Obituaries

Feb 21, 2019

Marion "Connie" Messina , age 83, of Stoneham, formerly of Somerville died Thursday, February 21 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Born in Boston on February 13, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Della (Conway) McAfee.

Mrs. Messina was devoted to her family and cherished her grandchildren. She enjoyed caring for...

Feb 20, 2019

William David "Bill" Loconzolo, age 75, of Wakefield, MA and Nottingham, NH, died Wednesday, February 20 at his residence in Wakefield.

Born in Malden on March 10, 1943 he was the son of the late Joseph Loconzolo, Jr. and Anna (Casselo) Loconzolo.

Bill was raised in Malden before his family moved to Greenwood and was...

Feb 20, 2019

Hurley, Michael J. of Lynnfield. Feb. 20. Husband of Marge E. (Davis) Hurley. Father of Patricia Hurley-Arsenault of Wakefield, Pamela Hurley of Lynn, Thomas M. Hurley of TX and the late Michael J. Hurley, Laura L. Hurley, Sandra M. Scott and John P. Hurley. Brother of Shelia Nolas of FL, Marlene Marshall of NY and the late Daniel Hurley....

Feb 19, 2019

Juana Antunano de Geldres , age 82 died Monday February 19 in Stoneham. Mrs. Geldres was born in Lima, Peru on June 24, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Telesforo and Obdulia (Valdez) Antunano . Mrs. Geldres was raised in Peru and came to the United States at age 64. She had worked for several years at...

Feb 18, 2019

Rita E. Schille, 90, of Melrose, Wakefield and Vero Beach, Florida, died on Monday, February 18 at the Greenwood Nursing Center in Wakefield. Born in Everett on June 21, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William and Theresa Costa.

Mrs. Schille was a graduate of Everett High School. She was a retired switchboard operator and...

Feb 18, 2019

Maureen Butler , age 62, of Wakefield formerly of Malden died Monday, February 18 at her residence.

Born in Boston on August 11, 1956 she was the daughter of Mary (Gill) Kavanaugh and the late Gilbert Kavanaugh.

Maureen was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1974. She had...

Feb 13, 2019

Henry Stuckey Flickinger - Lynnfield, 88, passed away February 13, 2019, in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Born Dec 2, 1930 the son of Henry (Harry) Flickinger and Suzanne (Saginak) Flickinger of Cleveland, OH.

He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute of Baltimore, MD in 1948. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1951. He...

Feb 13, 2019

Richard M . Ventola , age 81, of Tewksbury died Wednesday, February 13 at his residence.

Born in Boston on October 23, 1937 he was the son of the late Anthony and Josephine (Salerno) Ventola .

Richard was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1955. He enjoyed hunting...

Feb 13, 2019

William P. Foss, 70, of Hudson, New Hampshire formerly of Lynn, Wakefield and Chelmsford died on Wednesday, February 13 at his residence.

Born in Lynn on March 12, 1948, he was the son of Clara (Simonsen) Giulbault and her husband Roger of Georgetown and the late William H. Foss.

Mr. Foss had been a Hudson,...

Feb 12, 2019

Jerilyn A . Barton , age 76 of North Reading and a former longtime Wakefield resident died February 12 in Wilmington. She was born in Stoneham, MA on August 13, 1942 and was the daughter of the late William and Lucy (Verrengia) Marinelli. She was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1959....

Feb 10, 2019

Shirley M. Martino, 96, of Wakefield died peacefully on February 10, 2019 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on May 4, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Wesley S. and Elsie H. (Steindorf) Rutledge.

Shirley was a lifelong Wakefield resident and a graduate of Wakefield High School Class of 1940. She was...

Feb 9, 2019

Pearl Mae Allen, 87, of Lynnfield, died on February 9, 2019 at her home.

Born in Peabody on November 26, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Gloria (Nunes) Bullerwell.

Pearl was a tireless traveler throughout her life, constantly curious about all of the cultures and adventures that the countries of the...

Feb 8, 2019

Paul F. White, 86, of Stoneham died Friday, February 8 at the Sunrise of Lynnfield Assisted Living Center surrounded by his family.

Paul was born in Somerville on October 12, 1932 and was the son of the late Frank and Katherine (McAffrey) White.

Paul was a longtime Stoneham resident and was a graduate of Somerville...

Feb 7, 2019

Virginia T. Rudasill (April 25, 1933 - February 7, 2019)

Virginia T. (Paschal) Rudasill passed away peacefully on February 7, 2019 with her family at her side in Burlington, MA. Virginia (Ginny) resided for 27 years in Wakefield with her daughter and son-in-law, and, prior to that, in Medford. Ginny was predeceased by her father, Clifford Paschal...

Feb 6, 2019

Dorothy Lee Tecce, 86, of Wakefied, died on Wednesday, February 6 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Melrose on September 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mildred (Manser) Brennan.

Mrs. Tecce was raised and educated in Medford and Malden. She had been a Wakefield resident for...

Feb 5, 2019

Margaret G. D'Arcangelo, 89, of Wakefield died on February 5th at the Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on December 21, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Francesco and Mary (Presutti) Oddi.

Margaret was raised in the North End, and had been a Wakefield resident since the 1950's....

Jan 31, 2019

Richard A. Johnson, age 81, of Lincoln, formerly of Reading and Lynnfield, died Thursday, January 31 at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln.

Born in Melrose on September 14, 1937 he was the son of the late Charles E. and Euleta C. (Gray) Johnson.

Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Hebron Academy and had...

Jan 30, 2019

Diane M . Conlon , age 66, of Stoneham and formerly of Somerville, died on Wednesday, January 30th at home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on July 27, 1952 and was the daughter of the late Skender and Mary (McDonagh) Lumi.

Diane was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville...

Jan 29, 2019

John F. LeFort, age 96, of Lynnfield, died peacefully, January 29, at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, surrounded by his family.

Born in Nova Scotia, John came to America as an infant with his family, settling in North Cambridge, the son of the late Dennis and Mary (Chiasson) LeFort.

He proudly served as a...

Jan 29, 2019

Orlando "Lindy" Costantino

Lindy was very much a family man and always made family his number one priority. He left us on Tuesday, January 29, surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. Lindy, a husband, dad, papa, great grandfather, friend, uncle and neighbor, was a sweet, caring, hardworking, selfless man. He always had a smile on his...