Obituaries

Aug 9, 2017

Muriel Ann Holleran , age 80, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Muriel was born in Boston on November 5, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Dr. John H. Holleran and Muriel (Desousa) Holleran .

Muriel was raised in Wakefield and was a longtime Wakefield resident. She was...

Aug 7, 2017

Zynek , J. Zagaja "Joe", 97, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Monday morning at the Carlton Willard Nursing Facility of Bedford.

Born in Wakefield on November 18, 1919, he was the son of the late Joseph and Waleria (Gorska) Zagaja .

Joe was a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 1937. He served...

Aug 4, 2017

Martha Ellen (Burgess) Foley , 73, of York, Maine died at her residence on August 4, 2017.

Martha was born in Melrose on March 30, 1944 and was the daughter of the late John W. and Alice M. (Reynolds) Burgess.

Martha was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1962 and was a longtime...

Aug 2, 2017

Richard D. Simmons, 95, of Salem formerly of Lynnfield died at his residence on August 2, 2017.

Richard was born in Fall River on May 20, 1922 and was the son of the late Richard and Florence (Taggart) Simmons.

Richard was raised in Winchendon and was a graduate of Murdock High School of Winchendon. Following...

Jul 29, 2017

Florence S. Surette (DeLuca) of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, July 29 surrounded by her loving family. Born in East Boston on September 17, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Anthony DeLuca and Dorothy (Lane) Benoit.

Predeceased by her loving husband of 63 years, Richard P. Surette, she leaves behind five children: Catherine Worthley and...

Jul 29, 2017

Kathleen A . Devlin---- of Newbury MA., formerly of Wakefield, MA, daughter of the late James and Doris (King) Devlin . Kathy was a graduate of Wakefield High School class of 1971 and the Andover School of Business class of 1973.

Kathy was an active member of PAWS of Wakefield, MA for the past 15 years. As...

Jul 29, 2017

Patricia M. Fantasia, age 70, of No. Andover, formerly of Stoneham, passed away Saturday, July 29 at the Baker-Katz Nursing Home in Haverhill after a 3 year battle with Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Born in Somerville on September 28, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Margaret M. (Bunting) Bornstein.

Patricia was...

Jul 28, 2017

Pauline "Polly" A. Berggren, 87, of Wakefield, died on Friday, July 28 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham.

Born in Wakefield on August 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Mary C. (McGrath) Gammons.

Polly was a lifelong resident of Wakefield. She was a graduate of Wakefield High School...

Jul 25, 2017

John F. Fitzpatrick, age 88, of Venice, Florida formerly of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, July 25 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. He had recently moved back to Wakefield and was residing at his son Steven's home for the past few months with the intentions of staying in his hometown of Wakefield permanently. Born in Wakefield on...

Jul 25, 2017

Banks David Hill , age 68, died Tuesday, July 25 at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on November 18, 1948 he was the son of the late Joseph and Ruth (Lessor) Hill .

David was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Austin Cate Academy in Strafford, New Hampshire, Class of 1966. He was...

Jul 24, 2017

Kelly Ledoux-Walsh died unexpectedly on Monday, July 24 at her home. She was just 21 years old.

Born in Melrose on June 19, 1996 she was the beloved daughter of Sean M. Walsh and Kathy H. Ledoux-Walsh.

Kelly was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 2014, where she...

Jul 24, 2017

Kathleen Marie French, 59, of Litchfield, New Hampshire, formerly of Wakefield died on Monday, July 24 at the Aurora Senior Living of Derry.

Born in Everett on December 27, 1957, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Margaret M. (Sullivan) Connors.

Kathleen was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1975...

Jul 22, 2017

Clark, William ("Bill") J., Jr. M.D., Age 96, formerly of Lynnfield and Scituate, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 22nd at home in Danvers. Son of the late William J. Sr and Julia (Graham) Clark and brother to the late Rev. Graham S. Clark, he was born in White Plains NY on June 3, 1921 and raised in Scarsdale, NY....

Jul 16, 2017

Doris Gloria DiGiammarino , age 90, of Wakefield died Sunday, July 16 in Maine.

Born in Boston on April 3, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Giovanna (Sinagra) Capone.

Mrs. DiGiammarino was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School and later went on to graduate Magna Cum...

Jul 14, 2017

Lorraine I . (Daley) Oliphant , 71, of Wakefield died Friday, July 14th at her home.

She was born on July 12, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Russell and Inez (Murray) Daley.

Lorraine was a graduate of Reading High School, class of 1964. She was a resident of Wakefield since 1969. Lorraine...

Jul 11, 2017

Thomas A . Rosa , age 72, of Wakefield, formerly of Chelsea, died peacefully Tuesday, July 11 at his residence.

Born in Everett on April 21, 1945 he was the son of the late Albert and Jessica (Szczepankowski) Rosa .

Mr. Rosa was raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Chelsea High School. He...

Jul 6, 2017

Mary (Petrillo) Olivieri, 96, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Thursday, July 6 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Wakefield on January 21, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Agostino and Assunda (Frada) Petrillo.

Mary attended Wakefield schools and raised her family while working at Maryland Sandal and Transitron...

Jul 4, 2017

Kathleen M . Ickes , 71, of Wakefield died Tuesday, July 4th at Curahealth of Peabody. Born in Quincy on March 12, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Patrick and Mary (Simpson) Burke. Kathy was a graduate of Wakefield High School, class of 1964. Before retiring she worked in town as an administrative assistant. Kathy was...

Jul 2, 2017

Mr. Richard A . Sawin , 81, of North Reading, MA, formerly of Wakefield and Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2017, with his family by his side at The Kaplan Family Hospice Home in Danvers.

He was the beloved husband of Ruth Sawin , with whom he shared sixty years of marriage.

He...

Jul 1, 2017

Ardis Curran-Lavoie age 96 of Windham, NH and formerly of Wakefield died July 1 in Windham, NH. She was born in Stoneham, MA on July 4, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Edna (Van Vorst) Robinson. Ardis was well known member of the community of Wakefield and an active member of St. Florence Church.