Obituaries

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...

Jun 21, 2016

Raymond U . Osborne "Ray," 87, of Brooksby Village in Peabody, MA passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 21 at the age of 87. Ray is survived by his loving wife Esther (Cornwell). They recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary, but their lifelong romance was much longer.

Ray was a longtime resident of Wakefield and...

Jun 21, 2016

Catherine L. Ogar, 91, of Wakefield died on Tuesday, June 21 at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading. Born in Lynn on May, 15, 1925 she was the daughter of the late John and Eleanor (Harney) Lemmon. Mrs. Ogar was a graduate of St. Mary's High School, Class of 1942 and Emmanuel College, Class of 1946. She had been...

Jun 17, 2016

John R. Casoli, 79, of Wakefield died June 17, 2016 at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers.

Born on September 28, 1936, he was the son of the late John J. and Grace (Romano) Casoli.

John was raised in the North End of Boston. He was a graduate of Christopher Columbus High School of Boston...

Jun 12, 2016

Royal H . Evans , Jr ., 88, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Sunrise Assisted Living of Lynnfield. Prior to moving to Lynnfield in 2013, he resided in Wakefield, MA for over 50 years. He was the widower of Daune E. (Lindsay) Evans , who died in 2004 and with whom he spent 55 years of...

Jun 9, 2016

Audrey Ann Mancini, 82, of Wakefield died on Thursday, June 9 at Wingate Family Hospice in Melrose.

Born in Brooklyn, NY on November 20, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Pasquale Graziano and Domenica (Lombino) Graziano.

She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Mancini. She was the loving mother of...

Jun 9, 2016

Joseph P. Nader, 97 ½, passed away peacefully June 9, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family and his nurse Corey from Care Dimensions.

He was the husband of the late Harriett (Melkonian) Nader, beloved father of Doreen Morandi and her husband Eric of White Plains, NY, Sharon Hodson and her husband Robert of Bradford and...

Jun 8, 2016

Constance M. "Connie" Meuse , 92, of Dedham formerly of Stoneham, died Wednesday, June 8 at her residence.

Born in Somerville on August 23, 1923 she was the daughter of the late George L. and Marion (Stacy) Cuddy.

Connie was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1941. She...

Jun 3, 2016

Marjorie Ann Muse , 85 of Augusta, ME died peacefully Friday June 3, at the Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Augusta, ME with her family at her side.

Born in Melrose, July 8, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Dorothy (Gilker) Muse .

Marjorie was raised and educated...

Jun 1, 2016

Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Conlon) McCarthy , a 33 year resident of Stoneham and formerly of Arlington, passed away suddenly at her home in Stoneham on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. She was 79 years old.

Betty was born in Boston on November 19, 1936, a daughter of the late John Conlon and Catherine (Woodford) Conlon. She grew up...

May 28, 2016

Josephine Cornetta, age 94 of Wakefield died Saturday May 28 in Danvers. Mrs. Cornetta was born in Boston, MA on February 4, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Ida (Yalenti) Fagone. She was raised and educated in East Boston and had been a Wakefield resident since 1972. She was a member of Saint Joseph Parish...

May 28, 2016

David Hoffman , 74, of Wakefield died Saturday, May 28 at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington Virginia.

Born in Malden on August 3, 1941, he was the son of the late Samuel and Charlotte (Singer) Hoffman .

David was a graduate of the Malden Vocational High School. He spent his entire careers working in...

May 27, 2016

Jeffrey C. Gallant, age 28 of Lynnfield died May 27 at NSMC in Lynn. He was born in Boston, MA on September 2, 1987 and was the beloved son of Gilbert A. and Catherine (Lorio) Gallant of Lynnfield. Jeff was a lifelong Lynnfield resident and a graduate of Lynnfield High School, Class of 2006 and later from the Marine...

May 25, 2016

Mary E. Senk, 89, of Lynnfield died on Wednesday, May 25 at the Union Hospital in Lynn.

Born in Lynn on June 4, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Anna (O'Neil) Barrett.

Mrs. Senk was a graduate of Lynn English High School. She was an active member of Our Lady of...

May 25, 2016

Marjorie A.L. Simensen, 98, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, May 25 at Care One in Wilmington. Born on Exploits Island in Newfoundland, on December 25, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Chesley and Gertrude (Lilley) Miley. Mrs. Simensen was raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School. She had been a Wakefield resident since...

May 25, 2016

George Moses Ball, loving husband, devoted father, and lifelong resident of Wakefield, Massachusetts, died unexpectedly at home on May 25, 2016, at the age of 67.

George is survived by his loving wife, Anne (Cocivera) Ball, children, David Ball and his wife Andrea Warchol of Wakefield, Steven Ball and his wife Emily (Byam) of Plymouth, New Hampshire,...

May 25, 2016

Raymond Cerulo , age 66 of Melrose and formerly of Wakefield died peacefully at Hallmark Health of Melrose on May 25, 2016. He was born in Needham on May 16, 1950 and was the beloved son of the late Marino and June (Seymour) Cerulo .

Ray was a dedicated employee of Brandeis University for 45 years until...

May 24, 2016

Winston "Bud" H. Thomas , 94 of Wakefield died peacefully at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield on May 24.

Born in Williamsville, Vermont on June 10, 1921 he was the son of the late Charles R. Thomas and Lena A. Hill. He was a graduate of Brattleboro Union High School and Tufts University where he earned a...

May 24, 2016

William Paul "Bill" Downing, 89, of Wilmington and formerly of Malden, passed away Tuesday, May 24th at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Malden on June 29, 1926 he was the son of the late John Michael and Hannah (Foley) Downing.

Bill was a longtime resident of Malden. He was a graduate...

May 23, 2016

Robert M. "Bobby" Cail , Jr ., 65, of Stoneham passed away on Monday, May 23 at his home.

He was born in Stoneham on December 4, 1950 and was the son of Theresa (Zaccone) Cail and the late Robert M. Cail .

Bobby was a lifelong resident of Stoneham and was a graduate of...