Barbara A. Mahoney passed away peacefully at home with her children at her side, Saturday, January 21, 2023.  She was 91 years of age.   Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late Gladys and William Finneran and sister to the late Joan Mosher.   Barbara graduated from Wakefield High School in 1948.  Known as “Barb” she was the lead in their school play, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay.   Barbara met her husband, Joseph P. Mahoney in 1952, who...

Pasquale James Grasso, of Wakefield, formerly of East Boston, peacefully passed into the loving arms of his Lord on January 21, 2023 surrounded by his loving family.  He was 95 years old. The son of Angelo Grasso and Josephine (Schraffa) Grasso, he grew up in East Boston and attended East Boston High School.  He had fond memories of his brothers playing football on Putnam Street and many trips to Deer Island Park with his family.   At the age of 19 he served in the Army as a...

Edward R. Sanchez, 94, of Peabody, formerly of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 18th at Beverly Hospital. He was born in Boston on May 15, 1928, and was the son of the late Manuel and Rose (DeAngelis) Sanchez and brother to the late Dolores Palazzolo.    Edward is survived by his wife, Priscilla, with whom he shared 70 years of marriage. Loving father of Linda Sanchez of Swampscott, Karen Walsh and her husband Edward of Andover, Joyce Gangemi and her...

Daniel P Conroy, age 57, of North Hampton NH and formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield died unexpectedly on January 17th at his home. Born in Winchester on March 26, 1965. He was the son of Marilyn and Joseph Conroy (Deceased). Danny was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School Class of 1983. He was a heavy equipment operator for the WMGLD for many years, and also had his own fence company. Danny was a beloved friend of many. And beloved Dad to his 4...

T. Claire Riley, 95 a longtime resident of Wakefield died at her home on Tuesday evening January 17 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Malden, MA March 7, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mabel V. (Dolan) Buckley. Claire was a graduate of Chevrus High School of Malden. She moved to Wakefield with her husband John in 1949 where they raised their family. Claire enjoyed the piano and was still playing it as recently as last week. She also enjoyed spending time with...

Judith Kay Hudkins, 67, of Andover, MA, passed away on January 16, 2023, after a long, courageous battle with liver disease and diabetes. Born on January 3, 1956, in Pontiac, MI, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mari-Karen (Trager) Brown.    Judy and her husband Tom were introduced by Judy’s sister in 1983 at one of Tom’s softball games in NJ. They immediately realized they shared a unique laugh like no other and married just over a year later. They created...

Stephen L. Muse, age 72 of Wakefield, died on Monday January 16 at his home. He was born in Melrose on October 14, 1950 and was the son of the late Louis and Margaret (LaBombard) Muse. He was the loving father of Jason Muse of Wakefield, Rachael Scott and her husband Paul of Lynnfield, Bryan and Timothy Muse, both of Wakefield. Loving Stepfather of Diane Doussett and Delisha Langston. He was the brother of Linda Muse and Janet Leblanc, both of Wakefield. He was the grandfather of Kristine...

Christine E. Lacerda, age 86, a lifelong Wakefield resident died Monday, January 16 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.   Born in Wakefield on April 27, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Richard S. and Christine (Perry) Muse.   Christine was raised in Wakefield and attended Wakefield Public Schools. She loved watching game shows, cartoons, and all of the Law and Order’s there were. She was also an avid Boston Red Sox fan. Christine had worked as a nurse’s aide at a...

Edward J. McCarthy Jr., age 71, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, January 15th, at his home. Born in Portland Maine, on September 13, 1951, the son of the late Edward and Helen (Welsh) McCarthy, Ed resided in Wakefield for the past 36 years. Ed was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School. He attended UMass Amherst and graduated with a degree in Sociology in 1973. Ed worked at Charrette Corp, for many years, where he met his wife, Amy, before beginning his own software...

MAC DONALD, Paul William of Reading, MA, passed away peacefully among family in the early morning of January 14th, 2023, due to complications from lung cancer. Paul was born in Malden on July 12, 1947, son of the late Maurice MacDonald and Frances MacDonald-Ward (Surrette), beloved father of Juelanne (Steven) Schwartz, and James (Noriko) MacDonald, stepchildren Melanie and Thomas Dixey, and brother of the late Helen (Paul) Farrahar, Charles (Margot) MacDonald, and Robert (JoAnn) Ward. He...