Obituaries

Oct 17, 2021

James R . Parker a longtime resident of Stoneham, formerly of the West End of Boston died at his home on Sunday October 17.

Born in Boston, December 31, 1938 he was the son of the late William and Eliza (Millar) Parker .

Jimmy was raised in the West End of Boston and was a...

Oct 14, 2021

Geraldine P . Watt , age 81 of Chelsea, died on October 14 at the CHA Hospital in Everett.

She was born in Melrose on February 3, 1940 and was the daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy (Derenne) Wilkes.

Gerry was a graduate of Cambridge High & Latin School and got her Associates degree...

Oct 13, 2021

Dora C . Adams , age 87, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, October 13. Born in Wakefield on October 9, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Frank and Clara (DiFilpo) Palmerino. Dora was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1952 and was a 1954 graduate of Wilford Academy of Boston. She...

Oct 13, 2021

Mary L . Kelly , age 95, of Stoneham, died peacefully at her home on October 13, 2021.

Born in Everett on November 22, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Josephine Kane.

Mrs. Kelly was raised and educated in Revere and was a graduate of Revere High School. She married her...

Oct 12, 2021

Sandra Smith , age 80 of Wakefield, died on Monday October 12th at The CareOne rehab in Peabody.

She was born on August 23, 1941 and was the daughter of the late George and Josephine (Kulesza) Bell.

Sandra was the beloved wife of Ronald Smith of Wakefield. She was the loving mother of Brian Gagnon...

Oct 11, 2021

HEFFERNAN, Wm. PAUL. 81, of Wakefield, MA, formerly of Somerville and Medford, after a long illness, on October 11, 2021.

Paul is survived by his spouse of 57 years, the former Eileen Hooley of Arlington, three sons, Tom and his wife Alisa, of San Diego; Dave and his wife Marianne, of Wakefield; and Bob and his wife...

Oct 11, 2021

Jon-David E . Sylvester , age 44, of Peabody, formerly of Wakefield and Derry, NH, died suddenly after a chronic illness on October 11.

Born in Melrose on February 15, 1977 he was the beloved son of Joanne (Iosua) Sylvester and the late Eugene A. Sylvester . He was the loving father of Jon L. and Dominic...

Oct 11, 2021

Maria G . Rosatone , 96 of Lynnfield died at her home on Monday October 11.

Born in Bovalino Marina, Italy April 28,1925 she was the daughter of the late Bruno and Carmela (Blefari) Zappavigna.

Maria immigrated to the United States in 1947. She moved to Revere in the 1950's and eventually made her home...

Oct 10, 2021

Fitzgerald , Mary E . of Stoneham, Oct 10. Born in County Kerry, Ireland on June 23, 1926. Beloved wife of the late Richard Fitzgerald . Daughter of the late John and Anah Sheehan. Sister of the late Julia McDonnell and Michael & David Sheehan. Sister-in-law of Prof. Martha Knight of Burlington, VT and Kitty Sheehan of Rugby, England....

Oct 6, 2021

Nancy E , Curran , age 71 of Wakefield passed way Wednesday October 6 in Danvers, MA. She was born July 30,1950 and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Helen (Collins) Bennett. She was a lifelong Wakefield resident and graduate of Wakefield High School. She was a longtime employee of the former K-Mart Department Store of Saugus...

Oct 6, 2021

Hugh C . McLucas , age 86 of Wakefield passed away October 6 in Lincoln, MA. He was born in Donegal, Ireland on July 27, 1935 and was the son of the late William and Adeline (Calhoun) McLucas . He came to the United Sates in 1957 and made his home in Medford. He enlisted in the U.S. Army...

Oct 5, 2021

John Staffier III , age 62, of Pepperell MA, passed away in his home on October 5, 2021. He leaves behind many people who loved him, most especially his sister Phyllis Staffier of Clinton MA; his sister Helene O'Brien of Cambridge MA; his nephew Timothy O'Brien of Cambridge MA; his niece Tess O'Brien of Oakland CA, her husband Jack...

Oct 5, 2021

Joan Marie Allen, age 83, of Marblehead, formerly of Lexington and Stoneham, died Tuesday, October 5 at the Salem Hospital. Born in Malden, MA on September 19, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Elwood) Gilmartin. Joan was raised in Stoneham, MA. She attended St. Patrick Elementary School and graduated from Stoneham High School where...

Oct 5, 2021

Ann M. Payzant, age 81, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, October 5 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield.

Born in Wakefield on January 15, 1940 she was the daughter of the late Eugene J. and Irene (Lazzaro) Sullivan.

Ann was a longtime Wakefield resident and was a former member of St. Joseph Church. She had...

Oct 4, 2021

Peter James May was born in Boston, MA on February 3, 1959 to Charlotte Woods and James May. The youngest of five, his siblings include Henry May, Catherine May, the late John May, and David May. Peter spent his entire childhood in Northborough, MA, where he grew up playing baseball, soccer, and listening to his older brothers, John and...

Oct 2, 2021

John Robert Mitchell, age 71, of Lynnfield, formerly of Chelsea, died Saturday, October 2 at his residence.

Born in Chelsea on July 6, 1950 he was the son of the late James Donald and Marion Viola (Spracklin) Mitchell.

John was raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Chelsea High School. He went on to...

Oct 1, 2021

Anthony M . Celani , age 88 of Lynnfield Massachusetts and formerly of Melrose, died October 1, 2021 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Mr. Celani was raised in Malden, later residing in Melrose, and had been a Lynnfield resident since 1972. He was the retired president and owner of New England Sports Cars in Malden. He was a member of...

Oct 1, 2021

Janice M . Solimine , of Wakefield passed away October 1 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was 85 years of age.

She was born in Stoneham on March 30, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Albert and Margaret Deschamps.

She was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School. She...

Oct 1, 2021

Ramona Musker (Felix), 84, of Lynnfield, died on Friday, October 1 at The Palmettos of Bluffton assisted living center in Okatie, South Carolina.

Beloved wife of the late Thomas H. Musker, of Lynnfield. Devoted mother of Oscar J. Musker and his wife Janine Brunelle Musker of Lynn, Susan Oliva and her husband Richard Oliva of Okatie, SC,...

Sep 30, 2021

Nicholas "Nick" J. Bopf, of Wakefield, died suddenly at Winchester Hospital on September 30th at the age of 39. Nick is survived by his wife, Lisa A. (Alessandro) Bopf and their three energetic children, Owen, Clara and Andrew.

Nick was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey on December 26, 1981. He graduated Manasquan High School in Manasquan,...