Obituaries

Jul 5, 2020

Ida Helen Corriere , 92, of Lynnfield, formerly of Everett, died peacefully on Sunday, July 5 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Everett on August 11, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Maria (Falcucci)Dieso.

Ida was raised and educated in Everett and worked for the Everett School...

Jul 4, 2020

Antoinette Ferraro , one of Wakefield's Centurions passed away on Saturday the 4th of July.

Antoinette was born in Wakefield on September 20, 1919 to the late Concetto and Paulina (Sampiere) Giuliano.

Antoinette was a proud, lifelong resident of Wakefield. She graduated from Wakefield High School class of 1937. She was the founder and owner...

Jul 2, 2020

On July 2, 2020, Martha L. Luther died peacefully at the age of 94 at Courtyard Nursing Center in Medford. Martha is survived by her devoted and loving husband of 71 years, John A Luther, Sr.

Born in Manchester, NH to the late John and Isabel (Hickey) Cosgro, Martha was raised in Cambridge and Brighton. Together, Martha...

Jul 1, 2020

Sophie A . Campinell , age 86, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

Born in Arlington, MA on June 5, 1934 she was the daughter of Xenophon Gounaris and Helen (Deleyanis) Gounaris.

Sophie (Sophia) lived in Somerville, MA, where she met the love of her life Frank (Campi) Campinell , at...

Jun 30, 2020

Paul H . Delaney , age 65, of Wakefield passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 30, 2020.

Born in Chelsea on May 28, 1955 and raised in West Peabody, Paul was the son of the late William J. and Pauline E. (Peach) Delaney .

Paul was a loving father to his daughter Lauren...

Jun 29, 2020

Janice A . (Russell) McCarthy , of Lynnfield, MA, on June 29th, passed away peacefully, in her home and with her family, after a courageous bout with cancer, in her 86th year.

Born in Dracut, MA in 1934, to Samuel and Hilda Russell, she attended Dracut Public schools, and went on to attend Kathleen Dell secretarial school,...

Jun 28, 2020

Robert M . Cassesso , age 71, of Wakefield died on Sunday at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

He was born on April 21, 1949 and was the son of the late Louis and Mary (Mavrides) Cassesso .

Robert was raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Ringe Tech School. He was...

Jun 22, 2020

At President Kennedy's inaugural address of 1961 he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you…ask what you can do for your country." Taking his Presidents advice John Peter Queeney Jr . volunteered for the Naval Reserves in 1963, as the Vietnam War ramped up. By his own hand, on Feb 4th 1964, John wrote to the...

Jun 21, 2020

Mary G. Shea, 77, of Wakefield died peacefully on Sunday, June 21 at her residence surrounded by her six devoted children after a courageous battle.

Mary was born in Somerville on October 9, 1942 and was the daughter of the late Lawrence H. and Mary G. (Campbell) Connors, Jr.

Mary was raised in Somerville and...

Jun 20, 2020

Celeste (Dubord) Devaney, longtime resident of Lynnfield and West Peabody, MA, recent resident of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on June 20, 2020 at the age of 98.

She was an active member of Lynnfield's oldest book group for nearly 50 years, served on the Lynnfield Historical Commission, made countless pounds of baked beans for the Lynnfield Historical...

Jun 19, 2020

William C. Broding, age 92, of Wakefield died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, June 19.

Born in Foley, Minnesota on December 18, 1927 he was the son of the late Andrew and Isabelle (Latterell) Broding. After graduating high school, he served in the Army. He earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from the...

Jun 19, 2020

Elaine D . Callahan , age 94, of Malden, formerly of Stoneham, died Friday, June 19 at the Katzman Family Center for Living in Chelsea.

She was born on January 1, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine (Luciano) Serignano.

Elaine was a longtime Stoneham resident and was a member of...

Jun 17, 2020

Lisa M . Jacquard , age 57, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Wednesday, June 17 at her residence.

Born in Lynn on February 26, 1963 she was the daughter of Barbara M . (Olivieri) Joyce and the late Joseph Joyce.

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

Jun 17, 2020

Louis Bertolami of North Reading and Naples, FL formerly of Lynnfield died at home on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, He was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Malden, MA on May 15, 1935, he was the son of Salvatore and Mary (LaSpina) Bertolami. He was a graduate of Everett High School and Northeastern University School of Engineering where...

Jun 13, 2020

With deepest sorrow we announce that Chad Michael Howard, age 46, our most beloved son, brother, uncle, family member and friend passed peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2020 alongside his family.

Those who knew Chad, even a little, lost a shining light in their lives. Chad had a normal child life until second grade when he was...

Jun 10, 2020

Elizabeth M. DeFelice, 34, of Lynn previously of Wakefield, died at her residence on Wednesday, June 10.

Elizabeth was born in Melrose on November 16, 1985 and was the beloved daughter of Richard J. and Christine M. (Gearin) DeFelice.

Elizabeth was a graduate of Wakefield High School and later graduated from Salem State College. She...

Jun 9, 2020

Josephine Milano , 88, a lifelong Stoneham resident, died on Tuesday, June 9 at her residence.

Born in Stoneham on August 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Giuliano and Mary (Bartoli) Milano and the niece of the late Nina Bartoli.

Ms. Milano was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1947....

Jun 7, 2020

Dominic F. Marinello, 86 of Saugus, died on Sunday, June 7 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Boston on August 13, 1933, he was the son of the late Peter and Catherine (Contardo) Marinello.

Mr. Marinello was a graduate of Christopher Columbus High School in the North End of Boston. He...

Jun 7, 2020

Marie Josephine (DiZazzo) DelRossi passed away on June 7th at the Bear Hill Nursing Home in Stoneham, MA at the age of 104.

She was born in Stoneham, MA on August 2, 1915 to Antonio and Rachael DiZazzo, and was the 4th of 7 children. Her last living sibling, Jeannette (DiZazzo) Confalone still resides in Wakefield.

Jun 4, 2020

Alphonse J Bruno , 91, also known as "Al" or "Ally" to his friends sadly passed away on June 4, 2020 due to numerous health complications.

Alphonse was a resident of Stoneham, MA for most of his life. He was born the second child out of 4 to Italian Immigrants Frances (Lucido) and Pasquale Bruno . Alphonse...