Obituaries

May 12, 2020

Lillian Ann Mauriello , 80, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Tuesday, May 12 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on February 19, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Zaya) Cardile.

Mrs. Mauriello was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1957 and Bunker Hill Community College. She...

May 11, 2020

Thomas Michael O'Melia, Sr., age 67, of Leesburg, FL, formerly of Stoneham, died Monday, May 11 in Florida.

Born in Melrose on February 3, 1953 he was the son of the late William E. and Dorothy L. (Gerard) O'Melia.

Mr. O'Melia was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School. He had...

May 10, 2020

Florence E. (Wolseley) Muccio , from Stoneham, MA passed away on May 10, 2020 at the Wakefield Center Nursing Home in Wakefield, MA. She was 78 years old.

Florence was born June 11, 1941 in Boston, MA. She was the daughter of the late Walter H., and Alice (Reardon) Wolseley, both from Boston, MA.

She...

May 7, 2020

Alvira (Vera) T . Picardi (Renda), 91 from Wakefield passed away peacefully on May 7, 2020 at the Blueberry Hill Nursing Home in Beverly. Vera was born in Malden on February 25, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Paul & Ida (Vuolo) Renda.

Vera was raised in Malden and graduated from Chevrus High School and...

May 7, 2020

Marjorie S. Roos, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away on Thursday, May 7th after a long, heartbreaking battle with Alzheimers.

Marjorie was born in Everett, MA on January 29, 1939. She was the middle of three daughters born to the late Stephen and Helen (Doherty) Jay. She was predeceased by her sister Mary and her husband...

May 5, 2020

Mary Lorraine Kelley , "Chickie" of Stoneham passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Hearthstone Alzheimer Care in Woburn due to COVID-19. She was 88 years old. Mary was born in Boston on December 11, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Richard and Anna (O'Brien) Glavin. She was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of...

May 5, 2020

Carol M. Pizzano, 87 of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham and Melrose, died Tuesday May 5, at The Aberjona Nursing Center of Winchester. Born in Melrose, December 24, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Mary (MacNeil) Wortman.

Carol was a graduate of Melrose High School and Massachusetts General School of Nursing. She was a...

May 4, 2020

Baldwin "Dom" M. Domingo, 93 of Wakefield, MA formerly of Dover, NH passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2020.

Born in Hamakuapoko, Maui, Hawaii on December 8, 1926, he was the son of the late Braulio and Regina (Molina) Domingo.

Dom graduated from Maui High School, then earned a Bachelor of Arts from the...

May 3, 2020

John F Stanton , a lifetime Wakefield resident passed away peacefully Sunday at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, he was 88 years old. John was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1950. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was the co- owner of P&J Construction Company for 30 years. After his retirement he went on...

May 3, 2020

Anthony L. Battaglia, 83, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, May 3 at the Winchester Nursing Center.

Born in Italy on December 13, 1936, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Lucia (Monterosso) Battaglia.

Mr. Battaglia had been a Wakefield resident since 1954 and had moved to Wakefield when he was 18 years old....

May 2, 2020

Chambers , Rita J of Cambridge, MA - wife of the late Robert Chambers of Stoneham, MA and mother of son Edward Chambers (wife Cheri) of Jupiter, FL and the late Robert Chambers .

She is survived by sister Jean Flynn (Somerville), brother Edward DeRose (Cambridge), grandchildren Jacquelyn Chambers (Atlanta, GA) and Robert Chambers Jr (Cambridge)

May 1, 2020

James H. Meuse Jr., 88, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully at Elmhurst HealthCare on Friday May 1, 2020.

Jim was born on December 12, 1931 in Boston, MA. He was the son of the late James Meuse Sr. and the late Frances (Poitier) Meuse.

He was raised in Dorchester and Malden, MA, and graduated from Malden High School in 1950. Upon graduation he worked...

May 1, 2020

James H . Meuse Jr ., 88, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully at Elmhurst HealthCare on Friday May 1, 2020.

Jim was born on December 12, 1931 in Boston, MA. He was the son of the late James Meuse Sr. and the late Frances (Poitier) Meuse .

He was raised in Dorchester...

Apr 30, 2020

James "Jim" Longo , 100, died after a brief illness with COVID-19 and failing health at the Masconomet Healthcare Center in Topsfield, MA.

Jim is survived by; Jean Longo Anderson of Wakefield, MA, Francis Ginty of NV, Susan Bayek of NH, Patti Gauron of NH, Joan Caggiano of CA, John Cicciarella of MI and Joseph Trozzo of...

Apr 29, 2020

Christine "Chrissy" Ann Rosati, 48 of Wakefield, MA passed at The Brigham and Women's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on April 29th, 2020. Chrissy was born in March 9, 1972 in Melrose. She is the beloved daughter of Barbara Whitcomb and the late Robert Rosati.

Christine was married to her loving husband in a beautiful ceremony in Burlington on...

Apr 29, 2020

Carmela "Millie" LaConte passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, at Woburn Nursing Center. Born in Boston's West End on May 29, 1918, daughter of Rocco and Giuseppina Montecalvo Cipriano, her family later moved to Malden where she was educated and spent most of her life before settling in Wakefield.

After graduating eighth grade, Millie went to...

Apr 29, 2020

Courtney Marie Yentile-Fahey passed away on April 29, 2020 at the age of 42. Our hearts are broken with the passing of our beautiful daughter, mother, sister, and friend.

She is survived by her children, Dylan James and Brooke Marie Fahey. She was a devoted mother to her children who meant the world to her. They were...

Apr 28, 2020

George W . Parsons , Jr . age 95 of Woburn, formerly of Stoneham, died Tuesday, April 28 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Born in Stoneham on June 2, 1924 he was the son of the late George and Gertrude (Anderson) Parsons .

Raised in Stoneham, Mr. Parsons was a graduate of Stoneham High...

Apr 27, 2020

Rev . Earl Daniel Jeyaraj

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7

Rev . Earl Daniel Jeyaraj , 61, loving husband, father, grandfather, and beloved Pastor of New England Tamil Church (Boston, MA) and Indian Christian Fellowship (Hartford, CT), entered into God's glory...

Apr 26, 2020

Jean E Van Neste , 90 Graduate of Boston College and the University of Massachusetts Boston

WILMINGTON - Jean E . (Barrett) Van Neste , 90, of Wakefield passed away suddenly of COVID-19 at the Care-One Skilled Nursing Facility in Wilmington. Jean was the first child born to Christopher and Vera (Wilson) Barrett in Melrose on June...