Melrose Obituaries

WAKEFIELD — Anita L. (Amirault) Simpson, 78, passed away at Woburn Nursing Center on Dec. 20.

Anita was born in Melrose on June 2, 1936 to the late Samuel and Helen (Vacon) Amirault.

She was raised in Melrose, graduated from St. Mary Grammar School, Melrose High School, Class of 1954 and has been a lifelong…

HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. — Michael J. “Monk” O’Neill, a resident of Hampton Beach, N.H. and former longtime resident of Seabrook, N.H. and Melrose, entered into eternal life on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, at Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill following a brief battle with cancer. He was 59 years old.

Michael was born in Malden…

MELROSE — Ashley H. Keohan, 30, passed away suddenly at Massachusetts General Hospital Dec. 22.

Ashley was born in Melrose on June 23, 1984. She was raised in Melrose and North Andover and graduated from North Andover High School.

Miss Keohan had worked as an ER technician at Winchester Hospital and then as an esthetician…

MELROSE — John A. “Jack” DeLeire, 82, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 18, in Lexington.

John was born in Revere, one of four children of the late John A. Sr. and Catherine (Finnegan) DeLeire. Raised and educated in Revere, John entered the United States Army and served his country…

MELROSE — Phyllis M. (Byette) Russell, 95, passed away at the Woburn Nursing Center in Woburn on Christmas Day, Dec. 25.

Phyllis was born in Boston to the late Alphonse J. and Flora (West) Byette. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1937. A lifelong resident of Melrose, Mrs…

Avid fisherman, talented handyman

MELROSE — Michael J. Binari, 90, of Melrose, died at his home surrounded by his family on Dec. 13.

Michael was born and raised in Somerville and attended Somerville schools. He went on to Peterson School of Steam Engineering and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Michael worked as a stationary engineer…

One-time Melrose city clerk, clerk of committees

MELROSE — Jane Bearse (Horton) Munro, 94, passed away at her home in Melrose on Dec. 10.

Jane was born in Wakefield on July 30, 1920 to the late Clyde and Grace (O’Kelly) Horton. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1938…

Local real estate broker liked ballroom dancing

STONEHAM — Russell C. Jenks, 82, a resident of Stoneham and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Woburn on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Russell was born on March 11, 1932 in Melrose, one of two sons of the late Robert C. and Marion F. (Slocomb) Jenks. He was…

 WWII veteran, NYNEX engineer, golfer, sailer

MELROSE — John C. Rice Jr., 93, a longtime resident of Melrose and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Friday, Dec. 12.

John was born on April 15, 1921 in Boston, one of six children of the late John C. and Ellen (O’Brien…

Melrose High graduate had many interests

STONEHAM — SueAnne (Casterlin) Hayes, 67, a resident of Stoneham, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, Dec. 12, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston.

SueAnne was born on Oct. 14, 1947 in Albany, N.Y., one of five children of the late Bruce L. and Dorothy…

READING — Barbara L. (Robinson) Arsenault, 88, of Reading, died at the Woodbriar Skilled Nursing & Rehab. Center in Wilmington on Dec. 9.

Barbara was born and raised in Melrose. She was a homemaker and the loving daughter of the late Charles and Julia (Mulligan) Robinson.

Barbara was the beloved wife of the late George…

Educator, musician had many interests

MELROSE — Frank C. Waterhouse, 103, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

He was born in Old Town, Maine, one of three children of the late William and Clara (Cooper) Waterhouse. Raised in Old Town, Frank graduated from the University of Maine-Orono, where he…