Obituaries

Sep 14, 2014

Betty C. Troughton, 85, of Wakefield died on Sunday, September 14 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Somerville on November 2, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Florence (Dixon) Chandler.

Mrs. Troughton was a graduate of Arlington High School, Class of 1945. She had been a Wakefield...

Sep 10, 2014

Ms. Constance (Connie) Lorente 67, of Danvers, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014.

Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Roderick M. and Cassie V. (Petrykowski) Lorente .

She was raised and educated in Lynnfield and was a graduate of Lynnfield High School and Bryant & Stratton College.

Connie was employed...

Sep 10, 2014

Jeanne A. Hudd, 64, of Lynnfield formerly of Wakefield died on Wednesday, September 10 at the Mass General Hospital.

Born in Somerville on August 22, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Ciriello) Pirrello.

Jeanne was a graduate of St. Clements High School in Somerville, Class of 1968, Salem State College,...

Sep 9, 2014

Michael Benedetto , 33, of Middleton formerly of Wakefield died suddenly on Tuesday, September 9.

Born in Malden on February 23, 1981 he was the beloved son of Julie (Webster) Benedetto of Middleton and Davy Benedetto of Wakefield.

Michael was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1999. He had worked as a landscaper...

Sep 8, 2014

Thomas O . Flannery , 71, of Cambridge and formerly of Stoneham, died Monday, September 8 at the Cambridge City Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on February 19, 1943, he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Mary Louise (Buttimer) Flannery .

Mr. Flannery was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1961...

Sep 8, 2014

Richard E. Cavanaugh, 82, of Our Lady Lake, Florida formerly of Stoneham died on Monday, September 8 in Florida.

Born in Medford on June 14, 1932 he was the son of the late John and Catherine (Murphy) Cavanaugh.

Mr. Cavanaugh was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1950. He had been a Stoneham...

Sep 5, 2014

Jorge Olivardia, 90, of Wakefield and formerly of Somerville, died Friday, September 5 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Panama on December 19, 1923, he was the son of the late Jorge and Permina (Acosta) Olivardia.

Mr. Olivardia was a retired teacher from the Berlitz School of Languages in Boston where he had worked for...

Sep 5, 2014

Paul R. Bugli passed away on September 5, 2014 after a courageous and hard-fought fourteen year battle with cancer.

He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 58 years old. Born on September 30, 1955, Paul was raised in Wakefield, MA. He was the proud and loving son of Evelina L. Bugli and...

Sep 4, 2014

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of John F. Lockhart, 71, of Wakefield who died Thursday, September 4th at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. John was born in Malden on May 18th, 1943, the son of the late Maxwell Lockhart and Evelyn (Carson) McKnight.

John, his wife and two loving children happily resided in Wakefield. John...

Sep 4, 2014

Rose Calvo Giunta of Lynnfield passed away peacefully on September 4, 2014 of natural causes, surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.

Born in Wakefield on March 6, 1923, she was the daughter of Antonio and Sebastiana (Tine) Calvo. Rose married Armand T. Giunta, also of Wakefield, in 1949, and remained his devoted wife until...

Sep 3, 2014

Shannon N . Rogers , of Methuen and formerly Wakefield, died at her home on Wednesday, September 3rd .

Born in Winchester on July 28, 1985, she was the daughter of Karen Lamb of South Grafton and the late Robert Rogers .

Ms. Rogers was raised in Wakefield and was educated in the Wakefield Public...

Sep 2, 2014

Charles D. Lewis, 55, of Bradford, formerly of Wakefield, died Tuesday, September 2 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton.

Born in Melrose on October 3, 1958 he was the son of Diolinda (Ponte) Lewis of Plaistow, NH and the late Donald Lewis.

Chuck was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1976. He had...

Aug 28, 2014

Charles Thomas (Tom) Cutter, 74, passed away on August, 28th at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born on July 8th, 1940 in Mexico, Missouri, he was the son of the late Lloyd Austin and Dorothy (Hinshaw) Cutter.

Tom grew up in Missouri and Massachusetts. He was a graduate of Wayland High School and received...

Aug 26, 2014

Francis Joseph Carroll Jr ., 87, of Lynnfield died on Tuesday, August 26 at the Sunrise at Gardner Park in Peabody.

Born in Lawrence on August 29, 1926 he was the son of the late Francis J. and Mabel (Jackson) Carroll .

Mr. Carroll was a graduate of Revere High School and had attended Franklin...

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....