Obituaries

Jan 22, 2015

Deborah A . Kosian , 57 of Peabody and formerly of Lynnfield, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Salem Hospital. Born in Ipswich on March 28, 1957 she was the daughter of the late George and Gloria (Sproul) LeBlanc.

Deborah was raised in Lynnfield and was a graduate of Lynnfield High School, Class of 1975. She...

Jan 21, 2015

Ann L."Nancy" Ghirardelli of Stoneham died January 21 in Winchester at age 83. She was born in Boston on January 7, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Helen Conway. Mrs. Ghirardelli was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of Charlestown High School. She had been a Stoneham resident since 1997 and was a devoted member of...

Jan 21, 2015

Helen M. Urgilevitch, 81, of Wakefield formerly of Revere died on Wednesday, January 21 at her residence.

Born in Somerville on July 3, 1933 she was the daughter of Daniel and Catherine (McKinnon) Meehan.

Mrs. Urgilevitch was a graduate of St. Catherine High School, Class of 1950. She had retired from the Public Health System...

Jan 21, 2015

Robert L . Woodworth , 84 of Wakefield and formerly of Allston died January 21 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Maine on May 4, 1930 and was the son of the late Theodore R. and Ethlyn (Huden) Woodworth . Mr. Woodworth was raised in Maine and later made his home in Allston. He had been a...

Jan 20, 2015

Alexander C. "Al" Romano , 84, of Wakefield, January 20, 2015. Husband of the late Evelyn Alice (Leary) Romano . Father Sandra ( Romano ) Adams and her husband Brent of Concord, NH and Robert Romano and his wife Pamela (Hosaka) of Wakefield. Brother of Ann Solomon of Springhill, FL and Albert Romano of Scottsdale, AZ. Also survived by...

Jan 20, 2015

Elaine M. (Gleeson) Bates of Boston, formally of East Boston, passed away on January 20, 2015.

She was the beloved wife of Edward Bates and the loving mother of Elaine McNulty and her husband Scott, and their son Tyler of Wakefield. Dear sister of Edward Gleeson and his wife Elizabeth of Winthrop, Mary Thompson of Texas, William...

Jan 20, 2015

Anthony J. Gelsomini of Londonderry, NH died Tuesday, January 20 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Capestrano, Italy on July 14, 1953 he was the son of the late Leo and Irma (Colasacco) Gelsomini.

Anthony was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1971 and attended Sylvania Technical School in Boston. He had...

Jan 17, 2015

Joseph P. Schwarz, 84, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Saturday, January 17 at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on March 10, 1930 he was the son of the late Vera N. (Dinan) Schwarz.

Mr. Schwarz was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1947 and was co-captain of the 1947 Wakefield Baseball Team...

Jan 17, 2015

Joyce A . McLeod , 81, of Wakefield formerly of Melrose died on Saturday, January 17 at the EPOCH of Melrose.

Born in Stoneham in August 26, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Augustus F. and Hazel M. (Johnson) Chilcott.

Mrs. McLeod was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1951. She...

Jan 16, 2015

Gertrude Mary White passed away gently on January 16, 2015 at 97 years. She resided in Stoneham, MA and was formerly of Wakefield, MA. She was born October 14, 1917 in Boston, MA to Edward Walsh and Gertrude O'Leary Walsh.

She graduated from East Boston High class of 1935. Beloved wife of 65 years to the late...

Jan 15, 2015

William R. Hughson of Wakefield passed away on January 15, 2015 at 84 years.

Born in Somerville on January 9, 1931, he was the son of the late Walter Ernest Hughson and Catherine Agnes O'Day.

William was a proud Navy Veteran. He was active on the Democratic Town Committee, coached Little League, was a scout...

Jan 15, 2015

Grace J . DiGregorio , 82, of Wakefield & Naples, Florida, died on Thursday, January 15 at the Naples Community Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on October, 6, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Terreveccia) Bellandi.

Mrs. DiGregorio was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1950. She was a...

Jan 14, 2015

Helen G. Vona-Levens, 86, of Stoneham died on Wednesday, January 14 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Walpole on September 28, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Howard E. and Louise E. (Lewis) Chase.

Mrs. Vona-Levens had been a Stoneham resident for the past 65 years. She was raised...

Jan 14, 2015

Joseph F. Rich, Jr., 61 of Wakefield formerly of No. Andover and Danvers, died Wednesday, January 15 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Lynn of August 2, 1953 he was the son of Joseph F. and Ruth L (LaCombe) Rich of Danvers.

Mr. Rich was raised in Danvers and was a graduate of Danvers High...

Jan 14, 2015

Patricia A . Gwynn , 74 of Lynnfield, died Wednesday, January 14 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center.

Born in Scotland on August 3, 1940 she was the daughter of the late James A . and Helen (McCaul) Laing.

Mrs. Gwynn was raised in Grangemouth, Scotland. After graduating in 1957 she moved to Toronto, Canada...

Jan 10, 2015

Scott M. McNamara, 22, of Stoneham died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 10.

Born in Melrose on July 12, 1992 he was the son of Michael J. and Mary C. (Anzalone) McNamara.

Scott was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2010 and was attending the University of Massachusetts in Lowell. He loved running and...

Jan 10, 2015

Amelina Scippa , 86, of Topsfield and formerly of Revere died Saturday, January 10 in Danvers. Mrs. Scippa was born in Italy on March 9, 1928 and was the beloved daughter of the late Pasquale and Linda (Capodanno) Iapicca. Mrs. Scippa was raised in her native Italy and later made her home in Venezuela for several years. She came...

Jan 7, 2015

Brian M. Dirrane, 69, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, January 7 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Born in Boston on February 2, 1945 he was the son of the late Leo and Teresa (Clifford) Dirrane.

Mr. Dirrane was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of Boston College High School, Boston College and...

Jan 6, 2015

John K . Crowley , 64 of Concord, NH died Tuesday, January 6, at the Kindred Hospital in Peabody.

Born in Cambridge, MA on August 21, 1950 he was the son of Irene L. (LaMontagne) Healy of So. Harwich and the late John L. Crowley .

John was raised in Cambridge, MA and Arlington, MA...

Jan 6, 2015

Helen P. Dolan, 92, of Stoneham, died on Tuesday, January 6 at her residence.

Born in Malden on September 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Catherine E. (Reardon) Marr.

Helen was a graduate of Girls Catholic High School. She had been a resident of Penny Lane for over 61...