Melrose Obituaries

Published June 21, 2019

MELROSE — Jean M. (Cosco) Claire, 83, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on June 12, 2019.

Jean was born and raised in Chelsea and a graduate of St. Rose High School, Class of 1953. She resided in Medford for 20 years and Melrose since 1999.…

Published June 21, 2019

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Gloria A. (Gault) Scarpa, 79, of Pompano Beach, Fla., and formerly of Melrose, Mass., passed away May 15, 2019. She was born February 22,1940, in Lexington, Mass.

She is the beloved wife of Louis R. Scarpa of 57 years of Pompano Beach; loving mother of Lucinda R.…

Published June 21, 2019

MELROSE — Justin K. Moore, 40, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a courageous and hard fought battle with cancer on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.

Justin was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 20, 1978. Raised in Edmond, Okla., Justin graduated…

Published June 21, 2019

UNION, N.H. — Philip M. Walsh, 65, of Union, N.H. died peacefully on May 3, 2019 with his loving children nearby.

Phil was born in Melrose, started his family in Billerica, and lived for many years in Malden. He spent his too-short retirement living in the Schoolhouse in Union, where he…

Published June 21, 2019

NEWTON — James M. Phillips Jr., 85, of Newton, formally of Melrose and Saugus, died Sunday June 16, 2019.

He was born on June 2, 1934 to the late Bessie Lee Grantham and James M. Phillips Sr. of Alabama. Following high school he joined the Air Force and served in the…

Published June 14, 2019

WAKEFIELD — David J. Nichols, 61, longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019 at High Pointe House in Haverhill.

Born in Boston on November 1, 1957, David is one of three children of the late Robert S. and Joyce (Houlder) Nichols. He grew up in Reading,…

Published June 14, 2019

CONCORD — Priscilla L. “Silka” Hook, 71, of Concord, formerly of Melrose, died on June 7, 2019. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1966 and from Regis College.  

Silka was a person who made friends wherever she went. She honestly cared about people and felt…

Published June 14, 2019

MELROSE — Joyce A. Petrino, 76, Melrose resident, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019 with her family by her side at Winchester Hospital.

Born in Melrose on October 24, 1942, Joyce is one of two children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lattanzi. She grew up in Everett and…

Published June 14, 2019

MELROSE — Judith “Judy” ( Southerton) Clark, 84, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, died peacefully on April 5, 2019.

Judy grew up in West Haven, Conn. and graduated from Wells College. She moved to New York City and worked in publishing, including for Seventeen magazine. There, Judy met her…

Published June 14, 2019

MALDEN — Nicole Elizabeth Campbell, 29, resident of Malden, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

Nicole had an infectious laugh and quite the sense of humor. She made her family smile on a daily basis because she would come out with things that you would never expect.

She loved…

Published June 14, 2019

MELROSE — Michael Mahon, 68, was born in South Boston on July 22, 1950. He lived in Melrose his entire well-lived life. He died after a brief illness on June 4, 2019. Michael was predeceased by his loving parents Edward M. and Alice F. (Daly) Mahon in 2008. He was raised…

Published June 14, 2019

MELROSE — Charlie Ciccone, 63, of Melrose, formerly of Somerville, passed away suddenly on June 10, 2019.

He was the beloved husband of 33 years to Lydia R. (Zafferano). Son of the late Phyllis (Hamilton) and Nicholas Ciccone. Loving father of Charles N. Ciccone, his wife Jaclyn of Wakefield and Gina…