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Geraldine Wheelock Shirley
July 16, 2003
Dr. Geraldine Wheelock (Sawyer) Shirley of the Berkeley Residence in Halifax, Nova Scotia, formerly of Melrose, died July 16, 2003. Dr. Shirley was born November 2, 1905 in Melrose, MA, daughter of the late Charles E. and Grace (Dunklee) Sawyer. Dr. Shirley received her A.B. from Radcliffe College in Cambridge, MA in 1927 and her M.D. from the University of...
Theodora M. Lawton
July 16, 2003
Mrs. Theodora M. "Teddi" (Kuhne) Lawton of Melrose died July 16, 2003 at her residence. Mrs. Lawton was born in Boston, July 9, 1927, daughter of the late Theodore and Margaret (Walker) Kuhne. Wife of Albert J. Lawton of Melrose.Mother of Monica Lawton and her husband Raymond Crane of Rockport.Sister of Theodore Kuhne and family of Somerville.Sister in law of...
Henry I. White
July 15, 2003
Mr. Henry I. "Whitey" White of Melrose died July 15, 2003 at Epoch Senior Health Care. Mr. White was born December 18, 1908 in Everett, MA, son of the late Henry I. and Sarah F. (Cole) White. Mr. White was a long-time Wakefield resident.He worked as a security guard at Logan Airport for several years until his retirement.He owned Jack...
Bettye P. Cuthbertson
July 15, 2003
Mrs. Bettye P. (Portlock) Cuthbertson, of Deltona,FL and Essex, died July 15, 2003 at the Kindred Hospital, Green Cove Springs, FL. Mrs. Cuthbertson was born January 22, 1929 in Norfolk, VA, daughter of the late Roland L. and Frances (Hudgins) Portlock. She was a graduate of William and Mary College. She was a resident of Deltona,FL for the past 11...
Stephen L. Christenson
July 14, 2003
Mr. Stephen L. Christenson died July 14, 2003 at his home in Melrose. Mr. Christenson was born in Melrose, July 19, 1946, son of the late Victor E. and Harriett (Magnuson) Christenson. Mr. Christenson was a life-long resident of Melrose.He attended Melrose High School and also Essex Agricultural Institute. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam with the 5th...
Christine Antonelli
July 13, 2003
Mrs. Antonelli was born November 13, 1903 in Lunenburg, MA, daughter of the late Gaetano and Grace (St. George) Stella. She was a resident of Nashua, NH for the past 5 years and previously resided in Melrose and Medford. Wife of the late Stephen Antonelli.Mother of Paul F. Antonelli of Grand Junction, CO, Stephen G. Antonelli of Fayetteville,NC, Frank A....
Dorothy M. Throensen
July 11, 2003
Mrs. Dorothy (Lacey) Throensen of Melrose died July 11, 2003 at the Massachusetts General Hospital after a period of failing health. Mrs. Throensen was born February 5, 1916 in Gloucester, MA, daughter of the late William A. and Winifred (Bonnell) Lacey.She graduated from Somerville High School and Leslie College, class of 1936 with a teaching degree.She moved to Malden in...
Edna M. Henry
June 30, 2003
Mrs. Edna M. (Landry) Henry of Melrose, formerly of Malden died June 30, 2003 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness.She was born November 21, 1911 in New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of the late Dominique and Exilda (Thibodeau) Landry. Edna enjoyed traveling, was an avid bingo player and loved arts and crafts. She was very active with the AARP...
Mario Yo-Yo Giannelli
June 29, 2003
Mario "Yo-Yo" Giannelli, a 35 year resident of Melrose and formerly of Everett, died June 29, 2003 at the Chelsea Soldier's Home in Chelsea. Mr. Giannelli was born December 24, 1920, in Everett son of the late Paolo and Raffaela Giannelli. Mario was well known for his football career at Everett High School where he was co-captain of the football...
Martha S. Mead
June 27, 2003
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late John B. and Eula M. (Karsch) Sheller. Mrs. Mead was a resident of Melrose for over 47 years. She was a graduate of Lakewood High School, Lakewood, OH. She received her Bachelors Degree in English from the College of Wooster, Wooster, OH. She then continued on to Boston University where she received...
