Melrose Obituaries

Loving wife and mother who treasured her family

STONEHAM — Gertrude “Trudy” (Mullin) Parece, 83, of Stoneham, passed away August 21, 2021. Trudy was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on November 28, 1937 and was the youngest child of James Joseph Mullin from Manchester England and Gertrude (Mason) Mullin from Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

Trudy is…

A loving wife and mother who had a way of making everyone feel special

MELROSE — Joan T. (O’Neill) Maher, of Melrose, passed away on August 12, 2021 at the Arbors in Stoneham at the age of 86.

Joan was born and raised in the Bronx, NY and a graduate of St. Pius High School…

A loving woman who was known for her warmth and kindness

MELROSE — Priscilla O’Neill, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 9, 2021, at a Chelmsford healthcare facility. She was 80 years old.

Born in Woburn on May 6, 1941, Priscilla was one of three children of the late Robert and…

A lover of random knowledge

MELROSE — Michael Chaffee, 44, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 12,2021.

Michael was born and raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School Class of 1995. He spent his childhood years playing baseball and basketball in Melrose.

Michael met Julie in 2002 and they were later…

An avid sports fan who loved playing pool

EVERETT — Kenneth J. Bennett, of Everett, passed away at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett on August 15, 2021 at the age of 57.

Ken was born on August 15,1964 and raised in Melrose. He attended St. Mary’s school in Melrose and graduated from Northeast Vocational…

A loving and supportive father, husband, brother and friend

STRAFFORD, N.H. — Edward “Leon” Rotondi, age 70, passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 at his lifelong summer home on Bow Lake, Strafford, NH surrounded by his loving family.

Son of the late Joseph and Josephine (Capone) Rotondi, he was born in Winchester on February…

DANVERS— Grace Ferreira left this world in bodily form on August 6, 2021 at the age of 93. She was a wonderful person, a friend to all she knew. And she knew a lot of people. Grace lived a very full life and did many things with her 93 years.

She was born in East…

MELROSE — Paul J. Lind, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 5, 2021, with his wife and children by his side. He was 75.

Born in Braintree on September 5, 1945, Paul was one of three children of the late Leo B. and Mary (Jackson) Lind. He grew up in Weymouth,…

MELROSE — With great sorrow we announce the passing of James M. Timmons, DMD of Melrose on August 3, 2021. Jim was born on June 4, 1927 in Arlington to Michael B. Timmons and Anna V. (Sennott) Timmons and grew up in Somerville. He is predeceased by his brother, Harry.

Jim was quite proud of…

DRACUT — Mildred A. (Landry) Kane, of Dracut, formerly of Melrose, passed away at the Lowell General Hospital on July 11, 2021 at the age of 92.

Mildred was the beloved wife of the late Martin J. Kane. Loving mother of Deborah A. Edstrom and her husband, David of Savannah, GA. Cherished grandmother of Kimberly…

WAKEFIELD — Josephine M. Rufo, longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at a Peabody healthcare facility. She was 92.

Born in Boston on September 7, 1928, she was one of six children of the late Joseph and Carmela (Sicuso) Cipriano. She grew up in the west end of Boston and…