Obituaries

Oct 6, 2018

Robert L. Thompson, age 78 of Wakefield died Saturday, Oct. 6 in Peabody, Mass. Mr. Thompson was born in Winthrop, Mass. on November 27, 1939 and was the son of the late Donald L. and Emily (Provan) Thompson. He was raised in Wakefield and a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 1959.

He was the beloved...

Oct 6, 2018

Janet S. Hammond, age 71, of Wakefield, died peacefully Saturday, October 6 at her residence.

Born on March 23, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Francis and Evelyn (Astle) Mackenzie.

Mrs. Hammond was born and raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1965. She was a member...

Oct 6, 2018

Tamara M . Hoare , 71 a longtime resident of Wakefield died at her home on Saturday October 6.

Born in Buffalo, New York she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Dorothea (Welling) Fogal.

Tamara was raised in Buffalo until moving to Wakefield at the age of 13. She was a graduate of...

Oct 5, 2018

Barbara I. Johnston, age 92 of Wakefield died Friday October 5, 2018 at her home. She was born in Peabody, MA on February 8, 1926 and was the daughter of the late John and Mae (Gilroy) Galenius. Mrs. Johnston was a graduate of Wakefield High School and later from the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital School of Nursing. She went on to...

Oct 4, 2018

H. Thomas Neavitt died in Peabody, on October 4, 2018 at the age of 90. He was a former resident of Lynnfield, Port St. Lucie, FL and North Conway NH.

Thomas was born in Baltimore on April 11, 1928 and was the son of the late William and Elizabeth (Thomas) Neavitt.

Thomas was raised in...

Oct 3, 2018

Sally Ann Squires, 84, of Wakefield died Wednesday, October 3 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Sally was born on May 17, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Frederick and Cecilia (Dugaan) Kuhn.

Sally was raised in Arlington and was a graduate of Arlington High School and later graduated from Mt. Auburn School of Nursing....

Oct 2, 2018

William A. Cummings, 71, of Weston formerly of Wakefield died on Tuesday, October 2 at the Emerson Hospital in Concord.

Born in Melrose on December 2, 1946, he was the son of the late Foster and Doris (Kennedy) Cummings.

Mr. Cummings was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1964, Colgate University, Class of...

Sep 29, 2018

Barbara C . Graves , 97, of Stoneham, died on Saturday, September 29 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Wakefield on December 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Reta (Lovejoy) Carelton.

Mrs. Graves was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1939. She was a lifelong member...

Sep 28, 2018

Ann Marie Boccelli (Nina) age 93, formerly longtime resident of Wakefield, died Friday, September 28 at her residence in East Falmouth surrounded by her family and her loving caregiver Fatima. Born in Wakefield on July 24, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Elvira (Presutti) DiTonno and survived by one sister, Janet Ditonno and husband Possie...

Sep 28, 2018

Carole F . (Cutillo) Hammersley , age 85 of Saugus died on Friday, September 28th at her residence.

She was born in Boston on August 24, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Anthony and Antoinette (D'Ortona) Cutillo.

Carole was raised in Malden and educated in the Malden Public School System. She enjoyed buying...

Sep 24, 2018

Eric Broughton Peach passed away peacefully on September 24th, 2018 at the age of 90.

Eric was born on November 22, 1927 in Newfoundland, Canada, immigrated to the Unites States, and is a US Army veteran of the Korean War. Eric was pen pals with Audrey Bursey of Newfoundland, Canada during the Korean War and later married...

Sep 23, 2018

Walter J. Bernis, of Stoneham, formerly of East Cambridge, died on Sunday. September 23 at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Boston on September 20, 1942, he was the son of the late John E. and Sophie (Gaina) Bernis.

Mr. Bernis was raised in educated in the West End of Boston. He had...

Sep 23, 2018

Juanita C . Daly , age 86, of Wakefield formerly of Cambridge died Sunday, September 23 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on March 14, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Henry and Eleanor (Walsh) Tustin.

Mrs. Daly was raised and educated in Cambridge. She had been a longtime Wakefield resident, having...

Sep 21, 2018

Judith J . Kaufman , age 82, of Wakefield, died Friday, September 21 at the Wakefield Center.

Born in Lynn on June 15, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Sisto and Mary (Petronella) Camponescki.

Mrs. Kaufman was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of St. Joseph School. She had worked at the...

Sep 20, 2018

Mary E . Maguire , 93 of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Thursday September 20, 2018 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Melrose.

She was the daughter of the late John and Maria (Nunes) Souza and the devoted wife of the late Francis J. Maguire . A resident of Greenwood, Wakefield for the past 91 years, Mary was...

Sep 17, 2018

Phyllis M. King, age 94, of Wakefield, formerly of Medford and Somerville, died Monday September 17 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Boston on October 5, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Josephine (Sacco) Venuti.

Phyllis was raised and educated in the North End of Boston. She had been a longtime...

Sep 15, 2018

Blanche Flynn (Maffeo) of Wakefield died Saturday, September 15 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Blanche was born in Winchester on January 12, 1923 and was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Antoinette (Riccio) Maffeo.

Blanche was raised in Winchester and a longtime Wakefield resident. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family....

Sep 13, 2018

Marguerite C . Wallace of Groveland, MA (formerly of Wakefield and Dorchester), passed away on September 13, 2018 after a long battle with Alzheimer's.

Wife of the late Jeremiah J. Wallace . Loving mother of her two sons, Jay Wallace and wife Leslie of Haverhill, MA; and Mark Wallace and wife Alison of Stow, MA. Loving grandmother...

Sep 10, 2018

Bertram W . Sheppard , age 85, of Stoneham formerly of Wakefield died Monday, September 10 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Chelsea on May 20, 1933 he was the son of the late Stephen and Mertice (Nelson) Sheppard .

Mr. Sheppard was a Wakefield native and a graduate of Wakefield High School. He was...

Sep 10, 2018

Constance Marie (Connie) Penta, 86, of Wakefield died Monday evening, September 10th, surrounded by her loving family at the High Point Hospice House in Haverhill.

Connie was born January 28, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine (Regan) Pelletier.

She worked for several years at the former Transitron in Wakefield, and...