Obituaries

Jul 29, 2020

George E . Barnard , age 75, of Malden, formerly a longtime Wakefield resident, died Wednesday, July 29 at his residence.

Born in Medford on April 29, 1945 he was the son of the late Benjamin J. and Lorraine M. (Fermoyle) Barnard .

George was raised and educated in Wakefield and had served in the...

Jul 28, 2020

Luca Cresta: June 30, 1930 - July 28, 2020

Born in Castelfranci Provence of Avellino, Region Campania, Italy. At the age of 21 he moved with his family to a bigger farm in Province of Pisa, Region Tuscany. Here he worked on the farm; worked general construction and served in the Italian army. He got married to...

Jul 27, 2020

Geraldine A Lee, 87 of Wakefield, died on Monday, July 27 at her residence.

Born in Boston on March 21, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Agnes (Burke) Musgrave.

Mrs. Lee was a graduate of Howe High School in Billerica and Burdett College of Business. She had been a Wakefield resident...

Jul 26, 2020

Katherine "Kitty" A. (Sawicki) Re age 88 of Lynnfield, formerly of West Peabody, born in Boston on Thursday November 26th 1931 died on Sunday July 26th 2020. Kitty passed away surrounded by loved ones in her Lynnfield home after a short yet brave battle with lung cancer. Unfortunately, treatment was not an option for Kitty, so coming home to...

Jul 23, 2020

Joanne A. Piselli, 77 a longtime resident of Wakefield died at her home on Thursday July 23.

Born in Somerville January 10, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Russell J. and Margaret (Vitale) Piselli.

Joanne was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School. She was a retired Marketing Manager...

Jul 22, 2020

Mark D. Dalton 53, of Wilmington formerly of Wakefield died on Wednesday, July 22 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

Mark was born in Melrose on January 20, 1967 and was the son of Joan (Castagnino) Dalton of Woburn and the late Richard Dalton.

Mark was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield...

Jul 22, 2020

Carol S . Carter , age 83, a longtime Lynnfield resident, died Wednesday, July 22 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Lima, Ohio on July 23, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Lowell K. and Zelma (Brower) Shaffer.

Mrs. Carter was raised and educated in Delphos, Ohio. She received...

Jul 19, 2020

Kevin M. Butler, 66, of Wakefield died on Sunday, July 19 at his residence.

Kevin was born in Melrose on January 30, 1954 and was the son of Doris M. (Walton) Butler and the late Francis R. Butler.

Kevin was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1972. He...

Jul 18, 2020

John Joseph Murray, Jr. M.D. of Andover, formerly of Chelmsford and Norwich, VT, died Saturday, July 18 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Stoneham on March 9, 1951 he was the son of the late John Joseph and Mary E. (Sheldon) Murray.

John was born and raised in Stoneham and was...

Jul 15, 2020

Jeanne Marie (Bowen) Delory, 89, of West Harwich, formerly of Wakefield, passed away surrounded by her loving family at her home that she loved on the Cape on July 15, 2020. She was the widow of the late F. Leo Delory, to whom she was married for 52 years.

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 10, 1930,...

Jul 12, 2020

Jeannette, David A., of Reading. July 12. Beloved husband of Katherine M. (Beaton) Jeannette. Loving father of Catherine Jeannette, Michelle Jeannette, Michael Jeannette, David Jeannette, Ann Marie Adelsberger, Lauren Groux, and Stephen Jeannette. Brother of Paul Jeannette. Also survived by his 16 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Services will be private. Arrangements are in the care of the McDonald-Finnegan Funeral...

Jul 9, 2020

On Thursday, July 9, 2020, Matthew Patrick Kelley , loving partner to Janet Bringola, and father of two sons, Sean and Michael, passed away at the age of 77 in the comfort of his home and supported by family and hospice care.

Matt was born in Arlington, Massachusetts on November 13, 1942, son to William and Theresa...

Jul 9, 2020

Anne G . Stelluto , a longtime resident of Lynnfield, died Thursday, July 9 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 103 years old.

She was born and raised in Newark, NJ and she was the daughter of the late Anthony F. and Rose (Luciani) Gengo.

After graduating high school, she worked...

Jul 7, 2020

Joan E Mitchell

Of Lynnfield and Naples, Florida passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 7, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Daniel R. "Bob" Mitchell of Lynnfield formerly of Winthrop, Massachusetts. Born in Jamaica Plain, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Helen (Sheehan) Connor. Joan was the devoted and loving mother of Daniel...

Jul 7, 2020

Donald R. McInnis, 85, of Wakefield died, Tuesday, July 7 at the Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Haverhill.

Donald was born in Malden on May 11, 1935 and was the son of the late Claire R. McInnis and was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy L. Gervais whom he married in October of 2014. He was the...

Jul 7, 2020

Lois C . Tamer , 90, of Wakefield died at High Pointe House in Haverhill on Tuesday, July 7.

Born in Wakefield on Oct. 8, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Vito and Ruth (Jackson) Christopher.

She was the wife of the late A. William Tamer and is survived by her son John...

Jul 7, 2020

Kristina M . Lee , age 43 of Wakefield died July 7 accidentally. She was born in Melrose, MA on May 3, 1977 and was the beloved daughter of Jo-Ann Taibbi and Robert M . Lee . She was a lifelong Wakefield resident and attended local schools here. She was a loving mother to her children and enjoyed painting,...

Jul 6, 2020

Ernest J. Mattia of Lynnfield passed away suddenly on July 6, 2020. Ernie was raised in East Boston and was the son of the late Ernest J. and Michelina (Sasso) Mattia. He was the beloved husband of Susan (Kilgore) Mattia of Lynnfield, whom he met at the University of Massachusetts Boston in Italian class. Their mutual interest in the...

Jul 6, 2020

Sandra A . Goodwin , 50 of Niantic, CT formerly of Wakefield passed away following a brief illness on Monday July 6, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut surrounded by loved ones.

Born in Melrose, October 17, 1969 she was the daughter of Richard J. and Joan M. (Ahern) Goodwin of Wakefield.

Sandra...

Jul 5, 2020

Allen J . Minghella , 65 a lifelong resident of Stoneham died at his home on Sunday July 5.

Born in Stoneham December 18, 1954 he was the son of the late Alfonso and Priscilla (Millet) Minghella .

Allen was a graduate of Northeast Regional Vocational High School in Wakefield where he studied Automotive. Allen...