Melrose Obituaries

Published in the February 2, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Mrs. Nina J. (Kulpa) DiOrio, 82, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, 2018.

Nina was born in Everett on April 1, 1935, the eldest of six children of the late Peter and Olga (Nikouchuk) Kulpa. Raised in Chelsea, Nina graduated…

Published in the January 26, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Robert A. Burns, 86, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 20, 2018.

Robert was born in Chelsea on May 27, 1931, son of the late Joseph and Emily (Ashley) Burns. Raised in Melrose, Bob was a graduate of Melrose…

Published in the January 26, 2018 edition

STONEHAM — Cecilia F. (Doucette) Boland, 97, a resident of Stoneham, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Life Care Center of Stoneham on Thursday, January 11, 2018.

Cecilia was born in Stoneham on December 6, 1920, daughter of the late John G. and Cecilia (MacPhee)…

Published in the January 26, 2018 edition

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Katie Brown, 93, a resident of Chesapeake, Va., and formerly of Melrose died on Saturday, January 20, 2018.

Katie was born in the small town of Evant, Texas on May 19, 1924, one of six children of the late Edwin and Genie (Weeks) Spradley.

When…

Published in the January 26, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Margaret H. (Hines) McKean, 80, of Melrose, died at the Life Care of Stoneham on January 19, 2018.

Margaret was born and raised in Roxbury and a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School. She resided in Dorchester for five years and the past 53 years in…

Published in the January 26, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Anna Lee “Nancy” Doyle, 79, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died on January 21, 2018. Nancy was born in Stoneham on July 1, 1938 to the late Henry and Ruth (Marsh) O’Leary. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Nancy loved taking…

Published in the January 26, 2018 edition

WAKEFIELD — Jeffrey James Owen, 32, the son of Jeffrey Douglas and the late Sarah Ann (Crabtree) Owen, was born 19 June 1985 at the New England Memorial Hospital in Stoneham, and died suddenly 22 December 2017 in Wakefield, where he lived with his father and grandfather Owen.…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition

MELROSE — John J. Thing, 54, of Melrose, formerly of 21 Wyoming/Oak Grove, Malden, died at home after a lengthy illness on January 14, 2018.

John was born and raised in Malden and a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1982. He went on to become a…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Margaret T. (Daly) Leonard, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 14, 2018, at the Bear Hill Rehab & Nursing Center.

Mrs. Leonard was born in Cork City, Ireland on March 29, 1930 to the late Cornelius and Charlotte (Cree) Daly. She was…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Edith “Edie” (Pope) Richard, 90, of Lynnfield, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017, with her loving family by her side.

Edie was born on the Pope Farm in Lynnfield on August 2, 1927. After graduating from Wakefield High School in 1946, Edie worked as a…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition

LEOMINSTER — David Pingree Wallstrom, 79, a resident of Leominster and former longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family’s love on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster. 

Dave was born in Stoneham on July 15, 1938, one of two children of the late…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Mary Ursela (McCoy) Pizzella entered eternal life on January 10, 2018.

Mary was born and raised in East Boston. She attended Girls High School and graduated in 1943. Her early working years brought her to The Institution for Savings in Boston, where she met and married…