Michael R. Melbourne, 51, of Golden Hill Road, Lee, MA, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA. He was born in Springfield, MA on December 5, 1961, the son of Raymond and Barbara Fillion Melbourne. Michael was educated in Wilbraham Schools and is a 1979 graduate of Minnechaug Regional High School. He was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. At the time of his death, he was employed as a Registered Nurse with Centrus Premier Home Care and previously worked for many years on the Pediatric Unit at Baystate Medical Center. He and his wife, the former Ruth Franchere, were married May 4, 2002. Michael liked to travel, attend train shows and enjoyed square dancing with his wife. He loved skiing and was an avid Red Sox Baseball and New England Patriots Football fan. He was a loving, caring person, who was passionate about caring for sick children and was a good father to his son, Timothy Franchere. In addition to his parents, his wife, Ruth and son, Timothy, Michael is survived by two sisters, Marcy Fuller and her husband, James, of Springfield, MA and Michelle Bradford and her husband, Gerald, of Exeter, NH. He also leaves two nieces Alyssa and Erika Fuller. Friends wishing may make memorial donations to Make a Wish Foundation, in care of the Kelly Funeral Home, 3 Main Street, Lee, MA 01238.

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Sunday, September 29th, 2013