Obituaries

Nov 16, 2018

Robert M. Gearin, 58, of York, ME., died on Friday, November 16 at the York Hospital in York, ME.

Bob was born in Melrose on February 13, 1960 and was the son of the late Robert P. and Barbara (Hayes) Gearin.

Bob was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class...

Nov 14, 2018

Mary F. (Zappala) Paiva, 85, of Boxford, MA passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Atria Merrimack Place in Newburyport.

Born in Melrose on March 15, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Anne Mary (McLaughlin) Zappala of Wakefield. She was also the stepdaughter of the late Gloria Zappala.

Raised in...

Nov 13, 2018

Gordon Eli Buffett, age 84, of Tamworth, NH, formerly of Wakefield died Tuesday, November 13 at the Laconia Region General Hospital in New Hampshire.

Born in Medford on December 25, 1933 he was the son of the late William G. and Pheobe (Seymour) Buffett.

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

Nov 12, 2018

Norma Elizabeth LeBlanc, 68, passed away on November 12, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Norma was born on March 28, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, the first daughter of Norman James and Elizabeth Rose (Buckley). After 21 months of courtship, she married the love of her life, Russell LeBlanc on September 5, 1970. It...

Nov 11, 2018

Matthew Lafferty, age 84 of Wakefield formerly of Melrose, died Sunday, November 11 at his residence.

Born in Gourock, Scotland on September 16, 1934 he was the son of the late Daniel and Briget (Coyle) Laverty.

Matthew was raised and educated in Gourock, Scotland before moving to the United States in 1955, where he settled...

Nov 11, 2018

William C . McElhaney , age 86, of Woburn, formerly of Stoneham, died Sunday, Veteran's Day, November 11, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family.

Born in Fort Payne, AL on March 17, 1932 he was the son of the late Jewel and Hattie (Coley) McElhaney .

Mr. McElhaney was born and raised in...

Nov 9, 2018

Richard G . Areglado , 78 of Mt. Horeb Wisconsin, formerly of Reading, died on Friday November 9 in Melrose.

He was born in Boston on July 29, 1940 and was the son of the late Richard and Mary (Swedloff) Areglado .

Richard was a graduate of Boston English High School and Bentley College. He...

Nov 5, 2018

Nancy Colwell (Farrell), age 83, of Burlington, MA formerly of Wakefield, MA and The Villages, FL, lost her battle with Alzheimer's disease surrounded by the love of her family on Monday, November 5 at Wingate Nursing Home in Reading.

Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late John Walter and Alice (Anderson) Farrell.

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Nov 5, 2018

William E. Chetwynd, age 75 of Wakefield, died Monday, November 5 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on February 15, 1944 he was the son of the late Paul and Thelma (Hatch) Chetwynd.

Bill was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1961 and later went onto Lowell...

Nov 5, 2018

Rosaria A. "Sally" Angelo , 105 of Wakefield formerly of Medford, died on Monday, November 5 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Born in Newburyport on March 7, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Mario and Anna Maria (Mirabile) Angelo .

Sally was raised in Newburyport and Somerville. She had lived...

Nov 3, 2018

Richard A . Marshall , age 71, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Saturday, November 3 after a long battle with illness.

Born in Malden on May 5, 1947 he was the son of the late Donald B. and Hazel L. (Boone) Marshall .

Mr. Marshall was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield...

Nov 1, 2018

Rosemarie Mauriello , beloved wife of the late Richard P. Mauriello of Greenwood, passed away November 1 following a long illness at the age of 77. She is survived by her son Richard Jr and her brother-in-law David, both of Wakefield, and her sister-in-law Gael Gallagher of California.

She is also survived by nieces; Linda Farmer of...

Oct 26, 2018

Sophie M. D'Apice, age 85, of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield, died Friday October 26 at her residence.

Born in Boston on July 20, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Louis and Teresa (Conzo) Caso.

Mrs. D'Apice was raised in East Boston and was a graduate of East Boston High School. She married her...

Oct 26, 2018

Karen E . Duffy of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield, MA, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 26, 2018. Karen was the youngest of four children and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1986. Karen worked as a successful mortgage underwriter for many years, most recently with Caliber Mortgage Loans. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, traveling, shopping and visiting with family and...

Oct 26, 2018

Douglas M . Bradley , age 88, of Stoneham died Friday, October 26 at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln.

Born in Woodhaven, Long Island, New York on August 12, 1930 and was the son of the late Robert and Gertrude (Kenworthy) Bradley .

Mr. Bradley was raised in Bourne and was a graduate...

Oct 26, 2018

Darlene M. DeStefano, 61, a lifelong Stoneham resident died on Friday, October 26 at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Stoneham on September 24, 1957, she was the daughter of Edward and Lillian Jean (Zacconi) Pinato of Stoneham.

Darlene was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1975. She had worked as...

Oct 22, 2018

Billante , Augustina "Christine" , of Wakefield. Oct. 22. Daughter of the late James and Lena (Re) Billante . Sister of the late Marie, Charles & John Billante . Beloved cousin of Janet Richardson & Frank P. Trischitta both of No. Reading. Funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield on Friday at 11:30am. Visitation for relatives...

Oct 22, 2018

James E. "Jim" Travers , age 83, of Lynnfield and Sagamore Beach, died Monday October 22.

Born in Boston, MA April 26, 1935. Son of James E. and Christina (Johnson) Travers .

Jim was raised in West Roxbury and attended Boston Latin School before graduating from Massachusetts Maritime Academy and Suffolk University Law School. Jim...

Oct 20, 2018

Elaine M. "Laine" (Bates) McNulty, 48, of Wakefield died Saturday October 20 at The Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Melrose on January 15, 1970, she was the daughter of Edward Bates and the late Elaine (Gleeson) Bates.

Laine was loved by so many! She was always on the go. Laine worked hard as one of...

Oct 19, 2018

Carol A . Hrabovszky , age 75, of Wakefield died Friday at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

She was born in North Reading on October 6, 1943 and was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Stengel) Cook.

Carol was raised in North Reading and Belmont, and was a graduate of Belmont High School. She had...