Obituaries

May 11, 2016

Joseph Barberian , 89, a longtime Wakefield resident died Wednesday, May 11 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Lawrence on July 8, 1926 he was the son of the late George and Mary (Lollian) Barberian .

Mr. Barbarian was raised in Chelsea and was educated in the Chelsea school system. He moved to Wakefield in...

May 10, 2016

Leonard J. Duggan, 91, of Wakefield died on Tuesday, May 10 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Arlington on October 16, 1924 he was the son of the late John J. and Marion (Conlin) Duggan.

Mr. Duggan and his wife Marilyn were graduates of Arlington High School. Class of 1942. He had retired...

May 9, 2016

Ryan Scott Shaw, of Wakefield, MA, passed into eternal peace on Monday, May 9, at the age of 18 after contracting bacterial meningitis.

Born on May 29, 1997, Ryan was the beloved son of Scott and Joanne (Warchol) Shaw and the very dear brother of Connor and Madison Shaw, who will all miss him immeasurably. He was...

May 8, 2016

Joyce C. Elliott, 81, of Wakefield died Sunday, May 8 in Melrose. Joyce was born in Manchester, NH on January 23, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Ruth W. (Lee) Chadbourne. She was raised in Manchester, NH and was a graduate of Manchester Central High School and she later attended Fisher Junior College of...

May 7, 2016

Nancy A. LeClair, 67 of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose died Saturday May 7 in Danvers, MA. She was born in Melrose on May 19, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Oscar and Eva (Welch) Larson. Mrs. LeClair was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School. She had been a Wakefield resident for...

May 7, 2016

Gloria M . Carrai , 91, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Woburn Nursing Center.

Born in Woonsocket, RI on November 6, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. and Noella A. (Cartier) LeClair.

Mrs. Carrai was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music...

May 5, 2016

Nancy E. Pasquale, 89, of Stoneham and formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday evening May 5 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center. Mrs. Pasquale was born in Melrose on February 15, 1927 and was the beloved daughter of the late John and Frances Ciccarella. She was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. She and her...

May 3, 2016

John W . "Jack" Palmer , 80, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, May 3 at his home surrounded by family.

Born in Somerville on June 30, 1935 he was the son of the late Thomas and Anna (O'Keefe) Palmer .

Mr. Palmer was the husband of Regina (Croft) Palmer , with whom he shared 55 years...

May 1, 2016

Paul Joseph Comerford, 84, of Wakefield, passed away on May 1, 2016 while surrounded by his loving wife Patricia and family. Paul, son of the late Delia and Maurice Comerford of Dorchester, was preceded in death by his brothers Matthias, Thomas and Robert.

Paul proudly served his country in the United States Navy on board the USS...

Apr 30, 2016

Alfonso Pinella, 91, of Lynnfield passed away April 30 in Danvers, MA. Mr. Pinella, a native of Peru, was born in Chiclayo on January 6, 1925 and was the son of the late Jose and Catalina Pinella. He came to the United States as a young man and went on to graduate from M.I.T. in 1966. During his working...

Apr 30, 2016

Eric Carleton Logan, age 40, of Gaithersburg, MD, formerly of Wakefield, MA, passed away suddenly on April 30, 2016. Born on December 24, 1975 in Melrose, MA Eric was the beloved son of Carol (Parolski) Logan, of Reading, and the late Carleton Logan He was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1994. Eric graduated from Northeastern University...

Apr 29, 2016

John W . Hickey , 87, formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, April 29 at his home in Naples, Italy.

Born in Wakefield on March 24, 1929 he was the son of the late Walter and Marion Hickey .

John was the husband of Schatzi Mosca. He was the father of Paul, Stefano, and Eva Hickey...

Apr 28, 2016

Gaetano Galli, 89, of Roslindale died Thursday, April 28 at the Salem Hospital.

Born in Messina, Italy on August 10, 1926 he was the son of the late Biagio and Angelina Galli.

Mr. Galli was raised in Italy before moving to the United States in 1967. He had worked as a mason and attended night...

Apr 27, 2016

Peter Bedrosian, Jr., 65, of Lynnfield passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a year-long battle with glioblastoma.

Born in Lynn on February 20, 1951, he was the son of the late Peter and Vergie (Manoogian) Bedrosian. Peter was a graduate of Lynn English High School, Class of...

Apr 26, 2016

Angela M. Petrillo, 88 a longtime resident of Wakefield died at her home on Tuesday, April 26.

Born in East Boston, April 20, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Nunzio and Carmella (Terranova) Lombardo.

Angela was raised in East Boston and was a graduate of Fitton High School in East Boston. While in...

Apr 22, 2016

Cynthia A. Mallett, 64, of North Reading formerly of Wakefield died on Friday, April 22 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born in Melrose on June 4, 1951 she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Louise (Glynn) McCarthy.

Mrs. Mallett was a graduate of North Reading High School, Class of 1969. She...

Apr 21, 2016

William T . Carey passed away at the age of 89 surrounded by his loving family on April 21, 2016.

Born in Winthrop, MA to William A. Carey and Mary R. (Farley) Carey . Beloved husband of 64 years to Mary V. (Mahoney) Carey of Brooksby Village, Peabody, MA. Loving father to Denise Appleman (Jay) of Palm...

Apr 21, 2016

Theresa A . Enos , lifelong Wakefield resident, died with great dignity at her home on Thursday, April 21.

Born in Wakefield on March 14, 1926, she was one of six children born to the late Susie (Evangelista) and Felice D'Alessandro.

Theresa was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1943. Her classmates thought...

Apr 21, 2016

Raymond F. "Ray" Grady, Jr. 80 of Northwood, NH and formerly of Lynnfield, MA, a beloved husband, father and grandfather went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 21. Ray was born in Peabody on June 21, 1935 and was the son of the late Raymond Francis Sr. and Harriet (Lyons) Grady. Ray was raised in Lynn and...

Apr 20, 2016

William A . Teixeira , 85, of Wakefield died April 20 in Reading after a brief illness. Mr. Teixeira was born in Cambridge on June 7, 1930 and was the son of the late Prospero J. and Wilhelmina (Furtado) Teixeira . He was raised in Cambridge and had been a longtime Wakefield resident. He was retired from the H.P....