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Mary Dellagrotte

Mary Dellagrotte

Jul 9, 2022

Our beautiful mother Maria (as she liked to be called more recently) enjoyed a very long and fruitful life. She was born in Boston on November 7, 1919 to Concetta and Guiseppe Stoppolone, Sicilian immigrants. Her father was a baker and Maria was the second of four siblings, three girls and a boy. Concetta unexpectedly passed from tuberculosis when...

Edward C. Wade

Edward C. Wade

Jul 8, 2022

Edward C. Wade, age 85, of Reading, MA, died peacefully at on July 8, 2022 at the The Residence at Pearl St. Assisted Living in Reading after a long battle with vascular disease. He was the loving husband of the late Maureen Gervase (Woods) Wade. Ed was born December 7, 1936 in Boston, MA. He was raised and educated...

Shirley M. Preziosi

Shirley M. Preziosi

May 30, 2022

Shirley M. (Whyte) Preziosi, age 85, of Plymouth, formerly of Winchester and West Roxbury, passed away on May 30, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard V. "Dick" Preziosi for 56 years until his death in 2020. Born in Boston, Shirley was the daughter of the late Henry and Delia (Fannon) Whyte. She was raised and...

Marie B. Lyons

Marie B. Lyons

May 25, 2022

Marie B. (Scott) Lyons, age 97, a longtime resident of Winchester, formerly of Mission Hill, passed peacefully on May 25, 2022. She was the beloved wife for 65 years of the late Francis C. "Clem" Lyons, until his death in 2010. Predeceased by her sister Lorraine Hall and Edmund (Pinky) Scott, survived by her sister Elaine Finnegan. Born in...

David R. Johnson

David R. Johnson

May 24, 2022

David R. Johnson age 65, of Arlington, formerly of Winchester, passed away at home on May 24, 2022. He was the cherished husband to Maureen Quinn,and the loving father to Christine "Lou Lou" Johnson. He was predeceased by his parents James A. Johnson, Jr. and Dorothy F. Johnson and his brother Richard F. Johnson. Brother to James A. Johnson,...

Nirupoma Khaund

Nirupoma Khaund

May 21, 2022

Nirupoma "Niru" Khaund, daughter of late Ratneswar and Surama Borthakur, was born on February 2nd, 1939 in Shillong, India and died in Winchester Hospital on May 21, 2022. She came to the U.S. in 1957 to join her fiancé, Profulla Chandra Khaund, and they married in Jackson, MO. After her husband graduated from the University of Missouri with his...

John Charles French Iii

John Charles French Iii

May 21, 2022

John Charles French III, 93, of West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, May 21, 2022. "Jack" to his friends (and "Papa" to the grandchildren who adored him), John was the son of the late John Charles French, Jr. and Helen (Campbell) French of Burlington, Vermont. A true New Englander, John was born...

Profulla Khaund

Profulla Khaund

May 19, 2022

Profulla "Prof" Chandra Khaund, son of late Golok and Premada Khaund, was born September 1st, 1931 in Jorhat, India and died in Winchester Hospital on May 19th, 2022. He came to the U.S. in 1955 to pursue his master's degree at University of Missouri. Prof married Nirupoma Khaund in 1957. They both moved to Pittsburg, PA for work, and...

Louise M. Grueter

Louise M. Grueter

May 18, 2022

Louise M. (DePascale) Grueter, age 97, of Winchester, passed away on May 18, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Herman F. Grueter, and the devoted mother of Richard H. Grueter of Winchester. Louise was also the dear sister of the late Nicola "Nick" DePascale and the late Rafaela "Rae" DePascale, and the loving aunt of Pamela...

Carol Quigley Lewis

Carol Quigley Lewis

May 11, 2022

Carol Quigley Lewis, age 62, of Winchester, passed away on May 11, 2022. She was the mother of Geoffrey M. Lewis of Woburn, wife of the late Morgan H. Lewis, and the daughter of Marilyn M. (Wolff) and the late Daniel J. Quigley. Born in Huntington, Long Island, NY, Carol was raised in Winchester and was a graduate of...

