Obituaries

Apr 21, 2014

Nona Patricia Stappen , 73, of North Reading, died Monday, April 21 at the Wingate Nursing Home in Reading.

Born in Stoneham on March 7, 1941 she was the daughter of the late John and Nona (Connolly) Deveney.

Mrs. Stappen was raised in Roxbury and Wakefield and was a graduate of Arch Bishop Cushing High...

Apr 20, 2014

Mary F. Nikitin, 84, of Melrose and formerly of Wakefield, died Sunday, April 20 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on September 30, 1929 she was the daughter of the late James and Teresa (Ellis) O'Keefe.

Mrs. Nikitin was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. She had been...

Apr 17, 2014

Brenda L . Pickren , 48 of Gloucester and formerly of Wakefield died April 17. Born in Wakefield on March 12, 1966 the daughter of the late Marion J. & Doris (Ramey) Pickren . Ms. Pickren was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1984. She had also lived in Malden and Melrose...

Apr 16, 2014

Grace Marie Piccolo , 75, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Wednesday, April 16, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Boston on September 26, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Sabino and Grace (Lanza) Pinelli.

Mrs. Piccolo was a graduate of Julie Billiart High School of the North End in...

Apr 12, 2014

James E. McConnell, 67, of Andover and formerly Reading, died unexpectedly on April 12.

Born in Medford on September 4, 1946, he was the beloved son of the late James and Adeline (Amoroso) McConnell of Reading.

For over 35 years until his retirement, he was employed at WR Grace & Co. in Cambridge and Lexington....

Apr 11, 2014

Catherine A . Hibbert , 67, of Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Wakefield and Medway, MA, died Monday, April 11 in Myrtle Beach.

Born on October 6, 1946 she was the daughter of Louis and Marion (Berrigan) O'Keefe.

Catherine was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1964....

Apr 11, 2014

Frances K. Longo , 89, of Stoneham formerly of Reading died Friday, April 11 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House.

Born in Boston on October 27, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Sheila J. (Teahan) Moriarty.

Mrs. Longo was a graduate of St. Theresa's High School in Jamaica Plain. She...

Apr 11, 2014

Allston V . Farnsworth , 91, a longtime Lynnfield resident, died Friday, April 11 at the Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody. Born in Shirley, MA on January 30, 1923, he was the son of the late Edward A. & Edith L. (Wright) Farnsworth .

Mr. Farnsworth was a graduate of Ayer High School and was retired from...

Apr 10, 2014

Lorraine F. Edwards, 88, of Wakefield, died April 11. Born in Malden, MA on September 26, 1925 the daughter of the late Wendell V. and Helen L (Bissett) Weyland .

Mrs. Edwards was a life long Wakefield resident and graduate of Wakefield High School. She was also a long time and active member of the Wakefield-Lynnfield United...

Apr 10, 2014

Judith A. Gusmini , 71, of Stoneham, died Thursday, April 10 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

Born in Somerville on March 7, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary C. (McCarthy) Donovan.

Mrs. Gusmini was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in Somerville. She...

Apr 9, 2014

Amelia A . "Cookie" Robbins , 96, a life-long Wakefield resident died Wednesday, April 9th at the Peabody Glen Nursing Home in Peabody.

Born in Wakefield on August 12, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Nichole and Vincenza (Concessi) Benedetto.

Mrs. Robbins enjoyed life to the fullest. She enjoyed cooking, baking, dancing and...

Apr 7, 2014

Helen T . Coughlin , 92, of Wakefield formerly of Somerville died on Monday, April 7 at Wingate at Reading.

Born in Somerville on September 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late James and Julia (McCarthy) Coughlin .

Ms. Coughlin was raised and educated in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High...

Apr 5, 2014

Jack Proodian , 83 died Saturday April 5, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Detroit, Michigan January 14, 1931 he was the son of the late Edward and Mary (Solakian) Proodian .

Jack was a long time resident of Stoneham. He served his country in...

Apr 4, 2014

Ruth Goddard , 91 a long time resident of Wakefield died Friday April 4, at the Wingate of Reading following a brief illness.

Born in Melrose October 29, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Fay and Olive (Cox) Wheeler.

Ruth was a graduate of Melrose High School. She attended Mass College of Art...

Apr 3, 2014

Zabel Kalandjian , 98, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Woburn Nursing Center.

Mrs. Kalandjian was born in Alexandria, Turkey (now Iskenderun) on March 25, 1916. During the massacre in 1916, Zabel was found as an orphan and lived in the Misdavis Orphanage until 1931. She was taken in by a priest and his wife, where...

Apr 3, 2014

Eileen J. Walsh, 77, of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield died Thursday April 3, at the Beverly Hospital.

Born in Cambridge, October 17, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Patrick F. and Kathleen C. (O'Rourke) McCormack.

Eileen was a graduate of Girls Catholic High School in Malden. A former resident Wakefield she had been...

Apr 1, 2014

Clifton E . Rawcliffe a longtime resident of Lynnfield died Tuesday morning at the Aurora Senior Living of Derry, New Hampshire.

Born in New Bedford, MA on October 22, 1924 he was the son of the late John and Emily (Taylor) Rawcliffe .

Mr. Rawcliffe was raised in New Bedford. He was a graduate of...

Apr 1, 2014

Katherine A . Orr , 91, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died Tuesday April 1, at the Woburn Nursing Center.

Born in Medford on September 28, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Katherine (Hennessey) Healy.

Mrs. Orr was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of...

Mar 29, 2014

Nicholas J. Delfino, 87, of Stoneham, died Saturday, March 29 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Lexington on December 30, 1926, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna (Moscardelli) Delfino.

Mr. Delfino was raised in Lexington and was a graduate of Lexington High School. He had served in the United States Navy...

Mar 28, 2014

Arthur J . Campatelli , 95, of Wakefield formerly of Revere died on Friday, March 28 at his residence.

Born in Revere on February 20, 1919, he was the son of the late Joseph and Virginia (DePisa) Campatelli .

Mr. Campatelli was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1937. He had been a...