Mildred A. Austin
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Mildred A. Austin

  • December 10, 1919 - December 15, 2011
  • Melrose, Massachusetts
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“HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM. tHIS WEEKEND i WILL MISS YOU mORE THAN ANY OTHER WEEKEND. i WONDERHOW mOTHERS DAY IS CELEBRATED IN HEAVEN. lAST YEAR WE...Read More » ”
1 of 10 | Posted by: Stephen AUSTIN - MELROSE, MA

“iT HAS NO BEEN 3 MONTHS TO THE DAY SINCE YOU LEFT ME. iT IS ALMOST SPRING AND I THINK OF YOU AS THE FLOWERS COME OUT. YOU ALWAYS LIKED SPRING. IT...Read More » ”
2 of 10 | Posted by: STEPHEN AUSTIN - MELROSE, MA

“MOM IT HARDLY SEEMS POSSIBLE THAT DAD DIED TEN YEARS AGO TODAY. i AM SURE YOU ARE SEEING HIM IN HEAVEN AND YOU BOTH ARE BEING REUNITED. i STILL...Read More » ”
3 of 10 | Posted by: Stephen Austin` - MELROSE, MA

“It has been two months and I still miss you. I hope I am doing the right decisions as I try to follow all the decisions that you taught me through...Read More » ”
4 of 10 | Posted by: Stephen Austin - Melrose, MA

“Alicia i do remember you and thanks for your loving thoughts. i think there was another cousinwhose name was cynthia. where is she now? ”
5 of 10 | Posted by: stephen austin - Melrose, MA

“Stephen, my heart goes out to you on the loss of your mother. You may not remember me, we last met when you and your mother attended my aunt's...Read More » ”
6 of 10 | Posted by: Alicia Flanders - Merriamck, NH

“iI KEEP THINKING ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY AND STILL MISS YOU. We hsd s lot of good times over the years. It is very hard to go on but i know I am strong...Read More » ”
7 of 10 | Posted by: stephen austin - mELROSE, MA

“mom i will always miss you every day and the good times we had. ”
8 of 10 | Posted by: stephen austin - melrose mass, MA

“Steve, I am very sorry for the loss of your mother. I know how close and devoted you were. As we spoke, your mother wanted you to be happy and be...Read More » ”
9 of 10 | Posted by: Barbara Murphy - Melrose, MA

“We have been neighbors for six years. Having spent time with Millie when she has been in hospital and rehab, my fondness for her grew. We enjoyed...Read More » ”
10 of 10 | Posted by: Mary & Butch Smith - Melrose, MA


Mrs. Mildred A. (Young) Austin, a lifelong Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the age of 92.

Mildred was born on December 10, 1919 in Haverhill, a daughter of the late Merton P. and Florence C. (Flanders) Young. Raised in Melrose, she graduated from Melrose High School with the Class of 1937. She served her country proudly during WWII in the US Army. For many years she worked as a stenographer at First National Bank of Boston. She married Ralph S. Austin on March 19, 1949 whom she met while working. A devoted family woman, she loved cooking spaghetti and macaroni and cheese for her son and late husband. She was a longtime member of the Green Street Baptist Church.

Mildred was the beloved wife of the late Ralph S. Austin with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. She is survived by her devoted and loving son Stephen G. Austin of Melrose.

Relatives and friends will honor and remember Mildred's life by gathering for visiting hours at the Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., Melrose on Sunday, December 18 from 2-4 PM and again on Monday afternoon where her Funeral Service will be celebrated at 12:30 PM. Interment with military honors presented by US Army in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody.