Patrick Drinkwater
October 11, 2004
Mr. Patrick Drinkwater of Wakefield died Monday, October 11, 2004 at the Epoch Senior Health Care of Melrose. Mr. Drinkwater was born in Chelsea, September 7, 1907, son of the late John A. and Carmella (Patrillo) Drinkwater Mr. Drinkwater was a truck driver and co-owner of the Elk Spring Beverage Company in Wakefield for many years. Husband of the late...
Lillian Marie Kenney
October 5, 2004
Miss Lillian Marie Kenney, a life-long resident of Melrose, died October 5, 2004 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Miss Kenney was born in Melrose, February 10, 1926, daughter of the late Ashton L. and Marguerite (Gross) Kenney. Miss Kenney was the winner of the 2003 Bread of Life Award for the Melrose Soup Kitchen.Miss Kenney's parents were very active in the...
William D. Copeland
October 2, 2004
William D. Copeland, 72, a 40 year resident of Melrose died after a brief illness at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Saturday morning October 2, 2004. Bill was born in Boston, November 1, 1931, son of the late William D. Copeland and Elizabeth A. (Bingham) Copeland. Bill grew up in Boston, graduated from Boston English High School, 1949 and...
Alvin R. Al Hemenway
October 1, 2004
Al Hemenway, a retired telegrapher for the Boston & Maine Railroad died after a brief illness at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Friday October 1, 2004. Al was born in Woburn, September 25, 1924, son of the late EarlL. Hemenway and Alice (Mallory) Hemenway. Al retired from the Boston & Maine Railroad after 44 years of service and for many...
Marguerite W. Tyacke
September 27, 2004
Mrs. Marguerite "Marge" (Williams) Tyacke, 83 of Lynnfield, formerly of Melrose, died September 27, 2004 at the Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody.Marge was born June 27, 1921 in Wilmington, Delaware, daughter of the late Robert and Marguerite (Eberle) Williams. Marge graduated from Melrose High School, class of 1939.She studied to be a dental assistant at the Boston School of Dental...
Margaret E. Wood
September 24, 2004
Margaret E. (Mugford) Wood, 97 of Melrose, died at the Tuell Nursing Home in Melrose Friday September 24, 2004 after a long illness. Mrs. Wood was born in Boston, October 11, 1906, daughter of the late Lemuel P. Mugford and Katherine Mugford.Margaret was a 44 year resident of Melrose and a long time member of the First Baptist Church, Melrose....
John V. Bud Curry
September 22, 2004
John V. "Bud" Curry, age 82 of Winchester and West Harwich, died Wednesday September 22, 2004 after a brief illness at the Winchester Hospital in Winchester. "Bud" was born July 14, 1922 in Brookline, MA, son of the late Thomas and Mary (Ward) Curry. "Bud" was a 1941 graduate of St. Mary's High School in Brookline. He graduated from the...
Troy P. Oosterman
September 18, 2004
Troy P. Oosterman, 73 of Prescott, AZ, formerly of Melrose, died at home on Saturday September 18, 2004 after a brief illness.Mr. Oosterman was bornMay 2, 1931 in Northbridge, MA, son of the late Grietsen and Eva (Vander Meer) Oosterman. Troy graduated from Melrose High School, 1950 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951, attained the rank of Boilerman...
Rita M. Meuse
September 16, 2004
Mrs. Rita M. (DeVeau) Meuse of Wakefield died September 16, 2004 at a local nursing home. Mrs. Meuse was born in Wakefield, January 10, 1913, daughter of the late Edmund and Margaret (Doucette) DeVeau. Mrs. Meuse was a life-long resident of Wakefield, a homemaker who very much enjoyed crocheting. Wife of the late Richard R. Meuse. Mother of Jean K....
Eileen S. Smith
September 10, 2004
Eileen S. Smith, affectionately known to many as "Bird", died at her home in Melrose on Friday, September 10, 2004 after a brief illness.Eileen was born in Amsterdam, NY, October 27, 1923, daughter of the late Margaret Ann (McDonough) Sauter and Joseph A. Sauter. She was a resident of Melrose for the past 8 years. Eileen and her late husband...
