Melrose Obituaries

PALM BAY, Fla. — Phyllis K. (Sheppard) Moore, 85, of Palm Bay, Fla., and formerly of Melrose and Malden, passed away on March 26, in Melbourne, Fla.

Phyllis was born in Chelsea, one of nine children of the late Frederick and Mabel (Rholand) Sheppard. She was raised in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School…

MELROSE — Mary M. (Graham) Spagnolo, of Melrose, died peacefully on May 21.

Mary was born in Somerville on February 27, 1928 to two Irish immigrants, William and Nora (O’Sullivan) Graham. She was raised in Charlestown, graduated from Charlestown High School and was a member of the Old School Girls Association in Charlestown. Mary married…

MALDEN — Virginia “Gini” A. (deMara) Pineau, 90, of Malden, formerly of Melrose, died peacefully on May 23.

Gini was born on March 22, 1925 in Providence, Rhode Island to William and Mary (Flately) deMara. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Gini married Frederick “Gene” Pineau at St. Mary’s Church…

WILMINGTON — Jacqueline F. (Mason) Joyce, 85, came into this world on Memorial Day on May 30, 1929 and passed away at Woodbriar Nursing Home in Wilmington on Memorial Day on May 25.

Mrs. Joyce was born in Revere, was raised in Revere, and graduated from St. Rose High School in Chelsea before marrying her…

MELROSE — Donato Ventresca Sr., 81, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, on May 13.

Donato was born in Italy on September 2, 1933 to the late Giovanni & Loreta (Federico) Ventresca. He was raised in Italy and came to America at the age of 19. Mr. Ventresca lived in the North End of Boston for…

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…