Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Melrose, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas
Justin H. Langille
April 26, 2013
Mr. Justin H. Langille, Jr., a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2013, at Woburn Nursing Center, at the age of 80. Justin was born on April 2, 1933 in Melrose, one of two children of the late Justin H. and Blanche H. (Smaling) Langille.Raised and educated in Malden, Justin graduated from Malden High School.He received his...
Virginia "Ginny" Coleman
April 23, 2013
Mrs. Virginia (Rowe) "Ginny" Coleman, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Masconomet Healthcare Center in Topsfield, at age 88. Mrs. Coleman was born on May 23, 1924 in Boston, daughter of the late Frank E. Rowe, MD, and Viola A. (Koegel) Rowe.She was raised in Revere and Melrose, graduating from Melrose High School.She...
Raymond E. Barnstead
April 22, 2013
Mr. Raymond E. Barnstead, of Wakefield, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2013 at Genesis at Wakefield Center, at age 64. He was born on May 12, 1949 in Stoneham, one of three children of the late George W. and Edna M. (Carleton) Barnstead.He was raised and educated in Melrose. He served his country in the US Army during the...
Allan F. Ray
April 20, 2013
Mr. Allan F Ray Sr., a 44 year resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Golden Living Center-The Elmhurst in Melrose on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the age of 76. Allan was born on June 14, 1936 in Melrose, son of the late Freeman F Ray and Helen (Miner) Ray. He was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden...
Donald P. "Donnie" Enman
April 17, 2013
Mr. Donald P. "Donnie" Enman, Sr., a Stoneham resident, passed away at Winchester Hospital on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at age 70. He was born on November 7, 1942, one of ten children of the late Charles E. and Dorothy A. (Willey) Enman.Born in Morristown, New Jersey, his family moved to Jefferson, New Hampshire where they purchased a 300 acre...
William H. Ring
April 14, 2013
Mr. William H. Ring, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Lawrence-Memorial Hospital in Medford, on Sunday, April 14, 2013, at the age of 54. He was born on May 8, 1958 in Melrose, son of the late Howard E. and June E. (Boston) Ring.William or "Bill" as he was lovingly known, was raised in Melrose and graduated...
Madeline F. Gilardi
April 14, 2013
Madeline F. Gilardi, of Merrimack, NH, April 14, 2013.Loving mother to her two boys, Frederick and Andrew of Brookline and Merrimack, NH.Madeline is the former wife of the late Frederick R. Morris and the dear sister of Anthony J. Gilardi, Sr., and Lorraine Gilardi, both of Melrose.Madeline is also survived by her many nieces, and nephews whom she loved very...
Allene H. (Mckinnon) Irvin
April 13, 2013
Mrs. Allene H. (McKinnon) Irvin, of Everett, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, April 13, 2013 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, at the age of 81. Allene was born on February 8, 1932 in Boston, one of eight children of the late Lawrence J. McKinnon and Grace (Abbott) McKinnon.She was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington...
Rose D. (Gramazio) Pica
April 11, 2013
Mrs. Rose D. (Gramazio) Pica, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday evening, April 11, 2013 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 80. Rose was born on February 15, 1933 in Bronx, New York, one of five children of the late Michael E. and Lillian (Ochs) Gramazio.She was raised and educated in the Bronx.A graduate of the...
Doris (Shaw) Robertson
April 9, 2013
Mrs. Doris (Shaw) Robertson, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully in the same home she was born in 97 years earlier on Tuesday morning, April 9th 2013. Doris was born on December 23, 1915, one of three children of the late Iona (Clark) and Bird W. Shaw.She graduated from Melrose High School, and lived in Melrose her entire...
Dennis K. "Hungry Herb" O'Brien
April 8, 2013
Dennis K. "Hungry Herb" O'Brien, a longtime Malden resident, died at home after a brief illness on Monday, April 8, 2013, at the age of 67. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island on January 1, 1946, one of four children of the late Kenneth E. O'Brien, Sr. and Marian (Bashaw) O'Brien.He was raised in Cranston, RI and settled in...
Pauline (Riopel) Bluette
April 7, 2013
Mrs. Pauline (Riopel) Bluette, a resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the age of 70. Pauline was born on December 19, 1942, one of two children of the late Albert L. Riopel and Claire G. (Cayer) Riopel. Born and raised in Amesbury, Pauline graduated from Amesbury High School.While working in Beacon...
Diana C. Humphreys
March 29, 2013
Mrs. Diana C. (Murray) Humphreys, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, March 29, 2013 at the age of 75. Mrs. Humphreys was born on June 24, 1937 in Brewer, Maine, one of six children of the late Cecil P. and Norma E. (Leadbetter) Murray.When she was 4 years old, they came down from Maine and...
Judith A. "Judi" Lenk
March 24, 2013
Mrs. Judith A. "Judi" Lenk, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 63. Judi was born on December 8, 1949 in Malden and raised in Melrose.She graduated from Melrose High School, and Chamberlain Junior College.She worked as a medical secretary for Orthopedic Surgery, Inc.Judi lived in North Reading for...
Arnold J. Baldwin
March 16, 2013
Mr. Arnold J. Baldwin, a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody and formerly of Middleton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Spaulding Hospital - North Shore, at age 90. Mr. Baldwin was born in Derby, Connecticut on November 16, 1922, one of three children of the late John T. and Hilda (Fletcher) Baldwin.Raised and educated in...
Galina Ragutshteyn
March 14, 2013
Mrs. Galina (Sukonkina) Ragutshteyn, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 80 years old. Galina was born in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 11, 1932, daughter of the late Mikhail Sukonkin and Klavdia (Shahmina) Sukonkina.Raised in Baku, Galina graduated from technical school and soon thereafter met her...
Helen C. Kochocki
March 14, 2013
Mrs. Helen C. (St. George) Kochocki, a resident of Saugus, formerly of East Boston and Chelsea passed away peacefully on Thursday evening March 14, 2013 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, at the age of 89. She was born in East Boston on July 4th, 1923, one of ten children of the late Albert & Madeline (Laracy) St. George.Helen was...
Juel F. Boyle
March 13, 2013
Mrs. Juel (Fonda) Boyle, a resident of North Berwick, Maine, and formerly of Westwood and Melrose, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, New Hampshire.She was 82. Juel was born on August 18, 1930 in Medford, one of three children of the late Arthur W. Fonda and Mildred (Swett) Fonda.Raised in...
Anne M. (Longo) Dicarlo
March 10, 2013
Mrs. Anne M. (Longo) DiCarlo, a Melrose resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at age 85. Anne was born on August 18, 1927 in Melrose, one of five children of the late Joseph and Rose (Camelia) Longo.Raised in Melrose, she graduated with the Class of 1945 from Melrose...
John J. Devine
March 10, 2013
Mr. John J. Devine, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose on Sunday, March 10, 2013.He was 90 years of age. He was born on October 18, 1922 in Medford, one of six children of the late James and Mary (Doherty) Devine.He graduated from Medford High School and from the University of Massachusetts....