Melrose Obituaries

Published March 13, 2020

PEABODY — Gloria K. (Olive) Frazier, 90, of Brooksby Village in Peabody, former longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2020.

Gloria was born in Natick on August 8, 1929, the oldest of three daughters of Gordon and Kathleen (Pink) Olive. She was raised in Cambridge where…

Published March 13, 2020

WEST TISBURY — Muriel L. (Doane) Bye, 86, of West Tisbury formerly of Melrose, passed away on Friday evening March 6, 2020 at Care One Wilmington following a brief illness.

Muriel was born May 16, 1933 in Oak Bluffs, daughter of the late Arthur J. and Mary (Bonnar) Doane. She was…

Published March 13, 2020

WATERTOWN, New York — Steven D. Robinson, 67, of Watertown, New York passed away on February 27, 2020 after a lengthy illness.

He was born in Melrose, Mass. to the late Frank B. and Regina (Pinkney) Robinson. He was the former spouse of Paula (Martel) Smith of Wareham, Mass.

In addition…

Published March 13, 2020

MELROSE — James A. Mannuccia, 78, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. 

Born in Wakefield on November 29, 1941, James is one of five children of the late James A. and Marie (nee) Avila McDonald. He attended Wakefield schools, and enjoyed running…

Published March 13, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Florence R. (O’Leary) McLoughlin, 91, in Wakefield, formerly of Saugus and Melrose, died at Bear Hill Rehab and Nursing Center in Wakefield on Sunday, March 8, 2020. She was the loving wife for 55 years of the late James J. McLoughlin.

Born in Malden and raised Melrose, Florence was the devoted…

Published March 6, 2020

CONCORD — Albert Petrola, 86, of Concord passed away on Tuesday evening, February 25, 2020 at home with his loving family at his side after a lengthy illness. Al was the loving husband of the late Geraldine R. (Healy) Petrola with whom he shared over 35 years of marriage. Also, he…

Published March 6, 2020

MELROSE — Edna (Cassell) Mollins, 90, of Melrose passed away at home on Thursday, February 27, 2020 with her loving family at her side after a lengthy illness. She is the wife of the late Richard T. Mollins.

Edna was born in Malden May 31, 1929, daughter of the late David Cassell…

Published March 6, 2020

CHENGDU, China — Wen-Jian Han, 87, former resident of Melrose, Mass., passed away from cancer on March 1, 2020 in Chengdu, China. He was born in Shenyang, Shaanxi, China in March 1933.

In 1950, he received two medals for his good work and his service as a courier. Wen-Jian studied geology at Northwest…

Published March 6, 2020

MELROSE — Clinton J. “Clint” Chadsey, 73, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. 

Born on November 30, 1946 in Malden, Clint is one of two children of the late Ralph W. and Bertha M. (nee Campbell)…

Published March 6, 2020

BOSTON — James J. Langan entered into eternal life on Sunday, March 1, 2020. He was 5 months old.

James was born in Boston on October 7, 2019, the beloved son of William and Jennifer (DiPirro) Langan. He is the beloved grandson of Mary and James DiPirro, and Boston Firefighter Joseph…

Published March 6, 2020

MELROSE — Kevin P. Corrigan, 71, of Melrose passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020. He is survived by his husband, Jonathan M. Place; his brothers, James Corrigan of Gilbert, Ariz., and John T. Corrigan of New Hartford, N.Y.; his sister, Susan Corrigan of New Hartford, N.Y.; as well as many…

Published February 28, 2020

MELROSE — Janice M. (Bontempo) Helein, of Melrose, passed away after a short but courageous battle with glioblastoma at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on February 21, 2020. Janice was the beloved wife of Alan P. Helein.

Janice was born in Everett to the late Michael and Lucy (Carino) Bontempo, was…