Melrose Obituaries

Worked for Brudnick Medical Supplies

MALDEN — Charles W. Schwarzer, Jr., 73, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Charles was born in Everett on December 30, 1941, and was one of two children of the late Lorene E. Schwarzer and Charles W. Schwarzer. He graduated…

Wentworth Institute of Technology professor

MELROSE — Francis E. “Frank” Nestor, 76, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, May 12 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Francis, known by all as “Frank” was born on December 22, 1938 in Lynn, and was one of five children of the late Francis and Kathleen (Henry) Nestor. He…

Worked for Expeditor’s International

MELROSE — Sandra Marie (Jangro) DellaRusso of Melrose passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9.

Sandee was born to Edmond and Alice (Pistey) Jangro in Stoneham, grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1952. She helped raise her brothers and sister while working as a model…

Served in U.S. Navy during Vietnam War

MALDEN —Francis X. “Frank” O’Connor, 70, of Malden, passed away on May 8.

Frank was born on March 24, 1945 to John and Ellen (Shepherd) in Somerville. He was raised in Somerville and attended Somerville schools. After graduating from high school, Frank enlisted in the United States…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield resident Kyle Anne Rush lost her fight to her illness on April 27 at the age of 19.

Kyle was the beloved daughter of John F. and Catherine Rush. She was the loving sister to John, Gregory, Scott, Mary, Meghan, Samantha, Brandon, Daniel and late Colin J. Rush. Although she struggled for…

MELROSE — Marjorie R. (Sica) Guarino, 73, passed away on April 29 surrounded by her loving family.

Marjorie was born and raised in Malden and a longtime resident of Melrose. She was a longtime parishioner and volunteer at Saint Mary Church in Melrose, and also a member of Saint Mary Sodality. Marjorie was an avid…

MELROSE — John R. Mitchell, of Melrose, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, after a lengthy illness.

John was born on May 13, 1955 in Boston to William and Evelyn (White) Mitchell. He was raised in Stoneham along with his seven siblings. He attended Stoneham schools and graduated from Stoneham High School in 1973. Years…

Served in U.S. Marine Corps

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Robert F. “Bob” Shea, 78, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, formerly of Melrose, passed away on April 26.
Bob was born in Melrose on April 1, 1937 to Joseph and Margaret (O’Leary) Shea. He graduated from Malden Catholic in 1955 and went on to enlist in the United…

Utility company executive, Army veteran

CONCORD, NH — Douglas Kent Macdonald, 86, of Concord, NH, died on April 25, peacefully surrounded by family.
Born in Cambridge and raised in Melrose, he was the son of Donald Lewis and Bertha Grace McQueen (Robertson) Macdonald.
Mr. Macdonald was the beloved husband of the late Natalie Mary (Vinard…

MHS graduate was a private caregiver

MIDDLETON — Jeannie Elizabeth (Elia) Schmidt, 68, of Middleton, beloved wife of the late Bud Schmidt, died surrounded by her family, Wednesday morning, April 22, at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, following a brief illness.
Born in Melrose, she was the daughter of the late Clement J. and Annie (Laurie…

DELTONA, Fla. — Ernest A. Masiello, 88, of Melrose passed away at Fish Memorial Hospital in Deltona, Fla. on April 15.

Ernie was born in Melrose on Nov. 30, 1926 to the late Angelo and Angelina (Bevilaqua) Masiello. He was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose High School and was a lifelong resident.

Mr. Masiello…

MELROSE — Joseph D. Amara, 84, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, April 19.

Joseph was born in Boston on January 24, 1931 and was one of four children of the late Frank and Rose (Ruma) Amara. He was raised in the West End of…