Obituaries

May 6, 2015

Frederick F. Mosley, 87, longtime resident of Stoneham, died May 6, 2015 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Stoneham on August 22, 1927, he was the son of the late James J. and Nora Theresa (Fallon) Mosley.

Mr. Mosley was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of St. Patrick High School, Class...

May 2, 2015

Marion F . (Hoyt) Barnes , 104, of Lynnfield died on Saturday, May 2 at the Hathorne Hill Genesis Healthcare Center in Danvers.

Born in Stoneham on June 14, 1910 she was the daughter of the late Arthur F . and Jennie M. (Little) Hoyt.

Mrs. Barnes was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class...

May 2, 2015

Donald Dwight Gannon , 94, of Wakefield, died peacefully at his home on May 2, surrounded by his beloved family and pets after a long illness.

Born in Malden on January 15, 1921 and raised in Everett, he was the only child of Walter C. and Jennie (May) Gannon .

Mr. Gannon was a graduate...

May 1, 2015

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that this past Friday evening May 1st 2015 Shirley J . Rowe peacefully passed away at home surrounded by her three children, their spouses, and her nine grandchildren. She is now reunited with her loving husband, the late William H. Rowe . She was the wonderful mother of Robert...

May 1, 2015

Lillian M. Farrell, 79, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Friday, May 1 at the Mass General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Stoneham on June 30, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Ferrick) Mitchell.

Mrs. Farrell was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1952. She was a retired...

May 1, 2015

Dennis P. Barry, 74 of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family and his beloved dog, Teddy on Friday, May 1.

Born in Boston on September 28, 1940 he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Janet C. (Pigeon) Barry.

Mr. Barry was raised in East Boston and Saugus and was...

May 1, 2015

Charles Barter, 93, of Revere formerly of Winchester, died on Friday, May 1 at the Don Orione Nursing Home in East Boston.

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on January 23, 1922, he was the son of the late Albert and Annie (May) Barter.

Mr. Barter had been a resident of Revere for the past...

Apr 30, 2015

Alfred Louis Mercurio , 81 of Reading, formerly of Peabody died Thursday, April 30 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Everett on April 7, 1934 he was the son of the late Alfred and Eva (Moreschi) Mercurio .

Mr. Mercurio was a graduate of Everett Vocational School. He was the former...

Apr 30, 2015

Mary Nicastro of Stoneham, formerly of East Boston died at her home on Thursday April 30.

Born in Charlestown, September 3, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Mary (Hopkins) Domenicis.

Mary was raised and educated in Medford. She was a former employee of Jordan Marsh. Mary enjoyed spending time with her...

Apr 29, 2015

Thomas A . Venuti , 86, of Wakefield died April 29, 2015 at the Wilmington Health Care Center in Wilmington.

Born on November 8, 1928, he was the son of the late Thomas and Laura (Hynes) Venuti .

Thomas was raised in Waltham and was a graduate of Waltham High School. He later attended Mass...

Apr 29, 2015

Anna C . DeGiovanni , 80, of Lynnfield died Wednesday, April 29 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in the North End of Boston on January 30, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Catherine (Zangara) DeSanto.

Mrs. DeGiovanni is survived by her husband Angelo DeGiovanni , her five...

Apr 27, 2015

Wakefield resident Kyle Anne Rush lost her fight to her illness on April 27, 2015 at the age of 19. Kyle was the beloved daughter of John F. and Catherine Rush. She was the loving sister to John, Gregory, Scott, Mary, Meghan, Samantha, Brandon, Daniel, and late Colin J. Rush. Although she struggled for many years, she embraced the...

Apr 27, 2015

Dennis Patrick Fallon , 55 of Reading, formerly of Stoneham, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015.

Born in Boston on January 30, 1960 he was the son of Edward Fallon of Melrose and the late Joan (McDonough) Fallon .

Dennis was a graduate of Stoneham High School and Northeast Vocational School, Class of 1978....

Apr 26, 2015

Joyce M. Curran, 89, of Wakefield formerly of Spring Hill, Florida died on Sunday, April 26 at the Wingate at Reading.

Born in England on July 5, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Frederick G. and Margaret (Smith) Warwick.

Joyce was raised in Portsmouth, England. She married her husband Leo in Belgium in...

Apr 23, 2015

James F. McHale, 69 of Stoneham and formerly of Medford died Thursday, April 23, in Cambridge. He was born in Medford on February 9, 1946 and was the beloved son of the late James and Catherine (Horgan) McHale. Mr. McHale was raised in Medford and was a graduate of St. Clement High School of Somerville. He was employed as...

Apr 21, 2015

Frances M . Fairfield , 75, longtime resident of Wakefield died April 21, 2015 at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose.

Born in Saugus on March 6, 1940 she was the beloved daughter of the late Charles H. and Teresa F. (McGarry) Leggett.

Frances was raised in Saugus and was a graduate of Saugus High...

Apr 19, 2015

Dante J . D'Alessandro of Center Ossipee, NH and formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, April 19 in Wolfeboro, NH.

Born in Wakefield on February 19, 1922 he was the son of the late Joseph and Carolina (Vitale) D'Alessandro .

Dante was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He had served...

Apr 19, 2015

Richard T . Bowser , 85 of Lynn and formerly of Wakefield died April 19 in Lynn. Born in Stoneham on April 21, 1929 he was the beloved the son of the late Harold C. and Mary W. (Cassidy) Bowser . Mr. Bowser had worked for many years in the Printing Industry.

He is survived by his...

Apr 17, 2015

Pasquale M. "Pat" Guerriero, 78, died on Friday, April 17 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Everett, May 10, 1936, he was the son of the late Anthony Guerriero and Maria (Napolitano) Guerriero.

Pat was a graduate of Everett High School, class of 1954. He was a retired policeman for the city of Everett. He...

Apr 17, 2015

Dorothy L. Finn, 87, of Melrose formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield died April 17, 2015 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Wakefield on May 22, 1927 she was the beloved daughter of the late James and Dorothy (Schwarz) Murphy.

Dorothy was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1945. She had...