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Thomas Bowen
April 27, 2009
Mr. Thomas Bowen, a long time resident of Melrose, died on Monday morning April 27, 2009 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Mr. Bowen was born in Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland, a son of the late James Bowen and Mary (Collins) Bowen. Tom was raised and educated in Ireland and came to the U.S. in 1947.He was a member of Carpenters Local...
Irene (Bishop) Savage
April 27, 2009
Mrs. Irene (Bishop) Savage of Melrose, died Monday morning April 27, 2009 at the Prescott House in North Andover. She was 80 years old. Irene was born on May 15, 1928 in Boston, daughter of the late Harriet (Moore) Bishop and Sidney C. Bishop. Irene was the beloved wife of the late Alton E. Savage.Loving mother of Christine M. Savage...
Gil Vieira
April 22, 2009
Mr. Gil Vieira,a resident of Melrose, died on Wednesday evening April 22, 2009 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 73 years old. Gil was born in Sao Miguel, Azores on September 15, 1935, son of the late Manuel Vieira and Maria (Soares) Vieira. He was raised in Portugal. Gil was the beloved husband of Laudalina (Simas) Vieira.He was the loving father...
Helen V. Anderson
April 21, 2009
Helen V. Anderson, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Malden, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at her residence. She was 80 years old. Helen was born on September 24, 1928 in Saugus, one of three daughters of the late Gustav Anderson and Hildegarde (Hedberg) Anderson. Miss Anderson was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School in...
Elizabeth A. &Quot;Betty" Killam
April 19, 2009
Mrs. Elizabeth A. "Betty" Killam, a longtime resident of Melrose, died on Sunday afternoon, April 19, 2009 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a period of declining health.She was 63 years old. Elizabeth was born on November 19, 1945 in Melrose, daughter of the late Maurice J. Killam and Lillian (Stevens) Killam.She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.Betty...
Ralph A. Ciulla
April 18, 2009
Mr. Ralph A. Ciulla, a long time resident of Malden, died suddenly on Saturday morning April 18, 2009 at the Winchester Hospital.He was 59 years old. Ralph was born in Everett on December 17, 1949, son of the late Accurzio Ciulla and Rafaella (Miraglia) Ciulla. He was raised in Malden and attended Malden Public Schools. Ralph was the loving brother...
Emma M. (Colburn) Tabb
April 14, 2009
Mrs. Emma M. (Colburn) Tabb of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the Winchester Hospital in Winchester following a period of declining health.She was 96 years old. Emma was born on April 22, 1912, one of three daughters to the late Earl Colburn and Eva (McLellan) Colburn. Mrs. Tabb was raised in Pugwash, New Scotia, Canada and...
Phyllis (Hedin) Smith
April 11, 2009
Mrs. Phyllis (Hedin) Smith, a long time Melrose resident, passed away on Saturday morning, April 11, 2009 in the Wingate at Reading Nursing Home in Reading following a period of declining health. She was 99 years old. Mrs. Smith was born in Augusta, Maine on July 9, 1909, one of two daughters to the late Carl J. Hedin and Julia...
Marie J. (Pasqua) Salamanca
April 6, 2009
Mrs. Marie J. (Pasqua) Salamanca, a long time resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday afternoon April 6, 2009 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surrounded by her family.She was 71 years of age. Mrs. Salamanca was born in Boston on February 18, 1938, daughter of the late John Pasqua and Carmela (Merullo) Pasqua. She was raised in East Boston and graduated from...
Anna Rose (Makarewicz) Harvey
April 4, 2009
Mrs. Anna Rose (Makarevich) Harvey, of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at the Kindred Hospital - North Shore in Peabody following a period of declining health.She was 84 years old. Anna was born on February 6, 1925 in Chelsea, a daughter of the late Walter Makarevich and Katherine C. (Delansky) Makarevich. Mrs. Harvey was an ice skating...
Jacqueline L. (Pujol) Howe
April 2, 2009
Mrs. Jacqueline L. (Pujol) Howe, a resident of Stoneham, died on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 86 years old. Jacqueline was born on January 2, 1923 in Paris, France, a daughter of the late Andre J. Pujol and Estelle F. (Costa) Pujol. Mrs. Howe was raised in Paris, France and immigrated to the United States in...
John J. Little
March 31, 2009
Mr. John J. Little, of Everett, died on March 31, 2009 at NSMC - Salem Hospital after a period of declining health. He was 66 years old. John was born in Somerville on December 22, 1942, a son of the late Richard P. Little and Catherine M. (Lynch) Little. Mr. Little was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford Vocational...
Dorothy A. (Facteau) Koestring
March 30, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy A. (Facteau) Koestring, of Melrose, passed away on Monday morning, March 30, 2009 at the Devereux House in Marblehead following a period of declining health.She was 81 years old. Dorothy was born on January 6, 1928 in Easthampton, one of two daughters to the late Herman Facto and Pamela (Cantin) Facto. Mrs. Koestring was raised in Malden and...
Carl F. Palangi
March 28, 2009
Mr. Carl F. Palangi, of Salem, NH, formerly of Melrose, died at his home on Saturday morning, March 28, 2009 following a period of declining health.He was 87 years old. Carl was born on December 12, 1921 in Malden, a son of the late Carl and Anna Palangi.For 28 years, he was an engineer at the Charlestown Navy Shipyard and...
Myrton B. Haroth
March 16, 2009
Myrton B. Haroth, 82, a life long Melrose resident died Monday, March 16 at his residence. Born in Melrose on January 19, 1927 he was the son of the late Theodore F. and Magdeline (Loeser) Haroth. Mr. Haroth was raised and educated in Melrose. He retired as a Shop Chief for the 3rd Battalion 182 Infantry, Department of United States...
Edward R. Kerr
March 14, 2009
Edward R. Kerr of Melrose died Saturday morning March 14, 2009, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a period of declining health. He was 71 years old. Ed was born on February 19, 1938 in Attleboro, MA one of three children of the late Robert Kerr and Lucy (Manchester) Kerr. Ed was raised in Attleboro and Wakefield. He was...
Martin F. Jaynes
March 14, 2009
Martin F. Jaynes of North Reading died Saturday, morning March 14, 2009, at the Winchester Hospital in Winchester following a period of declining health. He was 61 years old. Martin was born on August 2, 1947 in Chelsea, MA one of four children of the late Edwin R. Jaynes and Eleanor (Goss) Jaynes. Paul was raised in Chelsea. He was...
Dolores A. Lowery
March 11, 2009
Mrs. Dolores A. (Rossi) Lowery, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away Wednesday morning, March 11, 2009 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose following a period of declining health.She was 75 years old. Dolores was born on October 20, 1933 in the North End of Boston, one of four children of the late John P. Rossi and Anna (Nazzaro) Rossi....
Hazel M. Oldford
March 10, 2009
Mrs. Hazel M. (Wight) Oldford, of Melrose, formerly of Watertown, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday morning, March 10, 2009 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham following a period of declining health.She was 104 years old. Hazel was born on July 7, 1904 in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, a daughter of the late Samuel Wight...
Elizabeth &Quot;Betty&Quot; Webber
March 5, 2009
Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" (Hunt) Webber, of Stoneham, passed away on March 5, 2009 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House.She was 91 years old. Mrs. Webber was born April 6, 1917, a daughter of the late John N. C. and Miriam A. (Board) Hunt. Elizabeth was raised and educated in Gloucester and graduated from Salem Hospital School of Nursing in 1938.She...
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