Obituaries

May 6, 2021

Barbara Ann Call , age 75 of Melrose formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, May 6 at the CareOne at Wilmington nursing home.

Born in Stoneham on May 22, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Thomas Widell and Ann (Early) Ollis.

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

May 2, 2021

Denise M . McHale , age 82 of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham, died on Sunday May 2 at the Greenwood Nursing and Rehab Center.

She was born in Stoneham on May 21, 1938 and was the daughter of the late John J. and Elizabeth (Casey) Donovan.

Denise was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class...

May 1, 2021

Russell L. Jeffery, M.D., of Reading, passed away at home on Saturday, May 1, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Jeffery was a caring and conscientious physician, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, and a devoted friend. He cherished spending time with his family and took care to stay current with events in the lives of...

Apr 30, 2021

Mary (Jordan) Reardon passed away at the age of 96 on April 30th at the home of her daughter Arleen, surrounded by her loving family. Mary is predeceased by her husband William (Bill) Reardon and her daughter Linda (Reardon) Gray. Mary leaves behind her daughter Arleen Mark and her husband Peter of Sandwich, her 5 Grandchildren, John Gray and...

Apr 29, 2021

Madeline M . Morella , 79 of Stoneham, died Thursday April 29, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Boston March 27, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Laura (Castanza) Morella .

Madeline was raised in East Boston and was a graduate of Fitton Central High School. She retired as...

Apr 28, 2021

Janet F . Carroll (Newman), a life long resident of Wakefield, MA. passed away April 28th after her brave battle with cancer. The family thanks Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers for their care and compassion over the final days of Janet's life. She passed peacefully surrounded by the love and comfort of her family.

Janet is survived...

Apr 27, 2021

John B. Kennedy, Jr. age 84, of Danvers, formerly of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2021 at Brightview Senior Living in Danvers.

John was born in Boston on November 10, 1936, he was the son of the late John B. Kennedy Sr. and Helen (Donahue) Kennedy.

John was a graduate of Sharon High...

Apr 25, 2021

Margaret A. Sowyrda , age 77 of Woburn, formerly of Stoneham, died on Sunday April 25th at her residence.

She was born in East Hartford, CT on April 15, 1944 and was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Burnham) Murphy.

She was the loving mother of Eric Sowyrda and his wife Lisanne of...

Apr 24, 2021

Mary-Ann Catherine Fitzgerald, East Longmeadow, MA On Saturday April 24, 2021, Mary-Ann Fitzgerald, 59, educator, daughter, sister, aunt and wonderful friend lost her battle with (brain cancer) Glioblastoma.

Mary-Ann graduated from Springfield College in 1984 and earned a Master's Degree from American International College (AIC). She was a thirty-year veteran of the Springfield School System and a...

Apr 23, 2021

Thomas K . Lynch , affectionately known as Tom, Tommy or TK, passed away on April 23, 2021, one day shy of his 72 birthday following a brief illness and a courageous 4 year battle with lung cancer. Tom leaves behind his beloved wife of almost 51 years, Diane, his daughter MaryElizabeth and her husband Jonathan Lent, his deeply...

Apr 21, 2021

Joan Lee Mullaly of Medford passed away on April 21, 2021 at the age of 77. Born in Medford, she was the daughter of the late Stanton and Aleida (Crosby) Mullaly. Joan earned her B.A in English at Regis College and later went on to obtain her Master's in Education at Boston State College. Joan was a teacher in...

Apr 21, 2021

Annette I. LaPierre-Arsenault of Wakefield died Wednesday April 21st in Reading at age 99.

She was born in Alberta, Canada on August 3, 1921 and was the daughter of the late Horace and Rosilda (Gervais) Marquis. She was raised in Webster and Worcester and had been a Wakefield resident for the past 11 years. She was also...

Apr 14, 2021

Minh Van Nguyen of Stoneham passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday April 14, 2021. He was 80 years of age.

He was born in Quang Ngai, Vietnam and was the son of the late Diep Van Nguyen and Thuan Thi Nguyen . His sister Kim Huong Nguyen currently lives in Vietnam.

He is survived...

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...