Melrose Obituaries

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…

Published in the March 24, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Kathleen (Edgerly) Clark, 65, a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family at home on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Kathy was born in Queens, New York on June 5, 1951, and was one of four daughters of the late Charles E. and Dorothy…

Published in the March 24, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Reverend James D. Fox, 82, of Melrose and longtime pastor at the Church of the Nazarene, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 9, 2017. James was born in the small village of Marshallville, Ohio on December 2, 1934, and was one of two sons of the…

Published in the March 17, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Shirley E, (Crocker) Corcoran, 85, of Melrose, died at home on March 13, 2017.

Shirley was born and raised in Melrose, and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1949. She was a lifelong Melrose resident and activities director for the Fitch Home in…

Published in the March 17, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Hugh M. Sturrock, 93, of Melrose, passed away on March 7, 2017.

He was the beloved husband of Mary E (Sexton) Sturrock. He was the devoted father of Jeanne Mahoney and her husband Richard; Hugh M Sturrock; Sheila A Sturrock; and was pre-deceased by Maureen E…

Published in the March 17, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Daniel A. Morrison, 86, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 8, 2017.

Dan was born in Everett to the late Daniel and Florence (Wromsley) Morrison. He was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School, Class of 1949. Mr. Morrison entered the U.S. Marines…

Published in the March 10, 2017 edition

STONEHAM — Kathleen (Buckley) Murphy, 95, passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham on February 28, 2017.

Kathleen was born in Malden on June 29, 1921 to the late Francis and Mary (Lyons) Buckley. She was raised in Malden, where she went to the Chevrus School…

Published in the March 10, 2017 edition

PLYMOUTH — Virginia “Ginny” Niles, 92, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, passed away on February 28, 2017 in Plymouth after a brief illness.

Ginny was born on September 20, 1924. She was a daughter of the late Seymour M. Niles and Clara (MacKenzie) Niles. She was the dear…

Published in the March 10, 2017 edition

KINGSTON, NH — Gayle A. (Schoenfeld) Durney passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 2, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Gayle was born and raised in West Los Angeles, CA, and moved to New England with her family in 1988. Gayle’s greatest passion in life was…

Published in the March 10, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Bevely L. Dorman, 66, formerly of Everett, passed away on March 1, 2017.

Bevely was born in Swampscott on July 4, 1950 to Richard and Ruth (Hopkins) Dorman. She was raised in Beverly and Melrose, and graduated from Melrose High School in 1968. Following high school…

Published in the March 3, 2017 edition

MELROSE — David E. Newell, 85, a longtime resident of Melrose, died at home on February 24, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He enjoyed a full and active life until experiencing serious health issues for the past three years. Throughout these struggles, he never complained and always…