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Michael J. Ouimette
January 23, 2015
Michael John Ouimette, age 54, of Everett and formerly longtime of Southampton, passed away at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, January 23, 2015. One of six sons, Michael was born on April 14, 1960 in Southampton and raised in Southampton. He attended Western New England College and the Boston Architectural College. A carpenter by trade, he...
Cynthia "Cindy" Jencks
January 9, 2015
Cynthia A. "Cindy" (Hughes) Jencks, a lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 9, 2015, at age 78. Lovingly known as Cindy she was born in Stoneham, one of three daughters of the late George and Doris E. (Donnelly) Hughes. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School, and was proud to...
Martha L. "Marty" Ashman
January 8, 2015
Mrs. Martha L. (Martel) "Marty" Ashman, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at age 89. Martha was born in Chelsea on May 21, 1925, one of four children of the late Albin and Sylvia (Cuskey) Martel. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School and was a lifelong resident of...
Edna K. Harding
December 20, 2014
Edna K. Harding, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at EPOCH of Melrose on Saturday, December 20, 2014, at age 83. Edna was born on August 2, 1931 in Malden, daughter of the late Charles I. and Edna M. (McGrath) Harding. Raised and educated in Malden, Edna lived in Malden most of her life. She worked as a...
John A. "Jack" Deleire
December 18, 2014
Mr. John A. "Jack" DeLeire, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 18, 2014 in Lexington, at age 82. John was born in Revere, one of four children of the late John A. DeLeire, Sr. and Catherine (Finnegan) DeLeire.Raised and educated in Revere, John entered the United States Army and served his country proudly as a...
Daniel Curtis Savukoski
December 17, 2014
Our sweet Daniel came into our lives for only a short time but changed us forever.Every beaming smile filled our hearts with overflowing joy.He taught his sister to hug and his parents to love the little things.He was the sweetest, most precious little guy that we have been privileged to meet. We thank God for the gift of his life!...
Russell C. Jenks
December 13, 2014
Mr. Russell C. Jenks, a resident of Stoneham and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Woburn on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at age 82. Russell was born on March 11, 1932 in Melrose, one of two sons of the late Robert C. and Marion F. (Slocomb) Jenks. He was raised and educated in Melrose where he graduated from Melrose...
John C. Rice
December 12, 2014
John C. Rice, Jr. a longtime resident of Melrose and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Friday, December 12, 2014, at age 93. John was born on April 15, 1921 in Boston, one of six children of the late John C. and Ellen (O'Brien) Rice.He was raised in Malden where he graduated from Malden Catholic...
Sueanne (Casterlin) Hayes
December 12, 2014
Mrs. SueAnne (Casterlin) Hayes, a resident of Stoneham, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 12, 2014 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, at age 67. SueAnne was born on October 14, 1947 in Albany, NY, one of five children of the late Bruce L. and Dorothy (Uliano) Casterlin.She was raised in Winchester and Melrose, graduating from...
George L. Tura
December 6, 2014
Mr. George L. Tura, longtime resident of Melrose passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose, at age 92. Mr. Tura was born in Saugus, one of eight children of the late Charles and Mildred (Curtis) Tura. Raised and educated in Saugus, George was a proud veteran of World War II and the Korean...
Helen A. (Melchionno) Murphy
December 5, 2014
Mrs. Helen A. (Melchionno) Murphy, of Brooksby Village, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 5, 2014, at Putnam Farm in Danvers. She was 97. Helen was born in Boston on March 6, 1917, one of seven children of the late Peter and Angelina Melchionno.Raised and educated in Revere, she and her late husband Frank settled in Melrose...
Frank C. Waterhouse
December 2, 2014
Mr. Frank C. Waterhouse, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at age 103, on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. He was born in Old Town, Maine, one of three children of the late William and Clara (Cooper) Waterhouse. Raised in Old Town, Frank graduated from the University of Maine - Orono, where he was his class president, and also...
Florence (Mercer) Taylor
December 1, 2014
Mrs. Florence (Mercer) Taylor, of Melrose and Malden, passed away peacefully at age 102 on Monday, December 1, 2014. Florence was born in Chelsea, one of four children of the late Adam and Janet (Smith) Mercer.Raised and educated in Revere, Florence worked at John Hancock before settling with her family in Malden. A family woman, Florence was a faithful wife,...
Raymond F. Driscoll
November 28, 2014
Raymond F. Driscoll, of Melrose, passed away at home on Friday, November 28, 2014, at age 67. Raymond was born on May 21, 1947 in Boston, one of five children of the late Raymond F. Driscoll and Barbara (King) Driscoll. Raised in the same house he raised his own children, Ray was a Melrose High School graduate and a longtime...
Catherine E. (Doherty) Sellon
November 22, 2014
Catherine E. (Doherty) Sellon, a resident of Melrose, and formerly longtime of Somerville, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, November 22, 2014, at age 73. Catherine was born in Charlestown on May 25, 1941, one of three children of the late Bernard J. and Catherine E. (Gorry) Doherty.Raised in Charlestown, she called Somerville home where she raised her family. With...
Philip L. Wadland
November 9, 2014
Mr. Philip L. Wadland, Sr., of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at age 93. Philip was born in Melrose on August 22, 1921, one of three children of the late Henry J. S. Wadland and Elsie D. (Verry) Wadland.Raised in Melrose, Philip graduated with the Class of 1939 from Melrose High School. He served...
Richard Wills
November 8, 2014
Mr. Richard Wills, longtime resident of Boston, Massachusetts, and renowned architect and principal of Royal Barry Wills Associates, Inc. passed away peacefully in Boston on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at age 88. Richard Wills was born in Melrose, MA on April 22, 1926, one of two sons of the late Royal Barry Wills and Marguerite (Waggett) Wills.He was a graduate...
Annette (Noe) Carpio
November 5, 2014
Annette (Noe) Carpio, of Melrose and formerly of Revere, passed away at home on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at age 66. Annette was born in Sicily, Italy on September 5, 1948, one of five children of the late Sebastian and Jiosapina (Riera) Noe. She was the loving mother of Frank Esposito, Jr. and his wife Allie of Revere. Beloved sister...
John T. Cinella, Jr.
October 28, 2014
Attorney John T. Cinella, Jr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. John was 74. John was born in Pittsfield on November 13, 1939, one of three sons of Mayflower descendents, the late Dr. John T. Cinella, and Jane (Clark) Cinella.Raised in Lee, John graduated from Lee High School and was the...
Charles J. "Charlie" Comppen
October 27, 2014
Mr. Charles J. "Charlie" Comppen, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 58. Charles, lovingly known as "Charlie" was born in Boston on August 14, 1956, one of five children of Marion (Lynch) Comppen of San Diego, CA and the late Charles Comppen.He was raised and educated in Dorchester, graduated from...
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