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Robert F. Mulkern
December 4, 2007
Mr. Robert F. Mulkern, of Melrose. Beloved husband of Carol A. (Doucette) Mulkern. Loving father of Kathleen A. Young of Malden, Beverly Kasiecki of Sandown, NH, Joanne Snook of Mechanicsville, VA, Patricia Oberg of Melrose, William Davis of Stoneham, and Robert F. Mulkern, Jr. of Melrose. Dear brother of the late Virginia Baker, June Veloudis, Jean Ciampa, and Charlotte Ryan....
Hazel Batten
December 2, 2007
Mrs. Hazel (Martin) Batten, of Melrose, formerly of Cambridge, suddenly, December 2, 2007. Beloved wife of the late John Batten. Loving mother of John C. Batten and his wife Katie of Melrose and Joan Batten of Stoneham. Dear sister of Clara Morgan of Toronto, Canada, and the late Harold Martin. Cherished grandmother of John C. Batten, Jr. of Dracut, Phillip...
Elizabeth Lemoine
November 26, 2007
Elizabeth (Glidden) Lemoine, of Lynnfield, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday morning November 26, 2007. Mrs. Lemoine was born February 13, 1919 in Boston, MA, loving daughter of the late John P. Glidden and Annie (Rowe) Glidden. Elizabeth was raised and educated in Medford.She graduated from Medford High School and the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial...
Clive S. Willey
November 22, 2007
Mr. Clive S. Willey, of Peabody, formerly of Melrose, died peacefully Thursday evening, November 22, 2007 following a brief illness in the Brooksby Village Renaissance Gardens in Peabody. He was 87 years old. Clive was born in Harrington, Maine, on December 10, 1919, a son to the late Guy P. Willey and Flora (Curtis) Willey. Mr. Willey was raised and...
Walter K. Wilson
November 21, 2007
Mr.Walter K. Wilson of Melrose, died Wednesday morning, November 21, 2007 in the Winchester Hospital after a period of declining health.He was 72 years old. Mr. Wilson was born in Guilford, Maine on October 14, 1935, son of the late Orman Garfield Wilson and Frances (Stetson) Wilson. He was raised in Guilford and graduated from Guilford High School.Walter was a...
Winnifred E. Hefford
November 19, 2007
Mrs. Winnifred E. (Peddle) Hefford, of York, ME, a former long-time resident of Melrose, died at the Sentry Hill Nursing Home in York Harbor, Maine on Monday, November 19, 2007.She was 96 years old. Mrs. Hefford was born in Spaniards Bay, Newfoundland on October 9, 1911, a daughter of the late Robert Peddle and Leah (Yetman) Peddle. Winnifred moved to...
June E. Ring
November 18, 2007
Mrs. June E. Ring of Melrose died at home on Sunday morning November 18, 2007 with her loving family at her bedside.She was 84 years old. June was born in Malden June 20, 1923, a daughter to the late John C. Boston and Elsie (Montrose) Boston. June was raised in Malden, and graduated from Cheverus High School in Malden. She...
George A. Leach
November 14, 2007
Mr. George A. Leach, Jr. USAF Major Ret. of Melrose, died Wednesday morning, November 14, 2007 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 87 years old. Mr. Leach was born November 9, 1920 in Boston, son of the late George A. Leach and Bessie J. (Murphy) Leach. George was raised in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High...
Marie G. Zimmerman
November 12, 2007
Mrs.Marie G. (Wandelear) Zimmerman of Melrose, died Monday evening November 12, 2007 in the Elmhurst Nursing Home after very recently moving from her home where she was attentively cared for by her devoted family.She was 86 years old. Mrs. Zimmerman was born in Charlestown on May 23, 1921, a daughter of the late Frank Wandelear and Helen (Enos) Wandelear. Marie...
Joseph S. Orender
November 4, 2007
Joseph S. Orender of Byfield, formerly of Melrose, died Sunday evening, November 4, 2007 in the Massachusetts General Hospital with his loving family at his bedside. Joe was born February 9, 1928 in Medford, son of the late Joseph S. Orender and Helen (James) Orender. Joe was raised and educated in Medford.He worked for many years as a Master Pipe...
