Melrose Obituaries

Marie (Hong) Wong, 97

Enjoyed traveling, gardening and sewing

MELROSE — Marie C. (Hong) Wong, long time resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3, at the Courtyard Nursing Center in Medford. She was 97.

Born in Lynn on August 11, 1925, Marie was one of six children of the late Chung and Tai Kwai (Ng) Hong.

 

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Ruby ‘Jean’ (Hiltz) Ducott, 92

Legal Secretary, loved traveling

MELROSE — Ruby “Jean” (Hiltz) Ducott, resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3 at Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading, following a brief period of declining health. She was 92.

Born in Waltham on May 25, 1930, Jean was one of three children of the late Edwin A. and

 

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Francis ‘Sonny’ Shepherd III, 88

United States Army serving in the Korea War

MELROSE — Francis W. “Sonny” Shepherd III, 88, long time resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on April 24 after his courageous two year battle with cancer.

Born in Somerville on September 6, 1934, he was the

 

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Angela (DiGiovanni) Festa, 94

Proud ‘Red Hat Lady’, volunteer at Aquarius Community Center and enjoyed people

MELROSE — Angela M. (DiGiovanni) Festa, 94, of Portsmouth N.H. and formerly long time resident of Melrose, passed away on April 29 after a brief period of declining health. Born April 24, 1929 in Boston, the daughter of Silvio DiGiovanni and Clara (Ciriello)

 

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Gary Dancewicz, 74

Served in National Guard, football player and official, enjoyed reading and crosswords

MELROSE — Gary F. Dancewicz, a 40-year college football official and longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family at home on Friday, April 28 at age 74.

Born on January 16, 1949 in

 

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Florence Lionetti, 87

Antique shop owner and nurse, avid bowler and accomplished accordion player

MELROSE — Florence M. Lionetti, a resident of Dracut, formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away at home on Sunday, April 30 at age 87.

Florence was born in Boston on January 13, 1936, one of three children of the late Carmen Lionetti and Teodora

 

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Lena (McDaniel) Young, 100

Family was her greatest joy; loved the outdoors, playing cards and gardening

MELROSE — Lena F. (McDaniel) Young, a resident of Brain- tree and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 29 at Alliance Health of Braintree, at age 100.

Lena was born on a family farm in Lyons, Georgia on February…

 

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Vincent Cosco Jr.

Loving husband, father and grandfather who loved spending time with family

METHUEN — Vincent James Cosco Jr. of Methuen, formerly of Melrose and Chelsea, entered into eternal rest on April 20, 2023. Vincent was born in Boston in 1939 and was the son of Vincent James Cosco and his wife, Mary L. (Yakubovich) Cosco. He…

 

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Joseph Olivieri, 76

A family man with a great sense of humor

MELROSE — Joseph J. “Joe” Olivieri, a Melrose resident of 52 years, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2023 at the age of 76 surrounded by his family. Joe was born in Brookline on November 5, 1946 to Joseph and Bernice (Sylverio) Olivieri. He was raised…

 

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Mark D. Farrell, 58

A fun loving, kind and generous man

MELROSE — Mark D. Farrell, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly due to a sudden heart ailment on Tuesday, April 12, 2023, at age 58.

Mark was born in Melrose on March 7, 1965, one of seven children of the late John J. Farrell and Phyllis…

 

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David Hall, 71

Played trombone for the Melrose Symphony Orchestra

MELROSE — David A. Hall, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 31, 2023, at age 71.

David was born in Everett on April 18, 1951, one of two sons of the late Robert E. Hall and Florence (MacLean) Hall. Raised in…

 

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David Alfano, 66

Had a keen and curious mind, loved fishing and boating

MELROSE — David Michael Alfano, age 66, of Melrose and Falmouth, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on April 12, 2023, surrounded by his loving family after many months battling cancer.

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