Melrose Obituaries

Legal secretary who loved to visit Ogunquit

Published January 8, 2021

MELROSE — Suzanne J. (Flynn) Walsh, 73, passed away peacefully at her home in Melrose on Dec. 25, 2020.

Suzanne was the loving mother of Carrie A. Deterding and her husband Greg of Saugus and Michael T. Walsh and his wife Kelly of Melrose…

WWII veteran became an engineer

Published January 8, 2021

SAUGUS — Christopher M. Whyte, 94, a lifelong Saugus resident, died on Dec. 31, 2020, after a short illness.

He was born in Boston on July 24, 1926, to the late Edward and Ursula (Locke) Whyte.

Christopher was the beloved husband of the late Doris M…

Longtime Melrose nurse

Published January 8, 2021

MELROSE — Lorraine A. “Lorry” Norris passed away Dec. 20, 2020, at her home in Melrose with her family by her side.

Lorry was born on July 21, 1930, to John and Martha (Bush) Langenfeld in Newark, N.J.

Lorry completed the Red Cross Home Nursing Course in Chatham…

Longtime Melrose resident worked for several food brokers

Published January 8, 2021

MELROSE — Barbara P. “Polly” (Pickering) Hunewill, 96, passed away at MelroseWakefield Hospital on Dec. 20, 2020.

Barbara was born in Somerville on Oct. 17, 1924, to the late John and Evelyn (Brooks) Pickering.

She was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville…

Successful AVON sales representative

Published January 8, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Judith A. Dean, 80, a longtime Wakefield resident, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

She was born in Melrose on April 14, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Francis Brooks Jr. and Pauline (Gillespie) Brooks.

Judith was raised in Malden and was…

Coast Guard veteran was DB Schenker manager

Published January 8, 2021

WAKEFIELD — James E. Murphy Jr., 52, a resident of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at MelroseWakefield Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020.

Jim was born in Malden on June 6, 1968. He was raised in Melrose before his family moved to Malden and…

Dedicated Most Blessed Sacrament parishioner

Published January 8, 2021

MELROSE — Anna L. (Maguire) O’Brien, 93, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died peacefully on Christmas morning at Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Anna was born in Woburn on June 10, 1927, to the late James and Lillian (Justice) Maguire. She was raised in Melrose and attended…

Former bus driver, avid dog lover

Published January 8, 2021

BEVERLY — Rosemary (Mullaney) Murray, 80, of Beverly and formerly of Malden, died peacefully on Dec. 27, 2020.

Rosemary was born in Malden on July 24, 1940, to the late Andrew and Rose (Kane) Mullaney. She was raised in Malden and attended Malden High School…

Enjoyed sewing and traveling

Published January 8, 2021

MELROSE — Doris L. (Hollett) Mansfield, 92, passed away at MelroseWakefield Hospital on Dec.19, 2020.

Doris was born in Chelsea on March 27, 1928, to the late Clarence and Lillian (Kelloway) Hollett. She moved to Newfoundland at the age of 4 and was raised there until the…

Published January 8, 2021

MELROSE — Lorraine T. Colella, known to friends and family as Lori, passed away peacefully while sleeping in the early morning of Dec. 23, 2020.

She loved her two children, Bill and Tony. She was most proud when she got the chance to celebrate important events with them throughout their lives…

Had many hobbies

Published January 8, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Phyllis (Green) Crozier, 98, died peacefully on Dec. 22, 2020, at the Bear Hill Nursing Home in Stoneham after a period of declining health.

She was born in Revere on Oct. 26, 1922, to the late Alfred R. and Imogene (Murphy) Green. She moved to Malden…

Published December 25, 2020

MELROSE — Angeline (Restino) Fulginiti, 90, of Melrose, passed peacefully on Dec. 1, 2020 at Sanctuary by Strive in Orlando, FL. with her loving daughters by her side.

Married for 56 years to the late Anthony C. Fulginiti, she is survived by her daughters Margaret Dougherty and husband Daniel of Lexington…