Melrose Obituaries

U.S. Marine served in World War II

Published in the March 11, 2016 edition

FREEMONT, N.H. — John W. Bishop Sr., a longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on March 3 at Colonial Poplin Nursing Home in Fremont, N.H. at age 92.

John was born in Malden on Oct. 2, 1923 and was raised in…

Active at St. Mary’s Church

Published in the March 11, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Helen I. (Winslow) Cadigan, of Melrose, passed away on March 5 at the age of 90.

Helen was born in Boston on Nov. 22, 1925 to Leon and Mary (Fay) Winslow. She was brought up in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary’s…

Active in Melrose community

Published in the March 11, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Vrajkunvar (Chotai) Thakkar, a proud resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 92.

Vrajkunvar, known to her family and many friends as “Ba,” led a diverse life of experiences across the world. She was born in Uganda to…

Production designer, art director worked in film industry

Published in the March 11, 2016 edition

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Linda Anne Sena, of Los Angeles, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Feb. 27 at the age of 49.

Linda was born in Melrose on Oct. 29, 1966 to Frederick and Rose (Bruzzese) Sena of…

Loving wife, mother and grandmother

Published in the March 11, 2016 edition

PEABODY — Edith (Studer) “Dee Dee” Paul, age 95, of Peabody passed away peacefully on March 3, at Brooksby Village.

She was the beloved wife of the late David H. Paul, who passed away just 38 days earlier. She was the loving mother…

Nurse worked at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital

Published in the March 11, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Mildred C. (Olsson) Hedquist, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 25 at age 89.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April 8, 1926, Mildred was raised in Brooklyn where she graduated from Fort Hamilton…

Putnam Pantry candy maker

Published in the March 11, 2016 edition

STONEHAM — Maurice L. “Mick” Gardner III of Stoneham, formerly of Melrose, died unexpectedly on Feb. 29 at the age of 56.

Mick was born and raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1977. He went on to…

Owned Glenhill Cleaners in Wakefield

Published in the March 11, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Theresa E. (Burke) Glennon passed away at her home in Melrose, on March 7, 2016. She was 89 years old.

Theresa was born in Boston on April 22, 1926 to the late Joseph and Mary Lillian (Curley) Burke. She was raised…

Longtime resident of East Boston

Published in the March 11, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Nicholas A. Ansaldi Sr. of Wakefield, formerly of the North End and East Boston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 6 at the Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 85.

Nick was born at home on May 2, 1930 and…

Cherished by her family

Published in the March 4, 2016 edition

SAUGUS — Cynthia A. (Spadafora) McQueen, of Saugus, passed away on March 1, 2016.

Cynthia was the beloved wife of 58 years to Donald McQueen of Saugus. She was the loving mother of Robin McQueen-Lynch and her husband Brian of Wilton, Conn.; Robert McQueen…

U.S. Army veteran,  state inspector for Big Dig

Published in the March 4, 2016 edition

PEABODY — Guy V. Colella of Brooksby Village, Peabody, and a former resident of Malden and Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Feb. 26, 2016 at the age of 87 in hospice care following a brief illness. He leaves his wife…

Executive secretary, accomplished golfer

Published in the March 4, 2016 edition

PEABODY — Helen L. Robicheau, a former resident of Reading, died at Lahey Hospital in Burlington on Feb. 19, 2016 after a fall in her home at Brooksby Village, Peabody. She was 96.

She was born in Brookline and raised in Boston, where she…