Obituaries

Nov 19, 2014

Blanche M . Sarno , 92, of Wakefield died Wednesday, November 19 at her home.

Born in Nova Scotia, Canada on May 16, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Catherine (Doucette) Porter.

Mrs. Sarno moved to Wakefield as a young child and was raised and educated in town. She had many...

Nov 17, 2014

Genevieve "Gen" F. Siciliano, 85, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Monday, November 17 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Boston on July 13, 1929 she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Corso) Galante.

Mrs. Siciliano was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1947. She...

Nov 15, 2014

Florence A . Adelizzi , 92 of Stoneham died on Saturday, November 15 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield after a long period of failing health.

She was born in Boston on June 23, 1922 and was the daughter of the late John and Nancy (Shea) McCormick. Mrs. Adelizzi was raised in East Boston and...

Nov 14, 2014

Kenneth M. McGregor, 23, of North Reading formerly of Billerica died accidently on Friday, November 14.

Born in Melrose on February 6, 1991 he was the son of Kristin N. (Simpson) McGregor and her husband John R. White of Danvers and Michael P. McGregor and his wife Kristen (Johnson) of North Reading.

Ken was a...

Nov 13, 2014

James Wilson , Jr ., 85, of Stoneham died on Thursday, November 13 at his residence.

Born in Medford on July 23, 1929, he was the son of the late James and Marguerite (Saunders) Wilson .

Mr. Wilson was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1947 and Bentley School of Business, Class of...

Nov 11, 2014

Janet E. Seabury, 81, a longtime Wakefield resident died Tuesday, November 11 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Melrose on January 21, 1933 she was the daughter of the late William and Ethel (Tynan) Wass.

Mrs. Seabury was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1951. She was...

Nov 9, 2014

Charles W . "Chuck" Young , 65, of Wakefield died on Sunday, November 9 at his residence.

Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on September 29, 1949, he was the son of the late Cornelius P. and Elsie (Amerman) Young .

Chuck was a graduate of New Brunswick High School, Class of 1967, Northeastern University...

Nov 9, 2014

Jean Elizabeth Keating Serio of Lynnfield dearly beloved wife of Brigadier General Frank E. Serio passed away on the evening of November 9th after a gallant 16 year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born on April 1, 1932 at the Whidden Memorial Hospital of Everett, and was the only child of Catherine & George Keating. Jean was a...

Nov 7, 2014

Jean C. (Brown) Kaper died on Friday November 7th surrounded by her family after struggling with ALS.

Jean was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1955. She went on to receive her nursing diploma from Chelsea Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1958. Jean was a devoted OR nurse and IV Therapist for 32...

Nov 6, 2014

James Arthur "Jimmy" Brady , 70, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Elizabeth Anne Reynolds Brady , died Thursday morning, November 6, 2014, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Edward Brady and the late Marie Cashman Brady . Mr. Brady was of the Catholic faith. He was a retired Teamster. In...

Nov 6, 2014

Alfred J . Roberto , a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Thursday, November 6 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on March 24, 1923, he was the son of the late Carmine A. and Maria Rose (Naccarella) Roberto .

Mr. Roberto was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1940. He was...

Nov 1, 2014

Stephen Daniel Rufo , 66 of Wakefield, died Saturday, November 1 at his home.

Born in Melrose on May 24, 1948 he was the son of the late Nazareno and Pamela (Rigione) Rufo .

Steve was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1967 and he later graduated from...

Oct 31, 2014

John B. Encarnacao, 76, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Friday, October 31 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Wakefield on June 24, 1938 he was the son of the late Julio O. and Olivia (Souza) Encarnacao.

John was born and raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of the Wakefield High...

Oct 27, 2014

William F . Campbell , 78 of Exeter, NH, died Monday October 27, at the Exeter Hospital.

Born in Medford June 17, 1936 he was the son of the late Cornelius and Margaret (Manning) Campbell .

Bill was a graduate of Medford High School class of 1954. He served honorably in the Marine Corp during...

Oct 26, 2014

Ruth A. Benjamin, 80, of Wakefield died on Sunday, October 26 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on October 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Katherine (Deveau) Benjamin and stepmother Catherine Benjamin.

Ms. Benjamin was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1952. She had lived in Medford...

Oct 26, 2014

William M . Fowler , 96, of Reading and formerly of Wakefield, died Sunday, October 26 at the Meadowview Care and Rehab Center.

Born in Wakefield on September 30, 1918 he was the son of the late George H. and Gertrude (Morgan) Fowler .

Mr. Fowler was raised in Wakefield and was a Graduate of...

Oct 25, 2014

Timothy F. Nevils, 73, of Stuart, Florida, formerly of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, died on Saturday, October 25 after a brief illness.

Born in Swampscott on September 10, 1941, he was the son of the late Thomas and Nora (Broderick) Nevils both of County Galway, Ireland.

Mr. Nevils was a graduate of Swampscott High School, Class of...

Oct 25, 2014

Brian J . Burbine , 56, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Saturday, October 25 in Reading.

Born in Melrose on June 23, 1958, he was the son of the late Daniel H. and Lillian (Doucette) Burbine .

Brian was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1977. He loved Rock-n-Roll music of all...

Oct 24, 2014

Daniel C. McLemore, 62, of Lynnfield passed away on October 24 surrounded by family in his home after a brief illness. A longtime Lynnfield resident, Dan was born on March 27, 1952, the youngest of the three children born to the late George and Claire McLemore. His sister Karen Tibbetts predeceased him by 14 years. He was a graduate...

Oct 22, 2014

Armando Joseph Roberto, Sr., a longtime Wakefield resident, died Wednesday October 22 at the EN Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford after a battle with lung cancer.

Armando, known as "Mundo," was born September 28, 1926 and was the son of the late Carmine Antonio and Maria Rose Roberto. He was named after one of the four...