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Daniel Joseph Mcginley
November 18, 2019
Daniel Joseph McGinley, a resident of Perruel, Normandy, France, died on Monday, November 18, 2019, at the age of 72. Danny was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, one of three children of the late Patrick McGinley and Helen (Dugan) McGinley. Originally from Pennsylvania, he graduated from St. Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and from Penn State University. After...
Irene (Lutes) Pollock
November 15, 2019
Irene L. (Lutes) Pollock, resident of Arlington, and formerly longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Sunrise of Arlington.She was 93. Born in Old Town, Maine on October 24, 1926, Irene was the daughter of the late Walter and Jenny (nee Steves) Lutes.Irene grew up in Old Town and graduated from Old Town High School...
William W. Potter
November 10, 2019
Mr. William W. Potter, longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2019 at Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.He was 91. Born in Stoneham on September 18, 1928, Bill is one of four children of the late Wayne L. and Jetta (née Stevens) Potter.He grew up in Malden and Melrose, before settling in Wakefield. After High School,...
Marion E. (Ross) Perry
November 8, 2019
Marion E. (Ross) Perry, longtime resident of Wakefield, died on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington.She was 91. Born on September 30, 1928, in Medford, Marion was one of two children of the late Kenneth and Esther (Tamlyn) Ross.She grew up in Melrose, graduating from Melrose High School in 1946. She met and later married the late...
Marilyn A. (Liebermann) Mccomas
November 7, 2019
Marilyn A. McComas, of Chocorua, NH, and formerly longtime resident of Melrose, died on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at her home.She was 71. Born in Stoneham on May 16, 1948, Marilyn was one of four children of the late Walter F. and E. Olive (Thorp) Liebermann.She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.She attended design school, and...
Doreen E. Lam
November 3, 2019
Doreen E. (Shediac) Lam, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at age 72. Born in Boston on July 29, 1947, Doreen was the daughter of the late L. Arthur, and G. Ida (Forcillo) Shediac. She was raised in Somerville where she graduated from St. Joseph's High...
Dana F. Mccarthy
October 27, 2019
Dana F. McCarthy, resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on October 27, 2019.He was 49. Born in Melrose on July 18, 1970, Dana was one of three children of Lillian L. (Boulger) McCarthy and the late Francis H. McCarthy.He grew up in Melrose, graduating from Melrose High School in 1987. Above all else, Dana loved his family.When he wasn't working...
Lawrence G. Scott
October 22, 2019
Mr. Lawrence G. Scott, a longtime resident of Everett, passed away at home on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at age 74. He was the son of the late Robert G. Scott and Mary (Fields) Scott. Dear brother of the late Robert W. Scott. He is survived by several cousins. From 1965 to 1969, he served in the US Air Force...
Anna V. (Castellano) Farese
October 16, 2019
Anna V. (Castellano) Farese, of Stoneham, MA and formerly of Burlington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 89. Anna was born in Somerville on January 9, 1930, one of seven children of the late Salvatore Castellano and Mary (Carbone) DiPerna. She was raised in Somerville, where she graduated from Somerville High School, Class...
William C. Holmes
October 14, 2019
William C. Holmes known as "Bill" to friends and family, a resident of Cape Elizabeth, Maine passed away peacefully at Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth, NH on Monday, October 14, 2019, at age 77. Bill was born in Boston on February 22, 1942, the middle child of five children of the late John L. Holmes and Ruth B. (Mackay) Holmes. He...
Deborah Hadden Gray
September 25, 2019
Deborah Hadden Gray, resident of Melrose, passed away surrounded by family after a prolonged illness on Sept. 25, 2019, at age 55. Beloved wife of David J. Gray with whom she shared 20 years of marriage. Proud mother of William "Liam" H. Gray and Collin J. Gray. Adored daughter of Craig and Joan (Gill) Hadden of Barnard, VT, and daughter-in-law...
Elaine F. Erickson
September 17, 2019
Elaine F. (Theodore) Erickson, resident of Melrose, passed away at home on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at age 74. Born in Boston on December 6, 1944, she was one of six children of the late Nicholas Theodore and Michelina (D'India) DeRuosi and her late husband Peter. She was raised in East Boston where she met her husband, Thomas Erickson, and...
Donald A. Batson
September 12, 2019
Mr. Donald A. Batson, a resident of W. Newbury and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Newburyport on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at age 90. Born in Bath, Maine on April 3, 1929, Don was one of three sons of the late Linwood T. and Edna M. (Sprague) Batson. He was raised in Somerville where he graduated from Somerville...
Berton R. Wilson
September 12, 2019
Mr. Berton Wilson, lifelong resident of Melrose, died on Thursday, August 12, 2019 at the Dexter House in Malden.He was 90. Berton was born on July 25, 1929 in Melrose, one of three children of the late Joseph and Maude (Thurba) Wilson.He grew up in Melrose and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked as...
Beatrice Towner (Flagg) Wadland
September 9, 2019
Beatrice Towner (Flagg) Wadland, lifelong Melrose resident, died peacefully at the home of her daughter, Judy, in Wakefield on Monday September 9, 2019.She was 97. Born on February 12, 1922 in Melrose, Beatrice is one of two children of the late Arthur Samuel and Glenna Beatrice (Towner) Flagg.She graduated with the class of 1939 from Melrose High School, and attended...
David O. Thistle
September 6, 2019
David O. Thistle, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly on September 6, 2019. David was born in Melrose on February 23, 1950, one of two children of the late Oliver and Effie M. (Smith) Thistle.He was raised in Melrose where he graduated from Melrose High School in 1968. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving honorably in...
Doris J. (Scisinger) Deamicis
September 6, 2019
Mrs. Doris J. (Scisinger) DeAmicis, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2019, at age 94. Doris was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 6, 1925, daughter of the late Dewey E. Scisinger and Helen (Frasher) Perry. Raised in Mansfield, OH, she graduated from Mansfield High School, Class of 1943 and from Bowling Green University in...
Lillian Grace Ronan
September 5, 2019
Lillian Grace Ronan, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully in Malden on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at age 61. Lillian Grace was born in Malden on September 10, 1957, one of seven children of the late Leo J. Ronan and Lillian G. (MacMaster) Bardsley. She was raised in Malden where she graduated from Malden High School and received...
Marlene J. Catino
September 1, 2019
Marlene J. Catino, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge on Sunday, September 1, 2019, at age 71. Marlene was born on August 27, 1948, daughter of the late Andrew Catino, MD and Eva (Villella-Billie) Catino. Marlene enjoyed sports, especially watching the Boston Bruins and had an interest in politics. She loved going...
G. Fred Hayes
September 1, 2019
George F. "Fred" Hayes, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham.He was 84. Fred was born to the late George P. and Gertrude J. (Henderson) Hayes on October 2nd, 1934 in Medford.He grew up in Melrose graduating from Melrose High School in 1953. He went on to further...
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