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Eda Kramer
November 10, 2025
On November 10, 2025, Eda's body freed her spirit in the same manner with which she lived - without struggle or complaint. Even during the hardest of times, she maintained an accepting nature and ease, flowing with life's forces as they came. Her steadfast faith in God provided comfort amid an ever-changing world.
Eda (Donatelli) Kramer was born September 15, 1937 in East Boston...
Roland "Rolly" Van Kavelaar
November 6, 2025
Roland D. Van Kavelaar, Jr., a resident of N. Reading and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. He was 74.
Born in Manchester, Connecticut, on February 26, 1951, Roland was one of four children of the late Roland D. Van Kavelaar Sr. and Janice (Visscher) Van Kavelaar....
John Croshaw
November 5, 2025
John Croshaw, a longtime resident of Malden and recently of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He was 89.
Born in Medford on April 12, 1936, John was one of two children of the late John and Gladys (Crosby) Croshaw. Raised in Malden, he graduated from Malden High School with the Class of 1955 and...
Joan L. Finamore
October 31, 2025
Joan L. (Livingston) Finamore, a long-time resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 31, 2025, at The Atrium at Drum Hill in Chelmsford. She was 92 years old.
Born in Stoneham on September 11, 1933, Joan was the cherished daughter of the late William B. and Hazel (Panarello) Livingston. She was raised and educated in Malden, where she graduated...
Pauline J. "Paula" Walsh
October 24, 2025
Pauline J. “Paula” Walsh, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 24, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 84.
Born in Melrose on June 30, 1941, Paula was the daughter of the late Everett and Marion (Stantial) Marston. A proud Melrose native, she graduated from Melrose High School and Tufts University before...
Robert A. Anderson, Sr.
October 24, 2025
Robert A. Anderson, Sr., a lifelong resident of Revere, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 24, 2025, at Melrose Wakefield Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was 83.
Born and raised in Revere, Robert was one of fifteen children of the late Jacob and Abigail (Samuels) Anderson. Growing up in a large and close family, he learned early the values...
Pauline M. Buszkiewicz
October 21, 2025
Pauline M. Buszkiewicz, of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 75.
Born on January 5, 1950, in Lawrence, MA, Pauline was the eldest of four children of the late Anthony and Vincenza (Lomastro) Kowalewski. Pauline was the devoted mother of James Buszkiewicz and his wife Laura Bicknell of...
Shirley M. Hayes
October 21, 2025
Shirley M. (Glass) Hayes, a longtime resident of Melrose and dedicated nurse, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, with her loving daughter by her side. She was 93.
Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on September 27, 1932, Shirley was one of four children of the late John G. and Wilhemina M. (Cargill) Glass. Raised along the seacoast,...
Linda L. Dias
October 16, 2025
Linda L. (Loring) Dias, of Peabody, formerly of Stoneham and Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Care One at Peabody. She was 86.
Linda was born on October 3, 1939, in Chelsea, one of two children of the late Eugene and Betty (Daymond) Loring. She grew up in both Chelsea and Melrose, where she graduated from Melrose High School, Class...
Susan L. Knox
October 14, 2025
Susan L. Knox, of Winchester, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Elmhurst Healthcare Center in Melrose. She was 86.
Susan was born on January 11, 1939, in Boston, one of two children of the late Charles E. and Alma Lucile (Griffitts) Knox. Born with semi-paralysis, she did not let her disability define her. She grew up in...
Donald E. Bremberg
October 13, 2025
Donald E. “Don” Bremberg, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 13, 2025, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was 78.
Born in Everett on September 12, 1947, Don was one of two sons of the late Lars Harry and Hilda D. (Erikson) Bremberg. Raised in Melrose, he attended Ripley Elementary School, where he...
Elizabeth G. Thoenen
October 12, 2025
Elizabeth Gardner Thoenen, known to friends and family as Beth, died early Sunday morning, 12 October, at the age of 64. A resident of Malden, Massachusetts, Beth was born on July 4, 1961, in New York City to Gardner Smith Thoenen and Diana Buck Thoenen. She grew up in Rye, New York.
Beth attended Swarthmore College from 1979 to 1983, where...
Ann Magiera-Barger
October 11, 2025
Ann L. Magiera-Barger passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 11, 2025. She was 95 years old.
Born in Pittsfield to the late Carmella Mondanaro and Charles H. Sharpe on July 7, 1930, Ann had three brothers, Charles, Donald, Francis, and a sister, Marion Lynch. All are predeceased.
Ann earned a diploma from Holyoke Evening High School in 1949 and had a successful...
Barbara V. Bradley
October 11, 2025
Barbara Virginia (Flammia) Bradley, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family at home on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at age 86.
Barbara was born on July 9, 1939, of the late Antonio Flammia and Frances V. (Pierce) Flammia and brother to Anthony R. Flammia.
Barbara was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend who lived her life...
Barbara Hussey
October 4, 2025
Barbara J. Hussey, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Somerville, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at age 87.
Barbara was born on December 8, 1937 in Hartford, CT. She grew up in Holyoke and graduated from Holyoke High School before earning her nursing degree from Youville Nursing School in Cambridge.
A natural caregiver, Barbara dedicated her...
Evelyn T. Landry
September 21, 2025
Evelyn T. (Hart) Landry, of Saugus, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at the age of 92.
Born on May 27, 1933, in Lawrence, Evelyn was one of two children of the late John and Anna (Wilde) Hart. Evelyn grew up in Lawrence and was a proud graduate of St. Patrick's...
Thomas Stanley
September 18, 2025
Thomas Stanley, of North Reading, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at age 81. He was the devoted husband of 59 years to Sandra V. (Soule) Stanley and loving father to Debra (Stanley) Finn.
Tom was born on August 18, 1944 in Malden, to the late Thomas and Nellie Stanley. He grew up in...
Janet E. McKenney
September 15, 2025
Janet E. McKenney, a resident of Topsfield, formerly of Saugus, passed away at home on Monday, September 15, 2025, at age 80.
Janet was born in Chelsea on December 7, 1944, one of three children of the late Walter Pearson and Eleanor (Gill) Pearson. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, and married Gordon S. McKenney Jr. in...
Sally W. Frank
September 11, 2025
Sally Wallace Frank of Malden, MA passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025. She was 88 years of age. Born in and raised in Needham, MA, the daughter of Mary Stigler and Barton Stuart Wallace, Sally graduated from Needham High School in the class of 1955. She spent most of her adult life in Melrose, MA, where she raised her family.
She...
Elizabeth M. Faherty
September 8, 2025
Elizabeth M. Faherty, a resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, September 8, 2025, at age 68.
Elizabeth was born in Boston on November 16, 1956, one of two children of the late Eugenia (Hanlon) and Robert E. Faherty. Raised in South Boston, she attended St. Brigid School where she graduated from High School. She moved to Melrose...
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