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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...
Giles Alden Gardner
February 6, 2015
Giles A. Gardner, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 6, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 87. Giles was born in Stoneham, one of three sons of the late Andrew H. and Christine (Miller) Gardner. He was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1947. On September 22, 1951, he married...
Leonard J. Jesse
February 4, 2015
Mr. Leonard J. Jesse, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at age 86. Mr. Jesse was born in Malden on May 29, 1928, one of two sons of the late Leonard Jesse, Jr. and Helena (Bax) Jesse.Raised in Everett, he was a graduate of Everett High...
Eleanor M. Murray
February 3, 2015
Mrs. Eleanor M. (Gibbons) Murray, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at age 90. Eleanor was born in Melrose on November 20, 1924, one of two daughters of the late Arthur F. and Harriette (Hauman) Gibbons. Raised in Melrose, Eleanor graduated from Melrose High School. She...
Phyllis M. Hilton
February 2, 2015
Mrs. Phyllis M. (Hatch) Hilton, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at the Oxford Rehabilitation Center in Haverhill on Monday, February 2, 2015, at age 92. Phyllis was born in Boston on August 20, 1922 and raised in Melrose by her grandparents the late Clayton W. Hatch and Lydia M. (Nickerson) Hatch. Phyllis was a strong, creative person who...
E. Ellen Robinson
February 2, 2015
Mrs. E. Ellen (Sills) Robinson, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, February 2, 2015, at age 77. Ellen was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on February 11, 1937, one of two children of the late Ernest and Alta (Worthman) Sills. She was raised in Ft. Wayne where she graduated from high school, and settled...
Jacquelyn R. Ehlert
February 1, 2015
Jacquelyn R. "Jackie" Ehlert, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 81. Jackie was born in Melrose, a daughter of the late Herman F. Ehlert and Ruth G. (Ford) Ehlert. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Jackie worked as a Secretary in human services for...
David J. Bluette
January 31, 2015
David J. "Dave" Bluette, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Tufts Medical Center on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at age 79. Dave was born in Boston on October 23, 1935, son of the late David J. and Alice (Coyne) Bluette.Raised on Beacon Hill in Boston, Dave graduated from Boston English School. He met...
Ellen F. Mcgrath
January 25, 2015
Mrs. Ellen F. (Lewis) McGrath, of Framingham, formerly of Pepperell, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at age 87. Ellen was born in Cambridge on July 12, 1927, one of two daughters of the late Richard N. and Ellen (Bradley) Lewis. She was raised in Somerville, where she graduated from St. Joseph's High School. In 1948, she married...
Michael J. Ouimette
January 23, 2015
Michael John Ouimette, age 54, of Everett and formerly longtime of Southampton, passed away at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, January 23, 2015. One of six sons, Michael was born on April 14, 1960 in Southampton and raised in Southampton. He attended Western New England College and the Boston Architectural College. A carpenter by trade, he...
Cynthia "Cindy" Jencks
January 9, 2015
Cynthia A. "Cindy" (Hughes) Jencks, a lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 9, 2015, at age 78. Lovingly known as Cindy she was born in Stoneham, one of three daughters of the late George and Doris E. (Donnelly) Hughes. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School, and was proud to...
Martha L. "Marty" Ashman
January 8, 2015
Mrs. Martha L. (Martel) "Marty" Ashman, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at age 89. Martha was born in Chelsea on May 21, 1925, one of four children of the late Albin and Sylvia (Cuskey) Martel. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School and was a lifelong resident of...
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