Martha L. Brunick
April 11, 2006
Martha L. (Grant) Brunick, 68 of Malden, died Tuesday morning April 11, 2006 at the Wilmington Healthcare with her loving family at her bedside. Mrs. Brunick was born in Jamaica Plain, June 6, 1937. Martha was wife of the late William C. Brunick.Daughter of Louise (Walsh) Grant ofMelrose and the late Harry Grant.Mother of Kathryn L. Weisenmiller and Paul J....
Mildred O. Parsons
April 8, 2006
Mrs. Mildred O. Parsons of Melrose died Saturday morning, April 8, 2006 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose. Mrs. Parsons was born in Everett, MA November 16, 1916, daughter of the late Erick W. Kalberg and Augusta (Hansen) Kalberg. Mrs. Parsons was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Melrose.For many years she worked at Hills...
Diane E. Harding
April 7, 2006
Diane E. Harding, 45 of Malden died Friday afternoon April 7, 2006 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief period of failing health. Diane was born June 9, 1960 in Everett and was raised and educated in Malden.For several years she worked at the Malden Savings Bank and for Boston Safe.She loved the water and boating. Diane was the beloved...
Wilna F. Thompson
April 4, 2006
Mrs. Wilna F. (Shaw) Thompson, 96, a long-time resident of Melrose, died Tuesday morning, April 4, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Thompson was born May 1, 1909 in Greensboro, NC, daughter of the late James H. Shaw and Lillie (White) Shaw. Mrs. Thompson was raised in Greensboro, NC.She attended Salem Academy in Salem, NC and Stuart Hall in Richmond,...
Francis P. Homer
April 4, 2006
Francis Parsons Homer, 96, of Everett died Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2006 at the Life Care Center of Nashoba in Littleton, MA. Frank, who loved the Lord, his wife, his country, and his family, was born in Freshwater Newfoundland to Wilson and Elizabeth (Parsons) Homer.After the First World War and the collapse of his father's fish business, Frank, as the...
Armand T. Giunta
April 3, 2006
Mr. Armand T. Giunta, 81 of Lynnfield died at his home with his loving family at his bedside on Monday morning, April 3, 2006. Mr. Giunta was born February 5, 1925 in Wakefield, MA, son of the late Santo Giunta and Elvira (Secci) Giunta. Mr. Giunta was a graduate of Wakefield High School.He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University...
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...