Obituaries

Oct 17, 2018

Samantha Lyn Keegan, age 26, passed away on October 17, of an accidental overdose after a long, brave battle with addiction.

Born in Winchester on June 27, 1992, she was the daughter of Thomas E. Keegan and Kathleen J. (Graham) Keegan, both of Wakefield.

Samantha was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 2010....

Oct 15, 2018

Barbara Ann Jackman , age 90, of Melrose formerly of Stoneham, died peacefully on Monday, October 15 at her home with her family by her side.

Barbara was born in Winchester, Massachusetts on July 26, 1928 to Matilda (Blout) Foley and John J. Foley. Barbara grew up in Stoneham and attended Saint Patrick's Parochial Schools. Barbara was...

Oct 8, 2018

Roberta T. Fatalo, 86, of Wakefield, died on Monday, October 8 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Born in Boston on July 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lucia (Tammaro) Fatalo.

Roberta was a graduate of Hyde Park High School. She had retired from John Hancock Life Insurance...

Oct 7, 2018

Matthew Joseph DiStasio , age 56, of Wakefield formerly of Medford, died Sunday, October 7 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Somerville on June 21, 1962 he was the son of the late Raymond DiStasio and Rosemary (Costa) DiStasio Nigro.

Matt...

Oct 7, 2018

Vivian L . Leggett , 98, of Wakefield died on Sunday, October 7 at the Woodbriar Nursing Center in Wilmington.

Born in Bridgewater on March 21, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Torres) Perry.

Mrs. Leggett was a graduate of Bridgewater High School. She had been a Wakefield resident for...

Oct 7, 2018

Warren M . Reeves , age 92, of Wakefield, died Saturday, October 7 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Portland, ME on March 19, 1926 he was the son of the late Walter P. and Gertrude E. (Morse) Reeves . He is survived by many dear friends.

Mr. Reeves was a graduate of...

Oct 6, 2018

Robert L. Thompson, age 78 of Wakefield died Saturday, Oct. 6 in Peabody, Mass. Mr. Thompson was born in Winthrop, Mass. on November 27, 1939 and was the son of the late Donald L. and Emily (Provan) Thompson. He was raised in Wakefield and a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 1959.

He was the beloved...

Oct 6, 2018

Janet S. Hammond, age 71, of Wakefield, died peacefully Saturday, October 6 at her residence.

Born on March 23, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Francis and Evelyn (Astle) Mackenzie.

Mrs. Hammond was born and raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1965. She was a member...

Oct 6, 2018

Tamara M . Hoare , 71 a longtime resident of Wakefield died at her home on Saturday October 6.

Born in Buffalo, New York she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Dorothea (Welling) Fogal.

Tamara was raised in Buffalo until moving to Wakefield at the age of 13. She was a graduate of...

Oct 5, 2018

Barbara I. Johnston, age 92 of Wakefield died Friday October 5, 2018 at her home. She was born in Peabody, MA on February 8, 1926 and was the daughter of the late John and Mae (Gilroy) Galenius. Mrs. Johnston was a graduate of Wakefield High School and later from the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital School of Nursing. She went on to...

Oct 4, 2018

H. Thomas Neavitt died in Peabody, on October 4, 2018 at the age of 90. He was a former resident of Lynnfield, Port St. Lucie, FL and North Conway NH.

Thomas was born in Baltimore on April 11, 1928 and was the son of the late William and Elizabeth (Thomas) Neavitt.

Thomas was raised in...

Oct 3, 2018

Sally Ann Squires, 84, of Wakefield died Wednesday, October 3 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Sally was born on May 17, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Frederick and Cecilia (Dugaan) Kuhn.

Sally was raised in Arlington and was a graduate of Arlington High School and later graduated from Mt. Auburn School of Nursing....

Oct 2, 2018

William A. Cummings, 71, of Weston formerly of Wakefield died on Tuesday, October 2 at the Emerson Hospital in Concord.

Born in Melrose on December 2, 1946, he was the son of the late Foster and Doris (Kennedy) Cummings.

Mr. Cummings was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1964, Colgate University, Class of...

Sep 29, 2018

Barbara C . Graves , 97, of Stoneham, died on Saturday, September 29 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Wakefield on December 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Reta (Lovejoy) Carelton.

Mrs. Graves was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1939. She was a lifelong member...

Sep 28, 2018

Ann Marie Boccelli (Nina) age 93, formerly longtime resident of Wakefield, died Friday, September 28 at her residence in East Falmouth surrounded by her family and her loving caregiver Fatima. Born in Wakefield on July 24, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Elvira (Presutti) DiTonno and survived by one sister, Janet Ditonno and husband Possie...

Sep 28, 2018

Carole F . (Cutillo) Hammersley , age 85 of Saugus died on Friday, September 28th at her residence.

She was born in Boston on August 24, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Anthony and Antoinette (D'Ortona) Cutillo.

Carole was raised in Malden and educated in the Malden Public School System. She enjoyed buying...

Sep 24, 2018

Eric Broughton Peach passed away peacefully on September 24th, 2018 at the age of 90.

Eric was born on November 22, 1927 in Newfoundland, Canada, immigrated to the Unites States, and is a US Army veteran of the Korean War. Eric was pen pals with Audrey Bursey of Newfoundland, Canada during the Korean War and later married...

Sep 23, 2018

Walter J. Bernis, of Stoneham, formerly of East Cambridge, died on Sunday. September 23 at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Boston on September 20, 1942, he was the son of the late John E. and Sophie (Gaina) Bernis.

Mr. Bernis was raised in educated in the West End of Boston. He had...

Sep 23, 2018

Juanita C . Daly , age 86, of Wakefield formerly of Cambridge died Sunday, September 23 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on March 14, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Henry and Eleanor (Walsh) Tustin.

Mrs. Daly was raised and educated in Cambridge. She had been a longtime Wakefield resident, having...

Sep 21, 2018

Judith J . Kaufman , age 82, of Wakefield, died Friday, September 21 at the Wakefield Center.

Born in Lynn on June 15, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Sisto and Mary (Petronella) Camponescki.

Mrs. Kaufman was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of St. Joseph School. She had worked at the...