Funeral Homes in Medford, MA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Julianne Nicholson (actor and model), Mike Pagliarulo (baseball player), Joe Sacco (coach), Maria Menounos (journalist and actor), Terri Lyne Carrington (drummer and record producer), James Derek Dwyer (film producer and screenwriter), and Bob Tufts (baseball player).

Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, 3.2 miles northwest of downtown Boston. It is the fourth oldest English settlement in the United States. In the 2010 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 56,173. It is the home of Tufts University.

Medford Obituaries

It was disclosed by Orlando Sentinel on March 11th, 2022 that James Joseph Coates passed away in Orlando, Florida.  Coates was 86 years old and was born in Medford, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James Joseph's life.

It was written by Naples Daily News on March 3rd, 2022 that Dorothy Utz (Griffin) perished in Naples, Florida.  Ms. Utz was 96 years old and was born in Medford, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Dorothy's life.

It was written by Washington Post (DC) on April 11th, 2021 that Richard Humbert Farinato passed away in Maryland.  Farinato was 74 years old and was born in Medford, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Richard Humbert's life.

It was disclosed by Orlando Sentinel on February 18th, 2021 that John Foy Lowndes passed away in Orlando, Florida.  Lowndes was 90 years old and was born in Medford, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John Foy's life.

It was noted by Indianapolis Star and News on January 17th, 2021 that Robert Francis Ahearn perished in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Ahearn was 73 years old and was born in Medford, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert Francis's life.

It was disclosed by Chicago Tribune on November 8th, 2020 that Robert Bradner died in Medford, Massachusetts.  Bradner was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert's life.

It was noted by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on November 7th, 2020 that Edith Ann Ward (Skillings) passed on in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Ms. Ward was 93 years old and was born in Medford, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Edith Ann's life.

It was written by San Diego Union-Tribune on September 20th, 2020 that William Basil "Billy" Bohan passed on in San Diego, California.  Bohan was 90 years old and was born in Medford, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor William Basil "Billy"'s life.

It was noted by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on August 14th, 2020 that Raymond Francis Hutchins perished in Sarasota, Florida.  Hutchins was 92 years old and was born in Medford, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Raymond Francis's life.

It was written by Atlanta Journal/Constitution on August 8th, 2020 that Allen Barlett Babcock passed on in Marietta, Georgia.  Babcock was 89 years old and was born in Medford, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Allen Barlett's life.

History

Medford was governed as a "peculiar" or private plantation. The town got its own religious meeting room in 1690, and a secular meeting house in 1696.[http://www.medfordhistorical.org/peculiarplantation.php Medford Historical Society]. As the land began to be divided among several people from different families, the new owners began to meet and make decisions locally and increasingly independently from the Charlestown town meeting. Until 1656, all of northern Medford was owned by Cradock his heirs, or Edward Collins. The name may have come from a description of the "meadow by the ford (river) in the Mystic River, or from two locations that Cradock may have been familiar with in England: the hamlet of Mayford or Metford in Staffordshire near Caverswall, or from the parish of Maidford or Medford (now Towcester, Northamptonshire).

The official website for the city of Medford is http://www.medfordma.org/.