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Lee M. (Stafford) Mccann
November 24, 2009
Mrs. Lee M. (Stafford) McCann, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a period of declining health.She was 52 years old.Lee was born November 17, 1957 in Somerville and graduated from Northeast Regional Vocational School in Wakefield.She studied in England and graduated from Bunker Hill Community College with...
Amil A. Olson
November 23, 2009
Mr. Amil A. Olson, of Melrose, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a period of declining health.He was 95 years of age. Mr. Olson was born in Somerville on October 31, 1914 a son of the late Carl V. Olson and Marie A. (Swanson) Olson. Amil was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School.He...
Ruth J. Powers
November 18, 2009
Mrs. Ruth J. (Kaepplein) Powers, a longtime Melrose resident (and also recently from Rochester, VT) died on Wednesday evening November 18, 2009 in a Boston hospital.She was 87 years old.Ruth was born in Everett on April 1, 1922.She worked as an office manager for many years. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Powers.Loving daughter of the late...
Betty J. Marshall
November 11, 2009
Mrs. Betty J. (Seeliger) Marshall, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Cambridge, passed away suddenly on November 11, 2009 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. She was 86 years old. Mrs. Marshall was born on August 20, 1923 in Brookville, daughter of the late Robert P. Seeliger and Edith (Stewart) Seeliger. Betty was raised and educated in Brookville (Holbrook)....
Mildred J. "Millie" Bennett
November 11, 2009
Mrs. Mildred J. "Millie" (Benson) Bennett, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Chelsea, passed away on November 11, 2009 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham after a period of declining health.She was 92 years old.Mrs. Bennett was born on September 20, 1917 in Abington, daughter of the late Joseph Benson and Rose (Cushing) Benson. Mildred or "Millie"...
Dorothy G. Canada
November 4, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy G. (Whittaker) Canada, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday morning, November 4, 2009 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Home in Medford. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Canada was born on January 18, 1920 in New Haven, CT, one of four children of the late Frederick W. Whittaker and Annie M. (Penney) Whittaker. She was...
Joan H. Martinez
November 1, 2009
Mrs. Joan H. (Kochocki) Martinez, a Stoneham resident, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Kindred Hospital in Peabody. She was 56 years of age. Joan was born on October 25, 1953 in Jamaica Plain. She was raised in Chelsea where she graduated from St. Rose High School.Joan received her Bachelor's Degree from Salem State College.She worked for Delta...
Edna L. Penney
October 28, 2009
Mrs. Edna L. (Rumrill) Penney, a resident of Wolfeforo, NH and formerly of Melrose, MA passed away on Wednesday morning, October 28, 2009 at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, NH after a period of declining health.She was 81 years old.Mrs. Penney was born on December 11, 1927 in Malden, MA one of five children of the late Edwin...
Kathleen P. Bemiss
October 24, 2009
Mrs. Kathleen (Painter) Bemiss, of Melrose, formerly of Malden, died Saturday evening, October 24, 2009 in Wilmington Healthcare Center. She was 93. Kathleen was born on November 27, 1915 in Bayonne, New Jersey a daughter of the late Winfield W. and Gertrude (Boden) Painter. She was raised and educated in New Jersey and graduated from Burdett College, formerly Burdett Business...
Mary R. Gargiulo
October 21, 2009
Mrs. Mary R. (Mallardo) Gargiulo, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Twin Oaks Healthcare in Danvers after a period of declining health.She was 91 years old. Mrs. Gargiulo was born on July 17, 1920 in Avelino, Italy, a daughter of the late Raphael Mallardo and Amelia (Capone) Mallardo. Mary was the devoted wife of...
Vera (King) Blackmore
October 21, 2009
Mrs. Vera (King) Blackmore, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at her home.She was 91 years old. Vera was born on May 27, 1918 in Newfoundland, Canada, a daughter of the late Ambrose King and Virtue King.She enjoyed knitting and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Melrose. Vera was the beloved...
Joanne G. (Santoro) Demato
October 19, 2009
Mrs. Joanne G. (Santoro) DeMato, a resident of Everett, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2009 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston after a period of declining health.She was 76 years old.Mrs. DeMato was born on August 28, 1933 in Melrose.She was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School.In 1952, she moved with her husband Michael to Everett...
William C. ''Bill'' Moore
October 18, 2009
Mr. William C. "Bill" Moore, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose.He was 86 years of age. Mr. Moore was born on October 26, 1922 in Meriden, CT, one of three children of the late William H. Moore and Alice (White) Moore.William or "Bill" as he was better...
Louise (D'Antilio) Fiandaca
October 18, 2009
Mrs. Louise (D'Antilio) Fiandaca, a resident of Melrose for over 60 years, passed away on Sunday evening October 18, 2009 at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst in Melrose.She was 93 years old.Mrs. Fiandaca was born on June 26, 1916 in Boston, one of three children to the late Arodante D'Antilio and Maria (Torri) D'Antilio. Louise was raised in...
Flora C. Albano
October 11, 2009
Flora C. Albano, a retired secretary in the Department of Public Works for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, died Sunday night October 11, 2009 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a period of declining health.She was 94 years old.Flora was born on October 5, 1915 in East Boston, daughter of the late Giovanni DeLuca and Maria S. (Fratta) DeLuca.She was raised and...
Kenneth L. Foss
October 8, 2009
Mr. Kenneth L. Foss, a lifelong resident and supporter of Melrose, passed away on the evening of October 8, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family.He was 77 years old.Ken was born in Melrose on July 8, 1932, son of the late Frank Foss and Nina (Fall) Foss and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1951.He served his...
Ernestine &Quot;Ernie&Quot; Parro
September 28, 2009
Mrs. Ernestine "Ernie" (Nicolini) Parro, a longtime resident of Melrose, died suddenly on Monday morning, September 28, 2009 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 83 years old.Mrs. Parro was born on September 12, 1926, a daughter of the late Lawrence M. Nicolini and Rebecca (Brady) Nicolini.Ernestine or "Ernie" as she was affectionately known was born and raised in Revere, and...
Maureen Welch
September 24, 2009
Maureen (O'Toole) Welch, a retired elementary school teacher for 39 years in the Town of Stoneham and a long time resident of Melrose, died suddenly Thursday night September 24, 2009 at home.She was 65 years old. Maureen was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 16, 1944.She was raised in Stoneham and graduated from St. Patrick's School.She received her undergraduate degree...
Roxie Ananian
September 15, 2009
Roxie Ananian (Dasdagulian), a long-time Melrose resident, died peacefully on September 15. Roxie was 86 years old and leaves a legacy of determination and optimism as a 23-year breast cancer survivor. She was the wife of the late Lt. Col. (Ret.) Meron (Pete) Ananian and is survived by daughter Joyce Ananian and her husband Kevin Currie of Waltham, daughter Jan...
June R. Fava
September 14, 2009
Mrs. June R. (Crease) Fava, of Naples, FL and formerly of Melrose, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2009 at Avow Hospice in Naples, Florida. She was 83 years of age.June was born on June 6th, 1926 in Lowell, to the late Albert E. Crease and Margaret D. (Ridley) Crease. She had lived in New York City, moved to Groton...
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