Obituaries

Feb 22, 2020

William Nelson Goddard , 76, of Wakefield, MA, passed away at his home after a battle with cancer on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020.

Bill was born in Malden, MA on September 8th, 1943. He was the son of the late Prudence ( Nelson ) ( Goddard ) White and the late George Everett Goddard . Bill was...

Feb 15, 2020

Joseph P . McCallion , 86 of Wakefield died Saturday February 15, at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Woburn, August 27, 1933 he was the son of the late John and Theresa (McElhinney) McCallion .

Joseph was raised in Woburn and was a Woburn High School graduate with the class of 1950. He went on...

Feb 12, 2020

Norma M. Donovan, age 86, of Derry, NH, formerly of Wakefield, died on Wednesday February 12 at the Aurora Senior Living Center in Derry, NH.

She was born in Wakefield on May 25, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Soccorso and Mary (Santoro) Storti.

Norma was a graduate of Wakefield High School and...

Feb 11, 2020

John M . Ingersoll , 74 of North Reading and Norway, Maine formerly of Melrose, died on Tuesday, February 11 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.

Born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1945, he was the son of the late Norman and Leticia (Walkins) Ingersoll .

Mr. Ingersoll was a graduate of...

Feb 11, 2020

Thomas G. Doucette. Age 80 of Wakefield died on Tuesday February 11, 2020 at The Bear Hill Nursing Center.

He was born on October 15, 1939 and was the son of the late Melbourne and Leah (DeVeau) Doucette.

Thomas was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1957. He was retired from the United...

Feb 11, 2020

Kathleen Trainor , 64 of Salisbury formerly of Wakefield died Tuesday February 11, at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.

Born in Melrose December 25, 1955 she was the daughter of Mary (Ryan) Hanley and the late James Hanley.

Kathleen was a graduate of Malden High School class of 1973. She earned her Associate...

Feb 10, 2020

Constantin Andronache, a long time resident of Somerville, MA, passed away at his home on the morning of February 10th, 2020.

He was the son of Constantin and Dumitra Andronache. Constantin was born on February 5th, 1957, and he was raised and educated in Romania.

In 1990 he came to the US to continue his...

Feb 10, 2020

Julia R . Rea , 87, of Lynnfield, died on Monday February 10 at her residence.

Born in Lynn on December 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Rosario and Lucy (Coscia) Bucchiere

Ms. Rea was a graduate of Saugus High School, Class of 1950 and attended Burdett Business School. She worked for...

Feb 10, 2020

Irene ( Atwood ) Carchia , age 96, of Reading formerly of Wakefield, died Monday, February 10 at her residence.

Irene was born on December 26, 1923, in Carver, MA. She grew up in E. Wareham and was a graduate of Wareham High School, Class of 1941. In 1943 she traveled to Washington D.C. and worked at...

Feb 9, 2020

Mary Louise "MaryLou" Herland passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on February 9, 2020. MaryLou was the daughter of Rudolph Boudreau and Mary Louise (Vacon) Boudreau and was born in Melrose MA on May 19, 1937. She was a graduate of Melrose High School where she met the love of her life, Frank Herland , Sr. Frank and...

Feb 5, 2020

John A. Peach, 87, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, February 5 at his residence.

Born in Chelsea on May 12, 1932, he was the son of the late Augustus and Mildred (Jillette) Peach.

Mr. Peach was a graduate of Reading High School, Class of 1952. He served in the United States Air Force during the...

Feb 5, 2020

Kevin F. Brizee, 42, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, February 5, at his residence.

Kevin was born in Melrose on August 14, 1977 and was the son of Dagmar (Fogal) Brizee and the late Alfred A. Brizee.

Kevin was a lifelong resident of Wakefield and was a graduate...

Feb 3, 2020

Antonette V . Martini , age 91, of Wakefield, died Monday, February 3 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home in Wakefield.

Born in Everett on June 19, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Nunzia (Ciulla) Corrao.

Antonette was raised in the North End of Boston and graduated from the Boston Public...

Jan 31, 2020

Donald D . Rosmarinofski , age 84, of Lynnfield, died Friday, January 31 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Worcester on March 26, 1935 he was the son of the late Dominic and Marie Rosmarinofski .

Donald was raised in Northborough and had been a longtime Lynnfield resident. In 1959 he opened his...

Jan 26, 2020

Joyce E. Nelson, age 73, of Wakefield, formerly a longtime Malden resident, died Sunday, January 26 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Malden on August 26, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Gustaav and Miriam (Gayton) DeVits.

Joyce was raised and educated in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School,...

Jan 25, 2020

Marjorie F. Hery, 92 of Reading, died on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at The Bear Hill Nursing Center. She was born in Boston on November 23, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Patrick and Katherine (Lawlor) Shine. Marge was an avid golfer, traveler, and baker. She worked as an RN for 40 plus years. She also volunteered...

Jan 21, 2020

Carl E. Akerberg, 83, a longtime resident of Wakefield died on Tuesday, January 21 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Boston on October 7, 1936, and was the son of the late Edwin C. and Mary (Manfredi) Akerberg.

Carl was raised and educated in East Boston and Revere, and was a graduate...

Jan 20, 2020

Joan Marie O'Donnell, age 90, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Monday, January 20 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Born in Bayonne, NJ on March 16, 1929 she was the daughter of the late David and Eleanor (McKigney) Donovan.

Mrs. O'Donnell was raised and educated in Bayonne, NJ and was a graduate of Holy Family...

Jan 18, 2020

Marjorie Babine , 96 of Stoneham formerly of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada died at her home on Saturday January 18.

Born in Halifax, April 20, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Hilda (Westaver) Pitts.

Marjorie was raised and educated in Halifax. She was retired from Air Canada. Along with her husband...

Jan 18, 2020

Deanna M . Palmer , age 81, died on Saturday January 18 at The Kaplan Family Hospice house in Danvers.

She was born in Melrose on June 24, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mae (Davies) Santoro.

Deanna was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1956 where she was...