All Obituaries

Shizuko Redford passed away peacefully at home at the age of 95. Born in Fujisawa, Japan, she was classically trained as a seamstress and designer. She found work at Atsugi Airbase, eventually settling in Melrose, MA at the age of 27. It was there where she was befriended by Arthur and Katherine Hill, who welcomed and loved Shizuko as parents would. Shizuko’s kind nature was highlighted through her fulfilling career in healthcare as a CNA, initially at McFadden Manor, then for many...

Gloria J. (Iacobacci) Pasciuto,  a longtime resident of Malden, passed away on Monday, March 20th, after a brief illness.  Gloria was born in Cambridge in 1932, the daughter of Peter and Flavia Iacobacci.  She was raised and educated in Medford, graduating from Medford High School with the Class of 1950.  In 1954, Gloria married her sweetheart, Cosmo J. Pasciuto.  They moved to Malden in 1960 where they raised their family.   Gloria and Cosmo spent...

Ermelinda “Mimi” Callahan, of Malden Massachusetts passed away peacefully on March 15, 2023. Mimi was born in Everett on January 26 th 1934, the daughter of Michael and Theresa (Hill) Russo. She was raised in Everett with her five sisters, Joan Tracy, Roberta Reilly, Theresa Dingivan, Constance Murphy, and Ann Hughes. Mimi married Edward Callahan of the Malden Police Department and settled in Malden where they raised their two children, Edward Jr., and Deborah until...

Donald S. Middleton, of Somerville passed away Wednesday March 15th . Donald was born in Melrose on July 8 th 1956 the son of Robert and Marilyn (Tyrrel) Middleton. Donald grew up in Malden and was raised by his mother and stepfather, Paul (Buster) Dolan. He lived in Malden, Attleboro, Boston, Medford and Somerville at the end of his life. He was a taxi driver and journeyman doing various jobs and trades. In his free time he enjoyed bowling and was a member of a candlepin bowling league for...

Karen Anderson, 68, died March 14, 2023 at her home in Malden, after a brief illness. She was born Dec. 28, 1954 in Danbury, Conn., third of four children of the late Robert and Barbara (Kelley) Anderson. Upon her father’s death, her mother returned the family to her native Malden. Karen attended Browne Junior High and Malden High School and graduated from UMass Boston with magna cum laude with a B.A. in economics. Karen worked for several years as a legislative aide to Rep. John C....

Jean E. (Doyle) “Peachy” Fisk,  a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away on Saturday, March 11, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.  Jean  was born in Malden in 1937, the daughter of George and Hazel Doyle.  She was raised and educated in Malden, graduating with the Class of 1955.  She married Lauren R. Fisk, and the two settled down in Malden to raise their family.  Jean worked for the Department of Transportation as a secretary...

Fannie Jeune, a loving housewife, and mother, passed away in her home on Saturday, March 11th.   Fannie was born in Verrettes, Haiti, in 1921.   She was raised and educated in Haiti, and at 23 she married her sweetheart, Antoine Jeune.  The two settled down to raise 7 of their 16  children. Fannie moved to the United States about 25 years ago shortly after the death of her Husband Antoine, settling down in Malden.  Fannie was a "Prayer Warrior"...

Anne R. (Veader) DiDonato, a loving housewife and mother, passed away on Wednesday March 8th, 2023. Anne was born in Chelsea in 1941, the daughter of Fredrick and Dorothy Veader. She was raised and educated in Chelsea and Everett, graduating from Everett High School with the Class of 1959. In 1960, she married her sweetheart, Vincent A. DiDonato, and the two settled down in Everett to raise their family. They shared 63 years of marriage together, and only a short time apart when Vincent...

Margaret L (Wilburn) Clarke, a retired nurse for the Middlesex Sheriffs Department, passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on Sunday, at the age of 93. Margaret was born October 16, 1929, the daughter of Leadus and Estelle Wilburn.  She was raised and educated in Gainesville GA, graduating from High School with the Class of 1947.  Shortly after high school, she enlisted in the US Army, serving as a medic.  She was honorably discharged as a Corporal in 1954. Margaret...

Mary Louise (Collins) Haugh, 103, of Andover, MA died February 23, 2023 surrounded by family and friends. Mary Lou was born in Methuen at Lawler Hospital on September 5, 1919, daughter of John C. Collins and Celia (McGovern) both of Andover, MA. Mary Lou grew up in Andover and was educated at St. Mary’s in Lawrence and Punchard High School Andover. She attended The School of Practical Art in Boston and worked 11 years at GE in Lynn as a Mechanical Tool Designer where she made several...