Melrose Obituaries

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…

MELROSE — Nicholas J. Tierno, 77, a resident of Melrose since 1967 and proprietor of Theater Service Station in Winchester, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 16, at Lahey Medical Center.

Mr. Tierno was born in Woburn on July 6, 1937, one of three children of the late Joseph…

MELROSE — Marie L. (Lynch) O’Connell, 87, passed away peacefully on April 17 after a brief illness.

Marie raised 10 children in Melrose with her husband, Thomas F. O’Connell, who passed away in 1995. Since 2011, she had lived in Reading and Peabody.

Marie was the loving mother of Daniel O’Connell and wife Donna…

MELROSE — Paul R. Murphy Jr., 73, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on April 14.

Paul was born on Sept. 6, 1941 in Boston to Paul and Mary (Lynch) Murphy. Mary passed away tragically due to complications at birth. Paul Sr. later remarried to Kathleen (Dinatale) Murphy who was a loving adopted mother.

Paul…

PARKVILLE, MD — Paul Francis Granger, 81, of Parkville, Maryland passed away surrounded by his loving family on April 18.

Paul was born in Worcester, MA on September 28, 1933 to the late George A. and Mary B. (Faucher) Granger. He grew up in Charleton, MA and graduated from Holy Cross College in Worcester…

MELROSE — Amy (Wentworth) Spollett, 94, a lifelong resident of Melrose and longtime social activist, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield, on Monday, April 13.

Amy was born in Melrose, one of two children of the late Benning L. and Ethel (Moore) Wentworth. She was raised in Melrose…

PEABODY — Paula T. (Belforte) Stewart, 71, of Peabody and formerly of Melrose and Quincy, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 7.

Paula was born in Quincy on Sept. 20, 1943 and raised in North Quincy by her parents Ferdinand and Catherine (Zona) Petrucci. A graduate of North Quincy High School, Class of…

WINCHESTER — Catherine C. (Langmuir) “Kitty” Drummond, 90, a resident of Winchester and formerly of Wellesley, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 12.

Catherine was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was one of five children born to Christina Galloway and Andrew Langmuir. She was raised and educated in the Drumoyne Square section of…