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Nancy Fritz Torkington
March 18, 2014
Nancy Fritz Torkington, wife of Wayne Torkington, mother of Alex and Joslin Fritz, and Chairperson and Founder of nSight, Inc. died on March 18, 2014 at Boston Massachusetts General Hospital.Nancy (Nan) spent 32 years in publishing, graduating with a M.A. in International Relations from the University of Connecticut and a B.A. in International Relations and Journalism from American University.She received...
Linda M. Lafarge
March 14, 2014
Linda M. LaFarge, of Malden, passed away at the Emerson Hospital in Concordon Friday, March 14, 2014, at age 61. Linda was born in Chelsea, one of five daughters of Edna G. (Duggan) LaFarge and the late Leo C. LaFarge.She was raised and educated in Malden.Linda was a loving and caring mother, daughter, and sister.She cherished her two sons, and...
Catherine M. (Pitteri) Shea
March 12, 2014
Mrs. Catherine M. (Pitteri) Shea, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at age 84. Catherine was born on April 1, 1929 in Boston, one of two children of the late Alfred M. Pitteri and Delia B. (Dennehy) Pitteri.Born and raised in the South End of Boston, Mrs. Shea lived in Everett for several years...
Louis A. Defranzo
March 11, 2014
Mr. Louis A. DeFranzo, a resident of Saugus since 1960, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Saugus, at age 84. Louis was born on December 19, 1929 in Winthrop, one of five children of the late Michael and Isabel (Rinaldi) DeFranzo.He was raised in East Boston, where he graduated from East Boston High School.He attended Tufts University...
Jennifer Jane Boyle
March 9, 2014
Mrs. Jennifer Jane (Wiechman) Boyle, a resident of Melrose, and formerly of Dayton, OH, and White Plains, NY, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.She was 63 years old. Mrs. Boyle was born in Dayton, Ohio on November 19, 1950, one of three children of the late...
Florence L. Gwynn
March 5, 2014
Mrs. Florence L. (Story) Gwynn, a Haverhill resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Melrose, at age 94. Florence was born on March 10, 1919 in Everett, one of four children of the late Anna (MacFadgen) and Arthur Story.She was raised and educated in Cambridge and graduated from the Seaside Memorial Hospital School...
Wilber G. "Bill" Hayward
March 2, 2014
Mr. Wilber G. "Bill" Hayward, Jr. a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully while at home on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at age 87. Mr. Hayward was born on October 6, 1926 in Melrose, one of two sons of the late Wilber G. and Gladys (Wallace) Hayward.Raised in Everett, he graduated from Everett High School, and Burdett College in...
Elsa (Donatelli) De Sanctis
March 2, 2014
Mrs. Elsa (Donatelli) De Sanctis, a longtime resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the Peabody Glen Health Care Center on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at age 89. Elsa was born on March 29, 1924 in Boston and raised in East Boston. She married Raymond De Sanctis in 1945 and they lived in East...
Lorraine D. Grant
March 2, 2014
Mrs. Lorraine D. (Nye) Grant, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, at age 75. Lorraine was born on March 18, 1938, one of three children of the late Alfred F. and Dorothy K. (Collins) Nye.Born and raised in Boston, Lorraine settled in Melrose with her husband Tom...
Joseph F. Irvin
March 1, 2014
Mr. Joseph F. Irvin, of Haverhill, and formerly of Everett, passed away peacefully at home on March 1, 2014, at age 88. He was born on November 17, 1925 in Boston, one of four sons of the late John N. and Frances V. (Mahoney) Irvin.He was raised in Charlestown and enlisted in the United States Navy at age 17.Mr. Irvin...
Carol L. Clayton
February 18, 2014
Mrs. Carol L. (Mason) Clayton, of Northborough, and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the place she affectionately called home, the Coleman House, in Northborough, at age 90. Carol was born on June 20, 1923 in Worcester, daughter of the late Charles F. and Charlotte (Grant) Mason.She was raised in Saugus...
John H. Allen
February 18, 2014
Mr. John H. Allen, Jr., a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly on February 18, 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital, at age 96. He was born in Chelsea on January 4, 1918, one of two children of the late John H. Allen and Helen G. (Robinson) Allen. He graduated from Melrose High School with the Class of 1936, and...
Irene M. Wood
February 17, 2014
Irene M. Wood, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2014 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 91. Irene was born on September 9, 1922 in Chelsea, one of nine children of the late John J. Wood, and Mary K. (Dwyer) Wood.She was raised in Malden, and graduated from the Cheverus School in Malden.At...
Armand E. Guptill
February 14, 2014
Mr. Armand E. Guptill, 82, of North Andover and formerly a long time resident of Melrose, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston Friday February 14 following a lengthy illness. Armand was born October 22, 1931 in Holyoke one of two children of the late Edward E. Guptill and Helen E. (Lefave) Guptill.He was raised in Melrose and graduated...
Daniel William Rich
February 13, 2014
Mr. Daniel William Rich, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Epoch of Melrose, at age 81. Daniel was born on March 10, 1932 in Bronx, New York one of two sons of the late Benjamin Rich and Agnes (Wilson) Rich.He was raised in the Fenway section of Boston, and graduated from English High...
Santa (Collerone) Avola
February 12, 2014
Mrs. Santa (Collerone) Avola, a longtime resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully at Eastpointe Rehabilitation Center in Chelsea on February 12, 2014, at age 91. Santa was born in Italy on August 20, 1922.She was raised in Italy and along with her family, came to the United States in 1968.East Boston became their home, but she never forgot her...
Enid L. Wolf
February 10, 2014
Mrs. Enid L. (Goreham) Wolf, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Westford on February 10, 2014, at age 94. Enid was born on October 11, 1919 in Wood's Harbor, Nova Scotia, one of two children of the late Arthur and Grace (Dixon) Goreham.She was raised and educated in Wood's Harbor, and came to Boston at age 19....
John S. Weber
February 8, 2014
Mr. John S. Weber, of Melrose and formerly of Watertown, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, February 8, 2014, at age 90. He was born in Cambridge, one of seven children of the late Joseph and Julia (Callahan) Weber.He was raised in East Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge Rindge School.At 17, he entered the US Marine...
Contarina L. (Bowen) Young
February 7, 2014
Mrs. Contarina L. "Rene" (Bowen) Young, a resident of Wakefield, and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away at home on Friday, February 7, 2014, at age 95. She was born on October 4, 1918 in Hatley, Quebec, a daughter of the late Hugh Edward Bowen and Fannie (Brennan) Bowen.She was raised one of eight children on the family dairy farm...
Jean (Balfour) Meharg Beers
February 2, 2014
Mrs. Jean A. (Balfour) Meharg Beers, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 91. Jean was born on June 1, 1922 in Melrose, one of four children of the late Irwin A. Balfour and Essie (Towle) Balfour. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School.Jean worked at...
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