Melrose Obituaries

Prom king, sports star, best Dad

WAKEFIELD — Richard A. “Hoop” Henshaw, 91, of Wakefield, died on December 5, at Life Care Center of Stoneham, of Alzheimer’s Disease. A fall and injured arm kept him from his home for 12 days, the first time he had been hospitalized in over 10 years.

He was born…

Retired nurse who loved the Red Sox, singing and golfing

PEABODY — Marietta J. (Harney) Norton, of Peabody, formerly of Malden passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8 at age 97. 

Born in Boston on October 1, 1927, she was the only daughter of five children of the late Edward F. Harney and Irene…

US Marine Corp veteran

LYNN — Dennis P. Ingersoll, Sr. of Lynn passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital on November 19 at 79 years of age.

Dennis (age 5) aka “Dennis the Menace” grew up in Billerica and was a known troublemaker. An excerpt from his mother’s baby book read, “Dennis is a bastard…

Boston firefighter who was a talented woodworker

CHARLESTOWN — Arthur Edward Hitchman known to all as Archie, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on December 2 at the age of 85.

Archie grew up in Charlestown with his mother Mary (Mae) and his three sisters Patricia, Mary and Carol. His father passed away…

US Army veteran

MELROSE — Stanley E. Paine of Melrose, passed away on November 3 at age 92.

Stan served as a U.S. Army 10th Special Forces (Green Beret) Paratrooper during the Korean War and then joined the Massachusetts State Police, Troop E where he served for 23 years until retiring from the Weston barracks…

True homemaker with the love of baking and dancing

MELROSE — Myrle C. (Pankopf) Copeland, a longtime resident of Melrose passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 27 at Spring Village at Dover in Dover, NH at age 98. 

Myrle was born in Stoneham on September 19, 1926, one of two children of the late…

An animal lover who loved to travel and loved basketball

MELROSE — Barbara J. Mahoney of Melrose and Wakefield passed away peacefully on November 21 at the age of 93.

Barbara was born in Boston and raised in Revere. She attended Immaculate Conception School in Revere and received a bachelor’s degree in 1953 from Salem…

Role model for family and friends who wore many hats

MELROSE — Jacqueline Taylor Wattenberg died peacefully November 12 in her Melrose home just shy of 102 years.

A linchpin and role model for family and friends, she wore many hats: social-justice and anti-war activist; arts and restaurant critic; voice and writing teacher; slice-of-life essayist; performer of song…

Talented quilter who enjoyed needlepoint and gardening

MELROSE — Jane (Richardson) Bond, a long-time Melrose resident passed away peacefully at Windsor Place of Wilmington on Thursday, November 14 at age 90.

Born in Dover, NH, Jane was a graduate of Dover High School, Class of 1951 and the University of New Hampshire, 1955. Jane worked…

Family was at the heart of his world

MELROSE — Jeremiah “Jerry” Finn, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 22 at the age of 86.

Born on January 26, 1938 in Everett to the late George and Julia (Collins) Finn, Jerry grew up in Everett, graduated from Everett High School and spent over 60 years…

Enjoyed cooking, traveling and Lake Winnipesaukee

WOBURN — Jenniffer E. (Beauchesne) McLaughlin, of Woburn and formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 15. She was 54.

Jenniffer was born on January 17, 1970 in Winchester to Linda E. Casey and the late Edward F. Beauchesne. Growing up in Melrose, Jenniffer graduated from Melrose…

A very kind and caring person

PEABODY — Donna Marie Lane, of Peabody, formerly of Salem sadly passed away peacefully at the age of 73 in the comfort of her home. 

She was a kind, caring person who was always there when you needed her most. Offering support, advice and love in abundance. She was…