Obituaries

Sep 30, 2021

Robert H. Amiro, 77, of Wakefield, died on Thursday, September 30 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Stoneham on February 19, 1944, he was the son of the late Harold J. and Mildred (Boudrow) Amiro.

Mr. Amiro was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1963. He was a retired...

Sep 26, 2021

Harold "Clayton" Bowser of Lynn died Sunday September 26, at the Hospice House of Lincoln.

Born in Weymouth, October 3, 1937, he was the son of the late Harold C. and Mary (Cassidy) Bowser .

Clayton was raised in Somerville He served in the Army during the Vietnam Era where he served 2 tours of...

Sep 26, 2021

Linda M Connors , of Peabody, died on Sunday, September 26th peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers at the age of 65. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, on October 9, 1955. She was the daughter of Gloria Hopkins, of Danvers, and the late Philip Hopkins.

Linda was a graduate of Danvers high school...

Sep 25, 2021

Henrietta Marie Papadinoff of Wakefield, MA, passed away on September 25 at home. She was born and raised in St. Louis, MO, but spent over 60 years in the Boston area.

Henrietta was the beloved wife of the late Chris Papadinoff for 53 years. She is survived by five loving children: Debra Papadinoff of Wakefield, MA; Chris...

Sep 24, 2021

Susan Jane Benedetto , age 57, of Melrose died September 24, 2021. She was born on March 12, 1964 in Winchester, MA to Anthony R. and Rosella (Vittozzi) Benedetto . Susan was raised in Wakefield and was a 1982 graduate of Wakefield High School.

Susan was the baby of the family, being the youngest out of five...

Sep 23, 2021

Barbara Jean Matteson , age 74, of Northport, FL formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, September 23 in Florida.

Born in Stoneham on July 10, 1947 she was the daughter of the late James Ingham and the late Mildred (Craig) Bulfinch and the step-daughter of the late Henry Bulfinch.

Barbara was raised in Wakefield and was...

Sep 20, 2021

Lynne J . Serrentino , 58 of Wakefield died at her home on Monday September 20.

Born in Melrose, July 28., 1963 she was the daughter of Pasquale C. and Sandra (Rolfe) Serrentino .

Lynne was a graduate of Wakefield High School class of 1981. She was a longtime employee of J .N. Phillips Glass...

Sep 20, 2021

Gloria C. Mahan, 91, of Gilford, NH formerly of Wakefield, died on Monday September 20. Born in Malden on July 13, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Angelina (Gobeo) Tartarini.

Mrs. Mahan was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1948. She was a retired Customer Representative for the New England Heritage...

Sep 18, 2021

Vicki Lynn Freni Cochrane , of Lynnfield, Mass., beloved wife of Robert (Bob) Cochrane , passed away suddenly Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the age of 74.

She was daughter of the late Vada Rachel Willits and Robert Walter Edleman, and the sister of Robert "Harry" Edelman of Miami Beach, FL. She was the devoted mother to...

Sep 18, 2021

Christopher William Sardella of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday September 18.

He was born in Melrose, MA on November 6, 1965. And was the third son of the late Louis R. Sardella and Ann Marie Pratt Sardella.

From a young age, Chris was a gifted athlete. Throughout his boyhood and high school years, it was...

Sep 17, 2021

Ruth A. Cann, age 82, a longtime resident of Stoneham, died Friday, September 17 at the Arnold House of Stoneham.

Born in Somerville on August 5, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Philip G. and Rose E. (Griffin) Collins.

Mrs. Cann was raised and educated in Charlestown. She had been a Stoneham resident...

Sep 12, 2021

Esterina Venturo, age 91, of Somerville and Medford, died Sunday, September 12 at the High Point Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Pretoro, Italy on May 18, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Domenico and Maria (Addario) Balerna.

Esterina was born and raised in Pretoro, Italy. In 1963, along with her two children,...

Sep 10, 2021

Margaret McGillicuddy (Doyle), passed away peacefully on September 10, at 98.

She was born to parents Edward Doyle and Alice DeWitt, on September 4, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts. For most of her life she resided in Winthrop and Burlington, Massachusetts.

Margaret graduated from Revere High School where she was a cheerleader and involved in many...

Sep 8, 2021

Erik T . Martinez , age 28, of North Reading, died on Wednesday, September 8 at the Winchester Hospital.

He was born in Malden on July 16, 1993 and was the son of Efrain and Sheila (Copland) Martinez of North Reading.

Erik was a graduate of Northeast Regional Vocational School in Wakefield. He had recently...

Sep 7, 2021

Joan Mary (Robinson) Gagne, of Stoneham, MA, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

Born in Arlington, MA, Joan was the daughter of the late William C. Robinson and Mary (McAloon) Robinson.

Joan met Peter, the love of her life, in 1962 at a wedding of mutual friends. They embarked on their very first adventure,...

Sep 6, 2021

Daniel Donahue passed away peacefully on September 6, 2021. He was born April 8, 1952, to June Donahue and the late Ernest Donahue and was a life long resident of Wakefield, MA, who was proud of his Greenwood roots. A loyal family man, he married his high school sweetheart Barbie (Curran) and together they enjoyed a 47-year wonderful marriage....

Sep 4, 2021

Harold J. Muise, age 92, of Wakefield died peacefully from complications from throat cancer on Saturday, September 4 at the Lahey Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Wakefield on January 26, 1929, he was the son of the late Edmund and Edith (Fraughton) Muise.

Mr. Muise had been a lifelong resident of Wakefield and graduated...

Sep 4, 2021

Susan A. Mele, age 64, of Salem, New Hampshire, formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, September 4, 2021.

Born in Melrose on September 26, 1956, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Rita M. (Dumont) Barry.

Susan was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1975. She...

Sep 3, 2021

Patricia Ann Andrews, age 79 of Wakefield, died Friday, September 3 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on May 26, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel (Broadbent) Bowers.

Patricia was raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of St. Mary's High School. She had been a longtime Wakefield resident...

Sep 2, 2021

Anna M. Appolloni, age 97, formerly of Beverly, died after courageously battling a brief illness on Thursday, September 2, 2021.

Born in Salem, Massachusetts, she moved to Wakefield in 2003. She was the daughter of the late Felipe and Vincenza (Serafini) Perucci.

Anna was raised in Salem and moved to Beverly after marrying her husband,...