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Wanda D'Alfonso
Oct 29, 2023
Wanda L. D'Alfonso of Wakefield, and formerly of Revere, MA, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the age of 63, surrounded by loved ones. Wanda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She entered into eternal rest peacefully after a courageous battle with health complications following an aneurysm in July 2022.
Wanda was born to the...
Donald Wright
Oct 29, 2023
Donald Wright, age 90 , of Wakefield, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 29, 2023. He was born in Tring, Hertfordshire, England on May 28, 1933 and was the son of the late Harry Francis and Gwendoline M. (Thorne) Wright.
As a young man, he traveled the world and had many adventures. He was a man of many talents,...
Joelle M. Filoramo
Oct 29, 2023
Joelle Marie Filoramo, 36, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, October 29, unexpectedly at home.
Born in Winchester on April 11, 1987, she was the daughter of Joseph and Janet (Bonner) Filoramo.
Joelle was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 2005. She had been working most recently at Tavern in the Square in Woburn. Though Joelle’s most favorite job...
Carl A. Sacco
Oct 27, 2023
Carl A. Sacco, 94, of Reading, MA, formerly of Medford, MA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on October 27th.
Carl was born on February 6, 1929, to Carlo and Nellie Sacco. After graduating from Medford High School, Carl enlisted in the Army and was honorably discharged in 1948. He received the World War II Victory Medal...
Ruth J. Neville
Oct 26, 2023
Ruth J. Neville, age 97, a lifelong Medford resident, died on Thursday, October 26 at the Wakefield Center.
She was born in Maine on June 25, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Edward and Marie (Courte) St. Pierre.
Ruth was the wife of the late John “Joe” Neville. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
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Frank F. Simonetti
Oct 24, 2023
Frank F. Simonetti, age 90, of Wakefield died Tuesday, October 24 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.
Born in Boston on July 31, 1933 he was the son of the late Francis and Ida Simonetti.
Frank was raised in Brighton and was a graduate of St. Columbkille High School and Boston College. He was a retired manager from...
Viola Simeola
Oct 22, 2023
Viola (Corindia) Simeola, 91, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 22, 2023.
Viola was born on October 17, 1932 to Millie and Vincent Corindia in Wakefield.
After graduating from Wakefield High School in 1950, she went on to study at Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. In 1955 she married the love of her life, Mario, going on...
James Amyouny
Oct 21, 2023
James “Jim” Amyouny, age 90, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died peacefully on Saturday, October 21. Born on April 29, 1933, Jim grew up in Boston, attended Boston University, and served in the US Army before settling into a long career as a sales executive in the confectionary packaging industry. He also remained actively involved in a family business right...
Faez "Frank" Shankhour
Oct 20, 2023
Faez “Frank” Shankhour, 72 a Wakefield resident since 1979 died at his home on Friday October 20th.
Born in Syria July 3, 1951 he was the son of the late Aziz and Jamileh (Boghos) Shankhour.
Frank immigrated to the United States in 1979 from Demascus, Syria and settled in Wakefield. He was the owner of Frank’s Auto of Wakefield for...
Joseph C. Delcore
Oct 19, 2023
Joseph C. Delcore, age 81, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Thursday, October 19 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.
Born in Winthrop on September 23, 1942 he was the son of the late Daniel and Josephine (Merola) Delcore.
Mr. Delcore was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School. He matriculated to Dartmouth College, Class of 1964 and continued...
Malcolm "Mal" Fraser
Oct 18, 2023
Malcolm Phillip Fraser, 80
Malcolm (Mal) Fraser, 80, died at Carondelet Village in Saint Paul, Minnesota on Wednesday, October 18, after a long battle with dementia. Mal was born on September 9, 1943 and grew up in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He was a son of the late Walter and Caroline (Bilodeau) Fraser. Mal attended Lynnfield schools until the 8th grade, at...
Mary Ann O'Keefe
Oct 18, 2023
O’Keefe, Mary Ann of Boston, Oct 18. Daughter of the late Robert R. and Frances (Cowles) O’Keefe. Sister of Catherine M. Novak and husband Brian of E. Kingstown, NH, Robert R. O’Keefe, Jr. of Newton, and Elizabeth F. Driscoll and husband David of Hingham. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Graveside Service at Saint Patrick Cemetery, Elm St., Stoneham on...
Bertram "Bert" Peluso
Oct 18, 2023
Loved family, music and making a difference.
Bert passed away on October 18, 2023 at home in Lynnfield in the care of his loving family. He was born in Chelsea, MA on January 19, 1938, to Bertram and Luisa (Mariani) Peluso. He was their “Sonny.”
He leaves his wife and best friend Karen McGillicuddy Peluso, and their children Robert of...
Matthew R. Wixon
Oct 17, 2023
Matthew R. Wixon passed away suddenly at the age of 27 on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023.
Matt was born in Boston and lived in Wakefield and graduated from Northeast Metro Tech High School.
Matt was a hard worker who really enjoyed his job and teammates at PestEnd and recently received Employee of the Month. Outside of work, Matt loved to...
Lorraine A. Curran
Oct 17, 2023
Lorraine A. Curran, age 71, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died Tuesday, October 17 at her home.
Born in Malden on February 13, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Helen (Cronin) Burke.
Lorraine was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1969, where she was a proud Majorette. She was a...
Sheila F. Frost
Oct 16, 2023
Sheila Ferreira Frost, age 71, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, MA, died on Monday, October 16, 2023 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, MA surrounded by her loving family.
Sheila was born on Father’s Day, June 15, 1952 in Winchester, MA. She was the daughter of the late John Ferreira and the late Rita (Curley) Ferreira of Wakefield, MA....
David DiLuigi
Oct 13, 2023
David DiLuigi of Falmouth, MA passed away unexpectedly on October 13, 2023.
Born in Melrose MA on June 15, 1985, David is the beloved son of E. Hilary DiLuigi (Shea) of Lynn, MA and Paul M. DiLuigi of Yarmouth, MA.
Dave's early years were shaped by his passion for all sports. After attending Saugus High School he went on to...
William H. Hebb, Jr.
Oct 11, 2023
William H. “Bill” Hebb, Jr. age 75, of Beverly, died Wednesday, October 11 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.
Born in Brighton on October 10, 1948 he was the son of the late William H. and Helen C. (Devin) Hebb. The family was raised in West Peabody. Bill was very handy and could do anything and...
Giovanni LaVita
Oct 11, 2023
Giovanni LaVita, age 83 of Medford died Wednesday, October 11 at his home. He was born in Calore, Italy on July 5, 1940 and was the son of the late Raffaele and Annunziata (Martinello) LaVita. Mr. LaVita was raised in Italy and came to reside in Boston’s North End at age 23. He was the long-time owner and operator of...
Trudy Delory
Oct 10, 2023
We deeply grieve the passing of Trudy Delory, a lifelong resident of Wakefield and West Harwich, MA on October 10, 2023 in Providence, RI. A devoted and loving daughter, treasured sister, aunt and friend, her accomplishments as a beloved teacher, committed union leader, elected public official, community volunteer and unmatched creative force will long be remembered by generations of...
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