Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas
Ralph D. Goff
April 14, 2011
Mr. Ralph D. Goff, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on April 14, 2011 at the Wilmington Health Care Center.He was 84 years old. Ralph was born in Melrose on January 22, 1927, one of two children of the late Ralph P. Goff and Georgianna (Benner) Goff. Ralph was raised in Melrose and enlisted in the United States Merchant...
Denise A. &Quot;Denny" Cullen
March 30, 2011
Mrs. Denise A. "Denny" (Sullivan) Cullen, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday morning March 30, 2011 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 74 years old. Denise Sullivan was born on July 14, 1936 in Cambridge, one of three children of the late Arthur J. Sullivan and Genevieve (Tucy) Sullivan. Raised in Arlington, she was a graduate of Arlington...
Jean C. Amadon Hall
March 20, 2011
Mrs. Jean C. (Stearns) Amadon Hall, a resident of Westborough and formerly of Sudbury and Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at the Pine Grove Health Center in Pascoag, Rhode Island.She was 83. Jean was born on September 13, 1927 in Melrose, one of two children of the late Frederick Stearns and Luella (Pickett) Stearns. She was...
Dorothy "Dot" Mokeler
March 19, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" (Robinson) Mokeler, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died on Saturday afternoon, March 19, 2011 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a period of declining health. She was 74 years old. Dot was born on March 18, 1937 in Melrose, one of two children of the late Alton and Mildred (Johnson) Robinson. She was raised in Melrose and graduated...
Ruth E. Malm
March 13, 2011
Mrs. Ruth (Ackles) Malm, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 85 years of age. Ruth was born on September 21, 1925 in Boston, one of four children of the late John D. and Helena A. (Newcombe) Ackles. She graduated from Franklin Technical Institute in Boston and also from Bentley College.Ruth...
Jeanne Anderson
March 11, 2011
Ms. Jeanne Anderson, a longtime resident of Malden, died on Friday morning March 11, 2011 at the Golden Living Center - Dexter House in Malden.She was 91 years old. Jeanne was born in Malden on May 27, 1919, a daughter of the late Ronald H. Anderson and Eva C. (Cook) Anderson. Jeanne worked at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in housekeeping for 17...
Bobby Tolman
March 5, 2011
Bobby Tolman, of Melrose, died suddenly on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He was 28 years old. Bobby was born in Melrose on February 21, 1983.He was raised and educated in Melrose. For much of his life, he worked in the family business, Liebermann Tree Service of Melrose. As a child he loved playing sports especially, Pop...
Arnold D. "Red" Carlson
March 2, 2011
Mr. Arnold D. "Red" Carlson, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at his home in Lynnfield. He was 80 years old. Arnold was born on October 29, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois a son of the late Peter and Esther (Johnson) Carlson. Arnold was raised and educated in Twin Falls,...
Margaret M. "Peg" Curry
February 26, 2011
Mrs. Margaret M. "Peg" (Kelly) Curry, a resident of Winchester, passed away surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge.She was 88 years old. Margaret was born on September 8, 1922 in Boston, one of two children of the late Patrick J. Kelly and Margaret (Mitchell) Kelly. Peg was a member of the...
John J. Greene
February 25, 2011
John J. Greene of Saugus, died suddenly on Friday February 25, 2011 at home in Saugus. He was 55 years old. John was born in Winthrop on October 7, 1955, one of four children of John "Jack" Greene and Helen (Olsen) Greene. John was raised in Revere and graduated from Revere High School. He was a self employed mechanical engineer...
Leslie H. Smith
February 18, 2011
Leslie Hayden Smith, a resident of Natick, died suddenly on February 18, 2011 at her home.She was 39 years old. Leslie was born on October 6, 1971 in State College, Pennsylvania, one of two children of Jane I. Smith and the late Rev. Jackson M. Smith. She was raised in Hingham where she graduated from Hingham High School.She graduated from...
Lucia Mackie
February 16, 2011
Lucia (Lesiak) Mackie, a resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly, February 16, 2011.She was born in Goiania Goias, Brazil on February 8, 1955. She was the loving and devoted mother of Patrick O'Connor of Melrose, Anna L. Mackie and her fiancé Sandro of Lynn, and Christina V. Mackie of S. Boston.Beloved daughter of Jan and the late Anna Lesiak.Dear sister...
Elizabeth &Quot;Betty&Quot; M. Wong
February 16, 2011
Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" M. Wong, 90, long-time resident of Melrose, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, leaving her loving husband of 57 years, Robert; daughter Laura and her husband Joseph "Jay" LaPalme of Wynantskill, N.Y.; son Calvin, his wife Vivian and granddaughter Katherine of New York City plus many nieces and nephews.She is pre-deceased by her brother Leroy,...
Patricia O'Connor
February 14, 2011
Patricia O'Connor, a Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2011 while at home with her family.She was 72 years old. Patricia was born on November 18, 1938 in Somerville, a daughter of the late George A. O'Connor and Alice (Sullivan) O'Connor. She was raised in Somerville where she graduated from St. Clements High School.Patricia worked in Boston for...
Frances C. Dodge
February 14, 2011
Mrs. Frances (Chapman) Dodge, age 101, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2011, at the Pilgrim Rehab and Nursing Center in Peabody. Born on December 16th, 1909 in Winthrop, she was the daughter of the late Avery B. Chapman and Emma G. (Harwood) Chapman.She was raised in Winthrop until her senior year of High School when...
Eleanor P. Crocker
February 12, 2011
Mrs. Eleanor (Pasho) Crocker, a longtime resident of Melrose, died on Saturday morning, February 12, 2011 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 97 years old. Mrs. Crocker was born on February 25, 1913 in Billerica, the daughter of the late Harry J. Pasho and Elizabeth A. (Rosenthal) Pasho. She was raised in Billerica, graduated from Billerica's Howe High School and from...
Persis L. "Per" (Lanier) Chisholm
February 10, 2011
Mrs. Persis L. "Per" (Lanier) Chisholm, a 35-year resident of Melrose and formerly longtime of Medford, died on Thursday evening, February 10, 2011 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was nearly 90 years old. Mrs. Chisholm was born on February 15, 1921 in Dorchester, one of four children of the late Chester A. Lanier and Wilhelmina S. (Turner) Lanier. Persis or "Per"...
Mary S. Stahle
February 9, 2011
Mrs. Mary (Simpson) Stahle, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away in her 100th year on Wednesday evening, February 9, 2011 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield. Mrs. Stahle was born on March 28, 1910, in Musselburgh, Scotland, one of four children of the late William T.S. Simpson and Sarah R. (Hughes) Simpson. Mrs. Mary Stahle was raised...
Margaret 'Peg' Waystack
February 2, 2011
Mrs. Margaret "Peg" (Nice) Waystack, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully in her 97th year while at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. Mrs. Waystack was born on June 23, 1913, a daughter of the late Clay A. Nice and Elizabeth (Rupprecht) Nice. She was raised in Baltimore, Maryland where she graduated from...
M. June Stafford
January 31, 2011
Mrs. M. June (Horan) Stafford, a longtime Melrose resident, died peacefully on Monday evening, January 31, 2010 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 79 years old. June Stafford was born in Lowell on February 4, 1931, a daughter of the late Francis X. Horan and Janet (MacLeod) Horan. June was raised in Roxbury and Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School.She and...