Melrose Obituaries

Published June 25, 2021

NORTHBOROUGH — Eugene A. “Gene” Baldi, Jr., of Northborough, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 14, 2021. He was nearly 93.

Born in Malden on June 20, 1928, the oldest of five children of the late Eugene A. and Florence (Butler) Baldi, Sr. He got his first…

Published June 25, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Virginia J. Jesse, longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021. She was 90 years old.

Born in Medford on August 4, 1930, Virginia is one of three children of the late Garfield and Susan (neè Murley) Emberley. She grew up in Saugus and graduated from…

Published June 25, 2021

READING — On June 19, 2021, Fred Irvin (“Bud”) Lamson passed away after eighty nine joyful years as the center of a large and adoring family. Son, Steve, and his wife, Tina; daughter, Janis, and her husband, Richard; daughter, Sandie; daughter, Dottie, and her husband, Larry; daughter, Diane; daughter, Carrie; son…

Published June 25, 2021

MELROSE — Joseph A. Bage passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 18, 2021. He was 81 years of age.

Joe is survived by his three children, whom he shared with his former spouse, Theresa (Abbatessa) Bage of North Reading. He is the loving father of Joseph A. Bage…

Published June 25, 2021

MELROSE — Edward J. Cabral, of Melrose, passed away on June 20, 2021 at the age of 80. Ed was born on June 7, 1941 to Jesse and Lillian (Rice) Cabral. He was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School in 1949. Ed worked in insurance for many years…

Published June 17, 2021

LYNNFIELD — Roy A. “Ronny” Gerstel Jr., a resident of Lynnfield and formerly of East Weymouth and Halifax, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at his home in Lynnfield. He was 67 years of age.

Ronny was born in Weymouth on February 26, 1954; a son of…

Published June 18, 2021

MELROSE — Phyllis M. (Mansfield) Farrell, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at age 89.

Phyllis was born in Everett on August 7, 1931, daughter of the late Edward and Rose (Ferrari) Mansfield. Raised in Everett, Phyllis attended Everett High School…

Published June 18, 2021

MELROSE — Alan E. Edmonds, of Melrose, passed away on June 10, 2021.

Alan was a life-long resident of Massachusetts who attended the Horace Mann School and graduated from Melrose High School in 1971. While a student at the University of Massachusetts, he studied abroad in France at Aix- en- Provence…

Published June 18, 2021

MELROSE — Teresa A. (Gilmartin) Leary passed away on June 13, 2021; she was 94 years of age.

Teresa was born in Melrose on April 23, 1927 to the late John and Delia (Gill) Gilmartin. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary’s Grammar School and St. Mary’s High School…

Published June 18, 2021

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Julie G. Clark, 67, of Manchester died on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the High Pointe House in Haverhill.

She was born in Melrose on June 22, 1953, daughter of Elinor (Bickford) Clark and the late Glenn G. Clark, Jr. One of four children, Julie’s life was full…