Obituaries

Jan 17, 2020

Walter E. "Bud" Lundgren, 94, of Wakefield MA died on Friday, January 17, 2020 at his home.

Born in Cambridge MA on June 10, 1925, he was the son of the late William and Anna (Edgerly) Lundgren.

Mr. Lundgren was a graduate of Malden High School. He was a retired Tool & Die Engineer for...

Jan 17, 2020

Theresa M. (Maloney) St. George, 94, of Stoneham, died peacefully on January 17 surrounded by her loving family.

Born in 1925 in Somerville, MA, she was the youngest child of Nicholas and Catherine Maloney, and was the devoted wife of the late Brendan E. St. George with whom she enjoyed 45 years of marriage. She is survived...

Jan 13, 2020

Geraldine F. Orozco, 74, of Wakefield formerly of Reading, died on Monday, January 13 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Medford on May 17, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary Elizabeth (Boylan) Shanahan.

Ms. Orozco was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of North Cambridge...

Jan 13, 2020

Helen V . Jennings died peacefully in her Wakefield home on January 13, 2020. Helen was born on October 9, 1920, the year women gained the right to vote, in New Berlin, Chenago Co. NY. She was the daughter of Elizabeth and Joseph Glennie and the sister of the late Margaret Hilts Sweeney, Harold and Elizabeth Glennie. She was...

Jan 11, 2020

Dorothy R. Murphy (Barry), age 88, a longtime Lynnfield resident, died on Saturday, January 11 at the Masconomet Health Care Center in Topsfield.

With sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Dorothy, our mother and friend to all whose lives she touched on.

Dottie was born and raised in Somerville, the daughter of the late...

Jan 9, 2020

John A. Bilicki, 89, of Rochester, New Hampshire formerly of Wildwood, Florida & Reading, died on Thursday, January 9 at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on July 31, 1930, he was the son of the late Anthony and Victoria (Zoiremski) Bilicki.

Mr. Bilicki was a graduate of Reading High School. He served in the United...

Jan 8, 2020

M. Patricia O'Brien, age 83 of Stoneham died Wednesday January 8 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born in Boston, MA on September 18, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Mildred (Jamieson) McCluskey. She was raised in Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Most Blessed Sacrament High School in...

Jan 5, 2020

Kevin J. Murphy, 68, of Stoneham, died on Sunday, January 5 at the Kaplan Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Cambridge on November 27, 1951, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Tarrant) Murphy.

Kevin was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1969. He was a long time Stoneham resident....

Jan 4, 2020

Joanna M . "Joan" Jankowski 86, longtime resident of Wakefield died Saturday January 4, at Bearmountain of Reading.

Born in Chelsea, September 20, 1933 she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Bednarek) Kravish.

Joan was a graduate of Medford High School class of 1951. She had been a Wakefield resident for the...

Jan 4, 2020

Anthony J . Gioioso , age 75, of Winchester, died Saturday, January 4 at the Winchester Hospital. Born in Boston on May 23, 1944 he was the son of the late Anthony and Julietta (Gemma) Gioioso .

Anthony was raised and educated in East Boston before marrying and raising his family in Somerville. He was an avid...

Jan 3, 2020

Joseph J. Canty, of Lynnfield died Friday, January 3rd at his residence surrounded by his family after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 7, 1950, the son of the late John and Emily (Layton) Canty. Joe was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Saint Clement High School, Class of 1968 and later from...

Jan 3, 2020

Sally Jean Paterson , formerly of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, age 72, passed away on January 3, 2020 in Virginia. Sally is survived by her daughter, Nikki DePersis and granddaughter Matti of Arlington, Virginia; her sister Nancy Shields (Kevin), her brother Bob Paterson (Kristine), her nieces and nephews and her companion Ed Flynn. Sally was preceded in death by her son,...

Jan 3, 2020

Herold Frances Doherty , Korean War Veteran

Herold Frances Doherty , of Wakefield, MA, passed away on January 3, 2020. He was 8 days short of his 90th birthday. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Bernice (Benjamin) Doherty , a brother, John Benjamin Doherty , and a sister, Ruth Stafford. Herold was also predeceased by...

Jan 1, 2020

Dianne D . Noyes , age 79, of E. Wakefield, NH formerly of Wakefield, MA died Wednesday, January 1 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Miami, Florida on October 16, 1940 she was the daughter of the late Ann Daly and Clinton Spear.

Raised in Wakefield Dianne was a graduate of Wakefield High School,...

Jan 1, 2020

Marie "Bernice" Doucette (LeBlanc) passed on peacefully from complications of dementia on January 1, 2020, surrounded by her family in Brentwood, NH at the age of 85.

Bernice was born on Surette's Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, on July 7, 1934. Daughter of late Joseph "Alphie" LeBlanc and Anne "Genevieve" LeBlanc (Muise) of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. She...

Dec 30, 2019

Florence M . Doucette , 93 of Taunton, a former longtime resident of Wakefield died Monday December 30, at the Wedgemere Healthcare Center of Taunton.

Born in Everett November 27, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Eben and Anna (Cotreau) Brown.

Florence was raised in Gloucester where her father was a Fisherman. She...

Dec 29, 2019

Frank Edward Papalegis , age 81, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Sunday, December 29 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on May 31, 1938 he was the son of the late Frank and Stasia (Konsavage) Papalegis .

Mr. Papalegis was raised in Everett and was a graduate of Chauncy Hall Preparatory School and late...

Dec 29, 2019

Jon A. Procurot, age 76, a retired Lieutenant of the Lynnfield Fire Department and well know local resident died suddenly on Sunday, December 29 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Jon was a lifelong resident of Lynnfield and was born on January 1, 1943 the son of the late Antonio and Evelyn E. (Curio) Procurot.

He was a graduate...

Dec 28, 2019

John P . DelRossi , Jr . of Lawrence, formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, December 28 at the Wood Mill Center in Lawrence. Born March 20, 1951 he was the son of the late John P . and Mary A. (Kehoe) DelRossi . He was the brother of Carol Harmen of Wakefield, Sandra Minchello and her husband Thomas of...

Dec 27, 2019

Susan D . Downey , age 79 of Reading and a former resident of Wakefield died Friday, December 27th in Wakefield. Born on February 21, 1940 she was the daughter of the late Donald Parr and Gertrude (Dwyer) Searle.

She was raised in Reading and was a graduate of Reading High School, Class of 1957 and later...