Melrose Obituaries

Published April 10, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Maurice Michael DiBlasi, 74, died at his Wakefield home after a lengthy illness on April 3, 2020.

He was born in Boston on September 28, 1945 to the late Philip James DiBlasi, born in Boston, and Santina Marie (Intravaia) DiBlasi born in Augusta, Sicily. Maurice was the beloved father…

Published April 10, 2020

MELROSE — Frances E. (Bradley) Flint, 101, died at the Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield on April 6, 2020.

Frances was born in Boston on October 27, 1918 to the late Thomas and Madeline (Rothmund) Bradley. She was raised in Jamaica Plain, graduated from Jamaica Plain High School and…

Published April 10, 2020

MALDEN — Grace F. (Moschella) Cappuccio, 87, passed away at the Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield on April 3, 2020 from COVID-19.

Grace was born in Boston on April 22, 1932 to the late Michael and Frances (Pettinatto) Moschella. She was raised in Roslindale and graduated from Roslindale High…

Published April 10, 2020

MELROSE — Margaret C. “Maggie” Ferrick-Manley, 65, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Born in Melrose on July 12, 1954, Maggie was one of seven children of the late Henry F. Ferrick and Genevieve C. (O’Mara) Ferrick. She was…

Published April 10, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Barbara (Beardsley) Birch, 91, a resident of Wakefield, formerly of S. Dennis, died peacefully after a brief battle with the COVID-19 virus, at Winchester Hospital on Saturday, April 4, 2020.

Barbara was born in Cambridge on October 14, 1928, one of three children of the late Catherine (Morrison) Beardsley…

Published April 10, 2020

MELROSE — Gladys R. Murray (Gullage), 87, of Melrose, loving wife of the late John P. Murray, left this life and all of us for heaven on Sunday, April 5, 2020. She was greeted by her husband Jack Murray, her mother and father, Warren Gullage and Margaret Gullage (Quinn) of Somerville,…

The ultimate model of fortitude, loved the Red Sox and The Beatles

Published April 3, 2020

BRENTWOOD, N.H. — Patricia A. (Denley) Skane, 68, of Brentwood, N.H., formerly of Melrose, Mass., went to God on Monday afternoon, March 23, 2020, at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire.

Patricia was born the third of four children on…

Enjoyed time in Magnolia at the beach

Published April 3, 2020

MELROSE — Mary J. Gulino, 92, passed away in the quiet hours of Monday morning, March 23, 2020. She was born October 21, 1927 in Boston to the late Josephine (Carpiniello) and Michael Fasano.

Mary along with her two siblings, Gerry and Dora were…

Filled her home with love and laughter

Published April 3, 2020

MELROSE — Barbara E. Stamegna, 93, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2020.

Born on September 14, 1926 to Herbert and Adeline Allen, Barbara was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. She later moved to Melrose in 1952 with…

Enjoyed family holiday dinners, bowling, bridge and a good book

Published April 3, 2020

MELROSE — Rachel H. (Halloway) Dunn, 91, resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2020 at Bear Hill Nursing Home in Wakefield.

Born in Churdan, Iowa on October 9, 1928, Rachel is one of five children of the…

Published March 27, 2020

STONEHAM — Paula (Raso) Gange, 97, a resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

Paula was born in Boston on July 19, 1922, one of two daughters of the late Salvatore and Josephine (Augello) Raso. A Medford girl, Paula was raised…

Published March 27, 2020

MELROSE — George Graham MacLeod “Graham,” 89, of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family.  

Graham had married his beloved wife Marian in the First Baptist Church of Everett on March 18, 1951. They had been married 67 years when he lost her in February, 2018. He is survived…