Antonina "Nina" Tortorella
Apr 5, 2020
Antonina "Nina" Tortorella passed away peacefully on April 5, 2020. She was 96 years old. Nina was a lifelong resident of Malden. She was a graduate of Malden High School class of 1942 and worked as a stitcher for many years in the garment district in Boston. Nina was the daughter of the late Francesco and Nicoletta (Ianello) Tortorella....
Samuel M. Jr. Kollie
Apr 4, 2020
Samuel M. Kollie Jr. a.k.a. "Goody" a.k.a "Messiah" passed away on April 4, 2020. He was 32 years old. Sam was loving, smart, funny, understanding, and life of the party. Sam was the son of the late Samuel M. Kollie Sr. and Agatha Massaquoi. He was the beloved father of Anayha Naomi Kollie-Torres. Sam was the loving brother of...
Arnold W. Hammersley
Mar 24, 2020
Arnold W. Hammersley passed away on March 24, 2020. He was 88 years old. Arnie was a lifelong Malden resident. He was a United States Air Force Korean War Veteran as well as Fire Captain of the Malden Fire Department Engine 3 Retired. Arnie was also a proud member of many local lodges and organizations. He belonged to the...
Maria L. (Dacova) Silva
Mar 24, 2020
Maria L. (DaCova) Silva passed away on March 24, 2020. She was 87 years old. Maria was the beloved wife of the late Agostinho "Gus" Silva. She was the loving mother of Mario DaSilva, Luis Silva, and the late Joe Silva and his surviving wife Mary. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Private services...
Kenneth M. Smith
Mar 20, 2020
Kenneth M. Smith passed away on March 20, 2020 at the Bedford Veterans Administration Nursing Home. He was 95 Years old. Kenneth was a lifelong resident of Medford. He was a WWII United States Army Veteran and worked years ago for the Mystic Valley Potato Company. Kenneth was also a longtime employee for the City of Medford Sanitation Department...
Angelina "Angie" (Mottola) Rappoli
Mar 19, 2020
Angelina V. "Angie" (Mottola) Rappoli passed away on March 19, 2020. She was 94 years old. Angie was a longtime resident of Saugus and worked for many years as a bookkeeper at Linden and Malden Cement Block Company. Angie was the devoted wife of 62 years to the late Carl J. Rappoli. She was the beloved mother of Karen...
Assunta T. "Susan" (Baldassarre) Masse
Mar 18, 2020
Assunta T. "Susan" (Baldassarre) Masse passed away on March 18, 2020. She was 92 years old. Susan was a longtime resident of Malden and Rockport. She was the past owner and operator of the Eagle House Motel in Rockport. Susan was the devoted wife of the late Fiore A. Masse. She was the beloved mother of Robert J. Masse,...
Raymond M. Quill
Mar 14, 2020
Raymond M. Quill, of Peabody formerly of Magnolia, MA, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was 85 years old. Raymond was the beloved husband of Mary T. (Santoro) Quill. He was the son of the late Raymond M. Quill and Jeanette (Rooney) Quill. Raymond was the loving father of Deborah...
Gerald J. "Jerry" Colella
Mar 5, 2020
Gerald "Jerry" Colella, of Malden, passed away on March 5, 2020. He was 75 years old. Jerry was a United States Army National Guard Veteran during the Vietnam Era and worked for many years as an inspector on aircraft engines for General Electric. Jerry was the beloved husband of 52 years to Maria (Sarno) Colella. He was the son...
Anna M. Morando
Mar 5, 2020
Anna M. Morando of Saugus, formally of Malden, entered into rest on Thursday, March 5, 2020. She was 90 years old. Anna was the beloved daughter of the late Salvatore and Catherine (Carelli) Morando. She was the cherished sister of Rosa, Pasquale, Mary (Morando) Motzkin, Edward, James, Rudolph, Virginia, Salvatore, Dominick, Elizabeth (Morando) Carozza and the beloved Aunt to...
Joseph Pellecchia
Feb 27, 2020
Joseph Pellecchia, of Lynnfield formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on February 27, 2020. He was 91 years old. Joseph, affectionately known as Peppino, was born and raised in Naples, Italy, where he met the love of his life, Tina. They were married for 57 years. They came to America on August 15, 1968...
Virginia L. (Romano) Moro
Feb 21, 2020
Virginia L. (Romano) Moro, of Stoneham formerly of East Boston and Malden passed away peacefully in the presence of her family, on February 21, 2020. She was 75 years old. Virginia was very involved in her community, working as a paraprofessional in the Malden School System as well as being the past president of organizations such as Malden Kiwanis,...
Virginia G. Snyder
Feb 16, 2020
Virginia G. Snyder passed away peacefully on February 16, 2020, at 90 years of age after a very brief period of declining health. Virginia was a lifelong resident of Malden. She was a graduate of Malden High School class of 1947 and member of the National Honor Society. Virginia was an avid gardener and loved raking leaves. She also...
John P. Coakley
Feb 15, 2020
John P. Coakley passed away on February 15, 2020. He was 84 years old. John was born in Medford and a longtime resident of Malden. He was a United States Navy Veteran during the Korean Conflict and worked as a printer at John Hancock Co. for many years. John was the devoted husband of 65 years to Carole E....
Deborah A. Cataldo
Feb 13, 2020
Deborah A. Cataldo, of Everett, formerly of Reading and Andover passed away peacefully on February 13, 2020. She was 64 years old. Deborah was the daughter of the late Richard Cataldo and Theresa (Lambert) Guisti. She was the beloved mother of Michael A. Cataldo and his fiancé Maria Difiore of Malden and Mark J. Cataldo and his wife Alison...
Alonzo W. "Lonnie" De Profio
Feb 12, 2020
Alonzo W. "Lonnie" De Profio passed away peacefully on February 12, 2020. He was 92 years old. Lonnie was a longtime resident of Malden and Medford. He was a United States Navy Veteran during WWII and the Korean Conflict. Lonnie was a longtime employee for the Medford Public Schools and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post in...
Helen R. (Vitagliano) Buonomo
Jan 31, 2020
Helen R. (Vitagliano) Buonomo, of Malden, formerly of Somerville and Cambridge, passed away on January 31, 2020 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 92 years old. Helen was born in Cambridge on September 15, 1927, a daughter of the late Carmine Vitagliano and Angelina (Alfano) Vitagliano. She grew up in Cambridge where she was educated and attended Cambridge Latin...
Catherine A. (D'Alleva) Zarro
Jan 27, 2020
Catherine A. (D'Alleva) Zarro, of Wakefield, formerly of Malden, passed away on January 27, 2020, after a long illness. She was 84 years old. Catherine was born in East Boston and raised in Everett. She was a graduate of Everett High School Class of 1953 and married her husband a short time after graduation. Catherine was the beloved wife...
David P. Hopkins
Jan 26, 2020
David P. Hopkins passed away on January 26, 2020. He was 73 years old. David was a lifelong resident of Malden and a United States Army Veteran in the Vietnam War with the 1st Cavalry Division. He was a longtime employee for Boston Gas and Verizon, and a former member of the D.A.V. and VFW organizations. David was the...
Jake A. Conserva
Jan 24, 2020
Jake A. Conserva, of Stoneham, passed away suddenly on January 24, 2020, after a long struggle with the disease of addiction. He was 27 years old. Jake was deeply loved by his family, numerous friends, and all that met him along his path. He especially loved his family. His 3 sisters meant the world to him. Jake had so...
