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Jeanne M. (Shields) Glancy
May 5, 2016
Mrs. Jeanne M. (Shields) Glancy, a resident of Mashpee and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham, at age 88. Born on December 21, 1927, Jeanne was the daughter of the late John Shields and Mary C. (McCarthy) Carlson, and wife of the late Edwin J. Glancy.She was raised...
James L. Morris
May 4, 2016
Mr. James L. Morris, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Chelsea Soldiers Home, at age 83. Born in Malden on September 5, 1932, he was one of two children of the late Charles and Rita (Amirault) Morris.Jim was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School where he played football...
Ann H. Burnside
April 29, 2016
Ann H. Burnside, age 99, affectionately known as "Mrs. B," of Melrose, MA and West Palm Beach, FL, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, April 29, 2016 surrounded by her family. Ann is survived by two daughters, and one son; Joanne Burnside and her partner, Stephen Willis, of Danvers, MA and W. Palm Beach, FL, Bonnie Burnside of...
Clara Gerke
April 26, 2016
Mrs. Clara (Ruhland) Gerke, of North Reading, passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 104 at the Meadowview Nursing Center on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Clara was born in Bavaria, Germany on December 15, 1911, one of nine children of the late Joseph and Marie (Huber) Ruhland. At the age of 17, she set out independently and bravely immigrated...
Kenneth R. Figueira
April 23, 2016
Mr. Kenneth R. Figueira, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at age 75. Ken was born in Somerville on January 27, 1941, one of three children of the late Antonio and Itia Louise (Nackel) Figueira. He was raised in Medford where he graduated from high school and played baseball. Ken was a Master...
Debra A. (Yee) "Deb-E" Martinage
April 22, 2016
Debra A. (Yee) "Deb-e" Martinage, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, April 22, 2016, at age 58. Debra Yee was born in Beverly on June 5, 1957, and raised in Burlington where she graduated from Burlington High School. She attended Middlesex Community College, and worked in IT consulting for Riverbed Corp. for several years. Friendly...
Elizabeth "Betty" Wetherbee
April 19, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" (Churchey) Wetherbee, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 94. Born in Natick on June 10, 1921, Betty was one of four children of the late James Churchey and Eva (Lacho) Churchey.She was raised in Natick and Somerville where she graduated from Somerville High School. Elizabeth and...
James E. Barr
April 19, 2016
Mr. James E. Barr, a longtime resident of Woburn, passed away peacefully at the E. N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at age 88. James Barr was born in Worcester on May 21, 1927, one of three children of the late Thornton E. and Linda J. (DiGregorio) Barr.A graduate of Everett High School, Jim...
Joan M. (Condon) Kneath
April 18, 2016
Mrs. Joan M. (Condon) Kneath, a resident of Melrose since 1957, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, April 18, 2016, at age 93. Joan was born in Malden on November 5, 1922, one of six children of the late Thomas J. Condon and Lena (Wedge) Condon. She graduated from Mt. St. Joseph Academy in Brighton, and was married...
Patricia I. Carlson
April 16, 2016
Mrs. Patricia I. (McKenna) Carlson, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 85. Born in Malden on August 10, 1930, she was one of five children of the late Patric McKenna and Margaret (Kelley) McKenna. Patricia was raised in Malden where she graduated from Chevrus All Girls School.She married...
Virginia E. "Ginnie" Bryant
April 16, 2016
Virginia E. "Ginnie" Bryant, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Woburn Nursing Center, at age 92. Ginnie was born in Lynn on January 29, 1924, one of three children of the late LeRoy H. Wood and Elizabeth (Haskell) Wood. She was raised in Melrose where she graduated from Melrose High School,...
Yeh Pan "Victor" Yuan
April 16, 2016
Mr. Yeh Pan "Victor" Yuan, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 16, 2016.Born in Tianjin, China on January 8, 1914 to a merchant family, he was one of six children.He was educated in private schools in Beijing and Nanjing, then attended university in Shanghai where he studied banking and finance.In the late 1930s,...
James E. Brophy
April 9, 2016
Mr. James E. Brophy, a resident of South Yarmouth, and formerly of North Reading and Melrose, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at age 83. Jim was born in Melrose on July 9, 1932, one of two sons of the late John T. Brophy and Mary E. (O'Donnell) Brophy.He graduated with the...
Elsie M. Baldi
April 4, 2016
Mrs. Elsie M. (Elo) Baldi, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 4, 2016 at Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester, at age 88. Born on May 21, 1927 in Boston, Elsie was one of three daughters of Finnish parents the late Waino Elo and Selma Elo.She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, and...
George W. Bray
March 23, 2016
Mr. George W. Bray, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 82. George was born in Winthrop on March 21, 1934, one of three sons of the late George and Mary (Scoppetuolo) Bray.He was raised in East Boston and educated in local parochial schools. In 1973, he married Iris Rosnov...
Nancy Botreau
March 15, 2016
Nancy Botreau, of Malden, MA, passed away unexpectedly on March 15, 2016 in Hollywood, FL. She was only 39 years old. Nancy was born on April 22, 1976 in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Malden, MA where she graduated from Malden High School. She recently moved to Florida to be near her sister. She cherished her family, especially her three...
Ernest W. "Billy" Hughes
March 7, 2016
Ernest W. "Billy" Hughes, Jr. a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 7, 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 69. Born in Melrose on April 28, 1946, Bill was one of four children of the Ernest W. Hughes Sr. and Camille M. (Taverna) Hughes. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and called...
Nicholas A. Ansaldi
March 6, 2016
Mr. Nicholas A. Ansaldi, Sr., of Wakefield, formerly of the North End and East Boston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.He was 85. Nick was born at home on May 2, 1930, a son of the late Ignazio and Chrocifissa (Armata) Ansaldi.He was raised on Commercial Street in the North End...
Edith "Dee Dee" Paul
March 3, 2016
Mrs. Edith (Studer) "Dee Dee" Paul, age 95, of Peabody passed away peacefully on March 3, 2016 at Brooksby Village. She was the beloved wife of the late David H. Paul, who passed away just 38 days earlier, and loving mother of MacGregor "Mac" Paul of Durham, NC, Laurie Brustlin of Campton, NH and Barbara Bellotti and her husband, Peter...
John W. Bishop
March 3, 2016
Mr. John W. Bishop, Sr., a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2016 at Colonial Poplin Nursing Home in Fremont, NH, at age 92. John was born in Malden on October 2, 1923 and raised in Everett by Gould W. and Edna M. (Turner) Taylor. He was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1942 and...
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