Obituaries

May 24, 2014

Bernard Doucette , WWII veteran, POW, musician, gardener, fried-clam-lover and beloved family and friend of many, died on Saturday, May 24, 2014.

Known as "Bernie" to his family and "B.D." to his army comrades, he lived and loved to the fullest extent for 92 years, 4 months and 4 days.

Born January 20, 1922 to...

May 23, 2014

Lorraine M . Walsh , 82 of Wakefield died Friday May 23 in Medford. Born in Melrose on February 12, 1932 the daughter of the late Louis & Josephine (DeMarco) Millett. Mrs. Walsh was a life long Wakefield resident and graduate of Wakefield High School. She had worked for the former Park Snow's Department Store of Wakefield and also...

May 23, 2014

Victor Barton, age 94 of Stoneham, died at his residence on May 23, 2014, after a period of failing health. Born in Boston on May 28, 1919, the son of the late Peter and Ovsanna (Pashoian) Barton. Mr. Barton was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1938. For many years he co-owned...

May 23, 2014

George H . O'Neill , 86 of Oldsmar, FL. and formerly of Stoneham died on May 23, 2014 in Florida.

Born in Somerville on November 25, 1927 he was the son of the late Vincent and Mary (McCarthy) O'Neill .

George was a long time Stoneham resident and a United States Army veteran. He was...

May 21, 2014

Herbert S. Welford, Sr. 91 of Lynnfield and formerly of Wakefield and Bradford died May 21 at the V.A.Hospital of W. Roxbury. Born in Wakefield August 22, 1922 the son of the late George and Annie (Slater) Welford. Mr. Welford was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1941 and remained in Wakefield...

May 20, 2014

Kirk W . Arsenault , 50, of North Reading, formerly of Melrose and Wakefield, died accidentally on Monday, May 20 in Indiana, alongside fiancé Michelle ""Shelly"" Barnes Hendrix, 47.

Born in Wakefield on September 4, 1963, he was the son of George and Carolyn (Forbes) Arsenault .

Kirk was a graduate of Northeast Vocational High...

May 19, 2014

Thomas F. Bacigalupo, 83 of Wakefield died May 19 in Boston. Born in Malden on November 8, 1930 the son of the late Joseph F. and Blanche (Hart) Bacigalupo. Mr. Bacigalupo was raised in Malden and in Ossipee, NH and was a graduate The Newman Prep School and later from Northeastern University. He worked for many years in the...

May 19, 2014

Violet R. Cerretani , 88, of Melrose formerly of Wakefield died peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, May 19 at the Arnold House in Stoneham.

Born in Wakefield on April 19, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Beatrice Melanson.

Mrs. Cerretani was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class...

May 19, 2014

Joseph V. Massa, 88, of Stoneham died peacefully on Monday, May 19 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Everett on January 17, 1926, he was the son of the late Raymond and Rose (Cersosimo) Massa.

Mr. Massa was a graduate of Everett High School. He had served in the United State Army as a Sergeant...

May 15, 2014

Joseph Angi , 51, of Stoneham died, Thursday, May 15, at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI.

Born on November 1, 1962, he was the son of the late Michael J. and Estelle J. (Virusso) Angi .

Joseph was as a lifelong resident of Stoneham. He was raised and educated in Stoneham. He was...

May 14, 2014

Catherine Pearson , 97, a Wakefield resident since 1954 died Wednesday May 14, at the Woodbriar of Wilmington.

Born in Boston on February 5, 1917 she was the daughter of the late Walter A. and Mary E. (Gleason) Pearson .

Catherine was a graduate of Everett High School and also The Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School...

May 14, 2014

Eric R. Daigle, 25, of Wakefield, passed suddenly on Wednesday May 14.

Born in Malden, Mr. Daigle had been raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 2006. He had attended Salem State College and had worked in the hospitality industry. Loved by many, he was a great kid.

Mr....

May 13, 2014

James D. O'Leary, 84, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, May 13 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Everett on May 26, 1929 he was the son of the late Charles A. and Nora (Burke) O'Leary.

James was a graduate of St. Clements High School in Somerville class of 1948, and Boston College class of 1952....

May 12, 2014

Susan A. Noska, 63, of Stoneham, died on Monday, May 12 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Worchester on March 9, 1951, she was daughter of the late Bernard and Dorothy (Larson) Demers.

Mrs. Noska was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School, Class of 1969 and Massachusetts General Hospital School of...

May 12, 2014

Nancy L. Roberto, 75, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, May 12 in Peabody. Born in Melrose on December 15, 1938 the daughter of the late Silver H. and Nancy (Dowd) Jackson.

Mrs. Roberto was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School and later from the Whidden Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Everett. She...

May 11, 2014

Eleanor G. Harris, 93, of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose died, Sunday, May 11 in Concord, NC.

Born July 26, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Irma L. (Berry) Berthel.

Eleanor was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School; Class of 1939 and later went on...

May 10, 2014

Joseph Mees , Jr ., a fifty-five year resident of Lynnfield, died Saturday May 10 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was just nine days shy of celebrating his 95th birthday. Born in rural Lyons, Indiana, on May 19, 1919, he was the son and only child of Joseph Mees , Sr., and Bertha (Pearson) Mees...

May 9, 2014

Derek J. "DC" Corner , 43, of Wakefield formerly of Amesbury and Jamaica Plain died on Friday, May 9 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Melrose on March 23, 1971, he was the son of Judith (Coffill) Goodwin of Amesbury and the late Jarl Corner , III.

Derek was raised and...

May 3, 2014

Josephine A. Poti , 95, of Wakefield and formerly of North Reading, died Saturday, May 3 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born on Brooklyn, New York on November 26, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Carmen and Carmella (Muscatella) Guerrera.

Mrs. Poti was raised in Brooklyn before making her move to Wakefield,...

May 1, 2014

Doris L. Saulnier , 94, of Wakefield, died Thursday, May 1 at the Genesis at Wakefield Center. Born in Wakefield on July 20, 1919 the daughter of the late Percy and Mildred (Slack) Fairfield. She was a life long Wakefield resident and graduate of Wakefield High School. She had worked as a cosmetician for the former Minahan Pharmacy of...