Melrose Obituaries

Published in the October 19, 2018 edition

STONEHAM — Rosamond K. “Posy” Parks, 93, longtime Stoneham resident, died peacefully on Friday, October 12, 2018 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Posy was born on January 14, 1925 in Malden, one of three children of the late Fred C. and Ruth E. (Williams) Smith. She…

Published in the October 19, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Barbara Ann Jackman, 90, of Melrose, formerly of Stoneham, died peacefully on Monday, October 15, 2018 at her home with her family by her side.

Barbara was born in Winchester on July 26, 1928 to Matilda (Blout) Foley and John J. Foley. Barbara grew up in Stoneham…

Published in the October 12, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Mark Upham Sutton, 64, most recently of Seattle, Washington died on January 15, 2018.

He was born in Winchester, Virginia on July 1, 1953 and lived in Moorefield, West Virginia until age three, when his family moved to Michigan. As a child, teenager and young adult,…

Published in the October 12, 2018 edition

PEABODY — Richard F. “Richie” LaRocque, 71, of Peabody died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House on Oct. 6, 2018.

Richie was born in Cambridge, raised in Somerville and attended Somerville High School. After high school, Richie proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam…

Published in the October 12, 2018 edition

DANVERS — Joan C. Milo, 82, passed away at Blueberry Hill Healthcare in Beverly on October 1, 2018.

Joan was born in Melrose on September 2, 1936 to the late Daniel and Jeannette (Paprazynski) Lawton. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary’s Grammar and High School…

Published in the October 12, 2018 edition

SAUGUS — Francis L. “Frank” LaPlante, Jr., 80, of Saugus, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Oct. 3, 2018.

Frank was born in Charlestown, raised in Melrose and a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1955. He went on to attend Merrimack College and resided…

Published in the October 12, 2018 edition

MEDFORD — Alice (Powers) DeSimone, 93, a resident of Medford, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 5, 2018.

Alice was born in Medway, Maine, one of eight children to the late Nicholas and Stella (Lee) Powers.

Born during the Great Depression, Alice was forever shaped with…

Published in the October 5, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Nicole C. Child, 55, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday, September 21, 2018. Nicole was traveling to Boston to visit family when she suffered from a medical event.

She was born in Hong Kong, China, was raised in Hong Kong and England. She graduated from…

Published in the October 5, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Claire Lucille (Meuse) Scarborough, 81, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2018. She had been in failing health and was residing at Oosterman’s Rest Home in Melrose.

Claire was the youngest of three children born to the late Walter and Sadie Meuse on February…

Published in the October 5, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Joseph V. Diggin, 68,  passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on September 28, 2018 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

 Joseph was born in Boston on February 1, 1950 to the late Edward and Alice (Thornton) Diggin. He was raised in Dorchester, graduated from Dorchester High…

Published in the October 5, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Robert “Bobby” N. Madden, 80, of Melrose, passed away on September 29, 2018.

Bobby was born in Everett on June 7, 1938 to the late John and Marion (Hutchinson) Madden. He was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. He served honorably in the…

Published in the October 5, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Theresa Dorothy (Bavaro) Kapchus, 95, of Melrose, died on September 28, 2018.

She was the wife of the late Alphonse Kapchus; sister of Joseph Bavaro of Lynn; mother of the late Donna Kapchus Guidara and her husband John of Winchester; Paul Kapchus and his wife Deborah…