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Jacqueline A. Keane

Jacqueline A. Keane

Oct 15, 2017

Jacqueline A. (Fennell) Keane, age 81, of Reading, passed away on October 15, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis C. Keane, and the loving mother of Peter T. Keane and Catherine M. Ognissanti, both of Reading. "Jack", as she was known, was the dear sister of Catherine Fennell of Malden, Richard Fennell and his wife...

Rev. Richard C. Messina

Rev. Richard C. Messina

Oct 12, 2017

Rev. Richard C. Messina "Fr. Dick", age 78, died in peace on October 12, 2017, after a short illness. He was the beloved son of the late Joseph O. and Mary A. (Gibelli) Messina. Born in Orient Heights, Boston , he was raised there until the age of 13 when his family moved to Somerville. Father Messina entered the...

Carol Mckee Littell

Carol Mckee Littell

Oct 1, 2017

Carol (McKee) Littell, age 84, a resident of Winchester, MA since 1955 and later of Woburn, MA passed away on October 1, 2017. She was the devoted mother of George H. Littell, III (Terry) and his wife Deborah of Woburn, MA, William M. Littell (Bill) and his wife Nancy of Norwell, MA, and Stephanie Littell and her husband Scott...

Joseph H. Foley, Jr.

Joseph H. Foley, Jr.

Sep 15, 2017

Joseph Henry Foley, Jr. died September 15, 2017 at Habersham House in Savannah, GA after a brief illness. Mr. Foley was born in Salem MA, the son of Joseph and Catherine Foley. Joe grew up in San Diego, CA and Winchester, MA. After graduating from Winchester High School, he joined the Navy as a Seabee serving from June 28,...

R Scott Martin

R Scott Martin

Sep 14, 2017

R Scott Martin, age 48, of Winchester, ended his battle with ALS on September 14, 2017. He was born in Northampton, MA on February 14, 1969, Valentine's Day. Between those dates he accomplished so much and touched so many people. Scott grew up in Easthampton, MA, attending local schools. As a child he was very active in youth soccer,...

Barry R. Mcquillin

Barry R. Mcquillin

Sep 12, 2017

Barry R. McQuillin, age 55, of Somerville, formerly of Winchester, passed away on September 12, 2017. Born and raised in Winchester, Barry was the son of the late Richard J. "Dick" and Mary F. (Murtha) McQuillin. Barry was educated in Winchester public schools and was a 1979 graduate of Winchester High School, where he excelled at soccer. Mr. McQuillin...

Joseph A. Salani

Joseph A. Salani

Sep 9, 2017

Joseph Anthony Salani, age 89, a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away on September 9, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Leonora L. (Bernardi) Salani. Born in Cambridge, Joe was the son of the late Anthony and Anna (Emorgini) Salani. He was a graduate of Northeastern University, where he was a member of the Spelling Team. He was...

Alice V. Stackpole

Alice V. Stackpole

Sep 9, 2017

Alice V. (Conlin) Stackpole, age 84, of Stoneham, formerly of Winchester and Watertown, passed away on September 9, 2017. She was the wife of the late Philip J. Stackpole, Jr. Born in Roslindale, she was the youngest of six children of the late Charles H. and Florence M. (Kenney) Conlin. Alice was educated in Watertown and a graduate of...

Loretta S. Pharo

Loretta S. Pharo

Sep 7, 2017

Loretta S. (Sersen) Pharo, age 80, of Winchester, passed away on September 7, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Richard "Dick" L. Pharo, and the loving mother of Mark Pharo and his wife Christina of Acton, Eric Pharo and his wife Patti of Merrimack, NH, and Anne Gassel and her husband Matt of Ellisville, MO. Loretta was also...

Alice M. Bartel

Alice M. Bartel

Aug 24, 2017

Alice M. (Lewicki) Bartel, age 86, of Woburn, passed away on August 24, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Robert J. Bartel, and the loving mother of Paul and Monica. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary's Church, 155 Washington St., Winchester, on Monday, August 28, at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to...

