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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...
Dorothy M. Robinson
May 19, 2003
Mrs. Dorothy M. (Rogers) Robinson of Brewsterdied May 19, 2003 in the Sea View Retreat Nursing Home in Rowley, MA. Mrs. Robinson was born September 21, 1915 in Munson, Alberta, Canada, daughter of the late John G. Rogers and Minnie (Watson) Rogers. Mrs. Robinson was a graduate of Simmons College.She had formerly lived in the communities of Melrose and Reading....
Dorothy B. Macnevin
May 11, 2003
Mrs. Dorothy B. (Rogers) MacNevin of Melrose died at theBear Hill Nursing Center, Wakefield on Sunday May 11, 2003 after a brief illness.Mrs. MacNevin was born in Barrington, Nova Scotia, daughter of the late Susan (Scott) Rogers and William Rogers. Mrs. MacNevin moved to Melrose in 1938 and was an avid bridge player and bowler.She was a former long time...
Jeru Bryant
May 9, 2003
Jeru' Bryant of Melrose died at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston May 9, 2003 after a brief illness. Jeru was born in Camden, NJ, and was raised in Philadelphia, PA. He was a Postal Clerk for many years at the South Station Postal Annex in Boston and had also worked for the Department of Defense. Jeru served in the...
Beatrice M. Cheever
May 8, 2003
Miss Beatrice M. Cheever of Melrose died Thursday, May 8, 2003 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was born in Melrose, daughter of David H. and Georgie (Larrabee) Cheever.She was a lifelong resident of Melrose.She graduated from Melrose High School in 1925.She attended the Posse Nissen School of Physical Education, graduating in 1928.She became certified in Physical Therapy at Boston City...
Florence G. Thompson
May 6, 2003
Miss Florence G. Thompson of Melrose died May 6, 2003 at the Lifecare Center of Stoneham after a brief illness. Miss Thompson was born September 9, 1908 in Malden, MA, daughter of the late Henry J. and Martha (Wood) Thompson. For many years she worked as a Dietitian.Miss Thompson was raised in Malden,graduated from the Malden High School andwas a...
Angelo G. Giammasi
May 5, 2003
Angelo G. Giammasi age 91, recently a new resident ofStoneham and formerly a long time resident of Hyde Park died May 5, 2003 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. Angelo was born November 11, 1911 in Boston, MA, son of the late Anthony and Raffaella (Lombardi) Giammasi. Angelo was a salesman for 35 years at the Sears Department Store...
Leonard T. Hanson
May 3, 2003
Mr. Hanson was born in Malden. Son of the late Godfrey and Eva (Anderson) Hanson. He was a resident of Melrose for most of his life and previously resided in Malden. He and his brothers were the owners and operators of Hanson Chevrolet Dealership in Malden for over 30 years until his retirement. He was a member of the Lynn...
Marjorie L. Chaffee
April 28, 2003
Mrs. Marjorie L. (Ziegler) Chaffee died April 28, 2003 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was born in Cleveland, OH daughter of the late William and Margaret (Leide) Ziegler. Mrs. Chaffee was a 57 year resident of Melrose.She was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Melrose and its Semi-circle.She was also a member of the Daughters of the...
Priscilla M. Williams
April 26, 2003
Mrs. Priscilla (Moore) Williams of Wakefield, formerly of Chestnut Hill, died Saturday, April 26,2003 in a local nursing home. Mrs. Williams was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Albert F. and Lillian D. (Olsen) Moore. Mrs. Williams was a long time resident of Melrose before moving to Reading and Londonderry,NH where she resided for 10 years. She was...
Lillian A. Mcintyre
April 26, 2003
Mrs. Lillian A. (O'Brien) McIntyre of Melrose died Saturday, April 26,2003 in a local nursing home after a lengthy illness. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, November 11,1910, daughter of the late Dennis and Margaret (Dwyer) O'Brien. She was a resident of Melrose for several years and previously resided in Chestnut Hill and Quincy. She worked for the Division of Employment Security...
Wallace R. Creelman
April 24, 2003
Mr. Wallace R. Creelman , former Turner Construction Company executive died on Thursday, April 24, 2003 at the age of 88. Born in Melrose son of the late William C. and Emma M. (McNeish) Creelman. Mr. Creelman was a graduate of Melrose High School Class of 1933, Tilton School Class of 1934 and Oxford School of Business Administration Class of...
Mildred L. Baldwin
April 20, 2003
Miss Mildred L. Baldwin, a life-long resident of Melrose, died April 20, 2003 at the Epoch Care Center in Melrose. Born December 12, 1908, in Melrose, MA, daughter of the late Frederick W. and Mary E. (Pratt) Baldwin. Miss Baldwin was a life-long resident of Melrose.She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Melrose.Among her many associations,...
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