Melrose Obituaries

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Published in the August 7, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Lillian R. (Ricci) Morelli of Melrose died on July 31 at the age of 86.

Lillian was born in Medford on Jan. 19, 1929 to Daniel and Effie (Ramsell) Ricci. She was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett…

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Published in the August 7, 2015 edition

DOVER, N.H. — Claire M. McMahon, 75, of Dover, N.H., died on July 31.

She was born in Everett on Sept. 14, 1939 to Walter and Louise (Berry) McMahon. Claire was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. After high school she…

Published in the July 31, 2015 edition

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Ward “Smokie” Face III, 80, of Palm Harbor, Fla. and formerly of Melrose, went to be with his Lord on July 24.

Ward was born in Stuyvesant Falls, N.Y., raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1953. After…

Published in the July 31, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Richard A. “Rich” Sidmore, 65, of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, July 23, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Mr. Sidmore was born in Melrose on May 17, 1950, one of two children of the late Stuart F. and Elizabeth M. (Scarborough) Sidmore. He was raised in Melrose where…

Published in the July 31, 2015 edition

WILMINGTON — Marianna T. (Galvin) Cerretani, 87, passed away at Woodbriar Health Center in Wilmington on July 25.

Marianna was born in Charlestown, raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1946. Mrs. Cerretani lived most of her life in Melrose before moving to Stoneham…

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…