Melrose Obituaries

Published February 1, 2019

SAUGUS — Barbara P. (Geary) Rinfret, 89, of Saugus, formally of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, January 25, 2019 at her home.

Barbara was born in South Boston on October 31, 1929, one of seven children of the late Joseph J. and Barbara J. (Madden) Geary,…

Published February 1, 2019

MELROSE — Robert J. “Griff” Griffin, 74, of Melrose, died at the Alliance at Rosewood in Peabody on Jan. 28, 2019.

Bob was born in Boston, raised in Melrose and attended Melrose High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp. during the Vietnam War. He worked as…

Published February 1, 2019

LOWELL — Norman E. Campbell, 94, of Lowell, formerly of Saugus and Malden, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 21, 2019, at Lowell General Hospital.

Norman was born in Cambridge on July 9, 1924, one of five children of the late James P. Campbell, Jr. and Gladys E. (Slade) Campbell. At…

Published February 1, 2019

MELROSE — William S. “Bill” Downie, 87, of Melrose, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on Friday, January 25, 2019 at his home. 

Bill was born on February 20, 1931 in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island, one of eight children of the late William M. and…

Published February 1, 2019

MELROSE — Richard A. “Dickie” Morelli, Jr., 54, of Melrose, passed away on Jan. 25, 2019.

Dickie was born in Boston, raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1983. He went on to Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology and worked as an automotive mechanic…

Published January 25, 2019

MELROSE — Linda J. (MacDougall) DeHart, 69, of Melrose, died peacefully on January 20, 2019.

Linda was a resident of Stoneham for over 20 years and lived in Melrose for the past 15 years. She was born on March 25, 1949 to Bernard and Flora (Sheppard) MacDougall. She was raised in…

Published January 25, 2019

MELROSE — Herbert K. Carney, 84, of Wakefield, Burlington and South Boston, passed peacefully at home on January 15, 2019 surrounded by his family. 

Herb is survived by his beloved wife and best friend of 59 years, Alice Feeley Carney. Herb was the devoted father of Kevin and wife Carol, the…

Published January 25, 2019

MELROSE – Eva (Stubra) Yadgood, 104, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Windsor Place in Wilmington. 

Eva was born in Ziaukai, Lithuania on June 23, 1914, one of 12 children of the late Jurgis and Ilsa (Kilius) Stubris.

Having graduated from…

Published January 25, 2019

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Donna (Pollack) McCarthy, 72, of Southampton, N.Y. passed peacefully on December 20, 2018 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital after a short illness.

Born in Stoneham, Mass. on March 10, 1946. Beloved mom of John McCarthy and wife Marti of Brooklyn, Justin McCarthy and wife Olivia of Southampton, grandchildren Crispin,…

Published January 25, 2019

MELROSE — Ellen Shannon (Waystack) Cronin, 77, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 19, 2019 after having suffered the challenges of dementia. She was surrounded by love everyday of her short 77 years.

She is survived by the love of her life for almost 58 years, Gerald J. Cronin.…

Published January 25, 2019

MELROSE — Patricia A. Ryan, 76, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 20, 2019.

Pat was born in Melrose on October 9, 1942 to the late Patrick and Florence (Guest) Ryan. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary’s Grammar School, Melrose High School and from Baystate Community College.…

Published January 25, 2019

MELROSE — William F. “Bill” Pesce, 61, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on January 20, 2019.

Bill was born in Winthrop, raised in Somerville and graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1975. He served his country in the United States Air Force. After his discharge from the service,…