Melrose Obituaries

MELROSE — Martha L. (Martel) “Marty” Ashman, 89, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 8.

Martha was born in Chelsea on May 21, 1925, one of four children of the late Albin and Sylvia (Cuskey) Martel. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School and was a…

STONEHAM — Loring K. Crossman, OFS, of Stoneham, a retired jazz drummer, died at his home on January 12.

Born in Boston, Mr. Crossman was raised in Melrose. He graduated from Melrose High School in 1954 and attended Middlesex Community College and Berkeley School of Music.

Mr. Crossman spent over 15 years playing drums for…

MELROSE — Cary H. Noyes, 73, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Cary was born in Boston, raised in Dedham and attended Dedham schools. He served his country in the Army Reserves and resided on Beacon Hill in Boston for many years and Melrose for the past 23 years.

Cary…

MELROSE — Daniel P. Rotunno, 52, of Melrose, died at home unexpectedly on Jan. 6.

Dan was born and raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1981. He was a lifelong Melrose resident and worked as a machinist for Victor Microwave in Wakefield for several years and also as…

WAKEFIELD — Kenneth C. Mulrenan, 79, passed away at Genesis at Wakefield Nursing Center on Tuesday, January 6.

Ken was raised in Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School, where he was a very talented hockey player. He attended Boston College and was a lifelong resident of Melrose before moving to Wakefield 10 years ago…

MELROSE — Geraldine Bodi, 76, of Melrose, died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Jan. 2.

Geri was born and raised in Roxbury, was a graduate of Jamaica Plain High School and went on to attend business school. Geri worked as an executive secretary for Furman Lumber in Billerica for 40 years before her retirement.

She…

MELROSE — Edna K. Harding, 83, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully at EPOCH of Melrose on Saturday, Dec. 20.

Edna was born on Aug. 2, 1931 in Malden, daughter of the late Charles I. and Edna M. (McGrath) Harding. Raised and educated in Malden, Edna lived in Malden most of her life…

BEVERLY — Jean A. (Morehead) Glynn, 86, of Beverly and formerly of Melrose, died at the Beverly Hospital on Dec. 25.

Jean was born and raised in Malden and attended Malden High School. She resided in Malden until 1961, Melrose until 1982 and Beverly for the past 32 years.

Jean was a homemaker, artist and…

SCITUATE — RoseMarie (Correia) Skane, 74, of Scituate and formerly of Melrose, died at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Dec. 24.

RoseMarie was born in Malden and attended Girls Catholic High School in Malden. She was a homemaker and resided in Melrose for 27 years and the past 11 years in Scituate.

RoseMarie…

GILFORD, N.H. — Marion Elaine Howe, 85, of Gilford, N.H., and formerly of Melrose, died on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, N.H.

Mrs. Howe was born on Dec. 24, 1928 in Lancaster, N.H., the daughter of the late Thaddeus and Doris (Brewer) Stickney.

She worked for many years as an…

MELROSE — June E. (Grover) Constantino Noel, 74, passed away at the Atrium in Danvers on Dec. 19.

June was born in Melrose on June 7, 1940 to the late John E. and Lily (Nelsson) Grover, was raised in Melrose and was a lifelong resident.

June worked for many years in the food service department…

WEST BOOKFIELD — David A. Bassler Sr., 82, passed away in West Brookfield on Dec. 18.

David was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1950, and lived in Melrose most of his life before moving to Winchester in 1984. Mr. Bassler lived in Winchester from 1984 to 2010…