Melrose Obituaries

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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…

Published March 27, 2020

MELROSE — Gertrude (Noonan) Hirschfeld, 95, of Melrose passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at her home. She is the wife of the late William W. Hirschfeld. 

Gert was born January 26, 1925 in Medford, only daughter of the late Thomas P. and Mary E. (Collins) Noonan. She was raised…

Published March 27, 2020

TEWKSBURY — Paul J. Wardrobe, 72, passed away at his home in Tewksbury on March 19, 2020.

Paul was born in Medford on April 22, 1947 to the late Roy and Evelyn (McCauley) Wardrobe. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1965, graduated from Newbury College and…

Published March 27, 2020

MELROSE — Aubrey Clifford “Cliff” Brown Sr., 90, a longtime resident of Melrose,  passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at home on Saturday, March 21, 2020.

Cliff was born in Chelsea on February 25, 1930, one of nine children of the late James and Selena (Noseworthy) Brown. Raised near the…

Published March 27, 2020

MELROSE — Robert J. Balestieri, 68, passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on March 21, 2020.  

Robert grew up in Melrose, graduating from Melrose High School in 1970. Upon graduation, he joined the National Guard Reserves and served for six years. Following in his father and grandfather’s…

Published March 27, 2020

MALDEN — Eleanor (Graves) Lyons, 88, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family at home on Friday, March 20, 2020.

Eleanor was born in Malden, one of four children of the late Sheldon and Priscilla (Glazier) Graves. She was raised in Malden and…

Published March 20, 2020

MELROSE — Robert E. Field, 90, of Melrose, formerly of Medford, passed away peacefully, March 9, 2020 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital following a short period of declining health. Born in Somerville, Robert was one of two sons of the late James W. and Hazel E. (Roach) Field.

Robert was raised and…

Published March 20, 2020

MELROSE – Mary T. (Sullivan) Ledoux, 91, of Melrose, died at Glenridge Nursing Home on March 11, 2020.

Mary was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary’s Grammar School and St. Mary’s High School. She was a lifelong resident of Melrose and a lifelong parishioner at St. Mary’s Church…

Published March 20, 2020

MELROSE — Robert J. Plagenza, 63, of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at home.

Robert was born November 26, 1956 in Chelsea, the son of the late Frank and Gena R. (DiGianni) Plagenza. He grew up in Wakefield and has resided in Melrose for the past 30…

Published March 13, 2020

TOPSFIELD — Gordon S. McKenney Jr., 76, of Topsfield, and former longtime resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully with his beloved family by his side on Monday, March 2, 2020 at his home. 

Born on March 3, 1943 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Gordon is one of three children of the…