Melrose Obituaries

Published January 18, 2019

MALDEN — Donald E. “Don” Garron, 84, longtime Malden resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. 

Don was born in Malden, one of eight children of the late Thomas and Irene (Broussard) Garron. Growing up in Malden, Don was very close with his brothers and sister,…

Published January 18, 2019

MELROSE – Yvonne (Khattar) Talhouk, 94, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on January 13, 2019.

Yvonne was the beloved wife of 65 years to the late Said A. Talhouk. Loving mother of Amine Talhouk and his wife Mary Hynes-Talhouk of Fla., the late Amale Daher and her husband Sleiman of Andover…

Published January 18, 2019

MELROSE — Mrs. Carolyn “Carol” (Peebles) McLain, 91, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Saugus Nursing Center. 

Carol was born on January 28, 1927 to Professor Waldo C. Peebles of Boston University and Elinore J. (Cutting) Peebles in Newton. She attended Chapel Hill School in…

Published January 11, 2019

MELROSE – Joyce A. (LaMarca) Currier, 76, of Melrose , passed away at the Sawtelle House on January 2, 2019 after a brief illness.

Joyce was born on January 29, 1942 to the late Stephen and Josephine (Turco) LaMarca. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School. Mrs. Currier…

Published January 11, 2019

MELROSE — Valerie M. Shea, 89, passed away peacefully at home on the morning on December 31, 2018.  

Valerie was born January 12, 1929, to Mary (McIssac) and Robert Edgar (Lt. Colonel retired US Army). She grew up in Boston attending a Catholic grammar school and graduated from St. Patricks High School in…

Published January 11, 2019

MELROSE — Ruth Ford, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at Forestdale Park in Malden on January 3, 2019. 

Born in Everett, one of six children of John and Edna Herlihy, Ruth graduated from Everett High School. It was at a dance at Immaculate Conception Church where she met her…

Published January 11, 2019

MELROSE — Dennis DiMeo was born in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on September 10, 1959. He grew up on Vinton St. and was the seventh child of a family of nine children. Dennis attended St. Mary’s School and Melrose High School and spent much of his youth, like most of his peers, hanging…

Published January 11, 2019

MELROSE — F. James Lubinski, 67, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at the Brigham Health and Rehabilitation Center in Newburyport on December 22, 2018.

Jim was born in Malden on April 30, 1951. He was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School in 1969, from University of…

Published January 11, 2019

MELROSE — Angelina (LaRosa) Guzzo, 94, passed away at the Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility in Beverly on January 5, 2019.

Angelina was born in Quincy on November 23, 1924 to the late Joseph and Maria (Fantuchio) LaRosa; she was raised in Quincy and graduated from Quincy High School. Mrs.…

Published January 11, 2019

WINCHESTER – Emilie P. (Pepper) Carpenter, 99, longtime resident of Winchester, passed away peacefully at Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester with her family by her side on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. 

Emilie was born and raised in Melrose. She is the daughter of the late Chester L. and Flora M. (Gaillac)…

Published January 11, 2019

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. — Francis L. Egan, Jr., 91, of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina peacefully entered the presence of the Lord on December 31, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.

Frank was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Francis and Mary (Mullen) Egan. He worked for John Hancock…

Published January 11, 2019

MELROSE — Lt. Col. John C. “Jack” Twomey, Jr., 63, a resident of Melrose, passed away at home peacefully and unexpectedly on Monday, December 31, 2018.

Jack was born in Boston on April 1, 1955, one of two children of John C. Twomey, Sr. and Katherine (Mahoney) Twomey. He was raised…