Obituaries

Nov 30, 2018

Jeannette "Jean" (Dennehy) Fantone, age 89, of Lynnfield, MA died Friday, November 30, 2018.

She was born to Jeannette and Dennis Dennehy on February 18, 1929. Her mother was a piano teacher and her father a co-owner of Dennehy Brothers Dairy in Milton, MA.

Mrs. Fantone was raised in Quincy, MA and graduated from Thayer...

Nov 30, 2018

Martha C. Coughlin, age 89, of Haverhill and Del Ray Beach, FL, formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, November 30 at Lawrence General Hospital.

Born in Amherst on September 20, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ellen (Doran) Dickinson.

Mrs. Coughlin was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of St. Mary's...

Nov 29, 2018

Ruth Thomson Bridge , 96, formerly of Wakefield MA, died on Thursday, November 29 at the Edgewood Lifecare Community in North Andover, surrounded by her family.

Born in Jacksonville, Illinois on January 22, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William E. Thomson and Mary E. (Willard) Thomson . She was a graduate of MacMurray College...

Nov 29, 2018

Charlene M . Craig , 57, of Newton, formerly of Waltham, passed away on November 29, 2018.

She is survived by her father, Arthur F. Craig of Peabody, her sisters and brothers-in-law, Laureen P. Flint and her husband Steven of Methuen, Carolyn J. Goldstein and her husband Scott of Middleton, Cheryl A. Flynn and her husband Michael...

Nov 27, 2018

John Murray Flynn , 79, of Raymond, New Hampshire, passed away at his home on November 27, 2018. Born and raised in Stoneham, Massachusetts, he graduated from Stoneham High School in 1957.

As a freshman at Salem State College, inspired by Jack Kerouac's On The Road, Jackie shocked everyone, especially his family, by dropping out of school...

Nov 26, 2018

Fay was born and raised in Medford, graduating from Medford High School in 1950. She then attended Boston University beginning a lifelong support of the Terrier hockey program.

A season ticket holder for decades, Fay and her late husband Mitch seldom missed a pregame meal at the Mount Vernon or a Terrier tilt dating back to the...

Nov 24, 2018

Stella M . Zitzow , age 95, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, November 24 at the Peregrine Assisted Living in Tewksbury.

Born in Wakefield on September 2, 1923 she was the daughter of the late John and Annie (Pankowska) Procurot.

Mrs. Zitzow was raised in Wakefield and had been a longtime resident of...

Nov 22, 2018

Annette F . Gill of Wakefield and formerly of Medford died November 22 in Lexington at age 94. Mrs. Gill was born in Malden on January 28, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Michael and Ella F . (McNeil) Perry. She was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1941. She...

Nov 21, 2018

Mary C. "Tina" Infurna, age 89, of Newport, RI, formerly of Stoneham, Lynnfield & Marco Island, FL, died Wednesday, November 21 in Newport, RI.

Born in Boston on August 13, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah (Abbate) Faraci.

Tina was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High...

Nov 20, 2018

Mary E. Smallwood, age 89, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, November 20 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Born in Boston on April 17, 1929 she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Crowley) Fitzpatrick.

Mary was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of Charlestown High School. Following graduation, she went on...

Nov 18, 2018

Sarah E. Welsh, age 81, of Lynnfield died Sunday, November 18 at the Hunt Nursing and Rehab Center in Danvers.

Born in Melrose on January 10, 1937 she was the daughter of the late Arthur L. and Ruth E. (Ober) Wiley.

Mrs. Welsh was a lifelong Lynnfield resident and was a graduate of Wakefield High...

Nov 18, 2018

Albion W. "Al" Hinds, age 93, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Tufts Medical Center Boston.

Al was born on October 20, 1925 to the late Albion and Margaret Hinds of Wakefield, MA.

A lifelong Wakefield resident, he attended Wakefield High School until his enlistment...

Nov 17, 2018

Virginia A. "Ginny" Hopkins, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Saturday, November 17 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Melrose on August 17, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angela (Pizzano) Capone.

Ginny was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1950....

Nov 16, 2018

Daniel J. Carroll, 40, of Saugus, formerly of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, November 16th.

Born in Boston on December 16, 1977, he was the son of John H. Carroll of Wakefield and the late Marion E. (Theall) Carroll. Danny was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School, class of 1996, and served in...

Nov 16, 2018

Robert M. Gearin, 58, of York, ME., died on Friday, November 16 at the York Hospital in York, ME.

Bob was born in Melrose on February 13, 1960 and was the son of the late Robert P. and Barbara (Hayes) Gearin.

Bob was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class...

Nov 14, 2018

Mary F. (Zappala) Paiva, 85, of Boxford, MA passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Atria Merrimack Place in Newburyport.

Born in Melrose on March 15, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Anne Mary (McLaughlin) Zappala of Wakefield. She was also the stepdaughter of the late Gloria Zappala.

Raised in...

Nov 13, 2018

Gordon Eli Buffett, age 84, of Tamworth, NH, formerly of Wakefield died Tuesday, November 13 at the Laconia Region General Hospital in New Hampshire.

Born in Medford on December 25, 1933 he was the son of the late William G. and Pheobe (Seymour) Buffett.

Gordon was raised in Wakefield and a graduate of Wakefield High...

Nov 12, 2018

Norma Elizabeth LeBlanc, 68, passed away on November 12, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Norma was born on March 28, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, the first daughter of Norman James and Elizabeth Rose (Buckley). After 21 months of courtship, she married the love of her life, Russell LeBlanc on September 5, 1970. It...

Nov 11, 2018

Matthew Lafferty, age 84 of Wakefield formerly of Melrose, died Sunday, November 11 at his residence.

Born in Gourock, Scotland on September 16, 1934 he was the son of the late Daniel and Briget (Coyle) Laverty.

Matthew was raised and educated in Gourock, Scotland before moving to the United States in 1955, where he settled...

Nov 11, 2018

William C . McElhaney , age 86, of Woburn, formerly of Stoneham, died Sunday, Veteran's Day, November 11, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family.

Born in Fort Payne, AL on March 17, 1932 he was the son of the late Jewel and Hattie (Coley) McElhaney .

Mr. McElhaney was born and raised in...