Obituaries

Aug 22, 2017

Richard A. Harrington, 64 of Wakefield died Monday, August 22 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mr. Harrington was born in Boston, MA on February 26, 1953 and was the beloved son of the late George and Evalen (Chalmers) Harrington. He was raised in Wellesley and was a graduate of Wellesley High School, Class of 1971 and later from Nichols College....

Aug 22, 2017

Chesley "Chet" Vail , age 87, of Lynnfield, died Tuesday, August 22 at the Sutton Hill Center in North Andover.

Born in Somerville on April 12, 1930 he was the son of the late Alexander C. and Alice C. (Gillingham) Vail .

Chet was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School...

Aug 21, 2017

Claire Marie Stevens, age 84, of Wakefield, formerly of Danbury, NH died peacefully on Monday, August 21 surrounded by her children at her residence.

Born in Melrose on July 13, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. Cassidy, Sr. and Mary E. (Regan) Cassidy.

Mrs. Stevens was raised in Wakefield and had...

Aug 21, 2017

Lillian Joan Raffael , age 90, of Wakefield died Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Lillian was born on March 19, 1927 in Wakefield and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angela (Pizzano) Capone.

Lillian was a lifelong Wakefield resident and was a member of St. Florence Church, the Italian Club,...

Aug 20, 2017

Timothy Shawn "Timmy" Hourihan , age 46, died August 20 at his residence.

Born in Melrose on August 22, 1970 he was the son of Linda (Canty) Hourihan and Thomas Hourihan .

Timmy was raised in Wakefield on the West Side and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1988. Following high school,...

Aug 17, 2017

Lee B. (Marshall) Marston, 74, of Fitchburg died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the Leominster Hospital.

Lee was born on June 17, 1943 in Winchester and was the daughter of the late Beatrice Meuse and the stepdaughter of the late Leroy F. Meuse.

Lee was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High...

Aug 13, 2017

Ann S . Bishop , of Lynnfield died on Sunday, August 13 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Formerly of Wilmington, Ann had been a Lynnfield resident for over 44 years. Mrs. Bishop spent 25 years of her life as a Real Estate professional in the towns of Winchester and Lynnfield.

Beloved wife...

Aug 13, 2017

Robert P. Testa, age 79, of No. Reading, formerly of Wakefield and Stoneham, died Sunday, August 13 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading with his family by his side.

Born in Boston on September 8, 1937 he was the son of the late Carmine and Mary (Randolph) Testa.

Mr. Testa was raised in...

Aug 12, 2017

Mary Paone , age 92, of Wakefield, died Saturday, August 12 at her residence, surrounded by her family.

Born in Boston on December 1, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Euplio and Lucia (Cuoco) Rinaldi.

Mrs. Paone was a graduate of Girls High School in Boston, Class of 1942. She had been a...

Aug 11, 2017

Eleanor Doris Scribner, age 91, died Friday, August 11 at Putnam Farm in Danvers.

Born in Bangor, ME on November 27, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Veronica M. (Budweitis) Prusaitis.

Mrs. Scribner was raised in Bangor, where she graduated High School with Honors. Prior to her marriage, she had worked...

Aug 9, 2017

Muriel Ann Holleran , age 80, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Muriel was born in Boston on November 5, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Dr. John H. Holleran and Muriel (Desousa) Holleran .

Muriel was raised in Wakefield and was a longtime Wakefield resident. She was...

Aug 7, 2017

Zynek , J. Zagaja "Joe", 97, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Monday morning at the Carlton Willard Nursing Facility of Bedford.

Born in Wakefield on November 18, 1919, he was the son of the late Joseph and Waleria (Gorska) Zagaja .

Joe was a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 1937. He served...

Aug 4, 2017

Martha Ellen (Burgess) Foley , 73, of York, Maine died at her residence on August 4, 2017.

Martha was born in Melrose on March 30, 1944 and was the daughter of the late John W. and Alice M. (Reynolds) Burgess.

Martha was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1962 and was a longtime...

Aug 2, 2017

Richard D. Simmons, 95, of Salem formerly of Lynnfield died at his residence on August 2, 2017.

Richard was born in Fall River on May 20, 1922 and was the son of the late Richard and Florence (Taggart) Simmons.

Richard was raised in Winchendon and was a graduate of Murdock High School of Winchendon. Following...

Jul 29, 2017

Florence S. Surette (DeLuca) of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, July 29 surrounded by her loving family. Born in East Boston on September 17, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Anthony DeLuca and Dorothy (Lane) Benoit.

Predeceased by her loving husband of 63 years, Richard P. Surette, she leaves behind five children: Catherine Worthley and...

Jul 29, 2017

Kathleen A . Devlin---- of Newbury MA., formerly of Wakefield, MA, daughter of the late James and Doris (King) Devlin . Kathy was a graduate of Wakefield High School class of 1971 and the Andover School of Business class of 1973.

Kathy was an active member of PAWS of Wakefield, MA for the past 15 years. As...

Jul 29, 2017

Patricia M. Fantasia, age 70, of No. Andover, formerly of Stoneham, passed away Saturday, July 29 at the Baker-Katz Nursing Home in Haverhill after a 3 year battle with Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Born in Somerville on September 28, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Margaret M. (Bunting) Bornstein.

Patricia was...

Jul 28, 2017

Pauline "Polly" A. Berggren, 87, of Wakefield, died on Friday, July 28 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham.

Born in Wakefield on August 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Mary C. (McGrath) Gammons.

Polly was a lifelong resident of Wakefield. She was a graduate of Wakefield High School...

Jul 25, 2017

John F. Fitzpatrick, age 88, of Venice, Florida formerly of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, July 25 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. He had recently moved back to Wakefield and was residing at his son Steven's home for the past few months with the intentions of staying in his hometown of Wakefield permanently. Born in Wakefield on...

Jul 25, 2017

Banks David Hill , age 68, died Tuesday, July 25 at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on November 18, 1948 he was the son of the late Joseph and Ruth (Lessor) Hill .

David was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Austin Cate Academy in Strafford, New Hampshire, Class of 1966. He was...