Obituaries

Jun 5, 2022

Richard J. Meuse, age 75, of Stoneham formerly of Wakefield, June 5, 2022 at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Lawrence, MA on July 4, 1946 he was the son of the late Clarence and Josephine (Hurley) Meuse.

Richard, raised in Wakefield, was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School, Class of 1964....

Jun 4, 2022

Roger W . Raymond , 81 of Wakefield died Saturday June 4, at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Plymouth, NH September 10, 1940 he was the son of the late William and Rena (Madore) Raymond .

Roger was raised in Plymouth, NH. He served his country honorably in the Army during the Vietnam Era....

Jun 3, 2022

Richard Thomas McGrail , "Big T," of Naples, Florida, formerly of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 3, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.

Tom was born in Wakefield on October 10, 1944 and was the son of the late Richard J. McGrail and the late Catherine (Jackson) McGrail .

Tom was...

Jun 2, 2022

George F . Weickert , Jr . age 86 of Lynnfield, died Thursday, June 2 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Hamilton, Ohio on August 21, 1935 he was one of four children of the late George F . and Catherine Rigling Weickert . George was raised in Hamilton, Ohio and received a...

Jun 1, 2022

Ann Merry Orifice, 92, a lifelong resident of Wakefield passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

Ann was born May 1, 1930 in Winchester, MA to her parents Ethel and James Worthley.

She received her education through the Wakefield school systems graduating with the class of 1948. Shortly thereafter,...

May 31, 2022

Christine Elizabeth (Ellis) Zack originally from Wakefield MA, recently from Lexington MA, died under hospice care in her home in South Dartmouth, May 31, of pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband Michael Zack MD of South Dartmouth, and six younger siblings throughout the country. She was the eldest child of the late Dr. Donald Ellis and Mary...

May 30, 2022

Vita Juan of Andover died on Memorial Day, May 30 from complications associated with Parkinson's disease.

She was born in Brooklyn in 1948 and was the daughter of the late Cosimo and Angelina Perniciaro. Vita was raised in Middle Village, New York and was a graduate of Newtown High School and Queens College. Vita relocated to Massachusetts...

May 29, 2022

Mary Jane (Dwyer) Lowell

Beloved mother and grandmother, born August 1, 1946 in Concord, New Hampshire. Mary Jane passed away under Hospice Care from illness resulting from Dementia, in New Jersey on May 29, 2022.

Mary Jane is survived by her children Elizabeth (Lowell) Spingler and Sean Spingler of Billerica MA, and Timothy and Lauren...

May 29, 2022

Joseph E. Stanislawzyk (Joe) 61, of Derry, New Hampshire formerly of Wakefield, MA passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 29th at his home. Born in Melrose on October 11, 1960, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Marie T. (Noonan) Stanislawzyk. Joe was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1978. He graduated from Roxbury...

May 29, 2022

David P. Blois, Sr. age 80 of Wakefield died May 29 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Malden on December 25,1941 and was the son of the late Charles B. and Zena M. (Hill) Blois.

David was raised in Everett, MA and later served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam era....

May 29, 2022

John D. "Jack" Gillis, age 82, of Wakefield died Sunday, May 29 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Dorchester on June 15, 1939 he was the son of the late John S. and Winifred (Lyons) Gillis.

Jack was raised in Tewksbury and was a graduate of Tewksbury High School. He...

May 28, 2022

John W. Daw, age 91, of Wakefield died Saturday, May 28 at the Bear Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom on August 13, 1930 he was the son of the late Ernest and Doris (Trim) Daw.

John was raised in Portsmouth, England. A student of Loughborough University (Leicestershire...

May 27, 2022

Wayne A. Tropeano , age 66 of Wakefield died May 27 in Wakefield. He was born in Melrose, MA on October 23,1955 and was the son of the late Samuel J. and Jane I. (Bradbury) Tropeano . Wayne was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1973. He was standout sprinter on both...

May 27, 2022

Veronica C. "Vera" DeCosta , age 86, of Wakefield died on May 27, 2022 at Artis Senior Living in Reading.

Vera was born in Perth Amboy, NJ. on August 22, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Wilfred B. and Patricia (Kelly) Graham.

Vera was raised in Arlington and was a graduate of Arlington...

May 26, 2022

Caroline (Carol) T. Razzaboni, age 83, of Wakefield passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at The Atrium on Veronica Drive in Danvers. Carol was born in Cambridge on May 21, 1939 and was the loving daughter of the late Serafino and Rose (Pecoraro) Giglio. She grew up in Watertown and attended Matignon High School. Once married, she...

May 25, 2022

Evelyn Anne Dawe, age 81, of Reading, died Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Somerville on July 10, 1940 she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Marguerite (Lowe) Russo.

Evelyn was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School. She was devoted...

May 18, 2022

Anthony J. "Tony 98" Capone, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, May 18 at the Lahey Clinic and Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Boston on August 15, 1931 he was the son of the late Gerald and Josephine Capone.

Tony was raised in the North End of Boston and had been a longtime Wakefield resident, having...

May 15, 2022

Eleanor Cicciarella , age 96 of Ashland, formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday May 15th at her home.

Born on February 1, 1926 in New York, "Ellie" was the loving daughter of the late Salvatore and Concettina (Cambareri) Giuliano.

She was the beloved wife of 58 years of David Cicciarella and the devoted mother of...

May 15, 2022

Peter Albushies, age 58 of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday May 15th at his home.

He was born in Malden on August 4, 1963 and was the son of the late Richard and Elizabeth (Lynn) Albushies.

Peter was a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 1981, and a graduate of Salem State...

May 14, 2022

Lynn Ann Luciano, age 64 of Wakefield died Saturday May 14 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Lynn Ann was born in Melrose on May 1, 1958 and was the daughter of the late Antonio J. and T. Sylvia (O'Sullivan) Luciano.

She was a lifelong Wakefield resident and a graduate of Wakefield High...