Melrose Obituaries

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…

MELROSE — Herbert C. Brown, 89, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 10 at EPOCH of Melrose.

Herbert was born in Melrose on November 24, 1925, one of two sons of the late Herbert C. and Elizabeth (Gordon) Brown. He was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School…

Retired Melrose fire chief

MELROSE — Retired Melrose Fire Chief Frank A. Zinck, Jr., 73, passed away at his home on April 2 surrounded by family.

Frank was born on January 19, 1942 at the Jamaica Plain Osteopathic Hospital to Frank Sr. and Eva (Harris) Zinck.

Frank was a lifelong resident of Melrose; he…

By MARTIN BRITTEN

SHAPLEIGH, ME — Frederick M. Britten, a resident of Shapleigh, Maine, and formerly of Melrose, died on Friday, April 3.

Born in Creston, Iowa as Frederick Martin Britten in 1939, he was the fifth of nine children to Martin Nicholas Britten and Dolores (Bryan) Britten. His family moved to Melrose, when he…

MELROSE — Mary J. (Niska) Delaney, 72, of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, April 5.

Mary was born on August 1, 1942 to Alfred and Florence (MacEacheron) Niska in Lynn. Mary was raised in Lynn, and moved to Melrose after meeting the love of her life, George Delaney. Mary and George were married in…

READING — Antonio John Ferraro, 96, passed away at the Daniel’s House in Reading on Monday April 6.

Antonio was born and raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1936. He served his country with pride during World War II in the  Army Air Corps. Mr. Ferraro started working at…