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MELROSE — Elinor F. (Rupp) Downey, 81, a 55-year resident of Melrose, passed away on January 17 surrounded and cared for by her daughter Christine, son-in-law Doug and grandson Logan after a brief but valiant battle with cancer.
Elinor (Ellie) was the loving wife of the…