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Domenic A. Puglielli
Oct 20, 2012
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Domenic A. Puglielli, a 24 year resident of Saugus and formerly of South Boston, passed into eternal life on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Annemark Nursing Home in Revere following a valiant and courageous 11 year struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was 53 years old. Dom was born in Boston on July 24, 1958, a son of Gennaro...
Anna P. (Zaccone) Mele
Oct 18, 2012
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Anna P. (Zaccone) Mele, a 9 year resident of Salem, New Hampshire and former 48 year resident of Wakefield, passed into eternal life on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Wingate at Haverhill Nursing Home in Haverhill following a lengthy illness. She was 99 years old. Anna was born in Boston on June 28, 1913, a daughter of the...
Marilyn M. (Tuller) Short
Oct 14, 2012
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Marilyn M. (Tuller) Short, a 2 year resident of Renaissance Gardens at Brooksby Village in Peabody, a former 3 year resident of Melrose and former 39 year resident of Holliston, passed into eternal life on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at her residence following a valiant struggle against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis "ALS". She was 73 years old. Marilyn was...
John Christopher
Oct 10, 2012
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John Christopher, a 43 year resident of Melrose, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at his home in Melrose after a lengthy illness with cancer. He was 71 years old. John was born in Boston on September 5, 1941, a son of the late John A. and Helen (Maiocco) Christopher. He grew up in Somerville...
Joan M. (Giannetto) Julin
Oct 3, 2012
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Joan M. (Giannetto) Julin, a resident of Florida and formerly of Minnesota and Melrose, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 in Florida following a brief illness. She was 58 years old. Joan was born in Chelsea on June 21, 1954, a daughter of the late Nicholas J. Giannetto and Joan M. (Hayden) Giannetto. Joan grew...
Joanne L. (Guarente) Caples
Oct 2, 2012
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Joanne L. (Guarente) Caples, a 39 year resident of Melrose and formerly of Charlestown, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at her home in Melrose following a lengthy illness with cancer. She was 73 years old. Joanne was born in Boston on April 1, 1939, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth (Murphy) Guarente....
Debra J. Griffin
Sep 5, 2012
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Debra J. Griffin, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at The Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a 3 year illness with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis "ALS". She was 52 years old. Debra was born in Somerville on October 20, 1959, a daughter of the late Bridget J. (Gill) Griffin...
Arthur T. "Bud" Ridlon
Sep 3, 2012
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Arthur T. "Bud" Ridlon, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, passed into eternal life on Monday, September 3, 2012 at Kindred Hospital in Brighton following an extended illness. He was 84 years old. Bud was born in Boston on March 28, 1928, a son of the late Leola M. (Grover) Ridlon and Oscar Ridlon. Bud grew up in Charlestown...
Margaret E. (Hutchings) Doherty-Jones
Aug 28, 2012
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Margaret E. (Hutchings) Doherty-Jones, a 28 year resident of Charlestown and formerly of Florida and Jamaica Plain, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at her home in Charlestown after an extended illness. She was 89 years old. Margaret was born in Cambridge on October 17, 1922, a daughter of the late John and Martha (McLeod)...
Claire L. (James) Lapointe
Aug 24, 2012
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Claire L. (James) LaPointe, a 12 year resident of Lawrence and former 60 year resident of Charlestown, passed into eternal life on Friday, August 24, 2012 at Methuen Health & Rehabilitation in Methuen following a lengthy illness. She was 83 years old. Claire was born in Boston on September 1, 1928, a daughter of the late Lawrence W....
Rose C. Zaccone
Aug 22, 2012
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Rose C. Zaccone, a lifelong Charlestown resident, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at her home in Charlestown following an extended illness. She was 90 years old. Rose was born in Boston, a daughter of the late Antonio and Catherine (Siracusa) Zaccone. She grew up in Charlestown and attended the Boston Public School system. While...
Danielle M. "Dani" Millerick
Aug 21, 2012
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Danielle M. "Dani" Millerick, a resident of Quincy and Boston, passed into eternal life suddenly on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. She was 27 years old. Dani was born in Weymouth on October 11, 1984, a daughter of David A. Millerick and Carolyn A. (Krabisch) Millerick. Dani grew up in Quincy where...
Nancy E. (Richardson) Carr
Aug 18, 2012
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Nancy E. (Richardson) Carr, a resident of Barnet, Vermont for 15 years and former 10 year resident of Tewksbury, Massachusetts and former 30 year resident of Melrose, Massachusetts, passed into eternal life on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont following an extended illness. She was 86 years old. Nancy was born in...
Rose Deluca
Aug 18, 2012
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Rose DeLuca, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, passed into eternal life on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Spaulding Nursing Therapy Center in Boston after a lenghty illness. She was 90 years old. Rose was born in Boston on November 9, 1921, a daughter of the late John and Carmelina (Giglio) DeLuca. She grew up in Charlestown and attended...
Robert J. Nye
Aug 9, 2012
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Robert J. Nye, a resident of Everett and formerly of Charlestown, passed into eternal life on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a lengthy illness. He was 71 years old. Robert was born in Boston on May 12, 1941, a son of the late Fernard and Florence (Butler) Nye. He grew up in...
Hannah M. (Doherty) Derosa
Aug 9, 2012
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Hannah M. (Doherty) DeRosa, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, passed into eternal life on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at her home in Charlestown following a lengthy illness. She was 85 years old. Hannah was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where she attended St. Catherine's Parochial School and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1945. Hannah...
Antonio F. Cardone
Aug 7, 2012
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Cardone, Antonio F.- of Wakefield Aug. 7th Beloved husband of Loretta (DelMonaco) Cardone. Loving father of Nadia, Alisa, Alfredo, Julie and Armand Cardone. Brother of Sergio and Giuseppina Cardone. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Antonio's Funeral on Friday Aug. 10th from the Carr Funeral Home, 1159 Main St., Melrose at 10AM followed by his Funeral...
Jeff Burton
Aug 5, 2012
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Jeff Burton age 45 years died August 5th at the Mass General Hospital after a brief illness. Born and raised in Charlestown he has resided in Wareham, MA for the past 3 years. Jeff attended the St. Benedict Grammar School in Somerville and later graduated from Charlestown High School in 1985. For several years Jeff did general maintenance...
Helen M. (Mcgonagle) Connolly
Aug 3, 2012
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Helen M. (McGonagle) Connolly age 77 years died at her home in Charlestown after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Charlestown, she graduated from St. Francis de Sales Grammar School in 1949and from Girls High School in Boston in 1953. She was the daughter of the late Helen (Walsh) and Charles McGonagle. Helen went to work for...
Eugene J. "Gene" O'Neill
Jul 27, 2012
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Eugene J. "Gene" O'Neill, a lifelong Charlestown resident, passed into eternal life on Friday, July 27, 2012 at The Soldier's Home in Chelsea following an extended illness. He was 76 years old. Gene was born in Boston on March 23, 1936, a son of the late Eugene A. O'Neill and Eleanor M. (Burns) O'Neill. He grew up in...
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