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Philip D. "Phil" Wetherbee
June 2, 2018
Philip D. "Phil" Wetherbee, 65, of Hampton, NH, died suddenly on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at his home. Phil was born on August 20, 1952 in Melrose, one of three children ofthe late Alfred and Elizabeth (Churchey) Wetherbee. Phil grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1970, where he excelled in sports, particularly, wrestling and soccer.He...
William F. Mokeler
June 1, 2018
William F. Mokeler, Jr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 1, 2018 at the Dexter House in Malden, at age 76. Born in Boston, on April 18, 1942, he was the son of the late William F. Mokeler and Mary Hilda Mokeler. He was raised in Revere where he graduated from Revere High School. Bill...
Alexander L. Johnston
May 30, 2018
Alexander L. Johnston, longtime Melrose resident, died Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington.He was 85. Alexander was born in Glasgow Scotland on March 14, 1933, one of two children of the late Henry and Isabella (Storrar) Johnston.He grew up in Dennistoun Glasgow, where he enjoyed playing soccer, and graduated from the White Hill Secondary School.He joined the...
Edward P. "Eddie" Kelley
May 25, 2018
Edward P. "Eddie" Kelley, age 53, President of Kirkwood Printing Co., and a resident of Boxford, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 25, 2018 at his home with his family by his side. Eddie was born on August 13, 1964 in Melrose, one of three children of Catherine (Canzano) Kelley and the late Charles O. Kelley.He grew up in Melrose...
Sze Kee Yee
May 25, 2018
Sze Kee Yee, a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 25, 2018, at age 74. Kee was born in Canton, China on December 9, 1943. Married to Li Fang Chen in 1973, Kee immigrated to the United States in 1979 to start a life for his family. He began working...
Susan D. (Allen) "Dixie" Clark
May 20, 2018
Susan D. (Allen) "Dixie" Clark, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 20, 2018 after a long battle with cancer at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. She lived 80 full years of life. Born on June 23, 1937 in Melrose, she was one of three children of the late Ralph W. Allen and Helen...
Rhoda H. (Churchill) Schermerhorn
May 16, 2018
Rhoda H. (Churchill) Schermerhorn, longtime Melrose resident, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at the age of 90. Rhoda was born on June 21, 1927 in Troy, NY., the only child of Randolph P. and Hope E. (Young) Churchill.At a young age, her family moved to Melrose Massachusetts, where she grew up.She graduated from Cushing Academy in...
G. Dana Bill
May 16, 2018
G. Dana Bill, a longtime resident of Boxford, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody, at age 92. Dana was born in Boston on May 6, 1926, one of two children of the late George Dana Bill and Bertha (Wood) Bill. Raised in Malden, Dana was a...
Jean B. (Barnard) Corliss
May 13, 2018
Jean B. (Barnard) Corliss, resident of Melrose and Wakefield, died peacefully on Sunday, May 13, 2018 in her home at Brightview in Wakefield. Jean was born on June 17, 1921 in Everett, one of three children of the late Bradford and Pearl (McGinnis) Barnard. Jean is the beloved wife of the late Richard F. Corliss. Devoted mother of Janet C....
Angelo R. D'Ambrosio
April 29, 2018
Angelo R. D'Ambrosio, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 75. Angelo was born on October 24, 1942 in Boston, one of five children of the late Joseph T. and Molly (Ciocco) D'Ambrosio. Angelo was raised in the North End of Boston before moving to Melrose with his family...
George R. Kelloway
April 20, 2018
Mr. George R. Kelloway, Sr., of Epsom, NH and formerly longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 20, 2018, at age 90. George was born on April 17, 1928 in Winchester, one of ten children of the late William and Gertrude (Parsons) Kelloway. Raised in Wakefield, George enlisted in the United States Navy at age...
Joan B. Gardner
April 16, 2018
Mrs. Joan B. Gardner, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House on Monday, April 16, 2018, at age 89. Joan was born on January 23, 1929, the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Bertha (Hawes) Batchelder. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1947 and received training to...
Marion F. (Crosier) Ewell
April 13, 2018
Marion Frances (Crosier) Ewell, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham, at age 88. Marion was married to the late Philip L. Ewell for 36 years before his early death in 1984. Marion was born in Waltham on November 14, 1929, one of two children of the...
William L. "Bill" Donovan
April 12, 2018
William L. "Bill" Donovan, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at NCH North Naples Hospital in Naples, FL on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at age 85. Bill was born on March 21, 1933 in Melrose, one of two sons of the late John H. Donovan and Dorothy (Livingston) Donovan. Raised in Stoneham, Bill attended St. Mary's School in...
Corinne P. (Leeman) "Maggie" Magnuson
April 11, 2018
Corinne P. (Leeman) "Maggie" Magnuson, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Oosterman's Rest Home in Wakefield on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at age 95. Maggie was born in Boston on May 23, 1922, one of four children of the late Seward and Addie A. (Sears) Leeman. She resided for most of her life on Laurel...
Grace M. (Deyab) Pesaturo
April 10, 2018
Grace M. (Deyab) Pesaturo, of Malden, formerly of Medford, died peacefully at Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medway on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, after a long illness.She was 85. Grace was born in Medford on February 18, 1933, one of six children of the late George and Mary (Hakar) Deyab.Grace was the only daughter of six children, and lost her...
George E. Wentzell
April 10, 2018
Mr. George E. Wentzell, a resident of Saugus and formerly of Melrose, passed away at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at age 95. George was born on July 4, 1922 in Melrose, one of two children of the late George E. and Florence P. (Thyng) Wentzell. Raised in Melrose, George graduated from Melrose...
Suzanne C. Merenda
April 3, 2018
Suzanne C. Merenda, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at age 48. Suzanne was born in Malden on January 11, 1970. Raised in Stoneham and Melrose, Suzanne graduated from Melrose High School. At the age of 16, Suzanne was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. For 32 years, she faced health...
Alfonse J. "Al" Alfano
April 1, 2018
Alfonse J. "Al" Alfano Jr., resident of Melrose and Windham, NH, died on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill.He was 74. Alfonse was born on February 21, 1944 in East Boston, the youngest of six children of the late Alfonse J. and Rose (Romano) Alfano.He grew up in East Boston.At the young age of 15,...
Faith L. (Ballantyne) Whittier
March 30, 2018
Faith L. (Ballantyne) Whittier, longtime resident of Melrose, died on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 88. Faith was born on September 30, 1929 in Ware, MA, one of two children of the late Gordon R. and Doris E. (Greenway) Ballantyne.She grew up in West Warwick, RI, and loved spending her summers in Ellsworth, Maine.She graduated from West...
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