Melrose Obituaries

 WWII veteran, NYNEX engineer, golfer, sailer

MELROSE — John C. Rice Jr., 93, a longtime resident of Melrose and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Friday, Dec. 12.

John was born on April 15, 1921 in Boston, one of six children of the late John C. and Ellen (O’Brien…

Melrose High graduate had many interests

STONEHAM — SueAnne (Casterlin) Hayes, 67, a resident of Stoneham, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, Dec. 12, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston.

SueAnne was born on Oct. 14, 1947 in Albany, N.Y., one of five children of the late Bruce L. and Dorothy…

READING — Barbara L. (Robinson) Arsenault, 88, of Reading, died at the Woodbriar Skilled Nursing & Rehab. Center in Wilmington on Dec. 9.

Barbara was born and raised in Melrose. She was a homemaker and the loving daughter of the late Charles and Julia (Mulligan) Robinson.

Barbara was the beloved wife of the late George…

Educator, musician had many interests

MELROSE — Frank C. Waterhouse, 103, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

He was born in Old Town, Maine, one of three children of the late William and Clara (Cooper) Waterhouse. Raised in Old Town, Frank graduated from the University of Maine-Orono, where he…

World War II veteran worked for MDC

MELROSE — Wesley A. Kendall Jr., 88, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 4.

Wes was born in Charlestown, raised in Medford, graduated from Medford High School and has been a resident of Melrose for the past 44 years. Mr. Kendall served his country with pride…

Educator, musician had many interests

MELROSE — George L. Tura, 92, longtime resident of Melrose passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Oosterman’s Rest Home in Melrose.

Mr. Tura was born in Saugus, one of eight children of the late Charles and Mildred (Curtis) Tura. Raised and educated in Saugus, George was a…

MELROSE — Deborah Conway Kepple died from Alzheimer’s Disease on Nov. 23 with her loving husband of 26 years by her side. She was 62.

Most recently of Melrose, Debby was a social worker dedicated to helping adolescents. She was the devoted mother of Timothy and Daniel Kepple and the wife of Laurence Kepple of…

Dedicated to family

MELROSE — Jewell F. (Booth) Leary, a 66-year resident of Melrose, entered into eternal life on Saturday, Dec. 6, at her home in Melrose following an extended illness.

Jewell was born in Malden on June 27, 1920, a daughter of the late Frances (Luprell) Booth. She grew up in Everett where she…

Championship golfer at Bellevue

PEABODY — Helen A. (Melchionno) Murphy, 97, of Brooksby Village and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 5, at Putnam Farm in Danvers.

Helen was born in Boston on March 6, 1917, one of seven children of the late Peter and Angelina Melchionno. Raised and educated in Revere…

Korean War veteran was a Melrose alderman

STONEHAM — John F. “Red” Murphy Jr., 82, of Stoneham passed away at the Arnold House in Stoneham on Dec. 2.

Red was born in Melrose on May 7, 1932 to the late John and Ida Murphy, he was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School…

U.S. Army veteran worked for UPS, helped stroke victims

MELROSE — Raymond F. Driscoll, 67, of Melrose, passed away at home on Friday, Nov. 28.

Raymond was born on May 21, 1947 in Boston, one of five children of the late Raymond F. and Barbara (King) Driscoll. Raised in the same house he…

Devoted to family

MELROSE — Florence (Mercer) Taylor, 102, of Melrose and Malden, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 1.

Florence was born in Chelsea, one of four children of the late Adam and Janet (Smith) Mercer. Raised and educated in Revere, Florence worked at John Hancock before settling with her family in Malden.

A…