Obituaries

Nov 23, 2022

Domenico T . Grande , age 82, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away Wednesday, November 23 surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Andali (Catanzaro) Italy on February 4, 1940, he was the son of Francesco and Maria (Ambrosi) Grande .

Domenico arrived in the United States in 1957 at the age of 17 where...

Nov 22, 2022

Janet C . DiNanno , age 82, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Tuesday, November 22 at her residence, in the same way she lived her life, surrounded by love from many friends and family after a 9 year courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

Born in Boston on July 10, 1940 she was the daughter of the late...

Nov 21, 2022

Beverly Rees, age 91, a longtime Wilmington resident, formerly of Stoneham, died Monday, November 21 at her residence.

Born in Winchester on August 12, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Harold and Phyllis (Potter) Huebner.

Beverly was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1949. She met...

Nov 19, 2022

Susan E . Welsh , age 58 of Wakefield, died on Saturday November 19 at her home.

She was born in Seattle, Washington on March 26, 1964 and was the daughter of the late Dr. Kenneth S. and Sarah E . (Wiley) Welsh .

Susan was raised in Lynnfield and was a graduate of Lynnfield...

Nov 19, 2022

William Zarella , age 79, passed away in his East Boston home of 44 years on November 19.

He was the beloved son of the late Americo and Ruth (Powers) Zarella . He was dear brother of David Zarella and his wife Lillian of Melrose. Loving uncle of Marcie Zarella and her husband David Ruede and Daniel...

Nov 18, 2022

Vivian M. Puleo, age 84, of Stoneham, died Friday, November 18, 2022 at the Lahey Clinic and Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Chicago, IL on September 25, 1938 she was the daughter of the late George C. and Vivian A. (Gunther) Spaulding. She was predeceased by her late husband Richard Puleo.

Vivian had worked...

Nov 17, 2022

Barbara J . Spurr , 86, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, March 13th surrounded by her family.

Born in Medford, MA, on August 23rd, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Judd Wyand and Helen (Mitchell) Wyand of Winchester, MA.

Mrs. Spurr was raised in Medford and attended two years of college at...

Nov 13, 2022

Thomas J . Robbins , of Wakefield, 60, passed away on November 13 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital after a period of failing health. He was born on January 30, 1962.

Thomas was the loving son of Ronald J . and Mary (Powers) Robbins of Wakefield, MA. He was survived by his sister, Susan Meuse and her...

Nov 11, 2022

Carolyn Ann Thomas , age 86, of Wakefield died Friday, November 11 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on June 28, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Frances (Dececca) Santoro.

Carolyn was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. Her life's work was rooted in her...

Nov 11, 2022

Stephen Edward Doyle, 86, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, November 11, 2022.

Born and raised in Wakefield, he was the son of Francis W. and Catherine A. (Dugan) Doyle.

Steve attended Don Bosco Technical School in Boston. He served in the Naval Reserves during the Vietnam War, and married Gail Davidson of...

Nov 11, 2022

Robert E. Lee, age 89 of Wakefield died Friday, November 11 in Wakefield. He was born in Malden, MA on August,9, 1933 and was the son of the late William E. and Muriel E. (McEwen) Lee. Mr. Lee was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School and later attended the M.I.T. General Electric Apprentice Program....

Nov 10, 2022

Gertrude ( Legge ) Shea of Stoneham, MA and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully November 10, 2022 at 96 years of age. As she was throughout her life, she was surrounded and comforted by the love of her children, Philip Shea and Jackie Moore of Bridgewater, MA, Patricia Shea and Maria Zamudio of Santa Cruz, CA, Mary L. Shea...

Nov 9, 2022

George Robertson, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday November 9 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Medford on October 1, 1929 and was the son of the late George J. and Viola (Hussey) Robertson.

George grew up in Medford, MA graduating from Medford High School in 1947. He immediately...

Nov 9, 2022

William (Billy) A. Hankard Jr., of Wakefield, died on Wednesday November 9, surrounded by his loving family.

He was a great man, loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, friend, and coach. He was born in Chelsea on November 2, 1953 and was the son of the late William A. Hankard Sr. and A. Muriel (Bradley) Hankard....

Nov 9, 2022

Elaine M (Barry) Gianino, 85, of Danvers, formerly of Lynnfield, died peacefully on Wednesday November 9, 2022, at her home.

Born in Stoneham on January 23, 1937 she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Murphy) Barry. She was raised in Lynn and was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School, class of 1955. Upon...

Nov 7, 2022

Neil Richard Podolsky , age 75, of Natick and former longtime Wakefield resident, died November 7 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Everett on December 21, 1946 he was the son of the late Abram and Anne (Cohen) Podolsky .

Neil was raised in Lynnfield...

Nov 7, 2022

BILLERICA, Ann ( Reynolds ) Leverette of Billerica, formerly of Stoneham and Wakefield, passed away at her home on November 7, 2022.

She was the daughter of the late Mary "Josephine" (Morin) and Frank Reynolds and sister to the late Muriel Kelleher, the late Jean Schappert and the late David Reynolds .

She was the...

Nov 6, 2022

Roberta "Dolly" "Robin" (Adair) Mandile ~Lynnfield, Ma Robin J. (Adair) Mandile passed away peacefully on November 6th at the age of 81 surrounded by loved ones after a long illness. Robin was the beloved wife of 51 years of the late Thomas Michael Mandile , Jr. Robin is survived by those whom she considered her greatest gifts: her son...

Nov 5, 2022

Florence "Anne" Cotter , 86, of Seabrook, NH formerly of Wakefield died on November 5 at her residence.

Born in Malden on August 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Florence (Murphy) Cotter . Anne had retired from NYNEX and had also worked at CVS in Wakefield and Seabrook. She enjoyed her travels...

Nov 4, 2022

Ralph T. Perkins, Jr (Peter) Ralph T. Perkins, Jr (Peter) of Lynnfield, MA passed away peacefully on November 4, 2022 at the age of 87. He joyfully celebrated his 87th birthday on Halloween with two flavors of ice cream and surrounded by his wife, children, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.

Ralph was born in Winchester, MA to Ralph T....