Obituaries

Jul 24, 2017

Kathleen Marie French, 59, of Litchfield, New Hampshire, formerly of Wakefield died on Monday, July 24 at the Aurora Senior Living of Derry.

Born in Everett on December 27, 1957, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Margaret M. (Sullivan) Connors.

Kathleen was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1975...

Jul 22, 2017

Clark, William ("Bill") J., Jr. M.D., Age 96, formerly of Lynnfield and Scituate, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 22nd at home in Danvers. Son of the late William J. Sr and Julia (Graham) Clark and brother to the late Rev. Graham S. Clark, he was born in White Plains NY on June 3, 1921 and raised in Scarsdale, NY....

Jul 16, 2017

Doris Gloria DiGiammarino , age 90, of Wakefield died Sunday, July 16 in Maine.

Born in Boston on April 3, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Giovanna (Sinagra) Capone.

Mrs. DiGiammarino was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School and later went on to graduate Magna Cum...

Jul 14, 2017

Lorraine I . (Daley) Oliphant , 71, of Wakefield died Friday, July 14th at her home.

She was born on July 12, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Russell and Inez (Murray) Daley.

Lorraine was a graduate of Reading High School, class of 1964. She was a resident of Wakefield since 1969. Lorraine...

Jul 11, 2017

Thomas A . Rosa , age 72, of Wakefield, formerly of Chelsea, died peacefully Tuesday, July 11 at his residence.

Born in Everett on April 21, 1945 he was the son of the late Albert and Jessica (Szczepankowski) Rosa .

Mr. Rosa was raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Chelsea High School. He...

Jul 6, 2017

Mary (Petrillo) Olivieri, 96, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Thursday, July 6 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Wakefield on January 21, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Agostino and Assunda (Frada) Petrillo.

Mary attended Wakefield schools and raised her family while working at Maryland Sandal and Transitron...

Jul 4, 2017

Kathleen M . Ickes , 71, of Wakefield died Tuesday, July 4th at Curahealth of Peabody. Born in Quincy on March 12, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Patrick and Mary (Simpson) Burke. Kathy was a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 1964. Before retiring she worked in town as an administrative assistant. Kathy was...

Jul 2, 2017

Mr. Richard A . Sawin , 81, of North Reading, MA, formerly of Wakefield and Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2017, with his family by his side at The Kaplan Family Hospice Home in Danvers.

He was the beloved husband of Ruth Sawin , with whom he shared sixty years of marriage.

He...

Jul 1, 2017

Ardis Curran-Lavoie age 96 of Windham, NH and formerly of Wakefield died July 1 in Windham, NH. She was born in Stoneham, MA on July 4, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Edna (Van Vorst) Robinson. Ardis was well known member of the community of Wakefield and an active member of St. Florence Church.

Jun 29, 2017

Martin E. Long, 83, of Wakefield formerly of Malden died, Thursday, June 29th at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Martin was born in Malden on December 18, 1933 and was the son of the late Martin J. and Mary (Kelly) Long.

Martin was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School...

Jun 25, 2017

John O. "Jack" Lucia , 70, of Stoneham, died at his home on June 25th.

He was born on May 19, 1947, and was the son of the late Hawley and Lola (Morris) Lucia .

Jack was a graduate of Quincy High School, class of 1965. He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam...

Jun 22, 2017

William J. "Bill" Leonard , Jr ., 64, of Stoneham, MA died on Thursday, June 22 at his residence.

Born in Everett, MA on December 10, 1952, he was the son of the late William J. and Grace (White) Leonard .

Bill had been a resident of Stoneham for the past 54 years. He was...

Jun 19, 2017

Leanne Coyne , 64, of Stoneham died June 19, 2017 in Beverly.

Leanne was born on November 3, 1952 and was the daughter of Catherine Consalvo and the late Arthur Mendonza.

Leanne was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School Class of 1970. She worked as a project manager for Hilee...

Jun 19, 2017

Kevin M . Shea , age 63 of Beverly and formerly of Melrose died June 19 in Beverly. Mr. Shea was born in Malden, MA on December 28, 1953 and was the son of the late Robert M . and Claire A. (Fisher) Shea .

He is survived by his two sisters, Barbara and Nancy Shea of...

Jun 18, 2017

Kerrie Lynne Haladay , 31, of Wakefield, formerly of North Reading, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 18, 2017. Born in Melrose on August 2, 1985, she was the beloved daughter of Richard J. Haladay and Catherine A. (Lopes) Smith. Kerrie was a graduate of North Reading High School, Class of 2003. She attended North Shore Community College in...

Jun 17, 2017

Irene F . Johnson , 50 of Saugus died on Saturday, June 17 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Revere on April 13, 1967, she was the daughter of Rose Marie (Cause) Johnson of Stoneham and the late Robert W. Johnson .

Ms. Johnson was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1985 and...

Jun 15, 2017

Laverna M . (Leville) Woods , 81 of Wakefield, passed away on June 15th at the Wakefield Center.

Born in Malden on July 13, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Viola (Lufkin) Leville.

Laverna raised her family in Saugus and has been a resident of Wakefield for 20 years. She was...

Jun 15, 2017

Edward J . Kupiec , age 92, of Wakefield died Thursday, June 15 at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on January 10, 1925 he was the son of the late Joseph and Frances (Krzewicka) Kupiec .

Mr. Kupiec was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1942 and was...

Jun 11, 2017

Nancy M. Ulrich (Jardine) of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, died on Sunday, June 11 at the Woburn Nursing Center after a brief illness. Born in Quincy on June 5, 1932 she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Walls) Jardine. Ms. Ulrich was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1950. Her family, faith and church...

Jun 9, 2017

Margaret S. "Peggy" Whipling , 97 of Wakefield, passed away June 9th in Melrose at the Golden Living Center Elmhurst Nursing Home.

She was born in Malden on October 16, 1919, and was the daughter the late Morris F. and Margaret L. (Edmands) Stoddard.

Peggy was a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 1937,...