Melrose Obituaries

Published in the August 5, 2016 edition

WESTON — Marie L. (LaSpina) Norton of Weston, formerly of Melrose, died surrounded by her family on July 28 after a long illness.

Born on Dec. 6, 1930, in Medford she was the daughter of the late William and Rosalie (Scaletta) LaSpina of Malden. She graduated from Girls…

Published in the July 29, 2016 edition

BRIDGEWATER — Dr. Paula M. Vadeboncoeur, 89, a resident of Bridgewater and formerly of Haverhill, died Saturday, July 16, in Melrose after a long illness.

Paula was born in Haverhill on Feb. 14, 1927, one of five children of the late Lucien L. and H. Marion (Dacey) Vadeboncoeur…

Published in the July 29, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Jeanne M. (Melanson) Muise, 81, of Melrose, died at the Wingate of Melrose on July 20.

Jeanne was born in East Boston and grew up in the Cliftondale section of Saugus, graduating from Saugus High School in 1953. She was an avid photographer as a young…

Published in the July 22, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Elizabeth D. “Libby” (Drowne) Nash, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Tuftonboro, N.H., passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 17, after recently celebrating her 103rd birthday.

Born on July 13, 1913, Elizabeth was one of three children of the late Edwin S. and…

Published in the July 22, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Manfred H. J. “Fred” Dill, 83, a resident of Wakefield and formerly of Hartland, Wis., passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Saturday, July 9.

Fred was born in Berlin, Germany, one of two children of the late Hugo M. and…

Published in the July 22, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Harold F. Packard Sr., 84, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 15, in Peabody.

Harold was born in West Garland, Maine on June 5, 1932, one of three children of the late Harold Packard and Eva (Grinnell) Packard. He was raised…

Published in the July 22, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Warren H. Shaw, 95, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Tuesday, July 12.

Warren was born in Melrose on Dec. 8, 1920, one of eight children of the late Carl F. and Helen M. (Stevens) Shaw. After graduating from Melrose…

Published in the July 22, 2016 edition

ROCKPORT — Rosalie V. Russo, 92, of Rockport, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 3.

She was born in Chelsea on Oct. 7, 1923, the daughter of the late William Raymond Russo and Vivien Irene (Gill) Russo.

Rosalie attended Radcliffe for two years and then transferred to Wheelock…

Published in the July 22, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Beverly A. (Mason) Miller, 74, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, June 26.

Born on March 25, 1942 in Melrose, she was one of four children of the late Raymond G. Sr. and Verna (Shaw) Mason.

Beverly…

Published in the July 22, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Diane L. (Stack) Stevens, 61, of Melrose, died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on July 13.

Diane was born in Somerville, was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in Somerville and went on to Suffolk University. She resided in Melrose since 1978…

Published in the July 15, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Nora F. (Gogain) Albino, 76, a longtime resident of Melrose and beloved home day care provider in Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 8.

Nora was born in Somerville on April 10, 1940 and was a daughter of the late Leonard R. and Mary A…

Published in the July 15, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Pasquale DelGreco, 84, of Melrose, passed away on July 10.

He was born in Orsogna, Italy on Nov. 10, 1931 to Nicolo and Maria (Sansiviere) DelGreco.

Pasquale served in the Italian military as a topographer. At the age of 28 he emigrated from Italy to the…