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Susan Jayne Salani

Susan Jayne Salani

Dec 29, 2020

Susan Jayne (Perriello) Salani, age 64, a lifetime resident of Winchester, passed away on December 29, 2020, after a valiant fight with cancer. She was the beloved wife for 31 years of Paul L. Salani. Born in Medford, she was raised and educated in Winchester. Sue was a graduate of Winchester High School with the class of 1974, and...

Gilda A. Pedi

Gilda A. Pedi

Dec 26, 2020

Gilda A. "Jill" (Maiocco) Pedi, age 95, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on December 26, 2020. She was the beloved wife for 73 years of Mario J. Pedi, until his passing in 2018. Born and raised in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Dolage) Maiocco. She was a graduate of Somerville High...

Audrey L. Errico

Audrey L. Errico

Dec 24, 2020

Audrey Lois (Perry) Errico, age 92, of Reading, formerly of Woburn and a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on December 24, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph R. Errico. Born in Newton, MA, Audrey was the daughter of the late Lewis E. and Marguerite B. (McNally) Perry. She was raised and educated in Waltham...

David H. Weis

David H. Weis

Dec 17, 2020

 David H. Weis, 78, of Belmont, MA died on December 17, 2020 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston from complications following emergency vascular surgery. He was the devoted husband of Karen F. Weis.   David was a technical market analyst, trader, writer, and educator whose career spanned nearly 50 years. He was still working full-time when he died. Born and raised in...

Janet E. Brewer

Janet E. Brewer

Dec 17, 2020

Janet Ellen (Lumsden) Brewer, of Winchester, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020. She was 72 years old. Janet was born to John and Anne (Van Horne) Lumsden on July 8, 1948 in Lynn, Massachusetts, and was raised in Saugus with her five siblings. Janet was born with a heart defect, and was the first child patient to survive...

Mary Mclaughlin

Mary Mclaughlin

Dec 15, 2020

Mary E. (Haggerty) McLaughlin, age 96, of Lovell, ME; formerly of Medford and Tewksbury, MA; passed away on December 15, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene J. McLaughlin. Born and raised in Medford, Mary attended St. Joseph Elementary School and graduated from Medford High School. She married her high school sweetheart in the middle of...

Francis R. Pellegrino

Francis R. Pellegrino

Dec 9, 2020

Francis R. "Frank" Pellegrino, age 66, a 60-year resident of Peabody, passed away on Dec. 9, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Arlene M. (Mueller) Pellegrino. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Ethel M. (Meehan) Pellegrino. The family moved to Peabody when he was six years old and he was raised...

James M. Rafferty

James M. Rafferty

Dec 7, 2020

James Michael (Jim) Rafferty, Age 71, of Fernandina Beach, FL and Winchester, MA passed away December 7, 2020 at home, surrounded by his loving family after a fifteen-month battle with cancer. He was born in New York City to the late George and Mary Agnes (nee Doherty), the youngest of their five children. Raised in the Bronx, New York,...

Charles P. "Joe" Harris

Charles P. "Joe" Harris

Dec 6, 2020

Charles P. "Joe" Harris, age 90, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away on December 6, 2020, lovingly surrounded by his family. He was the devoted husband of Mabel (Shoemaker) "Mabs" Harris. Born, raised, and educated in Winchester, Joe was the son of the late Thaddeus W. and Ruth (Newcomb) Harris. He was a graduate of Winchester High School...

Theresa M. Dokus

Theresa M. Dokus

Dec 4, 2020

Theresa Mary (Mangan) Dokus, age 88, of Burlington, formerly a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2020. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Theodora Mangan. She was raised and educated in New Jersey, where she obtained her professional secretarial certification. Theresa loved the Jersey Shore and Asbury...

Dr. Wanda Maria Szyfelbein

Dr. Wanda Maria Szyfelbein

Dec 2, 2020

Dr. Wanda Maria Szyfelbein passed away at home on December 2, 2020 after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson's, with her family at her side. She was wife of 51 years to Stanislaw K. Szyfelbein, mother to Magdalena and Kasia, mother-in-law to Marco and Rich, and beloved grandmother "Moonie" to Isla, Luisa, William, Richie and Klara. Wanda's greatest loves...

Michael D. Saraco, Jr.

Michael D. Saraco, Jr.

Nov 25, 2020

Michael D. Saraco, Jr., age 74, of Billerica, formerly of Winchester, Woburn and Lowell, passed away on November 25, 2020. Born and raised in Winchester, he was the son of the late Michael D. and Gladys P. (Gordon) Saraco, Sr. Mike attended Winchester High School, then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in 1964, completing two tours...

Elizabeth B. Corcoran

Elizabeth B. Corcoran

Nov 22, 2020

Elizabeth B. (Burke) Corcoran, age 74, of Winchester, formerly of Swampscott and Taunton, passed away on November 22, 2020. Born in Salem, MA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur J. and Veronica M. (McGettrick) Burke. Elizabeth was the third generation of her family raised and educated in Swampscott, and graduated from Swampscott High School. She attended Bridgewater...

Edward W.D. Holwell

Edward W.D. Holwell

Nov 20, 2020

Edward W.D. Holwell, 77, a longtime Winchester, MA resident, passed away peacefully in Danvers, MA on November 20, 2020. Ed was born on December 11, 1942 in St. John's Newfoundland, Canada to Edward Sr. and Audrey LeDrew Holwell. Ed had a true entrepreneurial spirit, was quick with a laugh and loved to tell a good story. He owned and...

Mary T. Finnegan

Mary T. Finnegan

Nov 18, 2020

Mary T. (Pawlik) Finnegan, age 74, of Reading, passed away on November 18, 2020. She was the beloved wife for 43 years of Richard P. "Dick" Finnegan. Born in Charlestown, Mary was the daughter of the late Frank P. and Mary Catherine Pawlik. She was raised and educated in Medford, and was a graduate of Medford High School. After...

Joseph V. Demarinis

Joseph V. Demarinis

Nov 10, 2020

Joseph V. DeMarinis, of Winchester, MA, passed peacefully on November 10, 2020 at the age of 85. Born to Frances and Vincent DeMarinis on April 9, 1935 in Yonkers, NY, he was predeceased by his beloved wife Kathleen G. (Turner) DeMarinis , and his sister Mary Margaret. He is survived by his daughters, Jennifer Wadnizak (Mark) and Mary Rose...

Irene J. Cannava

Irene J. Cannava

Nov 3, 2020

Irene J. (Mercurio) Cannava,age 91, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on November 3, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Cannava, Sr. Born in Chicago, IL, Irene was the daughter of the late John B. and Mary (Graziano) Mercurio. The family moved north, and she was raised and educated in Medford, graduating from...

Dr. John N. Rossettos

Dr. John N. Rossettos

Oct 29, 2020

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. John N. Rossettos of Winchester, MA and Lincoln, CA on October 29, 2020. Professor Rossettos was the beloved husband of Elizabeth "Joy" Pureka Rossettos and loving father of Nicholas John Rossettos of Winchester and Linda Rossettos Stoll of Lincoln, CA, the son of the late Nicholas and...

Dr. Miriam A. Marecek

Dr. Miriam A. Marecek

Oct 23, 2020

Dr. Miriam A. Marecek, 80, a professor of early childhood education, known as the "Children's Book Lady," passed away peacefully on October 23, 2020 with her children and caregivers by her side. She battled Multiple Sclerosis for twenty years; though it had taken away her mobility, she never lost her passion for connecting children to books. Miriam was born...

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