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Charlotte M. Hallissy
March 5, 2004
Mrs. Charlotte (Lord) Hallissy of Melrose died Friday March 5, 2004 in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. Born February 22, 1914 in Everett, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Arthur and Marion (Beebe) Lord. She was a resident of Melrose for over 25 years and previously resided in Malden. Wife of the late Michael J. Hallissy,Sr. Mother of Daniel R....
Bernice Beni Bleyle
March 2, 2004
Mrs. Bernice "Beni" (McQueen) Bleyle, 83 a resident of Winchester died at home after a long illness on Tuesday March 2, 2004.Bernice was born in Sheridan, Michigan, October 17, 1920, daughter of the late Wilmot McQueen and Laura (Crawford) McQueen.She graduated from St. John's Michigan High School and made her home in several places, finally settling in Winchester. Bernice a...
Joseph A. Pulli
February 19, 2004
Mr. Joseph A. Pulli of Saugus, formerly of Somerville died Thursday February 19, 2004 at the Beverly Hospital, in Beverly after a long illness.Joe was born in Woburn, MA son of the late Viola and Orlando Pulli. Joe graduated from Somerville High School.Joe owned several Metal Fabrication shops and they were located in the communities of Somerville, Stoneham, Wilmington and...
Charles V. Winam
February 11, 2004
Mr. Charles V. Winam, Jr. of Melrose died Wednesday February 11, 2004 in the VA Hospital Bedford after a lengthy illness. Born August 10, 1914 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Charles V. and Helen T. (Flattery) Winam. Charles was a resident of Melrose for over 55 years. He was a Clerk at the United States Postal Service...
Viola D. Carien
February 5, 2004
Mrs. Viola D. (Lind) Carien of Concord NH died February 5,2004 in Concord Hospital after a brief illness. Born December 13,1908 in Malden, Massachusetts, daughter of the late John A. and Signe (Gustafson) Lind. She was a graduate of Everett High School and Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. She was a member of Trinity Church for many years. Mrs....
Roswell L. Atwood
February 4, 2004
Roswell L. Atwood, age 93, of Melrose, MA died February 4, 2004 at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose, MA.Roswell was born in Salem, MAOctober 20, 1910, son of the late Henry and Mabel Atwood.He had been a resident of Melrose for the past 62 years. "Ross" Atwood taught Public Speaking for executives, and his manual, "Atwood's Rules for Meetings",...
Arlene J. Murphy
February 2, 2004
Arlene J. (Jay) Murphy, 64, died at home on Monday morningFebruary 2, 2004. Arlene was born June 8, 1939 in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, daughter of the late Daniel R. Jay and Annie M. (Locke) Jay. Mrs. Murphy moved to Melrose from Canada when she was 16 years old and graduated from Melrose High School in 1958.Arlene dearly loved her Melrose...
Dorothy P. Popkin
January 30, 2004
Mrs. Dorothy P. (Burtchell) Popkin, formerly of Melrose and Malden, died in Altamonte, FL on January 30, 2004. Mrs. Popkin was born February 9, 1911 in Mars Hill, Maine, daughter of the late Otis and Rebecca (Nightingale) Burtchell. Mrs. Popkin was a bookkeeper for many years for P. O. Reardon Forwarding Company of Boston.She had previously worked as a receptionist...
Jennie B. Thistle
January 30, 2004
Mrs. Jennie (Butt) Thistle of Laconia, NH, formerly of Melrose, MA, died January 30, 2004 at the Goldenview Health Care Center in Meredith, NH. Mrs. Thistle was born April 3, 1912 in Chelsea, MA, daughter of the late Cornelius and Mary Anna (Hoskins) Butt. Mrs. Thistle was a graduate of Everett High School.She was a long-time member of the First...
Windsor A. Gordon
January 29, 2004
Windsor A. Gordon, 78, died January 29, 2004 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Gordon was born September 10, 1925 in Lisbon, NH, son of the late Ray and Eda (Clough) Gordon. Mr. Gordon grew up in Lisbon and for many years was a lift truck driver for the Palmer & Parker Lumber Company in Tewksbury,...
