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Mary L. Lou Garrard
September 9, 2005
Mary L. "Lou" (Wootten) Garrard died on Friday September 9, 2005 at the Woodbury Wellness Center in Hampstead, North Carolina.She was 74. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, daughter of the late Rufus M. and Helen (Lucas) Wootten, she was raised and educated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Lou graduated from Tufts University Class of 1951.She went on to teach children with...
Florence M. Winsor
September 6, 2005
Mrs. Florence M. (Saulnier) Winsor of Wolfeboro, NH, formerly of Melrose, died at the Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro on Tuesday evening September 6, 2005. Mrs. Winsor was born in Wakefield, MA on May 9, 1916, daughter of the late Frank Saulnier and Adele (Doucet) Saulnier. Florence was a long-time resident of Melrose and Malden before moving to Wolfeboro, NH.She had...
Elizabeth E. Sears
August 31, 2005
Mrs. Elizabeth E. (Stone) Sears of Melrose, died Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Sears was born in Melrose, October 26, 1914, daughter of the late Charles L. and Marion L. (Lyons) Stone. Mrs. Sears was raised and educated in Melrose.She lived in Winthrop from 1937 - 1969 when she returned to Melrose.She had worked as a...
Robert T. Bob Smith
August 27, 2005
Robert T. "Bob" Smith, Major USAF, Retired, of Melrose died at his residence Saturday evening August 27, 2005 with his loving family at his bedside. Bob was born in Everett, March 24, 1934, son of the late Ralph T. Smith and J. Muriel (Ellis) Smith. He was raised in Melrose and graduated from New Hampton Prep School, 1951 and attended...
William M. Longmuir
August 14, 2005
Mr. William M. Longmuir of Melrose, formerly of Malden, died Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2005 at the Harborside at Wakefield Nursing Home. William was born November 16, 1917, son of the late William M.Longmuir and Margaret A. (Inglis) Longmuir. Mr. Longmuir was a member of the Vespa George Art School.He had worked for HP Hood Company in Charlestown for 45...
Patricia J. Keady
August 14, 2005
Mrs. Patricia J. (O'Donnell) Keady, a long-time resident of Melrose, died Sunday, August 14, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Patricia was born March 10, 1921 in Annapolis, MD, daughter of the late Louis P. and Irene (O'Connor) Keady. Patricia was a Melrose High School graduate, class of 1938 and was a retired Physical Therapist. Mrs. Keady was the wiife of...
Ronald G. Perry
August 14, 2005
Ronald G. Perry, 51 of Melrose, died at his home suddenly on Sunday morning August 14, 2005. Mr. Perry was born in Melrose, November 15, 1953. He was a Wakefield High School graduate, class of 1971. He attended Emerson College and Lowell State. Ron was a Systems Analyst for National Engineering Services at Gillette in South Boston. He was a...
Richard J. Cusato
August 8, 2005
Richard J. Cusato, age 67 of Wakefield died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, August 8, 2005. Richard was born in Melrose, October 4, 1937, son of the late Ralph and Anne (Storti) Cusato. He was a life-long resident of Wakefield and was a self-employed painting contractor. He attended the Wakefield Public Schools and served in the United States Air Force during...
Rita C. Skrabut
July 15, 2005
Mrs. Rita C. (Cassidy) Skrabut, 80 of Malden died at the Pilgrim Rehabilitation Center in Peabody on Friday afternoon July 15, 2005. Mrs. Skrabut was born in Lynn, MA October 28, 1924, daughter of the late Joseph Cassidy and Justina (Lane) Cassidy. Rita graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lynn and for 30 years was a clerk at the...
Thyra H. Eisenbiegler
July 11, 2005
Mrs. Thyra H. (Rankin) Eisenbiegler, 77 of Peabody, formerly of Lynnfield, died Monday morning July 11, 2005 at the Brooksby Village Rennaissance Gardens in Peabody. Mrs. Eisenbiegler was born August 23, 1927 in East Angus, Quebec, Canada, daughter of the late Francis Rankin and Dorothy (Parsons) Rankin. Thyra and her husband Frederick shared 55 years of marriage. She was the...
