Gerald M. "Jerry" Mattie
Apr 8, 2016
Gerald M. "Jerry" Mattie passed away at the Woburn Nursing Center on April 8, 2016. He was 78 years old. Jerry was a longtime resident of Malden and a United States Army Veteran during the Vietnam Era. He retired from the Telephone Company where he worked for many years. Jerry was a longtime member of I.B.E.W. Local 2222 and...
Grace E. (Fimiani) Seymour
Apr 6, 2016
Grace E. (Fimiani) Seymour passed away peacefully at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere on April 6, 2016. She was 88 years old. Grace was a longtime resident of Malden, Florida, and Ohio. She worked at County National Bank in Florida for many years and at B.F. Goodrich Tire Company in Watertown for 15 years. Grace was the...
Joseph N. "Tiger" Settemio
Apr 6, 2016
Joseph "Tiger" Settemio (Longtime City Employee and Devoted Papa) Joseph Nicholas Settemio of Malden passed away peacefully on April 6th at the Woburn Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was 88 years old. Although his health had been declining in recent months, he was a fighter and was courageous up until the very end. Joe certainly lived up to his nickname...
H. Ray Isbell
Apr 5, 2016
H. Ray Isbell passed away on April 5, 2016. He was 79 years old. Ray was born in Birmingham, AL and a longtime resident of Malden. He worked as part of Local 25 for the Teamsters Union for 34 years and another 21 years as an associate at the Home Depot in Somerville, MA. Ray was an avid fisherman...
D. Elizabeth Semensi
Apr 5, 2016
D. Elizabeth (Liz) Semensi, age 28, died in Lynn, Mass., on April 5. A graduate of Peabody (MA) Veterans Memorial High School, Liz was born in Providence, RI. Beloved by family and countless friends and contacts both inside and outside North Shore mental health agencies, she fought a life-long battle with mental illness. Liz lived, played, hosted, and fought...
Joseph M. Falzone
Apr 4, 2016
Joseph M. Falzone passed away peacefully on April 4, 2016 at Cambridge Hospital surrounded by his family. He was 92 years old. Joseph served in WWII as a Corporal at Westover Field. He was well loved and known by many in his community. Better known as Joe the "One Man Band" who played in numerous parades in East Boston...
Susan Buckley
Mar 31, 2016
Susan Buckley, a teacher in the Malden School System passed away on March 31, 2016. She was 73 years old. Susan is survived by her brothers Hal and Kevin Buckley and families. Visitation will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home 865 Main Street, Malden on Wednesday April 20th from 2:00pm-3:00pm followed by a memorial service at...
Gloria M. (Brescia) Cafarella
Mar 21, 2016
Gloria M. (Brescia) Cafarella, a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away on March 21, 2016. She was 86 years old. Gloria was the devoted wife of the late Rudolph "Rudy" Cafarella. She was the beloved mother of Tom Cafarella and his wife Ronna of Malden, Janice Crossen and her husband Kenneth of Peabody, David Cafarella and his wife Sonita...
Thomas E. Torre
Mar 19, 2016
Thomas E. Torre passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on March 19, 2016. He was 48 years old. Thomas was a resident of Everett and formerly a longtime resident of Somerville. He was an employee for Rite Aid Pharmacy for many years. Thomas was the beloved son of Claudia (Oliveri) Torre and the late Joseph Torre. He...
Mary R. (Cappellucci) Fontana
Mar 16, 2016
Mary R. (Cappellucci) Fontana passed away on March 16, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 89 years old. Mary was the devoted wife of 68 years to Joseph A. Fontana. She was the beloved mother of Donna Abruzi and her husband Steve of Tewksbury and Susan Fontana of Malden. Mary was the dear sister...
Mary D. (Renzella) Digiacomo
Mar 1, 2016
Mary D. (Renzella) DiGiacomo passed away on March 1, 2016, at her home peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the age of 101. Mary was born in East Boston and was a lifelong resident of Malden. Her early years were spent working at the Golden Bell before starting a family. She was a member of Saint Joseph's Parish...
Mary A. (Tamagna) Fitzpatrick
Feb 25, 2016
Mary A (Tamagna) Fitzpatrick, a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away on February 25, 2016. She was 90 years old. Mary was the devoted wife of the late Robert C. Fitzpatrick. She was the beloved mother of Robert C. Fitzpatrick Jr. of NH, Ann Marie Iannacone and her husband Gerald of Everett, and Patrick S. Fitzpatrick and his wife...
Colleen M. Russell
Feb 15, 2016
Colleen M. Russell of Malden, formerly Everett passed away suddenly on February 15, 2016. She was 36 years old. Colleen was the beloved daughter of Lucille (O'Grady) Russell and the late Douglas Russell. She was the loving sister of Douglas Russell of Natick. Visiting hours will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden...
Wende L. Giles-Clemente
Feb 10, 2016
Wende L. Giles-Clemente, of Malden passed away on February 10, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 60 years old. Wende was the loving companion of Charles Cufini. She was the beloved mother of Charles Ruckdeschel and his fiancé Christine Clemente of Malden, Keri Loney and her husband Sam of North Carolina, and Adam Ruckdeschel and...
Robert E. Metropolis
Feb 9, 2016
Robert E. Metropolis passed away on February 9, 2016. He was 70 years old. Robert was a lifelong resident of Malden. He graduated from Northeastern University, and worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad and then for the United States Postal Service. Robert was in the United States Army National Guard. He loved to travel to Europe and visit...
Daniel L. Donovan
Feb 7, 2016
Daniel L. "Danny" Donovan passed away on February 7, 2016. He was 68 years old. Daniel was born in Somerville and grew up in Everett. He worked for Global Petroleum for many years. Daniel was an avid reader and loved going to the beach. Daniel was the Beloved husband of the late Janet (Melanson) Donovan. He was the loving...
Mary E. "M" (Donnelly) Lucey
Feb 4, 2016
Mary E. "M" (Donnelly) Lucey, a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away on February 4, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was 80 years old. Mary was the longtime loving companion of Donald Puopolo. She is also survived by the father of her children Edwin Lucey of Malden. Mary was the beloved mother of Greg Lucey and his...
Mary T. (Moreno) Marinelli
Jan 31, 2016
Mary T (Moreno) Marinelli passed away on January 31, 2016. She was 97 years old. Mary was a lifelong resident of Malden. She was a longtime parishioner at Saint Peter's Church and member of the Saint Peter's Sodality. Mary was the devoted wife of the late Anthony Marinelli. She was the beloved mother of Robert Marinelli and his wife...
Michael L. Desandis
Jan 28, 2016
Michael L DeSandis passed away on January 28, 2016. He was 77 years old. Michael grew up in Everett and was a longtime resident of Melrose. He owned and operated Melrose Beauty Academy for many years. Michael was the beloved friend of the late Elaine Decker. He was the son of the late Levi and Elizabeth DeSandis. Michael was...
Rose (Cavalieri) Romano
Jan 27, 2016
Rose Romano passed away on January 27, 2016. She was 93 years old. Rose was a longtime resident of Malden and Melrose. She worked for the Malden Public Schools Lunch Program for many years and was devoted to her family and grandchildren. Rose loved to travel with her husband to places such as Europe, Alaska, South Africa, and most...
