Obituaries

Oct 6, 2019

Helen Mary James, age 100, of Lynnfield, died Sunday, October 6 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Peabody on August 20, 1919 she was the daughter of the late Marcus and Nellie (Dowd) Peterson.

Mrs. James was raised in Peabody and was a graduate of Peabody High School and then attended...

Oct 6, 2019

Hugh Francis Sweeney , of Stoneham, MA, passed away October 6, 2019. Age 100.

He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Pauline (Fraughton) Sweeney , nieces Terese Ajer of Lake Forest Park, WA, Diane Frost of Sandwich, MA and several other nieces and nephews.

Hugh was born on August 17, 1919 in...

Oct 6, 2019

Anna T . Tibbetts (Doyle) of Reading, formerly of Lynn died on Friday, October 6 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Anna was born in Stoneham on July 24, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Charles T . and Agnes (Power) Doyle.

Anna was a graduate of St. Patrick High School, Class of 1946....

Oct 5, 2019

Donald T. Young, age 84, a lifelong resident of Wakefield and a veteran newspaper photographer, died on Saturday, October 5.

Mr. Young was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1955; Franklin Technical Institution, Boston, Class of 1956 (majoring in photography); and New England School of Art, Boston, Class of 1959 (majoring in commercial art and...

Oct 4, 2019

Ernest J. Yamartino, Sr., 94, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2019. He was born on February 17, 1925 to Salvatore Yamartino and Giovannina "Jennie" (Lanzano) Yamartino and was raised in Waltham, MA.

He was the beloved husband of 65 years to Dorothy (Hartigan) Yamartino until her death in July 2014. He leaves his six loving children:...

Oct 1, 2019

Judith A . (Kelley) DeCourcy , of Wakefield, MA, beloved wife of the late David H. DeCourcy passed away peacefully on October 1, 2019 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center surrounded by her loving family.

Born and raised in Woburn Massachusetts on June 17, 1937, Judy was the oldest of five children of William V. Kelley and...

Oct 1, 2019

Nancy M. Shea, age 72, of North Reading, formerly of Melrose, died Tuesday, October 1 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Malden on March 11, 1947 she was the cherished daughter of the late Robert M. and Claire (Fisher) Shea. She was the beloved sister of Barbara Shea of North Reading and the late Roberta and Kevin...

Oct 1, 2019

Edna M. Gilfeather, 100, a long time Wakefield resident died on Tuesday, October 1 at the Beverly Hospital.

Born in Melrose on November 4, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Sylvine and Mary (Babin) Bourque.

Mrs. Gilfeather was raised and educated in Melrose and was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in...

Sep 30, 2019

Ruth J . Mogan , age 97, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Sunday, September 30 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Burlington.

Born in Malden on March 19, 1922 she was the daughter of the late John and Frances (Barnes) McDonough.

Mrs. Mogan was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Girls Catholic High...

Sep 30, 2019

Mariane P . Tarnoff , age 81, a longtime Wakefield resident died Monday, September 30, 2019 at the Care One in Wilmington.

Born in Montclair, NJ on September 21, 1938 she was the daughter of the late John J. and Hedwig (Buchinski) Stone.

Mrs. Tarnoff was raised in Montclair, NJ and was a graduate of...

Sep 23, 2019

Frank Paul Rivera, age 55, of Stoneham, MA passed away on Monday, September 23rd.

Frank was raised in Stoneham, MA and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1982. In 1990, Frank joined the Department of Corrections and sustained a career ending injury which made him disabled. In 1995, he married Desiree (Vitiello) Rivera, also...

Sep 23, 2019

Ann (Peteusky) Rivers died peacefully surrounded by her family on September 23, 2019 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. She was 97 1/2 years young. Remarkably, she lived all but one week independently, in her home in Wakefield.

She was born in Cokesburg, PA and was the daughter of the late Peter Peteuski and Mary...

Sep 22, 2019

Nancy Louise (Condell) Green of Wakefield, MA died peacefully on September 22, 2019 at age 86 with her family by her side, following a period of declining health. She was born October 19, 1932 in Melrose, MA, the youngest of five children of Belfast native Col. William John Condell and Mary Helene "Mae" O'Neil (just one "L", as Nancy...

Sep 22, 2019

Arthur Orcutt , age 69, of Peabody MA, died Sunday morning, September 22, 2019, while vacationing with his wife in Maui, Hawaii. Born on May 6, 1950 in Medford MA, he was the son of the late Francis Orcutt and Patricia (O'Leary) Orcutt .

Arthur is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Janet Orcutt; along...

Sep 20, 2019

George M. Livingstone, Jr. of Wakefield died on Friday, September 20 at his residence.

George was born in York, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1924 and was the son of George M. Livingstone, Sr. and Viola (Ruesskamp) Livingstone.

Mr. Livingstone's first wife, Georgianna, died in 1991. Their children are Joan White and her husband Robert of...

Sep 20, 2019

Helen F. (Treanor) McNall died peacefully at home on Friday, September 20, 2019, just as she wished. Born September 8, 1931, she was the daughter of the late James and Catherine (Donovan) Treanor.

Helen was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Saint Clements High School. She moved to Wakefield to raise a family after marrying...

Sep 18, 2019

Jean M. (MacGregor) Wenzel of Wakefield died on Wednesday, September 18 at her summer residence in Freedom, NH.

Jean was born in Melrose on April 24, 1931 and was the daughter of the late George C. and Leila (MacNayr) MacGregor.

Jean was raised in Lynnfield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School Class of...

Sep 17, 2019

Doris A. LaSpina, age 90 of Wakefield died Tuesday September 17, 2019. Born December 20, 1928 the daughter of the late Michael and Alice (Condon) Beatty. She was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School class of 1946. Doris had been a Wakefield resident since 1950. She was a retired clerk from the former American...

Sep 16, 2019

Mrs. Margaret Ann Whitcomb, age 79, of Micco, FL, formerly of Maine, passed away on September 16, 2019 surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Margaret was born in Wakefield and was the daughter of the late Salvatore "Toody" and Josephine Canto.

Margaret was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School....

Sep 16, 2019

The family of David A . Fazio of Wakefield is sad to announce that he died on September 16 at the age of 43 following a medical emergency. Born on November 3, 1975, he was the son of Roy and the late Marjorie Fazio , both of Wakefield. He was the loving brother to Julie Fazio , of Wakefield,...