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Norma (Lord) Garvey
May 3, 2017
Norma (Lord) Garvey, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Care One at Essex Park in Beverly on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at age 89. Norma was born in Melrose on August 5, 1927, one of seven children of the late Norman and Cecile (Bishop) Lord. Raised in Melrose, Norma graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1945...
Olga A. Giannetti
May 1, 2017
Olga A. (Goyette) Giannetti, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at home on Monday, May 1, 2017, at age 94. Olga was born in Boston on June 19, 1922, one of four children of the late Edward O. Goyette Sr. and Cesara (Cesarini) Goyette. Raised in Winthrop, Olga graduated from Winthrop High School. In...
Joseph Jafo Carriere
April 22, 2017
Joseph Jafo Carriere, passed away at his Melrose home on Saturday, April 22, 2017 after several lengthy illnesses. Joe was born and lived in Melrose. He attended the Horace Mann and St. Mary's schools in Melrose. Joe graduated from Melrose High School and also attended the Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall School, Northeastern, and Berklee College of Music. Joe, an accomplished...
George Dimambro
April 20, 2017
Mr. George DiMambro, of Woburn and formerly a longtime resident of Medford, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 84. George was born in Medford on February 23, 1933, one of four children of the late Domenic and Mary E. (Ashmen) DiMambro. He was raised in Medford, graduated from Medford High School, Class of 1951,...
James P. Dowd
April 18, 2017
James P. Dowd, a resident of Stoneham, and formerly of Woburn, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, at age 71. Born in Somerville on August 16, 1945, Jim was the youngest of three sons of the late John J. and Frances M. (Carey) Dowd. He was raised in Somerville and...
Joseph W. Clarke
April 14, 2017
Mr. Joseph W. Clarke, a Wakefield resident, and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 73. Joe was born in Boston on October 1, 1943, son of Bernice (Flynn) Shay and the late Harold E. Clarke. He was raised in Malden where he graduated from Malden High School. On May...
Rita H. (Murphy) Smith
April 9, 2017
Mrs. Rita H. (Murphy) Smith, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at age 94. Rita was born on August 11, 1922, one of nine children of the late Michael J. and Agnes (Howard) Murphy. Born and raised in Charlestown, Rita was married to J. Franklin Smith...
Robert J. Peters
April 9, 2017
Robert J. Peters, a longtime resident of Melrose and proud Army veteran, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at age 78. Bob Peters was born in Somerville on May 26, 1938, a son of the late William and Leveaner Peters. Raised and educated in Somerville, Bob enlisted into the U.S. Army following high...
William F. Chisholm
April 3, 2017
William F. Chisholm, a resident of Amesbury and formerly of Georgetown, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, April 3, 2017 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, at age 87. Born on August 17, 1929, William was one of nine children of the late Kenneth and Isabel (McIsaac) Chisholm. He was born and raised in Somerville, graduated...
Lillian J. Forsey
April 1, 2017
Mrs. Lillian J. (Price) Forsey, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at age 87. Lillian was born in Chelsea on November 12, 1929, one of two children of the late S. Wesley Price and Annie (Benson) Price. Lillian was raised in Chelsea, graduated from Chelsea High School, and married Robert...
Arthur T. Wolfe
March 27, 2017
Arthur T. Wolfe, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, March 27, 2017, at age 85. Arthur was born at home in Everett on March 4, 1932, one of seven children of the late Earl F. and Jennie M. (Vaughan) Wolfe.He was raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School and proudly served in the...
Caroline H. "Carol" Balcom
March 25, 2017
Mrs. Caroline H. "Carol" Balcom, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Country Center for Rehabilitation in Newburyport on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at age 90. Carol was the beloved wife of the late Lincoln B. Balcom whom she shared 48 years of marriage. Devoted mother of Lynne M. Balcom Smith and her husband Peter Smith of West...
Louise E. Mcguinness
March 24, 2017
Mrs. Louise E. (Berg) McGuinness, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Friday, March 24, 2017, at age 70. Louise was born in Melrose on July 12, 1946, one of three daughters of the late Henning E. Berg and Ethel C. (Littlefield) Berg.She was raised in Malden, attended Malden schools, and graduated...
Anne "Sandy" Swenson
March 23, 2017
Mrs. Anne "Sandy" (Lovell) Swenson, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. She was 77. Sandy was born on May 16, 1939 in Waterville, Maine, daughter of the late Philip R. Lovell and Elizabeth (Thomas) Lovell. She was raised in Maine where she graduated from Ellsworth...
Robert A. Dinjian
March 22, 2017
Robert A. Dinjian, a resident of Reading, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Winchester Hospital, at age 82. Bob was born in Boston on March 20, 1935, son of the late N. Evelyn (Fasci) and Astor S. Dinjian. He was raised in the South End of Boston where he graduated from high school. He received his Bachelor's...
Mary Louise Norton
March 22, 2017
Mary Louise (Ells) Norton, of Vero Beach, FL., passed away on March 22, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Richard F. Norton. Mary Louise was a former resident of Cape Cod and Malden, and had worked for 32 years in the State College System for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She retired as director of financial aid after having worked...
Carl "Rick" Mockler
March 14, 2017
Carl "Rick" Mockler, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at age 76. Rick was born on December 28, 1940 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, one of two sons of the late Richard Mockler and Ann L. (Hold) Mockler. He was raised in Cedar Grove, NJ, and following graduation from high...
Kathleen (Edgerly) Clark
March 14, 2017
Kathleen (Edgerly) Clark, a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family at home on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at age 65. Kathy was born in Queens, New York on June 5, 1951, one of four daughters of the late Charles E. and Dorothy A. (Demore) Edgerly. She was raised and educated in North Merrick on Long Island,...
Dorothy M. "Candi" Sieswerda
March 12, 2017
Dorothy M. "Candi" (Hilton) Sieswerda, of Staten Island, NY, and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully with family at her side at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at age 70. Dorothy was born in Boston on August 22, 1946, one of three children of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Hughes) Hilton. Raised in East Boston,...
James D. Fox
March 9, 2017
Reverend James D. Fox, of Melrose and longtime Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 9, 2017 in Woburn, at age 82. James was born in the small village of Marshallville, Ohio on December 2, 1934, one of two sons of the late Rollie O. Fox and Josephine (Henderlong) Fox. He was raised on a farm...
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