Melrose Obituaries

Published May 21, 2021

MELROSE — Eleanor F. Mathison of Melrose and formerly of Wakefield passed away at age 99 on April 11, 2021.
She was the daughter of the late Harold and Beatrice Arnold of Melrose. Eleanor was the loving wife of the late Frederick E. Mathison and loving mother of three sons and…

Published May 21, 2021

MELROSE — Barbara A. (Williams) Milligan, longtime resident of Melrose, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at her home. She was 88.
Born in Charlestown on December 21, 1932, Barbara is one of nine children of the late James and Alice (Cook) Williams. She grew up in the Charlestown area…

Published May 14, 2021

MELROSE — Barbara Ann Call, 75, of Melrose, formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the CareOne Wilmington nursing home.

Born in Stoneham on May 22, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Widell and Ann (Early) Ollis.

Barbara was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate…

Published May 14, 2021

MELROSE — Barbara (Butler) Stone, formerly of Lynnfield, passed away surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 87.

She was the beloved wife of the late Robert J.W. Stone with whom she shared 25 years of marriage. She was also the devoted mother of…

Published May 14, 2021

NORTH READING — Wesley E. Lord, 84, of North Reading, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, April 4, 2021 after a period of declining health.

He was born in Boston to Clifton and Mary (Hogan) Lord and grew up and attended school in Melrose. After graduation, he enlisted and served…

Published May 14, 2021

MELROSE — James F. Daly Jr. passed away on May 9, 2021. He was the beloved son of James F. and Josephine (Barry) Daly. Jim was born in South Boston 86 years ago. He was married to Jane (Donahoe) Daly for 57 years. Father of James F. III and his wife…

Published May 7, 2021

DANVERS — Christine Meredith passed away peacefully at Care Dimensions Kaplan House in Danvers.

She was born at Melrose Hospital and graduated from Melrose High School in the Class of ‘67 with a business diploma, and later took a position at MIT in bookkeeping where she met her husband Denny.

Moving…

Published May 7, 2021

NAPLES, FLORIDA — James G. DeYoung, 89, beloved husband of Margaret E. (Kelly) DeYoung, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Naples, Florida.

Born April 19, 1932 in Boston, he was the son of the late Herbert and Catherine (Smith) DeYoung. James and his seven siblings, Herbert, Robert, George…

Published May 7, 2021

MELROSE — Herbert Cotterly, Jr. a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 30, 2021 at age 93.

Herbert was born in Malden on May 18, 1927, son of the late Herbert Cotterly and Elizabeth Gertrude (Scheibe) Cotterly. Herbert was raised in Melrose where he graduated…

Published May 7, 2021

PEABODY — On April 30, 2021, Emma Laura (Costa) Trulli of Peabody passed away peacefully. She was 95.

Emma was born on April 7, 1926 to Theresa (Lodi) Costa and William Costa in Everett. She graduated from Everett High School and married Alphonso A. Trulli in 1948. She worked for a…

Published May 7, 2021

MELROSE — Shirley J. Lawler (Hatch) of Melrose passed away peacefully on May 1, 2021, at the age of 95. She was born in Reading to Ida and William Hatch. She was the sister of Caroline, Marilyn, Robert, and Roland.

 She was married to the late Raymond A. Lawler for 62…

Published April 30, 2021

MELROSE — Soft-spoken, simply direct in his approach to life, and known by those close to him for his corny sense of humor, Robert George (Bob) Whitehorn’s life began as the fourth child of Abner and Ruby Whitehorn in 1937. His parents were born in Newfoundland and immigrated to the US…