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John H. Allen
February 18, 2014
Mr. John H. Allen, Jr., a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly on February 18, 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital, at age 96. He was born in Chelsea on January 4, 1918, one of two children of the late John H. Allen and Helen G. (Robinson) Allen. He graduated from Melrose High School with the Class of 1936, and...
Irene M. Wood
February 17, 2014
Irene M. Wood, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2014 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 91. Irene was born on September 9, 1922 in Chelsea, one of nine children of the late John J. Wood, and Mary K. (Dwyer) Wood.She was raised in Malden, and graduated from the Cheverus School in Malden.At...
Armand E. Guptill
February 14, 2014
Mr. Armand E. Guptill, 82, of North Andover and formerly a long time resident of Melrose, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston Friday February 14 following a lengthy illness. Armand was born October 22, 1931 in Holyoke one of two children of the late Edward E. Guptill and Helen E. (Lefave) Guptill.He was raised in Melrose and graduated...
Daniel William Rich
February 13, 2014
Mr. Daniel William Rich, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Epoch of Melrose, at age 81. Daniel was born on March 10, 1932 in Bronx, New York one of two sons of the late Benjamin Rich and Agnes (Wilson) Rich.He was raised in the Fenway section of Boston, and graduated from English High...
Santa (Collerone) Avola
February 12, 2014
Mrs. Santa (Collerone) Avola, a longtime resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully at Eastpointe Rehabilitation Center in Chelsea on February 12, 2014, at age 91. Santa was born in Italy on August 20, 1922.She was raised in Italy and along with her family, came to the United States in 1968.East Boston became their home, but she never forgot her...
Enid L. Wolf
February 10, 2014
Mrs. Enid L. (Goreham) Wolf, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Westford on February 10, 2014, at age 94. Enid was born on October 11, 1919 in Wood's Harbor, Nova Scotia, one of two children of the late Arthur and Grace (Dixon) Goreham.She was raised and educated in Wood's Harbor, and came to Boston at age 19....
John S. Weber
February 8, 2014
Mr. John S. Weber, of Melrose and formerly of Watertown, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, February 8, 2014, at age 90. He was born in Cambridge, one of seven children of the late Joseph and Julia (Callahan) Weber.He was raised in East Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge Rindge School.At 17, he entered the US Marine...
Contarina L. (Bowen) Young
February 7, 2014
Mrs. Contarina L. "Rene" (Bowen) Young, a resident of Wakefield, and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away at home on Friday, February 7, 2014, at age 95. She was born on October 4, 1918 in Hatley, Quebec, a daughter of the late Hugh Edward Bowen and Fannie (Brennan) Bowen.She was raised one of eight children on the family dairy farm...
Jean (Balfour) Meharg Beers
February 2, 2014
Mrs. Jean A. (Balfour) Meharg Beers, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 91. Jean was born on June 1, 1922 in Melrose, one of four children of the late Irwin A. Balfour and Essie (Towle) Balfour. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School.Jean worked at...
Richard A. Adelizzi
January 28, 2014
Mr. Richard A. Adelizzi, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 28, 2014. Mr. Adelizzi was born in Boston on February 5, 1930, a son of the late Anthony and Henrietta (Gioiosa) Adelizzi.He worked as an operations manager in the insurance industry for many years. He leaves his beloved wife, Elaine D. (Rossi) Adelizzi with...
Eva (Moore) Abbot
January 26, 2014
Mrs. Eva (Moore) Abbot, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 95. Eva was born on September 11, 1918 in New York City, the daughter of the late Perry N. Moore and Genevieve (McAuliffe) Moore.She was raised and educated in Denver, Colorado and graduated from Goucher College...
Aurora Texidor
January 21, 2014
Aurora (Cardona) Texidor, of Malden, January 21, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Santos Angel Texidor with whom she shared 46 years of marriage. Devoted daughter of the late Jose and Maria I. (Camacho) Cardona, and stepdaughter of the late Jose "Pepe" Gonzalez. Loving mother of Francisco R. "Tex" Texidor and his companion Louise Shea of Malden. Caring stepmother of...
Margaret "Peg" Parsons
January 18, 2014
Mrs. Margaret E. (Leetch) "Peg" Parsons, of Springfield, VT and formerly of Melrose, passed away on January 18, 2014 at the Springfield Health and Rehabilitation in Springfield, VT, at age 102. Peg was born on November 5, 1911, in Newburgh, NY, one of four children of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Cartmill) Leetch. She was raised in Newburgh, NY. For...
Richard T. Macneil
January 16, 2014
Mr. Richard T. Macneil Sr. a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Wilmington on January 16, 2014, at age 92. Richard was born on August 5, 1921 in the Ancon Canal Zone of Panama, one of ten children of the late Henry T. and Jennie W. (Perrott) Macneil.He was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.Richard...
Douglas W. Ferguson
January 16, 2014
Mr. Douglas W. Ferguson, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2014, in Medford, at age 86. He was born on August 4, 1927 in San Antonio, TX, one of two sons of the late Everett E. Ferguson, and Elizabeth P. (McMurrey) Ferguson.Raised in San Antonio, Doug served his country in the US Navy during...
Jonathan L. Hoyt
January 16, 2014
Jonathan L. Hoyt, a resident of Melrose, and formerly of E. Madison, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on January 16, 2014, at age 39. Jon was born in North Conway, NH on January 26, 1974.Raised in E. Madison, he graduated from Kennett High School, Class of 1992 and continued his education at the University of...
Ethel (Mclaughlin) Kisil
January 12, 2014
Mrs. Ethel (McLaughlin) Kisil, of Woburn and formerly of Revere, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2014 in Norwell at age 95. Ethel was born on April 24, 1918 in Chelsea, one of two children of the late Daniel and Mabel (Rosenberger) McLaughlin.Raised in Revere, Ethel graduated from Revere High School where she met and married her high school sweetheart,...
Marion Dorothy Noyes
January 7, 2014
Marion Dorothy Noyes, 92, of Boca Raton, FL and formerly of Melrose, passed away January 7, 2014. Marion was born May 10, 1921 in Woburn, Massachusetts to the late Edward and Ida (Lawson) Evans. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 50 years, Benjamin on November 25, 1993. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Phyllis Wright,...
Corrine (Travers) Weber
December 31, 2013
Mrs. Corrine (Travers) Weber, a resident of Melrose, and formerly of Watertown, passed away peacefully in Stoneham on Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at age 88. Corrine was born on May 4, 1925 in Cambridge, one of three children of the late Harry and Emily (Menez) Travers.She was raised and educated in East Cambridge where she met her husband John.They married...
Beryl R. Nickerson
December 27, 2013
Mrs. Beryl R. Nickerson, a resident of Peabody and formerly of Brighton, passed away peacefully at Essex Park Nursing Center in Beverly on December 27, 2013 at age 92. Beryl was born on July 21, 1921 in Nova Scotia, Canada, one of four daughters of the late Frederick and Jean (Langille) Nickerson.She married Austin Nickerson on November 20, 1942.During WWII,...
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