Obituaries

Apr 11, 2021

Joan M. (Boisvert) Havey, age 86 of Peabody, formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday, April 11 at her residence at Brooksby Village.

She was born on August 29, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Madeline (Richards) Boisvert.

Joan was the devoted wife of the late Walter E. Havey. She was the...

Apr 8, 2021

Scott Sowyrda , age 54 of Wakefield, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, April 8th, 2021.

He was born in Augusta, Maine on February 28, 1967.

Scott graduated Stoneham High School, Class of 1985. He was employed by Creative Office Pavilion as Project Manager for almost 20 years. He was a hard-working, loyal, dedicated employee...

Apr 7, 2021

Holly Jean DeSimone, age 36, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on April 7, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Malden on October 20, 1984 she was the daughter of Diane (Dalessio) DeSimone of Wakefield and Joseph DeSimone and his wife Mary Lou of Woburn.

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Apr 3, 2021

Arthur R. DeRosa, 90, of Center Conway, New Hampshire, formerly of Lynnfield, died on Saturday, April 3 at his residence in Center Conway surrounded by family.

Born in Everett on December 19, 1930, he was the son of the late Angelo A. and Marie T. (Renzulli) DeRosa.

Mr. DeRosa was a graduate of Everett High...

Apr 2, 2021

Lorraine A . Donovan , age 93, of Wakefield, formerly of Lynnfield and Stoneham, died Friday, April 2 at the Brightview Senior Living in Wakefield.

Born in Medford on May 12, 1927, she was the daughter of the late James and Lillian (Donahue) MacDonald.

Lorraine was a graduate of Malden Catholic Girls High School, Class...

Apr 1, 2021

Aleta A. Black, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2021. She would have celebrated her 93rd birthday on Sunday, April 4th. Aleta was born in Lincoln (Fredericton) New Brunswick, Canada to Leslie and Helen (Targett) Cail. She was also proud to be a Canadian and retain her Canadian citizenship her entire life. Aleta was predeceased in passing by her...

Mar 29, 2021

Ronald Alan Schneider , 78, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, March 29 surrounded by his loving family after an eight year battle with Alzheimer's. Ron was born on April 13, 1942 in Norwood, Ma and was the son of the late Alfred S. and Gertrude E. (Eccleston) Schneider and his late brother Roger Schneider...

Mar 27, 2021

Donna S. Sheehan (St. Pierre) , 67, of Lynnfield, died on Saturday, March 27 at her home surrounded by her loving family after a year and a half long battle with ALS.

Donna was born on June 5, 1953 in Salem, MA and was the daughter of the late Edgar and Florence (Michaud) St. Pierre. Donna and...

Mar 26, 2021

Paul W. Rossicone, 71, of Wakefield, died on March 26, 2021 at his residence.

Paul was born in Boston on May 24, 1949 and was the son of the late Walter and Elizabeth (Callahan) Rossicone.

Paul was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1967, and later a graduate...

Mar 24, 2021

Philip D . Brienze , age 61, of Little Falls, NY formerly of Stoneham, died Wednesday March 24, 2021 at his residence.

Born in Winchester on July 18, 1959 he was the son of the late Daniel J. and Paula (Zarba) Brienze .

Philip was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High...

Mar 22, 2021

Kathleen A . (Vaillette) Holland , 65, of Wakefield died on Monday, March 22, 2021 at her home in Wakefield after a lengthy illness.

Kathleen was born in Worcester on March 17, 1956 and was the daughter of the late Paul and Rose (Antonucci) Vaillette.

Kathleen was raised in Grafton and was a graduate of...

Mar 20, 2021

Geraldine B. "Gerry" Puopolo, 89, of Wakefield died on Saturday, March 20th at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

Gerry was born in Malden on March 23, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Henry and Theresa (Saccardo) Santoro.

Gerry was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1949....

Mar 19, 2021

Jean F. Quinzio, age 91 of Reading and formerly of Wakefield died Friday March 19 in Reading. She was born in Melrose, MA on July 26, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Francis and Evangeline (Hubbard) Coughlin. She was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1947. She was retired from...

Mar 18, 2021

Louis "Janis" Yianacopolus of Stoneham, MA, passed away at the age 83 on Thursday, March 18, 2021.

Louis was the beloved husband of the late Mary Ann Rafferty Yianacopolus of 61 years. He was the devoted father of Glenn Yianacopolus and his wife Valerie, Neil Yianacopolus and his wife Denise, Paul Yianacopolus and his wife Kimberly, and...

Mar 17, 2021

Joseph M. Salemme, Retired Lt. Somerville Firefighter, Age 70. Of Wilmington formerly of Melrose died on Thursday, March 17.

Joe was born in Somerville on April 5, 1950, he was the son of the late Salvatore Salemme and Thelma (Haley) Salemme.

Joe was raised and educated in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Clements...

Mar 16, 2021

Diane Therese Schneider, age 77, a lifelong Reading resident, died Tuesday, March 16, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Born in Medford on June 24, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Richard and Dorothy (Bronsdon) Cadogan.

Diane was raised in Reading and was a graduate of Reading Memorial High School. She spent...

Mar 15, 2021

Richard G. Grondin, age 73, of Wakefield, died Monday, March 15 at the Lahey Clinic and Medical Center in Burlington, surrounded by his wife and children.

Born in Dover, NH on December 28, 1947 he was the son of the late Wilfred and Alice (Demers) Grondin.

Richard was raised in Dover, NH and was a...

Mar 14, 2021

Frank Davarich, age 91, of Woburn formerly of Stoneham died on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at the Lahey Clinic and Medical Center in Burlington. Frank was born in Bridgeport, CT on April 2, 1929 and was the son of the late Louis L. and Alice S. (Burgess) Davarich.

Frank was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate...

Mar 14, 2021

John F. Rush, Sr. age 79 of Wakefield formerly of Charlestown, died Sunday, March 14 at the High Point Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Boston on October, 7, 1941 he was the son of the late Helen (Rush) Giglio and the step-son Victor Giglio.

John was raised in Charlestown and was a proud "townie,"...

Mar 12, 2021

On Friday, March 12, 2021, Camille L. Harris, longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully at Lahey Hospital. She was 83.

Camille was born in Wakefield, on August 17, 1937. She was the daughter of the late Jermiah and Florence Drinkwater. Camille grew up in Wakefield and graduated from Nazareth Academy and then went on to Boston College...