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Dean R. Melanson
Feb 23, 2014
Dean R. Melanson passed away on February 23, 2014. He was 59 years old. Dean was the husband of Patricia (Quinn) Melanson. He was the loving son of Joan Melanson of Yarmouth and the late Leo Melanson. Dean was the beloved father of Danielle Walsh and her husband Robert of Fitchburg, Michael Melanson and his fiancé Jesica Cote of...
Grace M. (Marra) Petraglia
Feb 14, 2014
Grace M. (Marra) Petraglia passed away on February 14, 2014. She was 84 years old. Born and raised in the West End of Boston, Grace was a longtime resident of Winthrop and Malden. Grace was the devoted wife of 32 years to the late Ralph P. Petraglia. She was the beloved mother of Richard Petraglia and his wife Georgette...
Frank Cuscianotta
Feb 13, 2014
Frank Cuscianotta passed away at the Lifecare Center in Stoneham on February 13, 2014. He was 102 years old. Born and raised in East Boston, Frank was a resident of Malden for 80 years. He worked for John Hancock Insurance Company for many years. Frank was a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army having served during World...
Richard F. Dejoie
Jan 28, 2014
Richard F. DeJoie passed away suddenly on January 28, 2014. He was 84 years old. Richard was born and raised in the Mission Hill section of Boston and has been a resident of Malden for over 50 years. He worked for Polaroid Company in their warehouse for 26 years and prior to that worked for Hood Rubber Company. Richard...
Gene D. Wickham
Jan 27, 2014
Gene D. Wickham passed away on January 27, 2014. He was 61 years old. Gene was a longtime resident of Medford and Somerville and a United States Navy Veteran during the Vietnam Era. Gene was the beloved father of Gene Wickham Jr. and his wife Desiree of Everett and Amy Wickham of Malden. He was the cherished grandfather of...
Italienne Menthor
Jan 20, 2014
Italienne Menthor passed away on January 20, 2014. She was 93 years old. Italienne was the devoted wife of the late Le-Tiere Joseph Marcelin. She was the Beloved mother of Bernadette Marcelin and the late Jean Marcelin. Italienne was the cherished grandmother of Guilene Jeanty, Rene Nicholas Jr., Flor I Nicholas, Juna Emmanuel, Patrick Emmanuel, Eric Emmanuel, Sherly Marcelin...
Iris "Lisa" (Valentini) Capasso
Jan 20, 2014
Iris "Lisa" (Valentini) Capasso passed away on January 20, 2014. She was 80 years old. Iris was born and raised in Italy and has been a resoident of Malden since 1970. She worked as a packer for Viking Seafoods and worked for the Malden Public Schools in the cafeteria. Iris was the devoted wife of the late Francesco Capasso....
Fred D. Dello Iacono
Jan 14, 2014
Fred D. Dello Iacono, a lifelong resident of Malden passed away at the Chelsea Soldiers Home on January 14, 2014. He was 89 years old. Fred was the Beloved husband of Ann Marie (Pingiaro) Dello Iacono. He was the loving father of Fred Dello Iacono of CA, Thomas Dello Iacono of Malden, Richard Dello Iacono of Somerville and Karen...
Lucy Dileo
Jan 14, 2014
Lucy DiLeo passed away on January 14, 2014. She was 85 years old. Lucy was the beloved daughter of the late Sergio and Angelina (Corso) DiLeo. She was the loving sister of Antonetta DeBenedetto, Serafina Hodin, Nicholas DiLeo, Marie Creedon and the late Frank DiLeo. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited...
Theresa (Dipaolo) Malerba
Jan 13, 2014
Theresa (DiPaolo) Malerba of Naples, FL and formerly of Malden passed away on January 13, 2014. She was 88 years old. Theresa was the beloved wife of the late Louis Malerba Sr. She was the devoted mother of Louis Malerba Jr. of Marlborough, MA and the late Nicholas Malerba. Theresa was the loving sister of Loretta Lombardi and the...
