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Mario J. Orrigo

Mario J. Orrigo

Aug 11, 2007

Mario J. Orrigo, 81, died Saturday August 11, at his Arlington residence. He was the beloved husband of Ella M. (Loiodce) Orrigo, with whom he would have celebrated 59 years of marriage on September 4. He was born in New York, New York on January 16, 1926, a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Marino) Orrigo. Mario was...

Patricia V. Murray

Patricia V. Murray

Aug 6, 2007

Patricia Veronica Murray (O'Sullivan), 78, was received into the arms of her Lord and savior at 5:02 am on Monday, August 6th with her husband of 51 years, Frederick, by her side. Pat was known for her devotion to family and the children in her community. A resident of Winchester for thirty-five years, Pat served as a Girl Scout...

Jeanne Rook Mclean

Jeanne Rook Mclean

Jul 9, 2007

Jeanne (Rook) McLean, a resident of Winchester for over 60 years, passed away at home on July 9, 2007. Born in Salem, MA, she was the daughter of the late C. Roy and Mary (Davidson) Rook. She was a graduate of Westbrook Jr. College in Portland, ME and Children's Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. She was...

Susan (Yore) Moynihan

Susan (Yore) Moynihan

Jul 9, 2007

Susan (Yore) Moynihan, a lifelong resident of Winchester and Woburn, died on July 9, 2007 after her battle with ALS. Born in Winchester, she was raised and educated there, graduating from Winchester High School in 1961. She was the office manager at Winchester High School for over twenty-two years. While at the High School, she was active as the...

Meredith B. Wagner

Meredith B. Wagner

Jul 4, 2007

Meredith B. Wagner, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away at Woodbriar of Wilmington on July 4 after a long illness. Born in Boston, she was the beloved daughter of the late Harrison G and Marjorie (Clark) Wagner. She was a graduate of Intermont Junior College in Virginia and Boston Training School, Boston. She worked for the American Red...

Helen A. Richmond

Helen A. Richmond

Jul 3, 2007

Helen (Atkins) Richmond, of Winchester, passed away at the Winchester Nursing Center on July 3 at age 103. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Jane Stewart Cumming Atkins. She spent the better part of her life in Boston, graduating from Milton High School. She also attended Boston University and graduated from Chandler,...

Joseph Piazza

Joseph Piazza

Jun 19, 2007

Piazza, Joseph R.- of Melrose formerly of Winchester and Medford June 19th Beloved husband of Caroline M. (Forgione) Dear father of Sandra G. Weston and her husband Anthony of Saugus, Eva G. Foley and her husband David of Middleton and James J. Piazza of Pompano Beach, FL. Brother of Angie Etna of Medford , Anna Petrosso of Arlington and...

Roger Graham Seymour

Roger Graham Seymour

Jun 15, 2007

Roger Graham Seymour, of Winchester, passed away on June 15th following a long illness. Born in Newton, he was the son of Barbara (Newey) and the late Graham Seymour. Raised and educated in Newton, he attended Northeastern University, where he received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, and assumed a long career in electronics. In his spare time he...

John J. Marino

John J. Marino

Jun 14, 2007

As an entrepreneur and a father, John J. Marino approached every experience with enthusiasm and passion, whether describing a new business idea or reveling in his elder children's accomplishments in business and his younger children's prowess on the ski slopes, soccer fields or basketball courts. Mr. Marino, a former state official who served as the Commissioner of Commerce and...

Stephen J. Zardis

Stephen J. Zardis

May 31, 2007

Stephen J. Zardis, formerly of Marblehead and Malden, died Thursday, May 31st at Brockton V.A. Hospital where he had resided for the past 7 years. Stephen was a 1965 graduate of Cathedral High School in Boston and attended Boston College for two years before enlisting in the U.S. Army. He served in Vietnam where he was directly exposed to...

Robert A. Painter

Robert A. Painter

May 25, 2007

Robert A. Painter, age 85, and long time resident of Winchester, died on May 25, 2007 following a long illness. Mr. Painter graduated from Worcester Polytechnical Institute in 1943, majoring in aeronautical engineering. He was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity and Lau Beta Phi Honorary Society. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. In...

