Melrose Obituaries

SCITUATE — RoseMarie (Correia) Skane, 74, of Scituate and formerly of Melrose, died at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Dec. 24.

RoseMarie was born in Malden and attended Girls Catholic High School in Malden. She was a homemaker and resided in Melrose for 27 years and the past 11 years in Scituate.

RoseMarie…

GILFORD, N.H. — Marion Elaine Howe, 85, of Gilford, N.H., and formerly of Melrose, died on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, N.H.

Mrs. Howe was born on Dec. 24, 1928 in Lancaster, N.H., the daughter of the late Thaddeus and Doris (Brewer) Stickney.

She worked for many years as an…

MELROSE — June E. (Grover) Constantino Noel, 74, passed away at the Atrium in Danvers on Dec. 19.

June was born in Melrose on June 7, 1940 to the late John E. and Lily (Nelsson) Grover, was raised in Melrose and was a lifelong resident.

June worked for many years in the food service department…

WEST BOOKFIELD — David A. Bassler Sr., 82, passed away in West Brookfield on Dec. 18.

David was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1950, and lived in Melrose most of his life before moving to Winchester in 1984. Mr. Bassler lived in Winchester from 1984 to 2010…

WAKEFIELD — Anita L. (Amirault) Simpson, 78, passed away at Woburn Nursing Center on Dec. 20.

Anita was born in Melrose on June 2, 1936 to the late Samuel and Helen (Vacon) Amirault.

She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary Grammar School, Melrose High School, Class of 1954 and has been a lifelong…

HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. — Michael J. “Monk” O’Neill, a resident of Hampton Beach, N.H. and former longtime resident of Seabrook, N.H. and Melrose, entered into eternal life on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, at Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill following a brief battle with cancer. He was 59 years old.

Michael was born in Malden…

MELROSE — Ashley H. Keohan, 30, passed away suddenly at Massachusetts General Hospital Dec. 22.

Ashley was born in Melrose on June 23, 1984. She was raised in Melrose and North Andover and graduated from North Andover High School.

Miss Keohan had worked as an ER technician at Winchester Hospital and then as an esthetician…

MELROSE — John A. “Jack” DeLeire, 82, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 18, in Lexington.

John was born in Revere, one of four children of the late John A. Sr. and Catherine (Finnegan) DeLeire. Raised and educated in Revere, John entered the United States Army and served his country…

MELROSE — Phyllis M. (Byette) Russell, 95, passed away at the Woburn Nursing Center in Woburn on Christmas Day, Dec. 25.

Phyllis was born in Boston to the late Alphonse J. and Flora (West) Byette. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1937. A lifelong resident of Melrose, Mrs…

Avid fisherman, talented handyman

MELROSE — Michael J. Binari, 90, of Melrose, died at his home surrounded by his family on Dec. 13.

Michael was born and raised in Somerville and attended Somerville schools. He went on to Peterson School of Steam Engineering and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Michael worked as a stationary engineer…

One-time Melrose city clerk, clerk of committees

MELROSE — Jane Bearse (Horton) Munro, 94, passed away at her home in Melrose on Dec. 10.

Jane was born in Wakefield on July 30, 1920 to the late Clyde and Grace (O’Kelly) Horton. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1938…

Local real estate broker liked ballroom dancing

STONEHAM — Russell C. Jenks, 82, a resident of Stoneham and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Woburn on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Russell was born on March 11, 1932 in Melrose, one of two sons of the late Robert C. and Marion F. (Slocomb) Jenks. He was…