Obituaries

Mar 21, 2020

Christopher Mirasolo , Sr . of Wakefield passed away peacefully after a courageous fight with Alzheimer's Disease, in his home surrounded by his family and two granddogs, Huey and Captain, on Saturday, March 21, 2020. He was 91 years young.

Chris was born on February 3, 1929 to the late Joseph and Elizabeth Mirasolo . Raised in...

Mar 20, 2020

Dominic Encarnacao , age 58, a Wakefield native and member of a well-known local family, died Friday, March 20, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was born in Melrose on April 21, 1961, and was the son of the late Julio O. Jr. and Josephine A. (Croce) Encarnacao .

Dominic was a graduate of...

Mar 19, 2020

Generoso "Joe" Cresta, of Wakefield passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surround by his family.

Joe was born in Paternopoli, Italy on February 2, 1950. He was the son of the late Soccorso and Giuseppa (Perillo) Cresta.

He emigrated from Italy to the United States in 1963 settling in Wakefield where...

Mar 19, 2020

Nancy Reber Wall of Woburn, Massachusetts passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 19, 2020 after a long-fought battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on July 27, 1935, to the late George C. Reber and Helen Conway Reber, Nancy was an intelligent and curious girl, with an early proclivity for education. Even in...

Mar 17, 2020

Florence Hayes of Wakefield formerly of Dorchester, Adams Village and Cohasset passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17.

Born Dorchester on August 3, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Bertha (Peroneni) Luiselli. The wife of the late James J Hayes, mother of Stephen Hayes and his wife Ann of Wakefield, Ma. Brion Hayes...

Mar 16, 2020

Katherine "Kay" M. Buttiglieri, 80, of Lynnfield formerly of Wakefield, died on Monday, March 16 at the Sunrise Senior Living in Lynnfield.

Born in Worcester on September 28, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Alice (Ferro) Papparelli.

A Wakefield resident for 49 years before moving to Lynnfield, Kay was a graduate...

Mar 15, 2020

Mary Ann Rafferty Yianacopolus of Stoneham passed away at the age of 81 at Lexington Care One on Sunday March 15th, 2020.

Born on March 14, 1939 in Winchester, Mary is the loving daughter of the late James and Lillian (Stout)Rafferty of Stoneham, MA and sister to Joan Bemis, Kevin Rafferty, and the late James Rafferty.

Mar 15, 2020

Robert Nicholas Brigante , age 70, a longtime Wakefield resident died Sunday, March 15 at the Bear Mountain Nursing Home in Reading.

Born in Winthrop on July 24, 1949 he was the son of the late Augustus J. and Mildred (Fassano) Brigante .

Robert was raised and educated in Orient Heights in Boston and received...

Mar 10, 2020

James J. Murphy, Jr. 97, formerly of Wayland Rd., Wakefield passed away surrounded by loved ones on March 10th after a brief stay in the hospital.

James was born on November 29, 1922 in Wakefield, MA. A graduate of Wakefield High School and later went to Bryant Stratton Business School. James went on to serve in the...

Mar 9, 2020

Madeline H. Austin, 92, of Wakefield died on Monday, March 9, at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

She was born in Stoneham on April 10, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Welsford and Flora (Stevens) Hiltz.

Madeline was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School. She had been a Wakefield...

Mar 9, 2020

Phyllis M . Oxford , age 96, of Wakefield died Monday, March 9 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Born in Wakefield on October 25, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Louis and Margaret (Malonson) Surrette.

Mrs. Oxford was raised in Wakefield and attended St. Joseph School and graduated from Wakefield...

Mar 8, 2020

Mark A . Pelletier , age 72, of Wakefield died Sunday, March 8 at the Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples, FL.

Born in Nashua, NH on May 7, 1947 he was the son of the late Paul and Malvina (Lapinskas) Pelletier .

Mr. Pelletier was raised in Lynn and was a graduate of St. Mary's...

Mar 5, 2020

Sally G. Chinchillo, 91, of Wakefield, died on Thursday, March 5th at her residence.

Born in Revere on April 1, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Phyllis (Tammaro) Picardi.

Mrs. Chinchillo was raised in Revere. She was a graduate of Revere High School and Maryland College. Mrs. Chinchillo had been a...

Mar 2, 2020

Lisa V. Abkarian, age 34 of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham died on March 2, 2020. She was born at Melrose/Wakefield Hospital on June 8, 1985. She was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2003. She enjoyed family time, karaoke, arts, beach and loved animals especially her cat, Stella.

Survived...

Mar 1, 2020

Sean Patrick Hurley, age 56, of Wakefield, died Sunday, March 1 at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Wareham on September 11, 1963 he was the son of the late Robert and Maura (O'Sullivan) Hurley.

Sean was raised in Duxbury and was a graduate of Duxbury High School. He went on to receive...

Feb 29, 2020

Donna Majeski, age 74, passed away suddenly on February 29th, 2020. Donna was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Donna was preceded in death by her parents Mary (Evangelista) Manuel and Domenic Manuel of Wakefield, MA. She was born on October 19, 1945 at Winchester Hospital. She was born and raised in Wakefield and was a proud...

Feb 27, 2020

Mary T. McCarthy Evans, 89, of Wakefield, passed peacefully on Thursday, February 27 at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington surrounded by her loving family.

Mary was born in Melrose on May 3, 1930 and was the daughter of Joseph M. and Julia L. (Connelly) McCarthy.

Mary, also known as "Honey" and "Meme" was...

Feb 26, 2020

Aurora O . Devine , age 91, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Wednesday, February 26 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Avellino, Italy on December 18, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Filomena (Dragonetti) Cresta. The family moved to the United States in 1939, where they settled in Wakefield and raised their family....

Feb 26, 2020

Rami J . Wanis , age 51, of Wakefield died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Damascus, Syria on February 18, 1969 he was the son of Haneneh (Shankhour) Wanis the late Jamil T. Wanis . Rami was raised and educated in Wakefield and attended Wakefield High School.

Feb 23, 2020

Mary E. "Beth" Loud, 99, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Sunday, February 23 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on September 16, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Albert and M. Elizabeth (DeVeau) LeFave.

Beth was a retired cafeteria worker for the Wakefield School Department. She was a member of St....