Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Caroline (Donnarumma) Stoney

Caroline (Donnarumma) Stoney

March 9, 2018

Caroline (Donnarumma) Stoney, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Everett, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 82. Caroline was born on October 28, 1935 in Boston, daughter of the late Beniamino and Mary (DiGregorio) Donnarumma. Raised and educated in East Boston, Caroline was married to Francis Stoney on May 5, 1957 in...

Bertha M. "Beth" Lozzi

Bertha M. "Beth" Lozzi

March 9, 2018

Bertha M. (Hendsbee) "Beth" Lozzi, a longtime resident of Everett, passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on Friday, March 9, 2018, at age 81. Beth was born in Waltham on February 4, 1937, one of two daughters of the late Murry and Mary (Murphy) Hendsbee. She was raised in Waltham and Madison, Maine where she graduated from high school. She...

Claire C. Griffin

Claire C. Griffin

March 8, 2018

Mrs. Claire C. (Noren) Griffin, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Brooksby Village in Peabody on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at age 89. Claire was born in New York City on April 27, 1928, one of three daughters of the late Arthur T. Noren and Edith (Stiles) Noren. Claire graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in English from...

Jan Lesiak

Jan Lesiak

March 5, 2018

Jan Lesiak, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 5, 2018, at age 94. Jan Lesiak was born in Tomaszow, Poland on August 26, 1923, one of three children of the late Edward and Maria Lesiak. He was raised with his family in Poland until the occupation of Germany during WWII. At the age of...

Robert J. Holden

Robert J. Holden

March 5, 2018

Robert J. Holden Jr., long time Malden resident, died on Monday, March 5, 2018 at Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Peabody.He was 92. Robert was born in Malden on April 9, 1925, one of two children of the late Robert J. and Ruby P. (Stevenson) Holden Sr.As a young boy, Robert enjoyed spending his summers on his grandparent's farm...

John H. Davidson

John H. Davidson

February 26, 2018

John H. Davidson, longtime Melrose resident, died on Monday, February 26, 2018 at Winchester Hospital.He was 91 John was born in Swampscott on August 10, 1926, the son of Andrew S. and Ethel Louise (Harlow) Davidson.He graduated from Swampscott High School, got his undergraduate degree from Suffolk University, and received his Masters Degree from Boston University. John would later meet...

Ann M. (Nicolo) Lyons

Ann M. (Nicolo) Lyons

February 24, 2018

Mrs. Ann M. (Nicolo) Lyons, a longtime resident of Everett, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Methuen Village, at age 90. Ann was born in Everett on May 10, 1927, one of three children of the late Lorenzo and Carmella (Fatibene) Nicolo. She was raised in Everett where she graduated from Everett High School, Class of 1945....

Vivian (Parsons) Greer

Vivian (Parsons) Greer

February 24, 2018

Vivian (Parsons) Greer, of Melrose, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose.She was 94. Vivian was born on September 21, 1923 in Everett, one of four children raised by the late Henry and Eliza (Moores) Parsons.Her family moved to the U.S. from Newfoundland, and Vivian was the only child of the four born in the U.S....

David A. Barker

David A. Barker

February 24, 2018

David A. Barker, a lifelong resident of Saugus, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at age 41. David was born in Melrose on September 24, 1976, and raised in Saugus. As a boy, David loved to play football and played Saugus Pop Warner for a number of years. A gifted athlete, he also played baseball for many years. After...

Henry A. "Hank" Cutting

Henry A. "Hank" Cutting

February 24, 2018

Henry A. "Hank" Cutting, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at age 76. Henry was born in Quincy on November 3, 1941, one of three children of the late Henry A. And Anne (Ready) Cutting. Raised in Randolph, "Hank" was a graduate of Archbishop Williams where he excelled as a student-athlete....

Margaret (Walsh) O'Brien

Margaret (Walsh) O'Brien

February 19, 2018

Margaret (Walsh) O'Brien, of Stoneham, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Monday, February 19, 2018, at age 74. Margaret was born in Boston on October 26, 1943, one of three children of the late Bernard F. and Kathleen F. (Hargraves) Walsh. A Somerville native, Margaret graduated from Cathedral High School in Boston and...

Dorothy L. "Dot" Allen

Dorothy L. "Dot" Allen

February 15, 2018

Dorothy L. (Campbell) "Dot" Allen, a longtime Melrose resident, died on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose.She was 97. Dorothy was born in Cambridge, the youngest of eight children of the late Robert J. and Laura M. (Lyle) Campbell. Raised in Everett, Dorothy graduated from Everett High School.She married the late John H. Allen on April...

Lucien Dorné

Lucien Dorné

February 15, 2018

Mr. Lucien Dorné died Thursday, February 15, 2018 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a year long struggle with brain cancer. He was 67. Lucien was born January 15, 1951 in Gros-Morne, Haiti, a son of the late Lafrance and Agathe (Jean-Baptiste) Dorné. Lucien was raised and educated in Haiti. He graduated High School at Juvenat Sacred Heart...

William H. Copeland

William H. Copeland

February 8, 2018

William H. Copeland, a longtime resident of Melrose and proud Navy veteran of WWII, passed away peacefully at Care One in Wilmington on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at age 95. William was born on March 7, 1922 in Boston, one of four children of the late Nelson Copeland and Mabel (Jones) Copeland. Known to all as Cope, he was a...

Arline H. Avery

Arline H. Avery

February 8, 2018

Mrs. Arline H. (Bibeau) Avery, at age 101 and longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at the Life Care Center of Stoneham on Thursday, February 8, 2018. Born on December 29, 1916 in Cambridge, Arline was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Lillian F. (Hendrick) Bibeau. A native of Cambridge, Arline graduated from Cambridge Latin High School....

Nance W. (Pottle) Hallstrom

Nance W. (Pottle) Hallstrom

February 4, 2018

Nance W. Hallstrom, of Ipswich, formerly of Rockport and Lynnfield, died Sunday, February 04, 2018 at Kaplan Family Hospice House.She was 84. Nance was born on August 4, 1933 in Winchester, one of three children of the late Hayward H. and Laura G. (Wheeler) Pottle.Nance grew up in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1951. Nance was very...

Joan M. (Dimeo) Sansone

Joan M. (Dimeo) Sansone

January 31, 2018

Mrs. Joan M. (DiMeo) Sansone, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at age 74. Joan was born in Boston on August 1, 1943, and raised in the North End. She graduated from Julie Billiart High School in the North End and from Chandler School for Women in Boston. Joan met the...

Richard Rowland

Richard Rowland

January 31, 2018

Richard Rowland, resident of Woburn, formerly long time resident of Melrose died January 31, 2018 at Woodbriar of Wilmington.He was 97 Richard was born on October 25, 1920, in Malden, the son of the late Richard C. and Margaret (MacFadgen) Rowland. Richard grew up in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge Rindge High School.He worked many different jobs during the Great...

Frederick Munroe

Frederick Munroe

January 26, 2018

Frederick Munroe, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Woodbriar Health Center in Wilmington on Friday, January 26, 2018, at age 96. Fred was born in Jamaica Plain on January 27, 1921, one of four children of the late Margaret (Mulvenny) and Havelock Munroe. He was raised in Medford, graduated from Medford High School at age 17, and...

Norma M. (Corkum) Williams

Norma M. (Corkum) Williams

January 26, 2018

Mrs. Norma M. (Corkum) Williams, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 26, 2018, at age 93. Born in Winchester on August 17, 1924, Norma was one of two children of the late Andrew H. and Kathleen M. (Freeman) Corkum. Norma was raised in Melrose, and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1942....