Melrose Obituaries

MELROSE — Helen C. (McCarte) Lambert, 95, of Melrose and formerly of Everett, died at the Winchester Hospital on March 14.

Helen was born and raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1937.

She was a homemaker and resided in Everett until 1967 and for the past 48…

NORTH BRANFORD, CT — Margaret R. (Turner) Kezer, 93, of North Branford, CT, and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14.

Margaret was born in Malden, one of two children of the late Wendell P. Turner and Margaret R. (Thompson) Turner. Raised in Malden, Margaret graduated from Malden…

MELROSE — Marion J. (Celani) Gianino, 84, passed away in Melrose on March 16 after suffering from cancer.

She was born on March 19, 1930, the daughter of Frank and Josephine (Genovese) Celani.

Her early childhood was spent in Malden. Then when she was nine years old her family moved to Melrose where she…

MELROSE — John D. Galiano, 63, passed away suddenly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, March 16.

John was born in Melrose on June 4, 1951 to the late Russell and Mary (Morrissey) Galiano. He was raised in Melrose, graduated from Essex Agricultural School and was a lifelong resident.

John worked for the City of…

MELROSE — Mary (Barron) Hogan, 85, of Melrose, passed away on March 16.

Mary was born in Boston on May 31, 1929. She graduated from Gate of Heaven High School and Middlesex Community College. In the late 1950s she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked as a decoding clerk for the Central Intelligence Agency…

MELROSE — Richard Chung Hong, 91, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Richard was born in Lynn on October 23, a son of the late Chung N. Hong and Ng Shee Hong. He grew up in Melrose, where he was educated…

MELROSE — Eileen M. (Muise) Olsen, 90, a lifelong, proud resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 4.

Born in Melrose on Oct. 1, 1924, Eileen graduated from Melrose High School. She was married in 1945 and settled in Melrose. While her husband worked, she devoted herself to being a caring…

WAKEFIELD — Marjorie J. Quigley, 94, of Wakefield died on Monday, March 9, at her residence.

Born in Everett on Nov. 28, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Gertrude B. (Murphy) Sherman.

Mrs. Quigley was raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1938. She had…

LYNNFIELD — Millie (Hiscock) King Belanger, 91, a resident of Lynnfield and formerly of Melrose and Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, March 8.

Millie was born on June 7, 1923 in Carbonear, Newfoundland, one of three children of the late Ingram and Mary Jenneth (Thistle) Hiscock. She was raised in Everett…

MELROSE — Katherine Felker, 75, of Melrose, passed away on March 6.

Katherine was born on August 5, 1939 to Joseph and Katherine Higgins in Melrose. She was a lifelong resident of Melrose, attending St. Mary’s Grammar and High School. Katherine married Donald R. Felker, and the couple spent 48 wonderful years together. Much of…

SANDWICH — Grace L. Hartigan, 96, a resident of Sandwich, and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, March 3.

Grace was born in Winthrop on Sept. 8, 1918, one of two daughters of the late Jasper I. and Helen V. (Burke) Downie. She was raised in Winthrop where she graduated from…

BOSTON — Rev. Monsignor Alfonso G. Palladino, 96, died peacefully on March 3 in Boston at Regina Cleri Residence for retired priests.

He was born on April 8, 1918 in Boston, the son of the late Frank P. Palladino and Anastasia (Maglio) Palladino. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his two brothers…