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Rudolph “Rudy” A. Cafarella
Sep 11, 2013
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Rudolph "Rudy" A. Cafarella passed away on September 11, 2013. He was 84 years old. Rudy was a lifelong resident of Malden and a longtime salesman in provisions. He was the founder of Medallian Foods and served in the United States Air Force Veteran during WWII. Rudy was the devoted husband of 61 years to Gloria (Brescia) Cafarella....
Louis A. Bucci
Sep 10, 2013
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Louis A. Bucci passed away on September 10, 2013. He was 87 years old. Louis was a lifelong resident of Malden. He worked for local 25 Carpenters Union for many years and was a past member of the Italian American Citizens Club of Malden. Louis was the devoted husband of 64 years to Ann (Cucurullo) Bucci. He was...
John J. Carter
Sep 9, 2013
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John J. Carter passed away on September 9, 2013. He was 70 years old. John was a lifelong resident of Brookline and a United States Marine Veteran during the Vietnam Era. John was the husband of Rose John Carter. He was the father of Bryan Carter and his wife Claudia of Hudson, Kathleen Laflemme and her husband Rob...
Joseph B. Martino
Sep 2, 2013
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Joseph B. Martino passed away on September 2, 2013. He was 87 years old. Joseph was a longtime resident of Medford and Malden. He served in the United States Army during WWII and worked at Brandano's restaurant for many years. Joseph was the devoted husband of the late Jennie (Taurisano) Martino. He was the beloved father of Joseph...
Scott H. Hughes
Aug 31, 2013
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Scott H. Hughes succumbed after a long illness of pulmonary hypertention on August 31, 2013. He was 44 years old. Scott was a longtime resident of Burlington and graduate of Burlington High School. Scott worked at his grandfather's sub shop, Santoro's and was an avid hockey and baseball fan and loved hunting and fishing. Scott was the beloved...
Christine M. Perna
Aug 27, 2013
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Christine M. Perna, a lifelong resident of Malden passed away on August 27, 2013. She was 51 years old. Christine was the daughter of the late Anthony J. and Geraldine (Richmond) Perna. She was the beloved mother of Adam Perna of Malden. Christine was the loving sister of Anthony C. Perna, Stephen J. Perna, Gerald D. Perna, Christopher...
Vincent D. Puglia
Aug 25, 2013
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Vincent D. Puglia passed away on August 25, 2013. He was 92 years old. Vincent was a longtime resident of Melrose. He worked for many years for Poloroid Corp. as a lead plumber. Vincent was an avid golfer and loved ballroom dancing, square dancing, and gardening. He served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II...
Jean (Barile) Vella
Aug 14, 2013
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Jean (Barile) Vella passed away on August 14, 2013. She was 74 years old. Jean was a longtime resident of Malden and formerly of East Boston. Jean was the devoted wife of the late Lewis Vella. She was the beloved mother of Joseph Vella of North Reading and his late wife Maria, Robert Vella and his wife Donna...
Lillian M. (Dimarco) Disano
Jul 31, 2013
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Lillian M. (DiMarco) DiSano passed away on July 31, 2013. She was 83 years old. Lillian was a lifelong resident of Malden. She loved bingo and traveling with her friends. Lillian was the devoted wife of the late Frank J. DiSano. She was the beloved mother of Steven R. DiSano of Malden and Diane Dean and her husband...
Cullen H.B. Buckland
Jul 27, 2013
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Cullen H. B. Buckland passed away peacefully on July 27, 2013 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a short illness. Cullen graduated from Haverhill High School, U Mass. Amherst and Northeast Broadcasting School. He worked in nonprofit, business and broadcasting organizations for many years. Cullen was the son of Robert and the late Ethel Buckland. He was the husband...
Pu Chen
Jul 17, 2013
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Pu Chen passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on July 17, 2013. He was 67 years old. Pu was a resident of Lynn and formerly of Allston and Malden. Pu was the beloved brother of John Chen and his wife Maria of Allston, Jacob Chen and his wife Christine of Norwood, Tony Chen and...
Antonio J. Mucci
Jul 16, 2013
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Antonio J. Mucci passed away on July 16, 2013. He was 82 years old. Antonio was born and raised in Medford where he was a longtime resident. He also lived in Arizona for many years and was recently a resident of Saugus. Antonio was a United States Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict and worked for many years...
Jillio A. "Chickie" Devito
Jul 14, 2013
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Jillio A. "Chickie" DeVito passed away on July 14, 2013. He was 93 years old. Chickie grew up in Everett and was a longtime resident of Malden. He worked for Nabisco Company for 25 years and retired from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1985 as a Facilities Mechanic. Chickie was a devoted Red Sox fan and a...
Beatrice Avallone
Jun 26, 2013
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Beatrice (Mashoke) Avallone passed away peacefully on June 26, 2013. She was 91 years old. Beatrice was a lifelong resident of Malden before moving to New Hampshire where she has lived for the past five years. She also loved doing crafts. Beatrice was the devoted wife of the late Walter L. Avallone. She was the beloved mother of...
Dorothy A. Disario
Jun 23, 2013
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Dorothy A. DiSario passed away on June 23, 2013. She was 81 years old. Dorothy was a lifelong resident of Malden and was a longtime employee of the Malden Public School System. Dorothy was the devoted wife of the late Philip DiSario. She was the beloved mother of Domenic DiSario and his wife Debra of North Andover, Cheryl...
Richard C. Leonard
Jun 22, 2013
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Richard C. Leonard, a longtime resident of Malden passed away on June 22, 2013. He was 57 years old. Richard was the devoted husband of 22 years to Elisa Tocco-Leonard. He was the loving son of the late Nancy (Montecalvo) Leonard. Richard was the beloved father of Richard, Alexandra and Mark Leonard. He was the dear brother of...
Norman D. Lang
Jun 18, 2013
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Norman D. passed away peacefully at his home on June 18, 2013. He was 80 years old. Norman was a lifelong resident of Malden. He was a United States Navy Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. Norman worked for many years at MIT as a video producer and then went on to work for Wang Laboratory. He...
Damian L. Torridi
Jun 6, 2013
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Damian L Torridi passed away on June 6, 2013. He was 88 years old. Damian was a longtime resident of Malden. He was an avid fisherman and loved his family and spending time with his grandchild. Damian was a United States Army Veteran having served during WWII and he worked for the Department of Transportation for many years....
Ninetta (Scarpino) Ciampa
May 30, 2013
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Ninetta (Scarpino) Ciampa passed away on May 30th surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. She was 71 years old. Ninetta was the devoted wife of 53 years to Ralph Ciampa. She was the beloved mother of Frank Ciampa and his wife Christine of Foxboro and Gregory Ciampa and his wife Mary Ann...
Joseph A. Berardi
May 28, 2013
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Joseph A. Berardi passed away on December 20, 2012 in Port St. Joe Florida with his Chaplain and family friend Debra Bailey by his side. Joseph was born on June 16, 1920 to Camillo and Cesira (Gargano) Berardi. In 2011 Joseph was predeceased by his wife Laura (Small), (obit online), In 2012 by his son Ronald J. (obit...
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