Obituaries

Apr 4, 2017

Robert F . Morgan , age 93, of Wakefield died peacefully Tuesday, April 4 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Marlborough on December 14, 1923 he was the son of the late Frederick and Mary Ellen (Costello) Morgan .

Mr. Morgan was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School. Following his...

Apr 3, 2017

Andrew J. Galluccio, 80, of Stoneham formerly of Wakefield died on Monday, April 3 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Everett on July 7, 1936, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Cardello) Galluccio.

Mr. Galluccio was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1953 and the New England School of...

Apr 2, 2017

James J. Driscoll, age 67, of Wakefield, formerly of Canton, died suddenly Sunday, April 2 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Belmont on April 22, 1949 he was the son of the late John and Catherine (Doherty) Driscoll.

Mr. Driscoll was a graduate of Hyde Park High School in Boston and...

Apr 2, 2017

John F. "Jack" Howard , 77 of Reading formerly of Wakefield died peacefully Sunday April 2, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Malden, on February 22, 1940 he was the son of the late Francis and Mary (Paon) Howard .

Jack was a graduate of Wakefield High School...

Apr 2, 2017

Douglas Van Powell , 77 a longtime resident of Wakefield died Sunday April 2, at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Quincy March 17, 1940 he was the son of the late Edward and Pauline ( Van Ummerson) Powell .

Doug was a graduate of Boston Technical High School class of 1957, and Northeastern University. He...

Apr 2, 2017

Jane M. Nicastro, 66 of Lynnfield formerly of Wakefield died Sunday April 2, at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Winchester, September 25, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Pasquale D. and Jean S. (Orsini) Nicastro.

Jane was very spunky. She had many passions in life which included playing her own version of...

Apr 1, 2017

Margaret Chiuve Cardoza of Londonderry, NH formerly of Wakefield died peacefully on April 1, 2017.

Margaret was born in Boston on December 1, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Mario and Guila (Martini) Chuive.

She was raised in East Boston and a graduate of East Boston High School Class of 1944. She was...

Mar 26, 2017

Caroline Hannabury, age 87, of Burlington, formerly of Malden and Chelsea, died Sunday, March 26 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Chelsea on February 23, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Chester and Mildred (Pszenny) Grabowski.

Mrs. Hannabury was raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Chelsea High...

Mar 26, 2017

Joseph A. Troiano, 86, of Londonderry, New Hampshire formerly of Stoneham died on Sunday, March 26 at his residence.

Born in Boston on March 29, 1930, he was the son of the late Clemente (Mike) and Mary (DeNaples) Troiano.

Mr. Troiano grew up in Boston's West End. He served in the United States Air Force...

Mar 25, 2017

Winnifred Jenness, 87, of Wakefield died peacefully on Saturday, March 25, surrounded by loving family at home.

Born in Melrose on July 23, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Olive (Glendinning) Payne.

Mrs. Jenness had been a Wakefield resident since 1959. She was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of...

Mar 24, 2017

John T. Foley, Sr., 56, of Medford died on Friday, March 24 at his residence. Born in Melrose on February 6, 1961, he was the loving son of Patricia (Lucey) Foley of Melrose and the late Al Foley. John was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1980. He was a tractor trailer driver for the U.S. Postal...

Mar 24, 2017

Jean P. Turner, 87, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Friday, March 24 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Born in Wakefield on August 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Michele and Rita (Colannino) Leone. Mrs. Turner was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1947 and received her Master's Degree from Boston University. She was a...

Mar 23, 2017

Daniel "Danny" W. Riley, 54, of Wakefield died surrounded by family on Thursday, March 23 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Arlington on April 6, 1962 he was the son of William F. Riley, Jr. of Arlington and the late Roberta (Flaherty) Riley.

Daniel is survived by his wife Janet M....

Mar 23, 2017

John T. "Sib" Hashian, a longtime Lynnfield resident, formerly of Lynn, died Thursday, March 23, 2017.

Born in Boston on August 17, 1949 he was the son of the late James "Jack" and Giovanna "Jenny" (Trovato) Hashian.

Sib, the youngest of four children, was raised in Lynn and was a graduate of Lynn English High...

Mar 22, 2017

Mary E . Petrillo , age 89, of Reading died Wednesday, March 22 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Boston on May 27, 1927 she was the daughter of the late William and Sarah (Lane) Saunders.

Mrs. Petrillo was raised and educated in Medford. After starting her family with her late husband, Augustine Petrillo ,...

Mar 20, 2017

Mary Therese (Sawyer) Daniels passed away at her home on Monday, March 20, 2017, surrounded by her family.

A long-time resident of Wakefield, Mrs. Daniels served as the gubernatorial appointee to the Wakefield Housing Authority, having been appointed by former Governor Deval Patrick on July 9, 2008. Mrs. Daniels was a member of the Wakefield Garden Club,...

Mar 20, 2017

John Vincent Moriana, 77 of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 20, 2017 at the Sawtelle Hospice House after a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. John was born on June 2, 1939 in Boston and was the son of the late Felix Moriana and Adolorata Fisk. John was raised by his mother in "The Gulch" on Valley Street...

Mar 19, 2017

Karen R. Duggan, age 73, of Lynnfield died Sunday, March 19 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Lynn on April 12, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lorna (Pratt) Simpson.

Mrs. Duggan was a lifelong Lynnfield resident. She was both raised and educated in Lynnfield and was...

Mar 17, 2017

Celebrating the life of Gladys Irene Corbett who would be 90 today - May 5th 2017. She was born in Blackburn, UK in 1927. She died on March 17th, 2017. She had a wonderful life. She was the daughter of Rose (Henry) and Sidney Terry and beloved wife of Everett E. Corbett . She is survived by her two...

Mar 17, 2017

John J . Hoare , 70 of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield died at his home on Friday, St. Patrick's Day, March 17.

Born in Boston, March 28, 1946 he was the son of the late James J . and Mary T. (Walsh) Hoare of Brighton, formerly of Galway, Ireland.

John was a graduate of St....