Melrose Obituaries

Published in the September 25, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Adeline J. “Addie” (Lally) Thistle, 71, of Middleton, formerly of Andover, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Adeline, lovingly known as “Addie” was born in East Boston and was one of three children of the late Walter F. and Julia (Mazzarino…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Phyllis A. (Giarratani) Gorman, 81, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday September 13.

Phyllis was born in Boston on July 22, 1934 to the late Nicholas & Catherine (Imbornone) Giarranti. She was raised in the North End…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Audrey Whitehead, 90, of Melrose, died on September 11.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1925, to Judson and Grace Place, she spent her early years in rural New Jersey. At age 8, her family moved to Melrose, where she attended the Melrose public schools…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

BEVERLY — Anne (Kimball) Millett died peacefully on September 8 in Beverly.

Anne was born in her grandparents’ home in Wakefield on May 25, 1916. She attended Lesley College where she commuted into Cambridge in a model T car, complete with rumble seat. After graduation, she opened her…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

SAUGUS — Lois M. Monge, 89, a resident of Saugus, and formerly of Melrose and Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Lois was born on December 30, 1925 in Wakefield, where she graduated from Wakefield High School. She lived in Wakefield for many…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

ARLINGTON — John G. Harris, 75, of Arlington and formerly of Melrose, died peacefully on September 11.

John was born in Boston to George and Efrosene (Chickles) Harris on January 15, 1940.

After high school, John joined the United States Navy; he graduated from the Officer Candidates School…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Retired Melrose Police Patrolman Joseph A. Leary, 92, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, September 9, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a brief illness.

Joe was born in Somerville on April 12, 1923, a son of the late Michael J. Leary and Agnes (Vogel) Leary…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

ROCHESTER, NH — Beatrice F. Walsh (nee French) of Rochester, NH, formerly of Melrose and born in Wakefield, passed peacefully on September 8 at age 95.

Beatrice was one of six children of the late Leonard A. and Beatrice P.V. (Whiteacre) French. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Preston S. Johnson, 92, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, September 13.

Preston was born in Lawrence on January 11, 1923, and was the son of the late Leonard P. Johnson and Margaret (Stillman) Johnson. Preston was raised in…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

PORT RICHEY, FL — Edward A. Blanchard, 59, recently of Port Richey, Fl, and formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 5.

Edward was born in Biddeford, Maine on September 29, 1955, one of two children of the late Arthur H. and Lauraine M. (Desjardins) Blanchard…

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

MALDEN — Charles A. Gargiulo, Jr., 57, of Malden, formerly of Everett, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, September 1.

Charles was born in Melrose on March 30, 1958. He was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1976, UMass-Lowell in 1980 and…

Graduated from MHS in Class of 1973

Published in the September 18, 2015 edition

STONEHAM — Hazel M. (Tonnessen) Reid, formerly of Melrose, passed away suddenly on July 28.
She was born in Dorchester on May 19, 1955, the loving daughter of the lane Arne and Marilyn (Mainey) Tonnessen.
Hazel was raised in Melrose and…