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Bette R. Holloway
March 23, 2015
Bette R. Holloway, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, March 23, 2015, at age 84. Bette was born in Hebron, Maryland, one of four children of the late Marion Holloway and Ruth (Rector) Holloway.Bette graduated from Nursing School at the Peninsula General Hospital in Salisbury, Maryland. She worked as a dedicated mental health...
John G. Batson
March 21, 2015
Mr. John Glover Batson, a resident of Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Tidewell Hospice in Port Charlotte after a short illness.He was 73 years old. John was born in Stoneham, MA on May 13, 1941, son of the late Edward R. Batson, Jr. and Catherine (Mackernan) Batson.John was born with spina bifida, but with...
Joan L. Tufts
March 19, 2015
Joan L. (Manning) Tufts, a longtime resident of Woburn, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at age 77. Joan was born on April 1, 1937 in Melrose, one of three daughters of the late Joseph and Ruth (Connolly) Manning.She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1954 and lived in Woburn...
Joan E. Mckechnie
March 19, 2015
Mrs. Joan E. (Cox) McKechnie, a 48-year resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at age 71. Joan was born in Boston on July 6, 1943, one of two children of the late Arthur and Elizabeth (Gallagher) Cox. She was raised in Natick where she graduated from Natick High School, Class...
Margaret R. Kezer
March 14, 2015
Mrs. Margaret R. (Turner) Kezer, of Branford, CT, and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at age 93. Margaret was born in Malden, one of two children of the late Wendell P. Turner and Margaret R. (Thompson) Turner. Raised in Malden, Margaret graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1939, and from...
Millie (Hiscock) King Belanger
March 8, 2015
Millie (Hiscock) King Belanger, a resident of Lynnfield and formerly of Melrose and Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at age 91. Millie was born on June 7, 1923 in Carbonear, Newfoundland, one of three children of the late Ingram and Mary Jenneth (Thistle) Hiscock.She was raised in Everett where she graduated from Everett...
Eileen M. (Muise) Olsen
March 4, 2015
Mrs. Eileen M. (Muise) Olsen, a lifelong, proud resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at age 90. Born in Melrose on October 1, 1924, Eileen graduated from Melrose High School. She was married in 1945 and settled in Melrose. While her husband worked, she devoted herself to being a caring wife, and doting...
Grace L. Hartigan
March 3, 2015
Mrs. Grace L. Hartigan, a resident of Sandwich, and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, March 3, 2015, at age 96. Grace was born in Winthrop on September 8, 1918, one of two daughters of the late Jasper I. Downie and Helen V. (Burke) Downie. She was raised in Winthrop where she graduated from Winthrop High...
Sophia C. (Grasso) Mccurdy
February 24, 2015
Mrs. Sophia C. (Grasso) McCurdy, a resident of N. Reading, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington. Sophia was born in East Boston on September 28, 1941, daughter of the late Joseph and Johanna M. (Macrina) Grasso. Raised in East Boston and Revere, Sophia was married to Edward R....
William B. "Bill" Pierce
February 23, 2015
Mr. William B. "Bill" Pierce, of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Danvers on Monday, February 23, 2015, at age 91. Mr. Pierce was born in Quincy on September 20, 1923, son of the late Vesta C. (Cogill) and Bevan W. Pierce. He was raised and educated in Weymouth where he graduated from Weymouth High School.He entered the United States Navy...
Russell L. "Rusty" Johnson
February 18, 2015
Russell L. "Rusty" Johnson, Jr., a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at age 61. Born on October 31, 1953 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Russell was raised and educated in Melrose. He graduated from Melrose High School, and was married to his best friend and love of his...
George William "Bill" Stone
February 17, 2015
Mr. George William "Bill" Stone, a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody, and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, at age 89. George William Stone was born on May 20, 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut, one of two children of the late Walter C. Stone and Ellen J....
Marion H. (Dickman) Wilder
February 17, 2015
Marion H. (Dickman) Wilder, 74, of Reading, Massachusetts died Tuesday, February 17, at Lahey Clinic in Burlington following an extended illness. Marion resided in Melrose with her husband, (the late) Roger C. Wilder, for many years and recently moved back to her former hometown of Reading.She was the daughter of the late Bernard S. and Helen (Pedrick) Dickman. Marion attended...
Arthur C. List
February 16, 2015
Arthur C. List, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Salemhaven Rehabilitation Center in Salem, New Hampshire on Monday, February 16, 2015, at age 96. Arthur was born in Chelsea on November 12, 1918, one of two sons of the late Charles W. List and Alma J. (Culbert) List. Raised and educated in Chelsea, Arthur went to work...
Millie Campea
February 16, 2015
Millie Campea, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Peregrine Landing in Tewksbury on Monday, February 16, 2015, at age 92. Millie was born in Melrose on September 13, 1922, one of six children of the late Charles and Anna (Lanciani) Campea. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.Millie worked as an executive secretary...
John Graham Goulding
February 16, 2015
Dr. John Graham Goulding, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 16, 2015, at age 91. John was born in Cambridge, one of two sons of the late Frederick C. Goulding and Ann Irene (Spaulding) Goulding. He was raised in Providence, Rhode Island where he graduated from LaSalle High School. John attended Providence College...
Catherine E. "Katie" Alkins
February 9, 2015
Mrs. Catherine E. "Katie" (Birmingham) Alkins, of Brentwood, NH, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on Monday, February 9, 2015, at age 93. Catherine was born in Lynn on November 26, 1921, one of four daughters of the late Patrick J. and Mary Margaret (Monahan) Birmingham.She was raised in Lynn, and graduated from Lynn English High...
Fannie (Levine) Travis
February 8, 2015
Mrs. Fannie (Levine) Travis, of Brooklyn, New York, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, at age 92. Fannie was born and raised in Brooklyn, one of nine children of the late Frank Levine and Rose (Heller) Levine. She served her country honorably as an Army nurse during World War II. She married...
Vincenza (Yovino) Canning
February 8, 2015
Vincenza (Yovino) Canning, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Genesis at Wakefield Center on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at age 84. Vincenza was born in Boston, one of four children of the late Joseph Yovino and Rose (Montelepre) Yovino.She worked for many years as an administrative assistant in the healthcare field. A self taught, progressive woman, Vincenza was...
Charlotte (Tura) Cahill
February 8, 2015
Mrs. Charlotte (Tura) Cahill, of Brooksby Village in Peabody, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Lahey Medical Center in Peabody, at age 94. Mrs. Cahill was born in Saugus, the oldest of eight children of the late Charles and Mildred (Curtis) Tura.She graduated from the Boston City Hospital Nursing School in 1941 and earned a BS in...
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