Melrose Obituaries

Published in the April 15, 2016 edition

MELROSE — William J. “Billy” Hunt, 73, passed away at EPOCH of Melrose Nursing Home on Sunday, April 10.

Billy was raised in Charlestown and Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1960. Mr. Hunt worked at New England Telephone Company for more than 40 years…

Published in the April 15, 2016 edition

NEEDHAM — Elizabeth A. Barnes, 90, of Needham, formerly of West Medford, died on April 8.

Elizabeth was born in Medford on Oct. 12, 1925 to Charles C. and Alice (McDonald) Barnes. She was raised in West Medford and graduated from Medford High School. Elizabeth lived briefly in…

Published in the April 15, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Mary Louise (Greene) Toomey, of Melrose, a survivor of lung cancer, died on April 7 after a lengthy illness.

Mary was born in Melrose on Sept. 3, 1946 to Leo and Marguerite (Donahue) Greene. She was raised in Melrose, attended St. Mary Grammar School and graduated…

Medical secretary

Published in the April 8, 2016 edition

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Gloria E. (Carbone) Yanucci, 88, of Melrose, died at the Strong Hospital in Rochester, New York.

Gloria was born and raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1945. She resided in Everett until 1954 and lived in…

Dedicated caregiver for over 30 years

Published in the April 8, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Elsie M. (Elo) Baldi, 88, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 4 at Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester.

Born on May 21, 1927 in Boston, Elsie was one of three daughters of Finnish parents, the…

Former resident, MHS graduate

Published in the April 8, 2016 edition

LYNN — John Matthew Brissette, 54, of Lynn, formerly of Melrose, died surrounded by family and friends on March 21 after a long illness.

John was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1980 and attended St. Michael’s College in Vermont. John…

Published in the April 8, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Angelina (DiPietro) DiGangi of Melrose and formerly of Boston’s North End died on Wednesday, April 6.

She was the beloved daughter of the late Raphael and Carmella (Uva) DiPietro.

She was the loving wife of the late Joseph M. DiGangi.  She was the treasured mother of…

Chef worked for several restaurants

Published in the April 8, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Jamie Robert Scioli, 42, passed away suddenly at his home in Melrose on Friday, April 1.

Jamie was born in Malden on June 7, 1973. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School in 1991 and attended the North…

Published in the April 1, 2016 edition

PITTSFORD, Vt. — Rita M. (Loraine) Searles, 94, of Pittsford, Vt., and formerly of Melrose, died after a short illness on March 27.

Rita was born in Florence, Vt. on May 16, 1921 to Antoinne and Susie (Bostwick) Loraine. She was raised in Worcester. Rita married Gordon H…

Published in the April 1, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — George W. Bray, 82, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

George was born in Winthrop on March 21, 1934, one of three sons of the late George and Mary (Scoppetuolo) Bray. He was raised in East Boston…

Published in the April 1, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Bernadine C. “Bernie” (McCusker) Aylward, 80, passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on March 28.

Bernie was born in Cambridge on Nov. 14, 1935 to the late Walter and Marylena (Silva) McCusker. She was raised in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge Rindge…

Published in the April 1, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Rudolph P. “Rudy” Bonaiuto, of Melrose, died at home surrounded by his family on March 24, 2016 at the age of 79.

Rudy was born and raised in Malden and attended Malden schools. He resided in Malden for 30 years and Melrose for the past 48…