Melrose Obituaries

Published in the April 29, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Elizabeth “Betty” (Churchey) Wetherbee, 94, a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Natick on June 10, 1921, Betty was one of four children of the late James and Eva (Lacho) Churchey. She was raised in Natick…

Published in the April 29, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Eleanor (Vittorini) Robinson, 89, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday, April 23.

Eleanor was born and raised in Malden, she graduated from Malden High School and was the valedictorian of her senior class. Mrs. Robinson had been a resident of Melrose for the past 55…

Published in the April 29, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Kenneth R. Figueira, 75, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 23.

Ken was born in Somerville on Jan. 27, 1941 and was one of three children of the late Antonio and Itia Louise (Nackel) Figueira. He was raised in Medford, where…

Published in the April 29, 2016 edition

MELROSE – Michael P. “Mike” Turner Jr., 34, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on the morning of April 20, surrounded by his loving family.

Michael was born in Melrose and was the eldest child of Michael Sr. and Cheryl Turner. Mike’s early childhood was spent in Melrose, then…

Published in the April 29, 2016 edition

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Dr. Mark R. Margiotta, of The Villages, Fla., beloved husband of Pamela Margiotta, died suddenly on April 17, 2016 at the Leesburg Hospital.

Mark was the son of Mark and Evelyn Zarrella Margiotta. He was predeceased by his sister, Janet Gentile.

He was born…

Published in the April 29, 2016 edition

STONEHAM — Virginia E. “Gini” (Riley/Crowley) Buckley, 92, formerly of South Yarmouth and Melrose, died at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on April 19.

Gini was born in Malden, raised in Melrose, and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1942. She went on to…

Published in the April 22, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Patricia I. (McKenna) Carlson, 85, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 16, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on August 10, 1930, she was one of five children of the late Patric McKenna and Margaret (Kelley) McKenna. Patricia was raised in…

Published in the April 22, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Roseann “Rosie” Garofalo of Melrose and formerly of Everett, died on Friday, April 15.

She was the daughter of the late Vincent A. and Eunice (Tilton) Garofalo. She was the sister of Vincent A. Garofalo Jr. of Connecticut and Alice Clarke of Maine. Also survived by…

Published in the April 22, 2016 edition

WOBURN — Virginia E. “Ginnie” Bryant, 92, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 16, at the Woburn Nursing Center.

Ginnie was born in Lynn on Jan. 29, 1924, one of three children of the late LeRoy H. and Elizabeth (Haskell) Wood. She was…

Published in the April 22, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Joan M. (Condon) Kneath, 93, a resident of Melrose since 1957, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, April 18.

Joan was born in Malden on Nov. 5, 1922, one of six children of the late Thomas J. and Lena (Wedge) Condon. She graduated from…

Published in the April 22, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Robert J. Edkins, 87, of North Reading, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford.

Robert is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Barbara (Peterson) Edkins; his son, Robert P…

Published in the April 15, 2016 edition

SOUTH YARMOUTH — James E. Brophy, 83, a resident of South Yarmouth, and formerly of North Reading and Melrose, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, April 9.

Jim was born in Melrose on July 9, 1932, one of two sons of the late…