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Willis L. "Will" Roberts
June 5, 2015
Mr. Willis "Will" Lincoln Roberts, age 97, resident of Naples, FL and Harwich Port, MA,passed away peacefully at his Naples, Florida home on Friday, June 5, 2015. Will was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on June 15, 1917, one of three children of the late Harold "Busty" G. and Emma D. (Wixon) Roberts. In 1931, Harold moved his family to Evanston,...
Rita P. Scott
June 1, 2015
Mrs. Rita P. (Hoar) Scott, a resident of Beverly and formerly of Wakefield and Danvers, passed away peacefully surrounded by the loving care of her family on June 1, 2015. She was 92. Rita was born on March 9, 1923 in Boston, one of six children of the late James P. Hoar and Anna (Claus) Hoar.She was raised in South...
Ann H. Cassidy
May 30, 2015
Mrs. Ann H. Cassidy, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at the age of 103 on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Ann was born on September 21, 1911 in Lowell, the oldest of six children born to the late William and Ann (Maguire) Handley. A daughter of a local construction superintendent and carpenter, she was raised...
Veronica A. (Deluca) Williams
May 29, 2015
Mrs. Veronica A. (DeLuca) Williams, a resident of Stoneham and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Friday, May 29, 2015, at age 78. Veronica was born in Everett on January 26, 1937, one of two children of the late Joseph and Anna (DeSalvo) DeLuca.Raised in Everett and Malden, Veronica owned and operated two beauty shops in...
Sumner H. Smith
May 20, 2015
Sumner H. Smith, Esq. of Peabody and formerly of Lynn, passed away peacefully at Aviv Center for Living in Peabody on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at age 91. Sumner was born on August 28, 1923 in Everett, one of two children of the late Hyman and Sarah Smith.He was raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School, and later served...
Francis E. "Frank" Nestor
May 12, 2015
Mr. Francis E. "Frank" Nestor, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at age 76. Francis, known by all as "Frank" was born on December 22, 1938 in Lynn, one of five children of the late Francis and Kathleen (Henry) Nestor. He was raised in Lynn, graduated from Lynn English High School, and...
Charles W. Schwarzer, Jr.
May 9, 2015
Mr. Charles W. Schwarzer, Jr. a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 73. Charles was born in Everett on December 30, 1941, one of two children of the late Lorene E. Schwarzer and Charles W. Schwarzer.He graduated from Melrose High School and served his country in the US Army...
Joseph D. Amara
April 19, 2015
Mr. Joseph D. Amara, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at age 84. Joseph was born in Boston on January 24, 1931, one of four children of the late Frank and Rose (Ruma) Amara.He was raised in the West End of Boston, graduated from Boston Technical High School,...
Florence E. Pike
April 19, 2015
Florence E. Pike, a longtime resident of Center Village in Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Life Care Center in Stoneham, at age 95. Florence was born in Port Clyde, Nova Scotia one of seven daughters of the late Robert H. W. Pike and Elizabeth (MacKay) Pike. She was raised in Weymouth where she graduated from...
Nicholas J. Tierno
April 16, 2015
Mr. Nicholas J. Tierno, a resident of Melrose since 1967 and proprietor of Theater Service Station in Winchester, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Lahey Medical Center, at age 77. Mr. Tierno was born in Woburn on July 6, 1937, one of three children of the late Joseph N. and Eleanor L....
Amy W. Spollett
April 13, 2015
Mrs. Amy (Wentworth) Spollett, a lifelong resident of Melrose and longtime social activist, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield, on Monday, April 13, 2015, at age 94. Amy was born in Melrose, one of two children of the late Benning L. and Ethel (Moore) Wentworth. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose...
Catherine C. "Kitty" Drummond
April 12, 2015
Catherine C. (Langmuir) "Kitty" Drummond, a resident of Winchester and formerly of Wellesley, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at age 90. Catherine was born in Glasgow, Scotland, one of five children born to Christina Galloway and Andrew Langmuir. She was raised and educated in the Drumoyne Square section of Glasgow. At the age of 27...
Herbert C. Brown
April 10, 2015
Mr. Herbert C. Brown, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 10, 2015, at EPOCH of Melrose, at age 89. Herbert was born in Melrose on November 24, 1925, one of two sons of the late Herbert C. and Elizabeth (Gordon) Brown. He was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Mr. Brown honorably...
Paula T. (Belforte) Stewart
April 7, 2015
Mrs. Paula T. (Belforte) Stewart, of Peabody, formerly of Melrose and Quincy, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at age 71. Paula was born in Quincy on September 20, 1943 and raised in North Quincy by her parents Ferdinand and Catherine (Zona) Petrucci. A graduate of North Quincy High School, Class of 1961, Paula was a...
Eloise B. Wellington
April 3, 2015
Eloise B. Wellington, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly at home on Good Friday at home, as she wished, on Friday, April 3, 2015, at age 84. Eloise was born in Medford, the daughter of the late Clarence C. and Eloise (Ogden) Wellington. She was raised in Melrose, and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1948. She...
Diane M. "Didi" Keefe
April 1, 2015
Diane M. (Harkins) "DiDi" Keefe, of Merrimack, NH and formerly of Tewksbury, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, at age 57. Diane was born in Chelsea on March 20, 1958, one of four children of the late James and June (Wonson) Fitzgerald. She was raised and educated in Chelsea where she graduated...
Jean Yeung Hong
March 29, 2015
Mrs. Jean Yeung Hong, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 80 years of age. Jean was born in China, a daughter of the late Fung Chun Yeung and Woon Ho (Cheung) Yeung. She came to the United States in 1955 and settled in Melrose with her husband...
Priscilla E. "Cis" Gray
March 27, 2015
Priscilla E. (Sears) "Cis" Gray, a lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Melrose on Friday, March 27, 2015, at age 93. Priscilla was born in Melrose, one of four children of the late Lewis and Harriett E. (Elliott) Sears. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School with the Class of 1939....
Phyllis K. (Sheppard) Moore
March 26, 2015
Mrs. Phyllis K. (Sheppard) Moore, of Palm Bay, FL, and formerly of Melrose and Malden, passed away on March 26, 2015 in Melbourne, Florida, at age 85. Phyllis was born in Chelsea, one of nine children of the late Frederick and Mabel (Rholand) Sheppard. She was raised in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School with the Class of 1947.Phyllis...
N. Kennard "Ken" Walker
March 24, 2015
Ken Walker, a current resident of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose and Dover, NH, passed away with honor & dignity, peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at age 90. Ken was born on May 25, 1924 in Haverhill, 1 of 2 children of the late Nathaniel K. Walker and Marguerite E. (Currier) Walker. He graduated from...
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