Obituaries

Aug 13, 2022

We regret to announce the sudden passing of Sandra "Sandi" Johnson on Saturday August 13, 2022 while at her home in Wells, ME.

Sandra was born on November 7, 1945 in Revere, MA to Ralph and Shirley Eager. In 1967 she married William H. Dam of Malden, MA. Several years after Williams tragic passing in 1973, she...

Aug 13, 2022

Josephine L . Macera , age 88 of Peabody, formerly of Lynnfield, died on Saturday August 13 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

She was born in Boston on August 23, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Alfonso and Concetta (Prestandrea) Guarnaccia.

Josephine was born and raised in the North End....

Aug 11, 2022

M . Arlene Lightbown (Smith) passed away on August 11, 2022, at her home in Wakefield, MA. If you'd seen her that day or for that matter any day after her 100th birthday on January 11, she would have told you she's almost 101. It was around her mid nineties that she declared that "when she got old" she...

Aug 8, 2022

John E . Rodgers Jr ., age 76 of Milton, NH, formerly of Everett, Billerica, and Medford, died on Monday August 8 at the Royal Meadow View Nursing Home in North Reading.

He was born in Cambridge on August 10, 1945, and was the son of the late John and Ruth (Hill) Rodgers and brother of the...

Aug 8, 2022

Kathryn A." Kay" Covell, age 85 of Maine and formerly of Stoneham died Monday August 8 in Scarborough, ME. She was born in Woburn, MA on December 23, 1936 and was the daughter of the late George E. and Catherine C. (Flynn) Hooper.

She was a long time Stoneham resident and was a devoted member of Saint...

Aug 8, 2022

Maria Rose Scanzillo , age 91, of Reading, formerly of Everett and Saugus, died Monday, August 8 at The Residence at Pearl Street.

Born in Boston on January 2, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Rosaria (Chiaramotta) Brangiforte.

Mrs. Scanzillo was raised and educated in South Boston. She went on to...

Aug 7, 2022

Theresa E. Yulling, 87, of Lynnfield, died on Sunday, August 7 at the Life Care Center of the Northshore in Lynn.

Born in New York, New York on January 11, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Csoma) Yulling.

Ms. Yulling was a Registered Nurse, and started her career in New...

Aug 5, 2022

Wilmington - We mourn the loss of Alice Marie (Joseph) Wilson, 96, on August 5th, 2022 after a recent struggle with declining health. Alice was the wife of the late Henry "Harry" Wilson. Born in Dorchester in 1926 at the Codman Square Hospital, she was the daughter of the late John Edward Joseph and Elizabeth McLean (Wynter) Joseph. Alice...

Jul 31, 2022

Patricia M . Cotty , 94 a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Sunday July 31, at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading. Born in Winchester May 6, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret (McMahan) MacKay. Patricia was a graduate of Wakefield High School class of 1946. She was married to her late husband J....

Jul 30, 2022

Alfred Martino, age 97, of Wakefield, formerly of Malden, died on Saturday July 30, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Wakefield on December 15, 1924 and was the son of the late Antonio and Camilla Martino.

Alfred was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. After high school,...

Jul 28, 2022

Peggy O'Leary (Cummiskey) passed away peacefully in the early hours of July 28th in Reading, MA. Peggy was born the sixth of seven children to Thomas and Nel Cummiskey of Medford in May 1929. Growing up on Warner Street in Medford, Peggy spent her days at Saint Clement Catholic School and Church. And it was in the hallways of...

Jul 28, 2022

Charles A. Gaffney, Jr. age 83 of Reading, formerly of Wakefield died Thursday, July 28 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Wakefield on October 13, 1938, to the late Charles Gaffney Sr. and Anna (Rosati) Gaffney. Mr. Gaffney was raised in Wakefield and attended Wakefield High School, where he was a member of the football...

Jul 24, 2022

June C. (Edmands) Pizzano passed away on July 24, 2022 at the Massachusetts General Hospital with her husband and sister by her side. June was born in Wakefield, MA on April 28, 1942 to the late Frank W. and Margaret Olive (Gorman) Edmands.

June was the wife of Lawrence J. Pizzano Sr. with whom she shared 60...

Jul 24, 2022

Edward Joseph Lusardi, 84, of Whitman MA, formerly of Somerville MA, passed away on July 24th at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Somerville on July 10, 1938, he was the son of the late Natale and Lucy (DiFazio) Lusardi.

Mr. Lusardi was raised and educated in Somerville. He was a graduate of Somerville High School,...

Jul 23, 2022

Louise Y. Newton, age 86 of Stoneham and formerly of Wakefield died Saturday July 23, 2022 in Reading. She was born in Wakefield, MA on May 22, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Louis and Yvonne (Fournier) Dumont. Mrs. Newton was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. She had been a member...

Jul 23, 2022

MaryBeth McLaughlin, of Stoneham age 65 died Saturday July 23 in Burlington, MA.

She was born in Malden, MA on February 27, 1957, and was the daughter of the late William and Irene (Giordano) McLaughlin.

MaryBeth was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Saint Clement High School. She later went on to have...

Jul 23, 2022

Lorraine Rose Sheppard, age 87, of Stoneham formerly of Wakefield and North Reading, died Saturday, July 23 at the Care One in Wilmington.

Born in Melrose on January 30, 1935 she was the daughter of the late William H. and Mabel L. (Muse) McWhinnie.

Lorraine was a Wakefield native and a graduate of Wakefield High...

Jul 23, 2022

Jean A. DeVincent, of Peabody and a former longtime resident of Melrose died Saturday, July 23 in Peabody at 82 years of age.

She was raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School. She raised her family in Melrose and was a member of the Church of the Incarnation while there. She was retired...

Jul 22, 2022

Joseph P. Albert, of York, Maine, 82, formerly of Wakefield, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, July 22, 2022. Joe was the loving husband of Celia (McGaffigan), his wife of 59 years. He was a wonderful father to his daughter Patricia Albert, his son Joseph Albert Jr. and his wife Christine Albert, and his...

Jul 22, 2022

John C . Raymond III , age 51 of Beverly, formerly of Wakefield, died on Friday July 22 at his home.

He was born in Malden on November 25, 1970 and was the son of Jean E. Raymond of Saugus, MA and Seabrook, NH, formerly of Wakefield, and the late Dr. John C . Raymond Jr.