Obituaries

Dec 7, 2014

Maria G . D'Olimpio , 92, of Wakefield died December 7, 2014 in Danvers. Mrs. D'Olimpio was born in Alanno, Italy on April 9, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Anna (Belli) Buccelli. She emigrated from Italy in 1954 and made her home in Wakefield. She had been employed at the L.B. Evans Shoe Company...

Dec 7, 2014

Raffaela I . Bettano , 89, of Wakefield died Sunday, December 7 at the Meadowview Nursing Home in North Reading.

Born in Boston on November 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna B. DiCicco.

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

Dec 7, 2014

Virginia Nelson , 91, of Mattapan formerly of Wakefield died on Sunday, December 7 at the Golden Living of West Newton.

Born in Malden on January 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late George and Josephine (Gavel) DeRenne.

Mrs. Nelson was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1942. She then attained...

Dec 6, 2014

Barbara A. Gearin, 86, of York, Maine formerly of Wakefield died on Saturday, December 6 at the York Hospital.

Born in Boston on July 22, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Genevieve (King) Hayes.

Mrs. Gearin was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1946. She was a member...

Dec 4, 2014

Gertrude C. "Trudy" Flynn, 82 of Wakefield formerly of Arlington, died Thursday, December 4 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Born in Cambridge on October 30, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Nora (Healy) O'Brien.

Trudy was a graduate of Belmont High School, Class of 1950. She then went on to graduate from the...

Dec 3, 2014

Glen A Heinstrom "Heiny" 52 of Carmel, ME formerly of Reading died at his home on Wednesday December 3.

Born in Melrose on March 2, 1962 he was the son of the late Frank and Vivian (Vaughan) Heinstrom .

Glen was a graduate of the northeast Regional Vocational School in Wakefield. A longtime resident of...

Nov 29, 2014

Carol E . Luca , 67, of Wakefield died Saturday, November 29 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on February 25, 1947 she was the daughter of the late William and Lucy (Verrengia) Marinelli.

Carol was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1965. She had been a...

Nov 28, 2014

Michael Franco Doto, 33, of Lynnfield, died on Friday, November 28 in Lynnfield.

Born in Melrose on August 17, 1981 he was the beloved son of Michael and Nancy L. (Hook) Doto of Lynnfield.

Michael was raised in Lynnfield and was a graduate of Lynnfield High School, Class of 2000. While in high school, he...

Nov 27, 2014

Carol A. DelRossi, 63, of Methuen formerly of Melrose and Stoneham, died Thursday, November 27 at her home.

Born in Chelsea on November 30, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Constantine and Stella E. (Boudreau) Mansolilli.

Carol was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1968. She...

Nov 27, 2014

Thomas G. Johnston, Jr. 53, of Concord, NH formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, November 27 in Hudson, NH.

Born in Medford on July 24, 1961 he was the son of Thomas G. and Barbara J. (Young) Johnston.

Thomas was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1980 and also North East Regional Vocational School....

Nov 26, 2014

SMITH, BARBARA P ., 88, of Wakefield on November 26, 2014. Wife of the late Thomas C. Smith , mother of the late Karen Smith Stanford. Survived by her daughter, Janet M. Smith , and her husband, R. Robert Woodburn, Jr., of Wellesley, MA; her son-in-law, John P . Stanford of Santa Fe, NM; and numerous nieces and nephews....

Nov 26, 2014

John J . Lawton of Wakefield died Wednesday, November 26 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Boston, December 25, 1938, he was the son of the late John and Marie (DeVeau) Lawton .

John was raised and educated in East Boston. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era....

Nov 25, 2014

Alfred A . Durso , a longtime Stoneham resident died on Tuesday, November 25, in Melrose. He was born and raised in Malden and was the son of the late Peter and Elsie (Pellegrino) Durso .

Alfred was the beloved husband of Eleanor M. (DiDonato) Durso . He was the loving father of Stephen A . and...

Nov 25, 2014

Kenneth J . Hickey , 47, of Stoneham died Tuesday, November 25 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Ken was born in Everett on November 11, 1967 and was the son of Lorraine (Sullivan) Hickey of Medford and the late George Hickey .

Ken was a native of Medford and was a graduate...

Nov 24, 2014

Charles E . Martin , age 90 of Wakefield died Monday, November 24 in Melrose after a long period of failing health.

He was born in Somerville on October 8, 1924 and was the son of the late Daniel and Grace W. (Maw) Martin .

Mr. Martin was raised in Somerville and attended Somerville Public...

Nov 23, 2014

Joseph S. Bonomo, 79, of Wakefield died Sunday, November 23 at his home.

Born in Wakefield on September 30, 1935 he was the son of the late Joseph and Angelina (Mocciaro) Bonomo.

Mr. Bonomo was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1955. He had worked for Perini Construction...

Nov 22, 2014

Ruth Ann Dewar , 82, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Saturday, November 22 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Melrose on May 5, 1932, she was the daughter of the Late Francis and Julia Ethel (Cronin) Gutro.

Mrs. Dewar was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1950. She...

Nov 22, 2014

Daniel M . Curran , 61, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Saturday, November 22 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Winchester on March 17, 1953 he was the son of Ardis Curran Lavoie and the late John T. Curran .

Mr. Curran was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1971. He had served...

Nov 22, 2014

Kathleen L . Byron , 80, of Medford formerly of Wakefield, Reading and Acton, ME entered into eternal rest on Saturday, November 22 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care.

Born in Cambridge of November 15, 1934 she was the daughter of the late William and Dorothy O'Brien.

Mrs. Byron was raised and educated in Wakefield...

Nov 20, 2014

Alicia Marie DeMarco , 28, of Reading died Thursday November 20th at Winchester Hospital along with her daughter Arianna Marie Toni DeMarco-Bubanas.

Alicia was born in Boston on January 1, 1986 and was the daughter of Raymond and Mary (Zagarella) DeMarco .

She was raised and educated in Reading. She enjoyed spending time with her...