Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas
Paul Arthur Blake
January 7, 2021
Paul Arthur Blake, at age 69, died at his Newburyport home, after a long battle with lung disease, on January 7, 2021. Paul was born on January 10, 1951 in Melrose, the son of the late Kenneth and Claire (Goggin) Blake. Paul was born on January 10, 1951 in Melrose, the son of the late Kenneth and Claire (Goggin) Blake....
Harold G. "Hal" Jacklin
January 6, 2021
Mr. Harold G. "Hal" Jacklin, Jr., a resident of Gloucester, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at age 87. Born on May 14, 1933 in Melrose, MA, he was the son of the late Harold G. Jacklin Sr. and Lillian E. (Sandberg) Jacklin.Harold was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, and received his...
Susan A. Tura
January 1, 2021
Susan A. "Susie" Tura, resident of Malden, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She was 66. Born in Malden on November 11, 1954, Susie is one of four children of the late Charles F. and Elizabeth A. (nee Wilson) Tura. Susie was the beloved wife of the late Bruce B. Culleton with whom...
Robert P. "Bobby" Giordano
January 1, 2021
Robert P. "Bobby" Giordano, longtime resident of Stoneham, passed away from complications of Covid-19 on January 1, 2021.He was 71. Born in Revere on February 18, 1949, Robert is one of two children of the late Pasquale and Victoria (Marchese) Giordano.He grew up for a short time in Chelsea before moving to Medford.He graduated from North Cambridge Catholic High School...
Robert G. "Bob" Stewart
December 20, 2020
Robert G. Stewart, a resident of Peabody, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at The Linden at Danvers on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at age 85. Robert was born in Woburn on June 6, 1935, one of five children of the late George and Doris (Bartlett) Stewart. He was raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School, and served...
Mary T. (Caruso) Mcbride
December 14, 2020
Mary T. (Caruso) McBride, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 92. Born on March 2, 1928 in Dorchester, Mary is one of 14 Children of the late Peter and Christina (Abundo) Caruso.She grew up in Dorchester, graduating from Dorchester High School for Girls.She met and later married her beloved John L....
Thomas M. Broderick
December 11, 2020
Thomas M. Broderick, a resident of Melrose, died peacefully after ten years of living and often laughing with early onset Alzheimer's on Friday, December 11, 2020, at age 59. Tom was born on November 19, 1961 into a large Irish family, one of seven children of Thomas and Kathleen (Gallagher) Broderick. He was raised in Allston, graduated from Matignon High...
Christopher O'Connor
December 9, 2020
Christopher O'Connor, a longtime resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at age 84. Chris was born in Somerville on February 27, 1936, one of three children of the late George and Catherine (Donovan) O'Connor. He was raised in Chelsea where he graduated from Chelsea High School. After high school, he entered the US...
James E. Murphy
December 9, 2020
James E. Murphy, Jr., a resident of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at age 52. Jim was born in Malden on June 6, 1968. He was raised in Melrose, but his family moved to Malden and he graduated from Malden High School in 1986. Jim served his country honorably...
Burton S. Glassman
December 7, 2020
Burton S. Glassman, a resident of Medford, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2020, at age 88. Born in Boston on November 16, 1932, Burton was one of two sons of the late George Glassman and Sarah (Goldwarg) Zeesman. He was raised and educated in Boston before entering the United States Army at age 18. Burt served as a Private...
Lawrence Belzarine
December 5, 2020
Lawrence Belzarine, a resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at a the Arnold House Nursing Home in Stoneham, at age 96. Born in Revere on January 21, 1924, Lawrence was one of two children of the late William A. and Rose A. (McBride) Belzarine.Raised in Malden, Larry graduated from Malden High School and Northeastern University...
Richard R. Sprowl
December 4, 2020
Richard R. Sprowl, resident of Lowell, passed away from complications of Covid-19 on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington.He was 69. Born in Lynn on September 6, 1951, Richard is one of three children of the late Richard A. and Hope (Wade) Sprowl.He grew up in Wakefield attending Wakefield High School.Richard joined the United...
Rolland Chung Hong
December 4, 2020
Rolland Chung Hong, long time resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 4, 2020.He was 92. Rolland was born on August 05, 1928 in Lynn Massachusetts to Chung Wai Hong and Tai Kwai (Ng) Hong Rolland attended school in Melrose until he was drafted during his senior year to serve as a medic during the Korean War, causing...
James R. Faro
December 4, 2020
James R. Faro, resident of Malden, formerly of Melrose and Saugus, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at a Medford healthcare facility on Friday, December 4, 2020.He was 88. Born in Winthrop on January 18, 1932, he one of six children of the late James and Antonietta (Bordinaro) Faro.He grew up in Winthrop graduating from Winthrop High...
Alexander C. Kant
December 1, 2020
Alexander C. Kant, longtime Melrose resident passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 81. Born in Boston on May 12, 1939, Al was the son of the late Edwin S. and Marion (Gile) Kant.He grew up in Melrose attending Melrose High School and graduating from Hebron Academy in Maine. Al went to Boston University receiving his...
Elsie D. Macdonald
November 29, 2020
Elsie D. (Swain) MacDonald, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on Sunday, November 29, 2020, at age 92. Elsie was born in Malden on October 29, 1928, one of four children of the late Thomas M. and Audrey R. (Kendrick) Swain. Raised and educated in Malden, she met her future husband, Ronald J. MacDonald, on...
Michelle M. (Trigilio) Camello
November 27, 2020
Michelle M. (Trigilio) Camello, a longtime resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully at D'Youville Life & Wellness Center in Lowell on Friday, November 27, 2020, at age 91. Michelle was born on August 23, 1929 in Lawrence, one of five children of the late Sebastiano and Concettina (Bongiorno) Trigilio. Raised and educated in Lawrence, she was married to Paul Camello...
Arthur D. Marcotti
November 22, 2020
Arthur D. Marcotti, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on November 22, 2020, at age 92. Arthur was born on June 16, 1928 in Somerville, one of five children of the late Chester and Ester (Pieroni) Marcotti. Raised in Somerville, he married fellow Somerville High graduate and high school sweetheart, Norma Gradone at St. Joseph's...
Ethelyn A. Gordon
November 21, 2020
Ethelyn A. Gordon, resident of Melrose, formerly of Everett, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2020 at Aberjona Health Care in Winchester.She was 92. Born in Lisbon New Hampshire on March 24, 1928, she is one of six children of the late Ray and Eda (Clough) Gordon. Ethelyn was the Assistant Vice President at Everett Savings Bank.She will be lovingly...
Ursula "Uschi" (Stoffel) Kullmann
November 17, 2020
Ursula "Uschi" (Stoffel) Kullmann, a lifelong educator and resident of Medford, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the age of 70 with family by her side. Uschi is survived by her children, Jens Kullmann and his wife Jane of Wilmington, Bernd Kullmann and his wife Sharon of Boston, and grandchildren Ellie, Henry, Abby, Zoey, and Emilia. Uschi was...