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Dorothy A. Burridge
September 28, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy A. (Festa) Burridge, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at age 75. Dorothy was born on June 27, 1938 in Malden.Raised in Revere, she graduated from Revere High School with the Class of 1956.On September 22, 1957 she married Donald F. Burridge and...
Raymond L. Derosa
September 22, 2013
Raymond L. DeRosa, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Sunday, September 22, 2013, at age 87. Ray was born on August 8, 1926 in East Boston, one of ten children of the late Raimondo and Alfonzina (Sarro) DeRosa.He was raised and educated in East Boston.Ray served his country honorably...
Eleanor C. Peavey
September 20, 2013
Mrs. Eleanor C. (Spinney) Peavey, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2013 in Wakefield, at age 96. Eleanor was born on March 14, 1917 in Eastport, Maine, one of two daughters of the late James and Charlotte (Ward) Spinney.She was a graduate of Everett High School and settled in Melrose with her family.She worked...
Eng G. Chin
September 19, 2013
Eng Gwong Chin, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, September 19, 2013, at age 99. He was born on November 17, 1913 in China.He was the owner/operator of Main Street Laundry in Melrose for many years. He was the beloved husband of the late Sui K. (Wong) Chin. Devoted father of Jahm...
Thomas M. Damigella
September 16, 2013
Mr. Thomas M. Damigella, a Tupperware legend and resident of Topsfield, formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away quietly in his sleep surrounded by the love of his family on Monday, September 16, 2013, at the age of 97. Thomas M. Damigella was born on December 7, 1915 in Chelsea, one of five children of the late Joseph and Lorenzina (Puccio)...
Joan A. (Clasby) Alcala
September 15, 2013
Mrs. Joan A. (Clasby) Alcala, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday evening, September 15, 2013 at home. Joan was born on March 22, 1943 in Queens, New York, one of eight children of the late Edward J. Clasby and Irene (Morris) Clasby.Her childhood began in Queens, NY, before moving to...
Naomi Dady Goldstein
September 14, 2013
Naomi Dady Goldstein, a Wakefield resident and formerly of Reading, passed away from struggles with Depression and BDD on Saturday, September 14, 2013. She was only 35. Naomi was born on February 26, 1978 in Boston and raised in Reading.She attended the Red Sneakers Wellington School in Stoneham and graduated from Landmark High School in Beverly.Naomi earned her Esthetician License...
Pauline Leach Knowlton
September 11, 2013
Mrs. Pauline Leach (Edkins) Knowlton, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at Pilgrim Rehabilitation Center in Peabody.She was 88. Pauline was born on November 28, 1924 in Melrose, one of five children of the late Orville B. Edkins and Anita C. (Leach) Edkins. She was raised in Melrose where she graduated from Melrose...
John A. Lundstrom
September 10, 2013
Mr. John A. Lundstrom, a longtime resident of North Reading and formerly of Melrose, passed away at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on September 10, 2013, after a hard fought battle with leukemia.John was only 63. He was born in Melrose on August 28, 1950 and raised with his two siblings in Melrose.John grew up in the First Lutheran...
Natalie E. Skaare
September 1, 2013
Mrs. Natalie E. (Smith) Skaare, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 1, 2013, at age 93. Natalie was born on May 29, 1920 in Melrose, one of three children of the late Thomas H. and Alice (Hallahan) Smith.She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School where she played softball.On February...
Pauline M. (Anderson) Macdonald
August 27, 2013
Mrs. Pauline M. (Anderson) MacDonald, a resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Wingate at Andover, at age 91. Pauline was born on May 8, 1922, the last remaining of 13 children to the late Ronald H. Anderson and Eva C. (Cook) Anderson.Born and raised in Malden, Pauline graduated from Malden High School and settled...
Elizabeth (Pike) "Betty" Whittier
August 25, 2013
Mrs. Elizabeth (Pike) "Betty" Whittier, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, August 25, 2013, at age 91. Elizabeth was born on July 6, 1922 in Tenants Harbor, Maine, one of seven daughters of the late Robert H. W. Pike and Elizabeth (MacKay) Pike.She was raised in Weymouth, graduated from Weymouth High School, and from...
Chung Hang "Christopher" Chan
August 22, 2013
Chung Hang "Christopher" Chan, a resident of Stoneham, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, at age 47. Chung was born in Hong Kong on November 8, 1965, one of three children of Chin M. Chan and Shuk F. Hung. He was raised in Hong Kong and came to the United States to study...
John H. Bishop
August 19, 2013
John H. Bishop, of Jefferson, New Hampshire and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington on Monday evening, August 19, 2013, at age 69. John was born on November 22, 1943 in Malden, the son of the late Dorothy R. (Chase) and Clarence H. Bishop.He was raised in Malden, where he...
Martha "Marti" Bean Ackerson
August 12, 2013
Mrs. Martha "Marti" Bean Ackerson, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013, at the age of 92. Mrs. Ackerson was born in Bangor, Maine, one of two children of the late Elizabeth (Parkes) Bean and Charles E. Bean.She was raised educated in Melrose, and received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Boston University. Martha, or...
Carmela "Milly" (Gazzana) Freni
August 10, 2013
Mrs. Carmela "Milly" (Gazzana) Freni, a resident of Saugus and formerly longtime of Arlington, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2013, at the Leonard Florence Center in Chelsea, at age 99. She was born in Boston on March 17, 1914, one of eight children of the late Joseph and Frances (Barbarino) Gazzana.Raised in the West End of Boston, she married...
Charles R. "Chuck" Beauchesne
August 9, 2013
Charles R. "Chuck" Beauchesne, a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada and formerly of Melrose, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 9, 2013, at age 47. One of four children, Charles was born in Lowell on March 4, 1966.He graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1985 where he played hockey, football, and basketball.Charles or "Chuck" as he was affectionately known, moved...
Kenneth L. Lamb
August 6, 2013
Mr. Kenneth L. Lamb, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at age 96. He was born in Malden on May 13, 1917, one of four children of the late Albert E. and Phyllis M. (Lavin) Lamb.Severely wounded and partially paralyzed at age 10 by an accidental gunshot...
Robert J. Leason
July 28, 2013
Mr. Robert J. Leason, a longtime resident of Stoneham, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Winchester Hospital, at the age of 74. Robert was born on May 26, 1939 in Melrose, a son of the late Charles F. Leason and May I. (Clark) Leason.He was raised in Melrose and enjoyed playing sports at Melrose High School.A good athlete,...
Justine (Mccormack) Luken
July 27, 2013
Mrs. Justine (McCormack) Luken, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly on July 27, 2013, at the age of 74. Justine was born on April 11, 1939 in Stoneham, one of two daughters of the late Harold M. and Margaret E. (Murray) McCormack. Justine was a lifetime resident of Greenwood where she was actively involved with The Most Blessed...
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