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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...
Priscilla B. Hahn
December 12, 2012
Mrs. Priscilla B. (Wonson) Hahn, a longtime Lynnfield resident and formerly of Gloucester, passed away peacefully with her family at her side at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield on Wednesday morning, December 12, 2012, at the age of 94. Priscilla was born on November 18, 1918, one of three children of the late Carlton W. Wonson and Ruth (Burnham) Wonson.She...
Walter L. Reid
December 4, 2012
Mr. Walter L. Reid, Sr., a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, at age 60. Walter was born in Melrose, one of two sons of the late George L. Reid and Dorothy F. (Pickett) Reid.He was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1970.He attended...
Julie H. Moore
December 4, 2012
Mrs. Julie H. (Thistle) Moore, a longtime resident of Everett, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 99. Julie was born on January 2, 1913, one of four children of the late Joseph and Suzanna (Skinner) Thistle. She was raised and educated in Canada before moving to Everett.She married her late...
Ruth V. Bears
November 26, 2012
Ruth V. Bears, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, November 26, 2012 at EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Melrose, at age 92. She was born in Melrose on June 4, 1920, a daughter of the late Waldo W. Bears and Ethel M. (Hunt) Bears. She was raised and educated in Malden where she graduated from Malden...
Grace C. (Hartman) Johnson
November 18, 2012
Mrs. Grace C. (Hartman) Johnson, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Brooksby Village Renaissance Gardens in Peabody, at the age of 90. Grace was born in Malden on April 15, 1922, a daughter of the late Nicholas Hartman and Nellie (McKay) Hartman.She was raised in Malden where she graduated from Malden High...
John M. Myserian
November 17, 2012
Mr. John M. Myserian, a longtime resident of Stoneham, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, November 17, 2012, at age 90. John was born on September 2, 1922 in Revere, one of four children of the late John and Mayrene (Gurmerlian) Meyeserian.Raised and educated in the Beachmont section of Revere, he attended Northeastern University before...
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