Andrew B. Saviano, Sr.

Andrew B. Saviano, Sr.

Aug 12, 2017

Andrew B. Saviano, Sr., of Winchester, passed away on August 12, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Florence Theresa (Giaimo), and the loving father of Andrew B., Jr. and his wife Lynda H. of Halifax, MA and Maria T. Saviano and her wife Patricia McGarry of Reading. He was also the brother of the late Louis, Victor, Frank,...

Mary Gugel Mcnamee

Mary Gugel Mcnamee

Aug 7, 2017

Mary Gugel McNamee, age 62, of Boston, formerly of Savannah, passed away August 7, 2017. She was the loving mother of Nathaniel J. McNamee and his wife Britany of South Boston, and Abigail M. McNamee of Boston. Mary was also the dear step-mother of Andrew, Laura, Matthew and Alex, and the devoted sister of Patricia Cadwgan of Arlington and...

Bobby Scioli

Bobby Scioli

Aug 2, 2017

Robert "Bobby" Scioli, age 69, of Winchester, formerly of Somerville, passed away on August 2, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Fontana) Scioli, and the devoted father of Robert A. Scioli and his wife Dr. Eleni Asanaki of Danvers, Gina T. Scioli Brett and her husband Cory Brett of Winchester, and the late Jamie R. Scioli. He...

Lillian T. Emanuelli

Lillian T. Emanuelli

Aug 1, 2017

Lillian T. Emanuelli, age 88, a long-time resident of Tewksbury, formerly of Somerville, passed away on August 1, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Stephen and Lena (Tambini) Emanuelli, and the loving sister of the late Joseph and the late Marie Baratta and her late husband George. A lifelong employee of Sears, Roebuck in Cambridge & Burlington,...

Robert G. Murphy

Robert G. Murphy

Jul 27, 2017

Murphy, Robert G. – age 89, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Winchester, passed away on July 27, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Emelina (Wakat) Murphy. Bob was the loving father of Veronica Murphy-Witkowski and her husband Anthony of MN, the dear brother of Clarice Casassa and the late Richard and Francis Murphy, and the devoted grandfather of...

Eleanor A. Yore

Eleanor A. Yore

Jul 6, 2017

Eleanor A. (Fiore) Yore, age 88, who was a resident of Winchester for most of her life, passed away on July 6, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late John P. Yore and the late Peter Giannotti. Eleanor was born, raised and educated in Winchester. She attended St. Mary's school and graduated from Winchester High. She worked...

David B. Mortenson

David B. Mortenson

Jun 28, 2017

David B. Mortenson, – age 82, a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away on June 28, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Caroleanne (Baker) Mortenson. David was born in Worcester, the son of the late Walmer P. and Ethel E. (Smith) Mortenson. He was educated in the Hudson School system and was a graduate of Hudson High School....

Mitchell Chester

Mitchell Chester

Jun 27, 2017

Mitchell Chester, who served as the state's elementary and secondary education commissioner for nearly a decade, died of cancer Monday evening at the age of 65. Chester was appointed to the helm of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in 2008 to oversee the state's K-12 school system and was the longest-serving chief state school officer in the...

Patricia Allen

Patricia Allen

Jun 26, 2017

Patricia Allen, age 66, formerly of Winchester and Natick, passed away on June 26, 2017. She was the beloved daughter of the late Charles P. and Vivian O. (Widell) Allen. Patty was the loving sister of Roger Delorey and his wife Joanne of FL and the late Norman Delorey, and the dear friend of Christine Flynn of N. Falmouth...

Michael A. Amico

Michael A. Amico

Jun 17, 2017

Michael A. Amico passed away on June 17, 2017 after a lengthy illness at the Good Samaritan Hospice Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 59 years old. He is preceded in death by his father-Angelo P. Amico and his mother Jeanne M. Amico, his brothers Steven Barstow and Paul Amico. He is survived by his brothers David...

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