Melrose Obituaries

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…

Published in the June 19, 2015 edition

MELROSE — William “Bill” Taylor, 94, died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, June 14.

Bill was born and grew up in Fall River. He attended Fall River schools and left to join the Army. His military career took him to the Panama Canal then to Europe…

Published in the June 19, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Thomas E. Durney, 58, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 15 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Tom was one of 11 children and was born in Melrose on November 21, 1956. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of…

Published in the June 19, 2015 edition

MALDEN — Rose M. (Tassone) Piccione, 89, a resident of Malden, and formerly of Somerville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, June 16.

Rose was born in East Boston on April 18, 1926, one of six children of the late Ventura F. Tassone and Grace (Papasadora) Tassone…

MAITLAND, Fla. — Harvey Graves, 80, formerly of Melrose, Billerica and Lowell, passed away on May 16, 2015 at home, surrounded by his loving family.

Harvey was born in Melrose on Aug. 20, 1934, to Ernest R. and Elsie (Parsons) Graves, the youngest of their nine children. He was a resident of Maitland, Fla. since…

MELROSE — Margaret E. (Harrington) Blake, a 46-year resident of Melrose and formerly of Medford, entered into eternal life suddenly on Tuesday June 2, at her home in Melrose. She was 91 years old.

Margaret was born in Medford on March 10, 1924, a daughter of the late William D. and Ann E. (Raeke) Harrington…