Melrose Obituaries

PALM CITY, Fla. — Mike Neumann Jr. peacefully left this world on July 13 at the age of 88 to meet the creator and bring greetings to those who went before him. His social skills and sense of humor will continue to bring happiness to those up above.

Mike led a productive and compassionate life…

Published in the July 31, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Pauline A. (Nigro) Uzzle, 79, passed away at EPOCH of Melrose Nursing Home on July 26.

Mrs. Uzzle was born in Charlestown, raised in Everett and graduated from Mount St. Joseph High School. In her early years Pauline worked as an airline stewardess for American Airlines…

Published in the July 24, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Attorney John J. “Jack” Courtney, 69, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston on Wednesday, July 15.

Jack was born in Malden on July 10, 1946, son of the late John J. and…

Published in the July 24, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Alicia Holmes, 63, a resident of Wakefield, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 14.

Alicia was born in Somerville, on Dec. 4, 1951 to Charles and Mary Holmes. The youngest of four children, she had two sisters, Kathleen Ruszkowski, and Paula Peterson, and a brother, the…

Published in the July 24, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — David E. Griffin, 72, of Wakefield, died at the Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington on July 14.

David was born in Melrose, raised in Wakefield and a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1962. He served his country in the U.S. Army during…

Published in the July 24, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Paul P. Ryan, 68, of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, July 17.

Paul was born in Stoneham on Sept. 9, 1946, one of two children of the late Phillip and Priscilla M. (Kittredge) Ryan. He graduated from Melrose High…

Published in the July 17, 2015 edition

MALDEN — Edward A. Santoro, 86, passed away on July 8.

Edward grew up in Somerville where he attended the Brown School. He was a longtime resident of Arlington and North Reading before moving to New Hampshire in 1971. Edward was a United States Navy veteran during World…

Published in the July 17, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Joseph G. “Joe” Della Piana, a 15-year resident of Melrose and formerly of Everett, entered into eternal life suddenly on Saturday, July 11, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. He was 57 years old.

Joe was born in Boston on Dec. 5, 1957, a son of the…

Published in the July 17, 2015 edition

BARNSTEAD, N.H. — James M. Greelish, 79, of Barnstead, N.H., died at the Port Health Care in Newburyport on July 13.

Jim was born and raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Medford Vocational School, Class of 1955. He resided in Wakefield for 21 years and…

Published in the July 10, 2015

BURLINGTON — Ruth (Grant) Faller passed away peacefully on July 2 at her home in Burlington.

The daughter of Harry and Margaret Grant of Old Town, Maine, Ruth was the youngest of 12 children, 10 of whom grew up together, all girls. Ruth lost her father at age 2…

Published in the July 10, 2015

READING — Stanley E. Howe, 89, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield and Melrose, died Wednesday, June 24 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Melrose on November 14, 1925, he was the son of the late Eugene S. and Ruth G. (Turpin) Howe.

Stan was raised in Melrose…

Published in the July 10, 2015

MELROSE — Frank S. Tuscano, 91, passed away at his home in Melrose on July 1.

Frank was born in Gary, W.V. on Dec. 8, 1923 to the late Domenic and Mary (DiBiasi) Toscano. He was raised in Pennsylvania and came to the North End of Boston at the…