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Anna L. Peterson
April 1, 2006
Mrs. Anna (Ekstrom) Peterson of Melrose died Saturday, April 1, 2006 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare. She was 97 years old. Anna was born in Cambridge, MA daughter of the late Lars Ekstrom and Emma Ekstrom. Anna was raised in Wakefield and Saugus and has been a long time resident of Melrose. She was the wife of the late Carl...
Robert J. King
April 1, 2006
Mr. Robert J. King, Sr., of Melrose, died Saturday, April 1, 2006 in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a period of failing health. He was 86 years old. He leaves his children, Robert J. and his wife, Constance of Monrovia, CA, Carole L. Sellars and her husband Robert of Ipswich, Herbert L. King and his wife Debra of Malden and William R....
Helen D. Longo
March 24, 2006
Mrs. Helen D. (DeFronzo) Longo of Melrose died Friday morning, March 24, 2006, in the Tuell Nursing Home in Melrose. Mrs. Longo was born in Boston June 16, 1920, daughter of the late Pasquale DeFronzo and Carmella (Dambrosio) DeFronzo. Mrs. Longo was a graduate of Girls Latin in Boston.She had worked many years as a seamstress and was a member...
Esther A. Torian
March 21, 2006
Mrs. Esther A. (Proodian) Torian of Melrose died Tuesday afternoon, March 21, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Torian was born in Amosia, Armenia, April 20, 1908, daughter of the late Hagopus and Beatrice Proodian. Mrs. Torian was raised in Stoneham and had worked as a shoe stitcher for many years.She also had worked at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was...
Marjorie B. Isnor
March 20, 2006
Ms. Marjorie B. Isnor of Melrose died Tuesday afternoon, March 20, 2006 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Ms. Isnor was born in Boston, March 15, 1929, daughter of the late Reginald W. Isnor and Harriet H. (Bradbury) Isnor. Ms. Isnor was a graduate of Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School.She had previously lived in the communities of Cambridge, Hyde Park and...
Frank A. Gill
March 17, 2006
Mr. Frank A. Gill, Jr.61, of Melrose, formerly of Stoughton and Ogunquit, ME died unexpectedly Friday morning, March 17, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mr. Gill was born in Norwood, September 21, 1944, son of the late Frank A. Gill and Miriam (Louko) Gill. He attended St. Mary's Grammar School in Stoughton and BC High. He was a graduate of...
June J. Vickery
March 16, 2006
Mrs. June J. (deSteuben) Vickery, a longtime Melrose resident, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 16, 2006 in her home. She was 79 years old. She leaves her husband of 54 years, Edwin H. Vickery; her children, Janice A. Queen and her husband, Robert of Tallahassee, Florida, Nancy A. D'Amato and her husband Joseph of Dracut, and Stephen E. Vickery of Ayer...
James C. Kaddaras
March 15, 2006
James C. Kaddaras, a 56-year resident of Melrose, died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday evening, March 15, 2006 at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose. Jim Kaddaras was born in Peabody on July 9, 1912, the son of the late Christos D. Kardaras and Polytime (Economopoulou) Kardaras, who had emigrated from Greece a few years earlier.He grew up in Lynn,...
Virginia W. Wohlfarth
March 13, 2006
Mrs. Virginia W. (Albee) Wohlfarth, 85 of North Reading, formerly of Melrose, died Monday morning, March 13, 2006 at the Woodbriar of Wilmington Nursing Home. Mrs. Wohlfarth was born in Cambridge, February 19, 1921, daughter of the late Mildred (Shaw) Albee and William E. Albee. Ginny had worked several years as a secretary for Stone & Webster Engineering in Boston....
Barbara C. Russo
March 12, 2006
Barbara C. (Bevens) Russo, 86 of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield and Everett died peacefully Sunday morning March 12, 2006 at the Melrose Care Center in Melrose with her three loving daughters at her bedside. Barbara was born in Boston February 20, 1920, daughter of the late Ralph Bevens and Mary (Connolly) Bevens. Mrs. Russo was raised in Boston and for...
