Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Valerie Leblanc

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...

Rosemarie S. Johnson

Rosemarie S. Johnson

November 9, 2015

Rosemarie S. (Costanza) Johnson, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by the loving care of her family on Monday, November 9, 2015, at age 73. Rosemarie was born in Everett on September 23, 1942, one of three children of the late Alfred P. Costanza and Rose (Nicolosi) Costanza. She was raised and educated in Woburn, graduating from...

Mark Pearson

Mark Pearson

November 5, 2015

Mark Pearson, a longtime resident of Boston, passed away peacefully at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst in Melrose on Thursday, November 5, 2015, at age 85.He was born in Rockford, Illinois on February 16, 1930, one of three sons of the late Irving F. Pearson and Erma E. (Cable) Pearson. He was raised in Rockford and Springfield, Illinois,...

Carl A. Lindstrom

Carl A. Lindstrom

November 3, 2015

Mr. Carl A. Lindstrom, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Melrose, at age 88. Carl was born in Stoneham on January 27, 1927, one of two sons of Swedish descendants the late Carl A. and Esther A. (Lindegren) Lindstrom. He was raised in Melrose where he graduated...

Clarence "Clancy" Sawyer

Clarence "Clancy" Sawyer

October 31, 2015

Clarence H. "Clancy" Sawyer, a resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at age 78. Clarence Sawyer was born in Melrose, one of five children of the late Peter H. Sawyer and Beulah (Craigie) Sawyer.He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and served in the US Army honorably while stationed in...

Kin Lai "George" Tai

Kin Lai "George" Tai

October 30, 2015

Mr. Kin Lai "George" Tai, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Friday, October 30, 2015 at age 101. Born in Ningbo, China on October 26, 1914, Kin Lai was raised in a southern village of Shanghai prior to Communist rule. With the blessing of his parents at age 17,...

Edna M. Macintosh

Edna M. Macintosh

October 29, 2015

Mrs. Edna M. Macintosh, of Newburyport, and formerly of Dover, NH and Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at age 96. She was born in Melrose on February 23, 1919, one of three children of the late Frederick Bolton and Florence (Gleason) Bolton. She attended Melrose public schools, and graduated from the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in...

Robert Cook Daniels

Robert Cook Daniels

October 17, 2015

Mr. Robert Cook Daniels, beloved husband of the late Louise (Huntress) Daniels , died peacefully in Manchester, Connecticut on Saturday, October 17 at 1:15 a.m. with his niece by his side. He was mentally alert and vibrant through his final day, enjoying time every day with family. He was so happy he glowed when enjoying visits from his dog, Daisy,...

Carla M. (Goyette) Hegan

Carla M. (Goyette) Hegan

October 17, 2015

Mrs. Carla M. (Goyette) Hegan, of Saugus, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Meadow View Center in North Reading, at age 58. She was born in Melrose on November 24, 1956, one of six children of the late Lawrence F. Goyette, Sr. and Dorothy Grace (Camuso) Goyette. Raised in Saugus, Carla was a...

Dolores A. Driscoll

Dolores A. Driscoll

October 13, 2015

Mrs. Dolores A. (LeSaffre) Driscoll - mother, grandmother and advocate for youth, the disabled and the disadvantaged - passed away peacefully surrounded by the love and admiration of her family at home in Rye, NH on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at age 81. Born on July 3, 1934 in Saugus, she was one of six children of the late Robert...

Breeanna L. Lorini

Breeanna L. Lorini

October 9, 2015

Breeanna L. Lorini at age 25, of Lynn and previously of Englewood, Florida passed away unexpectedly while at home in bed on Friday, October 9, 2015. Breeanna was born on March 13, 1990 in Lakewood, New Jersey. She was raised in Englewood, Florida and attended Lemon Bay High School where she played softball and was on the cheerleading team. At...

William P. "Billy" Davis

William P. "Billy" Davis

October 7, 2015

Mr. William P. "Billy" Davis, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away on Wednesday evening, October 7, 2015 at Mass General Hospital, at age 53. Bill was born in Waltham on November 30, 1961, one of twelve children of the late P. Samuel Davis and Florence (Bianchi) Davis.Raised in the Nonantum section of Newton, Bill was part of the neighborhood...

James A. Romano

James A. Romano

October 4, 2015

Mr. James A. Romano, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House, at age 72. Jim was born in Yonkers, NY, one of two children of the late Dominick and Concetta (Ferrugo) Romano. Born and bred in Yonkers, Jim's father died in WWII before Jim could meet him. His childhood...

Richard C. Hale

Richard C. Hale

September 23, 2015

Mr. Richard C. Hale, a resident of Wakefield, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at age 85. Born at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on May 24, 1930, he was one of three sons of the late Orrin J. and Elizabeth (Maloney) Hale. He was a lifelong resident of Albion Street in Wakefield in a home built by his uncle...

Edward F. Cassidy

Edward F. Cassidy

September 23, 2015

Mr. Edward F. Cassidy, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at age 72. Ed was born in Medford on September 11, 1943, son of the late Ann (Handley) Cassidy and Edward F. Cassidy. Raised in Wakefield, he spent his senior year of high school in Kingston, Jamaica where his father was transferred...

Adeline J. "Addie" (Lally) Thistle

Adeline J. "Addie" (Lally) Thistle

September 21, 2015

Mrs. Adeline J. "Addie" (Lally) Thistle, of Middleton, formerly of Andover, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 71. Adeline, lovingly known as "Addie" was born in East Boston, one of three children of the late Walter F. and Julia (Mazzarino) Lally.She spent her childhood in the Orient Heights section of East Boston, and...

Preston S. Johnson

Preston S. Johnson

September 13, 2015

Preston S. Johnson, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, September 13, 2015, at age 92. Preston was born in Lawrence on January 11, 1923, son of the late Leonard P. Johnson and Margaret (Stillman) Johnson. Preston was raised in Andover and before graduating high school had started working on the Boston & Maine...

Audrey Whitehead

Audrey Whitehead

September 11, 2015

Mrs. Audrey Whitehead, of Melrose, died on September 11 , 2015, at the age of 90. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1925, to Judson and Grace Place, she spent her early years in rural New Jersey.At age 8, her family moved to Melrose, Massachusetts, where she attended the Melrose public schools. Upon graduating from Melrose High School, in...

Charles A. Gargiulo

Charles A. Gargiulo

September 11, 2015

Charles A. Gargiulo, Jr., of Malden, formerly of Everett, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, September 1, 2015, at age 57. Charles was born in Melrose on March 30, 1958.Raised in Melrose, he graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1976, UMASS-Lowell in 1980 and received his Electrical Engineering Degree from the University of Michigan. Charlie had worked for...

Beatrice P. Walsh

Beatrice P. Walsh

September 8, 2015

Mrs. Beatrice F. Walsh (nee French) of Rochester, NH, formerly of Melrose, MA, and born in Wakefield, MA, passed peacefully on September 8, 2015 at age 95. Beatrice was one of six children of the late Leonard A. and Beatrice P.V. (Whiteacre) French. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1936, where she excelled academically and...