Louise E. Melanson of Everett passed away at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on Wednesday. She was 77. The daughter of the late Edwin W. and Adeline (Silvestri) Clough, Louise was a long-time Somerville resident, where she was born and raised. A kind and generous woman, Louise worked as a school bus driver before her retirement. She also worked as an elder care homemaker and a nurse’s aide at the Somerville Hospital. A full-time mom, she was devoted to her children and grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Louise was a beloved mother to Debra Ege and her husband John and Robert Buchanan all of Revere, Edwin Buchanan of Everett, James Melanson of Somerville and his late wife Maria, Jodi Kinney and her husband Daniel of North Andover. She leaves her loving grandchildren, Bobby, Linda, Michael, Paul, John, Leah, Justin, Rickey, Sara, Miranda, and Brandan. The dear sister of Margaret Curtis and her husband Walter of Stoneham, Edwin Clough of Medford and the late Marion Dixon. She is also survived by many devoted nieces and nephews, including Lauri Hembrough and her husband Jim.
Her funeral will be from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St. Medford, Tuesday August 16th at 10 AM followed by a Funeral Service celebrated in the Community Baptist Church, 31 College Ave, Somerville at 11 AM. Services will conclude with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit at the funeral home on Monday 4 – 8 PM.