William E. "Lukie" Lucas
Oct 1, 2023
William E. "Lukie" Lucas passed away on October 1, 2024. He was 81 years old. William was a long-time resident of Malden for over 40 years and retired from the City of Malden Water & Sewer Dept. He was a United States Army Veteran and an avid member of American Legion Post 69 of Malden Where he developed strong...
Jacquelyn A. "Jackie" (Sbraccia) Angelli
Sep 29, 2023
Jacqueline A. "Jackie" (Sbraccia) Angelli passed away on September 29, 2023. She was 73 years old. Jackie was a longtime resident of Malden and worked for many years at the Highland Café in Malden. Jackie knew how to love and how to have fun. Her love for anything that struck her fancy would propel her to spend time and...
Concetta "Tina" (Orlando) Pellecchia
Sep 29, 2023
Concetta "Tina" (Orlando) Pellecchia of Lynnfield formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2023. She was 92 years old. Tina was the beloved wife of 57 years to the late Joseph Pellecchia. She was the loving mother of Nancy A. Weiss and her partner Daniel Keefe. Tina was the cherished grandmother of Alexandra Barrile and her husband...
Donna M. (Lynch) Pisaturo
Sep 21, 2023
Donna M. (Lynch) Pisaturo passed away on September 21, 2023, after a courageous battle of pancreatic cancer at the Kaplan Hospice House in Danvers, MA. She was 62 years old. Donna was born in Cambridge and raised in Somerville. She attended Saint Catherine's school, Southern Junior High and graduated from Somerville High School in 1979. Soon after graduating she...
Norina (Musto) Firmani
Sep 19, 2023
Norina (Musto) Firmani passed away on September 19th at the age of 88 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Norina was born in the San Michelle section of the town of Pratola Serra, Avellino, Italy. After an idyllic childhood in Italy, she came to the US to pursue the American Dream in 1955. She settled and worked in...
Ematesse Joseph
Sep 19, 2023
Ematesse Joseph of Everett, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2023, at home surrounded by her family at the age of 113. Visiting hours will be held at the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Friday September 29th from 6:00pm-9:00pm, and again on Saturday morning at the First Baptist Church of Melrose, 561 Main Street,...
Joseph Fermano
Sep 18, 2023
Joseph Fermano, 75, of Winchester, MA, formerly of Melrose, MA, passed away suddenly at home on September 18th. Born on February 3, 1948, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Anita Fermano. He graduated from Malden High School, where he was a leader on the football field and elected as co-captain his senior year. Joe received his...
Angela L. Vitagliano
Sep 18, 2023
Angela L. Vitagliano, age 65 of Cambridge and Malden, MA passed away peacefully on September 18, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. Angela grew up in Cambridge and was from a large Italian family with many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was particularly close to her cousins Virginia Balordi, Louise Allen and her husband Bill, and their children Amy,...
Ralph J. Tagliamonte
Sep 12, 2023
Ralph J. Tagliamonte passed away on September 12, 2023. He was 72 years old. Ralph grew up in Everett and was a longtime resident of Malden. He was the former owner of Ralph's Towing in Everett and Boston's Best Limousine for many years. Ralph was the former husband of Maria (Grassa) Colameta. He was the son of the late...
Peterson Saint-Jean
Sep 12, 2023
Peterson Saint-Jean passed away on September 12, 2023. He was 38 years old. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Peterson's life will be celebrated at Saint Ann Parrish, 399 Medford Street, Somerville on Saturday September 23rd at 10:00am. A visiting hour will be held at the church from 9:00am--10:00am prior to the Mass. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited...
Barbara Gennetti
Sep 9, 2023
Barbara Louise Gennetti, age 75, died unexpectedly at her home in Wilmington. Barbara was born in Stoneham, MA in 1948. She lived in Malden until 1962 when her family moved to Wilmington. Barbara was not happy when they moved because she did not want to leave her large family of cousins and the many friends she made through school...
William L. (Bill) Cullen Jr.
Sep 4, 2023
William (Bill) L. Cullen, Jr. of Wakefield, MA, passed away on September 4, 2023. He was 90 years old. Bill was born and raised in Malden and enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1951, serving for 3 years. He worked for several years as an industrial engineer and later in life worked for the Internal Revenue Service. He...
Richard W. Staskiewicz
Sep 1, 2023
Richard W. Staskiewicz of Malden, passed away on September 1, 2023. He was 85 years old. Richard was born and raised in Chelsea and worked as an optician for many years. He enjoyed long walks, playing cards, dancing and spending time with family. Richard was the husband of the late Joan M. (Aborn) Staskiewicz. He was the loving father...
Vien Nguyen
Aug 29, 2023
Vien Nguyen of Malden passed away peacefully on August 29, 2023, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 82 years old. Services will be held at the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Friday September 1st from 8:00am-11:00am followed by interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
Domenic J. Fermano
Aug 25, 2023
Domenic J. Fermano of Malden, passed away suddenly on August 25, 2023. He was 44 years old. Domenic was the loving son of Domenic Fermano and his wife Sheila of Malden and Loretta Fermano of Saugus. He was the dear brother of Marissa Parsons and her husband Greg. The funeral will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral...
Ann E. (Champagne) Hamilton
Aug 25, 2023
Ann E. (Champagne) Hamilton, of Malden passed away peacefully at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford on August 25, 2023. She was 76 years old. Ann worked as a bus monitor for Vocell Bus Company and also Malden transportation Bus Company. Ann was the lifelong partner of the late Domenic Basile. She was the loving mother of Paul...
Pang Shih Ting
Aug 23, 2023
Pang Shih Ting of Malden, passed away on August 23, 2023. She was 82 years old. Visitation will be held at the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Monday August 28th from 12:30pm-1:30pm followed by interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.
Judith A. (Gamby) Busconi
Aug 21, 2023
Judith A. (Gamby) Busconi, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away on August 21, 2023. She was 70 years old. Judy was the daughter of the late John and Mary (DiCola) Gamby. She was the beloved mother of Nicole Gizzi of Florida and Nicholas Gizzi of Iowa. Judy was the loving sister of John Gamby of Malden. She was...
Mark E. Arsenault
Aug 16, 2023
Mr. Mark Edward Arsenault, aged 65, unexpectedly passed away on August 16th while hiking in the woods. He was the beloved husband of Jeanne (Healy) Arsenault, with whom he shared 33 years of companionship and 28 years of marriage. Born in Malden and raised in Saugus, Mark was the son of the late Arthur and Mary Gloria (Hynds) Arsenault....
Kenneth Michael Candeloro
Jul 28, 2023
Kenneth Michael Candeloro, of Medford formerly of Malden, passed away on July 28th, 2023. He was 78 years old. Kenneth was the manager of Kappy's Liquor for many years. He was an avid golfer and fisher. Kenneth loved going to Myrtle Beach as well taking trips with Geraldine. His grandchildren were his pride and joy. Kenneth was the son...
