Obituaries

Sep 14, 2019

Dorothy Parsikian, of Burlington died on Saturday, September 14 at the Wingate in Reading.

Born March 19, 1934 on Mystic Valley Parkway in Arlington, Massachusetts. Mrs. Parsikian attended the Pierce Grammar School in Arlington, Arlington Jr. High West and Arlington High School graduating in 1952. She concentrated on business courses that prepared her to work initially for...

Sep 12, 2019

June Winifred Turner Hazelwood, age 93, formerly of Wakefield, MA, passed away on September 12, 2019 with family by her side.

Born in Belmont, MA on June 17, 1926, to Mildred and Frank Turner, she grew up in Medford, MA.

June graduated from Medford H.S., Class of 1944. As a teenager, she was an accomplished...

Sep 10, 2019

Doreen A. Landman (McColgan) of Highland Beach, Florida passed away on September 10, 2019 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading, MA with her family by her side. Born in Revere on October 25, 1934. Doreen was the loving daughter of the late Harry & Beatrice (Perrotti) Stone.

She was raised in Revere and a graduate...

Sep 10, 2019

Mitchell "Barry" Corbett passed on to his eternal rest September 10. He was 55 years old. The cause of death was renal failure stemming from a quarter century battle with Lupus.

Barry was born in Medford, Massachusetts on December 18, 1963, sharing a birthday with Keith Richards, of his all-time favorite band, The Rolling Stones. He was...

Sep 10, 2019

Diane M. McManus, 64, of Plymouth formerly of Wakefield, died on Tuesday, September 10 at the Newfield House in Plymouth.

Diane was born in Melrose on April 20, 1955 and was the daughter of the late Thomas L. and Rose M. (White) McManus.

Diane was raised in Wakefield and attended St. Coletta School in Hanover...

Sep 9, 2019

Ann Stanton, age 81, of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield and Malden, died Monday, September 9 at her residence.

Born in Birmingham, England on March 25, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Violet Pickering.

Mrs. Stanton was raised in England before moving to the United States in the 1960's as part of...

Sep 8, 2019

A kind heart, warm smile and helping hand were hallmarks of Mary (Burns) Lally who passed away on September 8, 2019.

A proud graduate of Wakefield High School in the class of 1938, Mary then faced a challenge common to many young people. What comes next? While visiting a friend and neighbor in the hospital, Mary was...

Sep 7, 2019

James M. Romano of Westford died at his home on Saturday, September 7.

James was born in Medford on December 12, 1960 and was the son of the late Harry P. and Pauline C. (Ciampa) Romano.

James was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1978. He later attended...

Sep 5, 2019

Deborah A . Clark , age 66, of Wilmington, formerly of Malden, died Thursday, September 5 at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Melrose on December 2, 1952 she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Lorraine M. (Surette) Coombs.

Deborah was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose...

Sep 4, 2019

James E . Good , 82, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, September 4 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center. Born in Boston on June 6, 1937, he was the son of the late James E . and Helen (Fleming) Good .

Mr. Good was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1956. He was a retired...

Sep 1, 2019

Bernard (Bernie) MacKenna was born on April 1, 1934; he passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on September 1, 2019. He was the son of the late George and Jessie MacKenna and loving brother to Barbara Adams of Peabody and the late June McElroy of Peabody. Bernie was raised and educated in Lynn, MA and was a graduate of...

Aug 30, 2019

Billy B . Hughes , 36, of Dorchester died on Friday, August 30.

Born in Winchester on October 7, 1982, he was the son of Doreen F. (Pratt) Hughes of Woburn and the late William B . Hughes .

Billy was raised and educated in Winchester. He worked as a Security Guard for many restaurants...

Aug 29, 2019

John Ingham Gaythwaite was born in West Lynn, MA to William Gaythwaite and Annis Oxley on 3 August 1917. He married Doris Rich in 1943 and following the end of WWII they built their home in Lynnfield, MA where they resided for 60 years and raised two sons, John W. and Gary G. Gaythwaite . John and Doris moved...

Aug 29, 2019

Frank C. Masiello, 65, of Wakefield, died on Thursday, August 29 at his home.

He was born in Lynn on January 6, 1954 and was the son of Eileen (Golden) Masiello and the late Frank Masiello.

Frank was most proud of his family. The best days of his life were spent with his 6 year...

Aug 28, 2019

Douglas W . Toth , 66, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, August 28 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Melrose on January 2, 1952, he was the son of the late John S. and Maida (Purrington) Toth .

Mr. Toth was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He served in the United States...

Aug 28, 2019

Judith L. "Judy" Hafferty , age 78, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, August 28 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Winchester on December 12, 1940 she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth (Wilder) Burns.

Judy was raised and educated in Reading and was a graduate of Reading High School, Class of 1958. She...

Aug 26, 2019

Jennifer McNall passed away on August 26, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Jennifer is a lifelong resident of the town of Wakefield and a graduate from Wakefield High School in 1986. Jennifer was most recently employed at Winchester Hospital in the intensive care unit. Jennifer was the loving wife of...

Aug 23, 2019

Robert Carl Colucci, age 62, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away on August 23rd, 2019 following complications from surgery.

Born at Lynn Hospital on December 16th, 1956, he was the son of the late Carl Colucci and Lillian "Queenie" Blangio Colucci, former owners of Circle Bowl in Lynnfield.

Bobby was one of Lynnfield's sons....

Aug 21, 2019

Philip J. Holland, 86, of Woburn died peacefully on Wednesday, August 21 at his residence.

Born in Malden on May 24, 1933, he was the son of the late Francis and Helen (McEvoy) Holland.

Mr. Holland was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1952. He served in the United States Army during...

Aug 21, 2019

Paula J. Merrigan, age 64, formerly of Boxford and Somerville, died Wednesday, August 21 at her residence.

Born in Somerville on September 22, 1954 she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Vincenza (DiRocco) Dennehy.

Paula was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1972. She had been...