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Doreen N. Brown
May 21, 2005
Doreen N. (Bridle) Brown, of Melrose died at the Hospice House on Haverhill Street in Reading on Friday, May 21, 2005. She was born in South Africa, daughter of the late Charles N. Bridle and Anna (Van der meve).She moved to the United States over 50 years ago. Doreen was the wife of 47 years to Frederick W. Brown of...
Paul F. Barrett
May 20, 2005
PaulF. Barrett, 86 of Medford died at home on Friday afternoon May 20, 2005. He was born in Boston, May 8, 1919, son of the late Peter Maguire and Mary (Ford) Maguire. Paul was a Security Guard for 31 years at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He was a resident of Medford for 57 years.Paul served in the US Navy (in...
Sheila M. Smith
May 14, 2005
Sheila M. (Martin) Smith, 76 of Melrose died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born in Winchester, June 7, 1928, daughter of the late Thomas and Sophie (Black) Martin. Mrs. Smith was a 1946 graduate of Winchester High School and was a 53 year resident of Melrose. Mother of Donald C. Smith and his wife,...
James C. O'Brien
May 13, 2005
James C. O'Brien, 60 of Stoneham died at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Friday morningMay 13, 2005. He was born in Cambridge, March 9, 1945, son of the late James C. O'Brien and Domicelia (Kondratavitch) O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien was a graduate of Somerville High School and he received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Northeastern University.He was a...
John J. Hogan
May 13, 2005
John J. Hogan, 78 of Melrose died at home on Friday morning May 13, 2005. John was the beloved husband of Mary (Barron) Hogan. He was the devoted father of Nancy Hogan of Boston, Marilyn "Lyn" Doran and her husband Stephenof North Reading, Joann O'Keefe and her husband Patrick of Greenland, NH., Thomas Hogan and his wife Christine of Sandwich,...
Gwendolyn E. Gwen Nagle
May 12, 2005
Gwendolyn E. "Gwen" Nagle, 73 of Melrose, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Miss Nagle was born in Newton, MA, July 11, 1931, daughter of the late Rebecca (Hopkins) Nagle and John F. Nagle. Gwen was a graduate of Newton High School. She was a long-time resident of Melrose and was an Administrator at John Hancock Insurance...
Lawrence J. Larry Scoboria
May 10, 2005
Lawrence J. Larry Scoboria, 83 a life long resident of Melrose died Tuesday evening, May 10, 2005 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Larry served in the US Marines during WWII and he was a machinist for the Simplex Wire & Cable Company in Cambridge. Larry was the husband of the late Lorene (Schwarzer) Scoboria and the brother of...
Charles F. Chuck Kezer
May 8, 2005
Attorney Charles F. "Chuck" Kezer, 85 of Stratham, NH, formerly of Melrose, died Sunday May 8, 2005 at the Exeter Hospital in Exeter, NH. Mr. Kezer was born December 1, 1919 in Boston, MA, son of the late Charles E. Kezer and Ellen M. (Kerr) Kezer. He was raised in Malden MA, and was a 1939 graduate of Malden High...
Janice K. Mcalpine
May 4, 2005
Mrs. Janice K. (Collins) McAlpine a long-time resident of Melrose died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at the Epoch Health Care Center in Melrose. Mrs. McAlpine was born July 6, 1939 in Wellsburg, WV, daughter of the late Orville and Virginia W. (Lazear) Collins. Mrs. McAlpine had worked many years as a service representative for Fleet Bank in Charlestown. Life partner...
Scott E. Chapman
May 1, 2005
Scott E. Chapman of Melrose died Sunday, May 1, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Scott was born August 18, 1970 in Melrose. Scott was a graduate of Melrose High School, class of 1988.He graduated from Bunker Hill College in 1991 and worked for 9 years as a Radiologic Technologist at Children's Hospital and also Mass General Hospital in Boston. He...
