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Clara B. (Caiazzo) Digiantommaso
May 23, 2011
Clara B. (Caiazzo) DiGiantommaso passed away on May 23, 2011 at the age of 86. Born and raised in Everett, she had been a resident of Malden for over 60 years. Clara was the devoted wife of the late Frank DiGiantommaso, her husband of 53 years. She was the beloved mother of Thomas DiGiantommaso and his wife Nina of...
Margaret M. (Granonio) Brescia
May 22, 2011
Margaret M. (Granonio) Brescia passed away at the Epoch of Melrose on May 22, 2011 after a short illness. She was 98 years old. Born in Malden, Margaret was a life long resident of the Edgeworth section of Malden. She was a former member of the Sons of Italy, an avid bowler and enjoyed doing crafts. Margaret was the...
John J. Alessandro
May 11, 2011
John J. Alessandro passed away on May 11, 2011. He was 87 years old. Born in Italy, John lived in Boston's North End and East Boston and was a longtime resident of Malden. He worked for many years as a carpenter for the City of Boston. John was the devoted husband of 68 years to Teresa (Gallo) Alessandro. He...
Eileen M. (Leahy) Reinold
May 7, 2011
Eileen Marie (Leahy) Reinold, a life-long resident of Medford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 7, 2011 after a 4 month illness. Eileen was the third of four children born of Paul A. Leahy and Marion McNaughton of Medford. She was preceded in death by brothers James and Paul (Pete) Leahy. Her sister, Dorothy Kosek lives in Cleveland, Ohio....
John "Jack" Larson
May 2, 2011
John "Jack" Larson passed away on May 2, 2011. He was 78 years old. Born and raised in Malden, John was a lifelong resident of the Edgeworth section of the city. He graduated from Malden High School in 1951 and worked for the First National stores in Malden. He was a former employee of TRW Car Fasteners in Cambridge...
Mary A. (Digiantommaso) Steed
Apr 27, 2011
Mary A. (DiGiantommaso) Steed passed away on April 27, 2011. She was 90 years old. Born in East Boston, Mary lived there for four years and was a lifelong resident in the Edgeworth section of Malden. She volunteered at Project Triangle for many years and then worked as a cook for them. Mary was the devoted wife of 49...
John Francis Digiammarino
Apr 24, 2011
John Francis DiGiammarino passed away on April 24, 2011 at the Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, Florida surrounded by his loving family. He was 76 years old. Formerly of Malden, John retired to Tequesta, Florida in 2002 after 44 years of dedicated service to the Malden Public School System. He was the former Principal of Saugus High School and...
Frances L. (D’Agosta) Hare
Apr 14, 2011
Frances L. (D'Agosta) Hare, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away on April 14, 2011. Frances was the devoted wife of the late Edward Hare and the beloved mother of the late Rev. David E. Hare S.J. She was the loving sister of Josephine Beatrice, Gloria Henley and the late Mary Rockett, Katherine Sestito, Mildred Bernard and Joseph D'Agosta....
Rudolph J. “Rudy” Caruso
Apr 12, 2011
Rudolph J. "Rudy" Caruso passed away on April 12, 2011. He was 84 years old. Born in Melrose, Rudy was a lifelong resident of Malden and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He worked for many years at the Converse Rubber Factory in Malden and was the facility manager for Caruso Apartments in Melrose. Rudy loved listening to...
Corinne J. (Aretusi) Forgione
Apr 9, 2011
Corinne J. (Aretusi) Forgione passed away on April 9, 2011. She was 81 years old. Born in Malden, Corinne was raised in Everett. She later moved to Wakefield where she had resided for the past 79 years. Corinne and her late husband Joseph operated Forgione's Market in Malden, for many years. Corinne was the devoted wife of the late...
Arthur F. "Artie" Fallica
Mar 29, 2011
Arthur F. "Artie" Fallica passed away on March 29, 2011. He was 61 years old. Born in Malden, Artie was a longtime resident of the city. He had also lived in Stoneham for many years. Artie was the husband of the late Linda (Thomas) Fallica and the beloved son of Mary (Giarratana) Fallica and the late Frank Fallica. He...
Alice T. (Dirocco) Chmielewski
Mar 23, 2011
Alice T. (DiRocco) Chmielewski passed away on March 23, 2011. She was 93 years old. Born in Boston, Alice grew up in Walpole and Somerville and later resided in Cape Cod, Destin, FL and Derry, NH. She was a loving mother to everyone she knew. Alice was the devoted wife of 59 years to the late Anthony J. Chmielewski...
Rose M. (Russo) Elliott
Mar 22, 2011
Rose M. (Russo) Elliott passed away on March 22, 2011. She was 84 years old. Born in Malden, Rose was a lifelong resident of the city and had worked for many years at the Converse Rubber Factory in Malden. Rose was the devoted wife of the late Roger Elliott. She was the loving sister of Caroline Santolucito, Frank Russo...
Jerry C. Rocco
Mar 13, 2011
Jerry C. Rocco passed away on March 13, 2011. He was 84 years old. Born and raised in Boston's North End, Jerry was a longtime resident of Malden and had worked in the produce business for many years. Jerry was the devoted husband of Antonette "Netta" (Aniello) Rocco, his wife of 62 years. He was the beloved father of...
Dorothy L. (Caiazzo) Tortorella
Mar 10, 2011
Dorothy L. (Caiazzo) Tortorella passed away on March 10, 2011. She was 79 years old. Born and raised in Everett, Dorothy was a longtime resident of Malden. She worked at Costco in Everett as a demonstrator and was married to the late Anthony Tortorella for 53 years. Dorothy was the dear sister of Clara DiGiantomasso and the late Madeline...
Peter F. Tomasello
Feb 26, 2011
Peter F. Tomasello passed away on February 26, 2011. He was 90 years old. Born and raised in Norwood, Peter moved to Malden at the age of 14 and has lived there ever since. He worked for Converse Rubber Co. for many years and retired from the Cambridge Courthouse as a clerk (Third District Court). Peter served his country...
Yvanne Cassamajor
Feb 25, 2011
Yvanne Cassamajor passed away on February 25, 2011. She was 59 years old. Born in Haiti, Yvanne has been a resident of Medford for 15 years. She worked as an Assistant Nurse at the Youville House Assisted Living in Cambridge. Yvanne was the former wife of Yves Cassamajor. She was the beloved mother of Marie Dessejour of Malden and...
Julia “May” (Dunne) Lydon
Feb 25, 2011
Julia "May" (Dunne) Lydon passed away on February 25, 2011. She was 86 years old. Born in Boston, Julia was a longtime resident of both Quincy and Dorchester before moving to Malden. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers and the Castle Island Association. Julia was the devoted wife of the late James Lydon. She was the beloved...
Melvin E. Witham
Feb 23, 2011
Melvin E. Witham passed away on February 23, 2011. He was 75 years old. Born in Waltham, Melvin was a resident of Saugus and had formerly lived in Colorado. He worked for both General Electric Co. and General Eastern Co. for many years and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Melvin was the devoted husband...
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Dam
Feb 22, 2011
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Dam passed away suddenly on February 22, 2011. She was 67 years old. Born in Chelsea, Betty was a life long resident of Malden prior to moving to Saugus a few years ago. She was the owner of DAB Business Services for more than 25 years. Dedicated to the community of Malden, Betty was a proud...
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