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...
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...