Barbara E. Soule
July 1, 2005
Mrs. Barbara (Elwell) Soule of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield, died Friday morning, July 1, 2005 at the Harborside Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Danvers. Mrs. Soule was born in Leominster, November 29, 1912, daughter of the late Albert Elwell and Florence (Crosman) Elwell. Mrs. Soule was a co-owner of the Melody Ranch Music Shop in Wakefield from 1949-1973. Barbara was...
Janet W. Lawrence
June 29, 2005
Janet (Wilson) Lawrence of Danvers, formerly of Melrose, died June 29, 2005 at the Beverly Hospital in Beverly. Janet was born in Melrose, March 31, 1919, daughter of the late Herbert Ray Wilson and Ethel M. (Travis) Wilson. Janet was the mother of Gretchen Lawrence of Bradenton, FL, Robert W. Lawrence of Trumbull, CT and Heidi Steen-Johnsen of Danvers. She...
Joanne M. Stretton
June 29, 2005
Mrs. Joanne M. (Stumpf) Stretton, formerly of Melrose and Wakefield, died June 29, 2005 at her home in DeBary, FL. Mrs. Stretton was born December 23, 1929 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Howard C. and Mary (Flaherty) Stumpf. Wife of Thomas W. "Bill" Stretton.Mother of Sally A. DiOrio and her husband, Michael of Lynnfield, Thomas W. Stretton, Jr....
John R. Blutt
June 22, 2005
John R. Blutt, 66 of Melrose, a mechanical engineer, died Wednesday morning, June 22, 2005 at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading. Mr. Blutt was born May 25, 1939 in Sioux City, Iowa, son of the late Jacob Blutt and Florence (Brence) Blutt. Mr. Blutt graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering...
Lois A. Berry
June 18, 2005
Lois Berry, 59,a retired Registered Nurse died suddenly Saturday morning June 18, 2005 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. Lois was born in Everett January 4, 1946, daughter of the late John Berry and Ellen (Boardman) Berry.Lois was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1964 and the Melrose Wakefield Hospital School of Nursing in 1967.Lois was a Registered...
Marion R. Casaccio
June 17, 2005
Marion R. (Lombardi) Casaccio, 96 of Everett died Friday afternoon, June 17, 2005. at the Glen Ridge Nursing Center in Malden. Mrs. Casaccio was born in Boston, October 14, 1908, daughter of the late Alphonse Lombardi and Angelina (DiGiacomo) Lombardi. Mrs. Casaccio was a life long resident of Everett, graduated from Everett High School and was a parishoner at St...
Phyllis A. Poole
June 14, 2005
Phyllis A. (Bartlett) Poole, 80 of Melrose died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Tuesday evening June 14, 2005. Mrs. Poole was born February 5, 1925 in Asbury Park, NJ, daughter of the late George R. and Henrietta (Megill) Bartlett. Mrs. Poole was a resident of Melrose for the past 55 years.She and her late husband, George, had shared 56 years of...
Florence Grace Smith
June 11, 2005
Mrs. Florence G. Smith of Melrose died at the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Melrose on Saturday morning, June 11, 2005. Mrs. Smith was born in Melrose, October 7, 1921, daughter of the late Cornelius Lynch and Frances (Mansfield) Lynch. Florence was a homemaker, a life long resident of Melrose and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1939. Florence...
Roy H. Larsen
June 9, 2005
Roy H. Larsen, 83 of Melrose, died Thursday, June 9, 2005 after a long illness in the E. N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA. Mr. Larsen was born in Everett, September 1, 1921, son of the late Olaf and Agnes (Westgard) Larsen. Mr. Larsen was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. He and his late...
C. Michael Mohr
June 9, 2005
Dr. C. Michael Mohr of Melrose, died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Mohr was born October 31, 1932 in South Haven, Michigan. He received his S.B. in Chemical Engineering in 1955 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and went on to receive his S.M. from MIT in 1956 and his Sc.D. in 1961, also...
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