Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Robert H. Whittier

Robert H. Whittier

January 28, 2022

Robert H. Whittier, longtime Melrose resident and current longest service Active-Duty Massachusetts State Trooper, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 with his family by his side.He was 71. Born on July 25, 1950, Bob was one of three children of the late Robert M. and Margaret L. (Beers) Whittier.Bob graduated from the University of Maine in 1973, and then...

Ralph S. Archibald

Ralph S. Archibald

January 27, 2022

Ralph S. Archibald, formerly of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022.He was 97. Born in Malden on May 6, 1924, Ralph was one of three children of the late Henry C. and Helen (Strong) Archibald.Ralph grew up in Dover, New Hampshire and graduated from Dover High School where he enjoyed playing the trombone in the High School Band....

Joseph P. Canova

Joseph P. Canova

January 26, 2022

Joseph P. Canova, resident of Saugus, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at a Danvers healthcare facility.He was 89. Born on September 25, 1932 in Belmont, Joe was one of eight children of the late Joseph M. and Augustina (Landino) Canova.Joe grew up in South Boston and graduated from South Boston High School.Joe served in the US Army stateside...

Judith A. "Judy" Tierno

Judith A. "Judy" Tierno

January 23, 2022

Judith A. (Laskey) "Judy" Tierno, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at age 82. Judy was born in Melrose on March 19, 1939, the daughter of the late Elroy Laskey and Kate Anne (Wheeler) Laskey. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1957, and always...

Delma G. Harrington

Delma G. Harrington

January 22, 2022

Delma G. Harrington, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at The Elmhurst in Melrose on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at age 99. Delma was born in Melrose on March 4, 1922, one of three children of the late Gerald E. Harrington and Nilda (Lantz) Harrington. Delma worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. for 45 years as Assistant Manager....

Margaret L. "Peg" Scott

Margaret L. "Peg" Scott

January 21, 2022

Margaret L. (Hayman) "Peg" Scott, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Wakefield Center on Friday, January 21, 2022, at age 95. Born in Chelsea on March 31, 1926, she was the daughter of Scottish natives, the late James Hayman and Nellie (Macgregor) Hayman. Due to complications at birth, Margaret was born with limited vision. Beginning at the...

Donna (Lenihan) Gouthro

Donna (Lenihan) Gouthro

January 16, 2022

Donna Gouthro, resident of Melrose and formerly of Merrimack, N.H., passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Melrose Wakefield Hospital.She was 77. Born in Lynn on November 23, 1944, Donna was one of four children of the late William and Margaret (Beaton) Lenihan.She grew up in Lynn and graduated from St. Mary's High School, then Salem State College, and...

Edward 'Ted' Bockley

Edward 'Ted' Bockley

January 15, 2022

Mr. Edward 'Ted' Bockley Sr., Of Medford, died on Saturday, January 15, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was 86. Beloved husband of Helen (Newman) Bockley with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Devoted father of Dennis Newman (Marie) of Reading, Dorothy Newman-Burke (David) of Medford, Edward Bockley Jr. (Robin) of Lynn, Erich Bockley (Lisa) of North Reading, Laura...

Eileen B. (Monahan) Leblanc

Eileen B. (Monahan) Leblanc

January 14, 2022

Eileen B. (Monahan) LeBlanc, longtime resident of Malden and Peabody, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022.She was 94. Born in Somerville on July 15, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Ellen (McCarthy) Monahan.She grew up in the Charlestown area. Family and friends were the most important thing to Eileen.She adored her beloved husband Richard and...

Joann Koulouris Sparks

Joann Koulouris Sparks

January 13, 2022

Mrs. JoAnn Koulouris Sparks died Thursday, January 13, 2022 in Beverly Hospital. She was 66. JoAnn was born on April 22, 1955 in Melrose MA, a daughter of Greek immigrants, George and Ethel (Scruftis) Koulouris. Raised in Wakefield, she graduated from Wakefield High School and later earned her Bachelor's degree from UMass as well as earned her Masters in Education....

