Obituaries

Jul 18, 2016

Marion Greenleaf of Wakefield died July 18 in Wakefield. Marion was the beloved daughter of the late William and Mary (Splain) Jackson. She was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School. She later lived in North Reading where she raised her family and had been a Wakefield resident since 1985. She was an active member...

Jul 16, 2016

John Didio, Jr., of Lynnfield died on Saturday, July 16 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Lynn on April 8, 1954, he was the son Jacqueline H. (Williams) Didio of Lynnfield and the late John Didio.

John had attended Lynnfield public schools before transferring to St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers....

Jul 15, 2016

William J. McCarthy, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died at his home on Friday, July 15th.

Born in Boston, June 1, 1927. He was the son of the late Joseph and Julia (Connelly) McCarthy.

Bill was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1945. He was a member of St. Joseph Church, the West...

Jul 15, 2016

Jeannie M. (Hawkes) Stella, 65, of Wakefield. Direct descendant of John Quincy Adams. Born in Lynn, MA to her mother Grace M. (LaPointe) Hawkes and father Albert Otis Hawkes. Jeannie's no-nonsense approach to finding the truth and solving life's problems was rooted in her strong Catholic (Christian) faith and the Bible. Jeannie's mother, who was a convert to Catholicism,...

Jul 14, 2016

James A . Adamczyk , 91, of Wakefield, died Thursday, July 14 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Tewksbury on July 23, 1924 he was the son of the late John J. and Grace (Goodsnider) Adamczyk .

Mr. Adamczyk was raised in Boston and later enlisted in the Merchant Marines and served during WWII. He...

Jul 13, 2016

James A . Roberto , 65, of Wakefield and Florida, died accidentally on Wednesday, July 13. Born in Melrose on October 31, 1950, he was the son of the late James and Florence (Delviso) Roberto . James was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1968. He had worked as an insurance broker for Mutual of Omaha Insurance...

Jul 12, 2016

Alice (Baumgart) Artzberger , age 90 died Tuesday July 12 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose. Alice was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and was also a former longtime resident of Greenville, PA, Framingham, MA and Ft. Myers, FL. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis G. Artzberger who died in 2004. She was dearly loved...

Jul 10, 2016

Samuel A. Damelio, 76, a lifelong resident of Stoneham, and also of Cape Coral, FL died Sunday, July 10 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Stoneham on June 11, 1940 he was the son of the late Alfred S. Damelio and Stella M. (Masotta) Pesaturo.

Mr. Damelio was born and raised...

Jul 6, 2016

Clara (Cinquino) McGowan passed away peacefully at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield at the age of 95 on Wednesday, July 6. She was born in Boise, France on August 30, 1920. She was the much-loved only daughter of the late Joseph Cinquino and Linda (Aglietta) Cinquino. She resided in Lynnfield most of her life.

She was predeceased...

Jul 6, 2016

Warren J. Bowen, 85, of Wakefield, formerly of Reading, Tewksbury, and Arlington, died Wednesday, July 6.

Born in Medford, MA on November 27, 1930 he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Condon) Bowen.

Warren was born and raised in Arlington, MA where he was a star baseball player. After high school, he...

Jul 5, 2016

Jolene L. Tewksbury, 31, of Lynnfield, wife of Brian R. Tewksbury and mother of Alayna L. Tewksbury and Eleanor C. Tewksbury, died of a sudden heart attack on Tuesday, July 5. She was the daughter of Susan L. Moran and Kevin J. Barry both of Falmouth. In addition she was loved as a daughter by Brian's parents, Barbara and...

Jul 3, 2016

Gerard "Jerry" R. LeTourneau, 90, of Lynnfield passed away peacefully the morning of July 3, 2016. Born and raised in Manchester, NH, he was the son of the late Alphonse and Cecile (Beland) LeTourneau.

He was the devoted husband of Phyllis LeTourneau of Lynnfield, loving father to Kathrine LeTourneau and her partner, Kathleen McGerigle, Deborah Bastable and...

Jun 30, 2016

Barbara Blair of Peabody, a former resident of Lynnfield died Thursday June 30 at Brooksby Village of Peabody.

Born in Cambridge, January 11, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Albert and Alice (Lynch) Teeven.

Barbara was a graduate of St. John High School in Cambridge and the University of Lowell. She move to...

Jun 28, 2016

David J. Atherton, 23, of Stoneham, died accidentally on Tuesday, June 28.

Born in Winchester on September 25, 1992, he was the son of the late Richard E. and Kathleen A. (Noonan) Atherton.

David was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2011 and Northshore Community College. He was active duty in the Massachusetts...

Jun 28, 2016

Robert W . Cerretani of Wakefield passed away June 28 in Wakefield at the age of 77.

He was born on March 14, 1939 and was the son of the late Orlando Cerretani and Marion (Steeves) Cerretani .

Robert was a graduate of Melrose High School and University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he was a...

Jun 26, 2016

Claire F . McNeill , 88, of Somerville died Sunday, June 26 at the Woodbriar Health Center in Wilmington, surrounded by her loving family and the wonderful staff at the nursing home who cared for her over the past five years.

Born in Somerville on May 2, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Edward and...

Jun 24, 2016

Peter David Dolan , Sr ., 75, of Wakefield died Friday, June 24 at the Care One Nursing Home in Lexington.

Born in Stamford, CT on July 13, 1940 he was the son of the late Francis and Petronella (Purdy) Dolan .

Mr. Dolan was raised in Stamford, Connecticut, and graduated from Stamford High School,...

Jun 24, 2016

John J. Sheehy, 82, of Wakefield, died Friday, June 24 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Cambridge on November 9, 1933 he was the son of the late Mago J. and Mary A. (Curran) Sheehy.

Mr. Sheehy was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of...

Jun 24, 2016

GIANNATTASIO, Michael "Mike," age 92, of Malden and Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday 6/24.

He was born on October 29, 1923 to Antonio and Angelina Giannattasio in East Boston. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Antonia (Marinelli) and his children: son Michael and his companion Kelly Callahan of Swampscott and ME; son Richard...

Jun 23, 2016

Marjorie J . "Margie" McGuire , 92, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Thursday, June 23 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Born in Wakefield on October 22, 1923 she was the daughter of late Arthur and Mary R. (Doucette) McGuire .

Margie was both raised and educated in Wakefield. She attended St. Joseph School and...