Melrose Obituaries

Published May 1, 2020

MELROSE — Ann Marie (Mazza) Hartnett, 94, passed away on April 24, 2020. Ann was born in Gloucester, January 31, 1926, the child of parents who were both born in Italy. Ann grew up with lots of brothers and sisters, but learned to choose her own path in life, starting work…

Published May 1, 2020

MELROSE — Kenneth A. “Ken” Kartes, 58, peacefully passed away with his family by his side on Friday, April 24, 2020 at his home in Melrose.

Ken was born in Woburn on August 11, 1961, one of two children of the late Elaine (McGunnigle) McGoldrick, and late Patrick Kartes. He grew…

Published May 1, 2020

MELROSE — William J. Nelson, May 17, 1936 – April 25, 2020. Heaven has gained a special angel today.  

He was 83 and a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather (Papa) and friend to too many to count. Today, as we have always joked, a man who fathered four girls but…

Published May 1, 2020

MELROSE — Joan Bernadette (Walsh) Venuti, 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Melrose on Sunday, April 19, 2020.

Joan was born on Tuesday, April 2, 1940 to the late Owen and Ella “Katherine” (Loughlin) Walsh, both Irish immigrants. She was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Boston Public Schools.…

Published April 24, 2020

NORTH ANDOVER – Sophia Georgian, 85, died on Saturday April 11, 2020 at Prescott House in North Andover.

Sophia, daughter of the late John and Mary Georgian, was born on December 1, 1934 in Boston. She was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. She received her bachelor’s degree…

Published April 24, 2020

MELROSE — Mildred D. “Millie” (Frechette) Harkins, 97, of Melrose formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2020 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home in Stoneham.

Beloved wife of 54 years to the late John P. Harkins. Loving mother of Patricia E. O’Leary and her husband Tim of Wakefield,…

Published April 24, 2020

MELROSE — Ingeborg “Inge” Burggraf, 80, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Care One in Wilmington on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

Born on July 2, 1939, Inge was the daughter of the late Rosa Burggraf. Inge was raised in the small mountain village of Rohr, Austria where her…

Published April 24, 2020

LYNNFIELD – Earl L. Richard, 99, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Earl was born in Melrose on February 8, 1921, son of the late Earl and Mary (Findlay) Richard.

At age 19, on October 30, 1940, Earl enlisted in the…

Published April 24, 2020

MELROSE — Alfred T. McKenney, 83, formerly of Port Charlotte, Fla. and longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 after a brief, but valiant battle with esophageal cancer.

Alfred, known to most as “Al,” “Sonny,” or “Big Al,” was born on October 2, 1936 in Melrose. He…

Published April 24, 2020

MELROSE — Opal S. (Lancaster) Dinsmore, 102, of Melrose and formerly of North Reading, died April 13, 2020 at Melrose Healthcare in Melrose. She was the beloved wife of the late Mervin Dinsmore. Services will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are by the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street,…

Published April 24, 2020

MELROSE — John Michael Quinn, 89, of Melrose, passed at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Friday, April 17, 2020.

He was the loving husband of 62 years to Elsa Quinn. He is survived by his wife and three children, Nancy, Kevin, and Patricia and her husband Timothy Gardella, as well as their six…

Published April 24, 2020

STONEHAM — Elaine Helen McNally, 82, of Stoneham passed away on April 19, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

She was born in Melrose on March 22, 1938, the youngest daughter of the late John Henry McNally and Agnes Helen (Burke) McNally.

Elaine was predeceased by her three sisters and brothers-in-law, Eleanor Mary…