Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas
Barbara H. Kelly
October 10, 2007
Mrs. Barbara H. (Huff) Kelly, of Melrose, died Wednesday evening, October 10, 2007, at Epoch Senior Healthcare. She was 86 years old. Mrs. Kelly was born in Malden on July 5, 1921 a daughter of the late Harry and Helen (Hickey) Huff and was a life-long Melrose resident. Her husband, former Melrose Police Officer Edward L. Kelly, Jr. died August...
Freeman Thurston Frank
October 3, 2007
Mr. Freeman T. Frank of Malden, formerly of Melrose, died Wednesday morning, October 3, 2007 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.He was 76 years old. Mr. Frank was born in East Vassalboro, Maine, September 7, 1931, son of the late Leroy W. Frank and Geneva (Thurston) Frank. Freeman Thurston Frank, the fourth of eight children, was born in 1931 in...
Steven J. Ashworth
September 19, 2007
Mr. Steven J. Ashworth, died suddenly Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at the Salem Hospital. He was 34 years old. Steven was born April 6, 1973 in Melrose, son of Thomas G. Ashworth, Sr. and Ellen M. (Lomartire) Coffin. Steven was raised and educated in Melrose.Most recently, he was employed in the Maintenance Department at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. Steven...
Doris H. (Kelson) Boutilier
September 18, 2007
Mrs. Doris H. (Kelson) Boutilier, a longtime resident of Melrose, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at the Melrose-Wakefield hospital. She was 84 years old. Mrs. Boutilier was born February 27, 1923 in Medford, daughter of the late Oscar E. Kelson and Harriet (Merrill) Kelson. Mrs. Boutilier was raised and educated in Medford and was a Homemaker. Doris was the beloved...
Edith M. Seatter
September 11, 2007
Mrs. Edith M. (Schneckenburger) Seatter, a longtime resident of Melrose, died Tuesday morning, September 11, 2007 in the EPOCH of Melrose.She was 104 years old. Mrs. Seatter was born May 8, 1903 in Lockport, New York, daughter of the late George Schneckenburger and Louisa (Merlau) Schneckenburger. Mrs. Seatter was raised in New York.She taught Elementary School in Buffalo, NY from...
W. Everett Billings
September 8, 2007
Mr. W. Everett Billings, of Londonderry, NH, formerly of Lynnfield, died Saturday, September 8, 2007 at the Wingate at Haverhill. He was 86 years old. Mr. Billings was born July 14, 1921 in Lynn, son of the late Theodore M. Billings and Ruth (Rand) Billings. Everett graduated from the Boston Trade High School. He worked as a Planner/Estimator for the...
W. Everett Billings
September 8, 2007
Mr. W. Everett Billings, of Londonderry, NH, formerly of Lynnfield, died Saturday, September 8, 2007 at the Wingate at Haverhill. He was 86 years old. Mr. Billings was born July 14, 1921 in Lynn, son of the late Theodore M. Billings and Ruth (Rand) Billings. Everett graduated from the Boston Trade High School. He worked as a Planner/Estimator for the...
Nancy A. Watts
August 31, 2007
Nancy Austin Watts, daughter of the late Elmer and Winona Chapin Austin, and widow of David F. H. Watts, died peacefully Friday evening, August 31, 2007 at Salem Hospital. Nancy is survived by her three sons and their wives, David F. H. Watts, Jr. and his wife Susan and Paul D. Watts and his wife Diane of Wakefield, and Dana...
Charlotte Wise
August 29, 2007
Mrs. Charlotte (Cutts) Wise, a resident of Melrose since 1951, died at her home Wednesday evening, August 29, 2007.She was 94 years old. Mrs. Wise was born in New York, New York, December 26, 1912, daughter of the late Oliver F. Cutts and Eugenia (Ayer) Cutts. Charlotte was raised in Lewiston, ME and settled in Melrose with her family.She graduated...
Peter Yadgood
August 25, 2007
Mr. Peter Yadgood of Melrose died Saturday, August 25, 2007 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 92 years old. Mr. Yadgood was born March 30, 1915 in Cambridge, son of the late Peter Juodgudis and Zane (Mezeika) Juodgudiene. Peter moved to Lithunia with his parents at age 7 and returned to the United States in 1946.He...
