Obituaries

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....

Nov 3, 2022

Walter G . Creedon of Wakefield died Thursday, Nov. 3, at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was 95.

Walter was born on June 24, 1927, in Medford, Mass., the son of the late John and Irene Creedon . He grew up in Arlington, Mass., attending the local schools. He left Arlington High in his senior...

Nov 3, 2022

Anthony M. Bajgot, age 87 ("Tony"), passed away peacefully at home with his wife and daughter by his side on November 3, 2022. Born in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of the late Teofila and Michael Bajgot and was the youngest and last surviving child of eight children. Tony graduated from Rindge Technical School in Cambridge, then joined...

Nov 2, 2022

Gadar Abkarian went home to be with Jesus on November 2, 2022 after a long, stubborn and courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his wife Pamela, his daughter Michelle Koper, brother Ropen, sisters Minerva, Maral and many other family and friends.

Gadar once said- "I'm not a snob. I just like nice things and...

Oct 30, 2022

Virginia M. Chirichetti, age 89 of Wakefield died October 30, 2022 in Melrose. She was born in Malden, MA on March 20, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Augustus and Eva Snow. She was raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School and later from the Whidden Hospital School on Nursing in Everett where...

Oct 30, 2022

Helen May (Elo) Munroe, age 88, of Lynnfield passed away peacefully on Sunday October 30, 2022 at the Atrium Dementia facility in Danvers ma where she resided this past year. Born in Melrose, Ma on January 26, 1934, to Waino and Selma Elo, who immigrated to this country from Finland. She was the youngest of 3 daughters and was...

Oct 27, 2022

John Patrick McGonigle, age 84, ("Mac"), passed away peacefully at home on October 27, 2022.

John was born to John McGonigle and Anna Gallagher in Everett, Massachusetts, in 1938, the oldest of seven children. He attended Malden Catholic High School and was a proud member of the 1956 undefeated football team. He then attended Boston College with...

Oct 27, 2022

Robert E. McNulty, 71, of Malden, formerly of Wakefield passed away Thursday, October 27th at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, the same place of his birth, after a brief battle with lung cancer.

He was the son of the late Dr. John and Annette (Griffin) McNulty.

Robert was retired from the Mass DOT. He graduated from Wakefield...

Oct 26, 2022

Gordon E. Perks, age 63, of Stoneham, died October 26 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH after a period of failing health.

Born in Melrose on September 7, 1959 he was the beloved son of the late Frank C. and Margaret (Stoddart) Perks. He was the loving brother of Susan E. Demers and her late...

Oct 26, 2022

Herbert H . McLaughlin , age 85, a longtime resident of Lynnfield died Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

Born in Somerville on November 1, 1936 he was the son of the late Arthur and Margaret (Coughlin) McLaughlin .

Mr. McLaughlin was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1955. He...

Oct 25, 2022

William J. "Bill" Yeo, age 65, of Lynnfield, passed away Tuesday, October 25 at the Massachusetts General Hospital after a short illness.

Born in Everett on January 14, 1957 he was the son of the late John Patrick and Genevieve L. (Tobin) Yeo.

Bill was born and raised in Everett and was a graduate of...

Oct 24, 2022

Michael A . Modica , 96, of Wakefield, MA, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2022. Mike was born in Wakefield on November 13, 1925, to Michele and Josephine (Ciacera) Modica .

At 17, Mike enlisted in the Army Air Corps. At 19, his B-17 was shot down over Eastern Europe, and Mike was reported Missing In...

Oct 23, 2022

Janis P . Reed (Dydzulis/Malone), known as Didi to all, passed away peacefully on October 23 at home after a fierce battle with cancer.

Janis was born in Somerville, MA to Stanley and Lena Dydzulis. She met the love of her life, Richard Malone, married and had 3 daughters settling first in Reading and then in Wakefield....

Oct 23, 2022

Brandon J. Ste. Croix of North Billerica, formerly of Woburn and Stoneham, passed away on Sunday, October 23 at his home. Brandon was born in Winchester on April 7, 1983 and was raised in Stoneham until moving to Woburn at the age of eight. He attended the Wyman School, the Kennedy Middle School and graduated from Woburn High School,...