Obituaries

Aug 25, 2022

George R . Smith , Jr . of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on August 25 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a courageous battle with heart disease.

Born in Winchester, MA on May 7, 1952 he was the son of the late George R . and Mary F. Smith .

George is...

Aug 24, 2022

Jayne M. Alfano, age 74, a resident of Amesbury died on Wednesday, August 24th at High Pointe House in Haverhill. She was born in Buffalo, NY on April 25,1948, a daughter of the late Fred and Harriet Alfano.

Ms. Alfano grew up in Buffalo, NY and graduated from Kensington High School in 1966.

After earning...

Aug 22, 2022

Mary K . MacLaughlin , age 98, a longtime Wakefield resident died Monday, August 22 at the Greenwood Nursing Home in Wakefield.

Born in Wakefield on September 15, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Aphrodite (Petropoulos) Klapes.

Mary was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School,...

Aug 22, 2022

Frances M . Giamarco , aged 87, a long-time resident of Wakefield, peacefully passed on August 22nd, surrounded by her loving family.

Frances was born and raised in Patterson Creek, West Virginia. She moved to Washington, DC, to work, where she met her husband-to-be, Dr. Louis Giamarco . They were married 62 years. While living in Washington,...

Aug 21, 2022

Loretta M. McCarthy passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, August 21st. Loretta leaves sons John J. McCarthy Jr. and his wife Leah of Wakefield and Michael P. McCarthy and his companion Cathe Mustone of Gloucester. She was the loving Nana to her 6 grandchildren: Andrew, Patrick, Joseph, Megan, Jack and Grace and was the loving longtime companion...

Aug 21, 2022

Alisa J. Cardone age 37 of Wakefield died Sunday August 21 in Burlington. She was born in Quincy, MA on January 31,1985 and was the beloved daughter of Loretta (DelMonaco) Cardone of Wakefield and the late Antonio Cardone. She was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 2003 and later from Regis College...

Aug 20, 2022

Robert L. Couture, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died Saturday, August 20, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. The husband of Maureen T. (Keeley) Couture, he was 75 years old.

Born in Everett on November 26, 1946, Bob, as he was affectionately known, was one of six children born to the late Francis Xavier and Anne J....

Aug 19, 2022

Joan M. Sawyer, age 89 of Tewksbury and a former longtime Lynnfield resident died peacefully at home on Friday, August 19th with her daughters Carol and Lisa at her side. She was born in Everett, MA on March 16, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Elmer and Florence (Pettitt) Kenison. She was raised in Everett and graduated...

Aug 18, 2022

James F. Simmons, of Lynnfield died on Thursday August 18 at his residence.

Born in Boston on August 11, 1934, he was the son of the late Earl and Alice (Brice) Simmons

Mr. Simmons was a graduate of Medford High School. He had been a resident of Lynnfield for over 40 years. Mr. Simmons served...

Aug 17, 2022

Regina Mary (Bartolomucci) Matthews, 83, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, August 17, after a long illness at Winchester Hospital. She was born in Malden, MA on July 27, 1939, daughter of the late Raymond and Emily (Nigro) Bartolomucci.

Regina was raised in Revere and graduated from Revere High School in 1956. She earned her bachelor's degree from...

Aug 17, 2022

Carol A. (Henry) Cerullo, age 84 and long-time resident of Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday surrounded by her family.

Beloved wife of the late Anthony Cerullo. Loving mother of Karen and her husband Paul Caruso of New Hampshire and grandmother of Ashley and her husband Michael Bracken. Daughter of the late Earl and Anna (Swangren) Field. She...

Aug 16, 2022

Patricia H . Sweeney , 78, of Stoneham died on Tuesday August 16, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a lengthy illness.

She was born in Cambridge on December 9, 1943 to James and Helen (Gutoski) Kelly.

Pat was raised in Watertown and was a graduate of Watertown High School, Class of 1962. After high school...

Aug 15, 2022

Barbara Ventullo , recently of Woburn and lifelong Stoneham resident died August 15 in Woburn, MA at age 80.

She was born in Winchester on June 18, 1942 and was the daughter of the late William and Lillian (Pine) Donahue.

She was a graduate of Saint Patrick School of Stoneham and proud member of the...

Aug 14, 2022

Steven T . Fleming , age 58, of Wakefield formerly of Stoneham, died on Sunday, August 14th, on Martha's Vineyard.

He was born in Stoneham on January 20, 1964 and was the son of David F. Fleming and the late Shirley (DeAngelis) Fleming . He was a proud alum of Stoneham High School and Norwich University.

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...