Rosemary Robertson

Rosemary A. Robertson, age 88, of Wakefield, died Friday, August 28 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Boston on June 14, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Earl and Catherine (Hampe) Nickerson.

Mrs. Robertson was raised in Quincy and Dorchester and was a graduate of Hyde Park High School. She had also attended Boston University. A longtime Wakefield resident for 63 years, she was a parishioner at the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish and was a member of the church's Ladies Guild and church choir. She had also been a longtime employee for the Town of Wakefield, having split her time between the Town Hall and Police Department. Most recently, she and her husband had moved to the Brightview Senior Living Center in Wakefield. Mrs. Robertson enjoyed travel and community theater. She also enjoyed taking her grandchildren on trips. She was a birthday cake specialist and had served as a Cub Scout Den Mother.

She was the beloved wife of George F. Robertson. She was the loving mother of Mary R. Pierandri and her husband John of CT, William G. Robertson and Caren of Wakefield, Earl J. Robertson and Mina of Lynnfield, and Scott D. Robertson and his wife Sheila of Wakefield. She is also survived by grandchildren: David, Lewis, Michael, Timothy, Christopher, Jennifer, Stephen, Juli, Andrew and Mason; as well as her two god children: Mark West of Wilmington and Beverly Collins of Tewksbury.

Visitation for relatives and friends at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Wednesday at 9am followed by a Funeral Mass in Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 1155 Main St., Wakefield at 11am. Interment, Forest Glade Cemetery, Wakefield.

September 02, 2020
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

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

September 02, 2020
11:00 AM

Most Blessed Sacrament Church
1055 Main St.
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-2080