Melrose Obituaries

Published in the April 20, 2018 edition

EAST BOSTON — Paul Joseph Vignoli, Sr., 92, lifelong resident of East Boston passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness on March 27, 2018.

Beloved husband of 60 years of the late Louise H. (Brackett) Vignoli. Devoted father of Paul J. Vignoli Jr., Ellen…

Published in the April 20, 2018 edition

MELROSE — George E. Wentzell, 95, a resident of Saugus and formerly of Melrose, passed away at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem on Tuesday, April 10, 2018.  

George was born on July 4, 1922 in Melrose, one of two children of the late George E. and…

Published in the April 20, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Edith L. (Roud) Smolens a teacher and community activist in Melrose where she lived for 55 years died peacefully at home on April 12, 2018. Loving wife of the late Irving Smolens and beloved mother of Karen Smolens and and loving partner Robert McCarthy and the…

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.…