Melrose Obituaries

Published in the December 15, 2017 edition

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Warren J. George, 73, a retired Melrose firefighter, passed away at Cornerstone Hospice House in The Villages, Florida, on December 6, 2017. 

Warren was born and raised in Malden, graduated from Malden Vocational School and was a resident of Melrose for 39 years before…

Published in the December 15, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Margaret E. “Peggy” Kiatos, 78, longtime Melrose resident, died on Tuesday, December 5, at her home.

Born on March 3, 1939 in Winchester, one of eight children of the late William H. and Elsie M. (Prescott) Rogers. Peggy grew up in Winchester and Malden in a…

Published in the December 8, 2017 edition

HULL — Linda L. (Lank) Lee, 78, a resident of Hull, formerly of Malden, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.

Born on November 9, 1939 in Melrose, Linda was one of three children of the late Edward T. and Eleanor E.…

Loved traveling to Disneyworld and the Bahamas

Published in the December 8, 2017 edition

STONEHAM — William A. “Bill” Abbott, Jr., 87, of Stoneham, died at his home on December 3, 2017, surrounded by his family. Bill was born in Chelsea, raised in Winthrop, was a graduate of Winthrop High School, attended Bentley College and…

Published in the December 8, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Francis E. (”Frank”) O’Laughlin, 71, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose and Boston passed away on December 3, 2017.  Beloved husband of Deborah (Giglio) O’Laughlin and devoted father of Frank O’Laughlin and Abigail O’Laughlin. Son of the late Lorraine O’Laughlin Guido and Francis O’Laughlin. Brother of David…

Published in the December 1, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Paul R. Walker, 50, of Melrose, died unexpectedly on November 23, 2017.  Paul was born in Malden, raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1985, and the Peterson Trade School in Woburn. He worked as a HVAC Contractor for Keohan Heating…

Published in the December 1, 2017 edition

HUDSON, New Hampshire — Elizabeth Ann (Fowler) Robinson, 50, of Hudson, New Hampshire and formerly of Watertown, passed away on November 20, 2017. Beth was a former graduate of Watertown High School and had attended Fitchburg State University as well as Bunker Hill Community College.

Beth shared a…

Published in the December 1, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Ronald Albino, 67, a resident of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 21, 2017.

Ron was born in Winthrop on December 5, 1949, one of ten children of the late Avelino and Mary (Silva) Albino. He was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School,…

Published in the December 1, 2017 edition

MELROSE — John F. “Franny” Stanton, 73, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on November 20, 2017.

He was born in Melrose on December 10, 1943, to the late Michael and Agnes (Leonard) Stanton. Franny was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and entered the U.S. Marine Corps…

Published in the December 1, 2017 edition

MALDEN — David Scott Billings, 59, of Malden, died Thursday, November 24, 2017 in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born on May 19, 1958, in Saugus, he was one of two children of the late W. Everett and Mildred (Simmons) Billings. A sweet, gentle boy, he was raised in Lynnfield, graduated…

Published in the December 1, 2017 edition

SALEM, New Hampshire — Carol Roberts Cooke, 82, of Salem, New Hampshire, formerly of Lynneld, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017 at Salem Woods in New Hampshire.

An only child, Carol was born on July 21, 1935, and lived in Everett until the age of six when…

Published in the December 1, 2017 edition

GLOUCESTER — Stacey A. (Brewster) Miller, 47, a resident of Gloucester, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving children on Monday, November 20, 2017 at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester.

Born on April 23, 1970 in Stoneham, Stacey was raised in Medford.

Stacey was an interesting human being.…