Melrose Obituaries

Published in the May 4, 2018 edition.

MELROSE — Harold J. “Jack” Courage Jr., 87, a 57 year resident of Melrose, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. 

Jack was born in Arlington on May 11, 1930, a son of the late Harold J. Courage and Mary A.…

Published in the May 4, 2018 edition.

SAUGUS — Mary C. (Laskey) Cirillo, 74, passed away at her home in Saugus on April 28, 2018.

Mary was born in Somerville on November 9, 1943 to the late Raymond and Teresa (McKeon) Laskey. She was raised in Somerville, graduated from St. Joseph High School and from…

Published in the May 4, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Angelo R. D’Ambrosio, 75, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Angelo was born on October 24, 1942 in Boston, one of five children of the late Joseph T. and Molly (Ciocco) D’Ambrosio. Angelo was raised in…

Published in the May 4, 2018 edition.

QUINCY — Peter J. Ferguson, Jr., 50, of Quincy, formerly of Melrose and Lynn, died at Brigham & Women’s Hospital on April 29, 2018.

Peter was born on March 1, 1968 in Landstuhl Germany, the oldest of four children. He grew up in Melrose. He is the beloved…

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HAVERHILL – Claude H. Croston, 84, husband of Dolores A. (Venezia) Croston, passed away peacefully after a short illness April 13, 2018 at Lawrence General Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Haverhill, he was the son of the late George and Ellen (Welch) Croston. Raised and educated in Haverhill, he…

Published in the April 27, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Roland “Rollie” Poulin, 58,  passed away at his home in Melrose on April 11, 2018.

Rollie was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and lived most of his life in Melrose. He entered the US Marine Corps in 1977 and served his country with…

Published in the April 27, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Thomas J. Maher, Jr., 84, of Melrose, passed away at the Winchester Hospital on April 22, 2018. He was surrounded by his loving family.

Tom was born in Manhattan, N.Y. and raised in the Bronx. He attended Machine & Metal Trades High School in New York…

Published in the April 27, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Joan B. (Batchelder) Gardner, 89, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House on Monday, April 16, 2018.

Joan was born on January 23, 1929, the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Bertha (Hawes) Batchelder. Raised in Melrose, she graduated…

Published in the April 27, 2018 edition

REVERE — Alice (Mazzola) Auditore, 88, of Revere died at the Benchmark Senior Living in Woburn on April 21, 2018.

Alice was born and raised in Revere, attended Revere schools and was a lifelong Revere resident. Alice was the President of her family business since 1978, Floors Inc.…

Published in the April 27, 2018 edition

EPSOM, N.H. — George R. Kelloway, Sr., 90, of Epsom, N.H., and formerly longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 20, 2018.

George was born on April 17, 1928 in Winchester, one of ten children of the late William and Gertrude (Parsons) Kelloway.…

Published in the April 20, 2018 edition

MELROSE — DeRicci M. (Knudson) Peterson, 89, of Melrose, died unexpectedly on April 12, 2018.

DeRicci was born and raised in Fargo, N.D. and worked in the commercial laundry business for many years. She resided in Melrose, liked eating hot dogs and her family was the most important…

Published in the April 20, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Thomas F. Ward III, 35, of Melrose, died on April 13, 2018. 

He is survived by his wife, Avelyn M. (Currier) Ward, and by his parents, Thomas F. Ward Jr. of Melrose, and Gloria A. (Boyster) Ward, of Palm Harbor, Fla., and by Lisa Ward and…