Malcolm B. Bayliss

Malcolm B. Bayliss

January 12, 2022

Malcolm Briggs Bayliss died peacefully in his sleep at home on January 12 at the age of 93 after a period of declining health. Barbara, his loving wife of 69 years, was at his side. He was born in 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, to Helen Shipman Bayliss and Donald Bayliss.Raised in El Paso, Texas, he returned east to attend...

Frances Lotardo

Frances Lotardo

January 12, 2022

Ms. Frances (Crisano) Lotardo, of Melrose, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Genesis Healthcare | Wakefield Center. She was 85. Frances was born on September 11, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, one of fourteen children to the late Gennaro and Anna (Chindemi) Crisano. Raised in Brooklyn.While in Brooklyn she worked as a switchboard operator at Beth Israel Medical Center before...

Gilbert "Gil" Gauch

Gilbert "Gil" Gauch

January 12, 2022

Gilbert "Gil" Gauch, resident of Melrose passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at his home. He was 87. Gil was born on February 6, 1934 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the younger of two sons of the late John R. (Ray) and Florence (Masterson) Gauch. He grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island and graduated from Lockwood High School...

Michael Miller

Michael Miller

January 11, 2022

Michael Miller, a long-time resident of Lynn, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Born in Cambridge on January 2, 1964, Michael was the son of Irving Miller and his wife Nancy of Woburn and Marilyn Straight (Miller) and her husband Clark of Lynn. Michael was raised in Melrose.Attended Melrose Schools.He made many friends during those days that he...

Remigio A. Capan

Remigio A. Capan

January 11, 2022

Remigio Acbang Capan, devoted family man, life-long tennis fan and engineer, peacefully died on Tuesday, January 11th, 2022. Remigio Acbang Capan was born on October 1st, 1943 in the beautiful, oceanside town of Lian, Batangas, Philippines to Julian Capan and Carmen (Acbang) Capan.He was the third of four children.Growing up in the Philippines, Remigio loved playing sports, especially basketball and...

Alan H. Sachs

Alan H. Sachs

January 8, 2022

Alan H. Sachs, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Winchester Hospital, at age 76. Born in Boston on September 22, 1945, Alan was a son of the late Samuel and Anna (Weisberg) Sachs. Intelligent and hard working, Alan received a Master's Degree in Education and became a Boston Public School Teacher. He...

Kathleen A. (Denish) Mattei

Kathleen A. (Denish) Mattei

January 6, 2022

Kathleen A. (Denish) Mattei passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on January 6, 2022. She is predeceased by her husband Pasquale (Rick) Mattei and her parents Lawrence and Barbara (Faucher) Denish. Kathy was a graduate of Everett High School Class of '69. She worked for over 25 years as a nurse's aide at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett....

Norma A. (Gillis) Riley

Norma A. (Gillis) Riley

January 1, 2022

Norma A. (Gillis) Riley, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Born in Revere, Norma is one of five children of the late John and Mildred (Houston) Gillis.She grew up in Malden and graduated from Cheverus High School in 1960. As a young girl, she enjoyed spending time with her friends.She also...

Joseph Ingemi, Sr.

Joseph Ingemi, Sr.

December 30, 2021

Joseph Ingemi, Sr., resident of Peabody, and formerly of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. He was 85. Born in Salem on March 19, 1936, Joe was one of two children of the late Carlo and Concetta (Puleo) Ingemi. He grew up in Salem and graduated from SalemHigh School. He joined the...

Daniels G. Lesaffre

Daniels G. Lesaffre

December 26, 2021

Daniels G. LeSaffre, a longtime resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, December 26, 2021, at age 78. Daniels was born in Melrose on December 12, 1943, one of six children of the late Robert C. LeSaffre and Anna M. (Carothers) LeSaffre. Raised in Melrose, he graduated from Newman Preparatory School in Boston and from Merrimack...