Lynnfield Obituaries

Worked in local schools

LYNNFIELD — Virginia A. Mello, 88, died Friday, Jan. 2 at the Sunrise Senior Living Center in Lynnfield.

Virginia was born on April 22, 1926 in Chelsea. She was the daughter of the late Giovanni Scalise (of Calabria, Italy) and Jenny (DeAngelis) Scalise (of Millis). Although she was an only…

Served in U.S. Navy

LYNNFIELD — John Mason Ross, 81 of Lynnfield, died Dec. 8 in Melrose after a long period of failing health.

Mr. Ross was born in Bangor, Maine on Oct. 26, 1933 and was the son of the late Harry F. and Margaret (Mason) Ross. Mr. Ross was raised and Bangor…

Native of Ireland

WEST ROXBURY — Nora (O’Mahoney) McHugh, 81, of West Roxbury, formerly of Roslindale, died on Dec. 10, 2014.

Mrs. McHugh was born on May 13, 1933 in Kanturk, Co. Cork, Ireland. She was the beloved wife of the late James McHugh for 56 years.

She was the devoted mother of Mary E…

Worked as seafood manager

LYNNFIELD — Michael Franco Doto, 33, of Lynnfield, died on Friday, Nov. 28.

Michael was born in Melrose on Aug. 17, 1981. He was the beloved son of Michael and Nancy L. (Hook) Doto of Lynnfield.

Michael was raised in Lynnfield and was a graduate of Lynnfield High School, Class…

Owned Independent Travel Agency

LYNNFIELD — Tito A. Gentile of Lynnfield, formerly of East Boston, passed away on Oct. 28, surrounded by his loving family.

Tito was the beloved husband of Dorothy (Petrillo) Gentile, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. He was the loving father of Donald Gentile and his wife Christine…

Dedicated homemaker who traveled Europe, U.S. as Army officer’s wife

LYNNFIELD — Jean Elizabeth (Keating) Serio of Lynnfield, dearly beloved wife of Brigadier General Frank E. Serio, passed away on the evening of November 9, 2014 after a gallant 16-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 82.

She was born on April 1, 1932 at…

Served in the RCAF

NORTH READING — Lois A. (Ross) Duchak, 93, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, following a period of declining health. She was the second eldest of 15 children born to Lula and Ira Ross of Clarkes Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

She joined the Royal Canadian…

Active Lynnfield resident for 97 years

LYNNFIELD — Virginia (Woodbury) Davis, 99 years old, died on Nov. 2, 2014 surrounded by her loving family at the Sea View Nursing Home in Rowley. She was a 97-year resident of Lynnfield where she was a member of the Lynnfield Centre Congregational Church and many social groups. She…

Active in youth sports, passion for aviation

LYNNFIELD — Daniel C. McLemore, 62, of Lynnfield passed away on Oct. 24, 2014 surrounded by family in his home after a brief illness.

A longtime Lynnfield resident, Dan was born on March 31, 1952, the youngest of the three children born to the late George and Claire…

RN at Union Hospital, mother of 3

LYNNFIELD — Michelle R. DiGangi, 46, of Lynnfield died on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she was the daughter of George Waters of Florida and the late Maureen (White) Waters.

Michelle was a graduate of Mepham…

STUART, FL — Timothy F. Nevils, 73, of Stuart, Florida, formerly of Lynnfield, died on Saturday, October 25 after a brief illness.

Mr. Nevils was born in Swampscott on September 10, 1941. He was the son of the late Thomas and Nora (Broderick) Nevils, both of County Galway, Ireland.

Mr. Nevils was a graduate of…

Avid free-hand painter, stenciler and reader

LYNNFIELD —Rose Calvo Giunta of Lynnfield passed away peacefully on September 4, 2014 of natural causes, surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.

Born in Wakefield on March 6, 1923, she was the daughter of Antonio and Sebastiana (Tine) Calvo. Rose married Armand T. Giunta, also of…