Melrose Obituaries

MALDEN — William T. “Bill” Turner, 69, of Malden and formerly of Melrose, died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Oct. 17.

Bill was born in Stoneham, raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1963. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the…

PEABODY — Richard A. “Dick” LeBlanc, 87, a resident of Peabody and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 19, at the North Shore Medical Center in Lynn.

He was born in Somerville on October 2, 1927, son of the late Eli LeBlanc and Emma (Burbine) LeBlanc. Raised…

WAKEFIELD — Theresa “Terry” (Bailey) Lane, a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 at Oosterman’s Rest Home in Wakefield, at age 86.

Theresa was born in Lancaster, Pa. on Sept. 15, 1928, one of four children of the late James and Mary (Speckman) Bailey. She was raised and educated in…

Melrose native worked for Melrose doctor

PEABODY — Jane K. (Donovan) Bushee, 78, of Peabody passed away at the Lahey Medical Center in Peabody on Oct. 10.

Jane was born in Melrose on May 2, 1936, to the late Edward and Mary (McCormick) Donovan, was raised in Melrose and graduated from St. Mary Grammar School…

MELROSE — Paul M. Najarian, 45, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, October 9.

He is predeceased by his father, John Najarian. He is survived by his mother, Linda Perez; two brothers, James Najarian and Michael Najarian; a sister, Felicia Perez, and his uncle, Richard Newman.

Relatives and friends gathered privately in honor…

MHS graduate had artistic leanings

WOBURN – Denise C. (Newell) Silvia, 53, passed away peacefully on Sept. 26 after a 20-year battle with autoimmune diseases.

Denise was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School in 1979. Throughout her life, she enjoyed various artistic endeavors, including making stained glass figures. Denise was especially proud…

Malden resident

MALDEN — Melvin M. Burgess, 80, of Malden, died at the Chestnut Woods Nursing Center in Saugus on Oct. 2.

Melvin was beloved husband of the late Charlotte M. (McAleavey) Burgess. He was the loving father of Susan Bowdridge and her husband Richard of Malden, Scott Burgess and his wife Deborah of New…

World War II veteran had a passion for music

MELROSE — Gaetano J. “Gus” Leccese, 93, of Melrose died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.

Gus was born in Cambridge on July 22, 1921. He was the son of Joseph and Anna (Nardella) Leccese, both of whom were hard-working Italian immigrants who instilled…

Administrator at Congregational Retirement Home

MELROSE — Eileen M. (Cashman) Aylward, 79, of Melrose and formerly of Everett, died at the Sunrise Gardner Park in Peabody on Sept. 29.

Eileen was born and raised in Everett and a graduate of Girls Catholic High School in Malden. She resided in Melrose for most of her life…

Architect, Planning Board member had many interests

MELROSE — Philip J. Burne passed away quietly and peacefully on Sept. 9 at his home in Melrose.

He was raised and educated in Westford and Chelmsford, where he was an honor student. He continued his education at the School of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts…

Lifelong Melrose resident

MEREDITH, N.H. — Helen M. (Delory) Williams, 99, passed away at the Meredith Bay Colony Club in Meredith, N.H. on Sept. 30.

Helen was born in Saugus on April 15, 1915 to the late William and Josephine (Mitchell) Delory. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School and had been…

A woman of faith with many other interests

MELROSE — Maribeth Linnea Wood Ocock passed away Friday, Oct. 3, at her home in Melrose. She was surrounded by her family at the time.

She was born on Oct. 30, 1960.

Maribeth, having fought a 12 year battle with brain cancer, raised her children, Esther, Ethan…