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Ann Bishop

Ann Bishop

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...

Robert Testa

Robert Testa

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...

Mary Paone

Mary Paone

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...

Eleanor Scribner

Eleanor Scribner

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...

Muriel Holleran

Muriel Holleran

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...

Zynek Zagaja

Zynek Zagaja

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...

Martha Foley

Martha Foley

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...

Richard Simmons

Richard Simmons

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...

Florence Surette

Florence Surette

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...

Kathleen Devlin

Kathleen Devlin

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...

Patricia Fantasia

Patricia Fantasia

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...

Pauline Berggren

Pauline Berggren

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...

John Fitzpatrick

John Fitzpatrick

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...

Banks Hill

Banks Hill

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...

Kelly Ledoux-Walsh

Kelly Ledoux-Walsh

Jul 24, 2017

Kelly Ledoux-Walsh died unexpectedly on Monday, July 24 at her home. She was just 21 years old.

Born in Melrose on June 19, 1996 she was the beloved daughter of Sean M. Walsh and Kathy H. Ledoux-Walsh.

Kelly was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 2014, where she...

Kathleen French

Kathleen French

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...

William M.D. Jr.

William M.D. Jr.

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....

Doris DiGiammarino

Doris DiGiammarino

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...

Lorraine Oliphant

Lorraine Oliphant

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...

Thomas Rosa

Thomas Rosa

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...