerly of Melrose, passed away at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at age 95. George was born on July 4, 1922 in Melrose, one of two children of the late George E. and Florence P. (Thyng) Wentzell. Raised in Melrose, George graduated from Melrose...
Suzanne C. Merenda
April 3, 2018
Suzanne C. Merenda, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at age 48. Suzanne was born in Malden on January 11, 1970. Raised in Stoneham and Melrose, Suzanne graduated from Melrose High School. At the age of 16, Suzanne was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. For 32 years, she faced health...
Alfonse J. "Al" Alfano
April 1, 2018
Alfonse J. "Al" Alfano Jr., resident of Melrose and Windham, NH, died on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill.He was 74. Alfonse was born on February 21, 1944 in East Boston, the youngest of six children of the late Alfonse J. and Rose (Romano) Alfano.He grew up in East Boston.At the young age of 15,...
Faith L. (Ballantyne) Whittier
March 30, 2018
Faith L. (Ballantyne) Whittier, longtime resident of Melrose, died on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 88. Faith was born on September 30, 1929 in Ware, MA, one of two children of the late Gordon R. and Doris E. (Greenway) Ballantyne.She grew up in West Warwick, RI, and loved spending her summers in Ellsworth, Maine.She graduated from West...
Donald W. Lesaffre
March 28, 2018
Donald W. LeSaffre, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at age 82. Don was born in Saugus on March 20, 1936, one of six children of the late Robert C. LeSaffre and Anna M. (Carothers) LeSaffre. Don was raised in Melrose where he graduated from Melrose...
John J. Kelly
March 25, 2018
John J. Kelly, Jr., a resident of Melrose and formerly of Yucaipa, California, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, at age 57. John was born in Boston on November 23, 1960, and raised in Melrose. He graduated from Melrose High School where he starred as a football, basketball and track & field...
John J. Wells
March 24, 2018
Mr. John J. Wells, of Saugus, formerly of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 after a hard-fought battle with emphysema and heart disease at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, at age 77. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 14, 1941, John was the eldest of six children. Raised in Melrose, he graduated from Melrose High School,...
Elizabeth (Kovacs) Cserhalmi
March 24, 2018
Mrs. Elizabeth (Kovacs) Cserhalmi, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Genesis Wakefield Center.She was 91. Elizabeth was born in Budapest, Hungary on November 25, 1926, one of two children of the late Janos and Elizabeth (Szalai) Kovacs.Raised and educated in Hungary, she was married to Nicholas Cserhalmi before immigrating to the United States...
Beatrice M. (Anderson) Munroe
March 18, 2018
Beatrice M. (Anderson) Munroe, longtime Wakefield resident, died peacefully on Sunday March 18, 2018 at her home.She was 93 years old. Beatrice was born on June 23, 1924 in Saugus, one of four children of the late Gustav and Hildegarde (Hedberg) Anderson.She grew up in Malden and graduated from Malden High School in 1942, and then went to work as...
Grace F. (Judge) Pike
March 15, 2018
Mrs. Grace F. (Judge) Pike, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham.She was 96. Grace was born on February 12, 1922 in Everett, one of eight children of the late John J. and Theresa (McCarron) Judge.She was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School in 1939....
Joanna (Moretti) Rossetti
March 10, 2018
Mrs. Joanna (Moretti) Rossetti, a resident of Melrose and formerly of the North End, passed away peacefully at Melrose Health Care Center on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at age 73. Joanna was born in Boston, one of two children of the late Raffaela (Faugno) and Gennaro Moretti. She was raised in the North End of Boston where she attended St....
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