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Hershel “Wayne” Bratton

Hershel “Wayne” Bratton

Nov 30, 2011

Hershel "Wayne" Bratton of Malden passed away on November 30, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer. He was 88 years old. Hershel was born and raised in Banks, Arkansas. He enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 17 and served his country for the next 23 years. Hershel is one of the...

Phyllis (Steinberg) Barretto

Phyllis (Steinberg) Barretto

Nov 23, 2011

Phyllis (Steinberg) Barretto passed away on November 23, 2011. She was 63 years old. Phyllis was the beloved mother of Nicholas Barretto and his wife Jill of Lynn and Rachel Morrissey and her husband Tim of New Hampshire. She was the loving sister of Cheryl McGrath, Dianna Westphal, Ralph Klein, Denise Klein and Terrie Spinney. Phyllis was the cherished...

Lawrence “Larry” S. Phillips Jr.

Lawrence “Larry” S. Phillips Jr.

Nov 18, 2011

Lawrence "Larry" S. Phillips Jr. passed away on November 18, 2011. He was 50 years old. Born and raised in California, Larry enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. He was a resident of Malden for 20 years and worked at the Veterans Hospital in Jamaica Plain for 20 years. He loved to go fishing and was a parishioner...

Anthony L. Stegagno

Anthony L. Stegagno

Nov 1, 2011

Anthony L. Stegagno passed away on November 1, 2011. He was 92 years old. Born in Italy, Anthony was a resident of Medford for 70 years. He worked as a plasterer for many years for Local 22 and was a prisoner of war in the Italian Army. Anthony was the devoted husband of 44 years to the late Mary...

Joseph J. Perna

Joseph J. Perna

Oct 31, 2011

Joseph J. Perna passed away on October 31, 2011. He was 86 years old. Born and raised in Malden, Joseph was a longtime resident of Melrose and then Florida in his later years. He enlisted in the United States Navy during WW II and worked for many years for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Structural Engineer. He was...

Josephine A. (Diblasi) Trinidad

Josephine A. (Diblasi) Trinidad

Oct 17, 2011

Josephine A. (DiBlasi) Trinidad passed away on October 17, 2011. Josephine was the devoted wife of the late John Trinidad and Joseph Brackesy. She was the beloved mother of Daniel Brackesy and his wife Dianne of Belmont and Joseph Brackesy of CA. Josephine was the dear sister of Morris and Gus DiBlasi, Anna D'Errico, James DiBlasi and the late...

Joseph Paul Salerno

Joseph Paul Salerno

Oct 12, 2011

Joseph Paul Salerno, Jr., a longtime resident of Malden, formerly of E. Boston, passed away at the VA Clinic in Bedford on October 12, 2011, after a lengthy illness. He was 78 years of age. Born in Cambridge, Mr. Salerno worked for many years as an Auditor for the Bank of New England. He also served in the U.S....

Lucille M Difilipo

Lucille M Difilipo

Oct 9, 2011

Lucille M. (Bucci) DiFilipo, of Peabody, formerly of Middleton and Malden, passed away on October 9, 2011 at the Rosewood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Peabody. She was the beloved wife of the late Roland DiFilipo for 45 years and the loving mother of Janice Ricci and her husband Paul, Thomas DiFilipo and his wife Nancy, all of Peabody,...

Teresa R. Allesandro

Teresa R. Allesandro

Oct 9, 2011

Teresa R. Allesandro passed away on October 9, 2011 at the Annemark Nursing Care Center. She was 88 years of age. Born in Boston, Teresa was a lifelong resident of Malden and worked for many years as a stitcher. She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph J. Alessandro for 67 years and the beloved mother of Phyllis...

John F. Spadafora, Sr.

John F. Spadafora, Sr.

Oct 8, 2011

John F. Spadafora Sr., a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away on October 8, 2011. He was 75 years old. He was the devoted husband to Dianne M. (Marinella) Spadafora for 48 years. The son of the late Fred and Louise (DiGiantomasso) Spadafora, John worked his entire life in the catering business along with his parents in the Summerside...

