Obituaries

Oct 15, 2016

Thomas H . Melanson , 53, of Wakefield, MA died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Kaplan House in Danvers after a courageous battle against cancer.

Born in Winchester, MA on December 7, 1962 he was the son of the late Howard E. Sr. and Elaine M. (Meuse) Melanson .

Tom was raised in Wakefield,...

Oct 13, 2016

Randall P . McDonnell , 69, of Stoneham, died Thursday, October 13 at the Salem Hospital.

Born in New Haven, CT on November 16, 1946 he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Elizabeth M. (Curnen) McDonnell .

Mr. McDonnell was raised in New Haven, CT and Milford, CT and was a graduate...

Oct 13, 2016

Savannah Rae Cardoso , 20 of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose passed away Thursday evening. Savannah was a beloved daughter of Oscar and Tracy and sibling to Samantha, Oscar Jr. and Nicholas Cardoso . Savannah was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 2014. She had a passion for and desired to be a Cosmetologist and an Esthetician. She...

Oct 12, 2016

Marie L . McAdam , 74, a longtime resident of Lynnfield and formerly of Everett, died Wednesday, October 12 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Chelsea on May 14, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Margaret (Lee) Barisano.

Marie was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1959. She enjoyed walking and...

Oct 11, 2016

Elizabeth Anne Sparkes, of Dorchester, MA, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2016, surrounded by her loved ones. Elizabeth was born August 27, 1980, in Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in West Hartford, CT. She was a graduate of Conard High School, West Hartford, Colby College, Waterville, ME, and received a Masters Degree in Special Education from Simmons College....

Oct 9, 2016

Mary J. Iosua, 90, a Wakefield resident for the past 75 years, died suddenly on Sunday, October 9 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Boston on November 14, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John and Dorothy (Lanza) Riccelli.

Mrs. Iosua was a graduate of Girls Latin in Boston,...

Oct 8, 2016

John M. O'Brien, 88, a Stoneham resident for the past 58 years, passed away peacefully on Saturday October 8th, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Quincy on April 2, 1928 he was the son of the late John J. and Mary (McDonough) O'Brien.

Mr. O'Brien was raised in Quincy and was...

Oct 8, 2016

Gertrude Elizabeth "Trudy" MacIntyre of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, age 77, peacefully departed this life surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 8th, 2016 after a long illness. She was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on Thursday August 17th, 1939 and graduated from Saint Gregory's High School class of 1957. Never one to give up on her dreams, she attended Merrimack College...

Oct 5, 2016

Ruth A . White , 94 of Wakefield formerly of Reading died on Wednesday, October 5 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Malden on November 5, 1921 she was the daughter of the late William and Ellen M. (Long) Buchan.

Mrs. White was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class...

Oct 2, 2016

Richard M. Goggin, 73 a longtime resident of Peabody died Sunday October 2, at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center.

Born in Chelsea, MA April 10, 1943 he was the son of the late Richard J. and Catherine (Gilllen) Goggin.

Richard was raised in East Boston. He was a graduate of Boston English High School and...

Oct 1, 2016

Richard K . Doucette , 88, of Peabody, formerly of Wakefield died on October 1, 2016 at the Windrose Nursing Home in Woburn.

Born in Wakefield on October 12, 1927 he was the son of the late Melbourne and Mary (DeVeau) Doucette .

Richard was raised in Wakefield. He served in the Navy during World...

Oct 1, 2016

James H. Doucette, a lifelong Wakefield resident died October 1 at the age of 97. Mr. Doucette was born in Wakefield on September 23, 1919 and was the son of the late Edmon and Charlotte (Muise) Doucette. He was retired from Kraft Foods of Woburn. He enjoyed travel and served in the U.S. Navy during W.W. II.

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Oct 1, 2016

David Leo Whitehead, formerly of Wakefield, MA died Oct 1st at the age of 80, at his home in Easton, MA after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

A native of Wakefield, Dave graduated from Wakefield High School and the United States Coast Guard Academy with a degree in Engineering. David was very proud of his...

Sep 30, 2016

Christopher D . Furrier , 49, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Friday, September 30 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

Born in Melrose on April 22, 1967 he was the son of Elaine (Hayes) Furrier of Wakefield and the late John Michael Furrier .

Chris was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield...

Sep 27, 2016

Thomas William Cooke , 90, of Salem, NH formerly of Lynnfield, MA died Tuesday, September 27 at the Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH.

Born on February 13, 1926 he was the son of the late Thomas E. and Helen A. (Mietzner) Cooke .

Mr. Cooke was raised in Everett and was a graduate of...

Sep 25, 2016

Michael Shawn Murphy , "lil man," 35, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Sunday, September 25 at home from an accidental overdose which was the result of years of battling depression and addiction.

Born in Melrose on August 21, 1981 he was the son of Janice L. Murphy of Wakefield.

Mikey was raised in Connecticut...

Sep 22, 2016

Laura Beth Levis was a young, vibrant, funny, extremely beautiful and talented woman, who loved her friends, animals, hip food, good drink, scary movies, chilling out to favorite television shows, entertainment news, best-selling books, laughter, travel, cooking paleo recipes, lifting weights (and showing off her crazy biceps), writing and editing for Harvard Magazine and the Harvard Gazette, where she...

Sep 20, 2016

Robert E. McCarthy, 79, of Everett and formerly of Melrose, died Tuesday, September 20 at the Wakefield Center.

Born in Chelsea on December 12, 1936 he was the son of the late Jerome and Mary (Mahoney) McCarthy.

Mr. McCarthy was born and raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School. He...

Sep 18, 2016

Russell E. Fullerton, 78 of Lynnfield died at his home on Sunday September 18.

Born in Stoneham, on August 10, 1938, he was the son of the late Edwin E. and Maxine (MacKenney) Fullerton.

Russell was a graduate of Everett Vocational School. He was retired from Northeastern University. Russell was known for his wide smile...

Sep 15, 2016

John R. Meuse, age 52 of Raymond, NH and formerly of Reading died suddenly September 15 in Raymond.

He was born in Winchester, MA on January 23, 1964 and was the son of the late Lawrence W. and Mary E. (Cunningham) Meuse.

Mr. Meuse was raised in Reading and had been Raymond resident for the...