Melrose Obituaries

A generous, caring and supportive woman who loved everyone

MELROSE — Naomi J. (Huwe) Ruprecht, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at The Dexter House in Malden on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at age 83.

Naomi was born in Malden on June 19, 1938, one of two daughters…

A loving mother, sister, grandmother and friend

MELROSE — Louise (Arsenault) Hordon Kelley, 79, of Melrose, passed peacefully in the presence of family after a long battle with oral cancer at Kaplan Hospice Center in Danvers, on Feb. 2, 2022. She was born on March 7, 1942 to the late Arthur and Emily (Symes) Arsenault…

A talented engineer who enjoyed spending time with family

REVERE — Mr. Earl N. Hansen, a resident of Revere, and formerly longtime of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Care Dimensions in Lincoln, on Monday, February 7, 2022, at age 96.

Earl was born in East Boston on December 23, 1925, one of nine children of…

Proudly served his country, enjoyed waterskiing and boating

MALDEN — Christopher Evans, 53, of Malden, died unexpectedly Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was born December 28, 1968, the son of Sylvia Evans and the late Barry Evans.

Chris received his education in Melrose and graduated in 1988. He proudly served his…

A coach, teacher and dad who was always there for anyone

MELROSE — Paul D. Finn, 74, beloved husband, brother, father and grandfather passed away suddenly, yet peacefully, on Feb. 7, 2022. Whether you called him Paul, Hawk, Coach, Dad or Papa, if you knew him he made an impact on your life. He was…

Loving mother and grandmother

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. — Carole Ann Maguire Morrison, 50 of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., formerly of Melrose and Everett, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at North Alabama Medical Center. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed.

She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Michelle…

A man with a big heart, kind way and sense of humor

SAUGUS — Joseph P. Canova, 89, resident of Saugus, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at a Danvers healthcare facility.

Born on September 25, 1932 in Belmont, Joe was one of eight children of the late Joseph M. and Augustina (Landino) Canova…

Loved playing the piano and singing

MELROSE — Barbara A. (Harkins) Perrotti, 89, of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on January 27, 2022. She was born on April 26, 1932 in Somerville to Cornelius and Margaret (Lynch) Harkins. Barbara was raised in Revere and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School. Barbara and her husband…

Loving husband, father and grandfather

READING — Michael Pagliuca, 80, of Reading, passed away on January 23, 2022. Born in Avellino, Italy to the late Antonio and Antonietta (Grieci) Pagliuca. Beloved husband of the late Paula (McIntyre). Devoted father of Eric Prior and his wife, Christine “Tina”, of Billerica and Michael A. Pagliuca of Peabody…

Had a great love for friends and family, his life’s work and fellow citizens

MELROSE — Robert H. Whittier, 71, longtime Melrose resident and current longest service Active-Duty Massachusetts State Trooper, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 with his family by his side.

Born on July 25, 1950, Bob was one of three children…

Treated every day as a gift and loved to tell a good story

MELROSE — Paul J. Dailey, 86, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 29, 2022.

Born on December 31, 1935, Paul was one of eight children of the late Francis and Marian (Cunningham) Dailey. He grew up in South…

A Navy veteran and grandson of a Civil War hero

MELROSE — George H. Barrett, 84, of Melrose passed away at the Cambridge Health Alliance Everett Hospital on January 30, 2022.

George was born in Boston, raised in Malden and resided in Melrose for the past 22 years. He worked at the Whidden Hospital for…