Melrose Obituaries

Published in the July 3, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Arthur W. Lyon, 95, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 28, at Wingate at Reading.

Arthur was born in Worcester on Jan. 25, 1920, a son of the late Walter M. and Edith M. (Skillin) Lyon. Raised in Boston, he graduated from the Boston…

Published in the July 3, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Lorraine Rose (Boyle) O’Neill, 86, a longtime resident of Melrose and Hampton Beach, N.H., passed away peacefully, surrounded by love, on Sunday, June 28, after an extended illness at the Oosterman Rest Home in Melrose.

Lorraine was lovingly cared for by all the wonderful staff at…

Published in the July 3, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Lois V. (Sentner) Abbott, 85, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 28, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House.

Lois was born in Melrose on April 8, 1930, one of four children of the late Walter C. and Mina (Horne) Sentner. Raised…

Published in the July 3, 2015 edition

SAUGUS — Patricia M. (Higgins) Grady, 55, of Saugus, passed on June 28.

Patricia was born on June 1, 1960, to Robert and Emily Higgins. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School.

Patricia was always an “A” student, and qualified for a full scholarship…

MELROSE — Ruth V. (Murphy) Tracy, 84, passed away at her home in Melrose on Sunday, June 21.

Mrs. Tracy was born in Cambridge on May 17, 1931 to the late Francis P. and Mary (O’Malley) Murphy.

She was raised in Cambridge and graduated from Howe High School in Billerica.

After graduation, Mrs. Tracy worked…

MELROSE — James Zafiropoulo, 75, of Melrose, passed away on June 20.

Jim was born in Boston on March 11, 1940 to William and Christine Zafiropoulo. He was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School in 1957.

Following high school, Jim graduated from the Wentworth Institute. He went on to marry Arlene, the…

MELROSE — Mary V. (Paula) DiMino, 88, passed away at her home in Melrose on June 17.

Mary was born in Arlington on Aug. 5, 1926 to the late Placido and Mary (Ferdinand) Paula. She was raised in Cambridge, lived most of her life in Medford and Melrose for the past seven years.

Mrs. DiMino…

MELROSE — Helen (Sougarides) Ziavras, 52, of Melrose, died on June 19.

Helen was born in Boston on Dec. 26, 1962 to Costas and the late Aristea (Tziallas) Sougarides. Helen graduated from West Roxbury High and attended Northeastern University.

In 1987, she married Nickolas Ziavras and later moved to Melrose to raise their two children…

MELROSE — Delia E. (Root) Hamblin of Melrose, formerly of Medford and Brattleboro, Vt., died on Friday, June 19.

She was the wife of the late Robert S. Hamblin.

She was the loving mother of Marie (Holly) Bowen and her husband Robert of Lynchburg, Va., Maureen Buzby of Melrose, Eileen Hamblin and her husband Lawrence…

PALM BAY, Fla. — Mary M. (Gray) Collins, 89, of Palm Bay, Fla. and formerly of Melrose, died on June 16.

Mary was born in Scotland on March 22, 1926 to Bernard and Margaret Gray. Mary married Robert Collins in Scotland, came to the United States as a war bride and they had three children…

Published in the June 19, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Teresa M. (Gennetti) Smith, 85, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 9.

Teresa was in Malden on January 14, 1930 and was one of 10 children of the late Salvatore and Marianina (Radoccio) Gennetti. She was raised in Malden, graduated from Malden High School…

Published in the June 19, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — John “J Elbow” Lamson, an 18 year resident of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, entered into eternal life suddenly on Thursday, June 11, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 55 years old.

John was born in Malden on July 22, 1959, a son…