Nicholas C. Nick Fountas
April 28, 2005
Mr. Nicholas C. "Nick"Fountasa 40 year resident of Malden died Thursday, April 28, 2005 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Peabody where he had been a resident for 2 years and received loving care that brought a smile to him each day. Nick was a baker for 35 years having worked for the Dorothy Muriel Bakery and also Wonderbread.He was...
Frederick E. Cook
April 27, 2005
Frederick E. "Fred" Cook, a longtime Melrose resident died on Wednesday, April 27th at his home. Mr. Cook was bornNovember 19, 1925 in Wrentham, son of the late Horace F. Cook and Emily M. (Young) Cook. Mr. Cook was a graduate of Northeastern University with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.He went on to serve his country in the Army...
Fay I. Merrill
April 26, 2005
Fay I.(Clarke)Giles Merrill,age 83,of Wilmington, formerly of Wakefield and Melrose, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at the Wilmington Healthcare Center in Wilmington. Mrs. Merrill was born October 13, 1921 in Portland, ME, daughter of the late George F. Clarke and Bessie (Fay) Clarke. Fay was the wife of the late Eugene Merrill and Albert J. Giles, Sr. Fay was the...
Elizabeth M. Carey
April 25, 2005
Elizabeth "Betty" (Bernard) Carey age 68, a retired legal secretary died at her North Reading home on Monday morning April 25,2005. Betty was born in Lawrence, MANovember 27, 1936, daughter of the late Elizabeth M.(Ferrier) Bernard and Frederick W. Bernard. As a child, Betty was raised in Lawrence and Andover and moved to Melrose graduating from Melrose High School in...
Alpheus Al Button
April 15, 2005
Alpheus "Al" Button, 92 of Malden died Friday evening, April 15, 2005 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Home in Medford. Al was born in Newfoundland, CN, July 31, 1912, son of the late William H. Button, Jr. and Elizabeth (George) Button. Mr. Button came to the United States from Newfoundland in 1925.He was a long-time member of the Salvation Army...
Mary E. Sampson Quinn
April 14, 2005
Mrs. Mary E.(Mohan) Sampson Quinn, 86 of Melrose, died at the Elizabeth Seton Residence in Wellesley on Thursday afternoon, April 14, 2005. Mrs. Quinn was born in Portland, ME, June 27, 1918, daughter of the late Charles L. Mohan and Nora (Kissel) Mohan. Mary was a former resident of Wakefield and was a Melrose resident for the past 30 years....
Myra C. Perry
April 5, 2005
Mrs. Myra C. (Colpitts) Perry, 90 of Stoneham, a former long-time resident of Melrose, died Tuesday evening, April 5, 2005 at her home in Stoneham. She was born in Pleasant Vale, New Brunswick, Canada June 5, 1914, daughter of the late Robert Snowball Colpitts and Nettie (Mullins) Colpitts. Mrs. Perry came to the United States as a child and graduated...
James K. Gould
April 3, 2005
James K. Gould, 78 an Engineer for 33 years with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts died Sunday afternoon April 3, 2005 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. James was born in Somerville April 3, 1927, son of the late Percy F. Gould and Anna (Fitzpatrick) Gould. He was raised and educated in Somerville and was a resident of Melrose for the...
Arnold Waldo Skaare
March 30, 2005
Arnold W. Skaare, 92 of Melrose, died March 30, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Arnold was born and raised in Richland County, North Dakota, son of the late John A. Skaare and Pauline (Heglie) Skaare.He enlisted in the United States Marines, serving from 1931 - 1936.He then enlisted in the United States Navy from 1936 - 1945, serving in WWII...
William Pure Bill Gallugi
March 30, 2005
William E. "Pure Bill" Gallugi, 93 of Malden, formerly of Wakefield, died Wednesday evening, March 30, 2005 at the Epoch Senior Health Care Center in Melrose. Bill was born in Wakefield, May 14, 1911, son of the late Raphael and Asunta (DeVito) Gallugi. Mr. Gallugi was a World War II Army Veteran and was a chef for 15 years at...
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