Obituaries

Aug 26, 2014

Kenneth L . Willey , 61, of North Carolina and formerly of North Reading, died Tuesday, August 26, after a brief illness. Born in Brookline on December 24, 1952 he was the son of the late Lawrence and Evelyn (Landry) Willey .

Mr. Willey was raised in Wakefield and a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of...

Aug 25, 2014

Camille Babine of Stoneham, formerly of Malden, and Nova Scotia, Canada died at his home on Monday August 25.

Born in Nova Scotia, Canada he was the son of the late Esley and Emily (Jacquard) Babine .

Camille moved to the United States in 1963 and settled in Malden. He was retired from New England...

Aug 23, 2014

Suzanne M. Foss, 57, of Hudson, New Hampshire, formerly of Chelmsford and Wakefield, died on Saturday, August 23 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Brighton on November 23, 1956, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Constance (Garabedian) Markarian.

Suzanne was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class...

Aug 23, 2014

Mary Lou Surrette , 86, a life long Wakefield resident died on Saturday, August 23 at the Epoch Senior Health Care Center in Melrose.

Born in Wakefield on May 13, 1928 she was the daughter of the late John and Anna L. (Melvin) Surrette .

Ms. Surrette was a life long member of St. Joseph...

Aug 21, 2014

Virginia R. Purrington , 88, of South Dennis, formerly of Wakefield, died on Thursday August 21 at the Pleasant Bay Nursing & Rehab Center in Brewster.

Born in Melrose on November 17, 1925 she was the daughter of Clifford B. and Madge V. (Millar) Russell . Mrs. Purrington was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of...

Aug 18, 2014

John "Jake" Wiley , 59, of Stoneham died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday, August 18th.

Born in Stoneham on June 22, 1955, he was the son of the late Stuart V. and Mary (Walsh) Wiley .

Mr. Wiley was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1973....

Aug 15, 2014

Mary A . Gallucci , 93, of Wakefield died at her home on Friday, August 15th.

Born in Everett on June 26, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Damiana (Ferro) Faragi.

Mrs. Gallucci was raised in Saugus and was a graduate of Saugus High School, class of 1939. She had been...

Aug 14, 2014

Lydia A. Massa, 88, of Stoneham died peacefully on Thursday, August 14 at The Gables in Winchester, MA.

Born in Everett, MA., on May 15, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Jo-ann (Respucci) Manganello.

Lydia was a graduate of Everett High School. She continued her education through the House of Bianchi,...

Aug 14, 2014

Edna L . Reed , 86 of Candia, NH and formerly of Wakefield died Thursday, August 14. She was born in Cambridge on September 3, 1927 and was the beloved daughter of the late Francis and Lillian (Faucon) Sousa.

Edna was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1945. She worked as a bookkeeper for D.K...

Aug 13, 2014

Richard E . Mahan , 84, of Gilford, NH and formerly of Wakefield, died Wednesday, August 13 at the Lakes Regions Hospital.

Born in Pittsfield on July 11, 1930 he was the son of the late Francis and Mildred (Tymerson) Mahan .

Mr. Mahan was a graduate of North Reading High School. He had worked...

Aug 10, 2014

Kathleen E. MacDonald, 71 of Stoneham and formerly of Woburn died August 10 in Stoneham. She was born on May 9, 1943 and was the daughter of the late J. Callan and Helen (McLaughlin) MacDonald. Miss. MacDonald was raised in Woburn and was a graduate of Woburn High School, Class of 1960. She later graduated from Bridgewater State College...

Aug 10, 2014

Richard J. Crosby, 84, of Reading and formerly of Stoneham and Dennisport, died Sunday, August 10 in Wilmington. He was born in Cambridge on June 25, 1930 and was the son of the late Joseph P. and Mary H. (Donahue) Crosby.

Mr. Crosby was raised in Arlington and later served in the United States Coast Guard during...

Aug 5, 2014

Evelyn M . Picardi , of East Boston and Reading, died Tuesday, August 5 in Wakefield. She was 90 years of age. Born in Oelwein, Iowa on August 20, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Zoe (Hanson) Lenius. She was raised in Iowa and was a retired seamstress and had been a member of the...

Aug 4, 2014

John G. Moses of Wakefield died on Monday, August 4, 2014 at the Sawtelle Hospice House after a courageous battle with Thymic Carcinoma.

Born in Malden on October 20, 1952 he was the son of the late Nicholas C. and Sandra (Puriello) Moses.

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

Aug 3, 2014

Elizabeth A. MacDonald, 78, a life long resident of Stoneham died on Sunday, August 3 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Stoneham on February 16, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Martin and Helena (Doherty) Jordan.

Mrs. MacDonald was a graduate of Stoneham High School and Malden Hospital School of Nursing. She had...

Aug 3, 2014

Henry T. "Harry" Sampson, 94, of Stoneham, died Sunday, August 3 at his home surrounded by loved ones.

Born in Malden on March 30, 1920 he was the son of the late James H. and Kate (Hughes) Sampson.

Harry was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School. After school, he joined...

Aug 2, 2014

Mary G. Basile, 89, of Stoneham died on Saturday, August 2 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in East Boston on February 27, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Alessio and Concetta (D'Amato) Dente.

Mrs. Basile had been a Stoneham resident since 1974. She was a graduate of Girls High...

Aug 1, 2014

Michael M. Motzkin, 38, of Wakefield formerly of Lynnfield died on Friday, August 1 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Malden on June 24, 1976 he was the son of Joseph E. and Sandra L. (Gopen) Motzkin of Lynnfield.

Michael was a graduate of Lynnfield High School, Class of 1994. He had...

Jul 28, 2014

Dorothy A. Yamartino, 90, of Wakefield died on Monday, July 28 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. Born in Boston on January 3, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Jamesina M. (Jance) Hartigan. Mrs. Yamartino was a graduate of Practical Arts High School in Roxbury, Class of 1942. She was employed at...

Jul 27, 2014

Ruth F. Stackhouse, 84, of Wakefield died Sunday, July 27 in Melrose. She was born on March 30, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Francis P. and Mildred C. (Doherty) Donahue.

Mrs. Stackhouse was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of Girls High School of Boston in 1947. She had been a Wakefield resident...