Obituaries

May 1, 2016

Paul Joseph Comerford, 84, of Wakefield, passed away on May 1, 2016 while surrounded by his loving wife Patricia and family. Paul, son of the late Delia and Maurice Comerford of Dorchester, was preceded in death by his brothers Matthias, Thomas and Robert.

Paul proudly served his country in the United States Navy on board the USS...

Apr 30, 2016

Alfonso Pinella, 91, of Lynnfield passed away April 30 in Danvers, MA. Mr. Pinella, a native of Peru, was born in Chiclayo on January 6, 1925 and was the son of the late Jose and Catalina Pinella. He came to the United States as a young man and went on to graduate from M.I.T. in 1966. During his working...

Apr 30, 2016

Eric Carleton Logan, age 40, of Gaithersburg, MD, formerly of Wakefield, MA, passed away suddenly on April 30, 2016. Born on December 24, 1975 in Melrose, MA Eric was the beloved son of Carol (Parolski) Logan, of Reading, and the late Carleton Logan He was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1994. Eric graduated from Northeastern University...

Apr 29, 2016

John W . Hickey , 87, formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, April 29 at his home in Naples, Italy.

Born in Wakefield on March 24, 1929 he was the son of the late Walter and Marion Hickey .

John was the husband of Schatzi Mosca. He was the father of Paul, Stefano, and Eva Hickey...

Apr 28, 2016

Gaetano Galli, 89, of Roslindale died Thursday, April 28 at the Salem Hospital.

Born in Messina, Italy on August 10, 1926 he was the son of the late Biagio and Angelina Galli.

Mr. Galli was raised in Italy before moving to the United States in 1967. He had worked as a mason and attended night...

Apr 27, 2016

Peter Bedrosian, Jr., 65, of Lynnfield passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a year-long battle with glioblastoma.

Born in Lynn on February 20, 1951, he was the son of the late Peter and Vergie (Manoogian) Bedrosian. Peter was a graduate of Lynn English High School, Class of...

Apr 26, 2016

Angela M. Petrillo, 88 a longtime resident of Wakefield died at her home on Tuesday, April 26.

Born in East Boston, April 20, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Nunzio and Carmella (Terranova) Lombardo.

Angela was raised in East Boston and was a graduate of Fitton High School in East Boston. While in...

Apr 22, 2016

Cynthia A. Mallett, 64, of North Reading formerly of Wakefield died on Friday, April 22 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born in Melrose on June 4, 1951 she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Louise (Glynn) McCarthy.

Mrs. Mallett was a graduate of North Reading High School, Class of 1969. She...

Apr 21, 2016

William T . Carey passed away at the age of 89 surrounded by his loving family on April 21, 2016.

Born in Winthrop, MA to William A. Carey and Mary R. (Farley) Carey . Beloved husband of 64 years to Mary V. (Mahoney) Carey of Brooksby Village, Peabody, MA. Loving father to Denise Appleman (Jay) of Palm...

Apr 21, 2016

Theresa A . Enos , lifelong Wakefield resident, died with great dignity at her home on Thursday, April 21.

Born in Wakefield on March 14, 1926, she was one of six children born to the late Susie (Evangelista) and Felice D'Alessandro.

Theresa was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1943. Her classmates thought...

Apr 21, 2016

Raymond F. "Ray" Grady, Jr. 80 of Northwood, NH and formerly of Lynnfield, MA, a beloved husband, father and grandfather went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 21. Ray was born in Peabody on June 21, 1935 and was the son of the late Raymond Francis Sr. and Harriet (Lyons) Grady. Ray was raised in Lynn and...

Apr 20, 2016

William A . Teixeira , 85, of Wakefield died April 20 in Reading after a brief illness. Mr. Teixeira was born in Cambridge on June 7, 1930 and was the son of the late Prospero J. and Wilhelmina (Furtado) Teixeira . He was raised in Cambridge and had been a longtime Wakefield resident. He was retired from the H.P....

Apr 18, 2016

Ann E . DeSisto , 82, of Reading passed away Monday, April 19th at her home.

She was born in Chelsea on November 27, 1934 and was the daughter of the late John E . and Myrtle (Rumson) Keats.

Ann was raised and educated in Wakefield. She was a longtime bartender in the area and...

Apr 17, 2016

Virginia C. Martin, age 69 of Wakefield died Sunday April 17 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cambridge, MA June 25, 1946 and was the beloved daughter of the late John and Lillian (Fogerty) Cannon. Jini was raised in Watertown and Gloucester and was a graduate of Gloucester High School, Class of 1964 and later from Fitchburg...

Apr 17, 2016

Kevin E . Barry , 66 of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Sunday April 17, at his home.

He was born on May 5, 1949 and was the son of the late Eugene Barry and the late Jean (Keeler) Barry .

Kevin was a graduate of Winchester High School, Class of 1967. He served...

Apr 17, 2016

Dr. Mark R. Margiotta, of The Villages, FL, beloved husband of Pamela Margiotta, died suddenly on April 17, 2016 at the Leesburg Hospital.

Mark was the son of Mark Margiotta and Evelyn Zarrella Margiotta. He was predeceased by his sister, Janet Gentile.

He was born April 8, 1931 in Waterbury, CT.

He graduated...

Apr 16, 2016

Helen Chickles , age 72 of Wakefield died April 16 in Melrose. Helen was born on February 26, 1944 and was the daughter of the late George H. and Katherine (Tzouvelis) Chickles . She was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School and later from Fisher Junior College. She was a retired Medical Secretary for...

Apr 13, 2016

Mabel P . Kimball , 88, a longtime Wakefield resident died Wednesday, April 13 at her home, finally reuniting with her beloved husband Robert.

Born in Melrose on April 17, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Mabel (Dadley) Jillett.

Mrs. Kimball was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield...

Apr 13, 2016

Vincenzo P. Margherita, 86, of Wakefield passed away on Wednesday, April 13 at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston surrounded by family.

Born in Siracusa, Italy on January 25, 1930 he was the son of the late Francesco and Carmela (Palma) Margherita.

Mr. Margherita was raised and educated in Siracusa, Italy and had moved...

Apr 13, 2016

Linda Jean Sparks of Stoneham formerly of Billerica & Wakefield passed suddenly at home on April 13th.

Daughter of the late Charlie and Thelma Sparks . Beloved sister and best friend to Lisa Ventura and her husband Joe and Stephen Sparks of Wakefield. Loving aunt and "fairy godmother" to Melissa Kapeckas and her husband Mark of Marlborough,...