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Eleanor Mae Gullette
Nov 1, 2016
Eleanor Mae Gullette, age 86, of Stoneham, passed away on November 1, 2016, after a long series of illnesses, including Alzhiemer’s disease. She lived in Stoneham for the past 62 years along with her recently deceased husband, William F. (Bill) Gullette. Even though Eleanor didn’t seem to understand that Bill had died on September 29th, she must have missed...
John A. Anderson Jr.
Oct 25, 2016
John A. Anderson Jr., passed away after a lengthy decline on October 24, 2016. He was the cherished husband of Kirsten (Rosenius) Anderson from Denmark, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. Born and raised in Medford, he was the loyal son of the late John A. and Elinor (Erickson) Anderson. John was a graduate of Medford High...
William Joseph Peterson
Oct 25, 2016
William Joseph Peterson of Stoneham, formerly of Cambridge passed away Monday, October 25, 2016, at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital, after brief illnesses. He was the cherished husband of Christine (Poplawska) Peterson. Born in Boston, MA and raised in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Harold P. and Agnes (Sampson) Peterson. Mr. Peterson was employed for many years...
David Coleman Bicknell
Oct 21, 2016
David Coleman Bicknell, age 89, a lifelong resident of Stoneham, died peacefully October 21, 2016. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Jean (Vogler) Bicknell. Born December 21, 1926, in Medford and raised in Stoneham; he was the son of the late Raymond C. and Julia (Peterson) Bicknell. David was a graduate of Stoneham High School...
Douglas Lloyd Ruffin
Oct 10, 2016
Douglas Lloyd Ruffin, age 57, of Revere passed away suddenly of a coronary, on October 10, 2016. He was the cherished husband of Marilyn Hewitt. Born in Boston, MA; he was the son of the late Herbert and Hilda (Hunter) Ruffin and brother of Mark Ruffin and Doreen Sims. He also leaves a host of extended, loving family throghout...
Maurice Lee Anderson
Oct 9, 2016
Maurice Lee Anderson, a long time resident of Cambridge, formerly of Atlantic City, NJ, passed away October 9, 2016. Maurice was retired from the Federal Government, a veteran of the US Army, a University of Boston graduate and a former teacher at the United South End Settlements Center. Maurice was a globe trotter-traveler. He had a charitable nature and...
Kathryn Matsis Touhey
Oct 6, 2016
Kathryn Matsis Touhey, aged 79, died at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center- North End in Boston, on October 6, 2016 following a decade-long battle with lymphoma. Kathryn was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on November 9, 1936 to Arthur Matsis and his wife Jeanne Salvail Matsis. Kathryn graduated from Nashua High School in 1954 and went on to attend the...
Enid M. Weil
Oct 5, 2016
Enid M. Weil, age 77, loving companion of Thomas Plaut, proud mother of Leslie Rouffe and Laura Roos, loving grandmother of Jeremy and Brad Roos. An only child, she developed a passionate interest in reading, literature and the arts. She received her bechelor of arts from UCLA, a Masters degree in literature from University of California-Berkley and a Masters...
Lorraine F. Burr
Oct 2, 2016
Lorraine F. Burr, age 83, of Stoneham, passed away at home with family by her side, on October 2, 2016. She was the cherished wife of the late John E. Burr. Born in Revere, MA and raised in Saugus during her early childhood; she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Joanna (Lupo) Aucella. During her junior year...
William F. Gullette Jr.
Sep 29, 2016
William Farmer Gullette Jr., age 89, a long time resident of Stoneham, died September 29, 2016. He was the beloved husband of 68 years to Eleanor (Kolesnik) Gullette. Born in Cambridge, MA; he was the son of the late William F. and Blanche (Cresto) Gullette. Bill served in the Navy during WWII. He was a realtor and was a...
Beverly Benner Cassara
Sep 20, 2016
Beverly Benner Cassara of Cambridge, MA died at 94 on September 20, 20126. She will be missed by family, friends, colleagues, and students, all of whom have been empowered by her work. Dr. Cassara’s dedication and vision for higher education and life-long learning has expanded possibilities and created new horizons for individuals world-wide. In her induction into the International...
Theodore V. Anzalone
Sep 3, 2016
Theodore “Ted” V. Anzalone, age 58, of Stoneham, September 3, 2016, passed away surrounded by his loving family at Daniel’s House Nursing Home in Reading. Ted grew up in Wakefield, and later moved to Stoneham where he and his wife raised their family. He was a long time employee of the City of Boston. Ted is survived by his...
Ruth Wald
Sep 1, 2016
Ruth Hubbard Wald, a prominent biochemist and feminist who taught for many years at Radcliffe and Harvard and published numerous books on biology, women’s issues, and the politics of science died this morning (September 1) at her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was 92 years old and died of natural causes, with her family around her. Ruth Wald was...
Susan Linda Mitnick
Aug 28, 2016
Susan Linda Mitnick, age 67, of Boston, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 28, 2016. Susan was born in Hudson, New York where she graduated from Hudson High School in 1966 and later received a B.A. degree in English from University of Massachusetts Boston in 1984. She worked for many years at Harvard University Economics Department and most...
Frank T. Giamo
Aug 25, 2016
Frank T. Giamo of Weston, MA and Frenchboro, ME passed away August 25, 2016 at age 98. Born in Waltham, MA, he was the son of the late Dominic and Grace (Lazaro) Giamo. A longtime resident of Weston, Frank started and owned Giamo Aluminum and Contracting Company that manufactured safety arms for ladders, and founded, with a colleague, the...

Marilyn M. Ames
Aug 25, 2016
Anderson-Bryant Funeral Home 4 Common Street Stoneham, Massachusetts 02180 781-438-0135, Fax: 781-438-0316 [email protected] Obituary and photo for Stoneham Independent Marilyn M. (Lavertu) Ames, age 82, a resident of Stoneham for over 60 years, passed away August 25, 2016. She was the cherished wife of the late Kenneth T. Ames, Jr. Marilyn was born in Lawrence, MA, and at...
Shea Smith Iii
Aug 22, 2016
Shea Smith III, 99 years of age, died peacefully on August 22, 2016 at his residence in Bedford, Massachusetts. He was born in Chicago but lived most of his life in St. Louis and Marblehead, Massachusetts. He married Carol Shepard of West Newton, Massachusetts, in 1947. They had four sons. He had worked for Monsanto Company for more than...
Arnold Russell Carlson
Aug 17, 2016
Arnold Russell Carlson of Venice, Florida and formerly of Stoneham, Massachusetts, passed away August 17, 2016 at the Tidewell Englewood Hospice House. The son of Carl Johan and Tekla Sandberg Carlson, Arnold was born August 7, 1928 in Medford, Massachusetts. After graduating from Medford High School in 1946, he enlisted in the United States Army, serving in Korea as...
Marguerite Mcgarrigle Zaccaro
Aug 15, 2016
Zaccaro, Marguerite (McGarrigle), age 95, of Stoneham, passed peacefully August 15, 2016. She spent most of her life in Stoneham and had been an active member of St. Patrick Parish, St. Patrick Mother Club, and a Girl Scout Leader. She had a love of music and travel. She is survived by her daughter Karen Zaccaro Campbell of Stoneham; her...