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Prudence White
Oct 8, 2009
Prudence Evangeline (Nelson) (Goddard) White, 92, of Wakefield passed away at her home after a brief illness on Thursday, October 8. Born in Melrose on January 24, 1917 she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Ella (Braun) Nelson. Mrs. White was educated in the Wakefield Public Schools. She was last employed as a school bus driver for the...

Prudence White
Oct 8, 2009
Prudence Evangeline (Nelson) (Goddard) White , 92, of Wakefield passed away at her home after a brief illness on Thursday, October 8. Born in Melrose on January 24, 1917 she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Ella (Braun) Nelson. Mrs. White was educated in the Wakefield Public Schools. She was last employed as a school bus driver...

Arthur Sheppard
Oct 7, 2009
Arthur W. Sheppard, 84, a longtime Wakefield resident died on Wednesday October 7 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Chelsea on October 1, 1925 he was the son of the late Stephen and Mertice (MacNeil) Sheppard. Mr. Sheppard was a graduate of North Reading High School, class of 1944. He was a retired traffic manager for...

Jean Hanson
Oct 7, 2009
Jean Moring Hanson, 83, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday October 7 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 17, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Alfonso Moring and Helen (Hester) Moring. Mrs. Hanson was a 1944 graduate of Hugh Morson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she worked as a secretary for...

Arthur Sheppard
Oct 7, 2009
Arthur W . Sheppard , 84, a longtime Wakefield resident died on Wednesday October 7 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Chelsea on October 1, 1925 he was the son of the late Stephen and Mertice (MacNeil) Sheppard . Mr. Sheppard was a graduate of North Reading High School, class of 1944. He was a...

Jean Hanson
Oct 7, 2009
Jean Moring Hanson , 83, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday October 7 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 17, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Alfonso Moring and Helen (Hester) Moring. Mrs. Hanson was a 1944 graduate of Hugh Morson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she worked as a...

Philip Detore
Oct 6, 2009
Dettore, Philip M. of Wakefield Oct. 6. Husband of Gemma (Castrucci) Dettore. Uncle of Gus and Thomas Dettorre both of Wakefield. Also survived by many other nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his 9 brothers and sisters; Frank, Tony, Joseph and Gus Dettorre, Jenny Fama, Rose DeAngelis, Mary Iacoviello, Diane Dimaggio and Stella Maggiacomo. A Funeral service will be held in...

Philip Detore
Oct 6, 2009
Dettore, Philip M . of Wakefield Oct. 6. Husband of Gemma (Castrucci) Dettore. Uncle of Gus and Thomas Dettorre both of Wakefield. Also survived by many other nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his 9 brothers and sisters; Frank, Tony, Joseph and Gus Dettorre, Jenny Fama, Rose DeAngelis, Mary Iacoviello, Diane Dimaggio and Stella Maggiacomo. A Funeral service will be...

Helen Taylor
Oct 5, 2009
Helen F . Taylor , 89, of Wakefield, died Monday, October 5 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. Born in Wakefield on November 27, 1919 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Alice (Gartland) Muse. Mrs. Taylor was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1938 and Wilfred Academy of Boston. She was a...

Wilmer Potter
Oct 5, 2009
Wilmer F . "Mike" Potter , 90 a longtime resident of Wakefield died Monday October 5, at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. Born in East Fairfield, VT on December 25, 1918 he was the son of the late Loren and Bessie (Leach) Potter . Mike was a graduate of Bangor Maine High School and the Airmen Technical...

Wilmer Potter
Oct 5, 2009
Wilmer F. "Mike" Potter, 90 a longtime resident of Wakefield died Monday October 5, at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. Born in East Fairfield, VT on December 25, 1918 he was the son of the late Loren and Bessie (Leach) Potter. Mike was a graduate of Bangor Maine High School and the Airmen Technical School in Springfield, MA....

Helen Taylor
Oct 5, 2009
Helen F. Taylor, 89, of Wakefield, died Monday, October 5 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. Born in Wakefield on November 27, 1919 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Alice (Gartland) Muse. Mrs. Taylor was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1938 and Wilfred Academy of Boston. She was a resident of Wakefield...

Dorothy Gregory
Oct 4, 2009
Dorothy F. (Bleasius) Gregory, 64, a long time resident of Wakefield, died on Sunday, October 4 at the Winchester Hospital. Born in Holyoke on January 18, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Francis and Ella (Schneider) Bleasius. Mrs. Gregory was a graduate of Ashland High School, class of 1962. She had worked for Honeywell and had also worked...

Robert Heinstrom
Oct 4, 2009
Robert J . Heinstrom , 86, of Wakefield died Sunday, October 5th at the Wilmington Health Care Center. Born in Somerville on December 27, 1922 he was the son of late Albert E. and Gertrude (Walles) Heinstrom . Mr. Heinstrom had been a Wakefield resident for the past 64 years. He was raised in Charlestown, Somerville and Wilmington. Mr....

Robert Heinstrom
Oct 4, 2009
Robert J. Heinstrom, 86, of Wakefield died Sunday, October 5th at the Wilmington Health Care Center. Born in Somerville on December 27, 1922 he was the son of late Albert E. and Gertrude (Walles) Heinstrom. Mr. Heinstrom had been a Wakefield resident for the past 64 years. He was raised in Charlestown, Somerville and Wilmington. Mr. Heinstrom retired in 1984,...

Dorothy Gregory
Oct 4, 2009
Dorothy F . (Bleasius) Gregory , 64, a long time resident of Wakefield, died on Sunday, October 4 at the Winchester Hospital. Born in Holyoke on January 18, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Francis and Ella (Schneider) Bleasius. Mrs. Gregory was a graduate of Ashland High School, class of 1962. She had worked for Honeywell and...

George White, Jr.
Sep 30, 2009
George H. White Jr., 84 of Wakefield formerly of Stoneham died early Wednesday morning September 30, at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. Born in Wakefield February 20, 1925 he was the son of the late George H. and Helen F. (Burke) White. George was raised and educated in Stoneham. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. George was a...

George White, Jr.
Sep 30, 2009
George H . White Jr ., 84 of Wakefield formerly of Stoneham died early Wednesday morning September 30, at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. Born in Wakefield February 20, 1925 he was the son of the late George H . and Helen F. (Burke) White . George was raised and educated in Stoneham. He was an Army Veteran of World...

Carolyn Sutliff
Sep 28, 2009
Carolyn G. Sutliff, 90, of Lynnfield died on Monday, September 28 at the NSMC-Union Hospital in Lynn. Born in Elyria, OH on November 20, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Lee S. and Clara (Broske) Guthrie. Mrs. Sutliff was raised in Ohio and was a longtime resident of Lynnfield. She was a member of The Centre Congregational Church...

Timothy Hatch
Sep 28, 2009
Timothy P. Hatch, 49, a Stoneham resident for 25 years, died on Monday, September 28 in Newton. Born in Malden on August 28, 1960 he was the son of the late Donald and Doris (Walsh) Hatch. Mr. Hatch was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1978 and attended the University of Massachusetts Boston. He was a Business System...
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