Obituaries

Aug 29, 2016

Eileen F. Cronan, 66, of Melrose formerly of Somerville, died Monday, August 29 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Malden on May 15, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Foley) Spellman.

Eileen was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in...

Aug 28, 2016

Beatrice L. Byrnes, 90, of Wakefield died on Sunday, August 28 at the Beaumont Nursing Center in Westborough.

Born in Portland, Maine she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bessie (Cook) Seavey.

Mrs. Byrnes grew up in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1944. She organized all the...

Aug 26, 2016

Arthur J. Dischino, 90, of Lynnfield died Friday, August 26 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Somerville on March 3, 1926 he was the son of the late Salvatore and Concetta (Defraia) Dischino.

Mr. Dischino was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School. At age seventeen he...

Aug 26, 2016

Anna M. Lucey, 67, of Saugus died suddenly Friday, August 26 with family by her side.

Born in Boston on January 13, 1949 she was the daughter of the late Albert and Margaret (Sliman) Smith.

Anna was raised in Boston and was a graduate of Brighton High School. She then went on to attend Boston...

Aug 19, 2016

Kathleen E . Crotty , 62, of No. Reading, formerly of Somerville, died Friday August 19 at the Lynn Union Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on August 31, 1953 she was the daughter of the late Philip and Elizabeth (Sharpe) Amero.

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

Aug 18, 2016

Serino , Mary R . (Libby), Of Falmouth passed away peacefully on August 18, 2016 at the age of 96 surrounded by her loving family.

Beloved wife of the late Albert A. Serino . Loving mother of the late Joseph Serino and his surviving wife Carol of California, the late Albert Serino and his surviving wife Mary...

Aug 17, 2016

George L. Austin, age 89 of Stoneham and formerly of Wakefield died peacefully surrounded by his family on August 17 in Melrose. Mr. Austin was born in Mattawamkeag, ME on November 15, 1926 and was the son of the late Bertrand and Julia B. (McDonough) Austin. Raised in Mattawamkeag, he graduated from High School there in 1944 and later...

Aug 17, 2016

Mary E. "Bunny" Vandewalle, age 89 of Wakefield died Wednesday August 17 in Wakefield. She was born in Wakefield on September 1, 1926 and was the daughter of the late John and Ellen (Hourihan) Hurton.

A lifelong Wakefield resident, she graduated from Wakefield High School, Class of 1944 and later from the Chandler School of Business. She...

Aug 16, 2016

Alfred J . Manfra , 87, of Wakefield passed away on Tuesday, August 16 at the EN Rodgers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford.

Born in Boston on January 29, 1929 he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Rose (Bertucelli) Manfra .

Alfred was raised in East Boston and was a graduate of East...

Aug 16, 2016

Michael A. Blais, 38, a lifelong Wakefield resident died Tuesday, August 16.

Born in Boston on January 21, 1978 he was the son of Edmond J. Blais, Jr. and Gail E. (Strong) Blais of Naples, FL.

Michael was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1996 and had received his Associate's Degree from Mass...

Aug 14, 2016

Jillian J . DiMartino , 37, of Stoneham died on Sunday, August 14 at her residence.

Born in Winchester on June 30, 1979, she was the beloved daughter of Elwood L. Kimball of Stoneham and the late Karol S. (McHale) Kimball.

Jillian was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class...

Aug 13, 2016

Noel J . Foster , 95 of Peabody died at his home on Saturday August 13.

Born in Boston, May 5, 1921 he was the son of the late Noel C. and Annie (Dias) Foster .

Noel was a graduate of Arlington High School. He served in the Marine Corp during World War II and...

Aug 9, 2016

Andrew T . Frawley , age 49 of Brooklyn, NY and a former Lynnfield resident died accidentally August 9 in Alabama.

He was born in Lynn, MA on May 9, 1967 and was the beloved son of Arthur J. Frawley , Jr. and Barbara (McGarry) Frawley of Lynnfield.

Mr. Frawley was raised in Lynn and...

Aug 8, 2016

Gregg A . Sciaba of Wayland, (formerly of Wakefield) passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in his sleep Sunday, August 7, 2016 at the age of 54.

Born on October 31, 1961 to Paul J. Sciaba , Sr. and Joan M. (Sampieri) Sciaba , Gregg was a graduate of Wakefield High School and the School of Science &...

Aug 7, 2016

David M . Eldredge , 61, of Wakefield and formerly of Reading, died Sunday, August 7 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Winchester on June 12, 1955 he was the son of Phyllis M . (O'Donnell) Eldredge of Methuen, formerly of Reading and the late Clarence R. Eldredge .

Dave was...

Aug 7, 2016

Lawrence J. McLaughlin, age 96 a Retired Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army and former longtime Wakefield resident died August 7 in Colorado. He was born on January 7, 1920 and was the son of the late William and Bridget (Murray) McLaughlin. He was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School. He later entered into service of...

Aug 7, 2016

Martin F. McMahon, Jr., 94, of Lynnfield, died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at his residence.

Born in Concord, NH on September 26, 1921 he was the son of the late Martin F. and Ida (Welch) McMahon.

Mr. McMahon was raised in Revere and was a graduate of Revere High School, 1939. In 1942, he joined...

Aug 6, 2016

Rosario J . Ventura , 92, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Sunday, August 6th at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Wakefield, August 2, 1924, he was the son of the late Joseph and Grace (Accolla) Ventura .

Rosario was a graduate of Wakefield High School Class of 1942. He served in the...

Aug 2, 2016

Gertrude A . Keenan (Donahue) formerly of Arlington passed away peacefully August 2nd at the age of 97 surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Somerville on October 11, 1918, she was the daughter of the late James and Margaret (Dunphy) Donough.

Mrs. Keenan had attended St. Peter's School in Dorchester and was a graduate...

Aug 1, 2016

Camille Mazzoni , 75, of Malden and Portsmouth, Rhode Island died on Monday, August 1 at her residence.

Born in Boston on March 2, 1941 she was the daughter of the late James and Mary (Silvestro) Consolino.

Ms. Mazzoni was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1958. She...