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Marie J. (Pasqua) Salamanca
April 6, 2009
Mrs. Marie J. (Pasqua) Salamanca, a long time resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday afternoon April 6, 2009 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surrounded by her family.She was 71 years of age. Mrs. Salamanca was born in Boston on February 18, 1938, daughter of the late John Pasqua and Carmela (Merullo) Pasqua. She was raised in East Boston and graduated from...
Anna Rose (Makarewicz) Harvey
April 4, 2009
Mrs. Anna Rose (Makarevich) Harvey, of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at the Kindred Hospital - North Shore in Peabody following a period of declining health.She was 84 years old. Anna was born on February 6, 1925 in Chelsea, a daughter of the late Walter Makarevich and Katherine C. (Delansky) Makarevich. Mrs. Harvey was an ice skating...
Jacqueline L. (Pujol) Howe
April 2, 2009
Mrs. Jacqueline L. (Pujol) Howe, a resident of Stoneham, died on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 86 years old. Jacqueline was born on January 2, 1923 in Paris, France, a daughter of the late Andre J. Pujol and Estelle F. (Costa) Pujol. Mrs. Howe was raised in Paris, France and immigrated to the United States in...
John J. Little
March 31, 2009
Mr. John J. Little, of Everett, died on March 31, 2009 at NSMC - Salem Hospital after a period of declining health. He was 66 years old. John was born in Somerville on December 22, 1942, a son of the late Richard P. Little and Catherine M. (Lynch) Little. Mr. Little was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford Vocational...
Dorothy A. (Facteau) Koestring
March 30, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy A. (Facteau) Koestring, of Melrose, passed away on Monday morning, March 30, 2009 at the Devereux House in Marblehead following a period of declining health.She was 81 years old. Dorothy was born on January 6, 1928 in Easthampton, one of two daughters to the late Herman Facto and Pamela (Cantin) Facto. Mrs. Koestring was raised in Malden and...
Carl F. Palangi
March 28, 2009
Mr. Carl F. Palangi, of Salem, NH, formerly of Melrose, died at his home on Saturday morning, March 28, 2009 following a period of declining health.He was 87 years old. Carl was born on December 12, 1921 in Malden, a son of the late Carl and Anna Palangi.For 28 years, he was an engineer at the Charlestown Navy Shipyard and...
Myrton B. Haroth
March 16, 2009
Myrton B. Haroth, 82, a life long Melrose resident died Monday, March 16 at his residence. Born in Melrose on January 19, 1927 he was the son of the late Theodore F. and Magdeline (Loeser) Haroth. Mr. Haroth was raised and educated in Melrose. He retired as a Shop Chief for the 3rd Battalion 182 Infantry, Department of United States...
Edward R. Kerr
March 14, 2009
Edward R. Kerr of Melrose died Saturday morning March 14, 2009, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a period of declining health. He was 71 years old. Ed was born on February 19, 1938 in Attleboro, MA one of three children of the late Robert Kerr and Lucy (Manchester) Kerr. Ed was raised in Attleboro and Wakefield. He was...
Martin F. Jaynes
March 14, 2009
Martin F. Jaynes of North Reading died Saturday, morning March 14, 2009, at the Winchester Hospital in Winchester following a period of declining health. He was 61 years old. Martin was born on August 2, 1947 in Chelsea, MA one of four children of the late Edwin R. Jaynes and Eleanor (Goss) Jaynes. Paul was raised in Chelsea. He was...
Dolores A. Lowery
March 11, 2009
Mrs. Dolores A. (Rossi) Lowery, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away Wednesday morning, March 11, 2009 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose following a period of declining health.She was 75 years old. Dolores was born on October 20, 1933 in the North End of Boston, one of four children of the late John P. Rossi and Anna (Nazzaro) Rossi....
Hazel M. Oldford
March 10, 2009
Mrs. Hazel M. (Wight) Oldford, of Melrose, formerly of Watertown, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday morning, March 10, 2009 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham following a period of declining health.She was 104 years old. Hazel was born on July 7, 1904 in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, a daughter of the late Samuel Wight...
Elizabeth &Quot;Betty&Quot; Webber
March 5, 2009
Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" (Hunt) Webber, of Stoneham, passed away on March 5, 2009 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House.She was 91 years old. Mrs. Webber was born April 6, 1917, a daughter of the late John N. C. and Miriam A. (Board) Hunt. Elizabeth was raised and educated in Gloucester and graduated from Salem Hospital School of Nursing in 1938.She...
Judson I. Humes
March 4, 2009
Mr. Judson I. Humes, a longtime resident of Melrose, died March 4, 2009 at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford following a period of declining health.He was 90 years of age. Judson was born on February 2, 1919 in Seekonk, MA, one of four boys to Edwin Humes and Agnes (Gillis) Humes. Mr. Humes graduated from Wentworth Institute and...
Mary Jane Wiechman
March 4, 2009
Mrs. Mary Jane Wiechman, of Melrose, formerly of Doylestown, PA, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2009 at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading.She was 84 years old. Mrs. Wiechman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 13, 1924, the daughter of the late George Willard Frame and Gertrude (Arnell) Frame. She was raised in Richmond, Indiana and graduated from...
Maybelle I. Swensen
February 28, 2009
Maybelle I. Swensen died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Harborside Crestwood in Milford, NH after a period of declining health. May was born in Hopkinton, NH on February 26, 1920, a daughter of the late William and Isabelle Porter.She was the widow of Harold T. Swensen who died August 27, 1977. She grew up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, graduating...
Carolyn (Mclean) Norton
February 19, 2009
Mrs. Carolyn (McLean) Norton, a longtime resident of Melrose, died early Thursday morning, February 19, 2009 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose. She was 93 years old. Carolyn was born on September 12, 1915 in Melrose, one of two children to the late C. Garfield McLean and Elsa (Parkhurst) McLean. Mrs. Norton worked for many years as the Secretary...
Paul E. Ballard
February 8, 2009
Paul E. Ballard a 48 year resident of Melrose died Sunday morning February 8, 2009 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a period of declining health. He was 78 years old. Paul was born on September 11, 1930 in Lynn, MA one of two children of the late Everett L. Ballard and Virginia (Venette) Ballard. Paul was raised...
F. Marlene Beshong
February 6, 2009
F. Marlene (Waggoner) Beshong, a longtime resident of Melrose, died suddenly Friday evening, February 6, 2009 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. She was 71 years old. Marlene was born on July 22, 1937 in Dover, TN, one of four children of the late Bryan L. Waggoner and Mayme (Lancaster) Waggoner. Marlene was raised in Granite City, Illinois and was...
Hazel Bowen
February 2, 2009
Mrs. Hazel (Walton) Bowen, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday afternoon, February 2, 2009 at the Cedar Glen Nursing Home in Danvers with her loving family at her bedside. She was 93 years old. Mrs. Bowen was born on March 19, 1915 in Needham, one of three daughters of the late William H. Walton and Grace M....
Edna C. Duane
January 30, 2009
Edna C. Duane of Stoneham, died Friday evening January 30, 2009 following a period of declining health. She was 93 years old. Edna was born in Everett, November 8, 1915, a daughter of the late Charles D. Johnson and Alma Johnson. Edna was raised in Stoneham and graduated from Stoneham High School. She was an avid bowler and was for...
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