Melrose Obituaries

Published in the March 31, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Louise E. (Berg) McGuinness, 70, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Friday, March 24. Louise was born in Melrose on July 12, 1946, one of three daughters of the late Henning E. Berg and Ethel C. (Littlefield…

Published in the March 31, 2017 edition

LYNN — John Matthew Brissette, 54, of Lynn and formerly of Melrose, died surrounded by family and friends on March 21 after a long illness. John was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1980. John was the beloved son of Nancy (Ryder) Brissette and…

Published in the March 31, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Caroline H. “Carol” Balcom, 90, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Country Center for Rehabilitation in Newburyport on Saturday, March 25. Carol was the beloved wife of the late Lincoln B. Balcom whom she shared 48 years of marriage. She was the devoted…

Published in the March 31, 2017 edition

IPSWICH — Katherine Agnes (Burbine) Gibbons, 101 of Ipswich died early Monday February 13, 2017 at the Seaview Retreat Rowley following her recent admission. Born in Melrose August 25, 1915, the daughter of the late John A. and Laura M. (Doucette) Burbine, she was a graduate from St…

Published in the March 31, 2017 edition

VERO BEACH, FL — Mary Louise (Ells) Norton of Vero Beach, FL, passed away on March 22. She was the beloved wife of Richard F. Norton. Mary Louise was a former resident of Cape Cod and Malden, and had worked for 32 years in the state college system…

Published in the March 24, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Carl “Rick” Mockler, 76, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Rick was born on December 28, 1940 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and was one of two sons of the late Richard Mockler and Ann L…

Published in the March 23, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Elizabeth A. “Betty” (Keville) McGrimley, 91, of Melrose and Beverly, died at the Windham Terrace Assisted Living in Windham, New Hampshire on March 17, 2017. Betty was born in Boston, raised in Revere and was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1943. She graduated…

Published in the March 23, 2017 edition

DANVERS — Dorothy M. “Candi” (Hilton) Sieswerda, 70, of Staten Island, New York, and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully with family at her side at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on Sunday, March 12. Dorothy was born in Boston on August 22, 1946, and was one of…

Published in the March 23, 2017 edition

DANVERS — Antenori H. “Tass” Tassinari, 100, passed away at Putnam Farms Assisted Living in Danvers on March 20, 2017. Tass was born in East Boston to the late Sebastiano and Maria (Ottani) Tassinari. He was raised in East Boston and attended East Boston High, but had to…

Published in the March 24, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Barbara R. (Ianachino) Martone, 81, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 20, 2017. Barbara was born in Boston, was raised in the West End of Boston and attended Girls High in Boston, which is the oldest girls high school in the United States. Mrs. Martone…

Published in the March 24, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Paul R. McNamara, of Melrose, 83, died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 18, 2017. Paul was raised in Roxbury and served in the United Sates Air Force for eight years until he was honorably discharged on June 19, 1959. In the 1980s, Paul performed engineering…

Published in the March 24, 2017 edition

MELROSE — James W. “Jim” Ward, 67, of Melrose, died March 15, 2017. Jim was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on November 30, 1949 to Joseph R. and June E. (Wainwright) Ward. He was raised in Brookline, and graduated from Brookline High School in 1967. In 1974, Jim…