Anne Trefon

Anne Trefon

May 5, 2022

Anna Gogos Trefon, a long-time Winchester resident, passed away on May 5, 2022 at the age of 96. She was the widow of Ralph Trefon, with whom she spent 64 happy years. Anna is survived by her daughter Kathy LaPointe and her husband Steve, her son Ted Trefon as well as her cherished grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was the...

Anne L. Tyler

Anne L. Tyler

Apr 26, 2022

Anne L. (Yore) Tyler, age 82, of Billerica, formerly of Arlington and Winchester, passed away on April 26, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard H. Tyler for 59 years until his passing in 2017. Born in Cambridge, Anne was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Mullen) Yore. She was raised and educated in...

Marilyn E. Todisco

Marilyn E. Todisco

Apr 19, 2022

Marilyn E. (Miller) Todisco, age 78, of Chelmsford, formerly of Winchester, passed away on April 19, 2022. She was he beloved wife of the late Joseph P. Todisco. Born, raised and educated in Everett, MA, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Martha J. (Pitts) Miller. Marilyn was a graduate of Everett High School. Following high...

Helen D. Scholl

Helen D. Scholl

Apr 12, 2022

Helen D. (Donovan) Scholl, age 94, of Winchester, formerly of Somerset, passed away on April 12, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Scholl. Born, raised and educated in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Mary Ellen (Grandfield) Donovan. Helen attended Villanova University, and also received her Master's Degree from St....

Dorothy Marra

Dorothy Marra

Apr 11, 2022

Dorothy (Beatrice) "Dolly" Marra, age 98, of Malden, formerly of East Boston, passed away on April 11, 2022. Born, raised and educated in Orient Heights, East Boston, and a proud graduate of Boston University, she was one of five children of the late Pietro and Maria (Sacco) Beatrice. A homemaker, she was devoted to her family. In her spare...

Patricia G. Sullivan

Patricia G. Sullivan

Apr 10, 2022

Patricia G. (Golden) Sullivan, age 86, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on April 10, 2022, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife for 40 years of the late Paul L. Sullivan, until his death in 2001. Born in Arlington, she was the daughter of the late James and Irene (Doherty) Golden. She was raised...

Judith R. Gillette

Judith R. Gillette

Apr 1, 2022

Judith Richards Gillette, TSSF 10/11/47 – 4/1/22 Preceded by husband David Gillette (9/30/41-4/8/20), and parents Parke and Elizabeth (Bette) Richards, brother Parke III and sister Jane. Leaves daughters: Jane Gillette and her wife Sylvia Scharf and grandchild Rosalind, all of Wakefield, and Catherine Mellen and her husband Dusty Mellen and grandchildren JD, Charlie and Isabella, of Reading. Judith died...

Glennis Mae Fallica

Glennis Mae Fallica

Mar 31, 2022

Glennis Mae (Valentine) Fallica, age 96, formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2022. She was the beloved wife for almost 40 years of Philip J. Fallica, until his death in 1983. Born in Aredale Township, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Ralph M. and Nora Mae (Sanford) Valentine. One of twelve...

Rev. Louis W. Pitt, Jr.

Rev. Louis W. Pitt, Jr.

Mar 24, 2022

Rev. Louis W. Pitt, Jr., an Episcopal priest died March 24, 2022, at the age of 98. He was born in Newark, NJ, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Louis W. Pitt. He was raised in suburban Philadelphia where he attended the Episcopal Academy, Class of 1940. He went briefly to Williams College, then to Columbia College graduating in...

Italia Liambo

Italia Liambo

Mar 23, 2022

Italia (Novelli) Liambo, age 94, of Cambridge and Winchester, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Liambo. Born in Salerno, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Umberto and Antonietta (LaPeruta) Novelli. She was raised, educated and married, and had two daughters while living in Italy. She and Antonio...

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