Gail (Richardson) Starr
February 17, 2013
Mrs. Gail (Richardson) Starr, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, at the age of 64. Gail was born on April 3, 1948 in Melrose, the second oldest of nine children and graduated from Melrose High School.She met her one true love James R. Starr and they married on June 15th...
Claire Thomson
February 14, 2013
Mrs. Lillian "Claire" (McClellen) Thomson, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday evening, February 14, 2013 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 90. Claire was born on December 14, 1922 in Somerville, daughter of the late Earl A. McClellen and Lillian Pearl (Beckler) McClellen.Claire graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1940 and lived the rest of...
Constance E. "Connie" Webber
February 6, 2013
Mrs. Constance E. "Connie" (Ross) Webber, of Sandown, New Hampshire, and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Aurora Senior Living in Derry, NH, at the age of 94. Constance was born on June 15, 1918 in Staten Island, New York, one of four children of the late Herbert R. and Ada C. (Hoerle) Ross. Lovingly known...
Beatrice O. "Bea" Longo
January 29, 2013
Ms. Beatrice O. "Bea" Longo, a lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at the age of 82. Beatrice was born on February 24, 1930 in Melrose, a daughter of the late Rose (Camelia) and Joseph Longo.Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School.Beatrice or "Bea" as her family lovingly knew her, worked...
Jane F. Glazier
January 25, 2013
Mrs. Jane (Frishmuth) Glazier, a longtime resident of Stoneham and a former resident of Melrose, died unexpectedly on Friday evening, January 25, 2013 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, at the age of 76. Mrs. Glazier was born on September 5, 1936 in Abington, PA the daughter of the late JohnFrishmuth and Frances (Johnson) Frishmuth.She was raised and educated...
Mary L. (Jones) Mcgeoch
January 21, 2013
Mrs. Mary L. (Jones) McGeoch, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013 at EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Melrose, at the age of 81. Mrs. McGeoch was born on February 24, 1931 in Malden, the daughter of the late Nelson F. Jones and Sarah M. (Dean) Jones.She was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High...
Sidney C. Field
January 17, 2013
Mr. Sidney C. Field, Jr., a lifelong Melrose resident, passed away on Thursday evening, January 17, 2013 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 82. Sidney was born in Beverly and graduated from Melrose High School with the Class of 1948. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and went on to graduate from...
Joseph J. Lima
January 16, 2013
Mr. Joseph J. Lima, of Billerica and formerly a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, at age 88. Joe was born in Somerville on February 28, 1924, one of six children of the late Manuel and Maria (Baptista) Lima.He was raised and educated...
Edward "Ted" Cinella
January 14, 2013
Mr. Edward "Ted" Cinella, a longtime resident of Melrose, and formerly of Lee, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 14, 2013. Ted was born on January 2, 1943 in Pittsfield, the youngest of three sons of the late Dr. John T. and Mrs. Jane Cinella.Raised and educated in Lee, Ted was a proud alumnus...
Leonard G. Locke
January 12, 2013
Mr. Leonard G. Locke, a resident of Stoneham and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Woodbriar at Wilimington, at the age of 87. Mr. Locke was born on February 21, 1925 in Melrose, one of five children of the late Harold C. and Ruth (Brooks) Locke.He graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1942...
Bryan J. Connolly
January 10, 2013
Mr. Bryan J. Connolly, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Wilmington Health Care Center at the age of 76. He was born on January 5, 1937 in Lynn, a son of the late Margaret T. and Stephen Connolly.Raised in Lynn, Bryan graduated from St. Mary's High School and served his country in...
Alison Fonda
January 9, 2013
Ms. Alison Fonda, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Melrose on January 9, 2013, at age 96. Alison was born on March 16, 1916 in Boston. She made her home at 25 Faxon St., Melrose where she happily lived her entire life.Alison worked with her father, Reginald, as an insurance broker for many...
Leona G. (Kelly) Mccaffrey
December 27, 2012
Mrs. Leona G. (Kelly) McCaffrey, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 82. Mrs. McCaffrey was born in Boston on November 5, 1930, a daughter of the late William Kelly and Leona (Peterson) Kelly. She was raised and educated in Charlestown and lived in Melrose for the last 35...
Joseph P. Monteforte
December 26, 2012
Mr. Joseph P. Monteforte, a resident of Osterville and formerly of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at Genesis at Wakefield Center on Wednesday morning, December 26, 2012.He was 99 years of age. Joseph was born on April 20, 1913 in Everett, a son of the late Carmen and Laura (Lepore) Monteforte. He was raised and educated in Medford and served his...
Charles E. Dady
December 26, 2012
Mr. Charles E. Dady, a resident of Reading, dearly loved husband of Oleda. T. (Wood) Dady and father of 11, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 after spending his last Christmas with his family.He was 85 years old. Charles was born in Boston on May 15, 1927, a son of the late Arthur Dady and Mary E....
Eleanor T. "Ellie" Jepson
December 25, 2012
Mrs. Eleanor T. "Ellie" (Schwaibold) Jepson, a resident of Ipswich, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, at the age of 72. Eleanor or "Ellie" as she was lovingly known was born on March 2, 1940 in West Orange, New Jersey, one of two daughters...
Demetra (Makrys) Mirageas
December 19, 2012
Mirageas-Demetra (Makrys), of Malden, Mass, December 19, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Constantine C. Mirageas. Devoted mother of Chris C. Mirageas and his wife Carol, Ann M. Mirageas and Kathleen Perrone and her husband Gennaro. Loving grandmother of Angelica, Gennaro and Phillip Perrone and Chris C. Mirageas, Jr. and Carla Mabee. Sister of George Makrys and his wife Dolores...
Christopher J. Hartford
December 16, 2012
Mr. Christopher J. Hartford, a resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly at Lawrence General Hospital on Sunday, December 16, 2012, at age 56. Chris was born on June 23, 1956, in Winchester, one of four sons of the late Charles Hartford and Barbra (Pinkham) Hartford. Chris was the caring brother of Charles F. "Chuck" Hartford, Jr., Jonathan H. Hartford of...
Nicoletta "Nikki" Govostes
December 14, 2012
Nicoletta "Nikki" Govostes, a resident of Malden and formerly of Everett, passed away on Friday morning December 14, 2012 at Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford, at the age of 88. Nicoletta was born in Boston on November 4, 1924, a daughter of the late Nicolas Govostes and Anastasia (Caracassis) Govostes.For many years she worked as a Bookkeeper for...
Sandy Hook Elementary School
December 14, 2012
We grieve as a nation with the community of Newtown, Connecticut and pray for all those affected by the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School.Our thoughts and prayers, along with everyone in Melrose, go out to families of the following: Charlotte Bacon, 6 Daniel Barden, 7 Rachel Davino, 29 Olivia Engel, 6 Josephine Gay, 7 Ana Marquez-Greene, 6 Dylan...