Melrose Obituaries

A warm, loving, family oriented, and animal loving woman

SALEM, N.H. — Linda M. (LoPiccolo) Charette, of Salem, N.H. and formerly longtime of Malden, passed away peacefully at Greystone Farm at Salem on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at age 73.

Born on October 17, 1948 in Boston, she was one of five children of the…

His sharp wit and love of the outdoors will be missed

GLOUCESTER — David F. Hayes, of Gloucester, and formerly of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington. He was 86.

Born in Malden on May 21, 1936, David is one of three children of the late William…

Loved going to York beach and spending time with family

LYNNFIELD — Josephine A. (Buttimer) Keating, age 80, of Lynnfield, formerly of Melrose, passed away suddenly and peacefully with family and friends by her side on June 29, 2022. She was born in Cambridge on March 5, 1942 to the late John and Josephine (Keohane…

A loving mother who loved her house in Melrose

MELROSE — Kathleen “Kay” Swanstrom of Melrose passed away peacefully on Monday, July 4 surrounded by her two daughters. Born in Boston, Kay was the only child of Albert and Agnes (McHugh) Hadair and lived in South Boston as a child. Kay moved to Fulton Heights in…

Enjoyed traveling to Hawaii, Booth Bay Harbor and Hampton Beach

MELROSE — Louis C. Sitcawich, of Melrose, passed away at the Melrose Healthcare in Melrose on July 2, 2022 at the age of 89.

Louis was born Cambridge and a graduate of Ridge Technical School, Class of 1951. He resided in Melrose since 1955 and…

Enjoyed summers with family and friends at the beach

PEABODY — Gregory R. Aloi of Peabody passed away on July 2, 2022, at the age of 78, surrounded by his loving family, after a long battle with multiple myeloma.

Gregg was born in Medford on December 29, 1943 to the late Daniel and Catherine Aloi…

A loving family man who loved to go to the track

STONEHAM — Anthony J. “Tony” Spataro, of Stoneham, formerly of Melrose, died peacefully surrounded by family on June 23, 2022 in Melrose at the age of 93. Tony was born on May 12, 1929 in Roxbury to Salvatore and Michelina (Ferrara) Spataro. He was…

Her humor, zest for life and love for her family will be missed

READING — Katherine E. Golden, resident of Reading, and formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at a Reading healthcare facility. She was 91.

Born in Gloucester on May 9, 1931, Katherine was one of two children of the…

His quiet nature, honesty, and integrity will be missed

MELROSE — Ralph H. Marks, Jr., longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at a Lynnfield healthcare facility. He was 94.

Ralph was born in Everett on September 7, 1927, one of two children of the late Ralph H. and Rosalind (Corbin…

Had a zest for story telling and always had a joke for the kids

MELROSE — Kenneth Joseph Ahlin passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on June 19, 2022 surrounded by family. Ken was born in Malden on August 3, 1930 to the late Walter & Alice (Donovan) Ahlin.

He was raised in Everett, attended…

A kind and generous person who loved antiquing

MELROSE — Joseph “Joe” J. Dunne, age 69, passed away on May 18, 2022, after a brief illness. He was born and raised in Arlington. Joe was the owner of many eclectic antique shops, his most recent, Executive Antiques, was located in Melrose. He also owned A…

A selfless and generous man, went above and beyond for everyone

MELROSE — Anthony J. Carrillo, of Melrose, formerly of East Boston, passed away on June 9, 2022. He was only 71 years of age.

Tony “Chan” loved gambling, golfing, casinos and managing his grandsons poker career. He was the most selfless, generous person to…