Melrose Obituaries

Published in the July 1, 2016 edition

BRANFORD, Conn. — Marie Dorothy (LeBlanc) Hannabury, 95, passed away at The Hearth at The Gardenside Assisted Living in Branford, Conn. on June 20.

Mrs. Hannabury was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, came to Chelsea as a young girl, was raised in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High…

Published in the July 1, 2016 edition

BILLERICA — Susan M. (Abruzzese) Andresen, 94, passed away at Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley in Billerica on June 22.

Susan was born in Boston on Feb. 14, 1922 to the late Michele and Assunta (Scopettuolo) Abruzzese. She was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High…

Published in the July 1, 2016 edition

READING — Charles F. Tura, 60, of Reading, and formerly a longtime Melrose resident, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, June 23.

Charles Tura was born in Malden on April 8, 1956 and was one of four children of the late Charles F. Tura, and Elizabeth (Wilson…

Published in the July 1, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Herbert G. Schurian, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on Sunday, June 26, at age 80.

Herbert, known by all as “Herb,” was born in Boston on May 30, 1936. His parents, the late Bernhard and Alwine (Ruck…

Published in the July 1, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Leo “Chris” Turner Jr., 69, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died on June 25 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Chris was born and raised in Melrose, graduating from Melrose High School. Mr. Turner worked for several years as an automotive mechanic in the area.

He is survived by…

Published in the July 1, 2016 edition

MIDDLETON — Joan C. Peters, 77, of Middleton passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 23, six years after a diagnosis of cancer.

Born Joan Catherine Anderson on Dec. 27, 1938, she was the third child of Mary lrene (McDougall) and Edwin…

Published in the July 1, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Christopher W. Williams, 68, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, June 14.

He was the son of the late Allison Williams and Gladys (Goulet) Jones, and stepson of Jean Williams of Norwood. Chris was predeceased by his stepfather William T…

Published in the July 1, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Alberta P. (Demitroff) O’Donnell, 96, of Melrose, passed away June 19.

Alberta was born in Chicago on Aug. 22, 1919 to Boris and Nell (Ritchey) Demitroff. They later moved to Woburn and Alberta graduated from Woburn High, Class of 1939.

Alberta and her late husband George…

Chief of Electro-Cardiology at Malden Hospital

Published in the June 24, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Ann H. Burnside, 99, affectionately known as “Mrs. B,” of Melrose and West Palm Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, April 29, surrounded by her family.

Ann is survived by two daughters and one son: Joanne…

USAF veteran graduated from Melrose High

Published in the June 24, 2016 edition

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Thomas E. “Tom” Curtin, 60, of Las Vegas, Nev. and formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 11.

Tom was born in Medford on Aug. 30, 1955, to the late Charles B. and Joan A. (Dwyer…

Crossing guard, security guard, Melrose resident

Published in the June 24, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Mary Ann (Francis) Dillon, 86, of Melrose and formerly of Wakefield, died at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston on June 20.

Mary was born and raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Cambridge Latin, Class of 1947. She…

U.S. Army veteran, Raytheon financial analyst

Published in the June 24, 2016 edition

SAUGUS — Thomas A. Fletcher, 87, a longtime resident of Saugus, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 14, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Boston on Jan. 6, 1929, he was the son of the late Helen (Campbell) and George Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher…