Helen Wilder-Wadland

Helen E . Wilder-Wadland of Wakefield died Wednesday January 18 in Wakefield at age 95. She was born in Malden on September 16, 1921 and was the daughter of the late David and Isabelle (Irving) Flanagan. Helen was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School and later from the Katherine Gibbs School of Boston. She had been a long time Wakefield resident and a summer resident of Bow Lake, NH. She was retired from the former American Mutual Insurance Company of Wakefield and was a member of the "Tuesday Nighters".

Helen was the beloved wife of the late Theodore R. Wilder and Philip L. Wadland. She was the loving mother of Richard C. Wilder, Paul B. Wilder and Cheryl Hynds of Wakefield, Kenny Wilder and wife Patti of NH and Diane R. Richardson and her husband Glen of Peabody. She was the grandmother of Alicia Parks and her husband Michael of Lynnfield, Paul Richardson and wife Andrea of VA and Darci Wilder. Great grandmother of Isabella Parks Colby Zigmund. She was also the sister of the late Irving and Bruce Flanagan and Ruth Cox.

Her Funeral will be held in the McDonald Funeral Home 19 Yale Avenue Wakefield Monday at 11:00. Interment will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield. Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the Funeral Home on Sunday from 1-4 pm.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Bear Paws Regional Greenway 63 Nottingham Rd. Deerfield, NH 03037.

January 22, 2017
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550

January 23, 2017
11:00 AM

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550