Dorothy F. Ryan

Dorothy F. Ryan

May 10, 2007

Dorothy F. (Miller) Ryan, of Medford, formerly of Centerville and Osterville, passed away on May 10. Beloved wife of Francis L. Ryan. Loving mother of Patricia D. Ryan of Virginia Beach and the late Dorothy Louise Lewis. Dear sister of Evelyn Bailey and the late Mildred O'Neill. She also leaves behind her grandchildren Rebecca and Joshua Lewis. Memorial Services...

Mary R. Livingstone

Mary R. Livingstone

May 6, 2007

Mary R. (Fitzgerald) Livingstone, 83, a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away in Laconia, NH on May 6th. Born in Chicopee, MA, she was the daughter of the late Christopher and Mary (McNamara) Fitzgerald. A graduate of Our Lady of the Elms College with a degree in English, she married her late husband, Edward A. Livingstone in 1951, just...

Edwin T. Nadeau

Edwin T. Nadeau

May 3, 2007

Edwin T. Nadeau, of Woburn, formerly a resident of Winchester for over 40 years, passed away on May 3rd at New England Medical Center in Boston following a long illness. Born in Eastport, Maine, he was the son of the late Edwin T. and Beatrice (Spiller) Nadeau. He was a graduate of Loyola High School in Townsend, MD with...

George F. Ambessi

George F. Ambessi

Apr 26, 2007

George F. Ambessi, of Medford, formerly of Somerville, died on April 26th at the Bear Hill Nursng Center in Wakefield. Born in Acme, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Joseph and Nancy (Molina) Ambessi. He was raised and educated in West Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during WWII. George was a member...

Cynthia C. Wiatrowski

Cynthia C. Wiatrowski

Apr 23, 2007

Cynthia "Cindy" C. (Conley) Wiatrowski, 42, of Winchester, formerly of Washington, DC and Braintree, died on April 23rd at Youville Hospital in Cambridge following a brave 5 year battle with breast cancer. Born in Washington, DC, Cindy graduated from Braintree High School with the Class of 1982 and furthered her education at Stonehill College, earning a B.S. in Communications...

Emeline "Janet" Monroe

Emeline "Janet" Monroe

Apr 9, 2007

Emeline "Janet" Munroe, 71, a lifelong resident of Winchester, died at Lahey Clinic on April 9th, following a brief illness. Born in Winchester, she was the daughter of the late Roderick and Emeline A. (Delaney) Munroe. She was the dear sister of David Munroe of Winchester and the late Roderick Monroe. Janet also leaves behind four nieces, three nephews...

Patricia Ann Gravallese

Patricia Ann Gravallese

Apr 8, 2007

Patricia Ann "Patti" (Gioiosa) Gravallese, age 75, died on April 8, 2007 at her McLean, VA residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Boston on March 15, 1932, a daughter of the late Hugo and Evelyn Gioiosa,and had been a resident of Medford and Stoneham prior to moving to Virginia. Patti worked as a successful travel...

Thomas P. O'Brien

Thomas P. O'Brien

Mar 28, 2007

O'Brien, Thomas P "Obie"- of Cambridge March 28. Dear son of the late Patrick and Florence (Hines) Brother of Rita Hainey of Brockton, Dorothy Williams of VA, Donald O'Brien of Cambridge and the late John & William J. O'Brien and Loretta Halliday. Also survived by several nieces and nephews , grand nieces and nephews and his good friend Ed...

Christopher J. Kennedy

Christopher J. Kennedy

Mar 27, 2007

Christopher James Kennedy, 55, of Winchester, died on March 27th at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Born and raised in Winchester, he was the devoted husband for 28 years of Merilyn (Mayo). He attended Winchester schools and graduated from Winchester High School with the class of 1969. Following high school, Chris attended Bryant & Stratton College in Boston where he studied Accounting...

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