Melrose Obituaries

Star Salem State, international hockey player; Wakefield youth coach

Published January 8, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Bruce Michael Jangro, Sr., 72, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, passed away Dec. 30, 2020, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Bruce was born in Melrose on Feb. 16, 1948, to the late Edmond P. and Alice V…

Active in community service

Published January 8, 2021

MELROSE — Katherine M. “Kay” McCarte, 91, died at MelroseWakefield Hospital in Melrose on Dec. 29, 2020.

She was the beloved daughter of the late Edward and Katherine (Morrissey) McCarte. Loving sister of the late Sr. Evelyn Frances McCarte D.C., Elizabeth A. “Betty” McCarte and Margaret E…

Owned Melrose insurance agency

Published January 8, 2021

MELROSE — Robert G. Stewart, 85, a resident of Peabody formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at The Linden at Danvers on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020..

Robert was born in Woburn on June 6, 1935, one of five children of the late George and Doris (Bartlett) Stewart…

Melrose insurance broker for 40 years

Published January 8, 2021

MALDEN — Susan A. “Susie” Tura, 66, a resident of Malden, passed away on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Malden on Nov. 11, 1954, Susie was one of four children of the late Charles F. and Elizabeth A…

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…