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John Hubert Hawkes
August 18, 2009
Mr. John Hubert Hawkes, of Melrose and formerly a longtime resident of Wyoming, New York, passed away at home on Tuesday, August 18, 2009.He was 80 years old.John was born on April 23, 1929 in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Thomas Arthur Hawkes and Theresa M. (Perger) Hawkes.Mr. Hawkes enlisted in the US Army at the age of...
Warren H. Jackson
August 17, 2009
Mr. Warren H. Jackson, of North Reading, founder of Jackson Industries, Inc. of Malden and former president and publisher of the Malden Evening News - Daily News Mercury, passed away on Monday morning August, 17, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 80 years of age. Mr. Jackson was born on July 24, 1929 in Jamaica...
Vi E. Vienot
August 12, 2009
Violet E. (Lefever) Vienot, of Melrose, formerly of Lancaster, PA, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 in The Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 81 years old. Vi was born December 12, 1927 in Lancaster, PA, a daughter of the late Ira G. and Myrtle (Glass) Lefever. She graduated from Manheim Township High School in Lancaster, and lived most...
Andrew Missick
August 11, 2009
Mr. Andrew Missick, of Medford, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 in The E.N. Rogers Veterans Administration Hospital in Bedford. He was 87.Andrew was born in Boston on January 22, 1922 a son to Russian immigrants, Wladimir and Rose (Puzak) and lived most of his life in Medford. Andrew served as a US Army Medic in the Philippines during WWII.He was...
Arthur E. Alton
August 8, 2009
Mr. Arthur E. Bud' Alton, of Melrose, died peacefully at home on Saturday, August 8, 2009 following a lengthy, hard fought battle with Mesothelioma. He was 68. Arthur was born on October 30, 1940 in Chelsea, a son of the late Arthur E. Alton II and Florence Pat' (Cook) Alton. He lived over 38 years in Melrose. He was a...
Mary A. Kiddie
August 7, 2009
Mary A. (Gonsalves) Kiddie, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2009 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester following a period of declining health.She was 80 years old.Mary was born in Medford, MA on May 7, 1929,daughter of Antonio Gonsalves and Albertina (Garcia) Gonsalves.She was raised and educated in Medford. She moved to Melrose with...
Craig Dana Patick
August 6, 2009
Mr. Craig D. Patick, of Melrose, died Thursday, August 6, 2009. He was 22 years old. Craig was born on September 9, 1986 in Malden and has lived all of his life in Melrose. He was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 2005. He had also attended Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown. He was a music enthusiast,...
Gwendolyn M. "Gwen" Goddard
August 3, 2009
Mrs. Gwendolyn M. "Gwen" (Rogers) Goddard, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday morning August 3, 2009 at River Terrace Health Care in Lancaster.She was 88 years old.Mrs. Goddard was born October 23, 1920 in Red Deer, Alberta Canada, a daughter of the late John G. Rogers and Minnie (Watson) Rogers.Gwendolyn or "Gwen" Goddard was raised in both...
Benjamin C. &Quot;Ben&Quot; Castro
July 28, 2009
Mr. Benjamin C. "Ben" Castro, a Melrose resident, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, July 28, 2009 surrounded by his loving family at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He was 87 years old.Mr. Castro was born in the Pampanga province of the Philippines, one of three children to the late Melecio R. Castro and Margarita (Castro) Castro.Benjamin C. Castro was born, raised and...
Ann Clark
July 24, 2009
Mrs. Ann (Clemens) Clark, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Malden, passed away on Friday morning, July 24, 2009 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a period of declining health.She was 82 years old.Mrs. Clark was born on March 20, 1927 in Brighton, one of ten children to the late John Clemens and Theresa (Gormley) Clemens. Mrs. Ann Clark was...
Alice S. Pomfret
July 16, 2009
Mrs. Alice (Smith) Pomfret of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Wingate of Andover surrounded by her loving family.She was 97 years old.Alice was born August 1, 1911 in Quincy, one of five children to the late Frank A. Smith and Cora M. (Nickerson) Smith.Mrs. Pomfret was raised in Woburn and graduated from Woburn High School.In her...
Richard P. &Quot;Richie&Quot; Mcdermod
July 16, 2009
Mr. Richard P. "Richie" McDermod, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday July 16, 2009 at Wakefield Care and Rehabilitation Center.He was 84 years old. Mr. McDermod was born in Westfield, a son of the late William McDermod and Edna (Phelps) McDermod.He was raised and educated in Malden, graduating from Malden High School in 1942.He then served his...
Lisa A. Macdonald
July 14, 2009
Lisa A. MacDonald, a resident of North Reading and formerly of Medford, died on Tuesday morning July 14, 2009 at home with her loving family.She was 44 years old.Lisa MacDonald was born in Everett on March 13, 1965 and raised and educated in North Reading.For many years, she worked as a hairdresser.Lisa was a devoted mother to her two dearly...
Anthony P. Salamanca
July 12, 2009
Mr. Anthony P. Salamanca, a Melrose resident and formerly of East Boston, passed away on Sunday, July 12th, 2009 surrounded by his loving family at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 74 years old.Anthony P. Salamanca was born in Boston on September 22, 1934.He graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in East Boston, Lowell Tech and received his master's degree from Tufts...
George H. Chase
July 4, 2009
George Henry Chase, of Medford, formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, July 4, 2009 in the Brighten at Medford Nursing Home following a period of declining health. He was 87. George was born on August 14, 1921 in Medford, son of the late George L. Chase and Ethel (Littlewood) Chase. He was a graduate of Medford High School, class of 1939....
Eleanor L. Chase
June 27, 2009
Mrs. Eleanor L. (Holland) Chase, of Medford, formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 in her home after an illness. She was 87. Eleanor was born on September 23, 1921 in Chelsea, a daughter of the late Albert Charles Holland and Helen (West) Holland.She was a graduate of Medford High School, class of 1939. Mrs. Chase worked for a...
Muriel I. Swimm
June 24, 2009
Muriel I. Swimm, of Melrose and formerly of Malden, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose after a period of declining health.She was 92 years old. Muriel was born on May 12, 1917 in Medford, daughter of the late Ritchie W. Swimm and Hattie M. (Atkinson) Swimm.She was a longtime teacher in the Malden...
Donald P. &Quot;Don&Quot; Carr
June 19, 2009
Mr. Donald P. "Don" Carr Jr., of Gloucester and formerly of Holliston, passed away suddenly at home on Friday, June 19, 2009.He was 59 years of age. Mr. Carr was born on April 30, 1950 in Cambridge.Don was raised in Arlington and graduated from Arlington Catholic, Class of 1968.He graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology with an associate's degree in...
James D. Milligan
June 18, 2009
Mr. James D. Milligan, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2009 surrounded by his loving family at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 56 years of age.Jim Milligan was born on September 5, 1952 in Boston, one of six children of the late Daniel Milligan and Therese (Brennan) Milligan.Mr. Milligan, affectionately known as "Jim", was raised in Boston...
Helen M. Baratz
June 18, 2009
Mrs. Helen M. (Washburn) Baratz, a resident of Saugus for many years, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Helen was born in Cambridge, one of five children to Joseph H. Washburn and Gladys (Dykens) Washburn. Mrs. Baratz was raised in North Reading and graduated from Lexington High School.She received a degree in design from Mass...
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