Obituaries

Sep 2, 2021

Rose C . Brophy , age 107, of Winchester formerly of Somerville and Stoneham, died Thursday, September 2 at the Winchester Nursing Center.

Born in Somerville on January 11, 1914 she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (McLaughlin) Brophy .

Rose was raised in Somerville and had been a longtime Stoneham resident,...

Sep 1, 2021

Susan J . Anderson , age 55, of Salem NH died Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at her residence.

Born in Stoneham on October 12, 1965 she was the daughter of the late John V. and Joan M. (DeVeau) Anderson . She was the sister of the late Victor J . Anderson . Susan is survived by her...

Sep 1, 2021

Geraldine J. "Gerri" Trickett, age 82, of Lynnfield formerly of Malden and Everett, died Wednesday, September 1 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on May 1, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Ruth C. (Monahan) Puntoni.

Gerri was raised and educated in Everett. She had been a longtime Malden...

Sep 1, 2021

Mary L . Gallugi , age 99 of Wakefield died Tuesday, September 1 in Melrose. Mary was born in Wakefield on June 21,1922 and was the daughter of the late Dominico and Josephine (Giansante) Luciano. Mary was a lifelong Wakefield resident and graduate of Wakefield High School. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

She was...

Aug 31, 2021

Jennifer R. Curley, age 43 of Salem, MA and formerly of Melrose and North Reading died August 31 in Salem. She was born in Hinesville, GA on June 6,1978 and was the daughter of Karen A. (Sheppard) Sweetland of North Reading and the late Keith J. Curley. Although her time in Georgia was very short, Jen always considered herself...

Aug 30, 2021

Richard S. Boodry of N Reading, formerly of Wakefield died unexpectedly of heart failure at age 62 on August 30th, 2021.

Born in Canton, Ohio, Dicky was the son of the late Ida and Bill Boodry. He was Father of the late Richard 'Dicky' Boodry, Jr., brother of the late Carol Boodry Surette and uncle of the...

Aug 30, 2021

On Monday, August 30th, 2021, Gail Marguerite (McLeod) Gorman, loving wife and mother of three, passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 50, after a 15-month battle with metastatic melanoma.

Gail was born on October 9th, 1970 in Boston, MA to Stuart and Noreen (Ashe) McLeod. She recently found happiness working for Boston Sand...

Aug 29, 2021

Michelina A . Roberts , age 84, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Born in Castelfranci, Italy on January 18, 1937 and was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria (Perillo) Santoro.

Michelina was raised in Italy and in 1953 crossed the Atlantic and settled in Wakefield. She married and raised...

Aug 28, 2021

John "Jack" Egan, 69 of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham, died at his home with his wife and daughters by his side on Saturday, August 28th.

Born in West Point, New York, he was the son of the late John and Eva (Thériault) Egan.

Jack was a graduate of Stoneham High School, class of 1969, and...

Aug 24, 2021

Jeannette, Katherine M. (Beaton) of Reading, Aug 24. Beloved wife of the late David A. Jeannette. Loving mother of Catherine Jeannette & her husband James Horne of Melrose (their children: Jessica & Nathan), Michelle Jeannette of Tucson, AZ (her children: Alexandra & Emma), Michael Jeannette & his wife Julie of Brentwood, NH (their boys: Nikolas & his wife Niki...

Aug 24, 2021

Michael A . Racamato , 86 a longtime resident of Wakefield died Tuesday August 24, at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Everett, June 23, 1935 he was the son of the late Peter and Marion (Moffi) Racamato .

Michael was raised and educated in Wakefield. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict....

Aug 22, 2021

William Edward Griffin , of Springfield, Missouri, died Sunday, August 22nd.

He was born and raised in Medford, Massachusetts, the son of the late Joseph A. and Eileen Jarvis Griffin .

He is survived by his wife, Gae (Slavens); a son Patrick J. and his wife, Erin; grandchildren, Patrick W., Quinn, and Noah Griffin of...

Aug 22, 2021

David Francis Palermo passed away peacefully at home on August 22, 2021, he was 62.

He was born in Malden, MA on August 20, 1959, the son of the late Joseph and Patricia Palermo. He is survived by his wife Lisa (Haddock) Palermo and sons Nathaniel and Nicholas. David is also survived by his 13 siblings, Catherine...

Aug 21, 2021

James Hafferty, 78, of Wakefield formerly of Stoneham, died on Saturday, August 21 at his residence.

Born in Everett on September 4, 1942, he was the son of the late Albert and Edith (Chilvers) Hefferty.

Mr. Hafferty was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School. He served in the United States...

Aug 20, 2021

Mary T. Gifford, 68, of Ashburnham, formerly of Jamaica Plain, died on Friday, August 20 at her residence.

Born in Boston on March 31, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Francis P. and Mary T. (Toomey) Welby.

Mrs. Gifford was raised in Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Mt. Saint Joseph High...

Aug 19, 2021

Rosemarie Franzaroli, age 92, of Wakefield, formerly of Roslindale and the North End of Boston, died Thursday, August 19 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of the late George Franzaroli. She was the loving daughter of the late Emilio and Filomena (Cassese) Nicastro. She was predeceased by her nine siblings. She is survived by...

Aug 16, 2021

Anna E. "Ann" Brodbine, age 92, of Falmouth formerly of Lynnfield and Peabody, died Monday, August 16 at Artis Senior Living in Lexington.

Born in Lynn on September 11,1928 she was the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Niebrzydowski) McLaughlin.

Ann graduated with highest honors from Regis College to become an elementary school teacher....

Aug 16, 2021

Grace Moran , age 90 of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Monday August 16 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Malden on April 5, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Angelina (Salerno) Pastorello.

Grace was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High...

Aug 15, 2021

Janice McCarthy , age 58, of Andover, formerly of Stoneham, died on Sunday August 15 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital of pancreatic cancer.

She was born in Malden on March 23, 1963 and was the daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Coye) Busteed. She is survived by her mother Dorothy and her brother Robert Busteed Jr., of...

Aug 15, 2021

Genevieve A . (Ostrowski) Horne , age 97 of Lynnfield died Sunday, August 15 at her home following a brief illness.

Genevieve was born in Saugus and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Blanche (Rydzewski) Ostrowski. She was the beloved wife of the late William "Bill" Horne .

Genevieve was raised and educated...