John W. Lawry
July 18, 2020
John W. Lawry, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2020 with his family by his side at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He was 95. Born in Dedham on October 28, 1924, John was one of two children of the late Clinton and Meta (Eisenhower) Lawry. He grew up in Melrose, attending Melrose High School before transferring...
Edwin H. Vickery
July 15, 2020
Edwin H. Vickery, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 with his family by his side. He was 99. Edwin was born on December 4, 1920 in Boston. He moved to Melrose in 1924 growing up with the Harrington's who became his family.He graduated from Melrose High School in 1938 and joined the United States Army...
Isabella V. (Lionetti) Tracy
July 15, 2020
Isabella V. (Lionetti) Tracy, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at age 88. Isabella was born on July 9, 1932 in Boston, daughter of the late Carmen and Teodora (Pierni) Lionetti. She was raised in Somerville where she graduated from Somerville High School, Class of 1949. Isabella worked at the Hostess Cupcake Factory...
Marjorie E. (Berube) Moore
July 10, 2020
Marjorie E. Moore, Of Wakefield, passed away onFriday, July 10, 2020, at age 73. Beloved wife of Michael D. Moore with whom she shared 53 years of marriage.Devoted mother of Daniel Moore and his wife Rebecca of Conover, NC, Michele Phillips and her husband Jay, and Stacy Wight and her husband Andrew both of Wakefield.Dear sister of Donna Hurley and...
Anthony Contarino
July 7, 2020
Anthony Contarino, resident of Saugus, formerly of Medford, passed away peacefully on TuesdayJuly 7, 2020, at age 69. He was preceded in death by mother Carolyn Cicoria Contarino, father Anthony and brother Joseph.Survived by brother Michael, sister-in-law Marie Elena Challabi, sister-in-law Linda Oliveira and her husband Manuel.Niece Marisa Nazareno, her husband Michael and their children Charlotte and Eli, nephew Anthony...
Robert C. Hong
July 6, 2020
Robert C. Hong, longtime Malden resident, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020.He was 96. Born on May 5, 1924 in Lynn, Robert is one of eight children of the late Chung and Tai Kwai (Ng) Hong.He grew up in Melrose and attended Melrose High School.While in school, Robert was drafted into the United States Army Air Corps during WWII, serving...
Frank S. Smith
June 23, 2020
Frank S. Smith, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at age 84. Born in Shelburne, Vermont, on July 12, 1935, Frank was the oldest of three children born to the late Rev. J. Lynwood Smith, Sr. and Jacqueline (Lanou) Smith. Raised and educated in Shelburne,...
Heather J. (Stewart) Flynn
June 22, 2020
Heather Jean (Stewart) Flynn, 53, passed on June 22, 2020 at her home in Andover, MA after a courageous, 18 year battle, with breast cancer. Heather was born in Lynn, MA on December 30, 1966 to Dale F. (Reilly) and R Kendall Stewart. She graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 1984. She earned a BFA in Illustration from the...
Leone Brownell Fagan
June 21, 2020
Leone Brownell Fagan, of Melrose, formerly of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at the Arnold House in Stoneham on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at age 100. Leone (Lee) was born in Newport, RI on December 22, 1919, one of two children of the late Charles T. Brownell and Amey Leone (Arnold) Brownell. She was raised in Newport where she...
Angela Albano
June 20, 2020
Angela Albano, resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at her home.She was 83. Born on December 5, 1936 in Boston, Angela is one of three children of the late Walter and Julia (Ripamonte) Albano. After graduating from Somerville High School, Angela attended MassArt in Boston. In later years, while...
Constance M. (Lee) Perry
June 13, 2020
Constance M. (Lee) Perry, a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at age 92. Constance was born in Stretford, England on February 16, 1928, the second oldest of seven children of the late Arthur and Gladys (Bradshaw) Lee. At the beginning of World War II, Connie and three...
Eleanor B. (Wolf) Hamer
June 4, 2020
Eleanor B. Hamer, died June 4, 2020, after living graciously with dementia for twelve years.She was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1925 to Bella and Samuel Wolf.She married Howard Hamer in September 1946 and settled in Long Branch, NJ where they raised their three children.In the early 1960s Eleanor fulfilled a life long dream to attend college and in 1968...
Robert G. Hughes
June 2, 2020
Robert G. Hughes, lifelong Melrose resident, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the Arnold House in Stoneham.He was 81. Born in Melrose on August 9, 1938, Bob was one of two children of the late George F. and Mary R. (nee Paterson) Hughes.He graduated from Melrose High School in 1956 and was an avid swimmer at the Melrose YMCA....
Malcolm H. "Mal" Allen
May 29, 2020
Malcolm H. "Mal" Allen, Jr., longtime Melrose resident, died peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2020, at Aberjona Nursing Center. He was 93. Born on July 13, 1926, in Portland Maine, Mal was one of two children of the late Malcolm H. and Dora E. (Oberg) Allen. Moving to Melrose with his family at the age of 6, Mal was more...
Virginia Shaw
May 28, 2020
Virginia Shaw, a resident of Melrose, formerly of Reading, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at age 97. Born on June 16, 1922, the daughter of the late Howard P. Isabelle (Metz) Shaw. Virginia worked for many years as a Banking Administrator in Boston. Virginia was a longtime, devoted and active member of Melrose Highlands...
Guy Russell "Rusty" Runge
May 26, 2020
Guy Russell "Rusty" Runge, a longtime resident of Melrose, died at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at age 83. Rusty was born in Reading on January 3, 1937, son of the late Carl "Chappie" Runge and Dorothy (Shattuck) Runge. A three-sport athlete, Rusty graduated from Reading High School and signed with the Boston Red...
Elaine L. (Donnelly) Mcdonald
May 26, 2020
Elaine L. (Donnelly) McDonald, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 after a brave fight against lung disease, at age 77. Elaine was born in Somerville on July 28, 1942, daughter of the late John P. and Eva (Zec) Donnelly. Faced with the unexpected loss of both of her parents at a...
Constance "Connie" Baumgartner
May 19, 2020
Constance "Connie" Baumgartner, longtime resident of Amesbury, and formerly of East Boston, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 with her family by her side.She was 88. Born in Boston on October 5, 1931, Connie was one of four children of the late Tom and Antonia (nee Famolare) Console.She grew up in Boston and got married to the late Philip...
Stephen R. Harris
May 18, 2020
Lt. Commander Stephen R. Harris, U.S. Navy (Ret.) a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the EN Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on Monday, May 18, 2020, at age 82. Stephen was born in Melrose on March 31, 1938, the son of the late Robert S. Harris and Eleanor L. (Van Buskirk) Harris. Stephen was raised in Melrose...
Theodora M. "Teddy" Costas
May 13, 2020
Theodora M. (Barlas) "Teddy" Costas, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at age 82. Theodora was born in Boston on August 28, 1937, one of three children of the late Michael Barlas and Sophie (Isogonis) Barlas. Married in 1955, Teddy enjoyed extensive travel within the United States...