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Lorraine M. (Young) Brogna

Lorraine M. (Young) Brogna

Feb 8, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of our mother and grandmother, Lorraine Brogna, who left us on February 8, 2025, after a beautifully lived life. Full of love, laughter, kindness and resilience, she touched the lives of all who knew her. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and sister who was always there when we...

Carolyn A. (Doherty) Brown

Carolyn A. (Doherty) Brown

Feb 7, 2025

Carolyn A. (Doherty) Brown passed away peacefully on February 7, 2025, after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was 62 years old. Carolyn was a lifelong resident of Charlestown and attended Charlestown High School. She went on to attend school for a higher education and then worked as a personal care assistant....

Callixte Katagurutse

Callixte Katagurutse

Jan 31, 2025

Callixte Katagurutse, a beloved resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 31, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was 80 years old. Born on September 24, 1944, in Nyamitaba Masisi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Callixte was one of ten children of Mukagaga Mukaruziga and Piere Rwasamanzi. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Callixte is survived...

Ann Louise Riley-Ellis

Ann Louise Riley-Ellis

Jan 30, 2025

Ann Louise Riley-Ellis September 15, 1949 - January 30, 2025 Ann Louise Ellis (Riley) passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children and loved ones, on January 30, 2025 at the age of 75. Ann was a lifetime resident of Malden. She dedicated years of her life as a special education teacher at the Medford elementary public schools. She was...

Raymond A. Mercier

Raymond A. Mercier

Jan 30, 2025

Raymond A. Mercier passed away on January 30, 2025. He was 83 years old. Raymond was the dear brother of Linda Williams and her husband Allen of Haverhill. He is also survived by nieces, nephews and friends. Visiting hours will be held at the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Saturday February 8th from 11:00am-1:00pm...

Mary E. (Castles) Bechet

Mary E. (Castles) Bechet

Jan 25, 2025

Mary E. (Castles) Bechet passed away peacefully on January 25, 2025, at home in the care of her daughters and Tufts Home Hospice. She was 96 years old. Born and raised in Medford, Mary married Frank, the love of her life, in 1951. She started her family in Hyde Park and then moved to Norwood in 1960. She lived...

Yegeniya A. Kuzmich

Yegeniya A. Kuzmich

Jan 25, 2025

It is with heavy hearts we say goodbye earthside to our beloved Yevgeniya Kuzmich, who walked into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at the age of 86 years old. Born in Gomel, Belarus, she was a loving wife to her late husband, Sergey Kuzmich (who met Jesus 11 years ago), devoted mother to her two...

Jones Siu Fu Kwong

Jones Siu Fu Kwong

Jan 23, 2025

Jones Siu Fu Kwong, 94, of Malden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Melrose Wakefield Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Guangdong Province, China and later became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. Jones is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years Wai Ping Ng, their daughter Katy...

Kenneth H. Volovick

Kenneth H. Volovick

Jan 21, 2025

Kenneth H Volovick passed away on January 21, 2025. He was 71 years old. He met the love of his life Martha in Nov '75 and they have been married for 47 years. Ken spent his entire career in the medical field, mostly working as a respiratory therapist. Ken was known for having many special qualities. Too many to...

Janice L. Bohnenkamp

Janice L. Bohnenkamp

Jan 20, 2025

Janice Louise Theresa Bohnenkamp, 68, died January 20, 2025, at Massachusetts General Hospital, after a long illness. We are grateful to all the medical and personal caregivers for exceptional care that eased her stay and gave us some extra time with her. If anyone wishes to do something in Janice's memory, please try to live with inspiration from Janice's...

Concetta J. "Connie" Mceachern

Concetta J. "Connie" Mceachern

Jan 16, 2025

Concetta "Connie" McEachern (Buonopane) passed away on January 16, 2025. She was 90 years old. Connie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. To some she was known as Connie but to most she was a Grammy. She had an avid fan of crossword puzzles, ceramics and mostly cooking. Her house was always filled with family...

