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Lewis H. "Big Lou" Riley
October 11, 2010
Mr. Lewis H. "Big Lou" Riley, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Malden, died following an accident on Monday, October 11, 2010 at Massachusetts General Hospital.He was 71 years old. Lewis H. Riley was born in Malden on October 25, 1938, a son of the late Walter Riley and Mabel (Huff) Riley. Lou was raised and educated in Malden.A...
David L. Ryder
October 3, 2010
Mr. David L. Ryder, of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2010at the Cape Regency and Rehabilitation Center in Centerville.He was 83 years old. Mr. Ryder was born on November 25, 1926 in Medford, son of the late James L. Ryder and Lee M. (Norse) Ryder. David Ryder was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class...
Joan E. Sevigny
September 28, 2010
Mrs. Joan E. (McMillen) Sevigny, a resident of Melrose, passed away at home on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.She was 56 years old. Joan Sevigny was born in Melrose on November 10, 1953, one of two daughters of the late Owen V. McMillen and Sophie (Smith) McMillen.Joan was raised in Melrose and graduated from Nazareth Academy.She loved dancing, cooking and was...
Margaret "Peg" (Beers) Whittier
September 27, 2010
Mrs. Margaret "Peg" (Beers) Whittier, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2010 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a period of declining health.She was 91 years old. Peg was born in Lancaster, MA on June 22, 1919, one of three daughters of the late Melville Beers and Vina (Miller) Beers. Peg was raised in Hamilton and...
Robert A. Cheever
September 27, 2010
Mr. Robert A. Cheever, a resident of Saugus, passed away on Monday morning, September 27, 2010 surrounded by his three loving daughters at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 88 years old. Mr. Cheever was born at the family home in Wakefield on September 16, 1922, one of three children of the late William B. Cheever and Myra E. (French) Cheever. Robert Cheever...
Margaret &Quot;Peggy&Quot; Cottone Hanson
September 20, 2010
Mrs. Margaret "Peggy" (Laudazi) Cottone Hanson, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday evening, September 20, 2010 in Melrose.She was 84 years old. Margaret was born on April 29, 1926 in Stoneham, a daughter of the late Lorenzo Laudazi and Susan (Gallella) Laudazi. She was raised in Stoneham and graduated from St. Patrick's School.For many years, she worked...
Edward E. Swenson
September 17, 2010
Mr. Edward E. Swenson, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully with his beloved wife at his bedside on Friday, September 17, 2010 at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst.He was 83. Edward Eugene Swenson was born on June 25, 1927 in Winchester, one of two sons of the late John Swenson and Susan (Lewis) Swenson. Ed Swenson...
Jean F. Gilman
September 16, 2010
Mrs. Jean F. (MacDonald) Gilman, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the Daniels House Nursing Home in Reading.She was 88 years old. Jean was born in Melrose on October 8, 1921, one of two children of the late Norman D. MacDonald and Gertrude F. (Cotton) MacDonald. Jean was raised and educated in Melrose.She...
Dorothy A. Ryder
September 12, 2010
Mrs. Dorothy A. (Wills) Ryder, of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the Cape Regency and Rehabilitation Center in Centerville.She was 83 years old.Mrs. Ryder was born on July 31, 1927 in Revere, one of six children of the late John A. Wills and Evelyn B. (Waldron) Wills. Dorothy graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1947...
Katie 'Kay' Davis
September 12, 2010
Mrs. Katie O. Kay' (Stewart) Davis, of Melrose, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 unexpectedly in her home. She was 87 years old. Katie was born October 3, 1922 in Fresno, California, one of seven children of the late Ira and Anna (Ball) Stewart and was a graduate of Tulare High School.Her late husband, Sumner C. Davis, Sr. was in the...
Barbara (Woodward) Christie
September 11, 2010
Mrs. Barbara (Woodward) Christie, of Reading and formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Colony House in Abington.She was 87 years old. Barbara was born on August 12, 1923 in York, Maine, one of three children of the late Frederick A. Woodward and Alice L. (Littlefield) Woodward.She was a resident of both Reading and Wakefield...
Edna May Miller
September 11, 2010
Ms. Edna May Miller, of Malden, passed away on Saturday morning, September 11, 2010 at her home at Cliffside Commons with her loving caretakers at her bedside.She was 92 years old. Edna was born on July 7, 1918 in Andover, daughter of the late William Miller and Emma L. (Kimball) Miller.She loved music, children and knitting.Edna was a very sociable...
P. Eileen Cranford
September 11, 2010
Mrs. P. Eileen (Rowsell) Cranford, of Melrose, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning September 11, 2010 at the Jewish Rehabilitation Center in Swampscott.She was 86 years old. Mrs. Cranford was born October 3, 1923 in Bonavista, Newfoundland, a daughter of the late Harold Rowsell and Gladys (Miles)Rowsell. She was raised in Newfoundland, graduated from Newfoundland High School...
Lorna M. Sears
September 5, 2010
Mrs. Lorna (Maclachlan) Sears, of Peabody, formerly of Melrose and North Andover, died Sunday, September 5, 2010 in Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Danvers. She was 79. Lorna was born September 22, 1930 in Melrose, a daughter of the late Wallace and Kathryn (Butters) Maclachlan and was a graduate of Melrose High School. She was a resident of Melrose for...
Ina E. Down
September 4, 2010
Mrs. Ina E. (Ekstrom) Down, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 92 years old. Mrs. Down was born in Wakefield on August 20, 1918 a daughter of the late Lars and Emma W. (Blom) Ekstrom. She was raised in Saugus and was a graduate of Saugus...
Roland F. Nicklas
September 3, 2010
Roland Foster Nicklas was born June 25, 1922 in Newburyport, MA, a son of the late Louis A. Nicklas and Fanny (Foster) Nicklas.Previously, born that day was his fraternal twin brother Donald L. Nicklas.Always close to his brother, the twins graduated from Newburyport High School, received scholarships to Tufts College (now Tufts University), and graduated as engineers with Roland, being...
Sonja E. Durland
September 1, 2010
Mrs. Sonja E. (Lawson) Durland, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning September 1, 2010 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.She was 95 years old. Sonja was born on November 21, 1914 in Everett, one of two children of the late Harold Lawson and Ellen (Albinson ) Lawson. Mrs. Durland was raised in Malden and...
Jeanne M. Worters
September 1, 2010
Mrs. Jeanne M. (Bragdon) Worters, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at the Beverly Hospital. She was 82 years old. Jeanne was born on February 20, 1928 in Melrose, one of two daughters of the late James W. Bragdon and Doris H. (Gibbons) Bragdon. Mrs. Worters was raised and educated in Dracut.She and her...
Ellen M. Queally
August 24, 2010
Ellen M. Queally, of Stoneham and formerly a resident of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at the Life Care Center of Stoneham.She was 91 years old. Ellen was born on March 26, 1919 in Malden, one of five children of the late Robert F. Queally and Mary Ann (Henzie) Queally.She was raised in Malden and graduated from...
Kenneth E. Woker
August 21, 2010
Mr. Kenneth E. Woker, a longtime Melrose resident, died on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He had recently celebrated his 94th birthday. Ken was born on August 13, 1916 in Pearl City, Illinois, a son of the late Walter F. Woker and Alta (Babbs) Woker. He was raised in Pearl City, IL where he graduated from high school.He...
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