Obituaries

Alfred Manfra

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...

Michael Blais

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...

Jillian DiMartino

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...

Noel Foster

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...

Andrew Frawley

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...

Gregg Sciaba

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 &...

David Eldredge

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...

Lawrence McLaughlin

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...

Martin McMahon, Jr.

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...

Rosario Ventura

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...

Gertrude Keenan

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...

Camille Mazzoni

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...

Daniel Lovett

Aug 1, 2016

Daniel P. Lovett of Wakefield, passed away on August 1, 2016, just shy of his 82nd birthday. He was born in August 29, 1934 to the late Patrick and Julia (Sullivan) Lovett. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 56 years, Rita (Edmands) and their two daughters Rita Kelli Dengate and her husband Eugene of Wilmington, NC and Lauri...

Mildred Sequeira

Aug 1, 2016

Mildred C . Sequeira , 99 of Stoneham died Monday August 1, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Wakefield March 21, 1917 she was the daughter of the late Carl and Maria (Raffaele) Ricciardi.

Millie was graduate of Wakefield High School class of 1933 and of the Hicox Secretarial School and Burdett Business...

Michael Puleo

Jul 31, 2016

Michael A . Puleo , 60 of Billerica, formerly of Stoneham, Reading and Tewksbury died Sunday July 31, at Saints Memorial Hospital in Lowell.

Born in Melrose, January 27, 1956 he was the son of Christina A . (Post) Martin and the late John Puleo .

Michael was a graduate of Stoneham High School class...

Calvin Christopher

Jul 31, 2016

Calvin P. Christopher, 89, of Wakefield died Sunday, July 31 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on November 11, 1926, he was the son of the late Pasquale A. Christopher and Geneva (Pierleone) Christopher.

Calvin was raised and educated in Wakefield. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps when he was just 17...

Angelina DeCristoforo

Jul 30, 2016

Angelina Ruth DeCristoforo , 103, of Wakefield, formerly of Revere, died July 30 at the Rosewood Nursing & Rehab Center in Peabody.

Born in Boston on July 11, 1913 she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Marie (Lepore) Mannetta.

Angelina had worked as a waitress for many years prior to her retirement. She...

Dean Dones, Jr.

Jul 29, 2016

Dean Anthony Dones , Jr ., 24, of Stoneham died Friday, July 29 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Boston on August 18, 1991 he was the son of the late Dean A. and Janet M. (Cann) Dones .

Dean was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2010....

Leslie Wood

Jul 26, 2016

Leslie Arnold Wood , 93, of Lynnfield, MA, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016. In Lieu of usual remembrances, memorial contributions may be made to PAWS of Wakefield Animal Shelter (http://pawswakefield.rescuegroups.org/) or Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog K9 Protection Vest Program (www.mavestadog.org). Services are private.

John DeAngelis

Jul 25, 2016

John R. "Bob" DeAngelis , 81 of No. Andover and a former longtime Stoneham resident died Monday July 25 in Haverhill, MA. He was born in Winchester on August 17, 1934 and was the son of the late Milio and Filomena (Buonarosa) DeAngelis . Bob was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of the Stoneham High School, Class...