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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,...
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...
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