Melrose Obituaries

Published August 23, 2019

MELROSE — Dr. Edward R. Boyd, 88, of Melrose, died at the Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester on August 15, 2019.

Dr. Boyd was born and raised in Everett and a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1948. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean…

Published August 23, 2019

MELROSE — Phyllis (Lanzilli) Catalogna, 98, passed away at Windsor Place in Wilmington on August 10, 2019.

She was born in East Boston on July 4, 1921 to the late Peter and Josephine (Ciabburi) Lanzilli. Phyllis was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School, Class of 1938. Prior to…

Published August 23, 2019

MALDEN — Maureen E. (James) Vellucci of Malden passed away on August 10, 2019. She was the beloved wife of 49 years to Cosmo D Vellucci.

Maureen was born and raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. She worked as a paralegal and in retail for a while but…

Published August 23, 2019

NORTH PORT, Florida — Arthur Eugene Flint, 94, of North Port, Florida and formerly of Melrose, Mass. and Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away peacefully Thursday, August 8, 2019 at TideWell Hospice in Port Charlotte, Fla.

He was born March 4, 1925 in Jersey City, N.J. to Arthur Jonas Flint Jr. and…

Published August 23, 2019

HAVERHILL — Frances T. (Colantuone) LaVita, 89, of Haverhill, formerly of Melrose, passed away at the Wingate at Haverhill on August 12, 2019.

Frances was born and raised in East Boston, a graduate of East Boston High School, Class of 1947 and went on to attend business school. She resided in…

Published August 23, 2019

MELROSE — Ngan Sau Mui, 89, former longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 16, 2019 at South Cove Manor at Quincy Point.

Ngan was born in Taishan, China on November 5, 1929, one of two children of the late Sam Young and Chin Kam Young. Raised in…

Published August 23, 2019

MALDEN — Stephen W. “Bill” McAteer, 74, died at Glenridge Nursing Home in Medford on August 14, 2019.

Bill was born in Malden on October 1, 1944. He was raised in Malden and Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School and attended Boston University. Mr. McAteer lived in Melrose for 10…

Published August 23, 2019

MELROSE — Richard “Chips” Cooney, 79, passed away on August 14, 2019.

Chips was born in Melrose on April 28, 1940, raised in Wakefield, graduated from Wakefield High School and from New England Broadcasting School.He served his country with pride in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Chips worked as…

Published August 23, 2019

MELROSE — John C. Rossi, 80, of Melrose, died peacefully on July 20, 2019.

John was born in Boston on January 7, 1939 to John and Anna (Nazzaro) Rossi. He was raised in Boston and attended Boston Public Schools before moving on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Bentley College.

John…

Published August 23, 2019

STONEHAM — Ann M. Parks, 91, longtime Stoneham resident, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at her home.

Ann was born in Cambridge on June 24, 1928, the only child of Patrick and Ann McGinnis. She grew up in Cambridge and graduated from St. Mary’s High School.

She worked for…

Published August 16, 2019

MELROSE — Charles A. Bennett, 79, of Melrose passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford after a battle with prostate cancer.

Charles was born in South Boston on September 21, 1939 to the late John Francis and Helen M. (Keating) Bennett. Charles grew up as…

Published August 16, 2019

MELROSE — Marie C. (Nutile) Taylor, 93, of Melrose, died peacefully surrounded by her family on August 4, 2019.  

She was born in Boston and moved to Melrose in 1962 with her late husband John E. Taylor.

She joined “The Gal’s Club” shortly after moving to Melrose where she made lifelong…