Obituaries

Apr 24, 2018

Frances Claudine Nauss , age 91, of Beverly formerly of Wakefield, died April 24 at the Ledgewood Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center in Beverly.

Born in Concord on July 1, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Larry and Dorothy (Lohnes) Nauss .

Ms. Nauss was educated at the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton....

Apr 24, 2018

Robert E . Lynch , 61, of North Reading formerly of Wakefield died on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Winchester Hospital.

Robert was born in Woburn on October 2, 1956 and was the son of the late Francis J. and Agnes L. (Murphy) Lynch .

Robert was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate...

Apr 24, 2018

Kevin M. Canty, age 65, died Tuesday, April 24 at the Holy Family Hospital in Methuen.

Born in Lynn on August 30, 1952 he was the son of the late Harold V. and Dorothy (Best) Canty.

Kevin was a lifelong resident of Lynnfield and was a graduate of Lynnfield High School, Class of 1970 and...

Apr 24, 2018

Josephine DiNanno , 90, of Wakefield died on Tuesday, April 24 at the Woodbriar Health Center in Wilmington.

Born in Filetto, Italy on December 17, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Maria (Cicchini) DiNanno .

Ms. DiNanno graduated in 1946 from Everett High School with honors. She was a member of...

Apr 23, 2018

Margaret B . Moore , 87, of Wakefield died on Monday, April 23 at the Winchester Hospital.

Margaret was born in Everett on May 21, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Eugene and Mary Ann (Lyons) Meuse.

Margaret was a former president of the Middlesex Legal Secretaries Association and had worked as a...

Apr 18, 2018

Gail P. Courtney, age 82, a longtime Lynnfield resident, died Wednesday, April 18 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Holyoke on August 10, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Carl E. and Anastasia (Hall) Moakler.

Gail was raised in Springfield and was a graduate of Commerce High School. Shortly...

Apr 17, 2018

Eileen T. Layton, age 85, of Peabody, formerly of Tewksbury and Somerville, died Tuesday, April 17 in Wilmington.

Born in Somerville on December 4, 1932 she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Driscoll) Canty.

Mrs. Layton was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Clements High School of Medford, Class...

Apr 9, 2018

Dorothea C . Tremblay , age 95, of Lynnfield, died Monday, April 9 at her residence.

Born in Salem on January 22, 1923 she was the daughter of the late John J. and Cecilia F. (Sullivan) Barry.

She was the beloved wife of the late Leo E. Tremblay . She was the loving mother of...

Apr 6, 2018

John A. Dussault, Jr., 79, of Wakefield died on Friday, April 6 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Boston on November 30, 1938, he was the son of the late John A. and Irene (Malinowski) Dussault.

Mr. Dussault was raised in Everett and had been a Wakefield resident since 1972. He...

Apr 6, 2018

Charles Hurley , 79, of Wakefield, died on Friday April 6 at the High Point House in Haverhill

Born in Malden on March 4, 1939, he was the son of the late Daniel and Helen (McCarthy) Hurley .

Mr. Hurley was a graduate of Malden Catholic. He had been a Wakefield resident for the past...

Apr 4, 2018

Lillian C . Roberto , a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Wednesday, April 4 at the Oosterman's Rest Home in Wakefield.

Born in Wakefield on March 9, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinette (Cavalieri) Puleo.

Mrs. Roberto was raised and educated in Wakefield. She was a longtime devoted member of St....

Apr 3, 2018

Patricia "Pat" Dirrane, 72, of Wakefield, MA, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on April, 21, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Mansell) Gilchrist.

Patricia was raised in Watertown and attended Sacred Heart School and St. Patrick's High School. She worked at Annie's' Book Stop...

Apr 3, 2018

Shirley (Wolfe) Bernhard , of Peabody, MA, a former Registered Nurse serving New York City hospitals and schools, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the age of 90.

Shirley will be remembered for the joy she brought to life and to those around her, her generosity of spirit and her determination to further world peace and...

Apr 2, 2018

Kenneth E. Thompson of Lynnfield, died on Monday, April 2 at the Salem Hospital.

He was born on December 30th, 1945, and was the son of the late Thomas and Gladys (Taylor) Thompson.

Kenneth was a graduate of Arlington High School, class of 1964. After high school, Kenneth attended Wentworth Institute of Technology and Northeastern...

Apr 1, 2018

Lorraine E . Prive passed away peacefully at the age of 86 surrounded by her four children on Easter Sunday. She grew up in Stoneham, Mass., the daughter of John and Augusta LeBlanc. Lorraine was married in 1950, beloved wife of Andrew L. Prive , Jr. (deceased). Together, they built a lovely home and raised their children in Stoneham....

Mar 31, 2018

ALLAN, Judith Marie (Conley), March 31, age 73. Loving mother of Kenneth R. Allan of Stoneham, Scott D. Allan and husband Luiz Costa, Jr. of NY and Nancy A. Allan of Stoneham. Devoted grandmother of Jasmine and Kesandra. Sister of Tilly Foley and Barbara Tirimacco. Also survived by her former husband Robert G. Allan .

A life-long...

Mar 30, 2018

Anne Loughlin, 91, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died peacefully on Friday March 30, 2018 at Lahey Hospital having been visited by many family and friends.

Born in Boston, on July 28, 1926, she was the daughter of Leo P. and Eva M. Fahey. Anne was raised in Milton, MA and graduated Milton High School. She earned...

Mar 30, 2018

Thomas E. Brennan, 72, of Reading died on Friday, March 30 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Thomas was born in Winthrop, MA on September 29, 1945 and was the son of the late Charles F. and Eleanor K. (McGuiness) Brennan.

Thomas was raised in Winthrop and attended Dominic Savio High School and later graduated from...

Mar 27, 2018

Camella A. Fondini, 93, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Tuesday, March 27 at her residence.

Born in Wakefield on November 9, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Felice and Susie (Evangelista) D'Alessandro.

Mrs. Fondini was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1941. She had retired in 1994 as a Patient...

Mar 25, 2018

Rev. Dr. Merle R. Jordan, Prof. Emeritus, B.U. School of Theology and former Director of Danielsen Institute, of Stoneham, died on Sunday, March 25 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Portland, Maine on March 4, 1931, he was the son of Everett C. Jordan and Ida Mae Moore, who died of scarlet fever when Merle was 51/2...