Helen T. (Truslow) Potter
November 9, 2016
Mrs. Helen T. (Truslow) Potter, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at age 93. Helen was born in Waynesboro, Virginia on July 3, 1923, one of ten children of the late Samuel and Myrtle (Hicks) Truslow. Raised and educated in Waynesboro, she moved to Melrose after meeting William W. Potter and...
Elaine M. (Murphy) Haley
November 1, 2016
Mrs. Elaine M. (Murphy) Haley, a longtime resident of Medford, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at age 81. One of the six Murphy girls, Elaine was born in Brighton on October 15, 1935 to Helen M. (Manning) and John J. Murphy. She was raised in Melrose with her sisters, and graduated from St. Mary's...
Doris E. Gray
October 31, 2016
Doris E. Gray, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at Lawrence-Memorial Hospital in Medford on Monday, October 31, 2016, at age 71. Born on July 22, 1945 in Melrose, Doris was one of four children of the late Robert A. and Doris M. (Marshall) Gray. She was raised in Malden where she graduated from Malden High School, Class...
Virginia H. Nelsen
October 30, 2016
Virginia H. Nelsen, a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Whidden Memorial Hospital, at age 93. Virginia was born on March 2, 1923, one of three children of the late Perley and Annie (Shanks) Chappell. Raised and educated in Malden, Virginia called Malden home for her entire 93 years. She worked in bookkeeping...
Helen R. Tagan
October 29, 2016
Helen R. (Johnston) Tagan, of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Danvers surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at age 89. Helen was born in Watertown on September 3, 1927, daughter of the late George R. Johnston and Lillian R. (Karcher) Johnston. Raised in Watertown, Helen married and settled in Melrose to raise a family of three...
Edward F. Brown
October 26, 2016
Mr. Edward F. Brown, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at age 90. Edward Brown was born in Somerville on January 18, 1926, one of three children of the late Arthur L. and Mary F. (Harrington) Brown. Raised in Medford and Watertown, he served in...
Katherine "Kay" Plemenos
October 21, 2016
Katherine "Kay" Plemenos, a resident of Revere, and formerly longtime of Everett, passed away peacefully at the Prospect House in Revere surrounded by members of her family and friends on Friday, October 21, 2016, at age 86. Katherine was born in Chelsea on June 2, 1930, one of two children of the late Anastasios and Aphrodite (Vergados) Plemenos.Raised in Everett,...
Frank H. Banks
October 16, 2016
Mr. Frank H. Banks, of Meredith, NH, and formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Forestview Manor in Meredith on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at age 89. Frank was born in Melrose on July 22, 1927, son of the late Joseph M. Banks and Ruth M. (Gibbons) Banks.Raised in Wakefield, he graduated from Wakefield High School, and...
Elizabeth F. "Libby" Gile
October 10, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth F. (Curry) "Libby" Gile, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 10, 2016 at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham, at age 101. Libby was born in Melrose on September 27, 1915, one of four children of the late Albert F. Curry and Alice (Southworth) Curry.Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School and...
Robert A. Griffin
October 5, 2016
Mr. Robert A. Griffin, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Brooksby Village in Peabody on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at age 88. Robert was born in Winchester on June 28, 1928, one of five children of the late Norman B. Griffin and Helen V. (Kiernan) Griffin. He was raised and educated in Melrose graduating from Melrose High...
Carl H. Gylfphe, Jr.
October 5, 2016
Mr. Carl H. Gylfphe, Jr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at age 80. Carl was born in Melrose on July 31, 1936, one of two sons of the late Carl H. Gylfphe Sr. and Signe (Johnson) Gylfphe. Raised in Melrose, Carl graduated from Melrose High School, and received his bachelor's degree from...
Paul E. Zurek, Jr.
October 2, 2016
Paul E. Zurek, Jr., of Salem, New Hampshire and formerly of Reading, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 2, 2016, after completing a half marathon with his wife in Hampton, NH, at age 36. Paul was born in Stoneham on June 11, 1980, and raised and educated in Reading. He graduated from Reading High School, Class of 1998 where he...
Gladys (Oosterman) Foster
September 23, 2016
Mrs. Gladys (Oosterman) Foster, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Oosterman Rest Home after a brief illness on Friday, September 23, 2016, at age 93. Gladys was born in Whitinsville on March 30, 1923, one of five children of the late Grietsen Oosterman and Eva (VanderMeer) Oosterman. She was raised and educated in Whitinsville and went...
Mark S. Deleire
September 22, 2016
Mark S. DeLeire, of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at age 51. Mark was born in Cambridge on March 24, 1965, and raised in Revere and later Melrose where he graduated from Melrose High School. Mark worked for many years in maintenance at Wonderland in Revere. Mark was a good-hearted guy whose unconditional generosity and kindness...
Walter G. Senior
September 20, 2016
Mr. Walter G. Senior, of Melrose, formerly of Methuen and Lawrence, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at age 91. Walter was born in Lawrence, February 13, 1925, one of two children of the late Edwin Senior and Bertha (Hugel) Senior. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII, was a POW, and received a BA from...
John C. Kenwood
September 17, 2016
Of Melrose, formerly of Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 17, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Neoma G. (Webber) Kenwood with whom he shared nearly 64 years of marriage. Devoted father of Elizabeth Anton and her husband Paul of Melrose, Jamie Kenwood of Amador City, CA, and Neoma Kenwood and her husband Don Specter of Kensington, CA.Cherished grandfather of Lindsey Pietrantonio...
Paul R. Leblanc
September 11, 2016
Paul R. LeBlanc, retired Firefighter for the City of Melrose, and a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at age 80. Paul was born in Everett on August 26, 1936, one of two sons of the late Edmund S. LeBlanc and Anna C. (Surette) LeBlanc. He was raised in Everett until the...
Ann L. (Caramanica) Hewitt
September 9, 2016
Mrs. Ann L. (Caramanica) Hewitt, of Wakefield, Sept. 9, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Herbert Hewitt. Cherished mother of Paul Higginbotham and his wife Robin of Douglasville, GA, Nancy Jurgilewicz and her husband Robert of Pepperell, William Higginbotham of Rumney, NH, Mary Dean and her husband John of Peabody, Janet Hawkins of Durango, CO, and James Higginbotham of Rumney,...
George Albert Powell
September 8, 2016
George Albert "Al" Powell, a resident of Brewster, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Wingate at Melrose, at age 77. Al was born in Boston on May 9, 1939, one of three children of the late George A. Powell and Serena (Watson) Powell. He was raised Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School before completing...
Kevin Patrick Carbin
September 6, 2016
Kevin Patrick Carbin, 93, passed away with dignity, lucidity, and thoughtfulness on September 6, 2016 at his home in Scarborough, ME. His son Kevin, Jr. was at his side.He was born in Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, to Thomas Carbin and Catherine (Lambe) Carbin. As a toddler Kevin moved to the United States where his family soon settled in Melrose, MA.,...