Melrose Obituaries

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…

MERRIMACK, N.H. — Diane M. (Harkins) “DiDi” Keefe, 57, of Merrimack, N.H. and formerly of Tewksbury, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington.

Diane was born in Chelsea on March 20, 1958, one of four children of the late James and June (Wonson) Fitzgerald. She was raised and educated…

MELROSE — Eloise B. Wellington, 84, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away suddenly at home on Good Friday, April 3, as she wished.

Eloise was born in Medford, the daughter of the late Clarence C. and Eloise (Ogden) Wellington. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1948. She…

LYNNFIELD — Mary V. (Pesce) Tecce of Lynnfield passed away on April 3 surrounded by her loving family.

She was the beloved mother of Beverlee Tecce of Lynnfield and Virginia (Ginger) Garrett and her husband Wayne Garrett of Lynnfield. She was the former wife of the late Leo B. Tecce.

Mary was born in Everett…

MELROSE — Bette R. Holloway, 84, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, March 23.

Bette was born in Hebron, Md. and was one of four children of the late Marion and Ruth (Rector) Holloway. Bette graduated from nursing school at the Peninsula General Hospital in Salisbury, Md…

MELROSE — Priscilla E. (Sears) “Cis” Gray, 93, a lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Melrose on Friday, March 27.

Priscilla was born in Melrose and was one of four children of the late Lewis and Harriett E. (Elliott) Sears. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose…

MELROSE — George Lunn, 74, of Melrose, passed away on March 27 at his home surrounded by family.

George was born to Arthur J. and Edith (Toland) Lunn on Nov. 26, 1940. He was raised in Dorchester and attended Jamaica Plain High School. While in high school, George studied agriculture. His parents came from…

MELROSE — James L. Diozzi, 74, of Saugus, died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 30.

Jim was born and raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School, Class of 1958. He resided in Somerville, Malden and Medford for several years, and the past 37 years in Saugus. Jimmy worked and was very…