Melrose Obituaries

Meat cutter was an avid sports fan

Published in the April 28, 2017 edition

WOBURN — George DiMambro, 84, of Woburn and formerly a longtime resident of Medford, passed away on Thursday, April 20, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.
George was born in Medford on February 23, 1933, one of four children of the late Domenic and…

Worked in dry cleaning industry

Published in the April 28, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Elizabeth F. (Coviello) Mitchell, 98, passed away April 24, 2017.
Betty, as know to family and friends, was born in Wakefield on December 10, 1918 to the late Anthony and Louise (Gavagno) Coviello, where she lived growing up and graduated Wakefield…

Published in the April 28, 2017 edition

KEENE, N.H. — Virgilio “Richard” Moscaritolo, 85, passed away at the Keene Center Genesis Eldercare in Keene, NH on April 20, 2017.

Mr. Moscaritolo was born in East Boston on March 23, 1932 to the late Pasquale and Emmanuella (DiFronzo) Moscaritolo. He was raised in East Boston and…

Published in the April 21, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Catherine E. “Sissy” (Meehan) Dunn, 84, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away on April 13, 2017.

She was born on July 3, 1932 to Warren and Catherine (Doherty) Meehan. Sissy was raised in Melrose and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. In 1953, she married…

Published in the April 21, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Raffaella “Lina” (Bianco) Penta, 90, of Melrose died peacefully surrounded by family on April 17, 2017.

Lina was born on May 30, 1926 in Fontanarosa (Avellino), Italy to Carlo and Antonietta (Vernillo) Bianco. She was raised in Italy and met her future husband, Edward Penta of…

Published in the April 21, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Elizabeth S. “Betty” (Tyminski) Flanagan, 75, a registered nurse for over 55 years, entered into eternal life on Monday, April 17, 2017 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer.

Betty was born in Syracuse, New York on October 25, 1941, a daughter of the…

Published in the April 21, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Joseph W. Clarke, 73, a Wakefield resident, and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Joe was born in Boston on October 1, 1943, and was the son of Bernice (Flynn) Shay and the late Harold E. Clarke…

Published in the April 14, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Mary L. (Harris) Healey, 86, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, April 5.

Mary was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, on May 11, 1930 to the late Alfred and Nora (Phillips) Harris, was raised in Mt. Clemens and graduated from Mt. Clemens High School.

Mrs…

Published in the April 14, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Robert J. Peters, 78, a longtime resident of Melrose and proud Army veteran, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, April 9, 2017.

Bob Peters was born in Somerville on May 26, 1938, a son of the late William and Leveaner Peters. Raised…

Published in the April 14, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Raymond A. MacMillan Jr., 81, of Melrose died Friday, April 7, 2017 at his residence.

Raymond was born in Boston on June 21, 1935 and was the son of the late Raymond A. and Blanche A. (Carson) MacMillan.

Raymond was a graduate of Wakefield High School…

Published in the April 14, 2017 edition

MALDEN — Mrs. Rita H. (Murphy) Smith, 94, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield on Sunday, April 9, 2017.

Rita was born on August 11, 1922, one of nine children of the late Michael J. and Agnes (Howard) Murphy…

Published in the April 14, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Phyllis M. (Guerriero) Colarusso, 93, passed away peacefully at Merrimac Valley Hospice House on April 9, 2017.

Born on March 29, 1924, she was one of six children of the late Gennie and Ralph Guerriero of East Boston. After graduating from East Boston High School, Phyllis…