Robert L. Durette
August 23, 2018
Mr. Robert L. Durette, of Malden, died at home on Thursday, August 23, 2018. He was 92. Bob was born April 12, 1926 a son of the late Joachim P. 'Pete' and Isabella (Roy) Durette. A graduate of Durfee High School he then attended business school in Providence. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Bob...
Thomas M. Loftus
August 13, 2018
Thomas M. Loftus, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away into eternal life peacefully at home on Monday, August 13, 2018, at age 77. Tom was born in Somerville on October 30, 1940, one of seven children of the late Redmond and Catherine (Flaherty) Loftus. Raised in Dorchester and East Boston, Tom graduated from Don Bosco High School in E....
Therese M. "Terry" Crowley
August 1, 2018
Therese M. (Boyes) Crowley, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT, on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at age 72. Therese was born in Medford on January 28, 1946, one of six children of the late Joseph Boyes and Mary (Hickey) Boyes. She was raised and educated in Malden. Therese,...
Corinne E. Faulkner
July 30, 2018
Corinne E. (Kellington) Faulkner, a resident of Everett, passed away peacefully at Mass General Hospital on Monday, July 30, 2018, at age 83. Corinne was born in Stoneham, one of four children of the late John C. Kellington and Elizabeth (Stanley) Kellington. She was raised in Malden where she graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1954. She worked as...
Joan D. Azevedo
July 29, 2018
Joan D. (Mahoney) Azevedo, longtime resident of Melrose, Massachusetts and Naples, Florida, passed away peacefully, with her loving family at her side, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on Sunday, July 29, 2018, at age 78. Born on July 12, 1940 in Boston, Joan was the second of three children born to the late Michael J. and Mary C. (O'Donnell)...
Phyllis Grace (Martin) Henderson
July 27, 2018
Phyllis G. (Martin) Henderson, of Effingham, NH and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, NH on Friday, July 27, 2018, at age 79. Phyllis was born in E. Boston on September 17, 1938, the daughter of the late Walter S. and Dorothy (Jones) Martin. She was raised in...
Katherine E. (Kelly) "Katty" Ryan
July 25, 2018
Katherine E. (Kelly) "Katty" Ryan, of Reading, formerly longtime of Malden, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Care One in Wilmington, at age 83. Katherine was born on April 27, 1935 in Malden, one of four children of the late Timothy Kelly and Lena (Radley) Kelly. Raised and educated in Malden, Katherine was married to the late...
George F. Roberts
July 19, 2018
George F. Roberts, longtime Melrose resident, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 with his family by his side at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness.He was 68. George was born on December 21, 1949 in Cambridge, one of six children of the late John Roberts and surviving mother Alice (Goffredo) Roberts.He grew up in a large Irish/Italian-American family in...
William K. Faulkner
July 10, 2018
William K. Faulkner, a longtime resident of Marblehead, passed away peacefully at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at age 70, after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on November 14, 1947 in Melrose, a few minutes after the birth of his twin sister Janet, surprising his parents. He was raised in Melrose...
Dominic "Buddy" Parro
July 9, 2018
Dominic "Buddy" Parro, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 9, 2018, at age 94. Born and raised in Revere, he was the son of the late Michael Parro and Olive (Kimble) Parro. As a young man, Buddy met the love of his life Ernestine Nicolini who he married on October 18, 1946 and they shared...
Maryse Lafrance
July 8, 2018
Maryse Lafrance, resident of Rockland, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was 42. Maryse was born on January 11, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, a daughter of Max Stephen and Antonide Lafrance. The family moved back to Haiti when Maryse was very young, and she spent the first part of her childhood there,...
Lois (Sharpless) Pfatteicher
June 30, 2018
Mrs. Lois (Sharpless) Pfatteicher, a resident of Melrose, MA, formerly of Pittsburgh and East Stroudsburg, PA, passed away at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA, on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at age 82. Lois was born on June 22, 1936 in Philadelphia, one of three daughters of the late Thomas and Adelia (Cunningham) Sharpless. She was raised in Philadelphia where...
Patricia A. "Pat" (Leeman) Thomas
June 28, 2018
Patricia A. "Pat" (Leeman) Thomas, a resident of Saugus, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 76. Pat was born on December 5, 1941 in Melrose, one of two children of the late Wilbur C. and Lillian (Pace) Leeman.Pat grew up in Melrose, and graduated from Melrose High School in 1959.Pat and Frank D. Thomas...
John B. "Jack" Fandel
June 26, 2018
John B. "Jack" Fandel, of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford with his family by his side.He was 88. Jack was born in Everett on August 20, 1929, one of eight children of the late William J. and Marion (Burns) Fandel.Jack was a US Navy Veteran, serving 2 terms of service on the...
Jessie A. (Smith) Freda
June 22, 2018
Jessie A. (Smith) Freda, lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, June, 22, 2018 with her family by her side.She was 86. Born on November 11, 1931 in Stoneham, Jessie was one of two children of the late Harry F. and Grace (Stewart) Smith.Jessie grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1950.After High School, she...
Tara Gildea (Wadsworth) O'Connor
June 19, 2018
Tara Gildea (Wadsworth) O'Connor Of Braintree, unexpectedly passed away on June 19, 2018, at age 29. Tara is survived by her beloved husband Ryan K. O'Connor, her treasured daughter Mackenzie Rose, her devoted mother Catherine Gildea and her husband Michael Stacy of Braintree, her loving brother Johnny Wadsworth of Lewisburg, WV, loving sister Mary Wadsworth of San Diego, CA, loving...
Priscilla M. (Murch) Copeland
June 18, 2018
Priscilla M. (Murch) Copeland, of Reading, and a long time resident of Melrose, died on Monday, June 18, 2018 at Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading with her family by her side.She was 85. Priscilla was born on August 17, 1932 in Stoneham to the late Charles Murray and Janie Laura (Gratto) Murch. She was the youngest of three daughters...
Garry N. Bean
June 17, 2018
Garry N. Bean, a resident of Westwood, and formerly of Peabody, MA and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at age 93. Garry was one of two children of the late Charles E. and Elizabeth (Parkes) Bean. He was raised in Melrose where he excelled as a student-athlete, playing...
Isabelle J. (Longo) Adinolfi
June 16, 2018
Isabelle J. (Longo) Adinolfi, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 86. Born on March 17, 1932 in Melrose, Isabelle was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. She attended beauty school in Boston, and became a hairdresser at Chatelein's on Franklin...
Louise R. Chase
June 14, 2018
Louise R. (Farrell) Chase, a longtime resident of Woburn, passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at age 86. Louise was born in Melrose on March 22, 1932, one of three children of the late John J. Farrell, Sr. and Ada A. (Goff) Farrell. Raised in Melrose, Louise graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1950....