Obituaries

Oct 1, 2016

David Leo Whitehead, formerly of Wakefield, MA died Oct 1st at the age of 80, at his home in Easton, MA after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

A native of Wakefield, Dave graduated from Wakefield High School and the United States Coast Guard Academy with a degree in Engineering. David was very proud of his...

Sep 30, 2016

Christopher D . Furrier , 49, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Friday, September 30 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

Born in Melrose on April 22, 1967 he was the son of Elaine (Hayes) Furrier of Wakefield and the late John Michael Furrier .

Chris was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield...

Sep 27, 2016

Thomas William Cooke , 90, of Salem, NH formerly of Lynnfield, MA died Tuesday, September 27 at the Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH.

Born on February 13, 1926 he was the son of the late Thomas E. and Helen A. (Mietzner) Cooke .

Mr. Cooke was raised in Everett and was a graduate of...

Sep 25, 2016

Michael Shawn Murphy , "lil man," 35, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Sunday, September 25 at home from an accidental overdose which was the result of years of battling depression and addiction.

Born in Melrose on August 21, 1981 he was the son of Janice L. Murphy of Wakefield.

Mikey was raised in Connecticut...

Sep 22, 2016

Laura Beth Levis was a young, vibrant, funny, extremely beautiful and talented woman, who loved her friends, animals, hip food, good drink, scary movies, chilling out to favorite television shows, entertainment news, best-selling books, laughter, travel, cooking paleo recipes, lifting weights (and showing off her crazy biceps), writing and editing for Harvard Magazine and the Harvard Gazette, where she...

Sep 20, 2016

Robert E. McCarthy, 79, of Everett and formerly of Melrose, died Tuesday, September 20 at the Wakefield Center.

Born in Chelsea on December 12, 1936 he was the son of the late Jerome and Mary (Mahoney) McCarthy.

Mr. McCarthy was born and raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School. He...

Sep 18, 2016

Russell E. Fullerton, 78 of Lynnfield died at his home on Sunday September 18.

Born in Stoneham, on August 10, 1938, he was the son of the late Edwin E. and Maxine (MacKenney) Fullerton.

Russell was a graduate of Everett Vocational School. He was retired from Northeastern University. Russell was known for his wide smile...

Sep 15, 2016

John R. Meuse, age 52 of Raymond, NH and formerly of Reading died suddenly September 15 in Raymond.

He was born in Winchester, MA on January 23, 1964 and was the son of the late Lawrence W. and Mary E. (Cunningham) Meuse.

Mr. Meuse was raised in Reading and had been Raymond resident for the...

Sep 14, 2016

Anthony "Tony" Bucci, 89, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, September 14 at Winchester Hospital.

Born in Winchester on April 22, 1927 he was the son of the late John and Ermelinda (Macinanti) Bucci.

Mr. Bucci was a graduate of Winchester High School, Class of 1945. He was a retired Lieutenant from the Wakefield Police Department....

Sep 12, 2016

Dorothy M . Falite , 85, of Wakefield died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday September 12, in the home she had lived in for over 60 years.

Born in Everett, on September 15, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ann (Dunn) Jamieson.

Dorothy was raise...

Sep 11, 2016

Eugene Mathias Joly , M.D., 88, of Palm Coast, FL, formerly of Wakefield, MA died September 11, at the Stewart Meyer Hospice House in Palm Coast, FL.

Born in Manville, RI on December 30, 1927, he was the son of the late Eugene N. and Helen E. (Thibault) Joly . He was the brother of Jeannette E....

Sep 10, 2016

Phyllis A. McGonagle, age 87, of Lynnfield died Saturday, September 10 in Lynnfield. She was born in Boston on January 22, 1929 and was the daughter of the late James and Katherine (Howe) Lapsley. She was raised in Brookline and Brighton and was retired from the former New England Telephone Company. She had been a Lynnfield resident since 1973...

Sep 10, 2016

Stephen L. Putnam, 74, of Wakefield passed away Saturday, September 10 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Plymouth on March 2, 1942 and was the son of the late Eleanor Putnam.

Stephen was a lifelong Wakefield resident, and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1960. He was a retired exterminator,...

Sep 9, 2016

Margaret Louise (Bragg) Markham passed peacefully into eternal life on Friday, September 9, 2016, at midnight. She leaves a legacy of loving kindness to all who shared her 93 years. Margaret was born in Berwyn, Illinois, on August 10, 1923, and was a resident of Lynnfield for the past 69 years. As a young woman, she moved with her...

Sep 9, 2016

Robert L. Kelley, of Wakefield died peacefully at home on September 9 after a long illness. He was born in Everett on August 3, 1938, the son of the late Frederic and Katherine (McCusker) Kelley.

Mr. Kelley was raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School. In pursuit of his lifelong dream to become...

Sep 6, 2016

Carol M. Moore, 79, of Reading died on Tuesday, September 6 at her residence.

Born in Medford on November 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late George L. and Pauline R. (Doran) Elliott.

Mrs. Moore had been a resident of Reading for the past 21 years. She was a graduate of Medford High...

Sep 5, 2016

Charles E. Kelly, 89, of Saugus and formerly of Stoneham died peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, September 5 in Melrose. He was born in Stoneham on May 3, 1927 and was the son of the late Martin and Mary (Lannan) Kelly.

Mr. Kelly was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham...

Sep 1, 2016

A . Yvonne Scott , age 84, of Wakefield formerly of Lynn, died Thursday, September 1 at Winchester Hospital after a long illness.

She was born on May 30, 1932 and was raised in Lynn, MA. She was the devoted wife of James M. Scott of Wakefield, MA who she met at Hill's Boathouse and Dance Hall...

Aug 31, 2016

Francis A . "Frank" White , III , age 59, of North Reading, formerly of Wakefield and Cape Cod, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 after battling Multiple Myeloma cancer for eight years.

Frank was the son of Frank White , Jr. of Woburn and the late Martha (Flavin) White . He attended Woburn Public Schools...

Aug 30, 2016

Arlene Elizabeth Carpenter passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, August 30 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Arlene was born on July 13, 1926 in Everett, the youngest of nine children of the late Mary and Frederick Fowler. She grew up in Everett and Malden and attended parochial schools, graduating from Cheverus High...