Melrose Obituaries

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

MELROSE — William H. Ahern, 89, passed away peacefully on Aug. 18.

Bill was born in Chelsea on June 28, 1926 to the late William and Marie (Healy) Ahern. He was raised in East Boston, graduated from Boston English High School and Boston University.

Mr. Ahern entered the…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

WOBURN — Christina J. (Karreman) Bishara, 92, of Woburn and formerly of Dedham, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 16.

Christina was born in The Hague, Holland, one of three children of the late Elisabeth J. (Haak) and Johannes Karreman. She was raised in Holland before being sent…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Victoria L. (Magliocca) Parisi, 91, of Melrose, passed away on Aug. 21 surrounded by her loving family.

Victoria was born in Italy and came to the United States when she was 12. She moved with her husband, the late Louis C. Parisi, and their seven children…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Ronald Perly McKean, 49, of Lynnfield and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Monday, Aug. 17, as a result of a job related accident.

Ron was born in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1983. He was a talented…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Natale L. Simboli, 83, of Melrose, died peacefully on Aug. 19.

Natale was born in Italy on Feb. 22, 1932 to Pasquale and Teopista (DiCesare) Simboli. He lived in Italy for 18 years before immigrating to Montreal with his family. While living in Canada, Natale met…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Philip D. Walsh, 68, passed away suddenly at his home in Melrose on Aug. 20.

Phil was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1965 and lived most of his life in Melrose. He lived in Gloucester from 1991-2014 before moving back to…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Mary L. Dombeck, 85, of Melrose died Sunday, Aug. 23.

Mary was born in Stoneham on May 17, 1930 and was the beloved daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Magruder) MacIntosh. She was raised in Stoneham and Lawrence and had been a Melrose resident for…

Published in the August 21, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Victor J. Leone Sr., 93, died peacefully at home on Aug. 13.

Victor was born on Jan. 13, 1922 to the late Nicola and Michelina (DeBenedictis) Leone. He was raised in the West End of Boston and graduated from Mechanic Arts High School. Mr. Leone entered…

Published in the August 21, 2015 edition

DERRY, N.H. — Timothy G. Byrne, 55, of Derry, N.H. formerly of Melrose, died at the Parkland Medical Center in Derry, N.H. on Aug. 12.

Tim was born in Winchester and raised in Melrose and a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1977. He went on to…

Published in the August 21, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Horace McNutt Smith Jr., 87, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Aug. 7, 2015 at Westford House.

He was the loving husband of the late Mary Ann (Slemp) Smith, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. He is survived by his daughter Ellen Williford…

Published in the August 21, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Patricia J. Costello, age 62 of Lynnfield, formerly of Middleboro, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, August 16 after an almost five year courageous battle against breast cancer. She was surrounded by her beloved husband, daughter and elder sister.

Born in Cambridge on June 17, 1953…

Published in the August 21, 2015 edition

MELROSE — James J. “Jim” Falzarano, 88, passed away at his home in Melrose surrounded his loving family on Aug. 13, 2015.

Jim was born in East Boston on Sept. 7, 1926 to late Vincent and Angelina (DeFronzo) Falzarano. He was raised in East Boston and graduated from…