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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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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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