Melrose Obituaries

Published in the November 20, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Philip A. Glennon, 91, of Melrose, passed away on November 14.

Philip was born in Lynn on January 16, 1924 to Philip and Catherine (Shine) Glennon.

He was raised in Malden and graduated from Revere High School. Philip served honorably during World War II in the…

Published in the November 20, 2015 edition

MELROSE — She never ran a 5K, she never climbed a mountain or any other such life accomplishment. What she did do is survive everything life threw at her (good and bad) and she did it with grace and humor. She was stronger than most, loved by many…

Published in the November 20, 2015 edition

PEABODY — Valerie (Wilde) LeBlanc, 60, a resident of Peabody, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

One of four of the “Wilde Girls,” Valerie was born on March 31, 1955 in Everett. Known as…

Published in the November 20, 2015 edition

NEWBURY — Richard A. “Dick” Hughes, 77, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Nov. 10.

Richard was born in Brookline on April 15, 1938 to the late James and Catherine (Finn) Hughes. He was raised in Brookline and graduated from Brookline High School, Class of 1956, where…

Published in the November 20, 2015 edition

CAMDEN, Maine — Willa J. (Johnstone) Williams, 90, of Camden, Maine, passed away on Nov. 14.

Willa was born in Lawrence on May 9, 1925 to Herbert A. and Myrtle (Brown) Cassidy. She grew up in Watertown and Belmont, and graduated from Belmont High School.

Willa worked as…

Published in the November 20, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Louis G. Centore, 52, of Melrose, passed away on Friday, November 13.

Louis was born in Medford on March 27, 1963 to Louis and Maria (Fionda) Centore. He was raised in Stoneham and graduated from Stoneham High School in 1981. After graduation from high school, Louis…

Published in the November 13, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Rosemarie S. (Costanza) Johnson, 73, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by the loving care of her family on Monday, November 9.

Rosemarie was born in Everett on September 23, 1942. She was one of three children of the late Alfred P. Costanza…

Published in the November 13, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Carl A. Lindstrom, 88, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the Golden Living Center in Melrose.

Carl was born in Stoneham on Jan. 27, 1927, one of two sons of Swedish descendants, the late Carl A. and Esther A…

Published in the November 6, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Antonio Constantino, 90, passed away at the Golden Living Center Elmhurst in Melrose on Nov. 2.

Antonio was born in Belmont on Jan. 10, 1925 to the late Dominic and Maria (Parisi) Constantino. He was raised in Belmont, graduated from Belmont High School, Class of 1942…

Published in the November 6, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Mildred R. (Tusini) Pye Curran of Wakefield passed away at home on Sunday, Nov. 1, surrounded by her family.

She was born on April 13, 1916 in Worcester, the daughter of the late Alphonso and Rose (Guida) Tusini. She was the loving wife of John O…

Published in the November 6, 2015 edition

STONEHAM — Clarence H. “Clancy” Sawyer, 78, a resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Clarence Sawyer was born in Melrose, one of five children of the late Peter H. and Beulah (Craigie) Sawyer. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High…

Published in the November 6, 2015 edition

NEWBURYPORT — Edna M. Macintosh, of Newburyport, and formerly of Dover, N.H. and Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 29, at age 96.

She was born in Melrose on Feb. 23, 1919, one of three children of the late Frederick Bolton and Florence (Gleason) Bolton. She attended…