Melrose Obituaries

Published in the June 2, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Mary Rita (McDonough) Young, 91, passed away in Melrose on May 24.

Mary was born in Portland, Maine on February 23, 1926 to the late James and Nora (Lee) McDonough. She was raised in Portland, Maine, and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1942, where she…

Published in the May 26, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Beverly (Blanchard) Steer, 92, of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Danvers on Friday, May 19, 2017.

Beverly was born in Boston on August 15, 1924, and was one of two children of the late Raymond H. Blanchard and Evelyn (Tracy) Blanchard. Raised in Melrose, Beverly graduated…

Published in the May 26, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Barbara A. (Leary) Longmuir, 94, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Goffstown, NH, on Wednesday, May 17.

Barbara was born in Somerville on January 28, 1923, one of five children of the late Walter Leary and Hilda (Friel) Leary. Raised…

Published in the May 26, 2017 edition

MELROSE — William J. “Bill” Bidgood, 87, of Melrose, died at his home on May 20, 2017.

Bill was born in 1929 in Springfield, Vermont and was raised in Cavendish (Proctorsville Village), Vermont. Bill graduated from Rutland High School, Class of 1947 and Norwich University, Class of 1951…

Published in the May 19, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Ramona Stauffer, 35, of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on May 14, 2017.

Born on June 4, 1981, Ramona was the beloved daughter of Carl and Jessica (Hines) Stauffer. She was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1999. Following high…

Published in the May 19, 2017 edition

WOBURN — Kathleen R. (Deary) Corso D’Aloisio, 81, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 10, at Woburn Nursing Center.

Kathy was born in Boston, one of four children of the late James P. Deary and Rita A. (Saulnier) Deary. She was raised in…

Published in the May 19, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Florence (Letterie) Phillips passed away in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Emergency Room suddenly on May 12. She was 86.

Florence was born in East Boston on July 30, 1930 to the late James and Florence (Delucia) Letterie. She was raised in East Boston, attended East Boston High…

Published in the May 19, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Josephine “Jo” (Proctor) Krasco, 87, of Melrose died peacefully at Life Care Center of Stoneham on May 15, 2017.

Born on Christmas Day, 1929 in Chelsea to Chester and Cecilia (Tomaszewski) Proctor, Jo was raised in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High Class of 1948. She…

Published in the May 19, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Florence (Oakes) “Flo” Hutchinson, lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at home on Wednesday, May 10, at age 79.

Florence was born in Gloucester on February 10, 1938, one of two children of the late Gardner W. Oakes and F…

Published in the May 19, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Captain Thomas S. Balcom, 85, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Genesis Wakefield Center on Saturday, May 13.

Tom was born in Boston on November 26, 1931, son of the late Thomas M. Balcom and Susan T. (Perry) Balcom Haskell. He was raised…

Published in the May 19, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Joan C. (Knight) McGeoch, a lifelong resident of Melrose and Cotuit, passed away peacefully in Melrose under the care of her loving family on Wednesday, May 10, at age 85.

Joan was born in Boston on November 5, 1931, daughter of the late Hugh and Ruth…

Published in the May 19, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Claire M. (Flannery) Hanson, 88, of Melrose, died at her home on May 10.

Claire was born and raised in South Boston and was a graduate of the Gate of Heaven High School. She resided in South Boston until 1954 and the past 63 years in…