Melrose Obituaries

SAUGUS — Walter J. O’Brien, 83, of Saugus and formerly of Melrose, passed away surrounded by his family on March 26.

Walter was born on July 19, 1931 in Somerville to Walter J. and Lillian M. (Potterton) O’Brien. He was raised in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. In 1950, Walter enlisted in…

MELROSE — Jean Yeung Hong, 80, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 29 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Jean was born in China, a daughter of the late Fung Chun Yeung and Woon Ho (Cheung) Yeung. She came to the United States in 1955 and settled in Melrose with her…

WAKEFIELD — Ken Walker, 90, a resident of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose and Dover, N.H. passed away with honor and dignity, peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 24.

Ken was born on May 25, 1924 in Haverhill, and was one of two children of the late Nathaniel K. and Marguerite E…

PEABODY — Stephen Varney, 49, passed away suddenly at Lahey Medical Center in Peabody on Tuesday, March 17.

Stephen was born in Cambridge on Oct. 21,1965 to Robert E. and Ellen A. (Laskey) Varney. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School Class of 1983, attended SMU and graduated from East Coast Aero…

MELROSE — Joan E. (Cox) McKechnie, 71, a 48-year resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 19.

Joan was born in Boston on July 6, 1943, one of two children of the late Arthur and Elizabeth (Gallagher) Cox. She was raised in Natick where she graduated from Natick…

WOBURN — Joan L. (Manning) Tufts, 77, a longtime resident of Woburn, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, March 19.

Joan was born on April 1, 1937 in Melrose, one of three daughters of the late Joseph and Ruth (Connolly) Manning. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of…

MELROSE — Robert Allen Craven, 83, of Melrose, and formerly a long-time resident of Malden, passed away on Monday, March 2, in the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Born in Melrose on May 15, 1931, he was the son of the late Michael T. and Ruth E. Craven. Bob was raised and educated in…

MELROSE — Paulette (Keaveny) Galvin, 66, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 22, 2015.

Paulette was born in Medford on November 5, 1948 to the late Thomas & Betty (Murray) Keaveny. She was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School, Class of 1966 and has been a resident of Melrose since 1973…

MELROSE — Joanne M. Lambert, 64, of Melrose died peacefully on February 11 after a brave five year battle with cancer.

Ms. Lambert was born in Williamstown to Helen O’Connell Lambert and Clovis M. Lambert, both of whom are deceased as is her only sibling, a brother, Michael. A graduate of Boston Bouve College at…

WINCHESTER — Loretta J. (Connolly) Sullivan RN, 91, a resident of Wakefield for over 50 years, entered into eternal life on Saturday, March 21 at Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester following an extended illness.

Loretta was born in Malden on December 31, 1923, a daughter of the late Michael J. Connolly and Mary (Walsh) Connolly…

MELROSE — Mary Elizabeth Dorn passed away at Wingate at Reading on March 10.

Mary was born in Everett, raised in Salem, graduated from St. Mary Grammar School, Salem High School, Emmanuel College and received her master’s degree in Education from Harvard University.

She also received the Fulbright Scholarship to Columbia University in 1958…

MELROSE — Margaret A. “Peg” (Cassell) Berube, 79, of Melrose, died at home on March 15.

Peg was born and raised in Malden and a graduate of the Cheverus High School in Malden, Class of 1953. She resided in Melrose for 57 years and was a lifelong member of St. Mary Church in Melrose…