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Betty M. Chubbuck
December 4, 2011
Mrs. Betty M. (Woodman) Chubbuck, a Tewksbury resident and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away at home surrounded by family, on Sunday evening December 4, 2011, at the age of 72. Betty was born on December 23, 1938 in Malden, one of three children of the late Harold D. Woodman and May K. (Hoag) Woodman. She was raised in Melrose...
Marylou A. Oatis
November 26, 2011
Mrs. MaryLou A. (Manning) Oatis, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Saturday, November 26, 2011, at the age of 69. She was born on August 16, 1942 in Melrose, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth (Connolly) Manning.Raised in Melrose, MaryLou was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of...
Pasquale A. "Rick" Mattei
November 23, 2011
Mr. Pasquale A. "Rick" Mattei, a resident of Littleton, New Hampshire and formerly a longtime resident of Everett, died suddenly, on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Littleton Regional Hospital, at the age of 60. Pasquale was born in Bedford, on April 3, 1951, one of two children of the late Louis Mattei and Helen (Keats) Mattei.Raised and educated in Malden,...
Mary Jane (Claflin) Bradford
November 18, 2011
Mrs. Mary Jane (Claflin) Bradford, a resident of Whitefield, Maine, formerly of Easton, PA, and Melrose, MA, passed away on Friday morning, November 18, 2011 at Winchester Hospital, at age 90. She was born on October 11, 1921 in Malden, the daughter of the late George Verne Claflin and Laura P. (Goodlin) Claflin. She was raised in Melrose and was...
Margaret T. (Barbato) Wentzell
November 15, 2011
Mrs. Margaret T. (Barbato) Wentzell, a longtime resident of Saugus, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, November 15, 2011 at SaugusCare and Rehabilitation, at the age of 86. Margaret Barbato was born in Lynn on January 1st 1925, one of two daughters of the late Julian and Theresa (Marolda) Barbato. She worked for Shawmut Bank in Wakefield...
Barbara (Wentzel) Jones
November 12, 2011
Mrs. Barbara E. (Wentzel) Jones, a longtime resident of Melrose, died on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Golden Living Center - The Dexter House, at age 88. Mrs. Jones was born on September 12, 1923 in Melrose, a daughter of the late Arthur F. Wentzel and Helen (Berry) Wentzel.Raised in Melrose, she was a member of the First Congregational...
Dorothy A. "Dottie" Colclough
November 5, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy A. "Dottie" (Walsh) Colclough, of Westlake Village, California and formerly of Melrose, Massachusetts, passed away with her family at her side on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital, at the age of 68. Dorothy was born on April 5, 1943, in Cambridge, one of three children of Dorothy (Shannon) Walsh and the late John Walsh. She...
Sandra L. Peters
November 1, 2011
Mrs. Sandra L. "Sandy" (Johnston) Peters, a resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly, on Tuesday morning, November 1, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 70. Sandra Johnston was born in Somerville on July 15, 1941, one of four children of the late Walter L. and Evelyn S. (Rice) Johnston. She was raised and educated in Medford where she...
Richard C. "Dick" Sawtelle
October 31, 2011
Mr. Richard C. "Dick" Sawtelle, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading, on Monday, October 31, 2011, at age 74. Richard was born on November 28, 1936 in Melrose, one of three sons of the late Joseph G. Sawtelle and Gladys V. (Cole) Sawtelle.A graduate of Melrose High School, Richard lived in...
Paul W. Daly
October 29, 2011
Mr. Paul W. Daly, a longtime Melrose resident, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 75. Born in Somerville on October 7, 1936, Paul was one of seven children of the late Albert J. Daly, Sr. and Pauline A. (Moran) Daly. He was raised in Somerville, graduated from Westwood High School in Westwood,...
Mildred L. "Mickey" Hansen
October 23, 2011
Mrs. Mildred L. "Mickey" (Bell) Hansen, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away Sunday evening, October 23, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at the age of 82. Born on October 20, 1929, in Revere, she was one of fourteen children of the late Edwin and Ellen (Conrad) Bell. She was the beloved wife for 61 years to Earl N. Hansen. Devoted...
Sophie R. Chetwynd
October 20, 2011
Ms. Sophie R. (Maloof) Chetwynd, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst, at the age of 66. Sophie Maloof was born on June 15, 1945 in Methuen, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita M. (Begin) Maloof.She was raised and educated in Lawrence and worked as...
David B. Moreland
October 19, 2011
Mr. David B. Moreland, Sr. a longtime Melrose resident, passed away on Wednesday morning October 19, 2011 at EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Melrose, at age 92. David was born in Washington, DC on August 5, 1919, a son of the late Raymond and Edith E. (Bartlett) Moreland. Mr. Moreland graduated from Boston University with the Class of 1942.He worked for...
Anthony Destefano
October 16, 2011
Mr. Anthony "Tony" DeStefano, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away surrounded by his family at home on Sunday, October 16, 2011, at age 88. Anthony was born on August 17, 1923 in Boston, a son of the late Andrew and Antonetta (San Filippo) DeStefano. Raised and educated in Somerville, Tony enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the young age of...
Elizabeth "Betty" Donovan
October 14, 2011
Mrs. Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Landry) Donovan, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away surrounded by her loving family, after a long yet gracious battle with melanoma, on Friday morning, October 14, 2011, at age 78. Elizabeth, known lovingly as "Betty" was born on June 1, 1933 in Gloucester, one of five children of the late Robert Landry and Eleanor (Olson) Landry.She...
Doris E. Corbin
October 11, 2011
Mrs. Doris E. Corbin, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at Wakefield Care and Rehabilitation Center, at age 93. Doris was born on February 15, 1918 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, a daughter of the late Katherine Smith.She lived in Melrose for many years with her husband, Roy, where they raised two daughters.A woman of...
Arthur F. Shea
October 7, 2011
Mr. Arthur F. Shea, a longtime Melrose resident, passed from this life on Friday, October 7, 2011, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at the age of 87. Arthur was born on April 23, 1924 in Chelsea, one of three children of the late Daniel F. Shea and Helen (McGurk) Shea. Raised "on the line" in Everett, Arthur graduated from Everett High School...
Cynthia M. Hallissy
October 4, 2011
Mrs. Cynthia M. (Foote) Hallissy, a resident of Melrose since 1970, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.She was 73. Cynthia Foote was born on September 17, 1938 in East Boston, one of four children of the late Robert Foote and Isabelle (Nolan) Foote.She was raised and educated in Medford. In 1958, Cynthia became a member of...
Tomasa MiláN
September 28, 2011
Mrs. Tomasa (Pérez) Milán, a Melrose resident, passed away at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst on Wednesday morning, September 28, 2011, at the age of 85. Tomasa was born on January 3, 1926 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, one of eight children of the late Eusebio and Eduvigis Pérez.She resided in Bridgeport, Connecticut before moving to Melrose to be...
Julia (Mazzarino) Lally
September 27, 2011
Mrs. Julia (Mazzarino) Lally, a Melrose resident since 1955, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford, at age 88. Julia was born on December 2, 1922 in Sicily, Italy, one of three daughters of the late Sebastian and Paolina (Mazzone) Mazzarino.She was raised and educated in East Boston and received a...
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