Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas
Eugene J. Hummer
April 1, 2004
Mr. Eugene J. Hummer, Jr. of Lincoln, NH, formerly of Woburn and Lynnfield, MA died April 1, 2004 at the Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, NH. Mr. Hummer was born March 16, 1927 in Albany, NY, son of the late Eugene J. and Mildred (Garrett) Hummer. Mr. Hummer grew up in the Village of Ravena, NY, a few miles south...
Imogene Proctor
April 1, 2004
Imogene (Cockburn) Proctor, born June 28, 1913 in Malden, Massachusetts, died at W.Yarmouth, MA on April 1, 2004. Imogene lived most of her 90 years in Melrose, graduating from Melrose High School and Burdett Business School.She was a Volunteer in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, a Red Cross Nurse's Aide for almost 40 years, and a Melrose Hospital Volunteer for 22...
Miriam Newman
March 30, 2004
Mrs. Miriam (Russell) Newman, of East Sandwich, formerly of Melrose, died at Falmouth Hospital on March 30, 2004.Mrs. Newman was born in Melrose, daughter of the late Edward W. and Clara I. (Robinson) Russell. Mrs. Newman was a life-long resident of Melrose and for many years worked as a secretary in the Pathology Department at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mrs. Newman was...
Eugene J. Gene Bailot
March 21, 2004
Eugene J. "Gene" Bailot, 58, of Ipswich formerly of Melrose, a retired Manager for Tuckers Auto Parts in Melrose and Wakefield died Sunday March 21, 2004 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston after a lengthy illness. Gene was born in Melrose Dec. 21, 1945, son of the late Louis and Elizabeth (Martin) Bailot. He graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School, Melrose...
Barbara O'Leary
March 19, 2004
Barbara (Hussey) O'Leary, a life long resident of Melrose and retired secretary at Melrose High School died suddenly at home on Friday March 19, 2004.Barbara was born in Malden, October 8, 1924, daughter of the late Ruth (Cox) Hussey and Eugene R. Hussey. Barbara was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, 1942 and Simmons College. She was a...
Joe Tricca
March 13, 2004
Joe Tricca, 82 a 47 year resident of Melrose and retired Postal Clerk at Logan Airport died Saturday March 13, 2004 at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose.Joe was born in Boston, MA July 22, 1921, son of the late Adelina (DiGiovanni) Tricca and Joseph Tricca. Joe grew up in Everett, graduated from Everett High School and attended Northeastern University.Joe was...
Edward F. Sablock
March 12, 2004
Edward F. Sablock, 91, of Melrose, a retired truck mechanic for Hertz Auto died March 12, 2004 at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose.Edward was born in Clinton, MANovember 27, 1912, son of the late Peter and Frances (Ognewski) Sablock. Mr. Sablock grew up in Clinton, was a truck mechanic for over 35 years with Hertz Auto before retiring in 1976...
Constantine C. Mirageas
March 9, 2004
Constantine C. Mirageas, 76 of Malden, a retired Postal Clerk died March 9, 2004 at Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge after a brief illness.Mr. Mirageas was born and raised in Boston, and attended Boston Latin High School and also resided in Brookline.He was the son of the late Coula (Lempesis) and Christos C. Mirageas.Constantine served in the Navy during WWII and...
Eleanor Hurd
March 8, 2004
Eleanor Hurd, 89 a life long resident of Melrose, and a retired office manager for Endicott Trust in Boston died March 8, 2004 at the Melrose Care Center in Melrose.Eleanor was born in Melrose May 23, 1914, daughter of the late Harry B. Hurd and Lillian (Tufts) Hurd. Eleanor grew up in Melrose, graduated from Simmons College, 1936 and was...
Doris G. Swain
March 6, 2004
Doris G. Swain, 91 of Melrose, a homemaker, died March 6, 2004 at the Harborside Healthcare of Wakefield.Doris was born in Medford November 12, 1912, daughter of the late Arthur Contant and Cora (Dodge) Contant. She was a resident of Melrose for over 50 years. Doris was the wife of the late Kenneth W. Swain. Mother of Priscilla J. Swain...
Joseph E. Cosgrove
March 6, 2004
Joseph E. Cosgrove of Melrose died Saturday March 6, 2004 in Glenridge Nursing Care Center in Medford after a lengthy illness. Born in Malden, January 27, 1913, son of the late Joseph M. and Nora (Cotter0 Cosgrove. Mr. Cosgrove was a resident of Melrose for over 20 years and previously resided in Medford. He was a graduate of Boston College...
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...