Barbara M. Diamond
June 25, 2003
Mrs. Barbara M. (McGlauflin) Diamond of Melrose died June 25, 2003.Beloved wife of the late Leo E. Diamond and the late Nicholas Daly.Beloved mother of the late Joann Barbara Price.Loving Stepmother of June McInnis of Winchester.Loving mother in law of David E. Price and his wife Patricia of Danvers.Also survived by 9 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.Sister of...
Ralph J. Ferrioli
June 22, 2003
Reverend Ralph J. Ferrioli of Wakefield died June 22, 2003 at Woodbriar of Wilmington. Reverend Ferrioli was the son of the late Louis and Antoinette (Scaramella) Ferraioli. He was a resident of Wakefield for the past 18 years. He was a graduate of Medford High School and the Eastern Nazarene College. Reverend Ferrioli served in the United States Navy during...
Marylane T. Foster
June 22, 2003
Mrs. Foster was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of the late Bion and Kathleen Smith.She was a resident of Melrose for many years and previously resided in Ft. Myers,FL and Rockport.She was a communicant at Most Blessed Sacrament Church. Wife of George S. Foster with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.Mother of Bion R. Foster and Kathleen...
Bertha E. Wallace
June 16, 2003
Mrs. Wallace was born in Melrose, the last of ten children to the late Frederick D. and Vira F. (Kittredge) Harrington. Mrs. Wallace was a life-long resident of Melrose. She was a graduate of Melrose High School and Burdett Business School. Mrs. Wallace was a secretary for the Chesley Insurance Agency and later an employee of the Christian Book Store,...
Shaun O'Keefe
June 10, 2003
Shaun a carpenter for Local 33 died suddenly June 10, 2003 at the Salem Hospital, Salem. Shaun was born, raised and educated in Everett and was a recent resident of Peabody. Shaun was the son of Margaret (Buonopane) Teeling of Everett and David C. O'Keefe of Pawtucket, RI. Fiance of MariaPicanco of Peabody. Father of Jiovanni and Gianna. Brother of...
Timothy Tim Stretton
June 6, 2003
Tim a retiredtruck driver died suddenly at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Friday June 6, 2003.Tim was born in Everett June 15, 1959.He was a former resident of Wakefield and a long resident of Melrose. He was a baseball coach for the American Little League, Melrosewhere he coached the minor, major and Babe Ruth teams. Tim was the devotedhusband of Arlyn C....
Walter F. Hennessey
June 2, 2003
Mr. Walter F. Hennessey of Melrose, formerly of Everett, died June 2, 2003 at the Epoch Senior Health Care in Melrose. Mr. Hennessey was born October 15, 1931 in Ansonia, CT, son of the late James and Elizabeth (Hayes) Hennessey. Mr. Hennessey was a veteran of the Korean War having served in the U.S. Army. Father of Debra Mayberry of...
Helen S. Wiltshire
May 29, 2003
Mrs. Helen S.(Shaw) Wiltshire of Melrose died May 29, 2003 after a long illness in the Harborside Healthcare of Wakefield. Mrs. Wiltshire was born in Melrose, June 30, 1922, daughter of the late Carl F. Shaw and Helen M. (Stevens) Shaw. Helen was well known to many as she was the Coffee Shop Manager at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital for over...
Sarah Mattie Pierce
May 28, 2003
Sarah M. "Mattie" (Murray) Pierce died after a brief illness at the Epoch Senior Health Care in Melrose on Wednesday May 28, 2003.Mrs. Pierce was born in Boston December 6, 1920, daughter of the late Bernard and Gertrude (Baker) Murray. "Mattie" grew up in Jamaica Plain, and graduated from Sharon High School in Sharon.Mrs. Pierce was a secretary for many...
William J. Boston
May 23, 2003
William J. Boston lived in Stoneham over 40 years and was born in Malden, son of the late John C. Boston and Elsie (Montrose) Boston.He grew up in Malden, graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Bentley College and served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict.William was an accountant at the former Continental Can Company in Malden for several...
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