Obituaries

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...

Jul 27, 2014

Rosemary C. Hennessy, 92, of Stoneham died on Sunday, July 27 at the Emeritus of Tewksbury.

Born in Medford on April 19, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Cecelia (Fanning) Freaney.

Mrs. Hennessy was raised and educated in Roxbury and had been a Stoneham resident since 1955. She was a...

Jul 25, 2014

Lawrence J. Mathewson, 84, of Wakefield, died July 25 in Reading. He was born in Somerville on January 6, 1930 and was the son of the late Ralph and Dorothy (Duquette) Mathewson.

Larry was a long time Wakefield resident and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean...

Jul 24, 2014

Jean O'Neill, 60, of Wakefield, died Thursday July 24 at her home.

Born in Somerville on October 26, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Collum) O'Neill.

Jean was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Mary High School in Cambridge. She later went on to attend Boston State...

Jul 22, 2014

Keith A . Reynolds , 51, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Tuesday, July 22 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Melrose on December 5, 1962, he was the son of Charles and Mae (Anderson) Reynolds of New Harbor, ME.

Keith was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1981. He...

Jul 21, 2014

Dorothy L . Freeman , 89, of Wakefield, died Monday, July 21 in Chelmsford after a long period of failing health. She was born on November 23, 1924 and was the daughter of the late George and Martha (Antle) Burckel. She had been a long time Wakefield resident and worked for many years as a waitress.

Mrs....

Jul 19, 2014

Paul D .Vayo, of Stoneham died Saturday, July 19 in Tewksbury at the age of 76. He was born in Winchester on January 2, 1938 and was the son of the late William and Evelyn (LeSage) Vayo . He was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1957 and had worked in the...

Jul 18, 2014

Carol Ann Sawin Fraser , of Burlington and formerly Stoneham, died at her home on Friday July 18th.

Born in Melrose on January 27, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Arthur H. and Constance (LoPresti) Sawin.

Mrs. Fraser was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High school, class of 1958....

Jul 16, 2014

Syed Shams-ul Hasan , age 85, a long time Wakefield resident died peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 16 surrounded by his loving children.

Born in Udaipur, India in 1929 Shams emigrated to Pakistan before coming to America. He studied at Boston University where he earned his MBA. After graduating he met his wife-to-be Ingrid Eriksson while...

Jul 11, 2014

Henry J . Winn , 87, of Lynnfield died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 11.

Born in Lowell on March 2, 1927, he was the son of the late Henry J . Winn and Frances (Scanlon) Winn .

Dr . Winn was a graduate of Keith Academy in Lowell, Class of 1944 and...

Jul 10, 2014

Richard F . White , 89, of Wakefield died on Thursday, July 10 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Reading on November 11, 1924 he was the son of the late Thomas and Winifred (Burbine) White .

Mr. White was raised and educated in Reading. He had worked as a truck driver and warehouse worker...

Jul 6, 2014

John F . Joyce of Stoneham died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, July 6, 2014.

Born in Dorchester, he was the son of the late Bridget and Sean Joyce .

Mr. Joyce was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Ann Maguire Joyce .

He was the brother of the late Anne...

Jul 6, 2014

Carol E . Meuse , 91, of Woburn formerly of Wakefield, North Reading and Nashua, New Hampshire, died on Sunday, July 6 at Amesbury Village.

Born in Evington, Virginia on June 4, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Warren S. and Martha S. (Jasper) Austin.

Mrs. Meuse was a retired Inspector for the...

Jul 6, 2014

Rose L. Semenza, 84, of Wakefield died on Sunday, July 6 at her residence. She peacefully passed with her family at her bedside.

Born in Boston on December 28, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Carmela (Maurello) DiGerolamo.

Mrs. Semenza was raised and educated in the North End of Boston. She...

Jul 6, 2014

Yolanda Roberto Ballou , 92 of Wakefield died July 6 in Wakefield.

She was born in Wakefield on October29, 1921 and was the beloved daughter of the late Carmine A. and Maria R. (Naccarella) Roberto .

Having entered college at the age of 31, Yolanda highly valued education. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree from U...

Jul 6, 2014

Marie S . Corcoran , 68, of Andover died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at her home.

Born in Woburn on March 29, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Henriette E. (Nelson) Lamb.

Though born in Woburn, Mrs. Corcoran was raised in California before moving back to Massachusetts. She had worked as...

Jul 1, 2014

Norman A . Newhall , 84 of Naples, Florida formerly of Lynnfield died on Monday, July 1 at the Naples Community Hospital.

Born in Peabody on April 16, 1930 he was the son of the late Albert F. and Mabel F. (Harding) Newhall .

Mr. Newhall was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of...

Jun 27, 2014

Robert A . Duncan , 56, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Friday, June 27. Born in Melrose on June 17, 1958, he was the son on Barbara A . (Bennett) Duncan and the late Russell A . Duncan .

Robert was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School, Class of 1977. He owned R.A.D. Construction and held...

Jun 25, 2014

John Warner Koniares , 54, of Boxford passed away suddenly on June 25, 2014 at his home. He was born on August 4, 1959 in Boston and was the son of Marjorie W. Perkins and the late George H. Koniares . John grew up in Lynnfield and summered on Cape Cod. He graduated from Tabor Academy in Marion, MA...

Jun 24, 2014

Sean D . Connerty , age 19, died Tuesday, June 24 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Boston on June 22, 1995, he was the son of Daniel J. Connerty and the late Jodi (Yeadon) Connerty .

Sean was raised in Roslindale before moving to Wakefield in 2004. He had recently graduated from Matignon...