Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Robert Steven Reul

Robert Steven Reul

December 22, 2015

Bob Reul (Robert Steven Reul), age 77, of Stoneham, MA, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015.He was the son of Edward Reul and Ada (Farmer) Reul, brother of Jim and Dorothy. Bob was born in Flushing, Queens on July 24, 1938, when that part of New York City was a small, rural community.It was a time when little boys...

Ellen M. Coffin

Ellen M. Coffin

December 21, 2015

Mrs. Ellen M. (Lomartire) Coffin, a resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Monday, December 21, 2015, at age 72. Ellen was born in Rutland, VT on August 29, 1943, one of six children of the late Alfred J. and Kathryn (Dailey) Lomartire. She was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire where she graduated from...

Robert A. Cruickshank

Robert A. Cruickshank

December 12, 2015

Rev. Dr. Robert A. "Dr. Bob" Cruickshank, D. min, of Stoneham, formerly longtime of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the Daniels House in Reading, at age 68. Born in Bloomington, Illinois on January 14, 1947, Robert Cruickshank was one of two sons of the late Alfred Cruickshank and Mae Goodreau. After graduating high school, he...

Fannie (Debole) Campochiaro

Fannie (Debole) Campochiaro

December 11, 2015

Fannie (DeBole) Campochiaro, of Wakefield and formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully at Sawtelle Family Hospice House on Friday, December 11, 2015, at age 98. Born in Wakefield on December 31, 1916, Fannie was one of six children raised in East Boston of the late Leo DeBole and Maryann (Cutana) DeBole. As a young high school student, Fannie stayed...

Elizabeth "Bette" Volpe

Elizabeth "Bette" Volpe

December 8, 2015

Elizabeth M. "Bette" Volpe, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at age 92. Bette was born in Melrose on August 15, 1923, one of two daughters of the late Angelo and Florence (Salipante) Volpe. Raised in Melrose, Bette graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1942. She worked briefly at...

Virginia R. Dipietro

Virginia R. Dipietro

December 7, 2015

Ms. Virginia R. (Leear) DiPietro, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Genesis Wakefield Center on Monday, December 7, 2015, at age 80. One of five children, Virginia was born in Boston on November 1, 1935 a daughter of the late John E. Leear and Rose (Rosemayer) Malloy. She was raised in Boston where she attended parochial school,...

William T. Mcmanus

William T. Mcmanus

November 23, 2015

Mr. William T. McManus, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 23, 2015, at age 79. William was born in Winchester on December 29, 1935, one of four children of the late John J. McManus and Gladys A. (Sinnett) McManus. He was raised in Medford before the family moved to Melrose where he graduated...

Margaret (Picarello) Sacco

Margaret (Picarello) Sacco

November 20, 2015

Mrs. Margaret (Picarello) Sacco, a longtime resident of Saugus, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Friday, November 20, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, at age 100. Margaret was born in Boston on May 12, 1915, one of six children of the late Andrew Picarello and Maria (Marciano) Picarello.She was raised and educated in East Boston and...

James F. Mahoney

James F. Mahoney

November 18, 2015

Mr. James F. Mahoney, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at age 80. Jim was born in Somerville on June 23, 1935, son of the late James F. Mahoney and Marguerite (Newman) Mahoney. A South Boston native, he served as an altar boy at St. Augustine's Church and graduated from...

Mary F. (Pasqua) Maiella

Mary F. (Pasqua) Maiella

November 17, 2015

Mrs. Mary F. (Pasqua) Maiella, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2015 at Mass General Hospital, at age 79. She was born in Boston, one of three children of the late Michael F. Pasqua and Mary "Irene" (Drafies) Pasqua. Growing up in the West End of Boston, Mary attended St. Joseph's School and graduated from...

Dorothy A. "Dot" O'Toole

Dorothy A. "Dot" O'Toole

November 16, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy A. (Campbell) O'Toole, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at D'Youville Senior Care in Lowell on Monday, November 16, 2015. Dorothy was born in Somerville on January 6, 1922, the daughter of the late William and Eva (Gladu) Campbell. She was raised in Woburn where she graduated from Woburn High School. On August 24, 1947, she...

Horace F. "Freddy" Smith

Horace F. "Freddy" Smith

November 14, 2015

Mr. Horace F. "Freddy" Smith, a resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at age 90. Mr. Smith was born in Stoneham on August 27, 1925, one of three children of the late Horace E. Smith and Elizabeth G. (Friberg) Smith.He was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. Shortly after graduating,...

Valerie Leblanc

Valerie Leblanc

November 10, 2015

Mrs. Valerie (Wilde) LeBlanc, a resident of Peabody, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at age 60. One of four of the "Wilde Girls," Valerie was born on March 31, 1955 in Everett. Known as Val, she was a graduate of Everett High School and...

Rosemarie S. Johnson

Rosemarie S. Johnson

November 9, 2015

Rosemarie S. (Costanza) Johnson, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by the loving care of her family on Monday, November 9, 2015, at age 73. Rosemarie was born in Everett on September 23, 1942, one of three children of the late Alfred P. Costanza and Rose (Nicolosi) Costanza. She was raised and educated in Woburn, graduating from...

Mark Pearson

Mark Pearson

November 5, 2015

Mark Pearson, a longtime resident of Boston, passed away peacefully at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst in Melrose on Thursday, November 5, 2015, at age 85.He was born in Rockford, Illinois on February 16, 1930, one of three sons of the late Irving F. Pearson and Erma E. (Cable) Pearson. He was raised in Rockford and Springfield, Illinois,...

Carl A. Lindstrom

Carl A. Lindstrom

November 3, 2015

Mr. Carl A. Lindstrom, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Melrose, at age 88. Carl was born in Stoneham on January 27, 1927, one of two sons of Swedish descendants the late Carl A. and Esther A. (Lindegren) Lindstrom. He was raised in Melrose where he graduated...

Clarence "Clancy" Sawyer

Clarence "Clancy" Sawyer

October 31, 2015

Clarence H. "Clancy" Sawyer, a resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at age 78. Clarence Sawyer was born in Melrose, one of five children of the late Peter H. Sawyer and Beulah (Craigie) Sawyer.He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and served in the US Army honorably while stationed in...

Kin Lai "George" Tai

Kin Lai "George" Tai

October 30, 2015

Mr. Kin Lai "George" Tai, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Friday, October 30, 2015 at age 101. Born in Ningbo, China on October 26, 1914, Kin Lai was raised in a southern village of Shanghai prior to Communist rule. With the blessing of his parents at age 17,...

Edna M. Macintosh

Edna M. Macintosh

October 29, 2015

Mrs. Edna M. Macintosh, of Newburyport, and formerly of Dover, NH and Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at age 96. She was born in Melrose on February 23, 1919, one of three children of the late Frederick Bolton and Florence (Gleason) Bolton. She attended Melrose public schools, and graduated from the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in...

Robert Cook Daniels

Robert Cook Daniels

October 17, 2015

Mr. Robert Cook Daniels, beloved husband of the late Louise (Huntress) Daniels , died peacefully in Manchester, Connecticut on Saturday, October 17 at 1:15 a.m. with his niece by his side. He was mentally alert and vibrant through his final day, enjoying time every day with family. He was so happy he glowed when enjoying visits from his dog, Daisy,...