Obituaries

Mar 19, 2014

Kennebunkport Maine - Robert Preston Dolbeare , 84, former Daily Item Publisher passed away peacefully on March 19, 2014, at Seal Rock in Saco, Maine. His loving family members were at his side.

Born on February 1, 1930 at Melrose - Wakefield Hospital, he was the son of Richard and Alice Dolbeare . Bob was a proud...

Mar 16, 2014

Edward J. Chaput, age 22, of Wakefield died on Sunday, March 16.

Born in Boston on June 16, 1991, he was the son of Edward G. Chaput and Jean C. Moore both of Wakefield.

Edward was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 2009. He had worked as a general contractor in the Wakefield...

Mar 14, 2014

Edward F. Pawlowski, 93, of Lynnfield died Friday, March 14 at the Chelsea Soldiers Home.

Born on November 23, 1920, he was the son of the late Bernard and Anna (Kwiatek) Pawlowski.

A Wakefield native, Mr. Pawlowski was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1938. He later made his home in Lynnfield and...

Mar 12, 2014

Charles D. Young, 34, of Waltham passed away unexpectedly on March 12th.

Born in Minneapolis, MN on February 5, 1980 he was the son of Margot Townsend Young and the late Lawrence A. Young.

Raised in Northern Virginia, Mr. Young was a graduate of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. He had also graduated from...

Mar 11, 2014

Valerie F . Williams , 74, of Lynnfield died on Tuesday, March 11 at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem.

Born in Lynn on February 13, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Blanche (Ostrowski) Wesolowski.

Mrs. Williams had been a Lynnfield resident for the past 43 years. She was a...

Mar 11, 2014

Louis Simonelli, III of Lynnfield formerly of Everett, died unexpectedly on March 11, 2014.

Lou was a graduate of Pope John High School of Everett and later went on to graduate from Bentley College. He was a Lynnfield resident for 22 years and a member of the St. Maria Goretti Parish. Lou was co-owner and Vice President...

Mar 10, 2014

Katherine (Katie) Rose O'Neill, age 19 of Fairfield, beloved daughter of Paul X. O'Neill and the late Maureen Gerrity, passed away tragically along with her mother Monday, March 10, 2014.

Born in Boston, MA, Katie had been a Fairfield, CT resident for the last 14 years. She was currently in her senior year at Fairfield Warde High...

Mar 8, 2014

Jean E . Sorensen , 52, of Wakefield died on Saturday, March 8 at her residence.

Born in El Paso, Texas on May 5, 1961 she was the daughter of George Sorensen of Sahuarita, Arizona and the late Edna (Montes) Sorensen .

Jean was raised in El Paso, Texas. She was a graduate of Loretto...

Mar 7, 2014

Francis G. Falzarano of Lynnfield died on Friday, March 7 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Northfield, Vermont, he was the son of the late George and Donalda (Messier) Falzarano.

Mr. Falzarano was a graduate of Saugus High School, Class of 1952. He was the owner of North Hill Construction and...

Mar 4, 2014

Patricia Cotter , 74, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, March 4 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Malden on October 6, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Leo and Florence (Murphy) Cotter .

Patricia was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1957. She was a member of St. Joseph Parish....

Mar 3, 2014

Jean S . Collins , 86 of Lynnfield died Monday night at the Essex Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Beverly.

Born March 7, 1927 she was the daughter of the late James H. and Helen (Kidder) Sederquest.

Jean was a graduate of Wakefield High School. She had been a Lynnfield resident for the past...

Mar 3, 2014

John Alvie Ayer of Lynnfield, MA and West Newfield, ME passed away at age 76 on March 3, surrounded by his family. John was the beloved husband of Margaret (Burdon) Ayer for 46 years.

Born in Merrimac, John was the son of the late George and Dolores Ayer. John joined the US Air Force in 1954, supporting...

Feb 27, 2014

Ronald J. Garvin, 80, of Wakefield died on Thursday, February 27 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Chelsea on May 23, 1933, he was the son of the late John and Margaret M. (Rohde) Garvin.

Mr. Garvin was raised in Revere and was a graduate of Revere High School. He had been a Wakefield resident...

Feb 24, 2014

Burke , Kevin Thomas , of Melrose and Stoneham February 24. Beloved son of John F. and Helen D., (Hughes) Burke of MD formerly of Melrose. Brother of John, Katherine Woodard and husband Michael, Anna, Emily Charbonneau and husband Paul, Thomas , Mary, Maggie and Jimmy. Uncle of Asher Charbonneau and Eleanor Woodard. Grandson of John and Rosemary Burke...

Feb 24, 2014

Priscilla E . Moody , 85, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, February 24 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Stoneham on May 5, 1928, she was the daughter of Bernard and Eva (Hatch) Frost.

Mrs. Moody was a long time Wakefield resident since 1938. She retired from the Fraen Corporation of Reading. She was a member...

Feb 23, 2014

June T . Greenwood , 89, of Stoneham, died on Sunday, February 23 at her residence.

Born in Boston on September 24, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Katherine Smith.

Mrs. Greenwood had been a Stoneham resident since 1973. She was raised and educated in Massachusetts. Mrs. Greenwood enjoyed traveling when she was...

Feb 23, 2014

Marie E. (Denisi) Mastrangelo, 82, of Saugus and formerly of Wakefield and Revere, died Sunday, February 23.

Born in Boston on October 5, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Albert and Carmela (DiPietro) Denisi.

Mrs. Mastrangelo was raised in Boston's North End and was a cum laude, graduate of Northeastern University. She had...

Feb 22, 2014

Edward J . Zagaja , 89, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Saturday, February 22nd.

Born in Wakefield on November 22, 1924 he was the son of the late Joseph and Waleria (Gorska) Zagaja .

Mr. Zagaja was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He had served...

Feb 21, 2014

Marcia Loomis Calvin , 81, of Wakefield, Massachusetts (formerly of Simsbury, CT), died peacefully on Friday, February 21st, at her home.

Born in Elkhart, Indiana, on February 6th, 1933, she was the daughter of Peter Burr Loomis , III, and Kathryn (Thompson) Loomis . The family soon moved to Birmingham, Michigan, where Peter worked as an engineer...

Feb 20, 2014

Jean F. Kerr, 85, of Middleton formerly of Wakefield died on Thursday, February 20 at the Hathorne Hill Nursing Center in Danvers.

Born in Everett on January 2, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Gertrude (Conron) Ingraham.

Mrs. Kerr was a graduate of Cheverus High School in Malden, Class of 1947...