Obituaries

Aug 30, 2020

Charles R. "Crow" Anderson , 77 a Lifelong resident of Wakefield died peacefully Sunday August 30, after a brief illness at Sunrise of Lynnfield.

Born in Winchester, July 28, 1943 he was the son of the late Herbert D. (former selectman) and Rita (McInnis) Anderson .

Charlie was raised and educated in Wakefield. He was...

Aug 30, 2020

Philip Eugene Gates , age 73, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Sunday, August 30 at the Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody.

Philip was born on July 20, 1947 and was the beloved son of the late Harold B. and Ella B. (Tyler) Gates . He was a 1970 graduate of New Hampshire...

Aug 28, 2020

Rosemary A. Robertson, age 88, of Wakefield, died Friday, August 28 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Boston on June 14, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Earl and Catherine (Hampe) Nickerson.

Mrs. Robertson was raised in Quincy and Dorchester and was a graduate of Hyde Park High School. She had also attended...

Aug 26, 2020

Sharon E . Russell , 62, of Framingham died on Wednesday, August 26 at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln.

Sharon was born in Winchester on September 3, 1957 and was the beloved daughter of the late John I. and Mary E . (Stout) Russell .

Sharon was raised in Stoneham and was a...

Aug 25, 2020

Harriet M . (Michelfelder) Holt of Lynnfield, age 93, a member of a well-known local family died Tuesday, August 25 at her residence in Lynnfield surrounded by her family.

Harriet was born in Philadelphia on September 4, 1926 and was the beloved daughter of the late Erwin and Martha Michelfelder.

Harriet was raised in Philadelphia...

Aug 25, 2020

Robert W . White May 23, 1950 ~ August 25, 2020 (age 70)

"Bob" passed away after a one-year battle with pancreatic cancer on August 25, 2020 in Naples, FL. He is survived by his wife Cathy and their son Rob and his wife Jennifer from Litchfield, NH, their son Brian and his partner Kelly McKenna from...

Aug 23, 2020

Phyllis S . Senier , age 79, a longtime Reading resident, died Sunday, August 23 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Born in Cambridge on August 11, 1941 she was the daughter of Feliks and Sophie (Szatawski) Hitron.

Raised and educated in Cambridge, Phyllis loved her city. She worked for 30 years as a...

Aug 23, 2020

Sally L . Simpson , 74, of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham, died on Sunday, August 23 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Everett on February 6, 1946, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Helen (Tracy) Smith.

Mrs. Simpson was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1964. She had been...

Aug 21, 2020

Janet L . Flanagan , 85 a lifelong resident of Wakefield died at Brudnick Center of Peabody.

Janet was born in Lowell, MA January 16, 1935 and was the daughter of the late William and Bertha (Lewis) Miller.

She was a graduate of Wakefield High School class of 1953 and Fisher Junior College class of...

Aug 21, 2020

Robert (Bob) E. O'Connor, Jr., 59, passed away at Brigham & Women's Hospital on August 21st, surrounded by his heartbroken family after a courageous battle with melanoma.

Family meant everything to Bob and he was always happiest spending time with Carolyn and their three boys - Ian, Kyle and Brice. Together Bob and Carolyn built their boys...

Aug 20, 2020

Nicholas P . Giacalone , age 86, of Wakefield, died on Thursday August 20, at the Kaplan Hospice House in Danvers.

He was born on July 23, 1934 and was the son of the late Paul and Esther (Puglisi) Giacalone .

Nicholas was a graduate of Gloucester High School, Class of 1952. He served in...

Aug 16, 2020

Ruth Mary Moser , age 91, of Wakefield died Sunday, August 16, at the Winchester Nursing Center.

Born in Milwaukee, WI, on February 2, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Otto H. and Clara (Pilny) Moser .

Though born in the United States, Ms. Moser was raised and educated in Switzerland and returned...

Aug 16, 2020

Henry Gregorio , 86, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on June 5, 1934, he was the son of the late Angelo and Marie (DeGenarro) Gregorio of Avellino, Italy.

Mr. Gregorio was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1952, and Wentworth Institute,...

Aug 14, 2020

Peter John Cerrone , formerly of Wakefield and Peabody, passed away on August 14th, 2020 in his home, surrounded by family, following a long battle with cancer.

He was the devoted husband of Joan (Lombardi) Cerrone with whom he shared 45 years of marriage.

Born in Wakefield, he was the son of the late Peter...

Aug 12, 2020

Murphy, Thomas J. Jr., A longtime resident of Stoneham and also of Chatham passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on August 12, 2020.

Beloved husband of 62 years to Mary T. (Hynes) Murphy. Son of the late Thomas J. Murphy and Mary (McKenna) Murphy. Loving father of Tara Mitchell and her husband John of Stoneham,...

Aug 7, 2020

Iola Stewart , (Sava), age 95 of North Reading and formerly of Wakefield died Friday August 9 in North Reading after a long period of failing health.

Iola was born in Wakefield on April 22, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Antonio and Antonia (Micalet) Sava. She was raised and educated in Wakefield and had...

Aug 7, 2020

Lianna C. McDougall, (Flanagan), 30, of North Reading died on Friday, August 7 at her residence.

Lianna was born in Boston on June 25, 1990 and was the cherished daughter of Donald B. and Jan R. (Cerretani) Flanagan.

Lianna was raised in North Reading and was a graduate of North Reading High School. She later...

Aug 1, 2020

Ronald T . Romanelli , age 70 of Wilmington passed away on Saturday, August 1 at the High Pointe House in Haverhill.

He was born in Winthrop on July 18, 1950 and Ron was the only child of Edith (D'Avolio) and Carmen Romanelli .

Ron was a longtime resident of Stoneham before moving to Wilmington....

Jul 29, 2020

George E . Barnard , age 75, of Malden, formerly a longtime Wakefield resident, died Wednesday, July 29 at his residence.

Born in Medford on April 29, 1945 he was the son of the late Benjamin J. and Lorraine M. (Fermoyle) Barnard .

George was raised and educated in Wakefield and had served in the...

Jul 28, 2020

Luca Cresta: June 30, 1930 - July 28, 2020

Born in Castelfranci Provence of Avellino, Region Campania, Italy. At the age of 21 he moved with his family to a bigger farm in Province of Pisa, Region Tuscany. Here he worked on the farm; worked general construction and served in the Italian army. He got married to...