Obituaries

Apr 3, 2016

Nancy Elizabeth Coggon , 45, passed away Sunday, April 3, at North Shore Hospital surrounded by devoted staff from her group home in Salem. She will be fondly remembered as an irrepressible and enthusiastic individual with an intense curiosity about the world around her often explored in extensive bouts of research and writing. Whether the subject matter was a...

Apr 3, 2016

Richard E. "Rudy" Taylor, 76 of Saugus formerly of Wakefield died on Sunday, April 3 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Malden on January 11, 1940 he was the son of the late William W. and Frances M. (Connors) Taylor.

Mr. Taylor was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of...

Mar 27, 2016

Dianne M . Wood , age 60 died Sunday March 27 in Boston after a brief illness. She was born in Melrose, MA on May 31, 1955 and was the daughter of the late Victor M . and Antoinette (Orsini) Wood . Dianne was a lifelong Wakefield resident and graduate of Wakefield High School Class of 1973. She was...

Mar 25, 2016

John V . Anderson , 81, a lifelong Melrose resident died on Friday, March 25 at his residence.

Born in Boston on March 18, 1935 he was the son of the late Victor F. and Effie M. (Watson) Anderson .

Mr. Anderson was the former owner of Melrose Hot Top and had worked at Johnny's...

Mar 24, 2016

Alexander J. Maher, 78, of Wakefield, died March 24 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Alex was born in New York City, NY on June 27, 1937 to John P. and Kathleen (Power) Maher.

He was raised in Floral Park, Long Island New York and was a graduate of Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn NY and...

Mar 24, 2016

David John Duffy (Duff) 54 of Tewksbury, MA formerly Stoneham, MA passed away on Thursday, March 24th at his residence. Born in Winchester, MA he was the son of William and Florence Duffy. David was a graduate of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School, Class of 1979. He graduated and worked as a Metal Fabricator throughout his life. David...

Mar 23, 2016

Richard D . Hammersley , 82, of New Smyrna, FL formerly of Malden and Saugus, died Wednesday, March 23 at his home.

Born in Malden on January 22, 1934 he was the son of the late Vernon and Gertrude (Carragher) Hammersley .

Richard was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School and Bentley College. He...

Mar 22, 2016

John P. Dombeck, 90, of Melrose formerly of Wakefield died on Tuesday, March 22 at the Life Care Center in Stoneham.

Born in Wakefield on January 25, 1926, he was the son of the late Theodore and Blanche (Jenkowska) Dombeck.

Mr. Dombeck was raised and educated in Wakefield and had been a Melrose resident for...

Mar 22, 2016

Dunbar , Wallace "Courty," Jr ., died on March 22, 2016.

Courty was a US Navy WWII Veteran, who spent his entire life in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

He was born on January 28, 1926 to Wallace and Esther Dunbar . He was the brother of Barbara Pierce of FL, and the late Lillian Ciarcia, Bette Foor,...

Mar 20, 2016

Anthony E. "Tony" Trazi , Jr. 52 of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham and Malden died March 20 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Stoneham on September 8, 1963 and was the beloved son of Mary F. (Dawson) Trazi of Stoneham and the late Anthony E. Trazi .

Tony was raised in Stoneham...

Mar 20, 2016

Scott J . Mulcahy , 51 of Wakefield passed away Sunday, March 20th.

He was born in New London, CT on September 14, 1964 and was the son Cornelius R. Mulcahy and Joan (Schott) Mulcahy of Englewood, NJ.

Scott was a graduate of North Rockland High School, class of 1983 and attended Wagner College in...

Mar 18, 2016

Eugene V . Mooney Jr ., 87, of Wakefield passed away on March 18th in Wilmington.

Born in Pelham Manor, NY, he was the son of the late Eugene and Sybil (Jennings) Mooney .

After graduating High School, Gene served in the Marine Corps during World War II and received the Veterans Award and Sharpshooter...

Mar 15, 2016

Mary Grace (Nunn) Robey 95, of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully with her son by her side, Tuesday March 15th at Beverly Hospital, following a brief illness. She was the wife of Edwin Robey who predeceased her in 1970.

Born in Chelsea, she was the daughter of the late Robert Roy and Mary Grace (Gifford) Nunn. She was...

Mar 12, 2016

Dorothea A . Guttadauro , 95 of Wakefield died peacefully on March 12 at Wingate in Reading. Born in Reading on October 12, 1920 she was the devoted wife of the late James P. Guttadauro , she was the loving mother of J. Thomas Guttadauro and his wife Jan of Reading, Richard Guttadauro and his wife Stella of Wakefield...

Mar 12, 2016

Albert D. "Albie" Sarafian, 63. Of Wakefield. Retired Wakefield Police Office died on Saturday, March 12 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford surrounded by his family.

Mr. Sarafian was born in Melrose on November 27, 1952 and was the son of the late Albert D. and Barbara M. (Kenney) Beech.

He had...

Mar 11, 2016

Jean Margaret Nauss , 88, of Peabody, died Friday, March 11 at the Ledgewood Nursing & Skilled Rehab Center in Beverly.

Born in Concord, MA on July 28, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Larry and Dorothy (Lohnes) Nauss .

Jean was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1944 and Cambridge...

Mar 10, 2016

Joan M. Cardile, 66, of Wakefield died Thursday, March 10. Joan was born in Malden, MA on September 9, 1949 and was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph F. and Frances J. (Zaya) Cardile. She was a lifelong Wakefield resident and was a graduate of Wakefield High School and Salem State College. She had taught Shakespearean English at...

Mar 10, 2016

Roberta D . Theriault , 78, of Wakefield formerly of Stoneham died on Thurssday, March 10 at her residence.

Born in Melrose on August 19, 1937 she was the daughter of the late Harold and Florence (Wilkes) MacCaughey.

Mrs. Theriault was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. She had worked...

Mar 9, 2016

William "Bill" Elwell, 49, of Wakefield died unexpectedly on March 9, 2016.

Born in Syosset, New York on June 7, 1966, he was the son of William Elwell, Jr of New York and Andrea (Gaffney) Scott and her husband David of Florida.

In addition to his parents, Bill is survived by his loving wife Janet...

Mar 9, 2016

Maria E. "Yayita" Casallas , 94, of Malden died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Glen Ridge Nursing Home in Malden.

Born in Colombia, February 14, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Jose and Marcina (Castanda) Sanchez.

Maria was raised in Colombia. She would visit America often before moving to Malden Permanently in 1983....