Obituaries

Dec 20, 2015

Edward Blair Potter, 88, of Lynnfield, passed away on December 20, 2015 at home.

Edward was born in Bath, Maine to Elsie May [Blair] and Forrest Brewer Potter on April 1, 1927. He graduated from Morse High School in Bath and attended Eastern Nazarene College. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Lynnfield where he...

Dec 19, 2015

Paul M. Sullivan, Jr, 48, of Wakefield died on Saturday, December 19 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Boston on April 18, 1967 he was the son of Paul M. and Elaine M. (Ropple) Sullivan of Somerville. Paul was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1985 and had received two Associates Degree's from...

Dec 19, 2015

Marion E. Stone, 89, of Tewksbury, formerly of Stoneham, died on Saturday, December 19th, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. Born in Danielson, Connecticut on October 7, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Abbie (Nelson) Davis. Mrs. Stone was a graduate of Killingly High School. She was a longtime employee of Precision Metal Products where...

Dec 18, 2015

Elizabeth Joyce "Betsy" Gammons, 63, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015. She was born on August 21, 1952 in Malden, MA to the late Gerald R. and Barbara D. Burton, formerly of Wakefield, MA.

Betsy is survived by her beloved husband of 45 years, Stephen E. Gammons, a long-time resident of Conomo Point in Essex, MA,...

Dec 17, 2015

Albert J . Lanzo , Jr. of Wakefield passed away on Thursday, December 17.

Albert was born in Stoneham on June 4, 1960 and was the son of Albert J . Lanzo and Elvira B. (Bardoni) Civiello.

Albert was a graduate of Wakefield High School Class of 1979, and Wentworth Institute, Class of 1981. He...

Dec 16, 2015

Anita U. Lenners, 75, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, December 16 at the Kaplan Family Hospice house in Danvers.

Born in Peabody on November 28, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Uno and Ellen (Anderson) Peura.

Mrs. Lenners was a graduate of Peabody High School, Class of 1958. She was a retired Registered...

Dec 16, 2015

Doris P . Rufo , 91 of Wakefield died Wednesday, December 16 at her home.

Born in Wakefield on September 2, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Mildred (Mellett) Bishop.

Mrs. Rufo was a lifelong Wakefield resident and graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1943. She had been a...

Dec 16, 2015

Liborio B. Milano, 89 of Stoneham died Wednesday, December 16 in Winchester. Mr. Milano was born in Stoneham on March 4, 1926 and was the beloved son of the late Giuliano and Mary (Bartoli) Milano. Mr. Milano was raised in Stoneham and attended the Stoneham Schools. He later worked for and retired from the former Trimount Corporation.

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Dec 15, 2015

Katherine "Janet" Miranda Loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother

Katherine "Janet" Miranda a longtime resident of Wakefield passed away peacefully at the Sawtelle Hospice House on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the age of 79. Janet was the beloved wife and best friend of Richard "Dick" Miranda, with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. She was the...

Dec 10, 2015

O'Donnell , Barbara R . of Stoneham, formerly of Mission Hill & Brookline Dec. 10. Loving daughter of the late John W. & Barbara G. (Foley) O'Donnell . Loving sister of John, Richard & Edward O'Donnell . Devoted & loved aunt of Kara Galvin, Laurie O'Donnell-Scully. Loving and generous grand aunt to Samantha, Maxwell, Liam, Miranda, Sean & Kieran....

Dec 10, 2015

Dorothy (Dot) Frink Green passed away peacefully with her children at her side at the Kaplan Family Hospice House after a brief illness in Danvers, Massachusetts on December 10th at the age of 95. Her life was blessed with a loving marriage, good health and close family relationships.

She was born into a good Republican family, in...

Dec 8, 2015

Dorothea Marie Welling, (Mc Causland) formerly of Wakefield, died on December 8 at the age of 98. Dottie was born on November 22, 1917 to a charismatic pharmaceutical salesman, Carl Enders and his beautiful Irish lass, Mamie Cahill. She spent her early years in Buffalo, NY under their tutelage, where they instilled in her a passion for life and...

Dec 6, 2015

A true daughter of Lynnfield, Jane Perry Thayer Friedman died at home, December 6, 2015. Most of Ms. Friedman's life was spent within two miles of the Lynnfield Meeting House, her mother, Donna Perry Thayer, having moved to Lynnfield in 1918 with her parents, Walter and Mary Perry, and her uncle Frank Perry. They farmed at 505 Main Street,...

Dec 6, 2015

Mary E . Rose , age 79 of Malden and formerly of Charlestown died on Sunday, December 6 in Winchester. She was born in Hingham, MA on December 8, 1935 and was the beloved daughter of the late James J and Marguerite (Sullivan) Mullen. Mrs . Rose was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of St. Joseph High...

Dec 5, 2015

Richard J. "Dick" Warchol, formerly of Wakefield, died peacefully at his Naples, Florida home on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the age of 85. Born on September 14, 1930, Dick leaves behind the love of his life, Barbara A. (Lynch), with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. He was the son of the late John J. and Irene M....

Dec 5, 2015

Josephine J . Zanotti 92, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Saturday December 5, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late Corrado and Anita (Accolla) Mauceri.

Josephine was a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 1942. She was also a member of St. Florence Church and a member of...

Dec 4, 2015

Earl H. Christopher, 84 of Nokomis FL, Formerly of Lynnfield and Wakefield passed away on December 4, 2015 at his home in Nokomis.

Born in Wakefield, MA on June 15, 1931 he was the son of Vito and Ruth Christopher.

Earl was raised in Wakefield with his brother Paul (deceased), sister's Jean (deceased), Lois and...

Dec 4, 2015

John Michael Egan , 34, died peacefully on December 4 after valiantly battling cancer. John was born on January 21, 1981 at Melrose Wakefield Hospital to his parents Paul F. and Patricia A. (Palmerino) Egan .

John was raised in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield Memorial High School in 1999. He was an active member of the...

Nov 30, 2015

Desiree R . Moore , 32 died in Boston Medical Center Monday, November 30th. Born in Malden, November 7, 1983, she was the daughter of Theodore R and Lisa M (Ferullo) Moore of Andover.

Desiree was a graduate of the Northeast Regional Vocational School in Wakefield, Class of 2002. She is a former customer service representative for...

Nov 30, 2015

Allan G . "Dukie" Calderwood was called home to Heaven on November 30, 2015 after a brief illness. Allen was born in Boston on June 27, 1943 to his beloved parents Allan and Catherine (Clark) Calderwood .

Despite being born developmentally disabled and against the odds, Allan lived a full and happy life to the ripe old...