Melrose Obituaries

Published June 11, 2021

MELROSE — E. Phyllis (Cheever) Greene, a lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully in Peabody on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at age 95.

Phyllis was born in Woburn on December 23, 1925; one of four daughters of the late Louis M. and Elizabeth M. (Walker) Cheever. A graduate of Melrose High…

Published June 11, 2021

MELROSE — James F. McCarthy III of Melrose, formerly of Dracut, passed away peacefully, on June 4, 2021 with his son by his side. He was born in Stoneham on May 8, 1947 to the late James F. McCarthy Jr. and Marie W. (Davis) McCarthy.

He was raised in Melrose and…

Published June 11, 2021

MELROSE — Norma J. (Gradone) Marcotti, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 6, 2021, with her family by her side. She was 91.

Born on June 26, 1929, in Winthrop, Norma was one of eight children of the late Michael and Josephine (DeNunzio) Gradone. She grew up…

Published June 11, 2021

WINCHESTER — Doris Robichaud (Re) Sullivan, age 90, of Winchester, formerly of Melrose, died on Friday, June 4 at the Winchester Nursing Center.

She was born in Berlin, N.H. on March 2, 1931, and was the daughter of the late William and Melina (Favreau) Robichaud.

Doris was educated by the Grey…

Published June 4, 2021

MELROSE — Nancy Taylor Locke, who was born to Margaret and Myron Taylor on January 13, 1924, died of natural causes on May 23, 2021.

Nancy graduated from Melrose High School in 1942 and went on to study at Katherine Gibbs. In 1945, she married the love of her life, Leonard…

Published June 4, 2021

READING — Dorothy M. (Mistretta) McKenna, of Reading, formerly of Winchester passed away peacefully at her home in Reading in the company of her family after a long illness. Dot (Mistretta) was born on September 30, 1924 in Medford and was raised there graduating from Medford High School in 1942. She…

Published June 4, 2021

MELROSE — Kenneth Glover of Melrose passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a brief illness on May 27, 2021.

Ken was born in 1938 and lived in Melrose his entire life.

He met the love of his life, Marilyn, when she sat right behind him in homeroom in high…

Published June 4, 2021

NAPLES, FLORIDA — Richard (Dick) Shea of Naples, Florida, formerly of Melrose and Osterville, Massachusetts, passed away on May 26 at the age of 84 due to complications with Parkinson’s Disease while surrounded by his loving family. Dick is survived by his beautiful wife of 62 years, Barbara (Beaudoin) Shea, five…

Published June 4, 2021

EVERETT — Elaine G. (Pietrantoni) Leuci, formerly of Chelmsford, Burlington and Everett, passed away at home on May 26, 2021 at the age of 82.

Elaine was born and raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School, class of 1958 and the Stenotype Institute in Boston.

She was…

Published June 4, 2021

SOMERVILLE — On Tuesday May 25, Bill Redmond passed away peacefully of congestive heart failure at the age of 79. Bill was born in Somerville to William Redmond, Sr. and Ester Sweeney.

He received his bachelor’s degree from St John’s and his master’s degree from the University of New Mexico. Bill…

Published June 4, 2021

MELROSE — Margaret Dealy Caouette, a long time resident of Melrose and Reading, passed peacefully on May 31, 2021 at the age of 75.

She was the wife of Damase Caouette of Wakefield and Reading; the daughter of the late Paul Dealy Sr. and Helen (Brown) Dealy from Winthrop, MA, Wolfeboro…

Published May 28, 2021

MELROSE — Mark S. Scalisi, born and raised in Melrose, passed away suddenly on May 12, 2021 at the age of 63. He was born on November 6, 1957 to the late Anthony and Frances (McCabe) Scalisi. He is survived by his daughters Christina and Dara. Brother of Karen Scalisi of…