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Robert Louis Deberardinis
Jan 23, 2022
Robert Louis DeBerardinis passed away on January 23, 2022. He was 71 years old. Born and raised in Malden, Robert was a graduate of Malden High School. He loved his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was a proud Marine and grandfather. Robert was also a member of the Malden Moose, Eagles, Elks and the East Side AA. Robert was the son...
Shirley Ann (Lindquist) Svenson
Jan 20, 2022
Shirley Ann (Lindquist) Svenson passed away on January 20, 2022. She was 85 years old. Born in Malden, Shirley was a lifelong resident of the city. Shirley had worked as a charge nurse and loved working with elderly people. She had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh. Shirley was a proud grandmother who loved Bingo and...
Catherine “Kay” Dimeco
Jan 16, 2022
Catherine "Kay" Dimeco passed away on January 16, 2022. She was 86 years old. Born in Everett, Kay grew up in Malden. She graduated from Malden High School and remained a life-long resident of the city. Kay enjoyed her wonderful family and spending summers in Big Island Pond in Derry, NH. Kay was the devoted wife of the late...
Mary Ellen Lanigan
Jan 15, 2022
Mary Ellen Lanigan passed away in her sleep on January 15, 2022, at age 64. Mary Ellen grew up in New Brunswick, Canada, together with her twin sister Betty Anne, brothers Dan and Tim, parents J. Ed and Connie. After renting for a few years in Everett, MA, the family bought a house in Malden, which became Mary Ellen's...
Richard Cocchi
Jan 15, 2022
After a life filled with love, family and friends, Richard Cocchi passed away on January 15, 2022, at the age of 74. He was born in East Boston, Massachusetts on September 1, 1947, he was the beloved son of the late Aldo and Alice Cocchi. Although, he grew up in Canton, Massachusetts. At the time of his passing he...
Mildred “Millie” (Harrington) Tortorella
Jan 13, 2022
Mildred "Millie" (Harrington) Tortorella passed peacefully in her sleep Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the age of 89. Mille was born and raised in Augusta, ME on August 26, 1932 to the late Roger and Mary Harrington. She was educated at St. Mary's Elementary School and attended Cony High School in Augusta where she graduation in 1950. After high...
Charlotte A. (Curley) Digiantommaso
Jan 12, 2022
Charlotte A. (Curley) DiGiantommaso, a lifelong resident of Malden passed away on January 12, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 82 years old. Charlotte was the beloved wife of Romolo "Romeo" DiGiantommaso. She was the loving mother of Veronica O'Brien and her late husband James, Marjorie Vaccaro and her husband Robert and David DiGiantommaso and...
Carolyn A. (Barthelmes) Keohan
Jan 10, 2022
Carolyn A. (Barthelmes) Keohan passed away on January 10, 2022. She was 84 years old. Born in Everett, Carolyn lived in Malden. She was a past president of the Malden Emblem Club and a member of the Saugus Elks. Carolyn was preceded in death by her late husband Ronald J. Keohan. She was the loving mother of Donald MacMullin...
Nicholas Bombino
Jan 8, 2022
Nicholas Bombino passed away on January 8, 2022. He was 45 years old. Nicholas was born and raised in Malden. He worked for Tracer Tech Inc. in Somerville as a welder and was a member of the Italian American Citizen Club in Malden. Nicholas was the son of Gerald "Jerry" and Rosalie Bombino. He was the brother of Jay...
Oscar C. Cruz
Jan 5, 2022
Oscarito "Oscar" Conol Cruz passed away on January 5, 2022. He was 69 years old. Oscar was the loving brother of Mercy Plank-Uebele, Rodolfo Cruz, Josephine Carney, and Jefferson Cruz. Visitation will be held at the A.J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Thursday January 13th from 9:30am-11:00am followed by a service at 11:00am. Relatives and friends...
Vincent L. Cocco
Jan 4, 2022
Vincent L. Cocco passed away on January 4, 2022. He was 86 years old. Born in Malden, Vincent grew up in the Edgeworth section of the city. He worked for Polaroid for 30 years and was a longtime resident of Wakefield. Vincent was preceded in death by his late wife Gilda R. (Musto) Cocco. He was the longtime companion...
Carl A. Bettano Sr.
Jan 4, 2022
Carl A. Bettano Sr. passed away on January 4, 2022. He was 67 years old. Born in Boston, Carl was a longtime resident of Malden and most recently resided in Methuen. Carl loved gardening and spent countless hours planting his flowers. He looked forward to doing more of it during his retirement. Carl was the former husband of Janet...
Shirley M. King
Jan 1, 2022
Shirley M. King passed away on January 1, 2022. She was 92 years old. Born in Malden, Shirley grew up in Melrose and was a longtime resident of Lynn. She had worked as a registered nurse for the City of Cambridge for many years. Shirley loved listening to music, singing and playing Bingo. She was an avid sports fan,...
Richard D. Cremone
Dec 29, 2021
Richard Don "Richie" Cremone of Wakefield passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 29th at the age of 71. Raised in Malden, Richie was a proud Edgeworthian. From a young age, he earned a living cooking, his life's passion. Initially, he worked as a milkman with his father at Sunnyhurst Dairy, but soon found his calling at Tricca's, Anthony's and...
Robert J. Fitzgerald
Dec 24, 2021
Robert J. Fitzgerald passed away on December 24, 2021. He was 81 years old. Robert was a longtime resident of Revere. He was a graduate of Colby College with a business degree and worked as an accountant at MIT Universit. Robert also participated in many marathons in Boston and Montreal, Canada. robert was the husband of the late Sylvia...
David R. Mathews
Dec 20, 2021
David R. Mathews, of Malden passed away on December 20, 2021. He was 79 years old. David was the husband of the late Patricia (Mercurio) Mathews. He was the loving father of Lianne Andreucci and her husband Anthony of Malden and Christopher Mathews and his wife Pam of Abington. David was the cherished grandfather of Alyssa Bradbury and her...
Carole A. (Luke) O'Neil
Dec 20, 2021
Carole A. (Luke) O'Neil of Allenstown, NH formerly of Wakefield, passed away on December 20, 2021, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 82 years old. Carole was a former nursing student at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford and worked as a nurse's aide at Malden Hospital for 11 years. Most recently she worked as an aerobics...
Marie T. (Delorenzo) Pinette
Dec 13, 2021
Marie T. (DeLorenzo) Pinette, a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away on December 13, 2021. She was 86 years old. Marie was the beloved wife of Richard D. Pinette Sr. She was the loving mother of Richard D. Pinette Jr., Catherine Bartlett and her husband Fred, Marie "Tomi" Lucey and her husband Greg all of Malden, and the late...
Karen (Ellsworth) Mccullough
Dec 10, 2021
Karen (Ellsworth) McCullough, 56 of Everett, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 10th surrounded by her family. Her final days were at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, MA where she received the most compassionate care. She was a loving grandmother to her grandson Jase. He was her shining star. Karen grew up in Everett and was a hairdresser...
Stephen F. Sullivan
Dec 10, 2021
Stephen F. Sullivan, of Saugus passed away on December 10, 2021. He was 87 years old. Stephen was a United States Marine Veteran during the Korean War. He was a longtime ironworker for Local 7 having worked on many iconic buildings in Boston. Stephen was an avid sports fan. He loved all Boston sports, especially the Patriots. Stephen was...
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