Rev. John U. Paris

Rev. John U. Paris

Jan 15, 2025

Father John U. Paris passed away peacefully at the Regina Cleri residence for retired priests on January 15, 2025, he was 97 years old. He was the oldest and longest ordained priest in the Archdiocese of Boston. Born in the Eternal City on Feb. 26, 1927, he was the son of Alessandro and Settimia Paris and was one of...

Willard J. "Billy" Porter

Willard J. "Billy" Porter

Jan 14, 2025

Willard "Billy" Porter entered into Rest January 14, 2025. Billy was 62 yrs old. Born in Randolph Mass, he was a cherished son of the Late Pasqualina (Ricciardone) "Lillian" and Willard "Bill" Porter. Several years later, they moved and became Life-Long Residents of Malden Mass. In his early years, Billy was faced with many Developmental Challenges in his Life....

Dorothy L. (Crowley) Settemio

Dorothy L. (Crowley) Settemio

Jan 11, 2025

Dorothy L. (Crowley) Settemio of Malden, passed away peacefully on January 11th, 2025 at the age of 95, a few weeks shy of her 96th Birthday. Dorothy was born in Melrose on January 27, 1929 to Edward and Henrietta (Duggan) Crowley. She was one of eight children. Dorothy or Dottie as she was affectionately known attended St. Mary's School...

Richard P. Allen

Richard P. Allen

Jan 11, 2025

Richard Paul Allen of Malden, Massachusetts, 80, a beloved and loving husband, father, and grandfather, first-born child of Mary (Durant) Allen and Everett Allen, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2025, with his family by his side. He will be forever missed. Rich was a graduate of Malden High School, Boston State College, Northeastern University, and Simmons University. Rich...

Maureen Ann Crowe

Maureen Ann Crowe

Jan 10, 2025

In Loving Memory of Maureen (Moe) Ann Crowe April 5, 1945 – January 10, 2025 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Maureen Ann Crowe, a beloved sister, aunt, and friend, on January 10th, 2025, at the age of 79, who passed away peacefully at Bear Mountain of Andover, Ma. A lifelong resident of Malden,...

Claire Marie (Lord) Newnan

Claire Marie (Lord) Newnan

Jan 8, 2025

Claire Marie (Lord) Newnan passed away at home on January 8, 2025. She was 76 years old. Claire grew up in Davis Square in Somerville and was a graduate of North Cambridge Catholic High School. She moved to Malden in 1971 where she lived for the remaining years of her life, raising her family and living on Tyler Street...

Stephen K. Murray

Stephen K. Murray

Jan 6, 2025

Murray, Stephen K. of Wakefield, originally of Malden. Born April 25, 1955. 'Murray' as he was affectionately known, passed from this earth on the morning of January 6, 2025, peacefully and surrounded by family after battling with a long-term illness. Stephen lived a storied life, the third of eight boys born and raised in Malden of a single mother,...

Lois A. (Candelora) Catino

Lois A. (Candelora) Catino

Jan 6, 2025

Lois Catino-3/4/1944-1/6/2025 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Lois Catino, who left us on January 6, 2025, in Medford, Massachusetts. Born on March 4, 1944, in Malden, Massachusetts, she was the cherished daughter of Italian immigrants the late Louis and Angelina Candelora (Monti), and the sister of the late Walter (BEAVE)...

Roberta R. (Domenico) Mauriello

Roberta R. (Domenico) Mauriello

Dec 30, 2024

Roberta Rea Mauriello (Domenico) of Malden, born April 23, 1942, to Anthony and Lucy Rea Domenico, passed away at home on Monday 12/30/24 surrounded by her family. Beloved wife of Francis Mauriello. Loving mother of Dennis and his wife Lisa and Steven and his wife Kiera. Nonna to grandchildren Derek and his fiancé Julia Junker, Gerard, Zaden, and Nyla....

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