Melrose Obituaries

A loving mother and grandmother with a great sense of humor

MELROSE – Joyce Peters, 91, of Melrose, passed away on November 24, 2021 surrounded by family. Joyce was born on January 18,1930 to the late Jones and Flora Colleran. She was the younger sister of the late Emilie Viney and the older sister of…

Longtime member of the Wakefield Fire Department

WAKEFIELD — Roger M. Wenzel, 90, of Wakefield died Thursday, December 2 in Winchester after a long period of failing health. He was born in Melrose on December 31, 1930 and was the son of the late John M. and Emily A. (Wengen) Wenzel.

Roger was raised in…

An avid fisher who loved a day on the water

DANVERS — Julius Contreas, 99, of Danvers, passed away quietly on December 2, 2021, at his home in Danvers.

Julius was born on March 3, 1922, in Melrose, to Celia (Paolini) and Giovani (John) Contreas, both from Italy. He attended Melrose High School, graduating in…

A loving daughter who had a big heart

MELROSE — Barbara A. Steblecki, 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. She will be greatly missed.

Barbara was born June 6, 1951 in Jersey City, N.J., one of three daughters of beloved parents William and Alice Steblecki. Raised in Jersey City, her family then…

A loving mother and grandmother and a member of the Red Hats

MELROSE — Dorothy F. (Dowd) McColgan, 86, of Melrose, passed away on November 25, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Daughter of the late William and Nora (O’Keefe) Dowd.

Dorothy was raised in Charlestown and graduated from Girls Catholic High School in Boston…

A family-oriented woman who enjoyed baking

MELROSE — Barbara L. (Sizer) Graves passed away peacefully in the comfort of her longtime Melrose home while surrounded by her loving family on Monday, November 22, 2021. Three days shy of her 90th birthday, Monday was also the 69th wedding anniversary to her beloved husband, Cliff, who passed…

A spunky woman with a creative fun-loving nature

MELROSE — Carole L. (Lombardi) Barbato, 85, a longtime resident of Melrose, died peacefully surrounded by her children at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Tuesday, November 23, 2021.

Carole was born in Boston on September 24, 1936, one of three children of the late…

A warm and thoughtful woman who was eager to please

BILLERICA — Eileen (Renwick) Eddy, 91, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Brightview Concord River in Billerica on Monday, November 29, 2021.

Eileen was born on October 31, 1930 in Boston, one of three children of the late George and Edith (Shipston…

Founded Christmas International and spoke fluent German

MELROSE — Lora “Lee” Erhard Crouss, 106, passed away quietly on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at her home.

She was a lifelong resident of Melrose and well known in Melrose and Malden where she had been a kindergarten teacher for many years.

She was the daughter of William…

Graduated from Melrose High in 1943

PEABODY — Gwendolynde “Gwen” (Merrill) Wall, of Peabody died peacefully on November 28, 2021.

Gwen was the beloved wife of the late Edward “Ed” J. Wall Jr., with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. She was also predeceased by her parents, the late Alvin Lynde Merrill and Elsie…

An excellent baker known for her cookies and pizza

MELROSE — Melba (Finamore) Belmonte, 97, passed away at her home in Melrose on November, 24, 2021. Melba was born in Boston on June 16, 1924 to the late Gaetano and Antoinetta (Simonelli) Finamore. She was raised in East Boston and graduated from East Boston High…

A quiet and humble woman who cared deeply for her family

BEVERLY — Dorothy J. (Harry) Feyler, 85, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully at Ledgewood Nursing and Rehabilitation in Beverly on Monday, November 29, 2021.

Dorothy was born in Everett on February 19, 1936, one of two children of the late Alexander…