Melrose Obituaries

Published in the August 3, 2018 edition

READING — Katherine E. (Kelly) “Katty” Ryan, 83, of Reading, formerly longtime of Malden, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Care One in Wilmington.

Katherine was born on April 27, 1935 in Malden, one of four children of the late Timothy Kelly and Lena (Radley)…

Published in the August 3, 2018 edition

EFFINGHAM, N.H. — Phyllis G. (Martin) Henderson, 79, of Effingham, N.H. and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, N.H. on Friday, July 27, 2018.

Phyllis was born in East Boston on September 17, 1938, the daughter…

Published in the August 3, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Eileen (Callahan) Phillion, 59, of Melrose, passed away at her home on July 20, 2018 surrounded by her family after a long courageous battle with cancer.

Eileen was the devoted mother of Robert, Patricia, Dennis, William and Kevin Callahan.

Born in Somerville, Eileen was the beloved…

Published in the August 3, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Joan D. (Mahoney) Azevedo, 78, longtime resident of Melrose and Naples, Florida, passed away peacefully, with her loving family at her side, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on Sunday, July 29, 2018.

Born on July 12, 1940 in Boston, Joan was the second of three…

Went on trips to Lake Winnipesaukee and Chatham

Published in the August 3, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Claire N. (Pedrini) Gillis, 84, passed away at Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield on July 29, 2018.

Claire was born in Cambridge on March 30, 1934 to the late Mario and Madeline (Marchetti) Pedrini. She was…

Published in the August 3, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Stanley G. Smiley, 75, of Melrose, passed away on July 26, 2018.

Stanley was born in Lynn on December 31, 1942 to Stanley W. and Elizabeth (Sargent) Smiley. He was raised in Marblehead and graduated from Marblehead High School. Stanley worked as a foreman for General…

Published in the July 27, 2018 edition.

MELROSE — George F. Roberts, 68, longtime Melrose resident, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 with his family by his side at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. 

George was born on December 21, 1949 in Cambridge, one of six children of the late John Roberts and…

Published in the July 27, 2018 edition.

NEW MARKET, N.H. – Lorraine Fayne Webster, 71, of New Market, N.H. lost her battle to lung disease on July 18, 2018.

She was the daughter of the late Fern (Amstutz) Crossland, Step-Mom Margaret (Catto) and Kenneth Crossland.

She lived and worked in Boyertown, Pa. working for Boyertown News…

Published in the July 27, 2018 edition.

MELROSE — Willis E. “Billy” Hardy III, 41, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston from endocarditis on July 22, 2018.

Billy was born in Melrose on January 8, 1977 to Willis and Patricia (Rahilly) Hardy. He lived in Melrose with his parents and his sister Bridget.…

Published in the July 27, 2018 edition.

MELROSE – Mary E. (Maloney) Boyden, 90, of Melrose, passed away at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield on July 16, 2018.

Mary was born and raised in Revere, resided in Revere for 20 years, Everett for several years and Melrose for many years. She worked as…

Enjoyed tending to his roses

Published in the July 20, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Leo J. Hurley, Jr., 80, of Melrose, known to many as Pete, passed suddenly on Saturday, July 14, 2018. Born April 11, 1938 in Winthrop to Leo and Eleanor Hurley, he grew up on Wolcott Road, Revere and Larchmont Road, Melrose.…

Spent many happy years at Lake Winnipesaukee

Published in the July 20, 2018 edition

MARBLEHEAD — William K. Faulkner, 70, a longtime resident of Marblehead, passed away peacefully at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Bill was born on November 14, 1947 in Melrose,…