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Helen L. Crayton
October 7, 2008
Mrs. Helen L. (Bogue) Crayton of Peabody, died early Tuesday morning, October 7, 2008 at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem.She was 91 years old. Helen was born August 7, 1917 in Rochester, NY, a daughter to the late George G. Bogue and Isabella (Young) Bogue and lived most of her life in the Rochester, New York area. She...
Ethel L. Dennison
October 5, 2008
Ethel L. Dennison, of Melrose, passed away on Sunday morning, October 5, 2008 at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Melrose.She was 103 years old. Ethel was born in North Alton, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 8, 1905, a daughter of the late George Dennison and Rosalie (Ward) Dennison.She was a sewing teacher for much of her life and worked at Woolworths...
Leon A. Keach
October 5, 2008
Mr. Leon A. Keach, of Melrose, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2008 at Salem Hospital.He was 71 years old. Mr. Keach was born in Boston on May 10, 1937, a son of the late Leon Keach, Sr. and Gertrude (Abercrombie) Keach. Leon was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.He enjoyed history, loved attending Red Sox games and...
Philip E. Polley
October 2, 2008
Mr. Philip E. Polley of Atkinson, NH, formerly of North Reading and Melrose, MA, died early Thursday morning, October 2, 2008 at the Winchester Hospital.He was 86 years old. Philip was born November 16, 1921 in Iraquois Falls, Ontario, a son of the late Edgarton Polley and Mildred (Stevens) Polley. Mr. Polley was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden...
Dorothy J. Hanson
September 20, 2008
Mrs. Dorothy J. (Hamilton) Hanson, of Lynnfield, MA, passed away atFairview Nursing Home in Hudson, NH on September 20, 2008 following a period of declining health. She was 97 years old. Dorothy was born in Cambridge, a daughter of the late Harry H. Hamilton and Clara M. (White) Hamilton. Dorothy was raised in Medford, and was a graduate of Medford...
George H. Schofield
September 20, 2008
Mr. George H. Schofield III, of Marblehead, died Saturday, September 20, 2008 in his home.He was 78 years old. He leaves his wife, Barbara S. (Shimmin) Schofield; his children, George H. Schofield IV and his wife, Marie, of Marblehead, Linda J. Brown and her husband, Kevin, of Breckenridge, Colorado, Lauren S. Emmick and her husband, Martin, of Boxford, and Robert...
Marlene Nelson
September 18, 2008
Marlene Nelson, described by friends as, "a funny and generous lady,"passed away on September 18, 2008.Diagnosed with lung cancer in August of 2006, she was given 3 to 6 months to live.Her faith and will to fight kept her alive for 2 1/2 years.Marlene was 67. Marlene was a woman of many talents.She was an excellent surgical nurse, an exceptional...
George B. Shields
September 10, 2008
George Shields of Melrose passed away suddenly at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday afternoon September 10, 2008. He was 58 years old. George was born July 13, 1950 in Everett, was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. He was a Field Engineer for 24 years for McPhail Associates in Cambridge. George loved golfing and fishing and watching...
Louise Tuma
September 7, 2008
Mrs. Louise G. Tuma of Melrose passed away peacefully at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Melrose on Sunday morning September 7, 2008 following a period of declining health. She was 90 years old. Louise was born May 6, 1918 in Manchester, NH, a daughter of the late George M. Gibson and Sylvia (Langley) Gibson. Louise was raised in Limerick, Maine...
Van S. Clarke
August 28, 2008
Mrs. Van S. Clarke of Brooksby Village, Peabody, formerly of Lynnfield and Winchester passed away peacefully at home on Thursday afternoon August 28, 2008 following a period of declining health. She was 94 years old. Van was born September 4, 1913 in Calais, Maine, a daughter of the late Leon and Evelyn (Mahar) Spearin. Van was raised in Calais, Maine...
Eunice E. Moore
August 19, 2008
Mrs. Eunice E. (Young) Moore of Melrose, formerly of Malden passed away peacefully on Tuesday afternoon August 19, 2008 at the Elmhurst Nursing Home. She was 101 years old. Mrs. Moore was born in Malden, December 9, 1906, a daughter of the late Frank Young and Eunice (Lund) Young. Mrs. Moore was raised and educated in Malden.She attended Radcliffe College,...
Joanne Towle
August 19, 2008
Mrs. Joanne (Orton) Towle, of Quincy, passed away at home with her loving family at her bedside on Tuesday evening August 19, 2008. She was 82 years old. Joanne was born March 19, 1926 in Boston, a daughter of the late William L. Orton and Grace (Murdock) Orton. Joanne was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.She was...
Frances Hayden
August 15, 2008
Frances Davenport Hayden, age 87, died peacefully on Friday, August 15, 2008, at Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, NH. Frances was born on May 9, 1921, in Wausau, WI, to the late Beatrice (Day) Davenport and John W. Davenport. At age four she and her family moved to Franklin, North Carolina, where she lived for 10 years. In 1935...
Ruth Smith
August 12, 2008
Mrs. Ruth (Slocomb) Smith, a six-year resident of Indigo Pines on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at the age of 95. Ruth was born March 8, 1913, in Malden, Massachusetts. Her parents were Esther and Charles William Wallace Slocomb. Her father was Treasurer of New England Telephone Company and owner of one...
Edward Eddie J. Belliveau
August 10, 2008
Eddie Belliveau, of Stoneham, formerly of Medford, passed away on Sunday morning, August 10, 2008 at the Whidden Hospital in Everett following a period of declining health.He was 64 years old. Eddie was born May 5, 1944, in Medford, a son of the late John E. Belliveau and Mary (Raposa) Belliveau. Eddie was raised in Somerville and was a former...
Marjorie M. Willey
August 6, 2008
Mrs. Marjorie M. (Gibbons) Willey, of Brooksby Village in Peabody and formerly of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday morning, August 6, 2008 at Lynn Union Hospital.She was 86 years old. Marjorie was born in Sydney, Australia on April 8, 1922, a daughter of the late John C. Gibbons and Gladys (Russell-Jones) Gibbons. Born and raised in Australia, Marjorie married her...
Robert C. Davies
August 5, 2008
Mr. Robert C. Davies, of Stoneham, passed away on Tuesday evening August 5, 2008 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington following a period of declining health.He was 75 years old. Robert was born February 6, 1933 in Boston, a son of the late Walter Davies and Mary (Wilkinson) Davies. Robert was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High...
Margaret L. Donovan
August 3, 2008
Mrs. Margaret L. (Breen) Donovan, of Stoneham, former resident of Malden, Melrose, and Windham, NH, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2008 at the Daniels House in Reading after a period of declining health. She was 83 years old. Mrs. Donovan was born February 16, 1925 in Boston, a daughter of the late Robert Breen and Susan (Welsh) Breen. Margaret...
Ercoli A. Spinale
July 30, 2008
Mr. Ercoli A. "Tony" Spinale, of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday evening July 30, 2008 at Kindred Hospital in Peabody following a period of declining health. Tony, affectionately known as "Arco" to family members,was born April 12, 1929 in Ithaca, NY a son of the late Giuseppe Spinale and Anna (Tringalli) Spinale. Tony worked in the produce department at Hilltop...
James S. Cook
July 30, 2008
James S. Cook of Running Springs, California, formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday July 30, 2008 in San Bernardino, CA.He was 48 years old. Jim was born July 1, 1960 in Melrose and was raised in Melrose and Wakefield.He worked for Toyota North America for 10 years. He loved playing hockey with his children.Jim was a family man...
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