Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Nina J. Diorio

Nina J. Diorio

January 24, 2018

Mrs. Nina J. (Kulpa) DiOrio, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at age 82. Nina was born in Everett on April 1, 1935, the eldest of six children of the late Peter and Olga (Nikouchuk) Kulpa. Raised in Chelsea, Nina graduated from Chelsea High School. As the oldest of six children, she assumed...

Katie L. (Spradley) Brown

Katie L. (Spradley) Brown

January 20, 2018

Katie Brown, a resident of Chesapeake, VA, and formerly of Melrose died on Saturday, January 20, 2018.She was 93. Katie was born in the small town of Evant, TX.on May 19, 1924, one of six children of the late Edwin and Genie (Weeks) Spradley. When Katie was eighteen years old, she married John Forino and moved near his family in...

Robert A. Burns

Robert A. Burns

January 20, 2018

Robert A. Burns, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at age 86. Robert was born in Chelsea on May 27, 1931, son of the late Joseph and Emily (Ashley) Burns. Raised in Melrose, Bob was a graduate of Melrose High School. He proudly served as a Corporal in the US Army...

Tanya M. Clement

Tanya M. Clement

January 13, 2018

Tanya M. Clement, a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away suddenly due to complications of the flu at home on January 13, 2018. She was 47. Tanya was born in Teaneck, New Jersey on August 24, 1970, and raised in Malden. She graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1988. She received her undergraduate degree in Economics from Stanford, her...

June (Skillings) Swim

June (Skillings) Swim

January 13, 2018

Mrs. F. June (Skillings) Swim, of North Andover, formerly of Melrose and Malden, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at age 98. June was born in Boston on November 30, 1919, the daughter of the late Walter E. and Florence A. (Luce) Skillings. She was raised in Hyde Park and graduated from Boston Girls High School, Class of...

Cecilia F. (Doucette) Boland

Cecilia F. (Doucette) Boland

January 11, 2018

Cecilia F. (Doucette) Boland, a resident of Stoneham and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Life Care Center of Stoneham on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at age 97. Cecilia was born in Stoneham on December 6, 1920, daughter of the late John G. and Cecilia (MacPhee) Doucette. She was the devoted wife of the late Albert V. Boland....

Edith M. (Pope) Richard

Edith M. (Pope) Richard

December 31, 2017

Edith "Edie" (Pope) Richard, of Lynnfield, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at age 90, with her loving family by her side. Edie was born on the Pope Farm in Lynnfield on August 2, 1927.After graduating from Wakefield High School in 1946, Edie worked as a secretary at Liberty Mutual in Boston. She later worked at the phone company...

David Pingree Wallstrom

David Pingree Wallstrom

December 27, 2017

David Pingree Wallstrom, a resident of Leominster and former longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family's love on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, at age 79. Dave was born in Stoneham on July 15, 1938, one of two children of the late George E. Wallstrom and Gladys A. (Pingree) Wallstrom. He was...

Walter J. Szmyt

Walter J. Szmyt

December 26, 2017

Walter J. Szmyt, a resident of Woburn and formerly longtime of Saugus, passed away peacefully at Windrose at Woburn on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at age 68. Born in Winthrop on May 26, 1949, Walter was one of four children raised in East Boston. He graduated from East Boston High School and from Northeastern University with a degree in business....

Ray E. Gleason

Ray E. Gleason

December 24, 2017

Ray E. Gleason, longtime resident of Medford, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 24, 2017.He was 86. Ray was born in Burlington Vermont, one of two sons of the late Burr Roswell and Marion Alice (Germaine ) Gleason.He grew up in Jericho Vermont, and graduated as Valedictorian in 1950 from Jericho High School.Ray went...

Ivan E. Spinney

Ivan E. Spinney

December 7, 2017

Ivan Spinney, a long time resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 78. Ivan was born on February 20, 1939 in Everett, one of ten children of the late Eldred and Gladys (Ryder) Spinney.Ivan was raised on Staples Avenue in Everett.From an early age, he loved to tinker with anything mechanical.He especially...

Margaret E. "Peggy" Kiatos

Margaret E. "Peggy" Kiatos

December 5, 2017

Margaret E. "Peggy" Kiatos, longtime Melrose resident, died on Tuesday December 5, 2017 at her home.She was 78. Born on March 3, 1939 in Winchester, one of eight children of the late William H. and Elsie M. (Prescott) Rogers.Peggy grew up in Winchester and Malden in a large and close family.She was especially close to her sister Ruth.She graduated from...

Linda L. (Lank) Lee

Linda L. (Lank) Lee

December 2, 2017

Linda L. (Lank) Lee, a resident of Hull, formerly of Malden, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.She was 78. Born on November 9, 1939 in Melrose, Linda was one of three children of the late Edward T. and Eleanor E. (Fall) Hoyt.Linda was raised in Melrose, and was a proud graduate of Melrose...

David Scott Billings

David Scott Billings

November 24, 2017

Mr. David Scott Billings, of Malden, died Thursday, November 24, 2017 in Melrose - Wakefield Hospital.He was 59 Born on May 19, 1958, in Saugus, he was one of two children of the late W. Everett and Mildred (Simmons) Billings.A sweet, gentle boy, he was raised in Lynnfield, graduated from Lynnfield High School in 1976 and attended Bentley College.Growing up,...

Ronald Albino

Ronald Albino

November 21, 2017

Ronald Albino, a resident of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at age 67. Ron was born in Winthrop on December 5, 1949, one of ten children of the late Avelino and Mary (Silva) Albino. He was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School, and from North Shore Community College with an Associate's Degree. Ron then...

Stacey A. Miller

Stacey A. Miller

November 20, 2017

Stacey A. (Brewster) Miller, a resident of Gloucester, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving children on Monday, November 20, 2017 at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester.She was 47. Born on April 23, 1970 in Stoneham, Stacey was raised in Medford. Stacey was an interesting human being. She loved whole heartedly and always had a twinkle of mischief in her...

Janie Lilas Cokkinos

Janie Lilas Cokkinos

November 13, 2017

Janie Lilas (Sentner) Cokkinos, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Medford, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 13, 2017, at age 86. Janie, known to family and friends as Lilas, was born in Melrose on December 10, 1930. Raised in Melrose, she was one of seven children of the late William C. and Sadie Hazel (MacWilliams) Sentner. She graduated...

Shawn P. Dinjian

Shawn P. Dinjian

November 11, 2017

Shawn P. Dinjian, a lifelong resident of Reading, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, November 11, 2017.He was 30. Shawn was born in Reading on March 11, 1987. He was raised in Reading and graduated from Reading High School where he developed a love of math and sports. Growing up in Reading, he played hockey, baseball, soccer, and was...

Nancy T. (O'Hara) Regan

Nancy T. (O'Hara) Regan

November 5, 2017

Nancy T. (O'Hara) Regan, a resident of North Andover and formerly longtime of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Lawrence General Hospital on Sunday, November 5, 2017, at age 82. Nancy was born in Cambridge, one of four children of the late Melania (Ford) and Francis J. O'Hara. She was raised in Belmont where she graduated from Belmont High School. Nancy...

Theresa A. "Terry" Keohan

Theresa A. "Terry" Keohan

November 3, 2017

Theresa A. "Terry" Keohan, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 3, 2017 at Winchester Hospital, at age 56. Born on July 19, 1961, Theresa was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1979, and called Melrose home throughout her life. Although not always easy, Terry enjoyed life. She enjoyed watching TV, listening...