Melrose Obituaries

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…

Published in the April 6, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Daniel R. Guevin, 30, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on April 1, 2018. Dan was born and raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 2005.

He enjoyed spending time in Ossipee, N.H., swimming, boating and jet skiing. Dan’s…

Published in the March 30, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Dorothy L. (Connolly) Robbins, 93, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on March 19, 2018.

Dorothy was born and raised in Charlestown and attended Charlestown schools. She resided in Charlestown until 1950, Somerville for 25 years and the past 43 years in Melrose. Dorothy…

Published in the March 30, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Dean Cronis, 85, passed away at the Bostonian Nursing & Rehab Center in Dorchester on March 21, 2018.

Dean was born in Melrose on November 5, 1932 to the late John and Vivian (Kostas) Chronopoulos. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and…

Published in the March 30, 2018 edition

WEST BARNSTABLE — John Parziale, 71, of West Barnstable, formerly of Melrose, passed away at Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Kauai, Hawaii on March 16.

John was born in Melrose on January 4, 1947 to the late Vincent and Mary (Cefalo) Parziale. Raised in Melrose, he graduated from Melrose…

Published in the March 30, 2018 edition

SAUGUS — Mr. John J. Wells, 77, of Saugus, formerly of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 after a hard-fought battle with emphysema and heart disease at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 14, 1941, John was the eldest…

Published in the March 30, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Claire M. (Hannaford) Russo, 71, of Melrose, died at her home surrounded by her family on March 25, 2018.

Claire was born in Malden, raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1965. She resided in Melrose for many years and worked…

Published in the March 30, 2018 edition

MELROSE — John J. Kelly Jr., 57, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Yucaipa, California, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House.

John was born in Boston on November 23, 1960, and raised in Melrose. He graduated from Melrose High…

Published in the March 30, 2018 edition

WAKEFIELD — Beatrice M. (Anderson) Munroe, 93, longtime Wakefield resident, died peacefully on Sunday March 18, 2018 at her home.

Beatrice was born on June 23, 1924 in Saugus, one of four children of the late Gustav and Hildegarde (Hedberg) Anderson.  She grew up in Malden and graduated from Malden High…

Published in the March 30, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Joann (Taracevicz) O’Brien, 86, of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 26, 2018 at Rosewood Rehabilitation Center in Peabody. Joann was the beloved wife of the late Walter O’Brien of Saugus. Joann was born on May 16, 1931 in Cambridge to Fabian Taracevicz and Katherine…