Manfred H. J. "Fred" Dill
July 9, 2016
Mr. Manfred H. J. "Fred" Dill, a resident of Wakefield, MA and formerly of Hartland, WI, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at the age of 83. Fred was born in Berlin, Germany, one of two children of the late Hugo M. Dill and Elisabeth (Kutze) Dill.Raised in Berlin under...
Madeline T. "Gerry" Redmond
July 9, 2016
Madeline T. (Fitzgerald) "Gerry" Redmond, of Wakefield and formerly of Everett, passed away peacefully at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at age 88. Madeline, lovingly known by "Gerry" was born on September 28, 1927 in Somerville, daughter of the late William and Catherine (Brady) Fitzgerald. She was raised in Somerville where she graduated...
Nora F. Albino
July 8, 2016
Nora F. (Gogain) Albino, a longtime resident of Melrose and beloved home day care provider in Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 8, 2016. She was 76. Nora was born in Somerville on April 10, 1940, a daughter of the late Leonard R. Gogain and Mary A. (Benn) Gogain. The oldest of seven, Nora attended Somerville public schools and...
Rosalie V. Russo
July 3, 2016
Rosalie V. Russo, age 92, of Rockport, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 3, 2016. She was born in Chelsea on October 7, 1923, the daughter of the late William Raymond Russo and Vivien Irene (Gill) Russo. Rosalie attended Radcliffe for two years, and then transferred to Wheelock College for its early education program. She graduated from Wheelock College in...
Nancy E. (Phillips) Decker
July 2, 2016
Nancy E. (Phillips) Decker, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst. Nancy moved to Melrose in 1957 with her parents the late George A. and Elizabeth G. Phillips, where she met Melrose native the late Tracy Decker. The couple was married on July 1, 1961, and...
Cynthia J. (Gray) Hussey
July 1, 2016
Mrs. Cynthia J. (Gray) Hussey, of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, at age 88. Cynthia was born in Newport, Vermont, one of two daughters of the late Donald R. Gray and Catherine O. (Fielder) Gray. She was raised in Orleans, Vermont, and graduated...
Herbert G. Schurian
June 26, 2016
Herbert G. Schurian, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at age 80. Herbert, known by all as "Herb" was born in Boston on May 30, 1936. His parents, the late Bernhard and Alwine (Ruck) Schurian of German descent, immigrated to the United States and settled in Medford....
Beverly A. (Mason) Miller
June 26, 2016
Beverly A. (Mason) Miller, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at age 74. Born on March 25, 1942 in Melrose, she was one of four children of the late Raymond G. Mason Sr. and Verna (Shaw) Mason. Beverly worked in the transportation industry for over 30 years. Her...
Sage Edward Jackson Schermerhorn
June 25, 2016
Sage Edward Jackson Schermerhorn born Thursday, March 31st 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital to Eric and Hannah Schermerhorn, passed away Saturday, June 25th 2016 at Children's Hospital in Boston, MA. Please join us at Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., Melrose on Thursday July 7th between the hours of 4-8pm as we gather to honor and reflect upon the beauty and...
Charles F. Tura
June 23, 2016
Charles F. Tura, of Reading, and formerly a longtime Melrose resident, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at age 60. Charles Tura was born in Malden on April 8, 1956, one of four children of the late Charles F. Tura, and Elizabeth (Wilson) Tura. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, and proudly...
Thomas A. Fletcher
June 14, 2016
Thomas A. Fletcher, a longtime resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 87. Born in Boston on January 6, 1929, he was the son of the late Helen (Campbell) Fletcher and George Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and honorably served his country in the...
Kathleen A. (Scolles) Dipinto
June 11, 2016
Mrs. Kathleen A. (Scolles) DiPinto, a resident of Saugus, formerly of Somerville, passed away peacefully at Life Care Center of Stoneham, on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at age 91. Kathleen was born in Somerville on August 13, 1924, one of three children of the late Julia (Marotta) and Anthony Scolles. Raised and educated in Somerville, she graduated from Somerville High...
Patricia R. (Ahearn) Mahoney
June 9, 2016
Patricia R. (Ahearn) Mahoney, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at age 73. Patricia was born on March 31, 1943 in Medford, one of three children of the late John Ahearn and Marguerite Ruth (Hurford) Ahearn.She was raised in Wakefield, graduated from Wakefield High School and was proud to call Wakefield home. Always...
Teresa E. Rauseo
June 6, 2016
Mrs. Teresa E. (Candelora) Rauseo, a resident of Wakefield and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully at Lahey Clinic in Burlington on Monday, June 6, 2016, at age 99. Mrs. Rauseo was born on April 3, 1917 in Malden. She was one of twelve children of Italian-born parents the late Rocco and Philomena (Marocco) Candelora who settled in Malden to...
Helen L. (Devoss) Leo
June 5, 2016
Helen L. (DeVoss) Leo, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 5, 2016, at age 78. Born March 22, 1938 in Malden, Helen was one of eight children of the late Richard and Lillian (Obelsky) DeVoss. Helen was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. While at a dance at the Lake Quannapowitt boathouse...
Mary D. Fandel
May 25, 2016
Mary Dorothy Fandel (Hanley) of Melrose, MA passed away on May 25, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.Mary was born on August 15, 1930.She was the cherished daughter of Anastasia and John Hanley of West Medford, MA.Mary was the beloved wife of John B. "Jack" Fandel for 59 years.Together they raised a beautiful and loving family.She was the mother of...
Jack Robert Waaramaa
May 23, 2016
Jack Waaramaa, a life-time resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the age of 22. Jack was born in Boston on August 19, 1993, one of three children to Eric and Leigh (Ballweg) Waaramaa.He graduated from Melrose High School in 2012 and was scheduled to graduate from the University of Massachusetts-Boston on May 27th with a...
Irven L. Franklin
May 20, 2016
Mr. Irven L. Franklin, a resident of Arlington, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 20, 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 81. Irven was born on February 5, 1935, one of two sons of the late Irven R. Franklin and Dorothy (Gleason) Franklin. He was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Urbana, Illinois, and grew up fishing and...
Erna E. Hooton-Koester
May 18, 2016
Erna Hooton-Koester, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Glen Ridge Nursing Care Nursing Center in Medford, at age 85. She is survived by her three children, David Hooton MS, his wife Kathi and their daughter Emanuelle; Dr. Cornell Hooton PHD, his wife Ann and their sons Nathaniel and Trent; and by Steph...
June (Mahoney) Palangi
May 16, 2016
June (Mahoney) Palangi, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at homeon Monday, May 16, 2016, at age 86. Born in Melrose on June 29, 1929, June was one of two children of the late Joseph L. and Edith W. (Singer) Mahoney.She was raised in Malden where she graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1948....