Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas
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...
Ernest W. Whittier
January 17, 2006
Mr. Ernest W. Whittier, a life-long resident of Melrose, died Tuesday evening, January 17, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mr. Whittier was born in Melrose, April 26, 1925, son of the late Herbert E. Whittier and Clara (Morrill) Whittier. Mr. Whittier graduated from Melrose High School, class of 1943. He served in the United States Marines in the South Pacific...
Mary A. Bulman
January 15, 2006
Mrs. Mary A. (McMahon) Bulman, a long-time resident of Melrose, died at her home Sunday evening, January 15, 2006. Mrs. Bulman was born in Malden, MA, February 23, 1940, daughter of the late James McMahon and Vivian (Mann) McMahon. Mrs. Bulman was a graduate of Chevrus High School, Malden, MA, class of 1958.She had worked as a bookkeeper for S....
Ethel J. Charlton
January 12, 2006
Ms. Ethel J. Charlton of Melrose died Thursday morning, January 12, 2006 at the Epoch Senior Health Care Center in Melrose. Ethel was born in Medford, MA June 12, 1913, daughter of the late Charles L. Charlton and Margaret A. (Macdonald) Charlton. Ms. Charlton was a former resident of Hartford, CT and had lived in Melrose since 1978.She had worked...
Eva G. Hillman Sawyer
January 10, 2006
Eva G, Hillman Sawyer of Melrose, formerly of Saugus and Malden died at the Melrose Care Center in Melrose, Tuesday afternoon January 10, 2006. Eva was born in Malden, MA May 8, 1910, daughter of the late Ronald H. Anderson and Eva (Cook) Anderson. Eva was a graduate of Malden High School in 1929 and the Malden Evening Commercial Business...
Sarah J. Bassett
January 5, 2006
Mrs. Sarah J. (Slocum) Bassett of Melrose, died Thursday evening, January 5, 2006 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Mrs. Bassett was born September 29, 1924 in Central Falls, RI, daughter of the late George Slocum and Katie (Peirce) Slocum. Mrs. Bassett graduated from Dartmouth High School and the Northern Conservatory of Music in Bangor, ME. She taught music in the...
Evelyn P. Theobald
January 3, 2006
Mrs. Evelyn P. (Corkum) Theobald of Melrose, died at her home on Tuesday morning, January 3, 2006. Mrs. Theobald was born August 8, 1912 in East Boston, MA, daughter of the late Byron N. Corkum and E. Pearl (Eastwood) Corkum. Mrs. Theobald was a graduate of Melrose High School.She had worked in the family business since high school as a...
Donna J. Smith
December 29, 2005
Mrs. Donna J. (Giannetti) Smith of East Boston died Thursday, December 29, 2005 at Mass General Hospital in Boston. Mrs. Smith was born May 19, 1944 in Boston, daughter of Olga (Goyette) Giannetti and the late Benedetto Giannetti. Mrs. Smith worked as a Sales Clerk in the Retail business for many years. Donna and her late husband, Carmen, had shared...
Regina M. Delgenio
December 22, 2005
Mrs. Regina M. (Walker) DelGenio of Melrose died Thursday afternoon, December 22, 2005 at the Sunbridge of North Reading Nursing Home. Mrs. DelGenio was born May 10, 1927 in East Boston, daughter of the late John T. Walker and Catherine (Costello) Walker. Her husband, Amidel A. DelGenio died in 1992. She leaves her children, Dennis W. DelGenio and his wife...
Frederic M. Magarian
December 21, 2005
Mr. Frederic Magarian of Malden died at his home on December 21, 2005. Mr. Magarian was born in Bethesda, MD, October 18, 1946.Mr. Magarian was raised and educated in Newton. Loving son of Mary (Ajamian) Magarian of Danvers, formerly of Watertown, and the late Fred G. Magarian.Devoted brother of Lorraine Magarian of Medford.Also survived by several nieces and nephews.Funeral service...








