Melrose Obituaries

Published January 31, 2020

PEABODY — James H. Powell III, 97, of Peabody, formerly longtime of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Hunt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Danvers on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

Jim was born in Boston on October 3, 1922, one of three children of the late James H. Powell and Amy E.…

Published January 31, 2020

MELROSE — Karen A. McManus, 56, passed away suddenly on January 21, 2020.

Karen was a 1981 graduate of Melrose High School and attended Bunker Hill Community College. Most of her working career was as a Central Office Technician for the New England Telephone Company until she retired.  

Karen loved to…

Published January 31, 2020

EVERETT — William F. “Bill” Kelleher, 96, of Everett, died January 23, 2020. Bill was born in Everett on July 1, 1923 to Cornelius and Mary (O’Leary) Kelleher. He was raised in Everett and lived most of his life there.  

Bill came from a large Irish family. Both of his parents…

Published January 31, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Norma M. (Johannessen) Burke, 100, of Manchester, N.H., formerly of Melrose, died January 23, 2020.

She was born in Everett, Mass. on June 17, 1919 to the late Christian and Henrietta (Hanson) Johannessen. She was raised in East Boston and attended East Boston High School. She would later…

Published January 31, 2020

MELROSE — If there is a word by which Anna Santorelli will be remembered it is “gracious.” Throughout her almost 100 years Anna was a gentle woman, loving wife, mother and grandmother to her large Italian family. And too she was a wonderful neighbor and friend in the various communities she called…

Published January 31, 2020

RAYMOND, N.H. — Elaine Rose (Dinati) Harrington, 70, died at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, N.H. on January 27, 2020.

Elaine was born and raised in Melrose, Mass., attended Melrose Schools and lived most of her life in Melrose. Elaine has been a resident of Raymond, N.H. for the past 32…

Published January 31, 2020

HOLLIS, N.H. — Noreen Anna (Maguire) Morley, 90, passed away at her home in New Hampshire on January 25, 2020.

Noreen was born in Boston on June 12, 1929 to the late John J. and Alice L. (Stock) Maguire. She was raised in East Boston, graduated from East Boston High School,…

Published January 24, 2020

MELROSE — Gertrude “Trudy” Rose (DeSandis) Petrino, 89, passed away at home surrounded by family and friends in Rockport on January 10, 2020.

Trudy was born in Malden on June 28, 1930 to the late Joseph and Josephine (Lauro) DeSandis. She was raised in Everett. Trudy lived in Melrose for over…

Published January 24, 2020

MELROSE — Robert W. “Bob” Wong, 98, longtime Melrose resident, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Massachusetts General Hospital. 

Born in Boston on November 25, 1921, Bob is one of five children of the late Edward and Helen (nee Low) Wong. In his youth, Bob enjoyed swimming, woodworking, and working…

Published January 24, 2020

STONEHAM — Josephine G. Bulman, 75, of Stoneham, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at her home.

Josephine was born on October 10, 1944 in Malden, one of six children of the late Francis E. and Evelyn H. (nee Grover) Joughin. She grew…

Published January 24, 2020

MELROSE — Ruth A. “Jackie” (Bennett) Crowell, 81, died at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on January 17, 2020.

She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital School of Nursing. Jackie worked as an RN at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in the operating room for several years…

Published January 24, 2020

BOSTON — Evan H. Shu, FAIA, 66, was born on March 4, 1953 and died on January 12, 2020.  

He was raised in Seattle, Washington. He was the son of Dr. Evan H. Shu, a displaced person from the Communist Revolution in China, and Dr. Ruby Inouye, a Japanese American woman…