Obituary notices, week of Monday, August 24, 2026 through Sunday, August 30, 2026
Two Melrose obituaries were published this week: DeSantis, Emma A., 97, who died August 24, and Curry, Mary H. (Sullivan), 89, who died August 28 after a period of declining health and was the eldest daughter of Irish immigrants William and Elizabeth (O'Donnell) Sullivan. Both were of M…
This week's column carries notices for 2 Melrose-resident obituaries: Emma A. DeSantis and Mary H. (Sullivan) Curry, both handled by Gately Funeral Home in Melrose.
Emma A. DeSantis, 97, of Melrose, died on Monday, August 24, 2026. Services were handled by Gately Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/melrose/emma-desantis-22020019.
Mary H. (Sullivan) Curry, 89, of Melrose, died on Friday, August 28, 2026, after a period of declining health. She was born in the summer of 1937, the first daughter of Irish immigrants William and Elizabeth (O'Donnell) Sullivan. Services were handled by Gately Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/melrose/mary-h-curry-22042622.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, and Gately Funeral Home listings.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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