Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...