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James M. ''Jim'' Wilson
September 13, 2009
Mr. James M. "Jim" Wilson, of Saugus and formerly a longtime resident of Somerville, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family.He was 83 years old. James Wilson was born in Boston on June 2, 1926 a son of the late James M. Wilson and Janet (Turnbull) Wilson. James or "Jim" as he...
William A. Mcilwraith
September 13, 2009
Mr. William A. McILwraith, a resident of Stoneham, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford.He was 68 years of age. Mr. McILwraith was born on February 21, 1941, to the late Robert W. McILwraith and Marguerite (Burton) McILwraith.He had lived in Stoneham since 1949 and worked for Precision Design Corporation as...
Concetta &Quot;Connie&Quot; (Gilomo) Aufiero
September 12, 2009
Mrs. Concetta "Connie" (Gilomo) Aufiero, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Saturday afternoon, September 12, 2009 at her home with her loving family at her bedside. She was 84 years old.Mrs. Aufiero was born on June 15, 1925 in Boston, one of three daughters of the late Luigi Gilomo and Lucia (Brogna) Gilomo. Concetta Aufiero, or "Connie" was raised...
Florence A. Melchionna
September 10, 2009
Mrs. Florence A. (Paino) Melchionna, a resident of Melrose since 1968, passed away on Thursday evening, September 10, 2009 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 85 years old. Mrs. Melchionna was born in Malden on July 28, 1924, to the late Felix Paino and Mary (DeBeasie) Paino. Florence was raised in East Boston and graduated from East Boston High School.A member of...
Edward Lyons
September 10, 2009
Mr. Edward Lyons, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday morning September 10, 2009 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose.He was 97 years old. Mr. Lyons was born on May 21, 1912 in Lynn, one of three children to the late Joseph Lyons and Mary (Finkelstein) Lyons. He was raised in Lynn, graduated from Lynn Classical High School...
Russell A. Berg
September 9, 2009
Russell A. Berg of Melrose, 95, died on September 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM. Mr. Berg was born in New York City on April 22, 1914 to Katherine (Goodkind) and John Berg.He spent most of his youth in New Haven, Connecticut.Mr. Berg graduated from Yale University in 1936 with a degree in electrical engineering.During his working life he was employed...
Thomas H. Smith
September 6, 2009
Mr. Thomas H. "Smitty" Smith, a longtime resident of Melrose, died on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at home surrounded by his family after a period of declining health.He was 90 years old. Mr. Thomas Smith was born in Melrose on December 18, 1918, beloved son of the late Thomas H. Smith and Alice (Hallahan) Smith.Thomas or "Smitty" as he was...
Richard P. Finn
September 2, 2009
Richard P. Finn, Ph.D., a longtime resident of Melrose passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at the Golden Living Center in Melrose after a period of declining health.He was 80 years of age. Dr. Finn was born August 6, 1929 a son of the late Arthur W. Finn and Lena C. (Maccini) Finn.Richard was born on Joy Street in...
Frank A. Peterson
September 2, 2009
Mr. Frank A. "Pete" Peterson, a resident of Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at the Golden Living Center - Elmhurst in Melrose.He was 85 years old.Mr. Peterson was born on March 20, 1924 in Medford, a son of the late Arthur F. Peterson and Mary J. (Wandlear) Peterson.Frank or "Pete" as he was known was raised in...
A. Barbara Macdonald
August 31, 2009
Mrs. A. Barbara (Fitzpatrick) MacDonald, a resident of Wakefield, passed away on Monday evening, August 31, 2009 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a period of declining health.She was 89 years old. Mrs. MacDonald was born on October 22, 1919 in Melrose, a daughter of the late Austin Fitzpatrick and Maryann (O'Neill) Fitzpatrick.She was raised in Melrose and lived most of her...
Patrick &Quot;Pat&Quot; Smith
August 30, 2009
Mr. Patrick "Pat" Smith, of Mundelein, Illinois, died suddenly on Sunday, August 30, 2009 while playing his favorite sport, golf.He was 50 years of age. Mr. Smith was born in Amsterdam, Holland on March 29, 1959 to Winny (Vijsel) Smith and the late Paul Smith.Pat was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School class of 1977 and Westfield State...
Arthur A. Leman
August 23, 2009
Mr. Arthur A. Leman, Jr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Sunday morning August 23, 2009 at Renaissance GardensBrooksby Village in Peabody following a period of declining health.He was 81 years of age. Mr. Leman was born on October 4, 1927 in Malden, one of two children to the late Arthur A. Leman and Frances M. (Kieling) Leman....
John Hubert Hawkes
August 18, 2009
Mr. John Hubert Hawkes, of Melrose and formerly a longtime resident of Wyoming, New York, passed away at home on Tuesday, August 18, 2009.He was 80 years old.John was born on April 23, 1929 in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Thomas Arthur Hawkes and Theresa M. (Perger) Hawkes.Mr. Hawkes enlisted in the US Army at the age of...
Warren H. Jackson
August 17, 2009
Mr. Warren H. Jackson, of North Reading, founder of Jackson Industries, Inc. of Malden and former president and publisher of the Malden Evening News - Daily News Mercury, passed away on Monday morning August, 17, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 80 years of age. Mr. Jackson was born on July 24, 1929 in Jamaica...
Vi E. Vienot
August 12, 2009
Violet E. (Lefever) Vienot, of Melrose, formerly of Lancaster, PA, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 in The Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 81 years old. Vi was born December 12, 1927 in Lancaster, PA, a daughter of the late Ira G. and Myrtle (Glass) Lefever. She graduated from Manheim Township High School in Lancaster, and lived most...
Andrew Missick
August 11, 2009
Mr. Andrew Missick, of Medford, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 in The E.N. Rogers Veterans Administration Hospital in Bedford. He was 87.Andrew was born in Boston on January 22, 1922 a son to Russian immigrants, Wladimir and Rose (Puzak) and lived most of his life in Medford. Andrew served as a US Army Medic in the Philippines during WWII.He was...
Arthur E. Alton
August 8, 2009
Mr. Arthur E. Bud' Alton, of Melrose, died peacefully at home on Saturday, August 8, 2009 following a lengthy, hard fought battle with Mesothelioma. He was 68. Arthur was born on October 30, 1940 in Chelsea, a son of the late Arthur E. Alton II and Florence Pat' (Cook) Alton. He lived over 38 years in Melrose. He was a...
Mary A. Kiddie
August 7, 2009
Mary A. (Gonsalves) Kiddie, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2009 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester following a period of declining health.She was 80 years old.Mary was born in Medford, MA on May 7, 1929,daughter of Antonio Gonsalves and Albertina (Garcia) Gonsalves.She was raised and educated in Medford. She moved to Melrose with...
Craig Dana Patick
August 6, 2009
Mr. Craig D. Patick, of Melrose, died Thursday, August 6, 2009. He was 22 years old. Craig was born on September 9, 1986 in Malden and has lived all of his life in Melrose. He was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 2005. He had also attended Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown. He was a music enthusiast,...
Gwendolyn M. "Gwen" Goddard
August 3, 2009
Mrs. Gwendolyn M. "Gwen" (Rogers) Goddard, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday morning August 3, 2009 at River Terrace Health Care in Lancaster.She was 88 years old.Mrs. Goddard was born October 23, 1920 in Red Deer, Alberta Canada, a daughter of the late John G. Rogers and Minnie (Watson) Rogers.Gwendolyn or "Gwen" Goddard was raised in both...
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