Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Lois M. Monge

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

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

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

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

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...

Ronald J. Robinson

Ronald J. Robinson

August 22, 2015

Mr. Ronald J. Robinson, a resident of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He was 90. Ronald was born October 11, 1924 in Wakefield, a son of the late Eli H. and Thelma K. (Downey) Robinson and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He honorably served his country in the United States Army during...

Christina J. Bishara

Christina J. Bishara

August 16, 2015

Mrs. Christina J. (Karreman) Bishara, of Woburn and formerly of Dedham, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 16, 2015, at age 92. Christina was born in The Hague, Holland one of three children of the late Elisabeth J. (Haak) and Johannes Karreman.She was raised in Holland before being sent to work in Germany during WWII. While working, she fell in...

Ruth Brown

Ruth Brown

August 5, 2015

Mrs. C. Ruth (Roche) Brown, a longtime resident of Melrose, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at age 85. Ruthie was born in Mission Hill on September 10, 1929, one of two daughters of the late Patrick Roche and Catherine (O'Leary) Roche.Raised in Mission Hill and Jamaica Plain, she graduated from Mission High School and began working...

Paula M. (Walsh) Tringali

Paula M. (Walsh) Tringali

August 4, 2015

Paula M. (Walsh) Tringali, a resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at age 66. Paula was born in Revere on January 30, 1949, one of four children of the late Arthur L. Walsh and Pauline M. (Shea) Walsh. She was raised in Revere and Saugus where she graduated from Saugus...

Richard A. "Rich" Sidmore

Richard A. "Rich" Sidmore

July 23, 2015

Mr. Richard A. "Rich" Sidmore, of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 65. Mr. Sidmore was born in Melrose on May 17, 1950, one of two children of the late Stuart F. Sidmore and Elizabeth M. (Scarborough) Sidmore.He was raised in Melrose where he graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1968. He...

Lawrence F. Goyette

Lawrence F. Goyette

July 21, 2015

Mr. Lawrence F. Goyette, Sr., a longtime resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 95. Larry was born in Boston, one of four children of the late Edward O. Goyette, Sr. and Cesara (Cesarini) Goyette. Raised in South Boston, Larry was married on November 30, 1952 and settled in Saugus in...

Paul P. Ryan

Paul P. Ryan

July 17, 2015

Mr. Paul P. Ryan, of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, July 17, 2015, at age 68. Paul was born in Stoneham on September 9, 1946, one of two children of the late Phillip Ryan and Priscilla M. (Kittredge) Ryan.He graduated from Melrose High School, and Boston University where he received his Finance degree and...

John J. "Jack" Courtney

John J. "Jack" Courtney

July 15, 2015

Attorney John J. "Jack" Courtney, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at age 69. Jack was born in Malden on July 10, 1946, son of the late John J. Courtney and Agatha G. (O'Keefe) Courtney.Raised in Malden, Jack graduated from Malden...

William "Bill" A Winsor

William "Bill" A Winsor

July 14, 2015

Mr. William "Bill" A. Winsor, a longtime resident of Saugus, passed away at Mass General Hospital on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at age 66. Bill was born in Everett on May 21, 1949, son of the late William E., and Mary Vivian (Cox) Winsor.The family moved to Saugus where Bill was raised and educated and where he would later settle...

Alicia Holmes

Alicia Holmes

July 14, 2015

Alicia Holmes, a resident of Wakefield, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. She was 63. Alicia was born in Somerville, on December 4, 1951 to Charles and Mary Holmes.The youngest of four children, she had two sisters, Kathleen Ruszkowski, and Paula Peterson, and a brother the late Michael Holmes. Alicia and Scott Batson were married on December 4,...

Clayton E. Conn

Clayton E. Conn

June 29, 2015

Mr. Clayton Elmore Conn, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully at Beverly Hospital on Monday, June 29, 2015, at age 92. Clayton was born in Melrose on August 17, 1922, son of the late Clayton B., and Gladys (Mollins) Conn. Raised in Melrose, Clayton graduated from Melrose High School with the Class of 1941. He went on to...

Lois V. Abbott

Lois V. Abbott

June 28, 2015

Mrs. Lois V. (Sentner) Abbott, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House at age 85. Lois was born in Melrose on April 8, 1930, one of four children of the late Walter C. Sentner and Mina (Horne) Sentner. Raised and educated in Melrose, she married Richard E. Abbott...

Arthur W. Lyon

Arthur W. Lyon

June 28, 2015

Mr. Arthur W. Lyon, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Wingate at Reading, at age 95. Arthur was born in Worcester on January 25, 1920, a son of the late Walter M. Lyon and Edith M. (Skillin) Lyon. Raised in Boston, he graduated from the Boston Trade School where he learned the carpenter trade.Following his...

Rose M. (Tassone) Piccione

Rose M. (Tassone) Piccione

June 16, 2015

Mrs. Rose M. (Tassone) Piccione, a resident of Malden, and formerly of Somerville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, June 16, 2015, at age 89. Rose was born in East Boston on April 18, 1926, one of six children of the late Ventura F. Tassone and Grace (Papasadora) Tassone.The daughter of Italian immigrants, Rose was raised and educated in East...

Purificacion (Layon) Bernacki

Purificacion (Layon) Bernacki

June 5, 2015

Mrs. Purificacion (Layon) Bernacki, of Saugus, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2015 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, at age 82. Purificacion, lovingly known by all as "Puring" was born on June 30, 1932 in Dinalupihan, Bataan in the Philippines, one of ten children of the late Victoriano M. and Teodora E. (Sandoval) Layon.She immigrated to the United...