Mr. Russell "Rusty" Byrne, of Medford died last Wednesday in Harborside Health Care in Saugus following a brief illness. He was 74. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia son of the late John and Mildred (Wiswell) Byrne, he is a former resident of Charlestown and Somerville. Mr. Byrne enjoyed playing cards and was a regular at the Riverside Senior Center in Medford.
He leaves three sisters, Theresa Scirocco of Malden, Margaret Bogal and her husband Gordon of Nova Scotia, Myrtle Hoard of NH. and the late Mildred Pellegrino, John, William and Anne Byrne. Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 5th in the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main Street Medford. Rev. Paul Flammia officiated. Services concluded with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.