Obituaries

Feb 7, 2019

Virginia T. Rudasill (April 25, 1933 - February 7, 2019)

Virginia T. (Paschal) Rudasill passed away peacefully on February 7, 2019 with her family at her side in Burlington, MA. Virginia (Ginny) resided for 27 years in Wakefield with her daughter and son-in-law, and, prior to that, in Medford. Ginny was predeceased by her father, Clifford Paschal...

Feb 6, 2019

Dorothy Lee Tecce, 86, of Wakefied, died on Wednesday, February 6 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Melrose on September 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mildred (Manser) Brennan.

Mrs. Tecce was raised and educated in Medford and Malden. She had been a Wakefield resident for...

Feb 5, 2019

Margaret G. D'Arcangelo, 89, of Wakefield died on February 5th at the Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on December 21, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Francesco and Mary (Presutti) Oddi.

Margaret was raised in the North End, and had been a Wakefield resident since the 1950's....

Jan 31, 2019

Richard A. Johnson, age 81, of Lincoln, formerly of Reading and Lynnfield, died Thursday, January 31 at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln.

Born in Melrose on September 14, 1937 he was the son of the late Charles E. and Euleta C. (Gray) Johnson.

Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Hebron Academy and had...

Jan 30, 2019

Diane M . Conlon , age 66, of Stoneham and formerly of Somerville, died on Wednesday, January 30th at home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on July 27, 1952 and was the daughter of the late Skender and Mary (McDonagh) Lumi.

Diane was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville...

Jan 29, 2019

John F. LeFort, age 96, of Lynnfield, died peacefully, January 29, at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, surrounded by his family.

Born in Nova Scotia, John came to America as an infant with his family, settling in North Cambridge, the son of the late Dennis and Mary (Chiasson) LeFort.

He proudly served as a...

Jan 29, 2019

Orlando "Lindy" Costantino

Lindy was very much a family man and always made family his number one priority. He left us on Tuesday, January 29, surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. Lindy, a husband, dad, papa, great grandfather, friend, uncle and neighbor, was a sweet, caring, hardworking, selfless man. He always had a smile on his...

Jan 29, 2019

Edward H. Stone II of Wakefield, MA, passed away peacefully in Burlington on January 29, 2019, at the age of 100. He was born December 19, 1918 in Winchester, MA, son of Robert M. and Dorothy (DeLand) Stone. Edward grew up in Winchester, graduated from Winchester High School, attended Kimball Union Academy for one year, and graduated from Dartmouth...

Jan 28, 2019

Patricia A. Stephenson, 67, of Wakefield died peacefully on Monday, January 28 at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington surrounded by her family.

Born in Malden on July 17, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy (Dingivan) Walsh.

Patricia, a long time Wakefield resident, was raised in Malden and...

Jan 28, 2019

Kenneth J . Bilicki , 72, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Monday, January 28 at his residence.

Born in Melrose on March 12, 1946, he was the son of the late Theodore J . and Rose A. (Cucurullo) Bilicki .

Mr. Bilicki was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1964. He was...

Jan 24, 2019

Sylvia Gail Keddy, age 69, of Lynnfield passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, January 24 at her residence.

Born in Winchester on May 1, 1949 she was the daughter of the late Reginald and Sylvia (Fox) Atkinson.

Gail was raised in Peabody and was a graduate of Peabody High School,...

Jan 21, 2019

Joseph E. "Micky" Trahan, Sr., 91, of Wakefield, died on Monday, January 21 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford.

Born in Boston on June 26, 1927, he was the son of the late John A. and Angelina T. (D'Eon) Trahan.

Mr. Trahan was raised in East Boston and had served in the...

Jan 20, 2019

Sandra Frances (Studley) Duggan, age 79, a longtime Lynnfield resident, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Born on February 4, 1939, she was the daughter of the late John Francis and Janice (Peterson) Studley.

Sandra was raised in Wakefield and attended Wakefield Public Schools. During high school, she met her husband of six...

Jan 20, 2019

Charles Edmund "Chuck" Cook, Jr. of Wakefield, died January 20 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Neptune, NJ on November 8, 1956 he was the son of the late Charles Edmund Cook and Shirley Elizabeth (Barkalow) Brown.

Chuck was born and raised in Farmingdale, NJ before moving to Ashville, NC where he finished his...

Jan 20, 2019

Helen M. "Sis" Cahill, 85, formerly of Wakefield died on Sunday, January 20 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield.

Born in Stoneham on July 28, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Stanaford) O'Brien.

Mrs. Cahill was a graduate of Somerville High School and was a life member of the...

Jan 19, 2019

Donald "Donnie" Wheaton Jr., 62, of Stoneham died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 19. He was a lifetime resident of Stoneham.

He was born in Cambridge on October 23, 1956 and he was the son of the late Senny(Asenath) Bellino and the step-son of Robert Bellino of Stoneham.

Donnie was a graduate of Stoneham High School...

Jan 18, 2019

George Stansfield III, age 77, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died Friday, January 18, 2019, following a brief illness.

Born in Maynard, MA on August 11, 1941, he was the son of the late George Stansfield Jr, and Blanche (Cunningham).

George held many careers throughout his life, from working in the corporate world, running his...

Jan 15, 2019

Constance V . Lockhart , age 91, of Scottsdale, AZ formerly of Melrose, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Mayo Hospital in Phoenix, AZ.

Born in Boston on February 14, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Elmerinda Ricciardelli.

Wife of the late Robert J. Lockhart . Mother of Robert D....

Jan 15, 2019

Grayce Margaret Kushmerek, age 70, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away on Tuesday, January 15 at her residence.

Born in Lynn on December 18, 1948 she was the daughter of the late John Alexander and Anne (Calder) Dick.

Grayce was raised throughout New England. She had attended UMass Amherst, Salem State College, and ultimately...

Jan 14, 2019

Barbara A . DeCecca , 86 of Wakefield and formerly of Methuen passed peacefully on January 14th surrounded by family at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

She was born in Melrose on November 29th, 1932 and was the daughter of the late James V. and Marguerite (Muse) Whitney of Melrose.

Barbara was a...