Obituaries

Mar 1, 2017

Collin P. Connerty, age 19, died on Wednesday, March 1 at the Boston Medical Center. Born in Boston on February 10, 1998, he was the son of Daniel J. Connerty and the late Jodi (Yeadon) Connerty. Collin was born in Boston and raised in Roslindale before moving to Wakefield in 2004. He had recently graduated with honors from Matignon...

Feb 28, 2017

Marjorie A . Knight , 82, of Lynn formerly of Wakefield MA and Rochester, New Hampshire died on Tuesday, February 28 at the Salem Hospital.

Born in Arlington on February 24, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Margaret (Erickson) Cunha.

Mrs. Knight was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of...

Feb 27, 2017

Maria Serrano, age 94, of Stoneham, formerly of Somerville, died Monday, February 27 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Augusta, Italy on September 3, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Maria (DiLuciano) Pasqua.

Maria was raised and educated in Italy. She had worked as a school teacher in Italy before moving...

Feb 27, 2017

Frances Roderick Soderberg , loving wife of Douglas Gunner Soderberg , mother of Craig, Kathryn, and Karen and grandmother of Josiah Soderberg passed away peacefully on February 27, 2017.

Frances Evelyn was born in Caribou, Maine, on December 2, 1935 and was raised in Northern Maine, the potato farming capital in that era. She had the distinction...

Feb 26, 2017

Janet F. Martin, age 84, a long time Wakefield resident died in Lynnfield on February 26. She was born in Melrose on January 24, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Wesley and Viola (Hudson) Farnsworth. She was raised in North Reading and was a graduate of Reading High School, Class of 1950. She had been a long...

Feb 26, 2017

Paul F. Sullivan, 75 a lifelong resident of Saugus died Sunday February 26, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Winthrop, June 17, 1941 he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Gertrude J. (Phillips) Sullivan.

Paul was a graduate of Saugus High School class of 1960 and the Mass Military Academy class...

Feb 26, 2017

Richard G. Brown of Wakefield, Massachusetts passed away this past weekend on February 26, 2017, at the age of 59. He was born in Medford on December 7, 1957, and was the son of the late Robert J. and Ann M. (Lancelotta) Brown. Richard was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of the Wakefield High School Class of...

Feb 24, 2017

Grace M. McCoy, age 90 of Wakefield died Friday February 24 in Reading after a lengthy illness.

She was born in Boston on January 23, 1927. She was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of Girls High School of Charlestown and had been a Wakefield resident for the past 62 years. She had been a member...

Feb 23, 2017

Nancy B . Gould , 66, of Wakefield passed away on Thursday, February 23 at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital.

Born in Winchester on August 23, 1950, she was the daughter of the late George S. and Florence P. (Blair) Gould .

Nancy was Vice President of her 1969 graduating class at Wakefield High School. After...

Feb 22, 2017

Cornelius G . Sullivan , age 92 of Lynnfield and formerly of Mission Hill died February 22, 2017 in Reading. He was born in Boston, MA on June 18, 1924 and was the son of the late Cornelius J. and Ellen M. (McCourt) Sullivan . He was raised in Boston and was a graduate of Mission High School of...

Feb 21, 2017

Mary E . Sullivan , of Wakefield formerly of Melrose died on Tuesday, February 21 at her residence. Born in Malden on August 8, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Peter A. and Elizabeth M. (Dennehy) Sullivan . Ms. Sullivan was a graduate of Cheverus High School, Class of 1951. She had worked as an oil dispatcher...

Feb 20, 2017

Josephine DiTrapano, age 97, of Wakefield died Monday, February 20 at Oosterman's Rest Home in Wakefield.

Born in Cambridge on January 28, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Attilio and Mary (Guglietti) Donatio.

Mrs. DiTrapano was raised in East Cambridge and was a graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, Class of...

Feb 20, 2017

Gerald F . DeVeau , age 81, of Wakefield, died Monday, February 20 at CareOne at Wilmington.

Born in Wakefield on April 9, 1935 he was the son of the late John and Beatrice (Muise) DeVeau .

Gerald was raised in Wakefield and had attended the Wakefield Public Schools. He had served in the Army...

Feb 17, 2017

William R . Gilbert , age 90, of Moultonboro, NH formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, February 17 at the Rockingham County Nursing Home in New Hampshire.

Born in Lynn on August 29, 1926 he was the son of the late Archer W. and Elsie (Hoffman) Gilbert .

Raised in Saugus, Bill was a graduate of...

Feb 16, 2017

James Cresta, 50, of Worcester, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Thursday, February 16.

He was born on July 22, 1966 and was the son of Jean Camerato and the late Vicenzo Cresta.

James was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School Class of 1984. Following graduation he entered into the US Marine Corps. James was...

Feb 15, 2017

Kenneth Paul Murphy, 65, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, February 15 at his residence. Born in Somerville on January 13, 1952, he was the son of the late John and Julia (Simmons) Murphy. Mr. Murphy was a graduate of North Cambridge Catholic High School, Class of 1970 and Northeastern University. He had been a Wakefield residence for the past...

Feb 15, 2017

Mary Virginia Carey (Mahoney), of Brooksby Village, Peabody, MA, February 15, at the age of 88. Beloved wife of the late William T. Carey., also of Peabody, formerly of Wakefield. The daughter of the late Helen and Charles Mahoney.

Mary grew up in Medford, graduated from Medford High School and attended Regis College. She was married to...

Feb 12, 2017

Catherine T . Driscoll , age 90, of Melrose died Sunday, February 12 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center. Born in Waltham on February 24, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Philip and Mary (Duggan) Reynolds.

Catherine was raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. She had been a...

Feb 11, 2017

Alan R. Macdonald, 77, of Lynnfield, MA, formerly of Wakefield, MA, died suddenly on Saturday, February 11 at the Union Hospital in Lynn, Born in Boston on March 28, 1939, he was the son of the late Walter and Eleanor (Nason) Macdonald. He was the brother of the late Grant Macdonald. Mr. Macdonald was a graduate of Wakefield High...

Feb 9, 2017

Christopher S. Canestaro (Chris), 35, of Wakefield, passed away February 09, 2017. Born on May 11, 1981 in Stoneham to Carmen Canestaro and the late Stephanie Lopez DiGiacomo. He attended Wakefield schools and graduated from Wakefield Memorial High School, Class of 2000.

Chris was a carpenter who enjoyed using his talents helping friends and family on personal...