Rose M. (Mascitti) Bouchard
Jan 10, 2014
Rose M. (Mascitti) Bouchard passed away on January 10, 2014. She was 77 years old. Rose was the wife of the late Joseph Bouchard. She was the beloved mother of Denise McIntosh and her former husband Alex, Richard Lombardi and his wife Renee, Michael Bouchard and his wife Tricia, Kevin Lombardi, Brian Bouchard and his wife Kathy, Linda Sciaraffa...
G. Gary "Uncle Sonny" Layne
Jan 4, 2014
Layne, G. Gary "Uncle Sonny"- of Quincy formerly of Malden Jan. 4, 2014. Beloved husband of the late Patti Layne. Dear brother of Barbara Fraughton of Melrose,Edgar R. Bamford Jr. of Weymouth, Carole Tamagna and Keith Bamford both of Malden and the late June Bamford. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service will be held in...
Neal A. Wharf
Jan 2, 2014
Neal A. Wharf, 78, of Malden, NH, passed away Jan. 2, 2014 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Born in Winchester, Mr. Wharf was a long-time resident of Stoneham, Hampton, NH and Malden. He was employed as a janitor at Winchester High School, and also worked for many years at Boston Gas Company and later as a self-employed plumber. In his spare...
Marie (Smith) Bernat
Dec 25, 2013
Marie (Smith) Bernat passed away on December 25, 2013. She was 89 years old. Marie was born in Vermont and was a longtime resident of Malden. She was a registered nurse for many years and worked at a lot of the major hospitals in Boston. Marie was the beloved mother of Donna Peluso of Atlanta, GA and Robert McHugh...
Marie Solange Moncher
Dec 20, 2013
Marie Solange Moncher passed away on December 20, 2013. She was 61 years old. Marie was the beloved mother of Alexandra Jean-Baptiste and her husband Claudel of Haiti, Petit-Jean of Haiti, Stephania Jean-Baptiste of Malden, and Stephenson Jean- Baptiste of Malden. She was the step mother of Nahomie Jean-Baptiste of Boston. Marie was the dear sister of Bonner Moncher...
Elvira "Vera" (Genovese) Saldi
Dec 18, 2013
Elvira "Vera" (Genovese) Saldi passed away on December 18, 2013. She was 87 years old. Vera was born in Boston to Italian immigrant parents. She was raised in the North End along with her four brothers and three sisters in the height of the depression. She left school in the 8th grade to work in the garment industry as...
Allen J. Carneau
Dec 14, 2013
Allen J. Carneau passed away on December 14, 2013. He was 60 years old. Allen grew up in Malden and graduated Malden High School. He was a resident of Salem, NH for the past 20 years. Allen was a United States Army Veteran during the Vietnam Era and in the Army National Guard for 20 years. He was currently...
John A. Patrie
Dec 11, 2013
John A. Patrie passed away on December 11, 2013. He was 51 years old. John was a longtime resident of Malden. He was a graduate of Malden High School Class of 1980 and an avid sports fan. John was the beloved son of Loretta (Lucia) Patrie of Malden and Robert Patrie Sr. and his partner Frances Spinazzola of Winthrop....
Kenneth C. Arsenault
Nov 29, 2013
Kenneth C. Arsenault passed away on November 29, 2013. He was 57 years old. Kenneth was a resident of North Reading and formerly a longtime resident of Malden, and had a love for animals. Kenneth was the loving son of the late Robert and Evelyn Golini. He was the beloved brother of Donna Deschene and her husband Jack of...
Louis S. "Lou" Assetta
Nov 17, 2013
Louis S. Assetta "Lou" passed away peacefully on November 17, 2013 after a long siege of health problems. He was 71 years old. A lifelong resident of Malden, Louis was the loving son of the late Guy and Josephine Assetta. Lou was the devoted husband of 41 years to Sheila (Murphy) Assetta. He was the beloved father of Lisa...
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