Melrose Obituaries

Published in the October 6, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Anita P. (Plummer) Bill, a longtime resident of Boxford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 30, 2017, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She was 89 years of age.

Anita was born in Somerville on December 17, 1927, one of three children of the late H.…

Published in the October 6, 2017 edition

EVERETT — Douglas E. Clarke, a lifelong resident of Everett, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, September 30, 2017. He was 62.

Born in Everett on October 22, 1954, he was one of two sons of the late Wallace B. and Ruth A. (Mersereau) Clarke. Raised in…

Published in the October 6, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Patricia M. “Pat” (Bartlett) Collinson, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Sept.28, 2017 at the age of 82.  Pat was born in Medford, raised in Lawrence and a graduate of Lawrence Schools.  She was a homemaker and resided in Hull for 15 years,…

Published in the October 6, 2017 edition

MELROSE — John A. Glionna, 76, of Melrose died on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on August 16, 1941, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Amirault) Glionna.

Mr. Glionna was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of…

Published in the October 6, 2017 edition

SAUGUS — Catherine D. (Gove) White, of Saugus, died peacefully at the age of 84 on September 27, 2017 surrounded by family.  Catherine was born in Provincetown on November 7, 1932 to George and Frances (Abate) Gove.  She was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. …

Published in the October 6, 2017 edition

MALDEN — Mrs. Norma A. (Tontodonato) Pyzynski, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston, at age 89.

Norma was born in East Boston, one of eleven children of the late Louis and Camille (Cardinale) Tontodonato. She was raised in East…

Published in the October 6, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Elizabeth L. “Betty” (Plant) Kelley, of Melrose, died at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham on Sept. 26, 2017 at the age of 75.  Betty was born in South Bend Indiana, raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1960. …

Published in the October 6, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Mrs. Ilse E. (Gund) Lewis, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Elmhurst Rehabilitation Center in Melrose on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at age 96.

Ilse was born in Mannheim, Germany on March 15, 1921. She was raised in Germany before moving to the United States and…

Published in the September 29, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Thomas J. Hanrahan, of Melrose, died at the Wingate in Reading on September 24, 2017 at the age of 86.

Tom was born in Kilkenny and raised in Limerick, Ireland. He was a graduate of the Model School, where all his classes were in Gaelic…

Published in the September 29, 2017 edition

WINCHESTER — Edward B. Seeley, of Winchester, formerly of Everett, passed away peacefully at Aberjona Nursing Center on Monday, September 25, 2017, at age 92.

Ed was born in Swanville, Maine on June 13, 1925 and raised and educated in Everett. He proudly served in the United States…

Enjoyed summers on Lake Winnepesaukee and world travel

Published in the September 29, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Robert L. Scribner, M.D., age 91, of Salem, died Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Putnam Farm in Danvers.

Robert was raised in Bangor, Maine and in 1944 graduated from John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor where he…

Founding member of the Church of the Incarnation

Published in the September 29, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Florence J. (Belmonte) Eriksen, of Melrose, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on September 20, 2017 at the age of 84.

Florence was born in Boston, raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School, Class…