Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Malcolm Lacey

Malcolm Lacey

September 3, 2006

Mr. Malcolm Lacey of Lake Placid, FL and Gilford, NH, died at his home in Florida on September 3, 2006. Mr. Lacey was born in Chelsea, September 10, 1923, son of the late William Lacey and Gertrude (Penney) Lacey. Mr. Lacey was a former long-time resident of Melrose and was raised in Medford.He was a veteran of WWII having served...

Helen L. Reardon

Helen L. Reardon

September 3, 2006

Mrs. Helen L. (Diamond) Reardon, of Melrose, died Sunday evening, September 3, 2006 after a brief illness. She was 79 years old. Her husband, Joseph P. Reardon died April 20, 2000. She leaves her daughters, Susan R. Curry and her husband William of Newburyport and Jane R. Gehrig and her husband Joseph of Winchester. She was the devoted and loving...

Dorothy M. Green

Dorothy M. Green

September 2, 2006

Mrs. Dorothy (Lowman) Green, 79 of Stoneham, died Saturday night, September 2, 2006 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston after a short illness. She was 79 years old. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Warren I. "Bud" Green; her children, Geoffrey W. Green and his wife Sharron of Winthrop, Maine, Joely Green and her fiance Michael Morrison and...

Marion Campanella

Marion Campanella

August 30, 2006

Marion (Pascucci) Campanella, 92 of Melrose, formerly of East Boston and Revere, died at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose Wednesday morning August 30, 2006 following a long illness. Marion was born in Lynn February 3, 1914, daughter of Fileno Pascucci and Rita (Tauro) Pascucci. Marion was raised in Lynn and attended the Lynn Public Schools. Marion was the loving...

Nellie F. Terry

Nellie F. Terry

August 22, 2006

Nellie F. (Nahunchik) Terry, 87 of Melrose, formerly of New Britain, CT and South Lancaster, MA died Tuesday afternoon August 22, 2006 at the Academy Manor Nursing Home in Andover, MA following a period of declining health. Nellie was born in Bridgeport, CT January 21, 1919, daughter of Frank and Bertha (Brindza) Nahunchik. Nellie was raised in Bridgeport, CT, graduated...

Russell W. Cann

Russell W. Cann

August 17, 2006

Mr. Russell W. Cann of Malden died Thursday afternoon, August 17, 2006 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 85 years old. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Virginia R. (Cannon) Cann; four children,Larry Cann and his wife Sherry of Holden, Brian Cann and his wife Joan of Malden, Sharon Cann and her dear friend Maureen O'Hearn...

Dorothy Roulston

Dorothy Roulston

August 6, 2006

Mrs. Dorothy (Foan) Roulston of Gloucester, age 90 died Monday afternoon, August 6, 2006 at the Seacoast Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester. Mrs. Roulston was born in Salem, MA October 30, 1915, daughter of the late Lendell G. Foan and Mary E. (Buxton) Foan.. Mrs. Roulston was raised and educated in Beverly.She loved arts and crafts and did oil...

Margaret A. Teeling

Margaret A. Teeling

August 4, 2006

Mrs. Margaret A. (Buonopane) Teeling of Lynn, formerly of Everett and Revere died Friday morning at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston.She was 66 years old. Mrs. Teeling was born June 8, 1940 in Boston daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret (Babb) Buonopane. She was an active, proud and devout member of Kindgom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in...

Leo J. Battaglioli

Leo J. Battaglioli

August 1, 2006

Mr. Leo J. Battaglioli of Melrose died Tuesday afternoon, August 1, 2006 at the Harborside Healthcare Center in Wakefield. He was 88 years old. Mr. Battaglioli was born March 15, 1918 in Somerville, MA, son of the late Virgilio Battaglioli and Malfisa (Pangi) Battaglioli. Mr. Battaglioli served in the United States Army during WWII and in the United States Air...

Ethel B. Mitton

Ethel B. Mitton

July 28, 2006

Mrs. Ethel (Brison) Mitton of of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Melrose, died July 28, 2006 in her 104th year at the Westminster Shores Nursing Home in St. Petersburg, FL. She was the wife of the late Guy R. Mitton.Aunt of Louise Ridlon of Chelmsford, Carol Pack of Englewood, FL, Charles Brison of Goffstown, NH and Grace Ross of Tampa,...