David K. Howells
March 10, 2006
Mr. David K. Howells of Lynnfield, formerly of Deltona, FL died at his home Friday morning, March 10, 2006. Mr. Howells was born in New York City, May 31, 1925, son of the late Ernest L. Howells and Ada (Grinrod) Howells. Mr. Howells had worked as a Cost Accountant.He was a long-time member of the Wakefield Unitarian Universalist Church and...
Patricia Forbes Halligan
March 9, 2006
Mrs. Patricia F. (Woods) Forbes Halligan of Melrose died Thursday evening, March 9, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Halligan was born in Stoneham, daughter of the late Harry Woods and Wilma (Trahey) Woods. Mrs. Halligan and her husband shared nearly 26 years of marriage. Pat was a graduate of Stoneham High School and Merrimack College. She had worked for...
Frederick W. Burns
March 6, 2006
Mr. Frederick W. Burns, Jr., 76 of Reading died suddenly Monday afternoon, March 6, 2006 at the Winchester Hospital in Winchester. Mr. Burns was born and raised in Winthrop, son of the late Frederick W. Burns and Mary L. (Starkweather) Burns. He was a 33 year resident of Reading and he worked at the Kirkwood House Nursing Home in Wakefield...
Vallabhdas J. Thakkar
March 6, 2006
Mr. Vallabhdas J. Thakkar of Melrose died Monday evening, March 6, 2006 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Mr. Thakkar was born July 22, 1909 in Amrapur, India, son of the late Jinabhai Abhani and Valiben (Vithlani) Abhani. Mr. Thakkar and his wife, Vrajkunvar, had shared 66 years of marriage. He volunteered at the Melrose Public Library repairing book...
Roger C. Wilder
March 1, 2006
Roger C. Wilder, 86 of Melrose died Wednesday morning, March 1, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Roger was born March 4, 1919 in Melrose, son of the late William W. Wilder and Mary E. (Colby) Wilder. Roger was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School and Northeastern University.He was Business Manager at Emerson College for 23 years and...
Virginia R. Gould
February 26, 2006
Mrs. Virginia R. "Ginny" (Wilson) Gould, a life-long resident of Melrose, died Sunday morning, February 26, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Gould was born February 20, 1923 in Melrose, daughter of the late Joseph Wilson and Maud (Thurber) Wilson. Mrs. Wilson graduated from Melrose High School and worked many years as a clerk for the Eastern Mass Bus Company,...
Merrill C. Jim Swim
February 12, 2006
Mr. Merrill C. "Jim" Swim, 86 of Revere, formerly of Winchester, died Sunday, February 12, 2006 at the VA Hospital in West Roxbury. Mr. Swim was born October 17, 1919 in Clarks Harbor, Nova Scotia, CN, son of the late Merrill A. Swim and Vera (Maxwell) Swim. Jim was a graduate of Belmont High School.He served in the United States...
Georgia E. Rankin
February 12, 2006
Mrs. Georgia E. (McNamara) Rankin, 88 of Palm Harbor, FL, formerly of Melrose, died at her home in Floridaon Sunday morning, February 12, 2006 following a brief illness. Mrs. Rankin was born September 5, 1917 in Medford, MA, daughter of the late Arthur McNamara and Margaret M. (Cripps) McNamara. Mrs. Rankin was raised and educated in Melrose, MA.She received her...
Robert W. Lufkin
February 8, 2006
Mr. Robert W. Lufkin of Melrose died at his home on Wednesday morning, February 8, 2006. Mr. Lufkin was born April 9, 1913 in Gloucester, MA, son of the late William Lufkin and Ella (Lane) Lufkin. Mr. Lufkin was raised an educated in Gloucester.He was a graduate of Boston University, class of 1935 and received his Masters Degree from Boston...
George S. Foster
January 18, 2006
Mr. George S. Foster, age 94 of Melrose died Wednesday evening, January 18, 2006 at the Woodbriar Nursing Home in Wilmington, MA. Mr. Foster was born in Somerville, MA on January 2, 1912. He attended the University of Maine and Northeastern University and was an engineer for 30 years with the General Electric Company in Lynn. An avid sailor, George...
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