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David Hume Paul
January 25, 2016
Mr. David Hume Paul, age 93, of Peabody, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home at Brooksby Village on Monday, January 25, 2016. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, mentor, boss, golfer, carpenter, and veteran, with a tremendous sense of personal honor. Born on September 14, 1922 in Melrose, he was the only son of the late...
Jean F. "Gumby" Barnes
January 25, 2016
Mrs. Jean F. (Collins) "Gumby" Barnes, a resident of Danvers and formerly of Saugus, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 25, 2016 at the Hathorne Hill Nursing Center in Danvers, at age 81. Jean was born on January 29, 1934, one of two children of the late John F. and Helen J. (Devine) Collins. Born and raised in Melrose, Jean...
Ruth W. (Otto) Christensen
January 23, 2016
Mrs. Ruth W. (Otto) Christensen, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at age 93. Ruth was born on July 26, 1922 in Cambridge, one of three children of the late William E. and Merian L. (Buckley) Otto. Raised in the Beachmont section of Revere, Ruth grew up within walking distance of the ocean and...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Duprey
January 8, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth M. "Betty" Duprey, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 8, 2016, at age 83. Elizabeth was born in Medford on February 2, 1932, one of two daughters of the late Edward Stymans and Claire Lameraux. Elizabeth who was lovingly known by her friends and family as "Betty" was a...
Lyman T. Garniss
January 7, 2016
Mr. Lyman T. Garniss Sr., of Tewksbury formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully after a short illness at home on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at age 81. Born in Melrose on February 27, 1934, Lyman was the son of the late W. Stewart Garniss and Dorothy (Taylor) Garniss. Mr. Garniss was a Melrose High School graduate and longtime resident. He...
Joanna M. Alfano
January 6, 2016
Mrs. Joanna M. (Campanella) "JoJo" Alfano, of Melrose and Windham, NH, passed awaysurrounded by her loving family after a short illness on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. She was 71. Born in Lynn on April 28, 1944, Joanna was raised in East Boston one of two children of the late Gaetano Campanella and Marion R. (Pascucci) Campanella. Growing up in E....
Michael E. Hallett
January 3, 2016
Michael E. Hallett, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away surrounded by his loving family at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Sunday, January 3, 2016, at age 61. Born in Medford on August 25, 1954, Michael was raised in Somerville one of four children of the late Malcom Hallett and Helen (Wall) Hallett. He graduated and played baseball at...
Robert Steven Reul
December 22, 2015
Bob Reul (Robert Steven Reul), age 77, of Stoneham, MA, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015.He was the son of Edward Reul and Ada (Farmer) Reul, brother of Jim and Dorothy. Bob was born in Flushing, Queens on July 24, 1938, when that part of New York City was a small, rural community.It was a time when little boys...
Ellen M. Coffin
December 21, 2015
Mrs. Ellen M. (Lomartire) Coffin, a resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Monday, December 21, 2015, at age 72. Ellen was born in Rutland, VT on August 29, 1943, one of six children of the late Alfred J. and Kathryn (Dailey) Lomartire. She was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire where she graduated from...
Robert A. Cruickshank
December 12, 2015
Rev. Dr. Robert A. "Dr. Bob" Cruickshank, D. min, of Stoneham, formerly longtime of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the Daniels House in Reading, at age 68. Born in Bloomington, Illinois on January 14, 1947, Robert Cruickshank was one of two sons of the late Alfred Cruickshank and Mae Goodreau. After graduating high school, he...
Fannie (Debole) Campochiaro
December 11, 2015
Fannie (DeBole) Campochiaro, of Wakefield and formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully at Sawtelle Family Hospice House on Friday, December 11, 2015, at age 98. Born in Wakefield on December 31, 1916, Fannie was one of six children raised in East Boston of the late Leo DeBole and Maryann (Cutana) DeBole. As a young high school student, Fannie stayed...
Elizabeth "Bette" Volpe
December 8, 2015
Elizabeth M. "Bette" Volpe, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at age 92. Bette was born in Melrose on August 15, 1923, one of two daughters of the late Angelo and Florence (Salipante) Volpe. Raised in Melrose, Bette graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1942. She worked briefly at...
Virginia R. Dipietro
December 7, 2015
Ms. Virginia R. (Leear) DiPietro, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Genesis Wakefield Center on Monday, December 7, 2015, at age 80. One of five children, Virginia was born in Boston on November 1, 1935 a daughter of the late John E. Leear and Rose (Rosemayer) Malloy. She was raised in Boston where she attended parochial school,...
William T. Mcmanus
November 23, 2015
Mr. William T. McManus, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 23, 2015, at age 79. William was born in Winchester on December 29, 1935, one of four children of the late John J. McManus and Gladys A. (Sinnett) McManus. He was raised in Medford before the family moved to Melrose where he graduated...
Margaret (Picarello) Sacco
November 20, 2015
Mrs. Margaret (Picarello) Sacco, a longtime resident of Saugus, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Friday, November 20, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, at age 100. Margaret was born in Boston on May 12, 1915, one of six children of the late Andrew Picarello and Maria (Marciano) Picarello.She was raised and educated in East Boston and...
James F. Mahoney
November 18, 2015
Mr. James F. Mahoney, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at age 80. Jim was born in Somerville on June 23, 1935, son of the late James F. Mahoney and Marguerite (Newman) Mahoney. A South Boston native, he served as an altar boy at St. Augustine's Church and graduated from...
Mary F. (Pasqua) Maiella
November 17, 2015
Mrs. Mary F. (Pasqua) Maiella, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2015 at Mass General Hospital, at age 79. She was born in Boston, one of three children of the late Michael F. Pasqua and Mary "Irene" (Drafies) Pasqua. Growing up in the West End of Boston, Mary attended St. Joseph's School and graduated from...
Dorothy A. "Dot" O'Toole
November 16, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy A. (Campbell) O'Toole, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at D'Youville Senior Care in Lowell on Monday, November 16, 2015. Dorothy was born in Somerville on January 6, 1922, the daughter of the late William and Eva (Gladu) Campbell. She was raised in Woburn where she graduated from Woburn High School. On August 24, 1947, she...
Horace F. "Freddy" Smith
November 14, 2015
Mr. Horace F. "Freddy" Smith, a resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at age 90. Mr. Smith was born in Stoneham on August 27, 1925, one of three children of the late Horace E. Smith and Elizabeth G. (Friberg) Smith.He was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. Shortly after graduating,...
Valerie Leblanc
November 10, 2015
Mrs. Valerie (Wilde) LeBlanc, a resident of Peabody, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at age 60. One of four of the "Wilde Girls," Valerie was born on March 31, 1955 in Everett. Known as Val, she was a graduate of Everett High School and...
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