Melrose Obituaries

Published in the May 27, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Erna Hooton-Koester, 85, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, at Glen Ridge Nursing Care Nursing Center in Medford.

She is survived by her three children, David Hooton, MS, his wife Kathi and their daughter Emanuelle; Dr. Cornell Hooton, PhD, his…

Published in the May 27, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Joseph K. Park, 71, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose and North Reading, died Monday, May 23, at Wingate at Reading.

Born in Melrose on April 29, 1945, he was the son of the late Gordon and Margaret (Bourque) Park. He was a graduate of Melrose High…

Published in the May 27, 2016 edition

MARBLEHEAD — Geraldine B. (Buckley) Moulaison, 88, of Marblehead, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully May 20.

She was the beloved wife of the late George E. Moulaison. She was the devoted mother of Noel M. Henrich and her husband Donald of Marblehead, Keith G. Moulaison and…

Published in the May 27, 2016 edition

MASHPEE — Jeanne M. (Shields) Glancy, a resident of Mashpee and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 5, at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham, at age 88.

Born on Dec. 21, 1927, Jeanne was the daughter of the late John Shields and Mary C…

Published in the May 27, 2016 edition

LAYTONSVILLE, Md. — Bertha Louise (Boudreau) Mitchell, 96, passed away in Laytonsville, Md., on May 13.

She was born in Taunton, raised in Taunton and graduated from St. Mary High School, in Taunton. Mrs. Mitchell lived in Somerville for a few years before moving to Melrose in 1957…

Published in the May 27, 2016 edition

FT. COLLINS, Colo.— Reginald M. “Reggie” Edwards, 100, passed away on May 16 at home in Ft. Collins, Colo.

He was born on Feb. 29, 1916 in Malden, to the late E. James and Cora M. Edwards. His parents and three siblings Delores Kervick, H. Leroy Edwards and…

Published in the May 20, 2016 edition

MELROSE — June (Mahoney) Palangi, 86, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on Monday, May 16.

Born in Melrose on June 29, 1929, June was one of two children of the late Joseph L. and Edith W. (Singer) Mahoney. She was…

Published in the May 20, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Patrick Kevin Downey, 43, passed suddenly on May 10.

Mr. Downey was born in Columbia. He was raised in Melrose, played Little League in the Churchill American League and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1991. He lived most of his life in Melrose. Patrick…

Published in the May 20, 2016 edition

STONEHAM — Susan E. (Green) Shiner, 65, passed away at the Bear Hill Nursing Center on May 14.

Susan was born in Melrose on June 3, 1950 to the late Joseph and Helen (Doherty) Green. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary Grammar School, Melrose High…

Published in the May 20, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Cecilia (Maguire) Halley, 91, passed away at her home in Melrose on May 15.

She was born and raised in Charlestown and graduated from Charlestown High School.

Cecilia worked as a young girl as a rope maker at the Charlestown Navy Yard and at Schrafft’s Candy…

Published in the May 20, 2016 edition

SAUGUS — Rose M. (Bove) DeNicola, of Saugus, peacefully entered into the Lord’s presence on Saturday, May 14, at home.

Born Jan. 27, 1927 in Manhattan, N.Y., Rose was the daughter of the late Gennaro and Maria (Lanni) Bove.

Rose was raised and educated in New York. After…

Published in the May 20, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Clara (Ruhland) Gerke, 104, of North Reading, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Meadowview Nursing Center on Tuesday, April 26.

Clara was born in Bavaria, Germany on Dec. 15, 1911 and was one of nine children of the late Joseph and Marie (Huber…