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John C. "Jack" Twomey
December 31, 2018
Lt. Col. John C. "Jack" Twomey, Jr., a resident of Melrose, passed away at home peacefully and unexpectedly on Monday, December 31, 2018, at age 63. Jack was born in Boston on April 1, 1955, one of two children of John C. Twomey, Sr. and Katherine (Mahoney) Twomey. He was raised in Reading and graduated from Austin Preparatory School, Class...
David P. Jenney
December 30, 2018
David P. Jenney, 79, of Melrose, formerly of Reading, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Seaview Retreat in Rowley. David was born on January 19, 1939 in North Reading to Kenneth and Margaret (Dulong) Jenney.David grew up in Reading, graduating from Reading High School, Class of 1957.While in school, David acquired a love of sports, and excelled...
Barbara E. (Elliott) Charlton
December 26, 2018
Barbara E. (Elliott) Charlton, longtime resident of Melrose, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at her home.She was 91. Barbara was born in Arlington Massachusettson March 16, 1927, one of five children of the late Claude V. and Beatrice (Ramsay) Elliott.She grew up in Arlington, graduated from Arlington High School, and then graduated from Katharine Gibbs College in Boston. In her...
Harold D. "Harry" Clark
December 25, 2018
Harold D. Clark, Jr. passed from this earth on December 25, 2018. He left us as he livedkindly, gently, and full of love.He will remain in our hearts forever. We can honor him by seeking to live up to his standards: deep love for family and friends, perennial interest in and respect for people of all types, pleasure in museums...
Pauline "Polly" Porter
December 22, 2018
Pauline "Polly" Porter, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Chelmsford, at age 93. Pauline was born in Melrose, one of five children of the late William and Lillian (Ricker) Porter. She was raised in Melrose where she graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1943. Polly worked in...
Barbara "Betty" Shea
December 18, 2018
Mrs. Barbara M. (LaFave) "Betty" Shea, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose Healthcare on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at age 94. Born on October 2, 1924, she was one of two children of the late Frederick R. LaFave and Bertha M. (Von Schoppe) LaFave. She worked as an administrative secretary at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital for over 30...
Robert A. Pigeon
December 11, 2018
Robert A. Pigeon, a longtime Melrose resident, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.He was 66. Born on August 22, 1952 in Winthrop, Bob was one of six children of the late Ernest W. and Ruth M. (Luke) Pigeon.Bob was raised in Melrose where he graduated from Melrose High School and received his Bachelor's...
Marilyn J. (Hamilton) Stiles
December 9, 2018
Marilyn J. (Hamilton) Stiles, of Norton, formerly of Harwich and Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Wingate of Norton, at age 90. Born on September 6, 1928 in Stoneham, Marilyn was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Mary (Bucci) Hamilton. She was raised on Slayton Road in Melrose and enjoyed playing softball at Melrose...
Marion V. (Snow) Taylor
December 9, 2018
Marion V. (Snow) Taylor, of Melrose passed away at home surrounded by family on Dec. 9, 2018, at age 95. Marion was born in Newfoundland Canada on November 26, 1923, one of ten children of the late William and May (French) Snow. Marion loved her family dearly.Time spent with her husband Val and her children was cherished.Around the house, Marion...
E. Charlotte Pfizenmayer
December 8, 2018
Charlotte Pfizenmayer, resident of Melrose, and formerly of Hollywood, Florida, died peacefully on Saturday, December 8, 2018.She was 102. Charlotte was born on May 31, 1916 in Queens New York, one of two children of the late Frederick W. and Edna (Wilson) Pfizenmayer. Charlotte grew up in Woodhaven and Hollis, New York.She graduated from Hemstead High School in New York,...
Rev. Patrick J. Kelly
December 6, 2018
Rev. Patrick J. Kelly, a kind and humble priest for 70 years in the Archdiocese of Boston, passed away peacefully in Boston on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at age 94. Fr. Pat was born in Boston on April 3, 1924, one of two children of the late Patrick J. Kelly and Margaret (Mitchell) Kelly. He was raised in Brookline, where...
Nancy A. (Brooks) Sassone
December 6, 2018
Nancy A. (Brooks) Sassone, of Melrose, and formerly of South Boston, died peacefully on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at her home.She was 73. Nancy was born on September 8, 1945 in Quincy, one of nine children of the late George W. and Alice Marie (Culkin) Brooks.She grew up in South Boston and graduated from South Boston High School in 1963....
Jonathan P. Simpson
November 30, 2018
Jonathan P. Simpson, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Daniels House in Reading, at age 77. Born in Winchester on November 10, 1941, he was one of four children of the late Raymond and Lorna (Pratt) Simpson. Raised in Lynnfield, he graduated from Wakefield High School, Class of 1959, and from...
Barry L. Blackwell
November 29, 2018
Barry L. Blackwell, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family at home on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at age 77. Barry was born in Burlington, Vermont on March 21, 1941, one of two sons of the late Alice C. (Story) and Irving W. Blackwell. Raised on a dairy farm on the edge of...
Walter L. Coffin
November 20, 2018
Walter L. Coffin, longtime Melrose resident, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.He was 85. Walter was born in Melrose on September 4, 1933, one of two children of the late Vaughn A. Coffin, Sr., and Ila (MacKey) Coffin.He grew up in Melrose, and enjoyed going swimming at Ell Pond, and walking through...
Kenneth Forbes
November 13, 2018
Kenneth Forbes, of Newton, New Hampshire, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at age 58. Born in Malden on November 28, 1959, Ken was one of four sons. He was raised in Andover where he graduated from Andover High School. A hard working man, Ken was employed as a truck driver for Lily Corp. for many years. Ken...
William S. "Bill" Kennedy
November 5, 2018
William S. "Bill" Kennedy, Sr., lifelong Melrose resident, died peacefully on Monday, November 5, 2018 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton.He was 85. Bill was born in Medford on July 13, 1933, one of two children of the late Stanford and Grace M. (Bratten) Kennedy.He was raised in Melrose, and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1951. After...
Janet L. (Miner) Benard
November 2, 2018
Mrs. Janet L. (Miner) Benard, a resident of Wilmington, passed away peacefully at Mass General Hospital on Friday, November 2, 2018, at age 64. Born on November 7, 1953 in Stoneham, Janet was one of four children of the late Walter C. Miner and Lucy A. (Hermann) Miner.Raised in Melrose, Janet was a freshman at Melrose High School when she...
Shirley A. (Holmes) Anastas
October 31, 2018
Mrs. Shirley A. (Holmes) Anastas, of Peabody and formerly longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Brooksby Village on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at age 79. Shirley was born on January 26, 1939 in Boston, one of five children of the late John L. Holmes and Ruth B. (Mackay) Holmes. She was raised and educated in Brighton and graduated...
Warren C. Clark
October 26, 2018
Warren Chase Clark, lifelong resident of Melrose, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 26, 2018.He was 68. Warren was born in Melrose on February 9, 1950, one of four children of Elinor B. (Bickford) Clark, and the late Glenn G. Clark. Warren grew up in Melrose, and graduated from Melrose High School.He went on to work for the City of Melrose...
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