Melrose Obituaries

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…

Published November 30, 2018

MALDEN — Raymond E. Macone, Jr., 58, of Malden, died unexpectedly on Nov. 26, 2018.

Ray was born in Boston, raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1978. He went on to earn his bachelor of science degree in Technical and Scientific Communication from Northeastern University,…

Published November 30, 2018

MELROSE — Walter L. Coffin, 85, longtime Melrose resident, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. 

Walter was born in Melrose on September 4, 1933, one of two children of the late Vaughn A. Coffin, Sr., and Ila (MacKey) Coffin. He grew up in…

Published November 30, 2018

MELROSE — Kathaleen Ellen Donahue, 71, of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.

Kathaleen was born in Chelsea on October 2, 1947. She was the daughter of the late John F. and Mary Ellen Donahue of Wakefield. Known affectionately to family and friends as “Kitty,” she was a 1966 graduate…