Obituaries

Apr 15, 2017

Robert M. Sampson, 67, of Stoneham died on Saturday, April 15 at his residence.

Born in Malden on November 10, 1949, he was the son of the late Henry and Virginia (Tuschner) Sampson.

Mr. Sampson was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1967, where he played on the Football, Hockey and Baseball teams....

Apr 15, 2017

Robert L. Hathon, age 77, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield and Squantum died Saturday, April 15 at the Sawtell Family Hospice House in Reading surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Boston on August 6, 1939 he was the son of the late Edward C. and Frances K. (Lambert) Hathon.

Mr. Hathon was raised in...

Apr 14, 2017

Joseph A. DeSalvo, age 87, of Lynnfield and Palm Beach, FL died Friday, April 14 at the Salem Hospital.

Born in Revere on January 29, 1930 he was the son of the late Charles and Madelyn (Russo) DeSalvo.

Mr. DeSalvo was raised in Revere and was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1948....

Apr 13, 2017

Marjorie S. Hartnett, 77, a resident of Stoneham and East Machias, Maine died Thursday, April 13, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Malden, MA, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Alice (Kilton) Steeves. Marjorie was raised in Malden and Melrose. She graduated from Kents Hill School in Readfield, Maine and Chandler School...

Apr 12, 2017

Donald E. Eno, 65, of Wakefield died suddenly, Wednesday, April 12, at the Anna Jacques Hospital.

Donald was born in Kittery, Maine on December 7, 1951 and was the son of the late George and MaryLou (Cullen) Eno.

Donald was a lifelong resident of Wakefield. He was a well-known heavy equipment operator in Wakefield for...

Apr 9, 2017

Tracy E . D'Attilio , 38 of Wakefield passed away on April 9th at The Massachusetts General Hospital. She was born in Melrose on August 28, 1978 and was the daughter of Michael C. D'Attilio of Wakefield and the late Sally (Dakin) D'Attilio .

Tracy was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1997. After High...

Apr 7, 2017

Raymond A . MacMillan , Jr ., 81, of Melrose died Friday April 7, 2017 at his residence.

Raymond was born in Boston on June 21, 1935 and was the son of the late Raymond A . and Blanche A . (Carson) MacMillan .

Raymond was a graduate of Wakefield High School Class of 1953...

Apr 6, 2017

Frank Vito Longo was born on May 21, 1923 in Wakefield, MA, where he lived his entire life in the home that he grew up in. He passed away peacefully on April 6th, surrounded by his loving family.

A graduate of Wakefield High School and Colby College, Mr. Longo was also an accomplished jazz musician who played...

Apr 4, 2017

Robert F . Morgan , age 93, of Wakefield died peacefully Tuesday, April 4 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Marlborough on December 14, 1923 he was the son of the late Frederick and Mary Ellen (Costello) Morgan .

Mr. Morgan was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School. Following his...

Apr 3, 2017

Andrew J. Galluccio, 80, of Stoneham formerly of Wakefield died on Monday, April 3 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Everett on July 7, 1936, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Cardello) Galluccio.

Mr. Galluccio was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1953 and the New England School of...

Apr 2, 2017

James J. Driscoll, age 67, of Wakefield, formerly of Canton, died suddenly Sunday, April 2 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Belmont on April 22, 1949 he was the son of the late John and Catherine (Doherty) Driscoll.

Mr. Driscoll was a graduate of Hyde Park High School in Boston and...

Apr 2, 2017

John F. "Jack" Howard , 77 of Reading formerly of Wakefield died peacefully Sunday April 2, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Malden, on February 22, 1940 he was the son of the late Francis and Mary (Paon) Howard .

Jack was a graduate of Wakefield High School...

Apr 2, 2017

Douglas Van Powell , 77 a longtime resident of Wakefield died Sunday April 2, at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Quincy March 17, 1940 he was the son of the late Edward and Pauline ( Van Ummerson) Powell .

Doug was a graduate of Boston Technical High School class of 1957, and Northeastern University. He...

Apr 2, 2017

Jane M. Nicastro, 66 of Lynnfield formerly of Wakefield died Sunday April 2, at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Winchester, September 25, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Pasquale D. and Jean S. (Orsini) Nicastro.

Jane was very spunky. She had many passions in life which included playing her own version of...

Apr 1, 2017

Margaret Chiuve Cardoza of Londonderry, NH formerly of Wakefield died peacefully on April 1, 2017.

Margaret was born in Boston on December 1, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Mario and Guila (Martini) Chuive.

She was raised in East Boston and a graduate of East Boston High School Class of 1944. She was...

Mar 26, 2017

Caroline Hannabury, age 87, of Burlington, formerly of Malden and Chelsea, died Sunday, March 26 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Chelsea on February 23, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Chester and Mildred (Pszenny) Grabowski.

Mrs. Hannabury was raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Chelsea High...

Mar 26, 2017

Joseph A. Troiano, 86, of Londonderry, New Hampshire formerly of Stoneham died on Sunday, March 26 at his residence.

Born in Boston on March 29, 1930, he was the son of the late Clemente (Mike) and Mary (DeNaples) Troiano.

Mr. Troiano grew up in Boston's West End. He served in the United States Air Force...

Mar 25, 2017

Winnifred Jenness, 87, of Wakefield died peacefully on Saturday, March 25, surrounded by loving family at home.

Born in Melrose on July 23, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Olive (Glendinning) Payne.

Mrs. Jenness had been a Wakefield resident since 1959. She was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of...

Mar 24, 2017

John T. Foley, Sr., 56, of Medford died on Friday, March 24 at his residence. Born in Melrose on February 6, 1961, he was the loving son of Patricia (Lucey) Foley of Melrose and the late Al Foley. John was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1980. He was a tractor trailer driver for the U.S. Postal...

Mar 24, 2017

Jean P. Turner, 87, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Friday, March 24 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Born in Wakefield on August 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Michele and Rita (Colannino) Leone. Mrs. Turner was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1947 and received her Master's Degree from Boston University. She was a...