Melrose Obituaries

John Berger, 89

US Army veteran

MELROSE — John Harold Berger, of Melrose passed away on December 16 at the age of 89. John or “Papa” as he was lovingly known in his later years was born in Medford on September 7, 1935 to the late Paul and Marjorie (Boss) Berger. In February of 1966, he married Barbara

 

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Karen Lamson, 71

Love for her family knew no bounds

WAKEFIELD — Karen A. (Larsen) Lamson, longtime resident of Wakefield passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15 at the age of 71. 

Born on September 28, 1953, Karen was one of two children of the late Roy and Doreen (Vaughan) Larsen. Karen grew up in Malden where…

 

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Gail Lowe Giannetto, 76

An accomplished woman and valued member of Weekly News staff

LYNN — Gail Lowe Giannetto, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2024, at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 76 years old. 

Gail was born on January 5, 1949, in Lynn, and spent much of…

 

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Aldo Agnoletti, Jr., 56

His love for his daughter was limitless and his pride shined through

MELROSE — Aldo A. Agnoletti, Jr., proud father, beloved son, brother and friend to many passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 8 at age 56.  

Aldo was born in Malden on May 15, 1968 and raised and educated in Melrose. A 1986…

 

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Deborah Orsillo, 71

Was a bright light in the lives of those who knew her

MELROSE — Deborah L. “Debby” Orsillo, of Melrose passed away peacefully at home on November 1 at the age of 71. 

Born on February 13, 1953 in Cambridge, Debby graduated from Melrose High School and earned an Associates Degree in Fashion and Design

 

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Lawrence Ricker, 80

US Air Force veteran

MELROSE — Lawrence Michael Ricker, age 80 passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on October 30 in Melrose.

Larry was born on October 21, 1944 to parents Lena and Bernard Ricker. Larry graduated from Melrose High School and attended Northeastern University and University of Massachusetts Amherst. Larry proudly served

 

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Rebecca Doucette, 86

Family was her greatest enjoyment and loved reading and music

MELROSE — Rebecca “Becky” Doucette was born and raised in Nova Scotia by the late Alcide and Rita Pothier, she brought up her four children in Wakefield where she met her late husband of Reading Roy V. Doucette and for the past 13 years resided

 

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Richard Henshaw, 91

Prom king, sports star, best Dad

WAKEFIELD — Richard A. “Hoop” Henshaw, 91, of Wakefield, died on December 5, at Life Care Center of Stoneham, of Alzheimer’s Disease. A fall and injured arm kept him from his home for 12 days, the first time he had been hospitalized in over 10 years.

He was born…

 

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Marietta Norton, 97

Retired nurse who loved the Red Sox, singing and golfing

PEABODY — Marietta J. (Harney) Norton, of Peabody, formerly of Malden passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8 at age 97. 

Born in Boston on October 1, 1927, she was the only daughter of five children of the late Edward F. Harney and Irene…

 

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Dennis Ingersoll, Sr., 79

US Marine Corp veteran

LYNN — Dennis P. Ingersoll, Sr. of Lynn passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital on November 19 at 79 years of age.

Dennis (age 5) aka “Dennis the Menace” grew up in Billerica and was a known troublemaker. An excerpt from his mother’s baby book read, “Dennis is a bastard

 

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Arthur Hitchman, 85

Boston firefighter who was a talented woodworker

CHARLESTOWN — Arthur Edward Hitchman known to all as Archie, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on December 2 at the age of 85.

Archie grew up in Charlestown with his mother Mary (Mae) and his three sisters Patricia, Mary and Carol. His father passed away

 

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Stanley Paine, 92

US Army veteran

MELROSE — Stanley E. Paine of Melrose, passed away on November 3 at age 92.

Stan served as a U.S. Army 10th Special Forces (Green Beret) Paratrooper during the Korean War and then joined the Massachusetts State Police, Troop E where he served for 23 years until retiring from the Weston barracks…

 

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