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Marie Hermann
December 26, 2013
Ms. Marie Hermann, a longtime resident of Lynn, passed away peacefully on Thursday December 26, 2013 at Twin Oaks Center in Danvers, at age 89. Marie was born on March 31, 1924 in Lynn, one of three daughters of the late Augustus H. Hermann, and Lucy (Ryther) Hermann.Raised in Melrose, Marie graduated from Melrose High School, Class of1942.She proudly served...
Thomas M. Sutherland
December 21, 2013
Thomas M. Sutherland, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, December 21, 2013 at Mass General Hospital in Boston, at age 69. Tom was born on June 16, 1944 in Brunswick, Maine, one of three children of the late Fred W. Sutherland and Rita (Beauregard) Sutherland.Originally from Brunswick, Tom lived in Quincy before moving to Melrose...
Margaret A. Goff
December 16, 2013
Mrs. Margaret A. Goff, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2013 in Medford, at age 88. Margaret was born on March 6, 1925 in Malden, one of 7 children of the late Dennis and Annie (LeBlanc) Amirault. She was raised in Malden, and graduated from Sacred Hearts High School.She married Ralph D. Goff on...
Annie V. "Anne" Mumford
December 12, 2013
Mrs. Annie "Anne" V. (Chapman) Mumford, a longtime resident of Melrose, and formerly of Lynn, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Wilmington Health Care Center. She was born and raised in Lynn, the daughter of the late John F. Chapman and Bertha I. (Einser) Chapman.She married Robert Mumford and they settled in Melrose Highlands to raise a...
Ruth Willey
December 11, 2013
Mrs. Ruth (Barry) Willey, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, December 11, 2013 in Westborough, at age 92. Mrs. Willey was born on September28, 1921 in Malden, the daughter of the late Charles E. Barry and Gladys H. (Pearson) Barry. Ruth was raised and educated in Malden.She married the late Bernard Willey on November 9,...
Elinor M. "Elly" Ward
December 6, 2013
Mrs. Elinor M. (Shute) "Elly" Ward, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 6, 2013, at age 89. Elinor was born on November 17, 1924 in Malden, one of five children of the late Jordan Shute and Sophie (Harding) Shute. Raised in Malden, she graduated from Malden High School. During WWII,...
Kenneth E. Stafford
December 3, 2013
Kenneth E. Stafford, Sr. a Melrose resident and formerly of Wakefield, passed away at home on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at age 65. Ken was born on March 22, 1948 in Somerville, one of four sons of the late Frank and Ruth (Nickerson) Stafford.He was raised in Melrose and Wakefield, and graduated from Wakefield High School, Class of 1966. A...
Elizabeth (Carr) "Bette" Guarente
November 26, 2013
Mrs. Elizabeth (Carr) "Bette" Guarente, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Massachusetts General Hospital, at the age of 91. Elizabeth was born on December 6, 1921 in Boston, the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Mary L. (Rendall) Carr. Elizabeth or "Bette" as she was lovingly known, was raised in Melrose...
George A. M. Burrell
November 24, 2013
Mr. George A. M. Burrell, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening November 24, 2013, at Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford, at age 85. George was born on June 4, 1928 in Everett, one of three children of the late Alexander and Margaret (Thompson) Burrell.He was raised in Everett where he graduated from Everett High...
Ruth A. (Stockbridge) Baker
November 11, 2013
Mrs. Ruth A. (Stockbridge) Baker, of Otisfield, Maine, formerly of Melrose, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 11, 2013, at age 75. Ruth was born on October 2, 1938 in Everett, one of two children of the late Howard W. Stockbridge, and Sadie (Hall) Stockbridge.She was raised in Reading and graduated from Reading High School, Class of...
Lorraine E. Burns
November 6, 2013
Lorraine E. Burns of Dedham and formerly of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, at age 82. Born on February 21, 1931 in Melrose, Lorraine was one of nine children of the late Walter W. and Harriet (Grover) Burns. She is survived by her beloved daughters, Jean M. Sorrenti of Dedham, and...
Justin A. Diamond
November 3, 2013
Justin Alfred Diamond, of Lynn and Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 3, 2013, at age 21. Justin was born on August 13, 1992 in Melrose, and raised in Lynn and Melrose.He attended Lynn English High School and Lynn Classical High School where he graduated in 2009.He received an Abigail Adams Scholarship and attended North Shore Community College for...
Evelyn (Scarborough) Smith
November 2, 2013
Mrs. Evelyn (Scarborough) Smith, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose, at age 92. Evelyn was born on March 16, 1921 in Malden, daughter of the late Ralph H. and Alice (Dickson) Scarborough.She was raised and educated in Melrose where she graduated from...
Richard J. "Richie" Gambone
October 23, 2013
Richard Jay Gambone, recently of Reading, passed away quietly on Wednesday afternoon October 23, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family, his housemates and his friends. He was 57. Richard was born on September 10, 1956 in Melrose, one of four sons of the late Arthur L. Gambone and Nancy G. (DeVita) Gambone. Richie, as he was affectionately known,...
Richard A. "Dickie" Traniello
October 22, 2013
Richard A. "Dickie" Traniello, a lifelong resident of Somerville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at age 74. He was born on July 19, 1939 in Malden, one of three children of the late Mario and Blanche (Gooby) Traniello. Dickie was raised in Somerville and worked for many years in East Boston as a union steel worker.He was...
David T. Parks
October 20, 2013
David T. Parks, a resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, at age 80. David was born on July 11, 1933 in Stoneham, one of two sons of the late Tremaine E. Parks and Bessie L. (Oxner) Parks.He graduated from Stoneham High School and served in the US Army during...
Ida C. Mcgirr
October 18, 2013
Ida C. McGirr, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 18, 2013 at Meadow View Center in North Reading, at age 99. Ida was born on July 12, 1914 in St. George, New Brunswick, Canada.She was the last remaining of 10 children born to John E. and Mary E. (Craig) McGirr.At the young age of 13,...
Michael Bradlee Brown
October 12, 2013
Michael Bradlee Brown, of Saugus, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 12, 2013 in Tewksbury, at age 41. He was born on May 26, 1972 and raised in Revere and Saugus.Michael enjoyed attending the Shore Collaborative in Woburn where he made many lasting friendships and had many great experiences.Known as "The Mayor," Michael loved meeting new people and enjoyed socializing...
Sinclair C. Milligan
October 10, 2013
Mr. Sinclair C. "Bunny" Milligan, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, October 10, 2013, at age 79. He was born on November 1, 1933 in Waltham, one of two sons of the late Culbert and Augusta (Buchanan) Milligan.Raised in Waltham, his family moved to Malden where Sinclair graduated from Malden High School.He served...
Lauraine M. (Desjardins) Blanchard
October 8, 2013
Mrs. Lauraine M. (Desjardins) Blanchard, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at age 85. She was born on February 8, 1928 in Lynn, the daughter of the late Edward Desjardins and Georgette (LaPierre) Desjardins. Lauraine met her husband Arthur while working as a bank teller in Winthrop, Maine.They married and...
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