Albert B. Al Dean
October 30, 2007
Mr. Albert B. "Al" Dean, of Lynnfield, formerly of Melrose, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, October 30, 2007 at his home. He was 81 years old. Mr. Dean was born September 22, 1926 in Somerville, son of the late Henry D. Dean and Gladys (Barrington) Dean. Al graduated from Melrose High School and Boston University. He was a Certified Public Accountant...
Ronald F. Hodge
October 30, 2007
Mr. Ronald F. Hodge, Jr. of Melrose, died suddenly Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 43 years old. Mr. Hodge was born October 18, 1964 in Somerville, son of Ronald F. Hodge, Sr. and Lillian (Hewson) Hodge. Ron was raised and educated in Somerville and Melrose.He was the owner and operator of R & S and Sons...
William F. Neil
October 29, 2007
Mr. William F. "Bill" Neil, of Melrose, died suddenly Monday, October 29, 2007 at his home. He was 76 years old. Mr. Neil was born June 22, 1931 in Wyandotte, Michigan, son of the late Richard S. Neil and Gertrude (Torreville) Neil. Bill graduated from Melrose High School,Northeastern University and he received his Master's from the University of Massachusetts. He...
Christopher P. Brown
October 23, 2007
Mr. Christopher P. Brown, of Saugus, formerly of North Reading, died suddenly by automobile accident Tuesday, October 23, 2007. He was 34 years old. Christopher was born July 22, 1973 in Malden, son of Joyce M. (Kochocki) Brown of Saugus and Lawrence B. Brown of Medford. Chris was raised in Revere and Saugus.He graduated from the Northeast Metropolitan Vocational School...
Doris Gilbert
October 22, 2007
Mrs. Doris (Hutchinson) Gilbert of Wakefield, died Monday morning, October 22, 2007 at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose.She was 100 years old. Mrs. Gilbert was born June 8, 1907 in Everett, MA, daughter of the late Robert E. Hutchinson and E. Maude (Hazzard) Hutchinson. Doris was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.She graduated from the Salem...
Gary S. Huber
October 19, 2007
Mr. Gary S. Huber, of Boston, formerly of Melrose, died suddenly Friday, October 19, 2007 at his home.He was 53 years old. Gary was born November 11, 1953 in Stoneham, son of Mary (Jones) McGeoch of Melrose and her husband, Raymond McGeoch. Gary had been involved with Ecclesia Ministries/Common Cathedral since it's creation in 1994.He was an active parishioner and,...
Alfred W. "Ken" Kenworthy
October 16, 2007
Mr. Alfred W. "Ken" Kenworthy Jr., of Melrose, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.He was 81 years old. Mr. Kenworthy was born in Everett, January 30, 1926 son of the late Alfred Kenworthy and Grace (Cooke) Kenworthy. Ken graduated from Stoneham High School and Boston University and was a member of Lamba Chi...
Vance E. Dickson
October 15, 2007
Mr. Vance E. Dickson, of Melrose, died Monday, October 15, 2007 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, after a short illness. He was 60. He leaves his wife, Elizabeth A. 'Libby' Sweetnam; a son, Isaiah R. Sweetnam, both at home; his father, Morris Dickson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; his mother and step-father, Elsie (Weiss) and Ralph Rosenfield of Port St. Lucie,...
Virginia Graf
October 14, 2007
Mrs. Virginia (Sheppard) Graf, of Stoneham, formerly of Melrose, died Sunday, October 14, 2007 at the Life Care Center of Stoneham.She was 89 years old. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1918, to Ralph Lewis Sheppard and Ruby Colman Sheppard (nee Hull), Virginia Colman Sheppard lived there until second grade, when her father's employment with the Bell Telephone Company...
Eleanora M. Barbour
October 14, 2007
Eleanora M. 'Ellie' or 'Babe' (Matthews) Barbour, of Malden, died Sunday, October 14, 2007 in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Melrose. She was 95 years old. Her husband, Harry C. Barbour died many years ago. Her son, Jesse G. Rose, of Quincy, also died unexpectedly Sunday morning. She leaves a daughter, Beverly A. Binder and her husband, Richard, of Racine, Wisconsin; two daughters-in-law,...
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