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Gladys V. Vanamburg
January 30, 2003
Mrs. Gladys V. (Blanchard) VanAmburg (97) of Melrose died January 30, 2003 in the Guardian Center Nursing Home in Brockton. She was born January 23, 1906 in Franklin, NH, daughter of the late Walter E. and Mabel E. (Green) Blanchard. Mrs. VanAmburg worked many years as a secretary.She had lived in Melrose since 1994.Previously to that she had lived 23...
Glaister G. Salmon
January 30, 2003
Mr. Glaister B. Salmon of Melrose died January 30, 2003 at a local nursing home after a brief illness. He was born April 10, 1919 in Belfield, Jamaica, son of the late Joseph and Willeminea Salmon.He was a resident of Melrose for the past 30 years. He was a Maintenance Supervisor for Harvard University for several years until his retirement....
Florence H. Asplind
January 29, 2003
Mrs. Florence (Haskell) Asplind of Melrose died at home January 29, 2003. She was born January 19, 1911 in Stoneham, MA, daughter of the late Harry A. and Clara J. (White) Haskell. Mrs. Asplind was a long-time resident of Melrose.For many years she worked as a proof-reader for Acme Printing Co. in Medford. She was the wife of the late...
Robert Stumpf
January 25, 2003
Mr. Robert W. Stumpf of San Diego, CA, formerly of Wakefield, died January 25, 2003 in San Diego., CA. He was born July 8, 1938 in Boston, MA, son of the late Howard C. and Mary Louise (Flaherty) Stumpf. He worked as a chef for many years until his retirement. Brother of Barbara Harmon, Joanne Stretton, and Beverly Graham, all...
Arthur E. Hovey
January 22, 2003
Mr. Arthur E. Hovey, Jr. of Melrose died January 22, 2003 at the Radius Healthcare Center at Danvers. He was born March 5, 1910 in Suffern, NY, son of the late Arthur E. and Marie (Hall) Hovey. Mr. Hovey was a supervisor at Atlantic Gelatin in Woburn for many years until his retirement in 1973.He was a long-time active member...
Laura Rowe
January 22, 2003
Laura (Taylor) Rowe, 91, of South Paris, Maine a former longtime resident of Everett and Wakefield, MA, died at the Market Square Nursing Home, South Paris, Maine on Wednesday, January 22, 2003. She was born in Bristol's Hope, Newfoundland, CN on September 4, 1911, and was the daughter of the late John Dalton Taylor and Isabel (Adams) Taylor.She was a...
Hilda S. Creelman
January 21, 2003
Mrs. Hilda (Swett) Creelman of Melrose and Jaffrey, NH died suddenlyJanuary 21, 2003 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.. Mrs. Creelmanwas born in Melrose August 28, 1917, the daughter of the late Christine (Huntley) Swett and George W. Swett.She graduatedfrom Melrose High School, 1934 and Wellesley College, 1938. She was a member of the Melrose Highlands Congregational Church, Melrose Mothers Club, Kappa...
Eleanor R. Magnuson
January 16, 2003
Mrs. Eleanor (Rowe) Magnuson of Barnstable, MA, formerly of Reading and Melrose died peacefully January 16, 2003 at Wingate Nursing Home in Reading. She was born in Melrose on April 30, 1917 to the late Mildred and Arthur Rowe. A graduate of Wheelock College, Eleanor taught elementary school for a number of years before retiring to raise her family. She...
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