Melrose Obituaries

Published in the April 20, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Corinne P. (Leeman) “Maggie” Magnuson, 95, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Oosterman’s Rest Home in Wakefield on Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

“Maggie” was born in Boston on May 23, 1922, one of four children of the late Seward and Addie…

Published in the April 13, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Suzanne C. Merenda, 48, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

Suzanne was born in Malden on January 11, 1970. Raised in Stoneham and Melrose, Suzanne graduated from Melrose High School. At the age of 16, Suzanne was…

Published in the April 13, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Gertrude K. (Kenefick) Edgeworth, 95, passed away at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading on April 7, 2018.

Gertrude was born in Everett on July 29, 1922 to the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Sheehan) Kenefick. One of twelve children she was raised in Medford and graduated…

Published in the April 13, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Manuel P. “Mannie” Goveia, 94, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on April 7, 2018.

Mannie was born in Lowell on May 27, 1923 to the late Francesco and Mary (Ferreira) Goveia. He was raised in Lowell and East Boston and graduated from East Boston High School.…

Published in the April 13, 2018 edition

DUNEDIN, FLA. — David B. Geary, 75, of Dunedin, Fla., formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 2, 2018. David was born in Gloucester on October 24, 1942 to the late John W. and Ethel (Mitchell) Geary. He was raised in Gloucester and graduated…

Published in the April 6, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Walter F. Hill, 76, of Melrose, died at the Life Care of Stoneham on April 1, 2018.

Walter was born and raised in Everett and went on to graduate from Malden High School, Class of 1960. He resided in Melrose since 1977 and worked as a…

Published in the April 6, 2018 edition

RALEIGH, N.C. — Harriet T. Chaplin died March 28, 2018.

Born in 1921, in Springfield, Mass., to Hattie and Albert. Graduated Melrose (Mass.) High School and subsequently Nasson College, Maine.

She married high school classmate Donald H. Chaplin in 1945, a career combat pilot in the USAF and…

Published in the April 6, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Mrs. Elizabeth (Kovacs) Cserhalmi, 91, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Genesis Wakefield Center. 

Elizabeth was born in Budapest, Hungary on November 25, 1926, one of two children of the late Janos and Elizabeth (Szalai) Kovacs. Raised and educated…

Published in the April 6, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Estelle L. (Rizzo) Colborne, 84, passed away at the Arnold House in Stoneham on April 3, 2018.

Estelle was born in Medford on January 9, 1934 to the late Frank and Lucille (Musto) Rizzo. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Mrs.…

Published in the April 6, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Mrs. Faith L. (Ballantyne) Whittier, 88, longtime resident of Melrose, died on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. 

Faith was born on September 30, 1929 in Ware, one of two children of the late Gordon R. and Doris E. (Greenway) Ballantyne. She grew up in…

Published in the April 6, 2018 edition

WAKEFIELD — Donald W. LeSaffre, 82, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.

Don was born in Saugus on March 20, 1936, one of six children of the late Robert C. LeSaffre and Anna M.…

Published in the April 6, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Alfonse J. Alfano Jr., 74, resident of Melrose and Windham, N.H., died on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill. 

Alfonse was born on February 21, 1944 in East Boston, the youngest of six children of the late Alfonse J. and Rose…