David C. O'Keefe
January 28, 2004
Mr. David D. O'Keefe, 62 of Pawtucket, RI died at his home on January 28, 2004 after a brief illness. Mr. O'Keefe was born September 10, 1941 in Cambridge, MA, son of the late David and Dorothy (Donahoe) O'Keefe. David grew up in Malden and resided in Pawtucket, RI for the past 18 months.He had previously lived in Revere and...
Alice H. Ralston
January 26, 2004
Alice H. Ralston, age 103 of Melrose died at the Harborside Healthcare Nursing Home, SaugusMonday January 26, 2004 after a brief illness.Alice was born in Melrose and was a life long resident.She was a graduate of Melrose High School and Bryant & Stratton Commercial School.For many years she was a secretary for Stone & Webster.Mrs. Ralston was a member of...
Elizabeth Libby Seavey
January 26, 2004
Elizabeth G. "Libby" Seavey, 91,of Melrose, a retired secretary for the President of Provident Institution for Savings in Boston,died at Bear Hill Nursing Center, Wakefield on Monday January 26, 2004 after a brief illness.Libby, born in East Machias, Maine on June 9, 1912, was the daughter of the late Leslie A. Seavey and Florence G. Seavey.When she was 9 years...
Elva M. Donahue
January 26, 2004
Elva M. (Blanchard) Donahue, 92 of Melrose died January 26, 2004 after a long period of declining health and residency at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham, MA. Mrs. Donahue resided in Malden most of her life and was, for many years, an active member of the First Church of the Nazarene where she taught Sunday School.She was a...
Jonathan D. Downey
January 26, 2004
Jonathan D. Downey, 27,of Nashua, NH, formerly of Malden, MA died suddenly January 26, 2004 in Nashua, NH. Jonathan was born April 2, 1976 in Danvers, MAson of Alan G. Downey and Christina G. (Ryan) Downey. Jonathan Downey grew up in Malden, MA graduating from Malden High School in 1994.He was a Maintenance man for Cityside Management Company in Merrimack,...
James R. Doucette
January 23, 2004
Mr. James R. Doucette, 67 of Melrose died Friday January 23, 2004 at home after a brief illness. James was born January 26, 1936 in Chelsea, son of the late John and Mary (DeGerski) Doucette. Mr. Doucette was born in Chelsea and was raised in Chelsea and Revere. He was a resident of Melrose for 40 years. He had previously...
Frances A. Mullen
January 17, 2004
Frances A. Mullen, 87 of Melrose, died January 17, 2004 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. Frances was born in Revere September 26, 1916, daughter of the late James and Annabelle Mullen. Frances was raised in Melrose and graduated from the Melrose Public Schools.She was a telephone operator with New England Telephone Company for over 30 years.Frances was...
Edna S. Olson
January 16, 2004
Mrs. Edna S. (Barratt) Olson, 97 of Melrose, died Friday January 16, 2004 at Wingate at Reading Nursing Home. Mrs. Olson was born in Boston, November 3, 1906, daughter of the late William and Edna M. (Russell) Barratt. Mrs. Olson was a resident of Melrose for over 40 years and was a long time member and deacon at the Faith...
Emily F. Correggio
January 12, 2004
Mrs. Emily F. (Spadaro) Correggio, 88 of Stoneham, formerly of Everett, died January 12, 2004 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Emily was born May 1, 1915, in Everett, daughter of the late Anthony and Anna (D'Orazio) Spadaro. Emily grew up in Everett, graduating from Everett High School in 1933. She was a bookkeeper for 17 years at the Order of Sons...
Betsey Palantoni
January 10, 2004
Betsey (LeSaffre) Palantoni, 46 of South Salem, NY, formerly of Melrose, died Saturday, January 10, 2004 after a long illness at the Northern Westchester Hospital, Westchester, NY. Betsy was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, 1975 and Skidmore College, 1979.Betsey received her masters degree from Purdue University, 1980.She was a former dancer with the Boston Ballet...
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