Obituaries

April 22, 2024

Charles “Charlie” Deems, a resident of Tewksbury, MA passed away surrounded by his cherished family on April 22, 2024.  He was 72.

Charlie was born on February 13, 1952, in Baltimore, MD, one of two children to the late Charles and Margaret Deems.  He was raised in Maryland and graduated from Calvert Hall College High School with...

April 13, 2024

Ann M. (Kilfoyle) Rocha, 88, a longtime resident of Melrose, peacefully passed away at home on Saturday, April 13, 2024. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Ann was born in Cambridge on April 12, 1936.  She was the youngest of John and Katherine (McNeill) Kilfoyle’s twelve children.  Ann graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1954....

April 13, 2024

Winny (Vijsel) Smith, a spitfire and "Oma" to so many, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family at her Melrose home on Saturday, April 13, 2024. She was 89 years young.

Winny was born in Surabaya, Indonesia on September 19, 1934, a daughter of the late Andreas H.W. Vijsel and Magaretha L. (Tielman) Vijsel....

April 12, 2024

Mr. Ronald J. Pugh, a lifelong resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family after a valiant 23-year battle with brain cancer on Friday, April 12, 2024. He was 57.

Ron was born in Melrose on January 14, 1967, the middle of five children of the late Ralph and Elizabeth (Finley)...

April 3, 2024

Virginia M. "Ginny" (Donati) Steinberg, of Melrose, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. She was 80. Born on March 9, 1944, in Malden, MA, Ginny was one of three children of the late Emanuel T. and Josephine (Silverio) Donati.

Having graduated from Julie Billiart Central High School in...

March 30, 2024

Lillian L. (Boulger) McCarthy, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at age 78.

Lillian was born in Malden on September 28,1945, one of four children of the late Joseph Boulger and Marion (Pinkham) Boulger. She was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High school, and...

March 29, 2024

Betty M. (Jewell) Haskell, a nearly lifelong resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2024, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at age 95.

Betty was born in Stoneham on July 9, 1928, one of two children of the late Irving and Janet (Lingley) Jewell. Raised in Malden, she graduated from Malden High School and married fellow...

March 28, 2024

Graham G. Jones, a longtime resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was 91 years of age.

Graham was born on May 25, 1932 in Stoneham, one of two children of the late Burton Jones and Adrienne Theresa (Leving) Jones. His sister, Adrienne Brown,...

March 22, 2024

Catherine L. (Palmer) Fiore, of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, March 22, 2024 at her home. She was 56. Born on July 21, 1967 in Melrose, Catherine was one of 7 children of Constance (Farnham) Millard and her late father Raymond Millard. Catherine grew up in Stoneham, graduating from Stoneham High School. In...

March 21, 2024

Mabel J. Folino, resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at a Reading healthcare facility at the age of 100.

Born on July 7, 1923, in Somerville, Mabel was one of four children of the late Daniel and Mabel (Coughlin) Mullen. She grew up in Chelsea and graduated from St. Rose High School...

March 18, 2024

Mr. Peter B. Grant, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, March 18, 2024, at the age of 81.

Peter was born in Winchester on October 10, 1942, the youngest of four children of the late Roger originally of Clonmany, Donegal Ireland and Julia (Traynor) Grant originally of Omeath,...

March 17, 2024

David F. Currier, a resident of Grandview, Tennessee, and formerly of Fincastle, VA and N. Reading, MA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at age 87.

David was born in Melrose on June 20, 1936, one of four children of the late Phineas P. Currier and Ellen M. (Virgin) Currier. He was raised in Melrose,...

March 16, 2024

Jeannette "Nettie or Netta" Florence Franklin, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Lahey Medical Center in Peabody, at age 86.

She was born on July 21, 1937 and raised in Cambridge, MA as an Ohara. She had two beautiful sisters named Patricia and Mary. Both sisters have passed on earlier and are now with...

March 14, 2024

Michael James Muldowney was born September 12, 1927, in Kilgarvin, County Mayo, Ireland, the son of Michael Muldowney and Anne (Melvin) Muldowney.  Mike, along with his older sister Mary Ellen and their younger brother Joe, lost their father in 1931 when Mike was only four.  His mother married again but her health failed and she died in 1933.

March 12, 2024

Mary K. (Hunewill) LeBlanc, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at Sunrise Assisted Living of Lynnfield on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. She was 88.

Mary was born in Melrose on February 22, 1936. One of ten children of the late Lawrence and Anna (Moran) Hunewill, she was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, where...

March 11, 2024

Frank Caruso, resident of Attleboro, formerly of Wakefield and Melrose, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, March 11, 2024, at age 57.

Frank was born in Melrose on August 14, 1966, one of five sons of the late Donald and Jean (Meuse) Caruso. He was raised in Malden, and worked in construction for many years. In his...

March 3, 2024

Janet E. (Strout) Larkin, of Saugus and formerly of Center Ossipee, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 3, 2024.  She was 89.

Born in Freeport, Maine, on November 13, 1934, Janet was one of three children of the late Basil and Edith (Ellison) Strout. She was raised in Freeport until her...

March 1, 2024

Mrs. Sandra A. (Whynot) Carrano, of Stoneham, died at home on Friday, March 1, 2024. She was 81.

Sandra was born August 22, 1942 in Winchester. She was raised in Woburn by her father, the late Frank Cirone and mother Julia Ann (Whynot) Cirone. Sandra graduated from Woburn High School in 1960. She married Charles S. Carrano...

February 29, 2024

John A. Hurley, long time resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, February 29, 2024. He was 76.

Born on January 27, 1948, John was one of five children of the late Timothy J. and Monica A. (Rivers) Hurley. John grew up in Medford, where he found joy in playing hockey during his...

February 28, 2024

Shelley McIntyre Draper, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at Forestdale Park Assisted Living in Malden on February 28th 2024, at the age of 74.

Shelley was born in Auburn, Indiana, one of three children of the late James McIntyre and Joyce (Wiley) McIntrye. She attended Auburn High School and received her Bachelor's degree from Wellesley...