Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Barbara H. Kelly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....