Freda E. Gettman

Freda E. Gettman

July 26, 2006

Mrs. Freda E. (Noseworthy) Gettman, 94 of Melrose, died Wednesday morning, July 26, 2006 in the Country Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility in Newburyport. Mrs. Gettman was born Dec. 10, 1911 in Montreal, Canada, daughter of the late Frederick Noseworthy and Ella (Angel) Noseworthy. Wife of the late George Gettman.Mother of George E. Gettman of N. Reading and Linda G. Doyle...

Joseph A. Tomassi

Joseph A. Tomassi

July 24, 2006

Mr. Joseph A. Tomassi, of Melrose, died Monday, July 24, 2006 in Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose. He was 73. He is survived by his children, Jo-Ellen Kuhlman, Jacqueline Tomassi and William Tomassi, all of Saugus, Jill Bond of Winchester and Joy Hudson of Wakefield; three sisters, Jeanette Laganos of Colorado, Katherine Tomassi of Everett, Angela Tomassi of Saugus and...

Rose M. Dell'Orfano

Rose M. Dell'Orfano

July 24, 2006

Mrs. Rose M. (Morano) Dell'Orfano,of Melrose, died Monday, July 24, 2006 in Courville at Manchester, Manchester, New Hampshire, after a period of failing health. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Dell'Orfano was born in Boston, November 12, 1916, daughter of the late Rocco Morano and Caterina (Badolato) Morano. Rose was raised in East Boston and from 1950 - 2000 had...

Carl A. Blanchard

Carl A. Blanchard

July 23, 2006

Mr. Carl A. Blanchard, Jr. 90, formerly of Topsfield, Needham and Melrose died Sunday afternoon, July 23, 2006 at Renaissance Gardens at Brooksby Village, Peabody. Mr. Blanchard was born June 16, 1916 in Melrose, son of Mr. Carl A. Blanchard and Annie H. (Dyer) Blanchard. Carl was a graduate of Melrose High School and received his degree in Mechanical Engineering...

Edwin J. Worthylake

Edwin J. Worthylake

July 23, 2006

Mr. Edwin J. Ned Worthylake, 90 of Melrose died Sunday evening, July 23, 2006 in the East Village Nursing Home in Lexington. Mr. Worthylake was born May 30, 1916 in Stoneham, MA, son of the late James Worthylake and Louise (Stannard) Worthylake. Ned was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. He was a former member of the...

Margaret I. Kenney

Margaret I. Kenney

July 21, 2006

Mrs. Margaret I. "Peggy" (Longmuir) Kenney of Melrose died Friday morning, July 21, 2006 in the Daniels House Nursing Home in Reading. Mrs. Kenney was born in Boston, July 26, 1919, daughter of the late William Longmuir and Margaret (Ingles) Longmuir. Mrs. Kenney was raised and educated in Malden. She leaves three daughters, Barbara J. Gauvin and her husband Al...

Elaine L. Cole

Elaine L. Cole

July 18, 2006

Miss Elaine L. Cole, a long-time resident of Melrose, died Tuesday afternoon, July 18, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Miss Cole was born June 16, 1911 in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of the late Charles W. Cole and Ellen M. (Rainey) Cole. Miss Cole was a 1932 graduate of Wellesley College.She served as a Lt. Junior Grade in the United...

Aileen E. Mullins

Aileen E. Mullins

July 14, 2006

Mrs. Aileen (Justice) Mullins of Saugus, formerly of Somerville died Friday morning July 14, 2006 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Mullins was born in Dunham, KY, August 22, 1920, daughter of the late Freeling L. Justice and Lillie (Crabtree) Justice. Mrs. Mullins was born in Dunham, KY and moved to Somerville in 1961.She had been a member of the Little...

Paul T. Winslow

Paul T. Winslow

July 12, 2006

Mr. Paul T. Winslow, of Melrose, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at home after an illness. He was 82. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margaret M. (McCormack) Winslow; his seven children, Mary M. Jordan & her husband Liam of Hyannis, Janice M. Leary & her husband Robert of S. Dennis, Paula M. Halas & her husband...

Hope E. Sprowl

Hope E. Sprowl

July 10, 2006

Hope E. (Wade) Sprowl, 83 of Nokomis, FL, formerly a 49 year resident of Wakefield, died Monday, July 10, 2006 in the Sarasota Health & Rehab Hospital in Sarasota, FL following a period of declining health. Hope was born May 3, 1923 in Lynn, MA, daughter of the late Raymond B. Wade and Esther M. (Palmatier) Wade. Mrs. Sprowl was...