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Dana C. Macintosh
January 16, 2012
Mr. Dana C. MacIntosh, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 92. Mr. MacIntosh was born on September 6, 1919 in Winchester, one of 6 children of the late Mary E. (Melville) MacIntosh and Clarence H. MacIntosh.Dana was raised in Arlington and Lexington.He graduated from Lexington High School, Class...
Marie J. Bibilos
January 13, 2012
Ms. Marie Jean Bibilos, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst on Friday morning, January 13, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.She was 83. Marie was born on September 11, 1928, in Boston, one of two children of the late George J. Bibilos and Sophia (Makrokanis) Bibilos. Raised...
Robert D. "Bob" Lesaffre
January 13, 2012
Mr. Robert D. "Bob" LeSaffre, a longtime Wakefield resident and former co-owner of Daniels LeSaffre Motors, Inc. in Melrose, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, at Lahey Clinic in Burlington on Friday evening January 13,2012.Bob was 79 years old. Born on May 17, 1932 in Methuen, Bob was one of six children of the late Robert C. LeSaffre and...
Keith Thompson
January 12, 2012
Mr. D. Keith Thompson, of Atwater, Ohio and formerly of Wakefield, passed away at home on Thursday, January 12, 2012, at age 51. Keith was born in Melrose on March 12, 1960, the son of Nancy Thompson and the late David K. Foote.Keith was raised and educated in Melrose and worked as union carpenter in Texas and Ohio for many...
Glenn W. Graham
January 4, 2012
Mr. Glenn W. "Legs" Graham, of Melrose, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the age of 61. Born in Stoneham on August 28, 1950, he was one of five children of Alice M. (Patten) Graham and the late Gordon F. Graham.He was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Washington School in Melrose. As...
John C. Batten
January 3, 2012
Mr. John C. Batten, Sr. of Melrose, passed away at home on Tuesday morning, January 3, 2012, at the age of 74. Mr. Batten was born on March 8, 1937 in Boston, one of two children of the late John Batten and Hazel (Martin) Batten. John was raised and educated in Cambridge.He was an electrician for many years and a...
Peter Dubois
December 31, 2011
Mr. Peter DuBois, of Melrose and Reading, passed away surrounded by his family in Melrose on December 31, 2011, at age 64. Peter was born on October 9, 1947, in Lynn, one of four children of the late Victor and Mildred (Bonning) DuBois.Raised in Melrose, he graduated with the Class of 1967 from Melrose High School.He worked at Bonnell Ford...
Polly Jean (Gerrish) Walker
December 31, 2011
Mrs. Polly Jean (Gerrish) Walker, a resident of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, passed away surrounded by the love and adoration of her family on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 85. Polly Jean was born on May 14, 1926 in Brookline, one of two children of the late John J. and Alice V. (Grant) Gerrish. She...
William F. "Bill" O'Brien
December 28, 2011
Mr. William F. "Bill" O'Brien, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday morning, December 28, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at the age of 91. William was born on November 19, 1920 in Boston, one of six children of the late James P. O'Brien and Margaret M. (Doyle) O'Brien.He was raised in Boston where he graduated from High School.Mr....
Teresa M. "Terry" O'Brien
December 24, 2011
Mrs. Teresa M. "Terry" (Lennon) O'Brien, a resident of Melrose, passed away while at home surrounded by her loving husband and two children after a remarkable and inspirational seven year battle with lung cancer on Saturday morning, December 24, 2011.She was 68 years of age. Born in Roslindale on January 9, 1943, Teresa was one of eight children of the...
Dorothea I. Browne
December 23, 2011
Ms. Dorothea I. Browne, a resident of Melrose, passed from this life while at home with her family on Friday evening, December 23, 2011, at the golden age of 93 ½. Her greatest passion was serving her God and meeting and helping people. Dorothea, a faithful woman, inspired and influenced many as a mother, friend, couturier and entrepreneur. Dorothea was...
Anne M. (Sullivan) Macgillivray
December 19, 2011
Mrs. Anne M. (Sullivan) MacGillivray, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly at home on Monday, December 19, 2011, at the age of 84. Anne was born in Boston on August 27, 1927, one of four daughters of the late James H. and Margaret E. (Mahoney) Sullivan.She was raised and educated in Boston where she graduated from Rosemary Academy...
Ruth Maccallum Blanchard
December 18, 2011
Mrs. Ruth MacCallum Blanchard, age 95, wife of the late Carl A Blanchard, Jr. passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Brooksby Village in Peabody. She was a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody for 6 years and past resident of Topsfield for 30 years, and Needham for 54 years. Remembering her with love are her three daughters and...
Frederick T. Beshong
December 16, 2011
Mr. Frederick T. Beshong, a Melrose resident, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital, at age 77. Born in Melrose on February 2, 1934, he was one of three children of the late Earl T. Beshong and Yvonne T. (Ramsey) Beshong. Fred was raised and educated in Melrose. He served his country honorably in the U.S....
Mildred A. Austin
December 15, 2011
Mrs. Mildred A. (Young) Austin, a lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the age of 92. Mildred was born on December 10, 1919 in Haverhill, a daughter of the late Merton P. and Florence C. (Flanders) Young.Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School with the Class of 1937.She served her...
Elizabeth "Betty" Watton
December 14, 2011
Ms. Elizabeth M. "Betty" Watton, a resident of Melrose since 1967, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading, at the age of 83. Elizabeth was born in Lawrence on November 13, 1928, one of two children of the late Joseph H. Watton, Sr. and Ellen (Weber) Watton. Raised in Lawrence, she...
Paul J. "P.J." Camello
December 12, 2011
Mr. Paul J. "P.J." Camello, a longtime resident of Saugus, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2011 at Kindred Hospital in Peabody with his family at his side.He was 86 years of age. Paul was born on January 9, 1925 in Chelsea, the son of the late Joseph and Louise (Christoforo) Camello. Raised and educated in Everett, he graduated from...
Michael J. Hurley
December 10, 2011
Mr. Michael J. Hurley, of Malden, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Melrose, at the age of 58. Michael was born on December 19, 1952 in Boston, one of three sons of the late John J. Hurley, Sr. and Margaret (O'Connell) Hurley.Raised in Everett, Mike attended Everett Schools.He served his country in the US...
Priscilla M. Shaw
December 6, 2011
Mrs. Priscilla M. (Cheever) Shaw, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Melrose, at the age of 88. Priscilla was born in Woburn on May 16, 1923, daughter of the late Louis Cheever and Elizabeth (Walker) Cheever.She was raised in Melrose where she graduated from Melrose High School.Priscilla worked as...
V. Edward Perkins
December 5, 2011
Mr. V. Edward Perkins, a longtime resident of Melrose and Ipswich, passed away on Monday evening, December 5, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at 99 years old. Born on August 5, 1912 in Melrose, he was one of three children of the late John Atkins Perkins and Lotta E. (Perley) Perkins. Mr. Perkins was a graduate of Melrose High School and...
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