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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Lois M. Monge
September 7, 2015
Lois M. Monge, a resident of Saugus, and formerly of Melrose and Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 89. Lois was born on December 30, 1925 in Wakefield where she graduated from Wakefield High School. She lived in Wakefield for many years, Melrose for several years, and more recently had lived in Saugus....
Edward A. Blanchard
September 5, 2015
Edward A. Blanchard, recently of Port Richey, Fl, and formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at age 59. Edward was born in Biddeford, Maine on September 29, 1955, one of two children of the late Arthur H. and Lauraine M. (Desjardins) Blanchard.He was raised in Melrose where he graduated from Melrose High School, Class of...
Eleanor M. Crowley
September 1, 2015
Mrs. Eleanor M. "El" (Cassidy) Crowley, a resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at age 84. Eleanor was born in Chelsea on May 12, 1931, daughter of the late William and Mary (McCreven) Cassidy.She was raised in Chelsea and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Revere.On April 25, 1953 she married John...
Ruth I. Terry
August 26, 2015
Mrs. Ruth (Iversen) Terry, an Amesbury, MA resident, formerly of Manchester, NH and Winthrop, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at age 89. Ruth was born at home in Winthrop, one of four children of the late Ingvald and Anna M. (Knudsen) Iversen.Raised and educated in Winthrop, she graduated from Winthrop High School and married...
Marion W. (Simpson) Mcdermod
August 25, 2015
Mrs. Marion W. (Simpson) McDermod, of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at age 90. One of four children of the late William T. S. and Sarah R. (Hughes) Simpson, Marion was born in Mussleboro, Scotland and came to the United States at age 4.Raised in Malden, she graduated from Malden High School, Class...