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...
Donald W. Lesaffre
March 28, 2018
Donald W. LeSaffre, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at age 82. Don was born in Saugus on March 20, 1936, one of six children of the late Robert C. LeSaffre and Anna M. (Carothers) LeSaffre. Don was raised in Melrose where he graduated from Melrose...
John J. Kelly
March 25, 2018
John J. Kelly, Jr., a resident of Melrose and formerly of Yucaipa, California, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, at age 57. John was born in Boston on November 23, 1960, and raised in Melrose. He graduated from Melrose High School where he starred as a football, basketball and track & field...
John J. Wells
March 24, 2018
Mr. John J. Wells, of Saugus, formerly of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 after a hard-fought battle with emphysema and heart disease at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, at age 77. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 14, 1941, John was the eldest of six children. Raised in Melrose, he graduated from Melrose High School,...
Elizabeth (Kovacs) Cserhalmi
March 24, 2018
Mrs. Elizabeth (Kovacs) Cserhalmi, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Genesis Wakefield Center.She was 91. Elizabeth was born in Budapest, Hungary on November 25, 1926, one of two children of the late Janos and Elizabeth (Szalai) Kovacs.Raised and educated in Hungary, she was married to Nicholas Cserhalmi before immigrating to the United States...
Beatrice M. (Anderson) Munroe
March 18, 2018
Beatrice M. (Anderson) Munroe, longtime Wakefield resident, died peacefully on Sunday March 18, 2018 at her home.She was 93 years old. Beatrice was born on June 23, 1924 in Saugus, one of four children of the late Gustav and Hildegarde (Hedberg) Anderson.She grew up in Malden and graduated from Malden High School in 1942, and then went to work as...
Grace F. (Judge) Pike
March 15, 2018
Mrs. Grace F. (Judge) Pike, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham.She was 96. Grace was born on February 12, 1922 in Everett, one of eight children of the late John J. and Theresa (McCarron) Judge.She was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School in 1939....
Joanna (Moretti) Rossetti
March 10, 2018
Mrs. Joanna (Moretti) Rossetti, a resident of Melrose and formerly of the North End, passed away peacefully at Melrose Health Care Center on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at age 73. Joanna was born in Boston, one of two children of the late Raffaela (Faugno) and Gennaro Moretti. She was raised in the North End of Boston where she attended St....
Caroline (Donnarumma) Stoney
March 9, 2018
Caroline (Donnarumma) Stoney, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Everett, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 82. Caroline was born on October 28, 1935 in Boston, daughter of the late Beniamino and Mary (DiGregorio) Donnarumma. Raised and educated in East Boston, Caroline was married to Francis Stoney on May 5, 1957 in...
Bertha M. "Beth" Lozzi
March 9, 2018
Bertha M. (Hendsbee) "Beth" Lozzi, a longtime resident of Everett, passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on Friday, March 9, 2018, at age 81. Beth was born in Waltham on February 4, 1937, one of two daughters of the late Murry and Mary (Murphy) Hendsbee. She was raised in Waltham and Madison, Maine where she graduated from high school. She...
Claire C. Griffin
March 8, 2018
Mrs. Claire C. (Noren) Griffin, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Brooksby Village in Peabody on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at age 89. Claire was born in New York City on April 27, 1928, one of three daughters of the late Arthur T. Noren and Edith (Stiles) Noren. Claire graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in English from...
Jan Lesiak
March 5, 2018
Jan Lesiak, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 5, 2018, at age 94. Jan Lesiak was born in Tomaszow, Poland on August 26, 1923, one of three children of the late Edward and Maria Lesiak. He was raised with his family in Poland until the occupation of Germany during WWII. At the age of...
Robert J. Holden
March 5, 2018
Robert J. Holden Jr., long time Malden resident, died on Monday, March 5, 2018 at Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Peabody.He was 92. Robert was born in Malden on April 9, 1925, one of two children of the late Robert J. and Ruby P. (Stevenson) Holden Sr.As a young boy, Robert enjoyed spending his summers on his grandparent's farm...
John H. Davidson
February 26, 2018
John H. Davidson, longtime Melrose resident, died on Monday, February 26, 2018 at Winchester Hospital.He was 91 John was born in Swampscott on August 10, 1926, the son of Andrew S. and Ethel Louise (Harlow) Davidson.He graduated from Swampscott High School, got his undergraduate degree from Suffolk University, and received his Masters Degree from Boston University. John would later meet...
Ann M. (Nicolo) Lyons
February 24, 2018
Mrs. Ann M. (Nicolo) Lyons, a longtime resident of Everett, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Methuen Village, at age 90. Ann was born in Everett on May 10, 1927, one of three children of the late Lorenzo and Carmella (Fatibene) Nicolo. She was raised in Everett where she graduated from Everett High School, Class of 1945....
Vivian (Parsons) Greer
February 24, 2018
Vivian (Parsons) Greer, of Melrose, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose.She was 94. Vivian was born on September 21, 1923 in Everett, one of four children raised by the late Henry and Eliza (Moores) Parsons.Her family moved to the U.S. from Newfoundland, and Vivian was the only child of the four born in the U.S....
David A. Barker
February 24, 2018
David A. Barker, a lifelong resident of Saugus, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at age 41. David was born in Melrose on September 24, 1976, and raised in Saugus. As a boy, David loved to play football and played Saugus Pop Warner for a number of years. A gifted athlete, he also played baseball for many years. After...
Henry A. "Hank" Cutting
February 24, 2018
Henry A. "Hank" Cutting, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at age 76. Henry was born in Quincy on November 3, 1941, one of three children of the late Henry A. And Anne (Ready) Cutting. Raised in Randolph, "Hank" was a graduate of Archbishop Williams where he excelled as a student-athlete....