Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

William B. "Bill" Lang

William B. "Bill" Lang

November 17, 2020

William B. "Bill" Lang, resident of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday November 17, 2020 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 76 years old. Born in Malden on March 8, 1944, Bill was one of 6 children of the late Bertil G and Annie E. ((Hamilton) Lang. He grew up in Dorchester and graduated from South Boston High School. Bill met...

John W. "Jack" Beck

John W. "Jack" Beck

November 17, 2020

John W. Beck, Jr. resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at his home.He was 74. Born on March 2, 1946 in Cambridge, Jack (as he was called) is one of three children of the late John W. and Mary (Ehler) Beck, Sr.He grew up in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High and Latin. He...

Ruth E. (Traniello) Dolaher

Ruth E. (Traniello) Dolaher

November 14, 2020

Ruth E. (Traniello) Dolaher, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at age 82. Ruth was born in Malden on December 7, 1937, one of three children of the late Mario and Blanche (Gooby) Traniello. Raised and educated in Somerville, Ruth was married on October 11, 1959 to...

Ralph M. Leavy

Ralph M. Leavy

November 9, 2020

Ralph M. Leavy, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Bear Hill Nursing Center on Monday, November 9, 2020 at age 92. Ralph was born on July 29, 1928 in Melrose, son of the late Frederick Leavy and Oda (Goodwin) Leavy. After graduating from Melrose High School, Ralph enlisted in the United States Army at the age of...

Leslie A. Scovelle

Leslie A. Scovelle

October 30, 2020

Leslie A. (Powell) Scovelle, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2020 with her loving family by her side.She was 79. Born in Malden on May 4, 1941, Leslie was one of four children of the late Charles and Dorothy (Coakley) Powell.Leslie grew up in Malden and in her youth enjoyed spending time with her girlfriends, dancing...

Ann E. (Taggart) "Mimi" Haddock

Ann E. (Taggart) "Mimi" Haddock

October 24, 2020

Ann E. "Mimi" Haddock, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 96. Born in Melrose on August 19, 1924, one of three children of the late Curtis and Thelma (Bridges) Taggart. Ann grew up in Medford graduating from Medford High School in 1940 and Middlebury College in 1943 with a...

Anna T. Fantasia

Anna T. Fantasia

October 15, 2020

Anna T. (Griffith) Fantasia, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at age 88. Anna was born on April 1, 1932, one of three daughters of the late Harold and Mary Griffith. Raised and educated in Malden, she was married to Manuel E. Fantasia and bought their first...

June (Graves) Amazeen

June (Graves) Amazeen

October 13, 2020

Nettie June (Graves) Amazeen, a resident of Lowell, formerly 73-year resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at age 97. June was born in Malden on July 10, 1923, one of nine children of the late Ernest R. Graves and Elsie (Parsons) Babcock. She was raised in Melrose where she graduated from Melrose High School. After the...

Joseph Alcine "Al" Robichaud

Joseph Alcine "Al" Robichaud

October 11, 2020

J. Alcine "Al" Robichaud, longtime of Saugus, and Past Commodore & lifelong member of the Winthrop Yacht Club, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at the Brudnick Center for Living, at age 88. Al was born in Meteghan Centre, Nova Scotia on December 11, 1931, one of 10 children of the late Bernard and Cecile (Gaudet) Robichaud. Raised...

Mary R. "Bobbie" Carroll

Mary R. "Bobbie" Carroll

October 10, 2020

Mary R. "Bobbie" Carroll, of Wilmington and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 10, 2020.She was 93. Born on July 12, 1927 in Malden, Bobbie was the youngest of fifteen children of the late Robert and Rhoda (Grover) Carroll.She graduated from Malden High School and received her bachelor and master's degree from Boston College. A woman who...

Loretta A. (Patula) Keohan

Loretta A. (Patula) Keohan

October 10, 2020

Loretta A. (Patula) Keohan, a longtime resident of Melrose passed away at her home on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the age of 88. Loretta was born a Coal Miners daughter on November 17, 1931, in Thomas Mills PA to the late Thomas F. and Edna E. (Shick) Patula.She graduated in 1949 from Conemaugh Township H. S. and worked in...

Civita "Tina" Cavicchio

Civita "Tina" Cavicchio

October 5, 2020

Civita "Tina" Cavicchio, longtime Melrose Resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2020 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield.She was 107. Born on November 5, 1912 in Somerville, she is one of seven children of the late Anthony and Rose (Mitrano) Bertocci.At the age of eight, she and the family moved back to the homestead in Italy until she...

Paul F. Lassiter

Paul F. Lassiter

October 3, 2020

Paul F. Lassiter, a 50 year resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, at age 79. Paul was born on December 22, 1940, one of four children of the late Atlas and Jeanette (Day) Lassiter. He was raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School as a three-sport letterman and enlisted in the US...

Edna G. (Duggan) Lafarge

Edna G. (Duggan) Lafarge

October 1, 2020

Edna G. (Duggan) LaFarge, of Melrose formerly longtime of Malden, at the age of 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Edna was born and raised in Somerville where she met and married her high school sweetheart Leo. They moved to Malden and raised their 5 daughters. Over the next 47 years of...

Richard S. Taylor

Richard S. Taylor

September 26, 2020

Richard S. Taylor, long time Melrose resident, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Winchester Hospital. He was 91. Richard was born on November 3, 1928 in Boston, the son of the late Harry and Lillian (Rothberg) Taylor.He was raised by his grandmother Celia Salzberger in West Roxbury.He attended Bridgton Academy and graduated in 1947. He joined the United...

Sean P. Brosnan

Sean P. Brosnan

September 24, 2020

Sean P. Brosnan, a resident of Andover, passed away unexpectedly at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at age 57. Sean was born in Worcester on December 15, 1962. He graduated from Burncoat High School in Worcester, and from UMASS-Amherst. Sean was married to Lori Rice on September 23, 1989 and they lived in Littleton before...

Stephanie M. Messina

Stephanie M. Messina

September 19, 2020

Stephanie M. Messina, a resident of Boston and formerly of Newton, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital at age 67. Stephanie was born in Newton on June 3, 1953, and raised in Newton. She graduated from Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, received her BA in History from Boston College, a Master's in...

Donald F. Thayer

Donald F. Thayer

September 17, 2020

Donald F. Thayer, a resident of Derry, New Hampshire, formerly longtime resident of Melrose and Stoneham, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Parkland Medical Center on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at age 90. Donald Thayer was born in Arlington on November 19, 1929, son of the late Donald F. and Helen L. (Jeff) Thayer. He was raised...

Sandra (Perkins) Hamilton

Sandra (Perkins) Hamilton

September 16, 2020

Sandra (Perkins) Hamilton age 84 long time resident of Melrose, passed away on September 16, 2020 peacefully in her home. Born on August 20, 1936, in Melrose, Sandy was the daughter of the late Leonard Perkins and Margaret (Latty) Perkins Taylor. Raised in Melrose Sandy graduated from Melrose High School in 1955. Her Family and faith were the center of...

Genevieve Y. Dicarlo

Genevieve Y. Dicarlo

September 16, 2020

Genevieve Y. (Longo) DiCarlo of Melrose passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 16, 2020 at the High Pointe Hospice House, at the age of 97. Genevieve was born on April 14, 1923 in Boston, one of six children of the late Joseph and Rose (Camelia) Longo. From an early age, she loved and had a knack for patterns and figures....