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Elaine M. (Walsh) Notarangeli

Elaine M. (Walsh) Notarangeli

Nov 9, 2009

Elaine M. (Walsh) Notarangeli passed away on November 9, 2009. She was 72 years old. Born in Malden, Elaine was a lifelong resident of the city. She was employed as a dental assistant for many years and then worked in the Credit Department at Gans Tire Co in Malden for many years. Elaine was married to Peter Notarangeli, her...

James “Jim” Thomas Craig Jr.

James “Jim” Thomas Craig Jr.

Nov 8, 2009

James "Jim" Thomas Craig Jr. of Saugus entered into eternal rest after a brave, lengthy battle against diabetes. For years Jim was a typesetter and computer engineer at the Malden Evening News. He was always proud of the fact that during the Blizzard of 1978 the paper never missed publishing a newspaper and he had walked from Arlington to...

Augustine P. “Gus” Disano

Augustine P. “Gus” Disano

Oct 29, 2009

Augustine P. "Gus" DiSano passed away on October 29, 2009. He was 88 years old. Born in Malden, Gus was a lifelong resident of the city. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a member of the Naval Reserves for 39 years, attaining the grade of Chief Master Petty Officer. Gus worked as the Director of...

Harold M. “Buddy” Peacock

Harold M. “Buddy” Peacock

Oct 29, 2009

Harold M. "Buddy" Peacock passed away on October 29, 2009. He was 60 years old. Born in Boston, Harold grew up in Jamaica Plain and graduated from Jamaica Plain High School. He served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam Era as a combat photographer. He also worked as a printer for Service Point Charette for over 30...

Lea B. (Scioletti) Matteucci

Lea B. (Scioletti) Matteucci

Oct 27, 2009

Lea B. (Scioletti) Matteucci passed away on October 27, 2009. She was 86 years old. Lea was the devoted wife of the late Joseph Matteucci and the beloved mother of Joseph Matteucci and his wife Elaine of Dracut. She was the dear sister of Dora Fontaine, the loving aunt of Rosa and Ana and the cherished grandmother of Christopher...

Ruth W. (Lind) Vona

Ruth W. (Lind) Vona

Oct 25, 2009

Ruth W. (Lind) Vona passed away on October 25, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. She was 81 years old. Born in Malden, Ruth made the city her home and continued to live there as she raised her family. She was married to the late Raymond J. Vona, her husband of 29 years. Ruth was the former owner of...

John W. Fitzpatrick

John W. Fitzpatrick

Oct 25, 2009

John W. Fitzpatrick passed away suddenly on October 25, 2009. He was 37 years old. Born in Boston, John was a longtime resident of Malden. He attended the Beebe Middle School and was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School Class of 1990. He lived in Peabody for the past 5 years and was employed by Elge Plumbing. John...

Frances (Falzarano) Dipaolo

Frances (Falzarano) Dipaolo

Oct 21, 2009

Frances (Falzarano) DiPaolo passed away on October 21, 2009. She was 79 years old. Born in East Boston, Frances was a lifelong resident of Malden and had been a member of the Women's Auxiliary, Malden Moose. She was married for 45 years to the late Frank DiPaolo, a former foreman of the City of Malden Building Department. Frances was...

Ruth E. (Cirocco) Freeman

Ruth E. (Cirocco) Freeman

Oct 15, 2009

Ruth E. (Cirocco) Freeman, a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away on October 15, 2009. She was 96 years old. Ruth was the devoted wife of the late Donald Freeman. She was the beloved mother of Charles Freeman of Malden and Barbara Kenney of Standish, Maine and her late husband Jack. She was the dear sister of the late...

Dominic J. Zammuto

Dominic J. Zammuto

Oct 14, 2009

Dominic J. Zammuto passed away on October 14, 2009. He was 80 years old. Born in Boston, Dominic was a lifelong resident of Malden. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict and had also worked in the Chelsea Navy ship yard. Dominic attended Essex Agricultural College to become a butcher and later worked at Nashua...

