Melrose Obituaries

Published in the December 23, 2016 edition

BEDFORD — James M. Finn, 93, passed away at the Edith N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on Dec. 18. 

James was born in Malden on March 16, 1923 to the late George and Annie (Sheehan) Finn. He was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School…

Published in the December 23, 2016 edition

HOPKINTON — Rachel M. (McIntyre) Dunn, of Hopkinton, formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 16, at Framingham Union Hospital, at age 86.

Rachel was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick on Sept. 11, 1930, a daughter of the late Roderick V. and…

Published in the December 23, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Robert M. Walsh, 84, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Mr. Walsh was born in Malden on April 28, 1932, one of four children of the late Richard and Rose…

Published in the December 23, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Cathy L. Pickens-Nagle, 66, of Melrose, passed away on Dec. 17. 

Cathy was born in Melrose on May 28, 1950 to Luman and Dorothea (Curtis) Pickens. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1968. 

Following high school Cathy started “Cathy’s Studio”…

Published in the December 23, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Catherine A. Mulcahy, 84, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. 

She was born in Melrose on Jan. 28, 1932 to the late Thomas and Helen Sullivan. A life-long Melrose resident, Catherine, with her husband William, raised nine children. …

Published in the December 23, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Jeannette R. (Gallezzo) Costanza, 93, of Melrose, died peacefully on Dec. 18, 2016. 

She was born in Revere on Nov. 1, 1923 to Ralph and Phyllis (Charloni) Gallezzo. Jeannette was raised in Revere and graduated from Revere High School in 1941. She lived in Revere for…

Published in the December 23, 2016 edition

REVERE — Ruth M. (Gardner) Shaw, 77, of Revere, passed away on Dec. 17, 2016.

Ruth was born in Malden on Dec. 22, 1938. She was raised in Malden and attended Girls Catholic High School. She met the love of her life, Robert Shaw Sr., at a coffee…

Published in the December 23, 2016 edition

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Robert J. “Bob” Sullivan, of Manchester, N.H., formerly of Lawrence and Melrose, passed away on Dec. 16 at the age of 56, after a short illness.

Bob was born in Medford on June 15, 1960 to the late John A. and Dorothy A. (Randall) Sullivan…

Published in the December 16, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Maryalice Leach, 95, of Melrose, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Leach was born July 18, 1921 in Chicago, daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Karl) Fargo. She was raised in Wakefield and Medford and graduated from Medford High School. She proudly…

Published in the December 16, 2016 edition

EVERETT — Wayne J. Price, 50, an Everett resident, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 4, at Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett.

Wayne was born in Saugus, one of two sons of the late Marie J. Robillard and John E. Price. His childhood began in Peabody before the family…

Published in the December 16, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Frederick Paul Roth died on Thursday, December 8 at his home in North Reading surrounded by his loving family. He was a veteran, born and raised in Melrose.

Ric was born in Melrose, on December 17, 1952 to the late Robert Anthony Roth, Sr. and the…

Published in the December 16, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Aaron B. Lamb, 38, a Melrose resident, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Aaron was born in Jaynesville, Wis. on Nov. 7, 1978 and was raised in Madison, Wis. where he graduated from high school. Aaron graduated from Northwestern University, Class of…