Cecyle L. Hackendorf
September 9, 2004
Mrs. Hackendorf was a graduate of West Hampton College at the University of Richmond, Richmond, VA. In 1935 she married Arthur and they moved to Melrose in 1943.She worked for 8 years as a Seed Analyst for the State of Virginia Department of Agriculture.She was a long-time member of the First Baptist Church of Melrose and the League of Women...
Thelma Muriel Ward
September 5, 2004
Thelma Muriel Ward, 94 of Deland, FL, formerly of Melrose, MA, died at the Alliance Nursing Healthcare Nursing Home in Deland, FL on Sunday September 5, 2004. Thelma was born February 19, 1910 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, daughter of the late Ralph E. and Clara M. (Shaw) Ward. Thelma was a graduate of the New England Baptist Hospital, School of...
Erwin S. Ski Skrabut
September 4, 2004
Erwin S. "Ski" Skrabut, 83 of Malden died Saturday, September 4, 2004 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose after a brief illness. "Ski" was born in Chelsea, son of the late Stanley and Mary R. (McGauley) Skrabut. He was a resident of Malden for over 45 years. and worked at the General Electric Company inLynn and Everett as a...
Salvatore T. Nolfi
September 4, 2004
Mr. Salvatore T. Nolfi of Melrose died Saturday, September 4,2004 in Epoch Senior Health Care of Melrose after a brief illness. Sal was born and educated in Dedham, Massachusetts. Son of the late Salvatore and Giacinta (Urrasio) Nolfi. He was a long time resident of Melrose. Sal worked at Sylvania as a supervisor of the Vacuum Tube Department for several...
Elmer N. Wolf
September 3, 2004
Mr. Elmer N. Wolf of Melrose died Friday, September 3, 2004 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Wolf was born in Woods Harbor, Nova Scotia, son of the late Moses H. and Ora Etta (Nickerson) Wolf. He was a resident of Melrose for over 53 years. Elmer was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Charlestown High School....
Elsa V. Merritt
August 31, 2004
Mrs. Elsa V. (Nyquist) Merritt, 97 of Reading, formerly a long time resident of Melrose died Tuesday August 31, 2004 at the Wingate at Reading.Mrs. Merritt was born in Malden June 25, 1907, daughter of the late Alfred Nyquist and Beda (Nilsson) Nyquist. Elsa was a housewife and a member for many years at the First Baptist Church, Melrose. Elsa...
Carl A. Behrle
August 26, 2004
Carl A. Behrle, Jr. 76, of Melrose, died Thursday August 26, 2004 at the Harborside Healthcare in Wakefield.Carl was born May 8, 1928 in Melrose, son of the late Carl A. Behrle Sr. and Phyllis (LeFave) Behrle. Carl was born and raised in Melrose.He and his wife, Rosemary, had shared 56 years of marriage.Carl was a Billing Specialist for General...
Claire R. Davis
August 26, 2004
Claire R. (Haag) Davis, age 101 of Brewster, formerly of Melrose, died Thursday August 26, 2004 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Brewster.Mrs. Davis was born in Reading, MAMay 29, 1903, daughter of the late Charles J. and Sara (McPhee) Davis. Mrs. Davis was a graduate of Reading High School and was a long-time resident of Melrose before moving to...
David E. Finigian
August 18, 2004
Mr. David E. Finigian of North Reading died suddenly August 18, 2004. David was born September 30, 1940, son of the late Martin M. and Saveria Rose (Pullicino) Finigian. David was a graduate of Melrose High School, class of 1958, and served in the United States Army National Guard for eight years. David was the owner of Scully Associates of...
John F. Mccormack
August 17, 2004
Mr. John F. "Jon" McCormack of Melrose died suddenly in Wolfeboro, NH August 17, 2004. Mr. McCormack was born January 20, 1949 in Boston, MA, son of the late James J. and Frances B. (O'Neill) McCormack. Jon was a resident of Melrose since 1977.He previously resided in Revere.He graduated from Revere High School. Jon worked for many years as a...