Lawrence P. Tomasello

Lawrence P. Tomasello

Oct 7, 2009

Lawrence P. Tomasello passed away on October 7, 2009. He was 53 years. Lawrence was the devoted son of the late Louis and Eleanor (Rossi) Tomasello. He was the dear brother of John Tomasello of Virginia, Peter Tomasello of Florida, Louis Tomasello Jr. and his wife Marie of Reading, Rosemary Johns of Malden and the late Lois A. Galloway....

Jose Solis

Jose Solis

Oct 4, 2009

Jose M. Solis passed away on October 4, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 67 years old. Jose was the devoted husband of the late Marjorie (Burke) Solis. He was the loving father of Michael Solis and his wife Doris, Joseph Solis and his wife Lisa, David Solis and Anthony Solis all of Malden. He...

John J. Preziosi

John J. Preziosi

Sep 20, 2009

John J. Preziosi passed away on September 20, 2009 at the Soldiers Home in Chelsea. He was 92 years old. Born and raised in East Boston, John moved to the Upper Highlands in Medford where he lived for 30 years. He has been a resident of the Soldiers Home in Chelsea for the past 20 years. John, along with...

Laudcie Lucien

Laudcie Lucien

Sep 18, 2009

Laudcie Lucien passed away on September 18, 2009 after a short illness. She was 45 years old. Born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Laudcie had been a resident of Malden for the past 2 years, coming from Haiti to be with her sister. Laudcie was the devoted mother of Myrthil Munancie. She was the daughter of the late Smith Lucien. Laudcie...

Ralph A. Zampitella

Ralph A. Zampitella

Aug 25, 2009

Ralph A. Zampitella passed away on August 25, 2009. He was 81 years old. Born and raised in Malden, Ralph graduated from Malden High School and earned an Associates Degree from Wentworth College. He was self-employed, owning and operating Ralph A. Zampitella Builder for over 40 years. Ralph was a longtime parishioner of Saint Joseph's Church in Malden and...

Lillian M. (Grande) Brandano

Lillian M. (Grande) Brandano

Aug 22, 2009

Lillian M. (Grande) Brandano passed away on August 22, 2009 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was 88 years old. A life long resident of Malden, Lillian had worked in Converse Rubber Co. She also owned and operated Brandano's Restaurant in Malden, along with her husband Anthony J. Brandano, for over 35 years. Lillian was preceded in death by...

Albert Trevisone

Albert Trevisone

Aug 16, 2009

Albert Trevisone passed away on August 16, 2009 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was 94 years old. Born and raised in Boston's North End, Albert met and fell in love with Frances M. (Gaeta) Trevisone. They married in September of 1937 and moved to Mill Street in Malden where they lived and started their...

Jacob "Jake" E. Ofcharsky

Jacob "Jake" E. Ofcharsky

Aug 7, 2009

Jacob "Jake" E. Ofcharsky passed away on August 7, 2009 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. He was 88 years old. Born in Olyphant, PA, Jacob had been a resident of Malden for over 60 years. He was retired from the Malden Police Department where he had worked for 32 years. Jacob was an avid golfer and loved to travel...

Francis X. O'Malley

Francis X. O'Malley

Aug 7, 2009

Francis X. O'Malley passed away on August 7, 2009. He was 80 years old. Born in Boston, Francis grew up in Charlestown and was a longtime resident of Malden. He worked for Boston and Main Railroad for 30 years and was a custodian at the East Boston Police Department. Francis served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was...

Joseph C. Melanson

Joseph C. Melanson

Aug 1, 2009

Joseph C. Melanson passed away on August 1, 2009. He was 86 years old. Born in Lynn, Joseph was a longtime resident of Malden and had worked for General Electric in Lynn for 30 years. He was a member of the country band Arizona Pals (Buck Mason) where he played bass fiddle. Joseph also worked part-time as a taxi...

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