William J. "Bill" Lamson
November 6, 2021
William J. "Bill" Lamson, longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away with his family by his side on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington. He was 71. Born in Malden on February 10, 1950, Bill is one of eight children of the late Harold and Genevieve (Quill) Lamson. He grew up in Melrose graduating from Melrose High School....
Francis J. "Frank" Connell
November 3, 2021
Francis J. "Frank" Connell, resident of Stoneham, and formerly longtime resident of Melrose, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 91. Born in Boston on April 23, 1930, Frank is a son of the late Francis J. and Mary L. (Perkins) Connell, Sr.He graduated from Charlestown High School and served honorably in the United States Air Force....
Gerard "Jerry" Edgar Smith
October 27, 2021
The Massachusetts State Lottery lost one of it's best customers on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Gerard Edgar "Jerry" Smith, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at age 65. Jerry was born in Salem on November 23, 1955, one of two children of the late Edgar Smith and Helen (Mackey) Smith. He was raised in Beverly...
David W. Robertson
October 21, 2021
David W. Robertson, lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at the Sawtelle Hospice Home in Reading.He was 74. Born in Stoneham on March 15, 1947, he was one of two children of the late Wayne L. and Doris (Shaw) Robertson.He grew up and lived in Melrose his entire life.He was a 1965 graduate of...
Rebecca "Becky" Kresovsky
October 21, 2021
Rebecca (Becky) Washburn Kresovsky, of Fort Myers, FL, was an interior designer, a life-long artist and friend to all. She passed away October 21, 2021 at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, MA, after a two year battle with advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma. Becky, a non-smoker, was heroically treated by the Thoracic and the Cardio Oncology teams of Mass...
Theodore "Ted" Wong
October 16, 2021
Theodore Wong, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at home on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at age 104. Theodore was born in Salem, MA on November 2, 1916, one of five children of the late Edward and Helen Wong. He graduated from English High School, Class of 1935, and Boston University, Class of 1939.On July 31, 1949, he was...
Katherine L. (Lyons) Holden
October 16, 2021
Katherine L. (Lyons) Holden, formerly of Reading, N. Reading, The Davenport Memorial Home in Malden and Sea View Retreat in Rowley passed away at Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport on October 16, 2021, at the age 94. Katherine was born on November 7, 1926 in Malden, one of five children of the late Katherine (Neal) and William Lyons. Raised in...
Lester H.N. "Bud" Burnham
October 15, 2021
Lester H. N. "Bud" Burnham, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at home on Friday, October 15, 2021 at age 82. Lester was born in Boston on March 21, 1939, the son of the late Judith A. (Nelson) and Harold W. Burnham. Known as "Bud," he was raised and educated in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School with...
Donna M. (Leonardis) Hawes
October 14, 2021
Donna M. (Leonardis) Hawes, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Winchester Hospital on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at age 72. Donna was born in Woburn on March 10, 1949, one of six children of the late Edmund and Conchetta (Gobbi) Leonardis. She was raised in Woburn where she graduated from Woburn High School. During her high school...
Gordon R. Parsons
October 10, 2021
Gordon R. Parsons, of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by family on October 10, 2021. 'Gordy' was the beloved husband of 58 years to Marilyn (Voss) Parsons; cherished and loving father to Sandra Rideout and her husband Nicholas of Melrose, and Lori Marcotte and her husband James of Reading. He was loving Papa to Francis Rideout and...
Richard G. Haffty
October 7, 2021
Richard G. Haffty, resident of Stoneham, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Winchester Hospital.He was 65. Born in Worcester, Richard was the son of George and Eliza Haffty.He grew up in Worcester and later moved to Holden.He attended UMass and graduated from Clark University with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration.He worked as an accountant at several...
Harold G. Fiebig
September 29, 2021
Harold G. Fiebig, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. He was 94. Harold was born in Steinkirchen, Germany, on January 3, 1927. Growing up on a farm, he developed a love of the animals, and the skills necessary to fix almost anything around the home. He...
James Oliver Buswell
September 28, 2021
American virtuoso violinist, conductor, Grammy nominated recording artist, and educator, James Buswell passed away on Tuesday, Sep 28, 2021 in Boston. He was 74. James Buswell first burst onto the music scene as the youngest soloist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at age seven. His musical career spanned almost 7 decades and included performances of over 100 violin concerti...
Robert M. Strickland
September 26, 2021
Robert M. Strickland, resident of Saugus, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 79. Born in Helena, Montana on April 8, 1942, Bob is one of two children of the late Maurice and Mary (Prebil) Strickland.Bob enlisted in the United States Marines being honorably discharged in 1968. After his time in the Marines, he attended and...
John Edwin Finigian
September 23, 2021
John Edwin Finigian, a resident of Monroe, North Carolina and formerly of Florida and Stoneham, Massachusetts died on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at age 58 after a long battle with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. John was born in Boston, MA on June 2, 1963, the son of the late Mary G. (Kelley) Finigian and Martin Finigian and stepson of Charlotte A. (Burns)...
Daniel D. Kelleher
September 22, 2021
Daniel D. Kelleher, Jr., longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He was 92. Born in Boston on August 26, 1929, Daniel is one of five children of the late Daniel D. and Theresa (Doherty) Kelleher, Sr. He grew up in Brookline, graduating from Brookline High School, where he played football, and ran...
James F. Thompson
September 15, 2021
James F. Thompson, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 85. Born in Melrose on March 2, 1936, James is the son of the late Archer F. And Wilna (Shaw) Thompson.He grew up in Melrose graduating from Melrose High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receiving a bachelor's...
Robert H. Petitjean
September 15, 2021
Robert H. Petitjean, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away surrounded by his family after courageously battling cancer on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 75. Born in Middlebury, Connecticut on August 2, 1946, Bob was one of two children of the late Robert and Gladys (Jessiman) Petitjean. He was raised in Middlebury, graduated from Woodbury High...
George C. Farraher
September 13, 2021
Mr. George C. Farraher, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at home in his sleep on Monday, September 13, 2021, at age 80. Born in Stoneham on May 8, 1941, George was one of three children of the late George P. Farraher and Frances I. (Robertson) Farraher. He was raised in Malden and graduated from St. Mary's High School...
Helen B. Ritchey
September 12, 2021
Helen B. Ritchey, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 12, 2021 at a N. Reading healthcare facility.She was 100. Born on October 21, 1920 in Chicago, Helen is one of two children of the late Boris and Nell (Ritchey) Demitroff.She grew up all over the south because her father was a professional...