Philip F. Cappello

Philip F. Cappello

Oct 6, 2011

Philip F. Cappello passed away on October 6, 2011. He was 65 years old. Born and raised in Medford, Philip was a longtime resident of Malden. Philip was self-employed in the plumbing business and was a member of the Masons and Shriners. Philip was the devoted husband of Patricia (Meara) Cappello, his wife of 23 years and the son...

Lois Doyon

Lois Doyon

Oct 4, 2011

Lois Doyon passed away on October 4, 2011. She was 74 years old. Lois was the beloved mother of Karen Doyon of Everett and the late Mark Doyon. She was the cherished grandmother of Michael and Joshua Doyon. Visiting hours will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Monday, October 10th from...

Michelle M. (Dore) Maguire

Michelle M. (Dore) Maguire

Oct 1, 2011

Michelle M. (Dore) Maguire passed away on October 1, 2011. She was 59 years old. Born and raised in Somerville, Michelle was a longtime resident of Melrose. She was a school bus driver for over 30 years for Melrose Public Transportation and raised over 200 foster children with a heart of gold. Michelle was married to the late William...

Mary Grace (Caruso) Campiglio

Mary Grace (Caruso) Campiglio

Sep 30, 2011

Mary Grace (Caruso) Campiglio passed away on September 30, 2011. She was 81 years old. Born in Italy, Mary was a longtime resident of Malden and Groveland and was generous with her heart and soul. Mary was married to the late Edward A. Campiglio her devoted husband of 47 years. She was the beloved mother of Edward M. Campiglio...

Carol A. Pinder

Carol A. Pinder

Sep 28, 2011

Carol A. Pinder passed away on September 28, 2011 after a long illness. She was 46 years old. Carol attended Malden High School and was a lifelong resident of Malden. Carol was the loving daughter of the late Helen (Yaitanes) Guido and the beloved mother of Helene Guido of Medford. She was the dear sister of the late Laurie...

Richard E. Gottschalk Sr.

Richard E. Gottschalk Sr.

Sep 24, 2011

Richard E. Gottschalk Sr. passed away on September 24, 2011. He was 74 years old. Richard was a longtime resident of Malden. He worked for many years for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was a United States Navy Veteran. Richard was the devoted husband of the late Frances (Pishkin) Gottschalk. He was the beloved father of Richard Gottschalk Jr....

Suzanne M. Dionne

Suzanne M. Dionne

Sep 20, 2011

Suzanne M. Dionne passed away peacefully at home on September 20, 2011 surrounded by her loved ones. Suzanne graduated from Malden High School and was a longtime resident of the city before moving to Andover where she had lived for many years. Suzanne was the loving daughter of John and Barbara (Dececca) Dionne of Medford. She was the beloved...

Frank S. Gagliardi

Frank S. Gagliardi

Sep 16, 2011

Frank S. Gagliardi passed away on September 16, 2011. He was 95 years old. Born in Boston, Frank was a longtime resident of Revere, Malden, and Everett. He worked as a machinist for 39 years for Boston and Maine Railroad. Frank was the devoted husband of the late Carmella (Nigro) Gagliardi and Anna (Colangeli) Gagliardi. He was the beloved...

Joseph P. Connors

Joseph P. Connors

Sep 15, 2011

Joseph P. Connors passed away on September 15, 2011. He was 80 years old. A lifelong resident of Malden, Joseph graduated from Malden High School where he played football and basketball. He worked for 33 years for New England Telephone and AT&T as an installer. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and was a member...

Theresa (Antonucci) Paganucci

Theresa (Antonucci) Paganucci

Aug 25, 2011

Theresa (Antonucci) Paganucci passed away on August 25, 2011. She was 85 years old. Born in Italy, Theresa was a resident of Saugus for 70 years. She was a homemaker and loved to cook. Theresa was the devoted wife of the late William J. Paganucci, her husband of 50 years. She was the beloved mother of Jane Martin and...

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