Robert A. Traniello
August 24, 2007
Mr. Robert Traniello, of Malden, formerly of Somerville, died Friday, August 24, 2007 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a period of declining health. He was 68 years old. Robert was born July 19, 1939 in Malden, son of the late Mario Traniello and Blanche (Gooby) Traniello. Robert was employed as an Iron Union Worker for many years.He especially enjoyed the...
Walter G. Leonard
August 1, 2007
Dr. Walter G. Leonard, Jr., a longtime resident and physician of Melrose, died August 1, 2007, after a period of declining health at his home surrounded by his loving family.He was 85 years old. Dr. Leonard was born in Attleboro, on May 14, 1922, son of the late Walter G. Leonard and Hetty J. (Gwilliam) Leonard. Dr. Leonard was raised...
Elinor G. Laudin
July 29, 2007
Elinor G. Laudin, 91, a life long resident of Melrose, died Sunday morning July 29, 2007 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose following a period of declining health. Born Elinor Morton Giles on December 20, 1915 into a family with deep roots in New England history, she was the daughter of the late Claude W. Giles and Gertrude (Brown)...
Charlotte M. Holmes
July 13, 2007
Mrs. Charlotte M. (Chadbourne) Holmes, of West Lebanon, NH, a former long time resident of Melrose, MAdied Friday, July 13, 2007, at her home. She was 102 years old. Mrs. Holmes was born June 29, 1905 in Saco, ME, daughter of the late Charles Chadbourne and Alfredda (Drew) Chadbourne. Mrs. Holmes was raised and educated in Saco, ME and graduated...
Charlotte M. Holmes
July 13, 2007
Mrs. Charlotte M. (Chadbourne) Holmes, of West Lebanon, NH, a former long time resident of Melrose, MAdied Friday, July 13, 2007, at her home. She was 102 years old. Mrs. Holmes was born June 29, 1905 in Saco, ME, daughter of the late Charles Chadbourne and Alfredda (Drew) Chadbourne. Mrs. Holmes was raised and educated in Saco, ME and graduated...
Joseph Keating Wilkie
July 11, 2007
Joseph Keating Wilkie, 81, of Melrose, MA, husband of the late Marjorie Mannix Wilkie, entered into rest on July 11, 2007. Joe, son of Helen Snow and Charles Wilkie, was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey and raised in Maine where he attended one of the nation's last remaining one-room school houses in Spruce Head.After graduating from Rockland High School, he...
Melvin S. Mcleod
July 9, 2007
Melvin S. McLeod, Jr. of Bedford, formerly of Melrose and a 60 year summer resident of Wolfeboro, NH died Monday, July 9, 2007 at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 82 years old. Mel was born July 21, 1924 in Melrose, son of the late Dr. Melvin S. McLeod, Sr. and Della (Bacon) McLeod. Mel was raised in...
Courtney Elyse Beauchesne
July 2, 2007
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Courtney Elyse Beauchesne, of Melrose, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, July 2, 2007. She had lived courageously with Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Type II since birth and despite all odds she lived and persevered until God called her home. Courtney now experiences freedoms and enjoys a body without restrictions. She is at peace. Courtney leaves...
Aldona L. Chebator
July 2, 2007
Aldona L. Chebator, of Milton and Quincy, died peacefully Monday, July 2, 2007, at the John Scott Nursing Home in Braintree. She was 89 years old. Aldona was born April 12, 1918 in Peabody, daughter of the late Peter Chebator and Marcella (Baltocunas) Chebator. Aldona was a longtime resident of Milton and Quincy. For many years, she worked as a...
Robert E. Mccree
July 1, 2007
Mr. Robert E. McCree, of Wakefield, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Melrose, after an illness. He was 79 years old. He leaves his wife of 47 years, Helen H. (Stanzyk) McCree; his daughter, Diane J. McCree of Belmont. Also survived by nieces and nephews, including Ann Marie Locwin and her children, Brian and Eric, all of Charlton....