Melrose Obituaries

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…

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…