Obituaries

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...

Mar 27, 2014

Janet L. Corkern, 57, of Saugus formerly of Wakefield die on Thursday, March 27 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Melrose on November 14, 1956 she was the daughter of Doris (Beatty) La Spina of Wakefield and the late William La Spina.

Mrs. Corkern was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1973 and...

Mar 25, 2014

Mary E . Roach , 88, a life long resident of Wakefield died on Tuesday, March 25 at the Genesis at Wakefield Center.

Born in Wakefield on October 29, 1925 she was the daughter of the late John J. and Marion (Hart) Roach .

Ms. Roach was a graduate of St. Joseph Catholic School in...

Mar 24, 2014

Richard F . Graham , 78, of Wakefield died on Monday, March 24 at his residence.

Born in Norwood on December 6, 1935, he was the son of the late Roland and Ann (Firth) Graham .

Mr. Graham was a graduate of Malden Vocational School, Class of 1953. he was a long time Wakefield resident....

Mar 21, 2014

William J. Wallace, 69, former manager of Wakefield Municipal Light & Gas Department, passed away at his home on Friday, March 21.

Born on January 28, 1945 at Melrose Hospital, he was the son of the late William and Dorothy (Walsh) Wallace. He was a member of St. Joseph's Parish in Wakefield. Bill volunteered countless hours coaching...