Melrose Obituaries

Published June 14, 2019

WAKEFIELD — Veronica (Ronnie) E. Barry, 97, of Wakefield, Vero Beach, Fla., Melrose, and most recently Stoneham, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, May 31, 2019 at Life Care Center of Stoneham.

Ronnie was born in Boston on April 13, 1922, to Paul E and Mary A (Hingston) Tedesco.

She grew…

Published June 7, 2019

HAVERHILL — Ethel Louise (Sentner) Polley, 84, a resident of Haverhill and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 31, 2019.

Ethel was born in Melrose on February 13, 1935, one of seven children of the late William C. Sentner and Sadie H. (MacWilliams) Sentner. Ethel…

Published June 7, 2019

MELROSE — Mark E. Beauchesne, 50, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away surrounded by his family after a fearless battle with cancer at home on Monday, June 3, 2019.

Mark was born in Winchester on June 27, 1968. He was raised in Stoneham and Melrose and graduated from Melrose High…

Published June 7, 2019

SAUGUS — Jean Marie (Monahan) Conn, 83, passed away at her home in Saugus on Saturday June 1, 2019.

She was born in Medford on June 2, 1935 to the late Arthur and Arline (Berrigan) Monahan. Jean and her brother Richard grew up in Melrose. She graduated from St. Mary’s Elementary…

Published June 7, 2019

MELROSE — Roger A. Nadeau, 55, passed away at the Dexter House in Malden on May 26, 2019. Roger was born in Melrose on June 24, 1963 to John and Martha Nadeau.

He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1981, and has been a lifelong resident of…

Published May 31, 2019

MELROSE — Martha R. Cusolito (Mallard), 85, longtime Melrose resident, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at The Residence at Melrose Station with her family by her side.

Born September 6, 1933, Martha is one of four children of the late Joseph and Ruth (MacPhee) Mallard. She grew up in…

Published May 31, 2019

MELROSE — Phyllis A. Newman, 94, died peacefully at her home in the Harvest Hill retirement community in Lebanon, New Hampshire on May 6, 2019 after a long illness.

Phyllis was born Phyllis Lacasse in Lowell, Mass. and spent her early years in Wakefield, until her family moved to Melrose, where…

Published May 31, 2019

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Barbara Ellen Zajac, 68, of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019. She was born November 26, 1950 to Walter J. Zajac and Jean E. (McNeill) Zajac.

Survivors include her brothers, Peter L. Zajac and his wife, Mal, of Gainesville, Ga. (and formerly of Tewksbury, Mass.),…

Published May 31, 2019

MALDEN — Stephen P. McMahon, 71, of Malden, died peacefully on May 21, 2019. He was born on October 26, 1947 to Walter and Louise (Berry) McMahon, was raised in Everett, and graduated from St. Rose High School in Chelsea.  

Stephen enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after high school. He…

Published May 31, 2019

MELROSE — Dana M. Jewell, 81, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Care One in Wilmington on Thursday, May 23, 2019.

Dana was born in Lawrence on March 16, 1938. Raised and educated in Brookline, Dana was a graduate of Brookline High School and settled in Melrose. Dana…

Published May 31, 2019

MELROSE — Belle (Nunley) Maxwell, 95, a resident of Melrose and formerly longtime resident of Marietta, Ga., passed away peacefully at Elmhurst Healthcare in Melrose on Saturday, May 25, 2019.

Belle was born at home on August 14, 1923 in rural Putnam County, Tennessee. Raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she was married…