Melrose Obituaries

US Army veteran

MELROSE — Bruce A. Kennedy, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on February 5 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He left this world on his 83rd birthday, a date that also marked his wedding anniversary with his cherished late wife Rita (Griffin) Kennedy with whom he shared 39 years…

MOULTONBOROUGH, NH — Simone Anne Sampson of Moultonborough, NH passed away on February 9 surrounded by her loving family.

Simone was born in 1945 in Melrose. Simone courageously battled Multiple Sclerosis for 53 years far longer than the average course of the disease, meeting every challenge with strength, optimism and grace. Simone was raised in…

MELROSE — Richard “Dickie” O’Donnell, a lifelong resident of Melrose, a devoted husband, father, uncle, son and friend passed away on February 28 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by the family he loved so dearly.

Born in 1953 to the late George and Alberta O’Donnell, Dickie was one of six children…

WAKEFIELD — Rosalind J. “Roz” Kiley, 89, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on February 22 at Oosterman’s Rest Home in Melrose.

Born to the late Joseph Kiley and Sadie Kiley (Bonfiglio), Roz dedicated over 30 years to serving her community as a mental health nurse. Her innate empathy and compassion extended beyond her patients…

Devoted to those she loved and her legacy lives on in her family

MEDFORD — Martha C. (Davies) Gleason, a longtime resident of Medford passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, February 15. She was 90 years old.

Born in Lebanon, NH, Martha was the daughter of the late George E. Davies and Alice C…

People person and movie lover

STONEHAM — Dorothy I. “Dottsie” (Roberts) Keddie Hallstrom, a longtime resident of Stoneham passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 11 at Billerica Commons at age 92.

Dorothy was born on February 24, 1933 in Malden, one of three children of the late Richard H. Roberts and Irma F. (Hoyt) Roberts…

Treasured time with family

MELROSE — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Michael Leggiero (Mike), age 63 of Melrose on February 13 after a courageous battle with lymphoma. Mike passed a day before the eagerly awaited arrival of his first grandson Luca.

Mike was born in Winthrop on July 22…

Family was the center of her world

MELROSE — Mary E. (MacDonald) Mogavero, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, February 11 at age 77.

Mary was born in Melrose on December 19, 1948, one of two children of the late James and Dorothy (Raye) MacDonald. She was raised in…

Found comfort in life’s simple pleasures

MELROSE — Reta was born on June 26, 1928 in Stoneham to James and Ida (McKenna) Andersen and grew up in Wakefield. A proud graduate of Wakefield High School, Reta’s education was just the beginning of a rich, long life.

In 1951, Reta married her husband Frederick “Frank…

Her legacy of kindness will forever live on

MELROSE — Donna M. (DiPasquale) Kaplan, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, February 12 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston at age 70.

Donna was born in Winthrop on May 10, 1955, one of two children of the late Orlando DiPasquale and Barbara (Keefe) DiPasquale…