Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27, 2026
Melrose's obituary notices this week name four people: Cain, Mary T. (Harrington), 100, formerly of Melrose, died September 20; Martello, Alfred J. "Fred," 101, of Melrose, died September 25; Murphy, James E. "Babe," Sr., 94, formerly of Melrose, died September 24; and Phillips, Anne S.…
MELROSE — This week's column carries notices for four obituaries of Melrose residents, current or former, published this week. Robinson Funeral Home - Melrose, Gately Funeral Home - Melrose, and Norton, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home of Framingham posted the notices, with additional notices carried by the Boston Globe and Echovita.
Mary T. (Harrington) Cain, 100, of Framingham, formerly of Melrose, died on Sunday, September 20, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis W. "Frank" Cain, with whom she shared 64 years of marriage. Services were not detailed in the notice reviewed. Full obituary at Norton, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/mary-cain-obituary?id=62591795. Additional notice at Boston Globe: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/mary-cain-obituary?id=62592698.
Anne S. (Kalem) Phillips, 102, of Melrose, died Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was a longtime resident of Melrose, born June 18, 1924, in Melrose, one of three children of the late George and Urania (Soteriades) Kalem. Services were not detailed in the notice reviewed. Full obituary at Robinson Funeral Home - Melrose: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/anne-phillips-obituary?id=62620803. Additional notice at Boston Globe: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/anne-phillips-obituary?id=62621570.
James E. "Babe" Murphy, Sr., 94, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, died Thursday, September 24, 2026, at home. He was a longtime resident of Wakefield, born in Boston on October 7, 1931, one of three children of the late James and Anna T. Murphy, and died just two weeks shy of his 95th birthday. Services were not detailed in the notice reviewed. Full obituary at Robinson Funeral Home - Melrose: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-murphy-obituary?id=62614063. Additional notice at Boston Globe: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/james-murphy-obituary?id=62621572.
Alfred J. "Fred" Martello, 101, of Melrose, died Friday, September 25, 2026, in Melrose. He was born March 1, 1925, in East Boston, to Angelina LaPusata and Vincenzo Martello. Services were not detailed in the notice reviewed. Full obituary at Gately Funeral Home - Melrose: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/alfred-martello-obituary?id=62611061. Additional notice at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/melrose/alfred-martello-22168373.
Notices compiled from Robinson Funeral Home - Melrose, Gately Funeral Home - Melrose, Norton, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home, Boston Globe, Legacy.com, and Echovita.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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