Melrose Obituaries

Published December 21, 2018

MELROSE — Catherine P. (Harrington) Boyd, 88, passed away at the Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester on December 16, 2018.

Catherine was born in Somerville, on June 17, 1930 to the late Daniel and Nellie (O’Neil) Harrington. Catherine was raised in Somerville, graduated from St. Clements High School in Somerville and…

Published December 14, 2018

BOSTON — Rev. Patrick J. Kelly, 94, a kind and humble priest for 70 years in the Archdiocese of Boston, passed away peacefully in Boston on Thursday, December 6, 2018.

Fr. Pat was born in Boston on April 3, 1924, one of two children of the late Patrick J. Kelly and…

Published December 14, 2018

MELROSE — Marion V. (Snow) Taylor, 95, of Melrose passed away at home surrounded by family on December 9, 2018.

Marion was born in Newfoundland, Canada on November 26, 1923, one of 10 children of the late William and May (French) Snow.

Marion loved her family dearly. Times spent with her…

Published December 14, 2018

NORTON — Marilyn J. (Hamilton) Stiles, 90, of Norton, formerly of Harwich and Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Wingate of Norton.

Born on September 6, 1928 in Stoneham, Marilyn was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Mary (Bucci) Hamilton. She was raised on Slayton…

Published December 14, 2018

MELROSE — Rose O. (Oteri) Pulpi, 98, formerly of Melrose and Everett, entered into eternal life on December 6, 2018.

Rose was born on September 9, 1920, one of seven children of the late James and Josephine Oteri. She was the beloved wife of the late Guy (Tony) H. Pulpi with…

Published December 14, 2018

MELROSE — Nancy A. (Brooks) Sassone, 73, of Melrose, and formerly of South Boston, died peacefully on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at her home. 

Nancy was born on September 8, 1945 in Quincy, one of nine children of the late George W. and Alice Marie (Culkin) Brooks. She grew up in…

Published December 14, 2018

MELROSE — E. Charlotte Pfizenmayer, 102, resident of Melrose, and formerly of Hollywood, Florida, died peacefully on Saturday, December 8, 2018. 

Charlotte was born on May 31, 1916 in Queens, New York, one of two children of the late Frederick W. and Edna (Wilson) Pfizenmayer.

Charlotte grew up in Woodhaven and…

Published December 14, 2018

MELROSE — Joseph J. Bognore, 89, passed away quietly at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington on December 4, 2018. The son of the late Alphonse and Jennie Bognore, he was raised in Everett and attended the Everett Vocational High School where his talents and skill in woodworking became evident.  

Joe graduated…

Published December 7, 2018

NEWBURY, N.H. — Robert R. “Bob” Delmastro, 84, of Newbury, N.H., formerly of Melrose, died at the Genesis Lebanon Center in Lebanon, N.H. on Nov. 29, 2018.  

Bob was born and raised in Medford and a graduate of Medford High School. He went on to attend Northeastern University and then…

Published December 7, 2018

MELROSE — Joan Maher Flynn, 85, went to her true home with the Lord on December 1, 2018.

Joan was born on March 20, 1933 to Canadian immigrants who settled in Greenwood; Joan was the thirteenth of their fourteen children. Joan attended Greenwood School and then graduated from Wakefield High School.…

Published December 7, 2018

MELROSE — Barry L. Blackwell, 77, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family at home on Thursday, November 29, 2018.

Barry was born in Burlington, Vermont on March 21, 1941, one of two sons of the late Alice C. (Story) and Irving W. Blackwell.…

Published December 7, 2018

WAKEFIELD — Jonathan P. Simpson, 77, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Daniels House in Reading.

Born in Winchester on November 10, 1941, he was one of four children of the late Raymond and Lorna (Pratt) Simpson. Raised in Lynnfield, he graduated…