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Florence Mcpherson
January 23, 2009
Mrs. Florence (MacDonald) McPherson of Colchester, Vermont, formerly of Winchester and Melrose, died Friday morning January 23, 2009 after a period of declining health. She was 84 years old. Florence was born on September 24, 1924 in Boston, daughter of the late Katherine (McLeod) MacDonald and Neil MacDonald. Mrs. McPherson graduated from Quincy High School.She lived in Melrose for several...
Charles Austin Stevens
January 18, 2009
Mr. Charles Austin Stevens, of Malden and formerly of Somerville, died on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at the VA Hospital in West Roxbury.He was 79 years old. Mr. Stevens was born in New Glascow, Nova Scotia on April 21, 1929, beloved son of the late Bessie I. Stevens. Austin was a veteran of the US Army and served during the...
Dawn L. Taylor
January 14, 2009
Dawn L. Taylor, of Everett, died Wednesday evening, January 14, 2009 at Melrose - Wakefield Hospital after a period of declining health.She was 76 years of age. Dawn Taylor was born July 25, 1932 in Everett, a daughter of the late William H. Taylor and Florence (Ward) Taylor. She was raised and educated in Everett and graduated from the Whidden...
Joan Mullen
January 11, 2009
Mrs. Joan (Lyons) Mullen, of Saugus, passed away at home on Sunday, January 11, 2009 with her loving family at her bedside.She was 78 years old. Mrs. Mullen was born June 28, 1930 in Chicopee, a daughter of the late Arthur B. Lyons and Kathryn (Bagley) Lyons. Joan was raised in Chicopee where she graduated from Holy Name High School.She...
Richard W. "Dick" Hussey
January 10, 2009
Mr. Richard W. "Dick" Hussey, a Melrose resident since 1929, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose. He was 85 years old. Mr. Hussey was born in Everett on September 28, 1923, a son of the late Eugene R. Hussey and Ruth (Cox) Hussey. Richard Hussey, or "Dick"' as he was known, was...
Wesley E. "Wes" Planta
January 10, 2009
Mr. Wesley E. "Wes" Planta, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on the morning of Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Atrium Assisted Living Center in Danvers.He was 87 years old. Mr. Planta was born on December 18, 1921 in Winchester, the son of the late Edwin A. Planta and Marietta Frances (Tobin) Planta. Wesley was raised in Malden...
Philomena M. Pytlak
January 9, 2009
Mrs. Philomena M. "Phyllis" (Contrada) Pytlak, of Melrose, died Friday evening, January 9, 2009 at Melrose - Wakefield Hospital following a period of declining health. She was 92 years old. Mrs. Pytlak was born in Boston, January 8, 1917, the daughter of the late Erminio Contrada and Giovannina (Anzalone) Contrada. Phyllis was raised in Boston's North End neighborhood and graduated...
Priscilla A. Durkin
January 1, 2009
Priscilla A. Durkin, a classics teacher for 33 years and 53 year resident of Melrose, died Thursday morning January 1, 2009 at Wingate at Reading following a period of declining health. She was 64 years old. Priscilla was born in Boston, February 10, 1944, a daughter of the late Arthur Durkin and Catherine (Kennedy) Durkin. Priscilla was raised in Mission...
Evelyn C. Hanson
December 28, 2008
Mrs. Evelyn C. (Wall) Hanson, of Melrose, passed away on Sunday afternoon December 28, 2008 at the Goodall Hospital in Sanford, Maine.She was 91 years old. Mrs. Hanson was born May 24, 1917, in Lynn, a daughter of the late Frank S. Wall and Lillian (Marshall) Wall. Evelyn was raised in Lynn and Saugus and graduated from the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital...
Jean L. Allen
December 26, 2008
Mrs. Jean L. (Babson) Allen, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Friday morning December 26, 2008 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.She was 83 years of age. Mrs. Allen was born August 28, 1925, in Newark, NJ, a daughter of the late Thomas E. Babson and Catherine E. (Caithness) Babson. Jean was raised in West Orange,...
Edna M. Larson
December 22, 2008
Mrs. Edna M. (Colby) Larson, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday evening December 22, 2008 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 88 years of age. Edna was born September 18, 1920, in Lynn, a daughter of the late James A. Colby and Edna M. (Simpson) Colby. Mrs. Larson was raised in Melrose and graduated from Gordon College.She was...
David H. Lacey
December 20, 2008
David H. Lacey of Reading, Retired Melrose Police Officer, passed away on Saturday evening, December 20, 2008 at his home surrounded by his loving family.He was 65 years old. Dave Lacey was born August 4, 1943 in Medford, a son of the late Henry A. Lacey and Jessie (Anthony) Lacey. Dave was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High...
William E. Taylor
December 18, 2008
Mr. William E. "Bill" Taylor of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon, December 18, 2008. He was 83 years old. William was born August 28, 1925 in Everett, a son of the late William H. Taylor and Florence (Ward) Taylor. William or "Bill" as he was known, graduated from Everett High School in 1942.He worked as an Electrician for...
Juana Merino
December 17, 2008
Mrs. Juana (Gonzalez) Merino passed away at the North End Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Boston.She was 89 years old. Juana was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 31, 1919.She is survived by her loving and dear family.
Eleanor F. Edwards
December 14, 2008
Mrs. Eleanor F. (Lord) Edwards, a 60 year resident of Melrose, died Sunday morning December 14, 2008 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a period of declining health. She was 85 years old. Eleanor was born in Boston, July 22, 1923,a daughter of the lateErnest W. Lord and Marion (Fowler) Lord. Eleanor was raised and educated in Chelsea. She...
Mary L. Dicesare
December 12, 2008
Mary DiCesare of Reading, formerly of Malden, passed away on Friday evening December 12, 2008 at Wilmington Health Care Center in Wilmington. She was 81 years old. Mary was born April 19, 1927 in Malden. Mary loved sewing, books, puzzles and dancing. For several years she worked for a Box Company in Malden. Mary was the loving daughter of the...
Mary M. Bielakiewicz
December 6, 2008
Peggie's funeral was held from the Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., Melrose Friday December 12 at 9 AM.A funeral mass celebrated by Fr. Daniel Hickey was held in Sacred Hearts Church, 297 Main St., Malden at 10 AM. Peggie Bielakiewicz of Melrose, formerly of Winthrop and Chelsea, passed away on Saturday evening December 6, 2008 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital...
Rose H. Johnson
December 3, 2008
Mrs. Rose (Hess) Murray Johnson of Melrose died peacefully on December 3, 2008 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham, after a courageous battle with leukemia.Her strength and positive attitude were inspiration to all who knew her. Rose was born October 1, 1909 in Somerville, the daughter of Frederick A. Hess and Anna (Campodonico) Hess.She was the wife of...
Charles T. Rice
November 29, 2008
Mr. Charles T. Rice of Melrose, died Saturday evening, November 29, 2008 at Tewksbury Hospital after a period of declining health. He was 82 years old. Charles was born February 23, 1926 in Arlington, a son of the late Wilbur Rice and Lillian (Sullivan) Rice. Mr. Rice graduated from Medford High Vocational School.He worked for many years as a self-employed...
John H. Macdonald
November 18, 2008
Mr. John H. MacDonald, of Wakefield, passed away on November 18, 2008 at Harborside Healthcare of Wakefield following a period of declining health.He was 90 years old. Mr. MacDonald was born on the 4th of July, 1918 in Lynn, a son of the late Angus J. MacDonald and Margaret L. (Travers) MacDonald. John was a purchasing agent for 38 years...
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