Obituaries

Apr 20, 2020

Zaremba, Jean Margaret (Newton), age 90, longtime Wakefield resident, died peacefully after an up and down battle from CHF, April 20, 2020. Beloved wife of Thaddeus (Ted) Zaremba recently celebrating 59 years of marriage. Daughter of Elizabeth (DiCicco) and Francis Newton, Jean was born in the North End, grew up in Allston and moved to Stoneham, graduating from Stoneham...

Apr 20, 2020

Gunnar H . Berggren , age 93, of Wakefield, died Monday, April 20 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Born in Boston on December 16, 1926 he was the son of the late Carl and Klara (Tholinson) Berggren .

Mr. Berggren was raised and educated in Malden. He enlisted and proudly served his country during...

Apr 19, 2020

Richard C. "Dickie" Wilder, age 72, of Wakefield died on Sunday, April 19 in Melrose.

Dickie was born in Melrose on March 4, 1948 and was the beloved son of the late Theodore and Helen (Flanagan) Wilder. He was the loving brother of Kenneth Wilder and his wife Patti of Strafford, NH, Paul Wilder of Wakefield and...

Apr 19, 2020

Miss Elaine Helen McNally , age 82, of Stoneham, Massachusetts, passed away on April 19, 2020, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

She was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on March 22, 1938, the youngest daughter of the late John Henry McNally and Agnes Helen (Burke) McNally .

Elaine was predeceased by her three sisters and brothers-in-law, Eleanor Mary...

Apr 18, 2020

Josephine A . Viera , age 93, of Stoneham, died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home in Wakefield. Born in Boston on April 24, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Natale and Pauline (Ferruzza) DiGangi.

Josephine was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Viera . She was the sister of...

Apr 18, 2020

Dorothy A. Meuse, of Wakefield died on Saturday, April 18 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Dorothy was born in Wakefield on December 18, 1921 and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (LeBlanc) Meuse. She was the beloved sister of the late Loretta and Marie Elizabeth Meuse, John J. Meuse Jr., and...

Apr 18, 2020

Roger Brooks Gerry "Brooks" of Beverly, formerly Lynnfield, passed away on Saturday, April 18th in Burlington, MA.

Brooks was born in Melrose, MA and raised in Lynnfield, MA. He was the son of the late Roger and Elizabeth (Peabody) Gerry.

Brooks was a surveyor for 25 years at Hayes Engineering in Wakefield. More recently, he...

Apr 17, 2020

Thomas Carmen Ferrante , age 88, of Stoneham, died Friday, April 17 at the Lahey Clinic and Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Cambridge on August 15, 1931 he was the son of the late Daniel and Elizabeth (Donatelli) Ferrante .

Tom was raised in East Boston by his grandmother, Cecilia alongside his younger brother...

Apr 17, 2020

Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Silk passed away at Care One Nursing Home in Wilmington, MA from complications due to coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. She was 83 years old.

Bobbie was born in Cambridge on July 8, 1936 to the late Thomas and Annie Bakey of Somerville. She is survived by her husband, John Brendan Silk; children,...

Apr 15, 2020

Marie Sassano , age 92, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, April 15 in Wilmington.

Born in Sala Consilina, Italy on January 21, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Raffaella (DeRosa) Addesso.

She was the cherished wife of the late Louis A. Sassano . She was the loving mother of Steven Sassano of...

Apr 15, 2020

Doris M. (MacEachern) Roche passed away at the Residence at Salem Woods, in Salem, NH on Wednesday morning April 15, 2020. The beloved wife of the late Robert E. Roche, Doris was 90 years old.

Doris was born in Malden, MA, and was the daughter of the late Francis and Catherine MacEachern.

Doris was a...

Apr 14, 2020

Carol A . Fisher , 72, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Tuesday, April 14 at her home in which she loved, surrounded by family.

Born in Lynn on August 26, 1947, she was the daughter of the late William and Aurora (Cresta) Devine.

Carol was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1965....

Apr 14, 2020

Donald E . Ferreira , age 80 of Stoneham died suddenly April 14, 2020 in Burlington. Born in Cambridge, MA on August 22, 1939 he was the son of the late James and Louise (Quinn) Ferreira . He was raised in Cambridge and had worked many years in the printing industry and had been a Stoneham resident since 1962....

Apr 13, 2020

Patricia Ruth (Coneeny) Palermo longtime resident of Stoneham, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on April 13, 2020. Beloved wife of Joseph Palermo , and mother of Catherine (Bob) Lundman, Judith Petitti, Patricia (Ken) Swasey, Robert (Donna) Palermo , Michael (Joanne) Palermo , Virginia (George) Gifford, John (Julie) Palermo , Elizabeth (Mike) Stephens, David (Lisa) Palermo , Susan Palermo , Timothy...

Apr 12, 2020

Anthony J . Zagarella , 79, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, April 12 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born on January 29, 1941, and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rosario Zagarella .

Mr. Zagarella was raised and educated in South Boston. He was a retired mail handler for the United...

Apr 12, 2020

Mary Audrey (Bean) Stevenson Passed on Sunday, April 12th, from consequences of Covid 19.

Born in Somerville, MA in 1934, Audrey was the 13th of 16 children of William and Alice Bean.

A longtime resident of Lynnfield and W. Peabody, Audrey was blessed with a heartfelt laugh that delighted her grandchildren. And fortunate for them,...

Apr 11, 2020

Ruth M . Crivello , 85, of Wakefield, died on Saturday, April 11 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford.

Born in Malden on May 14, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Silliker and Margaret (McClellan) MacGibbon.

Mrs. Crivello was a graduate of Malden High School. She had been a...

Apr 10, 2020

Marcia A . Czinege , 75, of Wakefield, died on Friday, April 10 at the Care One in Wilmington from complications of COVID-19.

Born in Everett on March 31, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Fritz.

Mrs. Czinege was a graduate of Everett Vocational High School, Class of 1963....

Apr 10, 2020

Margaret A. "Peggy" (Thomas) Hansen , 90, formerly of Lynnfield, passed away on April 10, 2020, in Needham, at Briarwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

Peggy was born in Boston on October 6, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Edward R. and Margaret F. (Sawyer) Thomas.

She spent her early years in Winthrop and...

Apr 9, 2020

Rita Ann Hagar (Sisk), of Lynnfield died Thursday, April 9th at her residence in Lynnfield.

Rita was born in Somerville on October 4, 1937 and was the daughter of the late George and Margaret (FeFurquart) Sisk.

Rita was an avid boater. She and her husband spent their summers on their beloved boat "Indulgence" at the...