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Florence (Mercer) Taylor
December 1, 2014
Mrs. Florence (Mercer) Taylor, of Melrose and Malden, passed away peacefully at age 102 on Monday, December 1, 2014. Florence was born in Chelsea, one of four children of the late Adam and Janet (Smith) Mercer.Raised and educated in Revere, Florence worked at John Hancock before settling with her family in Malden. A family woman, Florence was a faithful wife,...
Raymond F. Driscoll
November 28, 2014
Raymond F. Driscoll, of Melrose, passed away at home on Friday, November 28, 2014, at age 67. Raymond was born on May 21, 1947 in Boston, one of five children of the late Raymond F. Driscoll and Barbara (King) Driscoll. Raised in the same house he raised his own children, Ray was a Melrose High School graduate and a longtime...
Catherine E. (Doherty) Sellon
November 22, 2014
Catherine E. (Doherty) Sellon, a resident of Melrose, and formerly longtime of Somerville, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, November 22, 2014, at age 73. Catherine was born in Charlestown on May 25, 1941, one of three children of the late Bernard J. and Catherine E. (Gorry) Doherty.Raised in Charlestown, she called Somerville home where she raised her family. With...
Philip L. Wadland
November 9, 2014
Mr. Philip L. Wadland, Sr., of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at age 93. Philip was born in Melrose on August 22, 1921, one of three children of the late Henry J. S. Wadland and Elsie D. (Verry) Wadland.Raised in Melrose, Philip graduated with the Class of 1939 from Melrose High School. He served...
Richard Wills
November 8, 2014
Mr. Richard Wills, longtime resident of Boston, Massachusetts, and renowned architect and principal of Royal Barry Wills Associates, Inc. passed away peacefully in Boston on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at age 88. Richard Wills was born in Melrose, MA on April 22, 1926, one of two sons of the late Royal Barry Wills and Marguerite (Waggett) Wills.He was a graduate...
Annette (Noe) Carpio
November 5, 2014
Annette (Noe) Carpio, of Melrose and formerly of Revere, passed away at home on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at age 66. Annette was born in Sicily, Italy on September 5, 1948, one of five children of the late Sebastian and Jiosapina (Riera) Noe. She was the loving mother of Frank Esposito, Jr. and his wife Allie of Revere. Beloved sister...
John T. Cinella, Jr.
October 28, 2014
Attorney John T. Cinella, Jr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. John was 74. John was born in Pittsfield on November 13, 1939, one of three sons of Mayflower descendents, the late Dr. John T. Cinella, and Jane (Clark) Cinella.Raised in Lee, John graduated from Lee High School and was the...
Charles J. "Charlie" Comppen
October 27, 2014
Mr. Charles J. "Charlie" Comppen, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 58. Charles, lovingly known as "Charlie" was born in Boston on August 14, 1956, one of five children of Marion (Lynch) Comppen of San Diego, CA and the late Charles Comppen.He was raised and educated in Dorchester, graduated from...
George Nelson Torrey
October 22, 2014
George Nelson Torrey, PhD, a resident of Ocala, Florida and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on October 22, 2014, at age 85. George was born on October 4, 1929 in Rockland, Maine, son of the late George N. and Eva (Snow) Torrey.Raised and educated in Maine, he served his country proudly during the Korean War in...
Richard A. "Dick" Leblanc
October 19, 2014
Mr. Richard A. "Dick" LeBlanc, a resident of Peabody and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at the North Shore Medical Center in Lynn, at age 87. He was born in Somerville on October 2, 1927, son of the late Eli LeBlanc and Emma (Burbine) LeBlanc. Raised in Malden, he...
Theresa "Terry" Lane
October 14, 2014
Mrs. Theresa "Terry" (Bailey) Lane, a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Wakefield, at age 86. Theresa was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 15, 1928, one of four children of the late James Bailey and Mary (Speckman) Bailey. She was raised and educated in Lancaster and met her future...
Allan F. "Aldo" Ray
September 30, 2014
Allan F. "Aldo" Ray, Jr., Patrol Officer for Malden Police Department and a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Mass General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Aldo was 57. Allan F. Ray was born on November 27, 1956 in Malden, one of two sons of the late Allan F. Ray, Sr. and Patricia...
Thomas A. Erickson
September 27, 2014
Thomas A. Erickson, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He was 72. Thomas was born in Boston on February 12, 1942, one of three children of the late Frank Erickson and Louise (Baretta) Erickson. Raised and educated in East Boston, he received an honorable discharge for his service...
Margaret Talanian
September 24, 2014
Mrs. Margaret (Nanian) Talanian, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at home with her three daughters by her side on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at age 95. Margaret was born in Hartford, Connecticut, one of three children of the late Hovsep Nanian and Zabel (Bedrosian) Nanian.She attended Malden High School and was raised above her family's grocery store,...
Barbara D. Wallace
September 22, 2014
Mrs. Barbara D. (Thomas) Wallace, a longtime resident of Medford, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 at Winchester Hospital.She was 82. Barbara was born on February 7, 1932 in Princeton, Indiana, one of five children of the late Paul and Minnie (Brown) Thomas. Raised in Princeton, Indiana, Barbara met her future husband during band practice at Princeton High School.She...
Richard S. Weld
September 19, 2014
Richard S. Weld, a resident of Brighton, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, September 19, 2014, at age 74. Richard was born in Boston on May 20, 1940, one of four children of the late Frederick C. Weld and Anne D. (Sutton) Weld. Raised and educated in Lincoln, Richard worked for Honeywell for many years.He had a keen interest...
Barbara B. (Dunlap) Beck
September 18, 2014
Mrs. Barbara B. (Dunlap) Beck, a resident of North Andover, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at age 88. She was born on December 21, 1925 in New Haven, CT, one of three children of the late Chester Dunlap and E. Louise (Berry) Dunlap.She was raised in Malden where she graduated from...
John J. Giannotte
September 11, 2014
Mr. John J. Giannotte, Jr. of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 11, 2014, at EPOCH of Melrose, at age 66. John was born on August 13, 1948 in Framingham, one of three children of the late John J. Giannotte and Evelyn (McNamara) Giannotte.He was raised in Lynn and Saugus and graduated from Saugus High School. John worked for...
Robert Cusato
September 8, 2014
Mr. Robert Cusato, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 8, 2014 at Genesis at Wakefield Center, at age 78. Robert was born in Wakefield on May 20, 1936, one of 14 children of the late Ralph Cusato and Anne (Storti) Cusato.Bob was raised and educated in Wakefield and settled in Melrose with his family. Bob...
Marjorie (Smith) "Marge" Tomer
September 3, 2014
Mrs. Marjorie (Smith) "Marge" Tomer, a longtime resident of Harwich and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at Cape Cod Hospital. She was 83. Marge was born in Stoneham, one of three children of the late William J. Smith and Nita (Barchard) Smith.She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.She married William...
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