George H. Colangeli
Mar 26, 2007
George H. Colangeli of North Andover passed away at home on March 26, 2007. He was 88 years old. A life-long resident of Malden, George and his wife moved to North Andover five years ago to live with his son. He worked at the Charlestown Navy Yard as a welder for 35 years and Bethlehem Steel in East Boston...
Gaspare J. "Jim" Mannone
Mar 21, 2007
Gaspare J. "Jim" Mannone passed away on March 21, 2007 at the Whidden Memorial Hospital. He was 84 years old. Born in Boston, Gaspare lived in Charlestown and Somerville before settling in Everett. He joined the National Guard in the late 1930's and was activated as a guardsman and sent on maneuvers until early December 1941. He then returned...
Mary A. (Barahona) Bennett
Mar 18, 2007
Mary A. (Barahona) Bennett passed away at the Hammersmith House Nursing Care Center in Saugus on March 18, 2007. She was 82 years old. A lifelong resident of Malden, Mary was an active woman. She worked as a seamstress and a dressmaker and was also a former Registrar of Voters for the City of Malden. Her last job was...
John J. Cataldo
Mar 12, 2007
John J. Cataldo passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 12, 2007 surrounded by his loving family. He was 72 years old. The son of Italian immigrants, John was born and raised in Medford. He attended Medford High School and continued to make Medford his home after his marriage to Delores (Massaro) Cataldo, his wife of fifty years....
Elvira "Vera" (Passamonte) Spadafora
Feb 7, 2007
Elvira "Vera" (Passamonte) Spadafora passed away at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading on February 7, 2007 at the age of 82. Vera was a homemaker and a long-time resident of Wakefield. She leaves behind her husband of 60 years, Leo Spadafora and her two daughters, Maria Crupi and her husband Thomas of Wakefield and Paulette Brunning and her...
Fortuna M. (Visconti) Trulli
Feb 2, 2007
Fortuna M. (Visconti) Trulli passed away on February 2, 2007 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford at the age of 82. Fortuna was a life long resident of the Edgeworth section of Malden. She worked for the Medford Housing Authority for 10 years as a legal secretary and also worked for the former Mayor, Walter Kelliher,...
Stephen M. Assetta
Feb 1, 2007
Stephen M. Assetta, a long-time resident of Malden, passed away suddenly on February 1, 2007 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford. He was 49 years old. Stephen was the devoted father of Victoria Assetta and Alex Assetta both of Malden and the former husband of Joyce (Cookson) Assetta. He was the loving brother of Teresa Johns of Malden...
Alfred Peter Disanzio
Jan 31, 2007
Alfred Peter DiSanzio, a life-long resident of Malden, passed away at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital on January 31st at the age of 84. Alfred graduated from Malden High School in 1940 and served in the U.S. Navy as a Machinist Mate 2nd Class from 1942-1946. After the Navy, he worked for General Electric for 40 years as a machinist...
William J. Trabucco Sr.
Jan 24, 2007
William J. Trabucco Sr. of Malden passed away at his home on January 24, 2007 at the age of 87. He was born and raised in the city of Malden where he was a life long resident. William worked as a chef at the Mt. Vernon Restaurant in Somerville for over 40 years before his retirement. He was also...
Rena A. (Burnell) Dillon
Jan 16, 2007
Rena A. (Burnell) Dillon of Malden passed away on January 16, 2007 at the age of 64. She was born in Winchester and had been a resident of Malden for the past 19 years. Rena worked for the City of Malden as a Crossing Guard, mostly at the Linden School. Also, she and her husband were foster parents for...
Mary A. (Robb) Cafarella
Jan 11, 2007
Mary A. (Robb) Cafarella passed away on January 11, 2007 at the Concord Health Care Center at the age of 91. Born in Cambridge, Mary had been a life long resident of Medford. She worked for 25 years as an editor at Addison-Wesley Publishing Co in Reading and also served on the Medford School Committee for 12 years. Mary...
Carmelina (Abbondanza) Diflumeri
Jan 10, 2007
Carmelina (Abbondanza) DiFlumeri passed away at the Wingate of Andover nursing home on January 10, 2007 at age 83. Born in Italy, Carmelina was a longtime resident of Malden and most recently lived in Medford. She was the wife of the late Prisco DiFlumeri and the loving mother of Maria Mancaniello and her husband Ciro of Medford. Carmelina was...
Stanley Kuznicki
Jan 8, 2007
Stanley Kuznicki passed away suddenly on January 8, 2007 at age 54. A resident of Manomet, MA, he was born in New York, NY and was previously a longtime resident of Malden. Stanley worked as a custodian for the Malden Public Schools for 36 years. He loved to go square dancing and was a member of a number of...
Louise C. Trabucco
Jan 2, 2007
Louise C. Trabucco, 85, a life-long resident of Malden, passed away at the Blue Hills Alzheimers Care Center in Stoughton on January 2nd. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert J. Trabucco. Louise managed the Sunnyhurst Farms convenience store in Malden with her late husband Albert for many years. She was also a loving housewife, member of...
Natale A. Romano
Jan 2, 2007
Natale A. Romano, 91, passed away on January 2, 2007. A resident of Melrose, he formerly lived in the North End of Boston before moving to Malden where he lived for over 40 years. Natale worked as a shipping and receiving clerk for many years and loved to spend time with his family. His joy of traveling with his...
John P. Caiazzo
Dec 31, 2006
John P. Caiazzo, 83, died at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on December 31st. John was born in Everett and was a long-time resident of Malden. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and a member of the USS Iowa Association. He was the beloved husband of Leonora (Tortorella). In addition to his beloved wife, he leaves...
Ann Marie Gay
Dec 26, 2006
Ann Marie Gay, 37, of Everett, died at Mass General Hospital on December 26th after a brief illness. She was born in Chelsea and attended Somerville High School and Catherine Gibbs College. She worked as a legal secretary at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP in Boston for several years and also as a massage therapist at Interlude Hair...
Takara H. Shaw
Dec 25, 2006
Takara H. Shaw passed away at Children's Hospital on December 25th at 4 months old. She was the beloved daughter of William Shaw Jr. and Katherine Tracey Owens of Stoneham and the loving sister of Taylor Owens, Tia C. Wing, Aine`, Cheyenne, Tre` D. and Vadinho Shaw. Takara was also the cherished granddaughter of William Shaw and the late...
Catherine T. "Katie" Sestito
Dec 21, 2006
Catherine T. Sestito (D'Agosta) "Katie", of Peabody, formerly a resident of Melrose for over 40 years, died on December 21st at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Katie was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Sestito. She is survived by her two daughters, Karen L. DiLando and her husband Robert R. of Peabody and Jane Lynch and her husband Joseph M....
Frank P. "Frankie" Magistro
Dec 19, 2006
Frank Paul Magistro (Frankie), 83, a long-time resident of Malden, died in his home surrounded by his loving family on December 19th. Frank was born in New York, NY, and eventually settled in Malden. He enrolled in the Army, serving during WWII. He married Anna E. (Fimiani), his loving wife of 58 years and managed several grocery stores before...
